332 Albany and Rensselaer Horticultural Society. 
Henry Vail, of Ida Farm, Troy — A large collection of beautiful Pseonies. 
Will. H. DeWitt, Albany — Royal Provence, George the 4th, Provence, 
York and Lancaster roses; Red Maroon £Uid Sulfurea Dahlias; several 
varieties of Sweet Williams; Canterbury bells, and Pseonia Humii. 
E. P. Prentice, of Mount Hope — A number of choice Roses, Paionies 
and other flowers. 
Dr. J. M. Ward — A most splendid specimen of Magnolia Macrophylla, 
grown on his farm in New Jersey, which elicited much admiration trom 
the visitors at the exhibition. 
Premiums. 
The committee awarded the premiums as follows : 
Roses — For the best exliibition, to James Wilson, $3. For the best 
twelve distinct varieties, viz : Persian Yellow, Gen. Foy, Village Maid, 
Washington, Pompon Bicolor, Cerise Superba, Nelly, Donna Sol, London 
Pride, Margolin, La Tour D'Auvergne, and Leopold, $2 ; for the best 
six distmct varieties, viz : Cristata Moss, Great Western, Leda, Queen, 
Danviers, Princess Lambelle, $1 — both to Jas. Wilson. 
Pinks — For the best six distinct varieties, to Joel Rathbone, $2. For 
the best three distinct varieties, to Joel Rathbone, $1. 
Paonies — For the best collection, to V. P. Douw, $2. For the best 
six varieties, viz : Humii, Fragrans, Potsii, Revesii, Whitlejii, and Alba, 
to Jas. Wilson, $1. 
Pansies — For the best twelve distinct varieties, to Jas. Wilson, $2. 
For the best six do., to Dr. Herman Wendell, $1. 
Fuchsias — For the best six varieties in pots, viz : Fulgens, Venus Vic- 
trix, Multiflora, Eiiiile's Perfection, Globosa, and Coccinea, to Joel Rath- 
bone, $2. 
Annual and Perennial Flowers — For the best display, to James Wilson, 
$2. For the best six different varieties of plants in pots, to Joel Ratli- 
bone, $2. 
The coniniittee also award a gratuity of $1 to Wm. H. DeWitt, for five 
varieties of beautiful Dahlias. 
The committee cannot close their report without expressing to the 
society their satisfaction at the beautiful display of choice and rare flow- 
ers offered for exhibition, neai'ly all of which exliibited great skill in 
their respective growers. 
WM. NEWCOMB, Chairman, 
V. P. DOUW, 
J. M. LOVETT, Committee. 
Vegetables. 
The committee on vegetables respectfully report, that although the 
weather for the past mouth has been very unfavorable to the growth and 
ripening of all vegetables in the open air, in this vicinity, there was 
presented quite a respectable show of a number of varieties of very fine 
esculents in competition for premiums. 
V. P. Douw, of Wolvenhook, Greenbush, exhibited Landreth's early 
peas, four verj^ beautiful heads of cauliflowers, (these attracted the atten- 
tion of all visitors,) some fine heads of lettuce, turnip beets, giant rhubarb, 
and three remai-kably large cucumbers, of a variety called the " Roman 
Emperor." 
E. P. Prentice, of Mount Hope, exhibited cauliflowers, turnip beets, 
giant and Victoria rhubarb, (six stalks of the latter weighing four poimds,) 
