120 THE FLORIST AND 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The stated meeting of this Society was held on Tuesday evening March 

 21, 1854 — Robert Cornelius, Vice President, in the chair. 



The following premiums were awarded by the Committee on plants, and 

 flowers — Azalea, Specimen plant, for the best to John Pollock, gardener to 

 James Dundas: Azaleas, dwarf varieties three plants, for the best, to 

 Robert Buist. Collection of 12 plants for the best, to R. Buist. Specimen 

 Plant for the best, the Begonia manicata, to R. Buist ; for the second best, 

 Allarnanda nereifolia, to Jerome Graff, gardener to Caleb Cope. A special 

 premium of $2,00 to R. Buist for a beautifully bloomed plant of Conoclinum 

 ianthinum. Neiv Plant shown for the first time a premium of S3, 00 for 

 Dendrobiitm aggregatum to J. Graff; Bouquets, pair, for the hand for the 

 best to the same. The attention of the society was called to the Camellia ja- 

 ponica var: "Ellen," a prize seedling of Peter Mackenzie, it is still con- 

 sidered a very superior flower. 



By the Committee on Fruits a special premium of two dollars for a dish 

 of Strawberries, to J. Graff. 



By the Committee on Vegetables. — Lettuce, six heads, for the best, to 

 Thos. Meghran, gardener to Wra. S. Stewart, Torresdale. Vegetables. — 

 Display by an amateur, for the best to the same. The Committee called the 

 attention of the Society to a dish of Tomatoes shown by Wm. Johns. 



Letters addressed to Dr. W. D. Brinckle were read, from J. Vick, Jr., of 

 Rochester N. Y., presenting to the Society the volume of the Horticulturist 

 for 1853 : from Chas. Downing, Newburg, N. Y. presenting Elliot's Fruit 

 Book; from Mrs. Catharine Stanley, East Hartford Conn, presenting " Cours 

 Elementaire d Arboriculture, by M. A. DuBreuil," in 2 volumes, and the 

 " Flora of Pennsylvania" was received as the gift of the author, II. R. Noll, 

 Lewistown, Pa., when, on motion, ordered, that the thanks of the Society 

 be tendered each of the donors respectively for their acceptable gifts, and the 

 books be placed in a Library. 



Members Elected — Henry L. Tripler. To Honorary and Corresponding 

 membership — Louis Edw T ard Berkmans, (late of Belgium) Plainfield, N. Jer- 

 sey. 



Objects Exldbited. — Plants by R Buist — New Conoclinum ianthinum, 

 Azalea var. Triumphant, nova blanche, Ebutii; Specimen plants — Begonia 

 manicata, Geranium symmetry; Bletia Tankervillese, Franciscea eximia, 

 Geranium Royalist, Chorozema varium, Kennedya monophylla, Deutzia 

 gracilis, Mimulus Jupiter, Epacris miniata, Cineraria Mary Anhe, C. Duke 

 of Wellington, Cytisus hybrida; Azalea Speciosa. 



By John Pollock, gardener to Jas. Dundas, a fine Azalea variegata. 



By Jerome Graff, gardener to C. Cope, New Dendrobium aggregatum 

 Chysis bractescens; specimen plant, Allarnanda nereifolia. 



By Peter Mackenzie, Camellia jap var. " Ellen," his seedling. 



Fruit By J. Graff. — A dish of Strawberries. 



Vegetables By Thos. Meghran, gardener to W. Stewart, Torresdale, — A 

 large and fine display. 



By Wm Johns — A dish of ripe Tomatoes. 



