PROCEEDINGS OF THE HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, 669 



Mr. Carpenter remarked of these to tlie following effect: The Vicar of 

 Winkfield, you see, ia beautifully ripened up toa rich gold and crimson color, 

 notwithstanding it is said by many in this vicinity that it will not ripen. It 

 certainly does when grown near Boston, where it is in high esteem, owing to 

 soil, cllnuite, or cultivation, being different from ours. Here is another very 

 valuable pear, Beurre Langlin, which has a high reputation in Europe, and 

 in this country where grown upon aged trees. It is, as you see by tasting, a 

 pleasant sub acid, very juicy, and should be in all collections. Here is the 

 Doyenne d'Alencon, a good sized pear, that keeps as well as a russet apple. 

 Tlie fruit, when well ripened, has a high character. The tree grows 

 thriftily. This is a fair specimen of Easter Bcurre, not well ripened, and 

 not at all equal to the same sort grown in Europe. This is the Betterman, a 

 good-sized fi-uit, but nothing particular to recommend it. This is the Egwood, 

 originated by Knight, of England, and is, with one or two others, all that are 

 considered worthy of cultivation, out of all of his seedlings. This handsome 

 russet pear is the Caen du France, a new and very promising sort, of fair size 

 and a long keeper. This, the De Solis, is only second rate in this country. 

 Here is a large, fine-looking pear, an accidental seedling of Westchester 

 County, but is not first rate. 



He, Mr. C, lately imported a gi'cat variety of Rhododendrons and Azaleas. 

 These are superior shrubs for ornamenting lawns and grounds. Among the 

 plants were several new varieties of Clematis. Many have been lately intro- 

 duced into England, and are highly spoken of. 



Mr. E. "Williams alluded to the growing taste in the ornamentation of our 

 houses. He was glad to see it. A small amount of money spent in hardy 

 flowering shrubs is well laid out. 



Mr. Kidd, of New Jersey, made some interesting statements of his experi- 

 ments in farming and raising of fruit in that State. 



Adjourned. John W. Chambers, Secretary. 



January 10, 1865. 



Mr. Benjamin C. Townsend, President, in the chair. 



Mr. Mead, from the committee on -the testimonial to Mr. Andre Leroy, of 

 Angers, France, reported that the board of managers, on the recommendation 

 of the committee on horticulture, had awarded to Mr. Leroy the large gold 

 medal of the Institute. 



Mr. William S. Carpenter, from the committee on lectua*es, reported the 

 following programme of lectures to be delivered during the winter months iu 

 these rooriis : 



Hon. Horace Greeley, " Talk on Trees." 



James Hogg, Esq., "Trees of the Bible and the Classics." 



John Henderson, " Winter Flowers." 



Rev. Henry Ward Beeeher, "Horticulture." 



Mason C. Weld, Esq., "Soils." 



Isaac M. Ward, M. D., " Pear Culture." 



Peter Henderson, ?]sq., " The Market Gardens of New Jersey." 



Isaac P. Trimble, " Insects." 



