94 THE FLORIST AND 



ing the taxes levied from individuals in their disinterested labors to promote 

 a great national interest, merits our cordial thanks and public acknowledge- 

 ments. 



The following are the appointments by the President of the Committees for 

 the ensuing year: 



Of Finance — Caleb Cope, Newberry A. Smith, Henry A. Dreer. 



Of Publication — Wm. F. Jones, Wm. S. Vaux, Thos. P. James. 



For Establishing Premiums — James D. Fulton, Thomas Hancock, J. F. 



Knorr, J. E. Mitchell, Thomas Meehan. 



For Establishing the Names of Fruits — Dr. Wm. D. Brinckle, Thomas 

 Hancock, James D. Fulton, E. VV. Keyser, R. Buist. 



Library — R. Buist, T. P. James, Wm. Sinton, James Bisset, Sr., R. Kil- 

 vington. 



For the Distribution of Seeds, ^c. — C. P. Hays, E. Randolph, W. Sinton. 



FOR AWARDING PREMIUMS. 



On Plants and Flowers — Peter Mackenzie, J. E. Mitchell, Thomas Clark, 

 J. F. Knorr, G. W. North. 



On Fruits — E. W. Keyser, Dr. W. D. Brinckle, Dr. Gavin Watson, J. 

 D. Fulton, Thomas Hancock. 



On Vegetables — Charles P. Hayes, JohnHorton, Benj. Gullis, T. Meehan, 

 Joseph Ewen. 



On Entomology — S. S. Haldeman, Dr. Brinckle, John Cassin, Wm. Hob- 

 son, James Ridings. 



On Botany — Dr. Wm. Darlington, T. P. James, R. Kilvington, Dr. A.L. 

 Kennedy, T. Meehan. 



On Agricultural Chemistry — Dr. Robert Hare, James C. Booth, Charles 

 Ellis, Ambrose Smith, Edmund A. Crenshaw. 



To Superintend Exhibitions — James Bisset, Sr., James Bisset, Jr., John 

 R. Brinckle, Dr. W. D. Brinckle, R. Buist, W. D. Burr, Thomas Clark, H. 

 W. S. Cleveland, Henry A. Dreer, George W. Earle, Joseph Ewen, Geo.W. 

 Fahnestock, James D. Fulton, B. Gulliss, C. V. Hagner, T. Hancock, H.C. 

 Hanson, Chas. P. Hayes, John Horton, E. W. Keyser, R. Kilvington, J. F. 

 Knorr, N. Knowles, Oliver Landreth, P. Mackenzie, Thos. Meehan, Edwin 

 Meredith, Joseph W. Miller, George W. North, Wm. Sinton, George Vaux, 

 Wm. S. Vaux, Dr. Gavin Watson, Gavin H. Woodward. 



Members Elected — J. Engle Negus, Thomas T. Lea, E. E. Goddard, Hy. 

 Sargeant, Alfred Nesmith, Henry Hay, Marmaduke Moore, Samuel Alte- 

 nius, J. H. Dunn, Augustus Heaton, William Bright, W. Thompson Martin, 

 Ernst Winther, Dr. Owen Osier, and Pliny E. Chase. 



Objects Exhibited. 



Plants — By Henry Chitty, gardener to J.F. Knorr — New Plants — Azalea 

 vittata, A. punctata, A. amcena, specimen plant — Begonia manicata; Maher- 

 nia odorata, Lasiandra splendens, Franciscea latifolia, Primula sinensis, fl. 

 plen. Azalea Georgina, A. Trotteriana, A. indica alba, Begonia manicata, 

 Chorozema varium, Eranthemum pulchellum, Centradenia floribunda, Azalea 

 exquisita var. rubra. 



