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them early every morning in their earliest infancy, -with a very coarse nose 

 on the watering pot. This is effective in two ways — first, the water coming 

 heavily on the soil carries the insect with it, burying many in the soil, while 

 the plants are encouraged to grow rapidly beyond their power. Endive 

 should be sown in a bed of light rich soil early in the month — it is beginning 

 to be an indispensable winter salad. Attention will still be required to suc- 

 cession of crops in Peas, Beans, Corn, Radishes, Lettuces, &c* T. J. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The stated meeting of this Society was held in the Chinese Saloon, on 

 Tuesday evening, June 21st, 1853. General Patterson, President, in the 

 chair. The display for June was a remarkably fine one and much com- 

 mended by the visitors. A few only of the objects worthy of special atten. 

 tion will here be noticed. In Mr. Buist's collection were the Medinilla 

 magnified, a beautiful specimen of the Melastomacea, bearing a handsome 

 cluster of pink flowers, and Tecoma jasminoides rosea, both new and of 

 recent introduction, and now for the first time shown. In Frederick Len- 

 nig's were Clerodendron Bethunianttm and Medinilla Seiboldtii, new and 

 for the first time exhibited ; also Grardenia Stanleyana, a fine large specimen 

 with flowers and numerous buds, and a collection of Gloxinias. In John 

 Bell's, West Philadelphia, were Delphinium Hendersonii, Siphocampylos 

 yiitidus, Achimenes Baumannia, A. grandidissima, Escheriana grandiflora, 

 Tillandsia species from Cuba, and six Gloxinias, all new and seen for the 

 first time before the Society. In Mr. Cope's were Siphocamphylos nitidus 

 and Eranthemum semperflorens new and of recent introduction; also fine 

 Fuchsias and a dozen choice plants, with beautiful cut Carnations. Mr. 

 Dundas' gardener brought a fine array of beautiful Fuchsias and Gloxinias 

 of the finest sorts. . W. W. Keen's, of W. P., had six select Fuchsias and a 

 dozen of choice standard plants. H. Pratt McKean's gardener, of Torres- 

 dale, presented six of the finest Fuchsias shown. Robert Cornelius' gardener 

 had a very fine grown specimen of Campanula pyramidalis. Thomas F. 

 Croft sent a collection of cut seedling Verbenas of merit. Thos. Meehan* 

 gardener to C. Cope, exhibited a basket of cut flowers, displaying in the 

 centre a fully blown flower of the Victoria regia, the 113th from the same 

 plant. Designs, baskets and bouquets were shown by Thomas Meghran, 

 gardener to R. Cornelius, Thos. Meehan, Mr. Cope's gardener, John Bell, 

 Robert Kilvington and from the garden of J. L. Goddard, W. Philadelphia^ 

 all in fine taste. The fruit table presented a tempting spectacle, containing 

 Black Hamburg and White Frontignac Grapes; Peaches — varieties, Eliza, 

 Druid Hill, Early York and Geo. 4th. Nectarines — Downton, Early Newing- 



