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THE FLORIST AND 



down to Mr. Speed, of Edmonton, for 21. 12s. 6d. Coleonema rubrum, a 

 beautiful plant, 6 feet high, and as much in diameter, was bought by Mr. 

 Eyles for the Crystal Palace Company, for 3£.; other lots fetched from 10s. 

 to 41. each." 



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PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURE. 



STATED MONTHLY MEETING. 



Stated Meeting at Masonic Hall, South Third street, Wednesday morn- 

 ing, May 3d, 1854. 



Dr. Elwyn, President, in the chair. 



Minutes of preceding meeting read and approved. 



The following gentlemen, proposed at previous meeting, were elected resi- 

 dent members : Mr. W. H. Gatzmer, of Tacony, and Dr. Charles Willing, 

 and Messrs. M. A. Kellogg, T. T. Lea, and W. R. Morris, of Philadelphia. 



A proposition for resident membership was received. 



The committee appointed to secure, by subscriptions from citizens gene- 

 rally, the holding of the next State Agricultural Fair at Philadelphia, re- 

 ported subscriptions amounting to $2,835, which amount would be increased 

 several hundred dollars when full returns were received. The committee 

 had not yet waited on retail dealers. It was so obviously the interest of 

 that class, that the State Fair should be added to the business attractions 

 of Philadelphia, that any deficiency in the required amount would doubtless 

 be speedily supplied. 



The President stated that little or no doubt existed that Philadelphia 

 would be selected by the Executive Committee of the State Society, for 

 the next grand autumnal display. He inquired if the committee had visited 

 the grounds liberally offered for the purpose by the Pennsylvania Railroad 

 Company. 



Mr. A. T. Newbold had visted the grounds in company with Mr. A. S. 

 Roberts, and examined their suitableness for the State Fair. It has been 

 objected that the locality was too near the city, and not well watered. Were 

 such found to be the case, no difficulty could arise, as Mr. 0. Jones' grounds, 

 eligibly situated, one and a half miles from the bridge, were also at the dis- 

 posal of the Executive Committee. 



The President requested Mr. Cook, an English farmer present, to inform 



