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Phloxes — For the best six, bronze medal, or $2, J. B. Lenoir, Broad- 

 way. 



Discretionary premium for beautiful seedling Petunia, $3, Adolf Schulz. 



The flower committee consisted of Messrs. J. E. Rauch, Tkos. Dunlap, 

 and Andrew Frazer. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Stated Meeting- of the Society was held September 20th, 1853. 

 . Dr. W. D. Brinckle, Vice President in the chair. 



The Committee of Finance reported, that they had examined the Treas- 

 urer's semi-annual statement and found the same correct. 



AD INTERIM REPORT 



OF THE FRUIT COMMITTEE FOR SEPTEMBER, 1853. 



Philadelphia, September 20th, 1863. 

 To the President Penna. Hort. Society : — 



The Fruit Committee respectfully Report, that since the August meeting 

 of the Society, several interesting collections of Fruits from various locali- 

 ties have been presented for their examination : 



From Paschal Morris, of Westchester: — Two specimens of a Pear, from 

 an old fanner near Westchester. Size above medium, two and thirteen-six- 

 teenths inches long, by 2J broad ; obtuse pyrifortn ; greenish yellow, with 

 some russet markings especially at the insertion of the stem, and a faint 

 salmon cheek ; stern 1 inch by one-sixth, inserted somewhat obliquely in a 

 small superficial cavity, russeted, and slightly plaited ; calyx in a shallow 

 basin, sometimes russeted ; seed rather large, dark, flat ; flesh of fine tex- 

 ture, buttery, melting; a little more flavor would be desirable; quality at 

 least "good." 



From Amos L. Witman, North Coventy, Chester County, Pa. — Three 

 varieties of Seedling Plums. 



1. Fruit an inch and a half long, by one and a half broad ; obtuse cor- 

 date, suture indistinct; red with a white bloom ; stem five-eighths to three- 

 fourths of an inch long, by one-twelfth thick, inserted in an open, moder- 

 ately deep depression; flesh unadherent to the stone, of pleasant flavor, and 

 "good" quality. This variety appears to be wonderfully productive ; a 

 twig three inches long by one-sixth thick, contained eight Plums — another 

 two inches long by one-fourth thick, contained seven. 



2. Fruit an inch and a half long, by one , five-sixteenths : obovate ; pur- 

 ple, covered with blue bloom ; stem eleven-sixteenth by one-sixteenth ; qual- 

 ify inferior except for culinary purposes. 



3. Only one specimen — large, one three-fourths by one and eleven-tsix- 

 teenths inches; roundish obovate; greenish yellow, mottled and dotted with 

 white; suture broad, extending on one side from the base to the apex; stem 

 three fourths by one-twelfth inserted in a slight depression ; stone partially 

 adherent. The specimen being pulled somewhat prematurely, a correct es- 

 timate of its merits could not be formed. We are, however, inclined to 



