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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
gorlitttltural Dfjartmettt 
To Horticulturists. — Our weekly issue of 
so large a journal, gives us ample room to devote 
to the different departments of cultivation, and 
we have commenced with this volume, to allot a 
separate space to Horticulture. We have secured 
additional efficient aid in its conduction, and we 
invite horticulturists generally, to send in their 
contributions on all subjects interesting and in¬ 
structive to those engaged in similar pursuits 
with themselves. We are receiving the leading 
foreign and domestic horticultural journals, and 
shall be abundantly able to bring promptly be¬ 
fore our readers all that transpires, which may 
be new and useful. 
BROOKLYN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
FIRST SEMI-ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 
It has seldom been our pleasure to come in 
contact with a Society which combined so many 
elements of success, as does the lately organ¬ 
ized Horticultural Society of Brooklyn. We 
insert here for convenient reference a list of the 
officers of the Society. 
John W. Degrauw, President. 
Vice Presidents. 
Henry 0. Murphy, John Maxwell, Henry A. 
Kent, Stephen Knowlton, Smith J. Eastman. 
W. S. Dunham, Treasurer. 
Delos W. Beadle, Cor. Secretary. 
Milton Arrowsmith, Pec. Secretary. 
The objects of the Society are briefly stated as 
follows: 
The objects of this Society are to collect and 
diffuse correct information on all subjects con¬ 
nected with Horticulture, and to promote a 
taste for the science. 
It is designed to have a monthly exhibition 
at the Society’s Rooms in the Brooklyn Athen¬ 
aeum ; and a Spring and Fall exhibition, and to 
award prizes to those who exhibit the finest 
specimens. 
Members pay an annual due of Three Dollars, 
which entitles them, with their families, (or in 
the absence of a family, with two friends,) to 
admission to all the exhibitions of the Society. 
The regular meetings are held at the Society’s 
rooms in the Brooklyn Athenaeum, on the first 
Thursday evening of every month. 
This Society already numbers about five hun¬ 
dred members, and there is exhibited on the 
part of all, both officers and members, a degree 
of enterprise which is truly commendable. No 
better preof of this could be asked than was 
shown in getting up and carrying- on the semi¬ 
annual exhibition, which was held on Wednesday, 
Thursday, and Friday of last week. It would 
be useless to attempt to convey upon paper, any 
thing like an adequate description of the pan¬ 
oramic beauties displayed in the Athenaeum 
Hall. There were a dozen to twenty fine plants 
which we think have not been on exhibition be¬ 
fore in this part of the country. Among these 
we may name Cissus discolor,—a beautifully 
variegated climber, allied to the grape vine,— 
and Begonia Xanthina, quite new and rare. 
Perhaps the most generally attractive object 
was the specimen leaves and flower of the 
world renowned Victoria Regia. These were 
brought from Philadelphia, by Mr. R. R. Scott, 
and were kindly furnished by Caleb Cope, Esq., 
from the first successfully cultivated plant in 
this country. The cultivation of this plant 
alone has cost over $3000. Only three others 
have yet been grown to flower on this conti¬ 
nent. The leaves of this plant have attained a 
diameter of upwards of eight feet. The largest 
one on exhibition here, measured about five 
feet. They were shown in a large tank of water 
built expressly for them. The Society expressed 
themselves much indebted to Mr. Graff, gar¬ 
dener to Mr. Cope, for his attention and assist¬ 
ance in sending this plant, and also to Wm. H. 
Gatzmer, general agent of the N. Y. and Phil¬ 
adelphia R. R. for special favor in forwarding it. 
We may also name as interesting specimens 
the Black Tea plant of commerce; Cattleya 
iabiata, a choice orchid ; the King of the Forest, 
Chrysobaphus Roxburghi; a new variety of the 
Wax plant; Nepenthes distillatoria, or Pitcher 
Plant; Allspice Tree (Myrtus pimento ;) India 
Rubber Tree; New-Holland Gum Tree, &c. 
As will be seen by the premium list, Mr. 
Menand, of Albany, was one of the largest and 
most successful exhibitors. This gentleman is 
one of the most successful plant cultivators in 
this country. 
The plantswere tastefully arranged in the 
hall, and there were just choice specimens 
enough exhibited to fill the space without over 
crowding. The rearing of these plants showed 
much past labor, skill, taste, genius ; and the 
result of this exhibition upon the popular mind 
will be a strong impulse to cultivate a taste for 
the beautiful in nature. 
The following list of premiums will give a 
further idea of the specimens exhibited, and of 
the successful exhibitors. 
hot-house plants. 
For the four best specimens, Martin Col- 
lopy,.$11 00 
For a dissimlar collection, Geo. Hamlyn, 
gardener to Wm. C. Langley, - 8 00 
For the second best, Louis Menand, Al¬ 
bany, - - - - - - 3 00 
Second best, single, ditto, - 2 00 
GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 
Best dissimlar collection, Louis Menand, 
Albany,.12 00 
Second best, Martin Collopy, gardener 
to Jas. H. Prentice, - - - 8 00 
The first -best four specimens, Louis 
Menand, Albany, ... 8 00 
The second best four ditto, Geo. Hamlyn, 
gardener to Wm. O. Langley, - - 5 00 
The best single specimen, Louis Menand, 
Albany,.3 00 
The second best, Martin Collopy, gar¬ 
dener to Jas. H. Premice, - - 2 00 
The best specimens of Pelargoniums, 
Geo. Hamlyn, gardener to Wm. C. 
Langley, - - - - 8 00 
The best fancy Geraniums, James Weir, 3 00 
The best dissimlar collection of Oalceo- 
laries, II. A. Graef, - - - 5 00 
The best six specimens, Martin Collopy, 
gardener to Jas. H. Prentice, - 5 00 
The second six do., Geo. Hamlyn, gar¬ 
dener to Wm. C. Langley, - - - 3 00 
The best six varieties of Cinerarias, Geo. 
Hamlyn, gardener to Wm. C. Langle} T , 4 00 
The best six specimens of Fuchsias, Mar¬ 
tin Collopy, gardener, to Jas. H Pren¬ 
tice, - - - 6 00 
Second best six specimens ditto, Poyn- 
ter & Canner, - - - - 4 00 
The best six specimens of Verbenas, 
Geo. Weir,.3 00 
The best four specimens of Gloxinias, 
Martin Collopy, Gardener to Jas. II. 
Prentice,.4 00 
The second best four do., do., Geo. Ham- 
Jyn, gardener to Wm. 0. Langley, - 2 00 
The best single specimen of Stockgilly, 
Geo. Hamlyn, gardener to Wm. O. 
Langley.4 00 
The best three specimens of Ericas, 
Louis Menand, Albany, - - - 5 00 
CUT FLOWERS, 
The second best collection of Roses, 
James Weir,.2 00 
The best twelve varieties Pansies, James 
Weir, . - - - - 2 00 
The second best do. do., Martin Collopy, 
gardener to Jas. H. Prentice, - - 1 00 
The best twelve varieties of Hyacinths, 
J. W. Degrauw, - - - - 3 00 
The second best do. do., J. W. Towt, - 1 00 
BOQUETS, BASKETS, &C. 
The best pair of hand Boquets, W. & J. 
Park, - - - - - - 3 00 
The second best do., James Weir, - 2 00 
The Parlor Boquet, James Weir, - 4 00 
The second best ditto, Archibald Hender¬ 
son, *- .. > - - - - 3 00 
The best basket of Flowers, W. & J. 
Park,.4 00 
The second best ditto, ditto, Archibald 
Henderson, - - - - 3 00 
FRUIT. 
The best size pots of Strawberries, Geo. 
Thompson, - - - - - $3 00 
VEGETABLES. 
The best 24 stalks Asparagus, John Fer¬ 
guson, gardener to ll. A. Kent, 2 00 
The second best, Geo. Hamlyn, gardener 
to Wm. G. Langley,- - - 1 00 
The best Mushrooms, John Ferguson, 
gardener to H. A. Kent, - 2 00 
The best brace of Cucumbers, Jas. Gol¬ 
die, gardener to R. L. Colt, Patterson, 
N. J., - - - - - - 3 00 
The second best ditto, Geo. Hamlyn, gar¬ 
dener to Wm. C. Langley, - 2 00 
The best six heads of Lettuce, Jas. Weir, 2 00 
SPECIAL PREMIUMS. 
For specimen of Stove Plant, Geo. Thomp¬ 
son, .1 00 
For collection of Stove and Green-house 
Plants, J. E. Rauch, - - - 5 00 
For seedling Mimulus, Poynter & Canner, 1 00 
For specimen of Green-house Plant, W. 
& J. Park, - - - - - 2 00 
For collection of Large Plants, Geo. Sut- 
tle, - - i - - - 3 00 
Specimen of Grapes, white and black, 
Roswell N. Colt, Patterson, N. J. 
BUCHANAN ON GRAPE CULTURE, &c. 
We see this excellent little work has passed 
to its fifth edition. It treats of vineyards, the 
position, soil, planting, pruning, diseases, varie¬ 
ties of grapes, &c. Then directions for wine 
making, including a compendium of statistics of 
the business, cost of vineyards, wine, the pro¬ 
fits, &c. 
It contains within a small compass, much 
useful information on this whole subject, and is 
adapted to be particularly useful to the ama¬ 
teur as well as the market cultivator and wine 
maker. 
Tire present interest on this whole subject, 
must continue the large demand for the work. 
It is published by Messrs. Moore, Anderson & 
Co., of Cincinnati. 
Tall Sugar Cane. —Sugar cane, of the red 
ribbon variety, measuring nine feet in length, 
has been raised this season on the plantation of 
Major Robert Gamble, on Manatee river, Florida. 
One of these canes contained thirty-five joints. 
