This section is from "The Horticulturist, And Journal Of Rural Art And Rural Taste", by P. Barry, A. J. Downing, J. Jay Smith, Peter B. Mead, F. W. Woodward, Henry T. Williams. Also available from Amazon: Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste.
The annual exhibition of the above Society, will be held at Jersey City on the 24th, 25th and 26th Sept. A liberal schedule of pre-miums is offered on fruits, flowers, and vegetables, which is open to competitors from all parts of the country. The various lines of conveyance will afford every facility for transporting articles intended for the exhibition, and the central position will doubtless bring together a collection of rare objects of interest to the horticulturist. Contributions of every species of horticultural and floricultural produce are earnestly solicited. Articles intended for the exhibition may be directed to the "N. J. Horticultural Exhibition, Jersey City," and will be received by the proper committee. All articles intended for the exhibition must be delivered at the Hall before 12 o'clock on Wednesday, Sept. 24th. Ira B. Underhill, Rec. Sec.
The Grand Autumnal Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, will be held in the Museum building, Philadelphia, on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of September.
The annual exhibition of the Albany and Rensselaer Horticultural Society, will be held in the old State Hall, on the 10th and 11th days of September - that of the Rhode Island Horticultural Society, will be held at Providence, on the 10th, 11th, and 12th of Sept. - that of Ctn-nati, Ohio, takes place on the 1st, 2d, and 3d of October. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.- The stated meeting of this Society occurred August 19th, in the Chinese Saloon, Philadelphia. The President in the chair. The Hall was much crowded with the beauty and fashion of the city. Every visitor was highly gratified.
with the display. The object of the greaest attraction, and it assuredly merited all the admiration bestowed upon it, was the leaf of the far-famed Victoria regia, or great water lily, from the hot-house of Caleb Cope, the President of the Society. This leaf was six feet four inches in diameter, or nineteen feet in circumference; of circular form, peltate, emarginate at that portion of the border which was the point of its orignal sagittate shape; a similar notch existed directly opposite, where a suture occurs, which latter is caused by the adhesion of the lobes of its arrow-headed form; the venation was remarkably prominent, and beset with sharp spines, as also was the rope-like petiole; the whole of the under surface was of a beautiful purple tint. The flower bud not having expanded, was not shown; as buds are observed issuing from the plant, it is hoped and confidently expected, that flowers may be seen at the grand autumnal display, commencing on the 17th September. A representation in wax, of the flower, obtained by A. Klmber in Europe, was exhibited. A choice collection of flowering plants, from Robert Buist's, were presented.
Fine baskets of choice cut flowers, from Jno. Ellis, gardener to Caleb Cope, Henry A. Drecr, and Robert Kiivington, were seen.
In fruits the display was really very fine. Of grapes, there were seven contributions, consisting of Black Hamburgh, White Chasselas, Cochin China, White Frontignac, Golden Chasselas, and a collection consisting of many varieties. Nectarines were brought from green-houses, of the Elruge. Vermash, new White, Red Roman, Pitmaston, Orange, and other varieties. Of plums, there were six contributors, and the kinds shown were the Marston, Green Gage, Mammoth, Quetch, Blue and Cleavinger. Highly flavored Cayenne Pine Apples were from the President's houses. Delicious peaches of the Crawford's Early, the Heath, free, and ft seedling variety, were soon. Of pears, there were from one source eight kinds - the Bartlett, Callot Rosat, Washington, Bezi de la Motte, Chaumontelle, Moyamensing, Andrews, and Ah mon Dieu, and the Dewitt, Bartram, Rou'sse-let de Rheims, Seckel, and a seedling, and the Espcrion, St. Ghislain, and three unknown French kinds; the Andrews, Duchess de Berri, the Dearborn's Seedling, the Julienne, the Early Catharine, Seckel and Grate. Of apples, the following varieties - Pearmain, Maiden's Blush, Porter, Hagloe, and Hawthornden. Several Dew varieties of melons were brought forward.
Three fine displays of vegetables were shown.
The committee on fruits submitted a report of fruits examined ad interim - viz: Fine specimens of the Bloodgood, Dearborn's Seedling, Ananas d'Ete, Benoist pears, from Charles Downing, Newburgh, N. Y.; the Gratz, Mather and Ott pears, and Cleavinger plums. The Bloodgood, Dearborn's Seedling, Ananas d'Ete, and Benoist, were of the finest quality; the last were particularly fine. The Gratz was of good quality, and believed to be synonymous with Julienne. The Mather is a large, fair native pear of Delaware county, of great productiveness, but wants flavor. The Ott, as heretofore, sustains its high reputation, excelling in quality all the summer pears. The Cleavinger is a native purple plum, free, of the largest size, and of good flavor. Tho. P. James, Recording Secretary,
 
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