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beautiful Rogiera tJiyrsiflora, and an exquisite seedling Camellia, a white 
tinted with rose. In Mr. Fahnestock's were a very graceful Acacia puhe- 
seens, Camellias, and other choice plants. In Mr. Tucker's, several species 
of beautifully trained Kennedyas, Azalea pallida (new,)and a dozen hand- 
some seedling Cinerarias. Mr. Raabe brought a seedling white Azalea 
and vases of Hyacinths. Mr. Mackenzie exhibited Camellias, a new seed- 
ling of a rosy-pink color, his Ellen, and Heine des fleurs. Cut Camellias 
of the finest varieties were exhibited by Mr. Buist's, Mr. Cope's, and Mr. 
Lambert's gardeners. D. R. King's gardener presented a large Moss Rose, 
bearing a fine pyramid of flowers. Six beautiful baskets of cut flowers 
were shown by the gardeners of Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Cope, Mr. Tucker and 
Mr. Lambert. A brace of Cucumbers from Mr. Tucker's, and a dish of 
Asparagus from Mr. Cope's houses, were on the tables. The following 
premiums were awarded by the Committee on Plants and Flowers — twelve 
cut Camellias — for the best to Robert Buist ; for the second best to Jerome 
Grafi", gardener to C. Cope. Collection of twelve plants — for the best, to 
Thomas Robertson, gardener to B. A. Fahnestock ; for the second best, to 
Robert Buist. Collection of six p)lants—iox the best to Wm. Thompson, 
gardener to J. Tucker. Specimen plant — for the best, to Thomas Robert- 
son, gardener to B. A. Fahnestock ; for the second best, to Robert Buist. 
I^ew plants, a premium of three dollars to Robert Buist, for Dendrobium 
WalUchianum, Azalea Iveryana and Gerayiium Snowball. Table de- 
sign — for the best to Cornelius O'Brien, gardener to D. Rodney King. 
Basket — for the best, to Mark Hill, gardener to M. W. Baldwin ; for the 
second best to Jerome Grafi", gardener to C. Cope. Bouquets — for the best 
pair, to J. J. Habermehl, gardener to John Lambert ; for the second best, 
to Jerome Graff, gardener to C. Cope. For a splendid Camellia, the silver 
medal, to Robert Buist, Special premiums of one dollar each, for fine 
Baskets, were awarded to Wm. Thompson, gardener to J. Tucker ; to Mark 
Hill, gardener to M. W. Baldwin, and to J. J. Habermehl, gardener to 
John Lambert. The Committee noticed a fine seedling Camellia, by P. 
Mackenzie ; a dozen beautiful seedling Cinerarias by John Tucker's gardener, 
and a fine seedling Azalea and Hyacinths by Peter Raabe. 
By the Committee on Vegetables — Special premiums of one dollar each, 
to Wm Thompson, gardener to John Tucker, for a brace of cucumbers, and 
to Jerome Graff, gardener to Caleb Cope, for a dish of asparagus. 
The Committee of Finance reported upon the Treasurer's statements of 
accounts. 
A bill for printing transactions was ordered to be paid. 
An interesting letter was read from Dr. Joseph Wilson, Jr., Surgeon of 
of the U. S. Navy, from U. S. ship Supply, on Chinese horticulture. 
On motion, ordered that the Special Committee to confer with City 
Councils on the subject of so arranging Lemon Hill grounds so as to provide 
for the establishmemt of a Botanic Garden, be instructed to embrace also 
Hunting Park as an arboretum, and the general improvement of any other 
public squares. 
The President appointed the standing committees for the ensuing year. 
