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Hn denly deprived of a valuable and esteemed member 5 and whereas, It - 

 p becomes our duty to pay a proper tribute to the memory of one whose 

 7 services in the cause of Holticulture has given him a lasting claim to 

 I our gratitude and esteem ; be it therefore 



Resolved, That, in the sudden death of our late associate Andw. J. 

 Downing, Esq., we recognize the hand of an overruling Providence, 

 and that we deeply deplore the loss sustained by his family by his 

 calamitous death, and hereby tender our sympathies to them in their 

 affliction. 



Resolved, That, in common with all who take pleasure in horticul- 

 tural pursuits, we feel that we have sustained no common loss in the 

 death of one so eminent in his profession, and whose labors in rural 

 architecture and landscape gardening will remain as enduring monu- 

 ments of his judgment and taste. 



Resolved, That the Corresponding Secretary be requested to for- 

 ward these Resolutions to Mrs. Downing; and also furnish copies for 

 publication in the Horticultural Magazines. 



We are indebted for the above to P. B. Mead, Esq., and for other 

 useful information. 



Maryland Horticultural Society. 



The July Exhibition was held on the 22nd. Owing to the exces- 

 sive heat, we suppose, very few visitors were present ; although the 

 display of articles was extensive and interesting, — S. Feast & Sons, 

 kindly sent a leaf ot the Victoria Kegia for the inspection of the com- 

 pany. This measured a little over four feet in diameter. 



Contributions were presented as follows: 



Vegetables, S. Feast & Sons, Egg-plant and Tomatoes; Dr.. Ed- 

 mondson, Tomatoes and Kidney-beans ; D. Lushby, Egg-plants, To- 

 matoes, Beets, Carrots and Cabbages ; James W. Jenkins, had ex- 

 cellent samples of Corn, Beets, Parsnips and Carrots; J. Register, 

 Peppers and Tomatoes; Beans from Mr. Winans ; Lima-beans and 

 Tomatoes from Nich. Popplein ; Mr. Watt, gardener to President 

 Fillmore at Washington, sent an assortment of well grown vegetables, 

 consisting of Egg-plant, Corn, Carro's, Okra, Tomatoes and Beets. 



Fruits, E. Mochler, sent seedling Plums, Apricots and Peaches ;— ^ 

 Beautiful Early Bough-apples from J. Register ; Dr. Edmondson sen* 

 a fine dish of Black Mulberries and white Currants, — Mr. Popplein, 

 fine Aprirots ; splendid Currants from G. Brown, Esq., Messrs. Foise, 

 Winans and S. Feast, each sent fine Jargonelle and Windsor Pears. 



Plants and Flowers. The President of the Society contributed 

 most liberally. He had many fine old specimens of rare plants. A 

 seedling Erythrina of arboreous habit, a large branching plant twelve 

 feet high. Many large plants of E. Crista-galli, Chinese Hibiscus, 

 Dracfflnia and Lophospermum, Ixoras rosea and Coccinea, Eucomus 

 punctata, Crinum amabile ; fine plant ot the rare Magnolia pumila. 

 Above twenty var. of the best Fuchsias in cultivation profuse of 

 health and flower, Cereus grandiflorus in flower, also, Achimenes picta 

 and Rondeletia speciosa. In addition to this valuable collection, 

 there were many fine seedling petunias, Volkamerias, Metrosideros 

 and Gloxinias. 



~M In Mr. John Feast's collection were many new and valuable j 

 !* plants, we noted a few, as Prosthanthera violacea, Boronia anemo- 



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