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first Horticultural Society established in this city, of 

 which he was its President, and one of its most effici- 

 ent promoters. 



Our spring exhibition was given on the 10th, 11th, 

 and 12th of May. A large and extensive variety of 

 the most rare and valuable plants were on exhibition, 

 the contributors were not only from our city, but from 

 Albany, Philadelphia, New York and other localities. 

 The names of many of the contributors within our 

 borders, were the same as I have previously noticed, 

 and I presume it is not specially necessary to refer to 

 them again, further than to say that these productions 

 reflected great credit on their abilities. There cannot 

 be but few that were present during that occasion, but 

 will recollect the rich and rare specimens exhibited 

 by Mr. Manan, of Albany. His Ericas were of the most 

 splendid growth and beauty, and would compare with 

 those of any other country. His other specimens all 

 partook of the same high character. The world ad- 

 mired Victoria Regia, from the green-house of Caleb 

 Cope, Esq., of Philadelphia, was an object of great 

 attraction and wonder, and it surely received no more 

 attention than it merited. — It displayed one of nature's 

 gigantic productions, and being connected with a great 

 historical design, added largely to its peculiar interest. 

 Without a personal examination of the internal struc- 

 ture of its leaf, it would be difficult to comprehend, 

 how the architectural design of so magnificent a struc- 

 ture as the Crystal Palace, could have been imparted 



