1852.] THE PHILADELPHIA FLORIST. 63 



io Reported for the Philadelphia Florist. 



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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



When on the 6th of May, Philadelphia witnessed the great parade 

 of Firemen, with their multitude of devices to attract the eye, we 

 feared that Art had overcome her mistress Nature, and the more last- 

 ing forms of paper flowers had driven the real petals of Flora from the 

 field. No one complained of the want of fragrance or characteristics 

 of structure; all saw and admired, and were pleased; and nothing was 

 thought or heard of but the firemen and their parade, ^e^mwraww^-w*'' 

 ed, and hoped that other flowers would follovv, and that May would 

 not have yielded to June ere Flora the real had regained her throne. 

 It has been so ; for five days the saloons of the Museum were crowd- 

 ed with flowers, and persons to admire them. On the 16th many were 

 transported to new owners; and on the 17th a rare and choice display 

 at our Hort. Society proves that the Philadelphia public are not easi- 

 ly satiated with flowers. 



The stated meeting was held at the lower Saloon of the Museum, 

 W. D. Brinckle, M.D. Vice President, in the chair. The attendance 

 was large and the visitors animated by an ardent taste for Horticul- 

 ture and flowers. Many were pleased to receive donations of cauli- 

 flowers of enormous dimensions, and flowers from the designs exhib- 

 ited. We noticed a collection of plants from Mrs. Dr. Rush's con- 

 servatory, including the beautiful Gymnogramma chrysantha, or golden 

 fern; choice Cinerarias, Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, and many rare plants 

 (not for competition.) 



A collection from C. Cope, Esq., gardener Thos. Meehan, contain- 

 ing a Campanula, supposed to be new, from Californian seed, with 

 salver-shaped, rather than bell-shaped flowers, very symmetrical in 

 the bud, and quite desirable ; Sparaxis versicolor, a pretty Cape of 

 Good Hope bulb; also a Pancratium rather far advanced but very fra- 

 grant when fresh; a bulb from same locality; a fine plant of Pentas 

 carnea, or flesh colored Pentas, a well known free blooming plant; 

 Hydrangea Japonica; Stapelia Glauca, or carrion flower, a most foetid 

 flower, belongs to the Stapelia family, like the Cacti in appearance, 

 being succulent, and bearing a dark brown star flower. A small plant 

 of Buddha Lindleyana, Dr. Lind ley's Buddlea; Primula sinensis, dou- 

 ble white and pink Fuchsias, Lord Sandon, Corallinal Snow Drop, 

 Gay Lad, Napoleon, and Pelargoniums Lady Napier and others; Cin- 

 erarias, Senecio JacobaBa, and a Lupin, (Lupinus) we suppose a new 

 (gold hunter's) seedling; a neat specimen of Azalea, variegated, made 

 up this collection; some designs, and a Grape Vine bearing fruit, in a 

 r r pot, were also contributed by this gentleman. 



On R. Buist's table we observed the neat Zieriatrifoliata, nat. ord.G 



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