256 THE PHILADELPHIA FLORIST. [Dec'r 



v*) Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



The stated meeting of this Society was held on the 16th Nov. This 

 being the Chrysanthemum night, there was a fine display, principally 

 of the Pompone varieties; collections of twelve shown for competition 

 were staged by Messrs. Buist, T. Meehan, gr. to C. Cope, Esq., H. A. 

 Dreer, Parker, and others. Mr. Buist's collection obtained the first 

 premium. Thos. Meehan exhibited from Mr. Cope's houses a hand- 

 some collection of green and hothouse plants, embracing Bilbergias, 

 Tillandsia, Crowea, &c. also, three new plants shown for the first time. 

 Some very fine pears were exhibited, and collections of vegetables by 

 A. Felton and Mr. Ripka's gardener. Several designs and bouquets 

 were showm, and a stand of Chrysanthemum blooms, embracing near- 

 ly fifty new varieties, by John Bell, gr. to J. F. Knorr, Esq. A very 

 large Pear from France was shown during the evening, weighing near 

 two pounds. Mr H. W. S. Cleveland acted as Secretary in the ab- 

 sence of Mr. James. 



New York Horticultural Society. 



A special meeting of this Society was held on 22d Nov., Shepherd 

 Knapp, Esq., in the chair. The report of the committee on diplomas 

 having been read, was referred back, with power to lithograph. The 

 committee on nomination presented the following officers for election. 



President, Shepherd Knapp ; V. P's., W Coventry, H. Waddell, 

 Wilson G. Hunt, Nicholas K. Anthony, W. W. Livermore, John 

 Groshon; Treasurer, Jacob C. Parsons ; Rec Sec, George W. Curtis > 

 Cor. Sec, P. B. Meade. 



J7* The article on the Gloxinia should be credited to the " Gar- 

 deners' Chronicle. " 



Errata. — P. 231, for "singular acquaintance" read "singular unac- 

 quaintance;*' and p. 232 in two places for "unusually" read "usually." 

 These last were corrected in part of the impression. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



The present volume will be completed by the issue of two double 

 numbers — one on the 15th and the other on the 31st December — the 

 new volume to commence in January. Those who have not received 

 all the numbers will either be furnished with them, or credited with 

 the balance due them in their subscription for the new volume. 



Communications are acknowledged from Wm. S., Baltimore; T.M. 

 Pa.; F. Norton, N. Y.; Hortus, Phila.; Anthophilus, Albany, some of 

 which have been held over till next number. 



Postmasters and others are requested to act as agents for the Florist. 

 We have received new subscribers from J. Zimmerman, Lancaster, J 

 J. S. Downer, Elkton, Ky., C. Lutterloh, Fayetteville, F. Norton, N. J? 

 Y., W. Gain, Savannah, and others, to whom we are much indebted. (V 



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