A BRIEF IIIt:;TORY
OF TilE
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CHARTER, CONSTITUTION AND BY-LA irS; OFFICERS FTW-'( It-.jJ TO 1859; LIFE, AXXUAL AND HII:,\nI:AHY MEMBERS; AND CATALOGlTE OF BOOKS IX LIBRARY.
TOGETHER WITH ITS
TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PAST YEAR,
AND
PREMIUM LISTS FOR THE YEAR 185D.
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PREPAR~D BY ORDER OF SOCIETY.
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PRINTED AT OFFICE OF THE "Cl~CIXNATUS," TIY I)XGLEl' & SILl.E, COLLEGE HILL STEREOTYPE FOUXDRY. 1859.
CONTENTS.
CINCINNATI HOItTICULTURAL SOCIE'rY-Its Charter,...... 3 " "" It~ I1i~tory,...... 5 " "" Its Constitution, ...... 11 ., "" Its By-Laws, ...... 15 III teresting Reminiscences, ...... 19 ()liicers of the Society, ...... 2:~ Members of the Society, ...... 27 Catalogue of Books in Library, ...... 35 Iuaugural Atldress of Wm. Stoms, Esq., ...... 41 PIWCEF;DINGS of January, 1858, ...... 39 " February," ...... 50 ., March,"...... 53 " April," ...... 58 " ~lay, "...... 61 " June," ...... 69 " July, " ...... 77 " August,"...... 81 " September,"...... 87 " October," ...... 91 " November," ...... 98 " Decenlber, " ...... 105 HEI'ORT OF FRUIT CO~IlIIITTEE, Fall Exhibition, ...... 92 " Flower"" ...... 94 " Vegetable" " " ...... 95 " Miscellaneous Articles, .'...... 96 PREMIUM LIST. SPRING EXHIBITION. llules and Regulations, ...... 117 On Vegetables, ...... 1!!:) On Flowers, ...... 119 On Cut Fowers, ...... : ...... 120 On Fruits, ...... 121 FALL EXHIBITION. On Fruits, ...... 122 On Vegetables, ...... 124 On Plants-Stove and Green-House, ...... 125 Special Premiums on Apples, ...... 127
CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
ITS CHARTEr.,.
SECTION 1. Be it enacte(Z by the General Assemuly of the State of Ohio, That Robert Buchanan, George W. Neff, John Frazer, Samuel Me dary, S. C. Parkhurst, A. H. Ewing, Reuben Wood, A. H. Ernst, Doctor 1\1. Flagg, S. S. Smith, Jacob Hoffner, George Graham, S. S. Jackson, John Sayers, John B. Russell, Charles W. Elliott, their associates and successors, be and they are hereby incorporated by the style of the CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, for the purpose of encouraging and improving the science and practice of Horticul ture, and promoting the amelioration of the various species of Trees, FrUlts, Plants and Vegetables, and the introduction of new species and varieties, and for no other purpose whatever; with power to make By-laws, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, for the regulation of said Society; to receive donations and bequests for pro moting the objects of said Society; to lay and collect assessments on the members, not exceeding two dollars per annum; to enforce the payment of such assessments by suit; to purchase, receive, occupy. hold and convey any real or personal estate, which may be proper to carry out the objects of their association; to elect officers and appoint agents to transact the business; manage and apply the funds; dis charge the functions and promote the objects thereof; and to com mence and defend suits, and to use a corporate seal. SEC. 2. That said Society be and they are hereby authorized to ded icate and appropriate any part of the real estate to be purchased by them, as and for a Burial Cemetery or Burying Ground, and for the erection of Tombs, Cenotaphs, and other Monuments in memory of the dead; and for this purpose to layout the same into suitable lots, and to plant and embellish the same with shrubbery, flowers, trees, walks and rural ornaments; and whenever said Society shall so lay (3) 4 Cincinnati Horticultural Society. out and appropriate any of their estate for a Cemetery as aforesaid, the same shall be deemed a perpetual dedication thereof, for the pur poses aforesaid; and the real estate so dedicated, shall be for such purposes and for none other, and shall be exempt from all taxes for ever; that said Society shall have authority to convey to any person or persons, any of the lots aforesaid, upon such terms and conditions, and subject to such regulations, as the said Society shall, by their By laws and Regulations, prescribe. SEC. 3. That the three first persons named in the first section of this act, shall have power to call the first meeting of the corporators, and organize the Corpor,ation. DAVID CHAMBERS, Speaker of the Senate. JOHN M. GALLAGHER, Speaker of the House of Representati,es. February 27, 1845. CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
ITS HISTORY.
IT is pleasant to trace the progress of this Society from its humblo origin to its present eminently useful position. During a period of fif teen years the Society has advanced, step by step, in knowledge and utility, till it is now so firmly engrafted on the good will of the com munity, that its fall would be deplored as a public calamity. No bet ter evidence of its popularity could be furnished than the prompt and liberal subscriptions recently made by the citizens to relieve it from debt. From the first, the Society has been a favorite with the people, and has, on all occasions, been honored by the public sympathy. Cincinnati, famous for many things, has been no less so for the form ation of its numerous societies and for all manner of objects. l\Iany of them, however, have been ephemeral, passing away with the whim of the moment, or the necessity for which they were created. But the Oincinnati Horticultural Society, laboring to disseminate useful knowledge in the cultivation of vegetables, in every variety, of fruits and flowers, of trees and shrubs, and all that can surround home with the ornamental of husbandry, has a strong hold on the affections of everyone who cultivates the soil either for pleasure or profit; and this is a sure guarantee that, unlike many of its predecessors, it, at least, will be permanent. The first step to the organization of this Society was by a mutual interchange of thought and sentiment between Dr. S. Mosher, J no. E. l'r1ottier and Dr. M. Flagg. This was its first inception. A meeting sub sequently held for the formation of the Society was at the house of R. Buchanan, on the evening of the 17th of February, 1843, sixteen years ago. The names of the gentlemen, then present, were,. R. Buchanan, A. H. Ernst, 3I. Flagg, J. B. Russell, H. Probasco, V. O. Marshall, J no. Locke, George Graham and Thomas ·Winter ; at which meeting a ( 5 ) 6 Cincinnati Horticultuml Society. ------committee was appointed to report a Constitution and By-laws, which were subsequently adopted, and the Society fully organized. Its first officers were R. Buchanan, President j S. C. Parkhurst, Treas urer; .J no. B. Russell, Corresponding Secretary; and J no. G. Anthony, Recording Secretary. From that time forward, this Society has been exerting a most salutary influence upon our city and surrounding country, scattering blessings innumerable. From the deep intcrest awakened in the cultivation of the Grape and other plants, the Society was early induced to adopt the plan of holding fairs-Spring and Fall Exhibitions, and, also, to make re ports on the culture of the grape, the strawberry, and the fruits and vegetables of the Miami Valley. These published reports have been circulated far and wide, and have every-where excited untold inter est among botanists and fruit-growers, throughout the eastern and northern states. The hills that environ our city have deservedly b~ come celebrated for the variety and lusciousness of the fruits which now cover them, as well as the rural taste and picturesque beauty which they every-where exhibit. Nowhere in this Union can there be found a richer supply of all Rtandard fruits than around Cincinnati. The taste and skill displayed in landscape-gardening is fast rivaling the exhibitions of this beautiful art in older portions of the country. These may be claimed as the fruits of the labors of those connected with this Horticultural Society. It was in 1845 the citizens of Cincinnati became interested in se curing in the neighborhood of the city a suitable Cemetery for the bur ial of the dead. The melllbers of thc Horticultural Society selected that beautiful ground, now the pride of our city, known as Spring Grove, for that object. A committee was appointed to make thc pur chasc'from Josiah Lawrence, who agreed to sell the farm, known as the Garrard Farm, for :310,500. In consideration of this proposition, a charter was passed by the Legislature, in February, 18-t5, incorpor ating the Society and giving the power to dedicate a Rural Cemetery, or burying-ground, for the erection of tombs, cenotaphs and other monuments; to layout the grounds in suitable lots, and to plant and embellish the same with shrubbery. About the time the negotiation was completed with Mr. Lawrence, some of' the members of the Socie ty thought it were better to separate and form a distinct Incorpora tion for the Cemetery, and tlle Society generously yielded their claim to the new organization, which waS incorporated, the same session un der the title of the" Spring Grove Cemetery." The officers and direct ors of this new organization were elected from the leading lllelll bcrs of Its 1-listo1'!/. 7 the Horticultural Society; alHl from the first election of directorH till the present time, the laying out of those now beautiful grounds have heen under the supervision of gentlemen belongillg to 1J1Jth Insti tutions; the Cemetery being an incorporation, although distinct, managed by horticultural members, performing their duties without charge, and devoting their energies in another sphere of usefulne,g for the public weal. That their efforts have been successful we need but to point to those grounds, unsurpassed in the world in the same period of time. Another public duty discharged by the Society, was the appoint ment of a committee, at the request of lUr. ,Yarden, Superintendent of the Water Works, to convert the rude and unsightly hill adjoining the reservoir into a landscape-garden or public ground. The com mittee was appointed; and with the aid of Mr. McAvoy, who graded the ground and furnished the trees and flowers, the whole was soon a beautiful public promenade, reflecting high credit on all concerned, and now, justly, the pride of the citizens. It was not till the year 1854 the plan of hol,ling yearly exhibitions in the open air was adopted. This was rendered necessary by the large accession to their membership, making it impracticable to hold them in any of the large city halls. It was determined to construct five large pavilions, and to occupy the vacant lot of ground adjoining the Orphan Asylum, thus covering over with canvass several hundred feet of the lot; and under these pavilions the fall exhibition was held. The magnitude and splendor of the display attracted a larg~ number of visitors, and greatly increased the popularity as "\Vcll as gave more extended scope to the influence of the Society. From year to year this policy has been kept up with unabated interest, and this Society now occupies a position second to none in these r nited States. Its meetings are kept up weekly, and the practical and scientific subjects pertaining to horticulture are fully and freely discussed, not only with great interest and profit to those in attcndance, but-through our journals and papers-to all the lovers of horticulture throughout the Union. Its opinions and decisiolls are every-where respected, and its florists are widely known and patronized. These are simply some of the more prominent facts, stated without exaggeration, of the history and results of this Society. These ef forts are worthy of our Queen City, and should encourage to persever ance in the !-!,ood begun work. Let the names of those who have gone before us be honored in their self-denying labors, especially those who ha\'c been its illlustl'ious pioneers. SOlve of' them arc still 8 Cincinnati .Horticultural So~iety. standing up among us to countenance and encourage; but let no one think for a moment the work is done, and nothing before him to ac complish. We trust the good record which has been made by our predecessors and pioneers is but an earnest of what will yet be done by the Society. For the successful prosecution of the noble work, there is greatly needed, and the Society must have, some place as its own to give permanency, and afford such facilities as are demanded. Our Queen City, with all its boasted wealth and its present population of two hundred thousand, we regret, has no public ground, no garden no park, worthy of itself and worthy of those who claim to be the guardians of its public improvements and tastes. Here is a work presented that should at least be entered upon by the present generation. We have seen forest after forest melt away from our surroundings, till no place is left in our midst, unpeopled, large enough to admit of such improvement to an extent adequate to our wants. If the Horticultural Society could command as good a lot as the one they have lately occupied, or but a part of it, they might make of it a rallying point at least; for had they but the ground, they would have the enterprise and disposition, it is verily believed, to en ter vigorously upon the work of improvement and proper ornamenta tion. Is it not possible that a public spirit can be awakened, such as has resulted in a neighboring city, in the location of grounds and erection of improvements upon it, the like of which can not be found elsewhere in the United States, if in the world? The Fair-grounds in the neighborhood of St. Louis, bought and prepared by an associa tion in that city, are a model worthy of imitation. Why will not some of our wealthy men step foward in such a work? begin it while they live, and leave it to their children to carry out and perfect? There has been much talking of a pioneer monument to grace some vacant spot in the city-a worthy object, truly, and one which we would delight to see consummated, that our sons and our daugh ters may venerate the spot where their fathers began improvements, which have resulted in the up-building of a mighty city. But would it not tend as much to the interests of posterity, and be as noble a monument to its founders, for an association of our pioneers to erect, as near the heart of this metropolis as possible, such a monument to their memories as would ever reflect a luster and glory on their names, in the cultivation of the taste of fnture generations, and result in the advancement of horticulture tln'oughout this mighty West, and thus not only perpetuate their memories, but inspi!e to a sacred love of industry in the line of their own chosen pursuits? Its History. 9 We have in our ranks the wealthiest men of our great city; would that they coult! be influenced to such work, if not individually, unit edly. Can not something be done in this direction before another year shall pass, and this Society, which has done so much to adorn our green hills and beautiful valleys, scattering far and wide her fll) ral and pomonal riches, be induced to go forward and add this to their already numerous and praiseworthy achievements?
CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
ITS CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE I.
THE officers of the Society shall consist of a President, three Vice presidents, Treasurer, Recording and Corresponding Secretaries, a council of nine members, three to be chosen annually and four Stand ing Committees, of five members each, on fruits, flowers and vegetables, publication and library, who shall hold their respective offices for one year and till their successors are chosen. The Council shall be or ganized by electing a President and Secretary; they ghall keep a per fect record of all their acts and doings, and report the same to the Society on call.
ARTICLE II.
It shall be the duty of the President, or in his absence, the senior Vice-president, present, to preside at all meetings of the Society, and preserve order; give the casting vote, in case of an equal division, on any question; appoint all Committees, not otherwise provided for, and see that the Constitution and By-laws are faithfully executed and en forced. In the absence of the President, and Vice-presidents, a Pres ident, pro ternporp, shall be appointed, who, for the time bein,,', shall exercise all the authority of the President.
ARTICLE III.
'I'he Recording Secretary shDJI keep minutes of the proceedings of the Society, and regularly record the same, in a book provided and kept for that purpose. He shall make and keep a record of the fl'l 12 Cincinnati Horticultural Society. names and post-office address of all the members, in alphabetical order, with the date of their election, in a book kept for that purpose. He shall also open and keep an account with each member of the Society; annually charging up their dues in the month of January; collect the same, giving each member credit for the amount paid, also for the amount of all premiums that may have been awarded them during the year. He shall keep an account of all other moneys due the Society, and the source from whence derived; pay all moneys of the Society to the Treasurer, charging him with the same, and credit all drafts on him when signed by the Chairman of the Council and President; present a full exhibit and statement of the condition of his department to the Society, one week before the first Saturday in Jan uary of each year, and at such other times as the Society may direct. He shan receive such compensation for his services, as may be pro vided for in the By-laws; in his absence, the Corresponding Secretary shall perform his duties; in the absence of both Secretaries, the Pres ident shall appoint a Secretary pro tempore.
ARTICLE IV.
The Corresponding Secretary shall prepare all letters to be written in the name of the Society; he shall receive and read all letters and papers in the order in which they have been received, and shall pre serve or dispose of them in such manner as shall be directed by the Society. In the absence of the Corresponding Secretary, the Record ing Secretary shall perform his duties.
ARTICLE V
It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive from the Secretary all moneys belonging to the Society; safely keep and payout the same-only-upon the order of the Chairman of the Council, counter ~igned by the Secretary and President; keep a regular account of the same in a book provided for that purpose, and make an annual exhibit of the state of the funds of the Society-with accompanying youchers for the moneys paid-to a Committee one week before the first Satur· Jay in January, and at such other times as the Society may direct.
ARTICLE VI.
The Librarian shall prepare and keep in the Library, for the COll- Its Constitution. 13 venient use of members, an alphabetical and numerical catalogue of all books belonging to thc Society; have the custody and care of the same; let them to members from week to week, at thc regular meet ings of the Society; make rules for the government of those who re ceive books; submit said rules to the Council for their approval or amendment, and when so approved, shall have full force, and each recipient shall be required to respect them; a copy of ,vhich shall be conspicuously displayed in the library case. He shall report the con dition of the Library, with the names of delinquents-if any-and its wants, one week before the first Saturday in January in each year, and at such other times as the Society may direct. He shall receiYe such compensation as may be provided for in the By-laws.
ARTICLE VII.
The Council shall attend to the arrangement of all the exhibitions Df the Society; the distribution of seeds, scions and roots, that may be sent to the Society; and all other matters belonging to the Society, not otherwise provided for.
ARTICLE VIII.
It shall be the duty of the Fruit Committee to examine all fruit presented for exhibition, and report to the Society upon their character and condition; award all premiums that may be offered for the same, in accordance with the rules and regulations governing the exhibitions of the Society.
ARTICLE IX.
The duties of the Flower Committee shall be similar to those of the Fruit Committee.
ARTICLE X.
The duties of the Vegetable Committee shall be similar to those of the Fruit Committee.
ARTICLE XI.
The Publishing and Library CQmmittee shall consist of three mem- bel's, together with the President and Secretary as ex-officio members of the samo.
ARTICLE XII.
Uandidates for admission into the Society, must be proposed by a member at a stated meeting, and balloted for-at the time proposed with ball ballots; a majority of all the members present shall be necessary to admit.
ARTICLE XIII.
'Whenever a member shall refuse to pay his annual assessment for the space of one year, after notice by the Secretary, his connection with the Society shall cease. Any member may, at any time, withdraw from the Society, by giving notice to the Recording Secretary, and paying up his dues.
ARTICLE XIV.
The regular moeting of the Society shall be held on overy Saturday, at their Hall in Cincinnati, at 10 o'clockt A. 1II. Adjourned meetings lUay be held, from time to time, as the Society may direct. Seven members, including the presiding officer, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
ARTICLE XV.
All officers directed to be chosen by this Constitution, shall be elect ed hy ballot, ()ll the first Saturday in January oach year, by a general ticket, two tellers being appuinted to conduct the same. The polls ~hall he open from 11 A. M. to 4 P. M., when thl'Y shall count and declare the ref'ult. If any fail of an election, a new election shall be had the following Saturday. }... majority of all the votcs cast shall con~titute an election.
ARTIcr,E XVI.
This Constitution may be altered "1' amended, at a stated meeting of the Suc-idy, by a yote of hyo-thinb of the members present; said alteratiun or amendment must be proposed in writing. and entered upon the minutes, at least one week bl'fore being acted upon by the Society. CINCINNATI HORTICULTRUAL SOCIETY.
ITS B Y - L A IV S.
~ECTION 1. Admission fee of members shall be three dollars, and shall accompany all applications for membership, which sum shall cover all assessments during the year of their admission. After that period, an annual contribution of twu dollan shall be paid by each member, when called upon by the Recording Secretary. Any mem ber of the Society, after having paid the first contribution of three dollars, may compound for all future contributions, by the payment of twenty dollars; or twenty-three dollars paid at the time of ad mission, shall constitute such persoll a member for life. SEC. 2. Every member, at the time of his admission, shall be pre sented, by the Recording Secretary with a printed copy of the Con stitution and By-laws of the Society. SEC. 3. At least ten days notice shall be given by the Recording Secretary, of every annual election, by publishing the same in one or more newspapers printed in this city. The notice shall specify par ticularly the time and place, when and where the said election is to be holden, and the different officers to be voted for; and unless seven members at least shall attend on the first stated meeting, and give in their votes, the President, or presiding officer, shall adjourn the said election to the next stated meeting of the Society, and the election shall then proceed whatever may be the number of members present. SEC. 4. The Recording Secretary shall receive, as a compensation for his services, the sum of two hundred dollars per annum. The Librarian shall receive, as a compensation for his services, the sum of filty, dollars per annum. (15 ) 16 Cincinnati Horticultural ~ociety. SEC. 5. A Committee shall be app-ointed one week before the last Saturday in December of each year, to nominate candidates for all the offices of this Society, and report at the next weekly meeting, but nothing in this shall prevent other nominations being made for any of the offices.
SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of every officer having books of Record, to have them present at every meeting, and open for the inspection of all the members.
SEC. 7.- When a vacancy shall happen, either by death or resigna tion, in any of the offices established by the Constitution or By-laws of the Society, it shall be filled at the next stated meeting.
SEC. 8. All premiums awarded to members of this Society during any year, over and above the amount of the annual dues or other in debtedness of such member due the Society, if not claimed within a year, shall be forfeited for the use and benefit of the Society; and all premiums awarded to persons who are not members, shall be forfeited, if not claimed within the current year, by themselves or agents.
SEC~ 9. It shall be the duty of all officers of this Society, if practi cal, to attend regularly the stated meetings of the Society, and at the close of their official terms, to hand over to their successors in office, or deposit in the library, all books, papers, or other documents in their possession. SEC. 10. Honorary and corresponding members of the Society shall be distinguished for their practical skill and attainments in the science of Horticulture. They shall be proposed only by the Council, at a stated meeting of the Society, and elected at that, or a subsequent stated meeting, by the votes of' two-thirds of the members then pres ent. They shall be exempt from the payment of fees and contritm· tioI1s, but shall not be entitled to vote at any election or meeting of the Society, nor be eligible to any office therein; but shall have the privilege of attending all meetings thereof. The Corresponding Sec retary of the Society shall hold a correspondence on subjects relating to Horticulture, with such of them as shall be deemed convenient or expedient. The expenses incurred by such a correspondence shall be paid out of the funds of the Society, under the direction of the Pres ident. SEC. 11. When the presiding officer takes the chair, there shall be Its By-Laws. 17 general silence; the business shall then proceed in the following order: 1st. Reading the minutes of the previous meeting, which shall be oonsidered approved, if no objection be made. 2d. Unfinished business. 3d. Reports of Special Committees. 4th. Reports of Standing Committees. 5th. Candidates proposed and balloted for. 6th. Communications and correspondents. 7th. Discussion of the question-if any-for the day. 8th. Miscellaneous business. 9th. Adjournment.
SEC. 12. These By-laws may be altered or amended at a regular meeting of the Society, by a vote of two-thirds of the members pres ent; said amendment must be proposed, in writing, at least one week before being acted upon.
CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
INTERESTING REMINISCENCES.
DURING the spring, summer and autumn of 1843, the Society held meetings nearly every Saturday in a lower room on Third-street, be tween Walnut and Vine, previously occupied as the post-office. The number of its members increased rapidly, and a great interest in its objects was created. A correspondence was opened with distinguished horticulturists in different parts of the Union; new fruits were thus brought to light, and seeds and scions of superior varieties were ex changed and disseminated. Among the fruits brought to notice and introduced by the Society, at an early period, was the Broadwell Apple, a seedling obtained about fifty years since, by Jacob Broadwell, from a collection of one hundred seedling apple-trees, raised by Mr. Israel Ludlow, of Mill. creek. Of the one hundred, this was the only one that proved worthy of culture. Rome Beauty, or Gillett's seedling, produced by Joel Gillett, of Lawrence county, Ohio, about forty years ago-now becom ing a general favorite-tree of rapid growth, especially while young, with very smooth bark, limbs short and tough, head round, requiring much pruning, a prolific bearer, the fruit not liable to fall, above medium size, a little oblong, of fine red color, on yellow ground, flavor sub-acid, a good keeper, and well adapted to the southern market. Carnahan's favorite, raised by Robert Carnahan, of Burlington, in this county, a good apple; and the J ennetting, introduced here by Mr. John E. Mottier. But we need not stop to enumerate or describe the numerous excellent fruits which have been thus disseminated in this vicinity and throughout the West: not only apples, but pears, peaches, plums, cherries, grapes, raspberries, strawberries, goose berries, currants and blackberries. It is but just to state that in no part of our country has the cultivation of ,the grape and strawberry (19) 20 Cincinnati Horticultural Society.
received more attention than by the members of the Cincinnati Hor ticultural Society. Among those deserving of particular mention, the name of Nicho·las Longworth, Esq., stands pre-eminent. The grape and the strawberry have enlisted his enthusiastic attention, and to their proper cultivation and improvement, even to the present time, is he much devoted. William Kendrick, Esq., a very accurate, intelligent, and public spirited nur:,eryman, of Newton, Massachusetts, sent us at one time sixty-six varieties of the best kinds of fruit-trees, then in cultivation about Boston. These trees, arriving in good order, were placed under the care of Dr. Flagg, then living at Mt. Auburn, from which scions and buds have been extensively disseminated. Besides this fine donation of standard trees, a list of which can be found. among the Society's published reports during the same year, there was re ceived seeds of the Mexican Pepper, by A. R. Strong, D. S. N.; new varieties of wheat and tobacco, from Hon. A. G. Pendleton; scions of fourteen kinds of sweet apples, from Rhode Island, by J. G. Anthony; seeds of'the Bois d'Arc, or Osage Orange, from J. S. Kel logg; seeds of the Laburnum, from Abbotsford, Scotland, by C. Macalister, Philadelphia; seeds of Virgilea Lutea, from Tennessee, by C. W. Short, lII. D., Cleves, Ohio; a box of grape-vines, from Texas, by Isaac Young; seeds of the Ice Cos Lettuce, from J. P. Kirt land, Brockport, Ohio; a box of seeds of new varieties of vegetables and flowers, from C. J\L Hovey, Boston; a package of wheat, from Tus cany, from the straw of which the Tuscan bonnets are made, by Lieutenant Browning, U. S. N.; a box of five hundred bulbous roots. from S. P. Hildreth, Marietta,O.; seeds of the Scarlet Buckeye, from John Lea; and scions from various parts of the Union. We might, also, were it deemed desirable, present similarly-ex tended lists of flowers and flower-seeds, which were early received and disseminated by this Society from leading botanists throu.dlOut the country. We have, from year to year, been in the receipt of' par cels and packages of seeds, etc., from the Patent Office at 'Washington, which have been distributed to the members, and by them extensively to others, the results of which we can not now particularize or enu merate. ::,:. Still another item, we might here mention as giving great interest and impetus to this Society, was the numerous valuable papers and communications read before it and published. Among these we would name the following: On Extracting the Peach-worm, by S. S. L'Hommedieu; on Grafting the Plum, by Stephen De\l ey; on Cher- Interesting Reminiscences. 21 ries tested in Ohio, by Dr. J. P. Kirtland; on Pears, by George Hoadley; on Pruning Fruit-trees, by C. W. lTIlliot; on Fire Blight, by S. Mosher, M. D.; another on the same subject, by Geo. Graham., .on Mr. Resor's Vineyards and Wines, by his son, William ResDr; Report of Vineyards and Wines, by Dr. W. Flagg; .on the Straw berry, by Committee; .on the Sexual Character of the Strawberry, by Dr. J. A. Warder; on the Grape and Vine, by N. J-,ongworth; and The Sexual Character .of the Strawberry, set fDrth in a report of sixteen pages, by a Committee, composed of A. H. Ernst, George Graham, S. S. Jackson, John Lea, N. Shaler, S. Mosher, and J. A. Warder, is a most valuable and interesting paper. These and many .other valuable papers might be alluded to as peculiarly interesting papers, giving character to the early movements .of this Society. MDSt of the papers of value, and the proceedings of the Society since its .origin, thDugh not forming an exclusive work, have been published in agricultural and horticultural wDrks printed in this city, and, con sequently, have assumed a permanent form, and have been exten siyely copied into the various secular and agricultural journals .of the United States. The work, embracing in detail the prDceedings of a number of the first years of .our existence, called the Western Farmer and Garderw', and conducted by E. J. Hooper, who is still one .of the Society's most active members, was the first .organ .of. the Society. This was followed by the Westem Horticulturist, edited by Dr. John A. War der, a jDurnal which the Society should never have permitted to lan guish for want of support. It is one of the best ever published in the United States, and had a history of three years. This was suc ceeded by the Cincinnatus, a journal devoted to scientific agriculture, horticulture, education, and improvement .of rural taste, edited by F. G. Cary, and nDW in its fourth vDlume. In this latter, a complete compendium .of our weekly proceedings, and most valuable papers, are published and permanently stereotyped, and can be reproduced at small expense, from which a complete digest might be had at any time by the Society .of all its proceedings, disconnected with any .other matter. The vDlumes containing these reports may be had, f'e:lutifully bound, at the same price as when received in numbers. We herewith publish a complete Catalogue of the officers elected by this Society during the past of its history-its life, annual, and honorary members; also the Tran~actions of the Society for the last year-1858-and a Catalogue and DirectDry .of the bDoks now in the Library.
CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY.
1813. President-Robert Buchanan. Vice PTesidents-l\feltzer Flagg, Andrew H. Ernst, L. G. Bingham. Treasurer-S. O. Parkhurst. Corresponding Secretary-John B. Russell. Recording Secretary-J. G. Anthony. Council-Elisha Brigham, George Graham, George W. Neff, Jacob Hoffner, Thomas Winter, William Smith, John Sayers. • 18«. President--Ro bert Buchanan. Vice Presidents-Meltzer Flagg, Elisha Brigham, George Graham. Treasurer-S. O. Parkhurst. Corresponding Secretary-John B. Russell. Recording Secretary-J. G. Anthony. Librarian-J. L. Oampbell. Council-Jacob Hoffner, E. B. Reeder, David Loring, J. D. Saun ders, A. H. Ewing, John Frazer. 1845. President-Nicholas Longworth. Vice Presidents-David Loring, A. H. Ewing, Geo. Graham. Treasurer-J. L. Oampbell. Corresponding Secretary and Librarian-John P. Foote. Recording Secretary-J. O. Jeffries. Council-Elisha Brigham, J. G. Anthony, S. O. Parkhurst, Julius Brace, Meltzer Flagg, R. Buchanan. 1846• .President-Elisha Brigham. Vice Presidents-George Graham, Dr. N. B. Shaler, Dr. S. Mosher. Treasurer-J. L. Oampbell. Corresponding Secntary-J. G. Anthony. Council-Dr. M. Flagg, J. P. Foote, J. G. Anthony, Juliu8 Brace, J. O. Jeffries, Henry !ves, Thos. Winter. 24 Cincinnati Horticultural Socidy.
1847. P,c,/rlcnt-George Graham. TI'cr' Pre.
1859. President-So W. Haseltine. Vice Presidents-Gen. S. M. Wade, Geo. Graham, Wm. D. Bickham. Recording Secretary-E. J. Hooper. Corresponding Secretary-F. G. Cary. Treasurer-Wm. Stoms. Librarian-T. F. Allen. Council-one year-John Sayers, B. F. Sanford, Jas. W. Ward. two years-Dr. J. Taylor, J. S. Cook, Thos. Knott. three years-John E. Mottier, S. S. Jackson, Wm. Addis. CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.
[Those names marked with o.n asterisk (*) are deceased i those with 0. single dagger (t) are life members.]
Acton, Clement Barker, Darley Boyd, H. Adae, C. F. Barker, D. F. Boyd, J. F. Addis, William Bates, J. J. Brace, Julius Air. Edward Bartlett, R. Brachman, Henry Albro, Henry Bartlett, R. 1\'1. Bradley, W. P. Alden, J. T. Bealer, Cornelius Bradley, C. F. Aldrich, W. L. Beck, Charles Brashears, G. Allen, 1. J. Begll:s, Joseph P. Broadwell, Jonathan Allen, Caleb Benson, l\Iartin Broadwell, C. G. Allen, Theodore F. Beresford) Frank Brooks, R. P. Alms, Henry Beresford, Jun., S. Brooks, E. S. Anderson, William Beresford, R. Brooks, 1\'[oses Andrews, A. H. Berry, Thomas, Ky. Brotherton, J as. H. Anderson, William Berry, Thomas Brow, S. J. W. t Anthony, John G. Berry, Archibald Brower, J. H. Applegate, J. W. Betts, Isaac Brower, Abram Atkins, George Betts, Charles Brown, Abram Avery, S. B. Betts, Smith Brown, A. C. Babb, William Bickham, William Brown, Daniel Baggot, William Bigelow, J. A. Browne, S. J. Eagley, A. C. Biggs, Thomas B. Browne, J. nf. Baker, D. F. Bigler, G. W. Britt, Nelson A. Baker, Lewis Birney, William t Buchanan, Robert Baker, Jgel Bishop, Richard 1\'[. Buck, George Ball, Flamen Bishoprick, H. Buckner, Doct. Ballance, J. Black, Peter Buckner, H., Ky. Baldwin, P. F. Bogen, George Budd, William Baldwin, Almon Bolles, D. Bundette, Robert Baldwin, J. 1\'[. t Bonsall, C. Burgoyne, Joseph Baldwin, F. A. Bosworth, R. S. Burke, Anson H. Baldwin, John H. Bowler, R. B. Burnett, Alfred Barbour, G. H. Bowen, William F. Burnet, William 28 Cincinnati Horticultural Society. Burnet, R. W. Coleman, J. W. Dinsmoor, James Burt, John G. Coleman, A. B. Disserns, Frederick Burt, A. G. Colthoff, Frederick Dodd, William Burton, S. H. Comstock, 'Yilliam Dodd, G. S. Bush, P. S. Conahan, C. Dodge, Israel Butler, Joseph C. Conelin, William Dodge, Dr. D. S. Cady, D. K. Condin, Edgar Dominick, W. H. Cal dow, William Conclin, Richard Drake, L. P. Caldwell, J. W. Considine, P. Duffield, Charles Caldwell, Judge W. B. Cook, G. S. Dudley, Ambrose Caldwell, William B. Cook, Alfred M. Duhme, H. H. Caldwell, John M. Cooper, James Duhme, H. Calhoun, James Corwin, D. W. Duhme, John H. Calvert, H. B. Corwin, Daniel Dunlap, J. Calvert, G. H. Covert, J. B. Dyer, C. B. Cameron, Wesley Cox, Joseph Eaton, J. O. Campbell, Dr. J. B. Cox, Sen., William Edes, John Canfield, J. W. Cox, Jr., William Edwards, W. A. Carlisle, George Craip:, Edmund Edwards, J. M. Carroll, Dayid Cran-eh, E. P. Edwards, H. H Carson, E. Cran~, Thurston Ellis, Howland Carmichael, John Croly, Mat. J. Ellis, John W .. Carpenter, L. S. Crouse, J. L. Elliott, Thomas R. Carter, S. ]'.1. Culbertson, J. C Elston, Dr. W. V. tCary, Freeman G. Culbertson, John M. Elston, Dr. W. P. Cary, William Curtis, George G. Epply, John Cary, Samuel F. Cutter, G. W. Ernest, Monsieur Cassatt, D. C. Dair, John F. t Ernst, A. H. Catt, Geo. Dana, Charles D. Ernst, H. M. Cavagna, P. Darr, Joseph Ernst, Jacob Cesal~ George Davis, George F. Ernst, C. E. Chambers, O. J. Davis, John H. Este, William Chambers, F. S. Davis, Samuel Este, D. K. Chapman, William B. Davis, R. tEvans, W. Chapman, W. S. Davis, William M. Evans, L. Chapman, William S. Dean, A. Evans, Benjamin Chase, S. P. DeCaml?' John Evens, Platt Clark, Caleb Deford, ]'.1. Ewing, Mrs. A. H Clark, Robert Delaplaine, Ewing, M. B. Clark, E. C. Delaney, Dennis Ewan, James Clark, S. Dempster, Robert Eyler, J~ewis Clayton, R. renman, Harry Falls, Henry Cleayeland, C. H. Derby, H. W. Farrel, Michael l'lement, J. H. Devin, W. P. Fee, R. M. Clements, B. F. Devoll, 'V. P. Fee, Thomas elenay, G. W. B. Dexter, Charles Fegger, D. H. Cuffin, :'IIark Dexter, Edmund Ferris, J. C. Cole, .James O. Dick, George J\'1. Ferris, 'V. J. Coleman, J. C. Dietrich, Clement Field, R. B. Members of the Society. 29 Fisher, B. Gilmore, James Hart, 1\1. Fisher, Charles Gilson, J. B. Hartshorn, Sanders Fisher, Edward W. Gilson, Thomas Hartwell, J. W. Finnell, John W. Ginley, John A. Harvey, M. *Flagg, Meltzer Gitchell, .J. M. Harvey, Andrew Fletcher, Robert Glenn, William tHaseltine, S. W. Flickinger, Samuel Goodman, Timothy Haskell, J. Florer, R C. Goodman, William Hatch, George Folger, Charles R. Gossin, H. Hatch, W. S. -rFoote, John P. Goodman, Augustus Hatch, ,Yo S. Forrester, Daniel Gould, Carlos H. Hathaway, W. H. Forrester, Daniel Graff, J aco b Hathaway, H. Force, JliIanning T. Graham, George Hawkins, E. C. Foster, A. S. Graham, Patrick Haynes, Ira Foulke, Levi *Grandin, Philip Hazen, Burton Frazer, John Graves, Thomas Head, S. H. French, Maynard Green, J. K. -rHeaver, William Funk, Henry B. -rGreenwood, Miles Hedges, Isaac A. Franke, C. Gregg, James Heighway, A. E. Frantz, C. Gregory, Walter Herman, E. B. Fries, Dr. George Gregory, E. M. Hewes, H. W. Gaddis, J. C. Gregory, N. Hey, James H. Gall, John A. Groesbeck, J. H. Hickcox, W. C. Gamble, James Groves, W. C. fIickman, J. L. Gano, Daniel Gryden, Hans P. Hildebrand, L. Gano, Stephen Guelick, H. Hill, George Gano, Gazzam Guion, Peter Hinman, E. B. Gano, C. L. Gwynne, L. M. Hinde, John D. Gano, Howell Hafer, George Hodge, Robert Gandolpho, P. Haines, S. S. -r Hoffner, Jacob Ganson, H. Haines, E. S. Holmes, Southworth Garrard. J. W. Haines, J. W. Holmes, S. Garrett, C. Hall, James Holt, Amos Garretson, Jesse Hall, J. C. Hooker, John J. Garrison, William Hammar, F. -rHooper, E. J. Garrison, John W. Hanselman, Lewis Hooper, William Gates, Nelson Harbaugh, M. Hopkins, L. C. Gatti, Joseph Harbeson, Benjamin Hopple, 1\1. Gaylord, T. G. Harbeson, Charles Hopple, R. B. Gazlay, J. W. Harding, J"yman Hord, Lewis Gedge, Frederick Harding, Lyman Horne, Daniel Geffroy, O. H. Harling, Herman -rHorton, N. T. Gentle, John Harper, Dr. J. L Horton, V. B. Gerard, John H. Harper, D. Hosea, Robert -rGholson, W. Y. Harris, J. P. Howarth, James Gibson, Peter Harris, Edward Howarth, S. W. Gilbert, A. W. Harrison, L. B. Howell, F. B. Gilman, J. Harrison, I. P. Howels, E. B. Gilmore, J. F. Hart, A. C. Huddart, WilJiam 30 Cincinnati Horticultural Society. Hulbert, W. P. Ketchum, G. H. Lockwood, F. T. Hunt, B. A. Kilbreath, James P. Long, Leroy L. Hunting, R. G. King, 1\1. J. Longworth, Nicholas Huntington, John King, Rufus Longworth, Joseph Huntington, H. D. Kingsbury, A. N. *Louderback, J. P. Hurd, Rukard Kinsley, Edward Luckey, George Hurrell, W. F. Kite, Thomas Luckitt, Thos. H. t Hutchinson, Thomas Kittridge, William Lupton, James Hutchinson, L. Kittridge, D. R. Lyle, Jas. R. Irwin, James F. Kleinschmidt, E. Lyon, J. W. Ives, Henry Kline, M. Macdonald, J. C. Jackson, S. S. Klund, P. J. Major, C. D. Jackson, C. J. Knoap, J. Maley, Geo. W. Jackson, John H. tKnott, Thomas Maner, J. B. James, J. A. Knox, Edward Manley, C. T. James, U. P. Koebler, John Mann, Anson J effl'ies, J. C. tLaboyteaux, Isaac N. Mansfield, E. D. Johnson, Isaac Laboyteaux, J. W. Markland, M. Johnson, John Labrot, A. Martin, H. Johnson, William Lakey, James Martin, Geo. R. Johnson, J. T. Lambert, Thos. Matlack, B. Johnson, T. D. Lamont, James fMaxwell, Mrs. G. W. Johnson, H. A. Langdon, S. McAlpin, A. Johnson, C. D. Langdon, O. M. McAvoy, D. Johnson, A. tLawler, D. B. McConkey, B. F. Johnson, Alex. M. Lawson, Dr. L. M. McCormick, John .J ohnson, Charles Lawson, G. P. McCullough, Joseph J ones, Joseph Lawson, F. H. McCullough, Robert Jones, J. D. Lea, John McCune, -- Jones, Michael Lea, James M. McDaniel, R. Jones. J. Lee, R. W. McEwing:, Wm. Jones; E. G. Leonard, E. G. McFadd(n, John Jordan, D. B. Lessel, P. McFall, John J. Jordan, Dr. J. H. Lcuba, H. McGechin, Thos. Judkins, William Lewis, Albert McGregor, James Kates, Dr. J. Lewis, Henry MrGrew, Wm. Wilson Keck, George L'Hommedieu, S. S. McGrew, James Keeshan, John Light, G. S. McGuffey, Alex. II. Kellogg, Sheldon Light, A. S. McKay, John Kelly, Dominick Lincoln, Timothy McLean, John Kelly, Michael Lingo, Wm. McLeod, Doctor Kelly, Edward Lingo, Henry Mc:\Takin, John Kelly, J. J. Linn, P. tMcWiliiams, 1\1 Kemper, Jacob Lindsay, W. S. Mears, \Y. E. Kendall, G. W. Lippett, E. f-;. *Mears, John Kent, Luke Littleford, John S. S. tMeader, F. Kent, Asbury Lockard, C O. Meline, F. M. Keown, Hugh Lockwood, D. H. Mellen, W. P. Kern, G. M. Lockwood C. A. Mendenhall, George Members oj the Society. 31 Merrill, Wm. C. Neff, Wm. R Pierson, J. P. Merrill, E. D. Neff, Peter Rudolph Piner, J os. A. Merrill, Stanley Neff, A. W. Pinkerton, ~ Merrill, A. S. Nerney, M. Pogue, Wm. Middleton, E. C. Newton, J. C. Pomeroy, S. W. Mighels, J. W. N ewton, Dr. O. E. Pomeroy, C. C. Miller, Henry F. Newton, Dr. R. S. Porter, W. S. Miller, W. H. Nickels, T. G. Potter, J. F. Miller, John R. Niles, J. M. Powell, W. B. Miller, J. M. Niles, J. S. Powell, Wm. F. Milliken, John M. Northrop, W m. Price, Reese B. Milne, George Ogden, J as. K. Price, Doctor Mills, Charles Ohmer, N. Price, James Mills, Edward Oliver, David tProbasco, H. Miner, Wm. Ongley, W. H. Proctor, Wm. Miner, J. L. Orange, Wm. Pullen, James Minor, John D. Oskamp, A. Pulte, Mrs. Dr. Mitchell, Jethro Outcalt, Peter Purlieus, E. Mitchell, Robert Overaker, Geo. Pye, W. H. Moore, W. H. Padget, E. S. Quaint, Wm. Moore, R. M. Palmer, Thomas Radcliffe, A. J. Moore, Geo. A. Pancoast, Joseph Rands, Robert Moore, Amos Park, J. D. Rankin, John Morgan, T. Parker, F. Ratt, H. Morgan, Ephraim Parker, J. D. Rawson, Joseph Morlidge, Joseph Parker, John Reakirt, J. Morris, W. R. Parker, Joseph Reeder, S. W. Morris, Edward Parker, J. T. Reeder, E. B. Mosher, Stephen Parker, Forbes Reeder, D. O. tMottier, John E. Parker, Frederick Reeder, W. B. O. Mottier, Albert E. Parkhurst, S. C. Reeder, Allen Mowrey, A. L. Patten, Charles Reeder, Henry L. Mudge, E. Patterson, W. M. Reese, P. L. Mullett, A. A. Paull, Henry Reeves, M. E. Munson, Samuel B. Pearce, C. C. Reily, Robert Murch, C. M. Pearce, D. J. Remelin, Charles Murphy, W. Pearce, C. G. Resor, J. Murphy, Frank Pendery, Goodloe Resar, William Murphy, Wm. Penkenstein, C. Reynolds, J. P. Murray, C. B. tPentland, F. Rice, Michael Murray, M. Perkins, John S. Richmond, D. C. Mussey, W. H. Peters, W. C. Ricker, E. G. Mussey, R. D. Petticolas, T. V. Rieder, Dr. Felix: Myers, Geo. Pfau, Theodore Rintz, S. Nash, Hiram Pfeiffer, Anthony Ritter, G. C. Neff, W. P. Phillips, G. W. Robb, W. H. Neff, J. R. Phipps, W. I. Robert, S. Neff, Sen., Peter Pierson, D. B. Roberts, J. L. Neff, Jr., Peter Pierson, C. E. Robertson, W. B. 32 Cincinnati Horticllltttral Society.
Robson, G. W. Shoemaker, Robert Swasey, M. Robson, William Shoen berger, G. K. Swift, Truxton Robinson, William Shorb, Eugene *Sykes, John Robinson, L. D. Short, Ezra Taffee, J. Rockey, Henry Shroug, Lewis Taft, A. Rogers, John J. Shultz, C. Tait, George Rogers, W. G. Sibley, James W. Taliaferro, Dr. ",V. T. Rohrer, S. Sigerson, W. Taylor, .Jr., James Ross, David Silsbee, S. Tay lor, 1\1. R. Ross, M. B. Sil vel'S, J as. H. Taylor, J. F. Ross, J. L. Slane, Jackson Taylor, Griffin Ross, William tSleath, G. Taylor, Eli Rowe, Charles tSmith, 'Winthrop B. Taylor, \\'. H. H. Roxborough, J. H. Smith, A. Taylor, .Joseph tRussell, John B. Smith, Wm. B. Taylor, Jr., }Jdwitrd Rust, F. B. Smith, C. J. W. Thayer, IV. H. Ryland, J. W. Smith, H. R. Thirkeld,' William Saffin, James Smith, Prof. Henry J. Thomas, William Sampson, N. Spath, A. Thomas, N. W. Sampson, W. S. Spencer, H. E. Thompson, William banders, J. D. Spofford, A. R. Thomson, Peter Sanders, George Springer, R. R. Thomson, Sandy Sanders, Carew Stabler, Jon. Thorp, Oliver Sanders, Wm. Stearns, Geo. S. Thorp, J. C. Sanford, A. G. Steel, W. P. Thorp, Oliver Sanford, B. F. Sterrett, Benj. Thorpe, J. D. Sanxay, F. Stetson, Charles Tichenor, G. tSayers, John tStoms, William Tinsley, William Scanlan, Edward Steinberg, F. Titus, J. F. Scarborough, W. W. Strong, D. E. A. Toephfer, Joseph Schnecke, C. F. Stettinius, J. L. Toltert, Joseph Schooley, Stephen Stephens, R. B. Tosso, Joseph *Schumann, C. A. Stevens, R. A. G. Townley, Edward S~humann, Emil Stevens, B. Tracey, H. H. Scott, John L. Stewart, Arch. V. Trounstine, Joseph Sedam, D. Z. Stoddard, P. Truax, D ..-\.. Sedam, H. F. Stoke8, F. W. Turrell, H. B Sellers, G. E. Stokes, .Jr., Samuel Tweed, J. P. Selves, George Stone, Leverett E. U nderwood, John Shafer, D. H. Stone, ~Iedad W. U nrich, Thomas Shaler, Dr. N. B. Stout, H. R. Vanbergen, H. Sharp, T. Stout, H. H. Yandusen, J. Shays, J. W. Strader, Jacob Valctte, W. C. Shawk, Abel Strauch, "\dolph Yattier, John L. Rhehan, P. Strobridge, H. Yincent, D. Sherlock, Thos. Sturm, Dr. William Yon Phu], H. Shill ito, J. ~uire, .1)1'. F. E. tWade, :'II. S. Shillito, George Summons, Lewis W aggoner, John Shires, W. Swartz, B. A. Waldo, Dr. F. A. ]lll'lllll1TS If Ihl' Sncil'I!!. 33 ------~Ynlkel', Timothy Wheeler, T. D. -,-Winter, Tholllas \1' allace, D. C. Whetstone, John Winter, John W alls, John' Whipple, Dr. Winston, T. 1\1. Walton, K II. Whitcher, W. 'Yi~cll1an, .J olin ~\.. Walton, J. F. White, Hazen Wolf, Michael \\':mlall, C. White, J. F. Wood, William \rarden, W. Wallace White, P. A. Wood, Thomas tWarder, Dr. John A. White, ,J. n. Wood, Alfred Waring, L. F. White, 1\1. H. Wood, E. B. 'Warrell, Charles White, Will. E. Woodruff, E. IYatCioll, ",,'m. J. tWhiteman, Lewis Woodward, Dr. Chas. Wahon, George Whitmore, Doctor 'Woodward, C. J. Watts, William Whitney, A. R. Worthington, Amos Wayne, .J. W. Wi).!,.;ins, Samuel '''right, J. J. W uyne, ,J. Lloyd, Jr. Williams, H. H. Wright, Crafts J. t IV easner, Thos. H. Williams, S. B. Wright, W. H. Weatherby, Chas. G. Williams, Milo G. Wright, John T. W cbster, J. C. Williams, F. B. Wright, Nathaniel \\' ebster, E. A. Williams, G. S. Wright, Dr. 1\1. B. Weiber, Carl Williams, George Wynne, .J. E. \ \' ells, Charles Williamson, Jas. T. Yardley, Kirkbride \Yeltzy, Thomas Leo i CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. CATALOGUE OF BOOKS IN LIBRARY. A MAGAZINE of Coal, Etc. Buds, Leaves and Blossoms, 2 vs. A IvIanual on Road-making. CHAPTERS on Fossil Botany. Adulteration in Food. Chemical Field Lectures. Agriculture of Massachusetts, 2 vs. Chemistry of Common Life. Agricultural Chemistry. Cincinnatus, 3 vols. " Dictionary, 2 vols. CIater's Farriery. " Report. Coleman's European Agriculture, Agriculturist. 2 vols. American Flower Garden Directo Coleman's Practical Agriculture. ry. Commerce and Navigation. American Fruit-Book. Companion for Orchards. " Fruit Culturist. Cranberry Culture. " Gardener's l\Iagazine. Cuivier's Animal Kingdom. Anatomy and Physiology of the Cyclopedia of Agriculture, 2 vols. Horse. DICTIONARY of the Farm. Andrew's Modern Husbandry. " of Terms of Art. Annal of Discovery, 7 vols. Don's Gardening, J vols. Annal of Scientific Discoveries. Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees Annals of Agriculture, 30 vols. of America. " Commerce, -1 vols. Downing's Rural Essays. Arboretum et Fruticetum Britan- Doyle's Encyclopedia of Hus icum, 8 vols. bandry. Arctic Exploration, 2 vols. Dr. Ure's Dictionary of Arts, 2 BEVAN on the Honey Bee. vols. Botany. EDE:-IBURGH Encyclopedia, 18 vs. Breeds and l\Ianagement of Sheep. Ehcyclopedia of Agriculture. British Flora. English Cyclopedia, 4 vols. ( 35) Cincinnati Horticultural Society. Evelyn's Sylvia. Hooper's Farmer and Gardener. Ewbank's Hydraulics and Me Hooker's Icones Plantarum, 4 vs. chanics. Hooper's Western Fruit-Book, 3 Exploration of the Amazon. \'ols. FARMERS' Cyclopedia of Modern Horticultural Magazine, 10 vols. Agriculture. " Register, 5 vols. Farmers' Encyclopedia. Hovey's Magazine of Horticulture, " Guide, 2 vols. 8 vols. " Instructor. How to Choose a Milch Cow. " Library, 2 vols. Humboldt's Cosmos, "* vols. Florist Cultivator. " Views of Nature. Flower Garden Companion. INFORMATION for the People, 2 vs. Food of Animals. JamisON's Analysis of Soils. Foot-prints of the Creator. Johnston & Exley's Encyclopedia, Forsyth on Fruit-Trees. 3 vols. Fruit Culturist. Johnston's Experimental Agricul Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Gar ture. dener's Companion. Johnston's Lectures on Agricul GALLERY of Nature. ture, Chemistry and Geology. Gardener's Chronicle and Agricul Journal of Agriculture, 2 vols. tural Magazine, 2 vols. Journal of Agricultural Society, Gardener's Chronicle, 2 vols. !) vols. Gardener's Chronicle and Gazette, KIRBY & Spence's Entomology. 2 vols. Koller, on Insects. Gardener's l\Iagazine, 23 vol8. LANDSCAPE Gardening. Genera of Plants of U. S., 2 vols. Lindley's British Fruits, 3 vols. Geological Survey of l\Iissouri. Longworth's Chemistry Addresses. Gilpin on Landscape Gardening. Louden's Encyclopedia of Archi- Goodman's Natural History, 3 vs. tecture. Gore's Rose Fancier's Manual. l\Lux's Flower Fruit, and Kitchen Grape-Growers' Guide. Garden. Grape and Strawberry Culture. 'Manner's Land-Drainer. Guenon on Milch Cows. Manual of Agriculture. HAYWOOD on Horticulture. " of Botany. Hedges and Eyergreens. " of Elementary Geology. History of Insects. Marcy's Explorations of Red Riv Hive and Honey Bee. er. Hitchcock's Elementary Geology. Massachusetts Agricultural Tran Hogg, on Flowers. sactions. Homes for the People. Martindale's Analysis of Soils. Catalogue oj Books in Library. 37 Message and Documents. Schow's Earth Plants and Man. Microscope, its History and Oon- Siluria. struction. Smee, on Potato Plants. Morgan Horses. Sorgho and Imphee. Muck Manual. Sound's Curiositics of Literature, 1\ly School and Master. 2 vols. My s t e r i e s of Bee-keeping Ex 8table Economy. plained. Stock hardt's Agricultural Chemis- NATURAL History of New-York, try. 2 vols. Stockhardt's Chemistry. New-American Orchardist. Systcm of Minerology. New-England Farmer, 8 vols. T.\XIDUnST's .:\Ianual. New-England Fruit Book. Thc Agriculturist's Calculator. North American Botany. The Elements of Botany. OliO Agricultural Reports, 7 vols. The Field-Book of Manures. Old Red Sandstone. The Flower Garden. P ATE:\,T Office Reports, 37 vols. The Rose-its History and Oul- Physiological Botany. ture. Physiological Geography of the Townsend's Narrative. Sea. Tracts. Plant, The Transactions of American Insti Planters' Guide. tute. Plants of Boston and Vicinity. Transactions of Horticultural So Practical Farmer. ciety, 10 vols. " Planter. . Transactions of Horticultural So- " Landscape-Gardening. ciety. Practical Treatise on the Grape. Transactions of Indiana Agricul Prince's Pomological Manual. tural ~ociety, 3 vols. Pursh's Flora of N. America,2vs. Transactions of Illinois State Agri QUECKET'S Lectures on Hystolo- cultural Society. 11 vols. gy. Transactions of Michigan Agricul- RECENT and Fossil Shells. tural Society. n"port on Finances. Treatise on Clay Lands. Reports. Trees of America. Gcpt"l1 on Landscape-Gardening: Trees and Shrubs of Massachu- Revelations, Etc. setts. Hhind's Vegetable Kingdom. U. States' Japan Expedition, 3 vs. Rouseou's Botany. VEGETABLE Kingdom. Rural Economy. WASHINGTON'S Agricultural Cor- SAXTON'S Rural Hand-Book. respondence. 38 Cincinnati Horticultural Society. Webb's Farmers' Guide. Westwood, on Insects, 2 vols. ,\V cstern Farmer and Gardener, Wilson's American Ornithology .. By E. J. Hooper, 7 vols. Words in Earnest. Western Fruit-Book. YEAR Book of Agriculture. " Horticultural Review, by Young Gardener's Assistant J. ~\. IV arcicr, 3[' D., 5 vols. ZOOLOGICAL Recreations. PROCEEDINGS CIXCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. CI"CINNATI, January 2d, 1/:;:)8. President in the chair. Minutes read and approved. Mr. Howarth's resolution, presented last week, eonsoliclatin,!,!; the offices of Recording Secretary and Treasurer was unanimously l1 Cincinnati, January 9th. The Society met. Minutes read and approved. Wm. Stoms, Esq., President elect, being present, was duly installed into his office, and proceeded to deliver a most interesting maugural 40 HorticultlLml Society-Proceedings. [February, address, abounding in valuable su~·.!!·estions and high-toned sentiments. The address was received with hearty applause, and, on motion, or dered to be published. Mr. Harling exhibited from Mr. Longworth's collection a magnifi cent spceimen of the Cr/llmn Amabile in full bloom. In conformity with a suggestion of the Chair, Professor 'Ward fa vored the Society with some interesting remarks on the botanical char acteristics of the remarkable plant on exhibition; stating that it be longs to the family of the Lily; that its native habitat is in the inter tropieal reg:ion of the Valley of the Amazon; its culture to the perfec tion of full bloom, as in the present specimen, exeeedingly difficult; and that the present splendid plant indicates the most judicious care and cultivation on the part of the florist, under whose hands it had come to its presen.t remarkable beauty of bloom and vigor of growth. On motion, a vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Harling for pleas ure afforded by the exhibition of this most beautiful plant. On motion, the Society adjourned till t\\o o'clock, P . .Jr., for the dis cussion of the subject of "The Diseases of the Grape." AFTERNOO:-r SESSION. Vice President Hazeltine in the chair. Mr. ,Yard being called for, procecc1l',l to discuss the subject of Mil dew of the Grape, controverting the opinions expressed in the report of the committee heretofore published. :\Jr. 'V. stated that the fun gus known as mildew, is of numerous varieties, and that the kind de scribed by Dr. Mosher, before the Society, does not conform in its ap pearance to that described by European writers as that which usually infest the vine. This fungus, the true mildew, indicates the presence of putrescent decay, without whieh it will neYc!" be found; the condi tion of disease is, therefore, a condition prccedent to its development; hence, without a morbid condition in the ti"me of the grape itself, there will be no attack of mildew. The nitrogenous membrane of the grape is found to be generally the scat of morbiJ action within the berry and ultimately furnishes, by dis('ascc1 results, an external nidus for the lodgment of the spores of the mildcw, which spreads itself with marvelous rapidity over grape and vine. The attack of the mil dew does not penetrate the tissues of the grape-not even below the epidermis of the herry. This abnormal cellular deYl'1upment in the grape may be traced to either impHIJwr or exce,.;sive nourishment, tak en up by the vine from the inor,,';Il1:c l'1ements of the ~oil, either as 811Ch elements occnr in the !latnre of the soil, or :I~ ~llPJllied by stimu lating manures. It must be remembered that the vine as eultivatr 1 in 1858.] Cillcill1wti I-Jor(il'ulill}'(l1 8oe/tty. 41 --- our ,ineyards, is in a ('ondition alto,c;cthcr artificial, and thcrefore, es pecially subject to morbill develojllllCnt, and, cOll~e'l11ently liable to be assailed by external fllllgi, ~lIch as the mildew is. The remarks of Mr. 'Ward, aidl"l as they were hy excellent c1ia,!.trams exhibited by himself on the blacklll,ar,l, were receivcd hy thc aUllience with profound attention, and manifested great familiarity with both the facts and scientific theories on this most intricate anc1 important subject. On motion of Mr. Erns~ the S" .. iety rcquested of Professor 'Ward a draft of his paper, to bc plaee'l in the Ioallils of the :-\ceretary for pull lication in the flu/'liclIllu},I,,! of Philadelphia, and }Ir. Uraham mO"fed to add the CiIlCillllUllI~, which was adopted. Adjourned. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF WM, S'l'O}rs, ESQ., PRESIDE~T OF THE CI~('n~J.. TI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. GENTLEME:-' OF TIlE CINCI:\,:\,ATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Since last I met with you in this hall, I have been apprised of the official position in which your suffrages have placed me. This is indeed an honor which I had little right to expect or anticipate, and is the more highly appreciated since it was entirely unsolicited o't my part. That I approach the duties of the office of President with extreme diffidence and distrust of my ability to perform its rerluirements, my quivering heart this morning can most truly testify. It seems as if a star of the first magnitude had left its orbit in your Sildety this day, and that one of vastly less consideration had taken its place. For all, and everything pertaining to Floriculture, Horticulture and Pomolo~T. your last presiding officer was so far my superior, in cyery branch of its useful science, that I must expect to suffer great depreciation when. ever a discriminating contrast is made. For any failure or defect, how m'er, on my part, you have very wisely made provision by the selection of three Vice Pre: INDEBTEDNESS OF THE SOCIETY. One of the first objects that should engage the serious attention of this Society is its indebteclness, and to provillc the means for its speedy extermination. As with individuals, so with associations-neither can be truly independent while a battalion of creditors are elamoring' for their jm;t dues. From the Secretary we are informed that the amount of unpaid claims against the Society is about 8500, the principal part of \\"hich is due to exhibitors as prcmiums awarded at the last autum nal Fair. This is the more to be deplored since there is no class of creditors who earu their instalments at so harll a rate. ,y c are aware that many of our members place a lower estimate upon this kind of demand than they really deorn·e. For ourself, we are free to confess that we never knew an instance wherein an exhibitor recciyed more than sufficient barely to pay him, or her, for their trouble and outlay. What is the remedy? ,Ye wouhl suggest the propriety of immediate payment, by the members, of their annual dues; a.nd to those who may feel abundantly able, a pre-payment in a(h~ll1ce for as many years as they may ,oluntarily elect. "\Ve would abo recommend life-mem bership to all such as may possess means to jw;tify. TIlE SOCIETY'S ORGA:"I. The duty devolved upon J. P. Foote, Esq., RoM. Buchanan, and your humble serYant, as ~"L committee to report on the subject of an Organ for the Society, f'ome eighteen months since. In their report selection was made of TJ,e CillcllUWllls. ::'{ otwith~tanding the proprie tors have faithfully performed the duties assi.~lIecl them lJY publishing monthly our proceedings, I learn from its worthy editor that the con tribution of members in material aid has been so meagre and limited 1858.J ('ill('iIlJloti I£u)'tir'1I1tU)'lf1 S()e/d.rj. 43 us scarcely to amount to a partial support. This is to be htillenh,,j on several account~. In the first plae-c, it is desirable th~t tile doin<:!s of the Society should be puhlisherl in !'nell wl)rkR a,.; are suitahln for binding, furnishin.'i a ready reference; and, secondly, the benefits (in the language of the ('ommittee) derive, 1 by the pnhli(, from thc operations of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society han, been i'n generally obserYed and acknowledged that ~L pcrmanent record of its proceedings has loni'; been felt to be a desideratum. It if; for you to say if this monthly visitor shall ,lie from our neglect, or whether we shall have an organ at ~J!1. From the .January number, just issued, ;t most important improvement is c,·idently discernable in the work, and we trust it may find its way into the hands of every member of this Society; for in supportin.~ it we are supporting ourselves. A j\IODEL G.~RDEN. There is no concomitant hrnnch to this institntion wherein its ener gies could be more usefully and properly directed than to the establish ment of a model gal'den. This, under the auspices of the SII('iet,Y, and management of competent persons, could not fail to largely enhance its usefulness and prove a benefit to thousands who never enter these doors. It is an enterprise of such great pith and moment that, as has been said by an eminent Hort.icllltnrist., "The Society whi,·h first estab lished a model garden in this country, will live in history." In addi tion to what has been seen anrl cultivated here, the seeds, plants, scions, cuttings, etc., sent out by the Patent Office, could be propagated and ?'eported upon, which would give the Horticultural Society a notoriety and wide-spread fame, which it could under no other circumstances ex pect to have. There is no other way in which the Science of Horti culture could or wonhl be made useful to so large a circle of its votaries. It may very properly be asked: How is this to be done'? Certainly not by the current receipts of the Society. But it must be remembered that we have among us a very large and appreciative number of ladies und gentlemen, who would willingly contribute, liberally, if ,,:lite'] up on by an influential and respectable Committee for the purpose abOl'e designated. The hint is merely tlll'o\\'n out for your consideration, and if impracticable in your eyef;, it can but fall of its own \\'ci<:!ht. SYSTE:\l OF REPORTS. The system of R.eports, as reeo1ll11lended by my "illustrious prede cessor," can not too earnestly engage your attention. R.eports upon Ulany of the important subjects which are most likely 44 Address of President Stoms. [February, to attract the prominent notice of Horticulturists, throughout the country, can not fail to impart useful or valuable information to an in quiring public; and at the same time, give notoriety and standing to the Society sending them forth. With the exception of Grape culture, and the Extra-Red Strawber ry, little else has received attention in this way, on the many attractive branches of Horticulture, during the current year just closed. This is much to bd regretted, for you must recollect that the public eye is constantly upon us, and have a right to expect a generous flow of in formation from so respectable a source. This omission very naturally subjects us to the charge, that we are wrapped up in our own selfish ness. "N0 pent-up Utica should contract our powers." We must la bor for the cause in which we are all engaged, over a wide space; as wide as civilization itself. This is not a cause in which sordid avarice is expected to accumulate a few rusty dollars, that will perish in the using, but a cause of the most extended humanity; a cause of living nature, and of nature's God. WRANGLING. This is the" harp of a thousand strings." Doubtless there has been too much wrangling; but the There is something so soothin,~ and delightful in the cnltivation of fruits and flo\\'cr~ that we wonder any crimination or recrilllinaLion should ever occur between persons, when surrounded by such eX(luis ite handiworks of Nature. But our infallibility fail~ us here a~ in ev ery thing e::trthly. cn~CLUSION. In conclusion, it is scarcely necessary to remind you that we are en gaged in an enterprise the most innocent and ennobling in its charac ter. It is one in which the Great Creator himself has significantly told us we need not be ashamed. Let us, therefore, act togethcr as a band of brothers with a common object in view. Let us not dis;:;race the memory of those who, among the first, ~tarted this hall in motion, and are now reposing in the silent dust. ·What has been their fate will soon be ours. The gray hairs and hoary head~ which I see before me this day, and which we have seen changing from year to year, as time goes fleeting by, admonishes that their stay will be short. Remember, that we once had a Brigh::tm, a Flagg, a Neff, a Ewing, and other", whose pulses beat with the same healthful music as ours to-day! Re member too, that they all left, as a legacy, their best wi,hes for the prosperity of this Society. Let us not abuse their soul-inspiring con fidence. If there is one grain of unkindness nestling in the bosom of one member toward another, let him this day banish it therefrom; and for give as he must be forgiven. If I know my own heart, there is not a solitary member now in this hall that I can not meet with an open hand on the hallowed ground of friendship. vVhatever of feeling may have been engendered in this bosom toward any gentleman of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society, has been banished with the occasion that gave rise to it. The year just past has not been one of great prosperity to us; but we are abundantly consoled in the reflection that thousands, in both private and public enterprises, the world over, are vastly in our rear. Let us hope and work for the best hereafter, recollecting that "It is not in the power of mortals to command success, But that we can do more-deserve it." Let us all so engage and deport ourselves, that the year 1858 may stand out in bold relief, as the most celebrated for good deeds and prosperity in the annals of this Society. It needs but to be resolved upon individually and collectively, and the thing is done. WILLIA)I STO;\fS. Cincinnati, January 9, 1858. 4G Horticultural Society-Proceedings. [March, MINUTES OF CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. HELD AT ITS HALL, BACON'S BUILDING, N. W. CORNER SIXTH AND WAL NUT STS., EVERY SATURDAY, AT PRECISELY TEN O'CLOCK, A. M. CINCINNATI, January 16, 1858. The President in the Chair. Minut.es read and approved. The following paper on the Curculio was presented by the President, read, and ordered to be published with the proceedings of the Society: TO DESTROY THE CURCULIO. Plow your plum orchard the last of November or first of December, before 11 freeze j cross-plow and harrow thoroughly in March, or before the freezing is over in the spring. If not convenient to plow, throw up the ground with a spade, and pulverize wellj if not likely to freeze in a short time, sprinkle lime profusely under the trees. Apple, peach and cherry orchards should be dealt with in a similar manner. Only one plowing will suffice j for when the curculio are very bad, they work on all those kinds of fruit, and a l)Ortion of them fiy a con siderable distance. '1'he advantages of this plan over outward applications to the trees in summer, are, that it destroys the curculio in his winter-quartersj and, besides, destroying many other kinds of insects tlmt bite and sting apples and peaches, it also pays more than four times the cost of labor, improving the trees and fruit. The fruit is not so liable to get liille,! with late frosts, as the plowed grouml is a conductor of cold, drawing the frosts down below the tree". I have seen plowed ground under trees frozen hard, amI not a particle of frost on the trees. JOHN JOHNSON. On motion, the continuation of the discussion of the subject of the Grape dis ease, by :'lr. J. W. WarLl, was ,lirected to be made the special order of the day at the next meeting. Mr. Buchanan laid before the Society a communication from Mr. J. Fournier, on the subject of Mildew of the Grape, which was read, anLl, in conjunction with Mr. Ward's paper on the same subject, was referred to the Grape Committee. Messrs. Charles Beck and Joseph Toopfort were elected to membership. Mr. Hedges made an inte,resting statement in relation to the proceedings of the late Illinois Convention in reference to the Chinese Sugar-cane and its prod ucts. Mr. H. also presenteu some ten or twelve specimens of sugar and syrup brought from Illinois, some of which were of pure white sugar, some light and some dark brown, but ull of good qualit.y as sngnr. The specimens may all be seen, by any persons interestet!, at the office of Mr. Hedges, corner of :\lain and Water streets, Cincinnati. Mr. Mears laicl on the table Lawson's 1Ynl' Orl"alls Ore/'"rd and Garden, jus!. published as a re-print from the e,lition of 1G26, print",! in the original old English or Gothic type-a great curiosity in Horticultural literature. 1\Ir. Howarth gave notice that he proposed, nt the next meeting, to present twelve propositions for consiueration on the subject of Grape culture. Society adjourned. Saturday, January 23. The Presiuent in the Chair. ~Iinutes read and approved. Mr. Howarth read the following twelve propositions on the 1858.] Horticult Ilml" Socicty-Proceedili.r;s. 47 ------GRAPE CULTURE AND ITS DISEASES. 1. To beget a healthy state of veget.at.ion, there must be a proper oirculation bet.ween the vine, or tree, with its roots, and when either is in excess of' supply, or depreciation, disease must necessarily follow. 2. That in the theory, or practice of dwarfing, it is necessary to procure a root of less growth than the top is capable of evaporating, or resort to root-prun ing, till equalized, or disease from excessive growth, withont fruit, will be the result. 3. That there is no practice in horticulture, on a reproductive plant, vine or tree, so perverted by mal-practice, as the grape. 4. Practical observation has taught us that to produce a fruiting vine in this latitude and in luxuriant soil, with the present popular varieties, comparatively without mildew or rot, we must use more wooel; and this is generally manifested in what your committee have considered unfavorable localities for vineyard cul ture. 5. That where we have such incontrovertible proof before us on unfavorable localities, what might we expect if the same extended vine, in growth, was on the more favorable declivities? 6. The diversity of fruitfulness on the Bame declivity of vineyard, is that the higher grounds fruit in a wet season, and lower in a dry one, demonstra ting, to a considerable extent, its sensitiveness when either the top or root is in excess by diversity of supply, therefore the greater necessity of regulating foliage. 7. '1'he writer had a satisfactory demonstration the other day, on inspecting 'III'. Pomeroy's vineyard with the gardener, at the foot of River Hill, some two hun dred feet high, and considerable surface water; but notwithstanding they had the greatest crop last wet year and no drought, their success may be accounted for in their increased wood over any vineyard the writer ever saw. 8. That the close pruning of the gooseberry in England, as early as 18:!G, was the cause of mildew and rot. For when they allowed more wood, the mildew and rot ceased, f1nd no doubt experience will prove the same in the grn pc. 9. That in the case of Mr. Gmham witnessing :III'. Pomeroy's vineyard, it was just after three crops, and after he had suffered his vines to lengthen their wood. The result was, fruit from the ground to top of stake, to the extent of about two hundred bushels to the acre, notwithstanding it was at the foot of a high hill, and a season of most mildew in this neighborhood. 10. That in our clay and soils retentive of water, it is indispensable to drain well and carry off the surplus water, even on declivities, as the grape suffers more from wet than drought, under the present practice of close pruning; but if allowecl more wood, as is manifest in others, it would not be so fatal in its fruit, because the foliage would elaborate the same, and in dry weather would not grow more than its ability; while if wet, it becomes diseased for want of room for elf1boration, and hence its fluctuation by the extreme of pruning. 11. That the present practice is not only against producing a crop of fruit, but promotes an unhealthy crop of wood, as in the case of Mr. Gotleib Myers, who has good soil for this vicinity, and ha& been among the successful, when he grew more wood; but, alas I he is now producing ingloriously less and less, which is the case generally, and that, too, diseased. 12. And lasny, never shorten-in the canes or boughs in summer, if the growth is in the terminal of the bough, and we very much doubt the propriety of short ening the other, if to oontinue the curbing fashion be determined on, as it adds to winter abuse; nor resort to any other summer pruning, except with the thumb; nor reduce the leaves till the grape is changing color, and then leave a shade of one or two; and if any root-cutting, cut after the surface-roots are two years old, the lowest instead of the highest, as the practice is now, for no doubt, there is a ma terial difference of sap, from their absorption, under difference of temperature and composition with which they are supplied, if planted deep, which is gener ally the case; and heap the earth to the roots to throw off all surface or surplus water. Mr. Ward being called for, proceeded to discuss again the subject of the Mil. 48 Horticultural Society-Proceedings. [March, dew of the Grape; and in reply to !\Ir. Fournier's article, stated that he did not claim the odium of France to be the same as the American disease, because the former acts on the surface of the berry only, but the American penetrates or roots into the very heart of the berry, originating from within and not with out, and is reported to plant itself on the most healthy fruit; and, therefore, what harm could the foreign malady do to us in the robust and healthy berries? Nature would not be likely to beget the evil. In illustration of which, the nut may be mildew eel within where there is no manifestation without, and likely to arise from an excess, or even too little food; but it is very unusual, to say the least, on healthy wood or fruit, still it is admitted to be an open question. Dr. Mosher stated that the fungi commenced inside the berry. Mr. Cary agreed that the cause was excess at the root, which produced un healthy wood. The interest in Pomology continues unabated. A large amount of valuable fruits was on exhibition, but mostly of the common varieties. There was also a fine exhibition of flowers, by Mr. W. Heaver, and the gardener of N. Long worth; among other specimens by the latter was a beautiful one of Camellia Ja ponica. It was moved by Mr. Heaver and carried, that next Saturday a committee be appointed to prepare a Premium List for the present year. Saturday, January 30. Society met; President in the Chair. Minutes read and approved. The motion of Mr. Heaver, for appointing a committee to confer with the Coun cil in the preparation of a Premium List for the current year, was adopted; and the several chairmen of the stunding committees were appointed such committee, with the earnest desire expressed by the Society for a speedy report. Mr. Howarth read a poem on the grape and its diseases. Mr. Graham introduced Mr. Garretson, of Richland, Keokuk county, Iowa, who made an interesting stl1tement of facts in relation to an ever-bearing strawberry plant. Mr. Garretson stated that formerly, while living in Highland county, Ohio, he discovered in the woods a strawberry plant, from which he re peatedly gathered fruit. Attracted by its protracted bearing, he carried a few to the garden for cultivation. Thence he took them to the West, where he haB them now under cultivation as an ever-bearing variety. Mr. Garretson's re marks attracted much attention, and the Chairman requested him to furnish to the Society, if practicable, a few of the plants for experiment, which, it is hoped, may eventually be done. Mr. G. stated that in this variety the runners strike root and send up flowers directly. The following resolution, offered by Mr. Mears, was adopted. Resolved, That the tables containing fruit for the examination of the Fruit Committee be placed in the l1djoining room, during the sessions of the Society. On motion, the poem read by Mr. Howarth, was ordered to be referred to the Committee of Revision ancl Publication. FLOWER" EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Exhibited by M,:. John Rl1yre~, the Jnsminum Nudiflorum, sown in the open ground, l1nd now III bl?om, nl? IIlstance of the extraordinary earliness of the present season. We belie,e tIllS, although a shrub in cultivation in this vicinity 1858.] Horticultural Societv-Pro('Ccdings. 40 ------for a number of years, and still but little known; it i, a free-hloomer, very hardy and precocious, as the present specimen shows. "'ILLIA~I HEAVER, } 'I'HOMAS LAMBERT, Committee. JOHN H ..JACKSON, FRUITS EXIIIBITED AND REPORTED ON. By W. Heaver, from Jackson county, Ind.-Lady-finger; an apple not known. A. H. Ernst- Pears-En'!l'!' Beune; "iles, a large new pear. Isaac H. Jackson-Yellow Newtown Pippin; Greeu Newtown Pippin. S. W. Haseltine;-Jonathan; Yellow Newtown Pippin; and one other variety. Also a pear-name unknown to the Committee. Joseph Taylor-A variety of apples. J. A. Wanler, from others-Twenty-ounce Apple, or Cayuga Red Streak, Twen ty-ounce Pippin, Canada Red, Hubhardston .'ionesuch, Holland Pippin, (Michi gan,) Westfield Hoek-uo-further. By George (:att, Greell township-Rambo, White Pippin, Terry'S Red Streak. Dr. Mosher-Brabant Bellefleur Baldwin, White Pippin, Broadwell. WlII. HEAVER, } J. A. W ARDEIt, Committee. I. H. JACKSON, Major Lachlan, late of Canada, presented to the Societ.y the prize essay of H. Y. Hind, Esq. Professor of Chemistry at Trinity College, Toronto, on the" In sects and Diseases Injurious to Wheat Crops," for which the Society tendered a vote of thanks. Adjourned. Saturday, February 6. Society met; President in the Chair. Minutes read and approved. Specimens of peach-buds were brought in, and found to be sound and good. At a meeting of the Council, that body organized by selecting Wm. Heaver as Chairman. It was directed that the several committees present to this body, on next Sat uruay, essays toward a premium list in their different departments. The several chairmen are requested to bring the result of their deliberations in this matter and confer with the Council upon the adjournment of the Society on next Satur- day. WlII. HEAVER, Chairman. FRUIT~ EXHIBITED A\"D REPORTED ox. From H. E. Hooker, Rochester, New York-Cayuga Recl Streak, a handsome, lar HELD AT ITS HALL, BACft:'o/'S BUILDING, N. W. CORNER SIXTH AND W AL NUT STS., EVERY SATURDAY, AT PRECISELY TEN O'CLOCK, A.;lI. CINCINNATI, February 13, 1858. Society met; President in the Chair. IIIinutes read and approved. IIIr. Hea -vel" gave notice that there would be a distribution, on the next Satur day, of a lot of valuable pear, apple, cherry and plum-grafts. A communication was received from N. Longworth, Esq., containing remarks on Mr. Garrison's ever-bearing strawberry-vine. Referred to Council. IIIr. Howarth made a partial report on fees of membership collected in ad vance, and asked for a discharge of the committee; discharged. IIII'. Howarth moved that the Grape Committee be discharged; carried. Mr. Ernst laid on the table a number of copies of the Transactions of the Ohio P(Jn!oiogicai Society for the year 1857, for distribution. The following apples were received and reporte,1 on: From W. E. lIIears Sheepnose. From Wm. Ferguson-Yellow Newtown Pippin, and one other vari ety-the committee believed to be the Cannon Pearmain. Adjourned. Saturday, February 20. The President in the Chair. lIIinutes read and approved. Mr. James Gregg, of East Walnut Hills, andllIr. Joseph Gatti, were elected to membership. The Secretary gave not.ice that he had received from the United State, Patent Office the following see,lg for distribution to members of the Soci ety, viz: wndon Particular Long Scarkt Radish, Mignonette, Crimson Clover, White mobe Onion, White Sugar-beet, Eclipse Purple-topped Yellow Hybrid Tur nip, early Daniel O'Rourke Pea, large early London Cahhap:p, White Strap leaved Turnip, Cuba 'l'obacco-seed, ~Iaryland Tobacco, Stowell Evergreen Corn which, on motion, were put into the hands of the Council for distribution on the next Saturday. Ordel'e,l that the Corresponding Secretary be directed to correspond with our memh~l's of Congress, request.ing their attention to the matter of procuring valua ble seefl, etc., from the Patent Office; also, that communications he opened with kindre,j societies in relation t.o the interchange of fruit-grafts, seeds, etc. On motion, Mr. Howarth harlleave to withdraw from the files his papers on the Grapc, in vicw of preparing one to cOYer the whole. Mr. Mullett gavc notice that on next Saturday he would move a resolution to allow persons not members of the Society to cxhibit for premiums, on payment of an exhibition fee. Dr. Wanler, of the Fruit Committee, submitted the following report, which was adopted: FRUITS EXIIIDITED AXD REPORTED ON. lYe hav~ the pleasure to-day of examining some of t.he new Apples from ~outhern Iuntll('ky a~d 'i'cllllc,'ce, which have 11('l'1l brought into notice by t.hat llldetatlgable 1~'Jl~I"I()glst, J. ~. lIuwner. SOllle of these fruit~ may prove desira- 1,le for us; as It IS well known tllat somc of our best fruits are of Southern ori- 1858.J 1101"tir'ultllral S(widY-P!"rlr·l'('(litrgs. 51 --- gin. We may feel ell,"onrng"ll to try others that are pus""""ll of merit, I]",l]gh we mll:-:t hesitate l"peOllllJlt'lllling Y:tl'il'lil'~ without trial h('l'~'; the' p1'ominent char actl'\, which is fonnd ill nlost [Under date of Feb. 20, the following was the report of Council on the com munication of N. Longworth:] The Council to whom was referred the communication of Mr. Longworth, re port thereon a's follows: We thank Mr. Longworth for his expose of this straw berry proposition, which we strongly suspect to be a gross humbug. All who are familiar with the uncertainty of seedling-strawberries will look upon the sale of the seeds at ten cents each as a uiece of swindling only to be excused by the ignorance of the perpetrator. WH. HEAVER, Chairmn.n of Coullcil. Society adjourned. CINCINNATI, February 27, 18·:;8. Society met; President in the Ch:tir. :lIIinutes read and approved. Mr. Peter Cavagna, of Cincinnati, was elected to membership. I1Ir. Heaver, as Chairman of the Council, reported the premium list of 1856 for adoption, as the premium list for the present year. Adopted. Mr. Mullett presented the following resolution, pursuant to last week's notice: "Resolved, That the public be permitted to compete for the premiums at our gen~ral exhibitions, by the payment of an entrance fee of $2." Mr. Mears moved an amendment, fixing the fee at $1, which was carried, and the resolution, thus ttmended, was adopted. The Fruit Committee submitted the following report on the specimens exhibited last week: FRUITS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Apples-Exhibitecl by Mr. A. Dean, of Madison, Indiana, for himself and :lIr. J. T. Hamilton, the "Golden Pippin," or Ortley, to which ashes had been applied to cure the bitter-rot; the "Black Sweet," or Red Sweet Pippin, a vcry prolific, sound, sweet baking-apple; "Carolina Horse," large, red, rather coarse-not known to the Committee-said to be very profit.able for market toward spring, a prolific annual bearer, and the fruit bears shipping well; the" Melon," a regular, oblate fruit, sweet, and resembling London Sweet, not determined, in bad cowli tion; a "Russet," smooth, handsome, rich, believed to be the English Golden R us set; "Seek-no-further," in bad condition; "Smock's Seedling," spoiled by the frost. Dy Mr. H. McKown, of Montgomery, Ohio-The Newtown Pippin, and an other-unknown. By I1Ir .•J. E. :\Iottier-Good specimens of Rawle's Janet, Rome Deauty, Pryor's Red, Rhode Islancl Greening, Winesap, Campfield, and some beautiful Bnhlwius. He also presented an apple of high merit as the "Wint.er Ramho," not known to the Committ.ee; another as the "Peach Pond Sweet," very handsome, striped red -unknown; a,nd "Golay'S Seedling," which resemhles the Rawle's .Janet, hnt has a higher flavor, is less liable to rot, anel keeps till ;,/a v; this promises to be a valuable variety. . Dy ~Ir. John W. Erwin, of Hamilton, Ohio-A remarkahle 10nO" conical green apple, which is said to be a grea,t keeper, ev~n over to the se~nd "1"'::1.1"; (l'lality good, not known; resembles Rcinet,te Saint Banvcnr. ., Dy J. McWilliams-Belmont and Rambo; fine, [md in excellent condition. Dy Mr. George Sibbald, of Aberdeen, Ohio-AR "Rhode Island GreeninO" ,. which is found to be Ihe White Winter Pearmain; "WincRnp,"' found to j;e Smith's Cider; "Sweet Romanite," Rupposed to be Sweet Yandervere' "Kitchen Pippin,"' new and good;. "W ilson's Ynlullteer," new, handsome, larg~, recl, p:lob- ular good; another, willte-unknown. W~1. HEAYER, Chairmnn. 1858.] Mimltes oj Cincinnati 1£0 l'tiClili II )'((l 8ol'icty. The Flower Committee reported, as exhibited by F. Pentland, a be:1Utiful spec imen of Cypripedium Insignis, in full bloom; " very pretty greenhouse plant, of easy culture, and much prized on account of the very peculiar shape of its blossom. On motion of ~Ir. Heaver, the Corresponding and Recording Secretaries were added to the Committee on Library. Much interest being manifested to ascer· tain the condition of the grape and fruit-buds, it was suggested to members to bring in branches from their various localities for examination on the next Nut urday. Adjourned. Saturday, March 6. The President in the Chair. Minutes reatl and approved. Mr. E. C. Middleton, of Cincinnati, was elected to membership. Dr. Wartier, from the Fruit Committee, submitted the following report on the specimens of last week and to-day: Exhibited, Feb. 27, by Mr. Mears-A seedling apple, of medium size, smooth, handsome, a great bearer, keeps well-good. By Mr. T. Wilson, of Avondale-The Yellow and Green Newtown Pippins, Newtown Spitzenberg, one unknown-un worthy-and Uvedale's St. Germain Pears. By Mr. T. W. Morris, Cambridge City, Ind.-The Ortley, Peck's Pleasant, Roman ~tcm, Esopus Spitz enberg, Milam, Intii"na Favorite-with grafts-"Ger manite"-not known, with grafts, '{'he Indiau:t Fayorite is handsome and sound -a good keeper. By 1\1. 1\1. Murmy-The Winesap, Smith's Cider, Red Sweet Pippin, White Winter Pearmain-not in good condition-American Pippin, Rawlc's Janet, anti one for a namc-resembles the Tewksbury. By Mr. Galhiis-Bailiwin; good. By H. l\!. Gillett, Quaker Bottom-The" Black Cole," and another, resembling the Tewksbury. Exhibited, lIIarch 6, from V. Aldrich, of Tiskilwa, Illinois-The Waggoner, "l"ery hantlsome and good; the "Kew York Pippin," handsome. By R. Ragan, of Indiana-Day Apple, handsome, good keeper, but rather coarse. By L. J. W. and Wm. English, of Auglaize county, Ohio-A handsome apple, supposed to be the C,)uper-tender, good. By Mr. Ferguoon-Ortley and Hawks .huet. From Atl:tnta, Georgia-name of producer not given-The Nicojack, Shockley anti Green Crank-all celebrated, new :Southern apples. The snbject of reports from members, in relation to the fruit-buds in various localities, was presented by the Chair :tml respondell to by quite a number of gentlemen, whose observations go to show that the promise of a good fruit-crop is, :ts yet., encouraging. Mr. Cary, of College Hill, stated that the cherries were somewhat hurt, but enough remained sound to indicate a fair crop. The same was true in regard to the peach-bnds; and that some of the earliest varieties Cmwford's Early in particular-he found in good condition. 1\11'. Cook, of Walnut Hills, statecl that he had made extensive flud careful ob servations on the peach, and found a sufficient proportion of buds sound to in sure a fair crop. He made the same statement in relation to Crawford's Early as made by Mr. Cary; also the Heath Cling was found souud; so also was George the Fourth and Early Red. He had submitted the buds to the experilIlent of placing them in warm water for extracting all the frost, and found the buds on examination afterward, in fair condition. 54 Minutes of Cincinnati Horticultuml Society. [May, Dr. Warder, of North Bend, said that his examination had led him to the con clusion that of some varieties there was promise of a fair crop, while others seemed to be mostly killed; and he also found that the early varieties appeared to be in the best condition. Dr. :i\Iosher, of Latonia Springs, Ky., found about one-third of the peach-buds killed, and that t.he remainder were abundant to produce '" good crop, if no further harm befalls them. He found that the buds of the Isabella grape were almost all sound, while nearly one-half of the Catawba were already injured. MI'. Orange said that his observations, as to peaches and the grape, led him to about the same conclusion as expressed by Dr. Mosher. Mr. Reeder, of Delhi, stated that he had found about one-half of the peach buds sound, sufficient to produce a fair crop. Mr. Addis, of Cheviot, stated that his position on the summit, between the two Miamis, is about six hundred feet above Cincinnati, and peculiarly exposed to the cold; that Tuesday night of February 23, the thermometer stood at two and-a-half degrees below zero, and on the lIth at zero, and that he now found only about one-third of the peach-buds killed, the remainder looking well. ilLr. IIIcWilliams said that he found most of his peaches in good condition, and expressed some doubts of being able to determine the condition of t.he grape buds in their present stage of development. GRAFTS FOR DISTRIBUTION. By W. Heaver-Apples-Early Joe, Beauty of Kent, Primate, Waggoner, St. Lawrence, Hawley, Tompkins County King. Cherries-Dr. Kirtland's Seedlings, Doctor, Mary, Late Bigarreau Mammoth, Logan, Osceola, Powhattan, Red Jacket, Brant, Black Hawk, Tecumseh, Jocko sot, Leather Stocking and Carnation. Pears-Soldat Laboureur, Osband's Summer, Fondarnte de Automne, Bonne DeZees, Doyenne D'Oree, Doyenne Robin Beurre D'Anjou, Frederica Bremer, Beurre Superfine, Doyenne Pan achee, Bezi DeMontigny, Bergamot Du Rhine, Bergamot de Pentecost and Pratt. Plums-General Hand, Buel's Favorite, Lawrence's Favorite, Fellenberg, Bleeker's Gage and St. Catherine. Society adjourned. Saturday, March 13. President in the Chair; Minutes read and approved. The Secretary announced that a package of seeds from the United States Pat ent Office, for distribution to members, had come to hand, and had been placed in the hands of the Council for distribution. Mr. Howarth gave notice that on next Saturday he would present and read his revised article on the grape, with representations on tlle blackboard. The Chair suggested the importance of having short, practical essays read at each meeting, having reference to subjects germain to Hort.iculture; and, on mo tion of Mr. Foote, ordered that the articles, such as suggested by the Chair, be of a length not to exceed fifteen minutes. Also, on motion of Mr. Bicklmm, or dered that for any papers of greater length than fifteen minutes a special meet ing may be called by vote of the Society. The seeds for distribut.ion on the next Saturday were: Salsafy, Parsnip, Ridge Cucumber, Prickly Cucumber, Savoy Cabbage, Kohl Robi, Lettuce, New White Globe Onion, Cole's Celery. Societ.y adjourned. 1858.] Minutes of Cincinnati Horticultural Society. 55 Saturday, March 20. President in the Chair; Minutes read and approved. The following communication from N. Longworth, Esq., was read and ordered to be published. To CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY-Gentlemen: It is many years since I have had half' a crop of grapes in my grape-houses. When I had a full crop the vines were pruned long, and exteIlllecl near to the top of the bouse. As now pruned, the bearing wood, on vines ten or twelve years old. is from twelve to twenty-four inches; one in thirty about thirty-six inches. Do not our foreign vine-dressers prune too short 'I They generally follow the rules of their "dad dies" in Germany. Whell the German boy was carrying wherlt to tho mill in a bag:, all horsehack, he had the wheat in one end of the bag anu 11 stone, to balance it, in the other. An American met him on the roa,l, threw out the stone, and put an equal part', of the wheat in that end of the bag, put the boyan the horse, and started him off. The boy stopped, pondered a moment, took off the bag, put the stone back, and said, "This is right; daddy did it 80 in GeTmallY." In our vineyards, in pruning, they generally pursue the German rule, and prune too short, as they did in Germany. As Ollr vines here grow three times the length in a season that they do in Germany, common sense-a scarce article -would say, leave three times as much bearing wood, and plant your vines fur ther apart than the rule in Europe. Before my gardeners, of hte years, gov erned me, I left bearing wood of aIel vines, in the grape-house, from twelve to fifteen feet long, and extending to the top of the house, or near it; thereby giv ing it the sun the entire slope of the glass. As I deem it a matter of interest, I request, you to appoint a committee of three or more persons of experience to ex- amine my grape-houses and report. Respectfully, N. LONGWORTH. Cincinnati, March 20, 1858. P. S. How many feet will a grape-shoot grow, in the open ground, in a sea rlon? We are in the background. The Hebermont, with me, has only grown lorty-two feet. A letter from a gentleman at the South assures me that he has ./lad one of the same grape to grow one hundred feet. N. L. Messrs. Graham, Warder and Heaver were'appointed a committee, in conform ity with the above suggestion. Dr. Warder presented the following communication from H. N. Gillett, which was read and ordered to be published. EVERGREEN FAR~I, Saturday, March 13. To CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: I send a few specimens of apples for the inspection and use of YOUl' praiseworthy Society. When at Cincinnati, I understood Dr. Warder to say that but, few good specimens, if any, of the "Northern Spy" had been exhibited at the Society's rooms. I send a few of that sort; not as "brag" specimens, for I assure you that all the finest specimens were culled out for exhibition at onr fair last fall, and presented to friends. These I send are just about a fair specimen of the product of the tree on which they grew. The tree bore a trifle over one barrel-its first crop. It had been ten years planted, on north-east hillside slope. I have a tree on the river bot tom much larger, yielding about five barrels-fruit badly affected with bitter rot -but little over one-half sound at Christmas. I also send It lot of "Rome Beauty," I have no fine specimens, baving disposed of all except three barrels aocidentally left in the orchard till after the hard freeze in November. They were frozen hard, which injures flavor and hastens decay. My object in sending "Rome Beauties" is to correct wrong impressions respecting the sort. Mr. Elliot, and I believe everybody else, describes it as late fall and early winter or February at latest. Now, just permit me to say, for the benefit of whomsoe~er it may concern, that it is the best keeping large apple we have, and with proper C30re will keep through March, and a goodly portion till Mayor June. 56 lIlinutes oj CiiU'ianati Horticultural Society. [May, I once found a barrel of them in my cellar in August, containing quite a num: bel' of sound specimens, but perfectly destitute of flavor. Another wrong im pression: 'Ilany fruit-growers claim that apple-trees should receive but little or no pruning, and that in our sunny clime, shade is not detrimental to apples. My experience of near forty years proves that theory erroneous, so far as the Rome Beauty is concerned. Its propensity for overbearing renders it necessary to set the head pretty well up, and that the branches be judiciously trimmed, es pecin,lly in their outer extremities. When old, the tree forms myriads of pendu lous, curved branches at the {lUter portions, resembling clusters of miniature reap hooks. These, when laden with fruit, hang in masses, and so smother and shade the fruit as to render it deficient in size, color and flavor. I send specimens of this. I know of no apple that will pay so well for extra care. When well cul tivated, the fruit is almost all large, perfect and brilliantly colored. When the trees nre old nnd neglected, the fruit becomes small and green, with numer ous dark, smutty clouds and Bpots over the surface, and is quite insipid and un snleable. And those misernble, green, smutty, insipid things are already in-. juring the reputation of the Rome Beauty in the Cincinnati market. Further more, the almost universal prnctice of picking the fruit too green ruins the sale of this apple. This is true, too, of Rawle's Janet. They should remain on the tree about a month later than the ordinary varieties, by which they will attn.in greater size, more brilliant color and higher flavor. At a full meeting of the Rome and Union Farmers' Club, I once requested each member to mark pri vately his estimate of the actual yalue per cent. of a Rome Beauty tree, compared with the next most profitable variety. The lowest estimate was three hundred per cent. above any other sort, one year with another. This is the judgment of the principal fruit-growers where this Yrrl'iety originated and is most extensively grown. Respectfully, H. N. GILLETT. FR1:'ITS ExmmTED AND REPORTED ON. Apples-By H. N. Gillett, Quaker Bottom, Ohio-Xorthern Spy, in good condi tion and very fine; Rome Beauty, very fine; also, some poor ones, as specimens grown in the shade; Jonnthan, rather too ripe; Red Cider, a deep red apple, medium size, very sound, firm, juicy and good; Talpehocken, too ripe; Defiance, a seedlin~ from Pryor's Hed, thought to be superior to it; the specimen is not in good conuition; flavor very good. By T. Lambert, from T. Wilson, Avondale-for names: No.1, small, globular, red or greenish yellow; 1\ o. 2, oblong, greenish yellow, blushed. From CarroHon, Kentncky-Sna[l.r ('1), very good. By Dr. Whipple-Campfield. By J. C. Gaddis-"Winter Pe[l.rmain"-per label-unknown. By W. If. c;tow, Switzerl[l.nd county, Indiana-Rawle's Janet; another sweet apple, not in condition. By W. S. :\I[l.rkland, Dearborn county, Indiana-Pennock, Black Gilliflower; Pryor's BeJI, in bad condition. By Dr. Mosher, Kentucky-Snaar-correct-solid, juicy and rich, very good; "Bl'I1bant Bellefleuer;" Baldwin. :By D. Vincent, Delhi-Pryor's Red, Roxbury, Russet, Gilpin, Smith's Ci- der, and another-unknown. n.Y S. Zimmerman-Gloria Mnn,li. Ily Josel'h Cl[l.l'ke, Brown county-Northern Spy, fine-looking, but not good. Pears-By R. Buchanan-Easter Buerre and Messieur Jean. Mr. Joel Baker, of Newport, was elected to membership. Yarious statements were made by members from different localities in relation to tlte pe:1Ch-buds. From which it seems t.hat in t.he lower or valley positions the buds are entirely killed; while on more elevate,l lands the crop is safe. The (I istribution of secus by the Council was postponed for one week. lIIr. Howarth presented tL paper on the grape, the reading of which was left nnfinished, under the fifteen-minute rule; pending which the Society adjourned. 1858.J 1I1.inutc8 of Cincinnati ]£')rtiwltu)'((l Societ!J. 57 ------i'i:ltUl·da.l', March 27. The PresidelJ ~ in the Chair. :\Iinutes read and approved. ;\lcosl's. Alex. II. lIIcGuffey and Joseph Cox were elected to membership. lIfr. Howarth read a paper on Grape cultnre. The Librarian announcell t.he receipt of a copy of Professor J. A. Warder's late work on lledges and EOI'l'greello, dedicated to the ('incinnati Horticultural Society, and presented by the author to the Society's Library, for which a vote of thanks was tendered. FRUITS EXHIlllTED AND REPORTED ON. By R. Buchanan-Buchanan's Pippin, previously described-firm, juicy, good; Gate, with flavor. By J. Harmon, Ravenna, Ohio-Fall Pippins, tasteless: Esopus Spitzenberg, very fine; Swaar, very good; "Sweet i'il·ek-no-further," probably; Mich:tel Henry, Rambo, flat and tasteless; Vandevere, sound; Yellow Bellefleur, fine flavor, but small; Westfield Seek-no-further. By R. Peters, Atlanta, Georgia-The Nickorack, handsome. Adjourned. Saturday, April 3. Vice President Haseltine in the chair. lIIinutes read and approved. Messrs. C. T. Allen and John W. Finnell, of Kentucky, were elected to membership. :\11'. Orange suggested the importance of reminding the public of the provis ion of the Game Law of Ohio for preventing the destruction of insectivorous birds. He remarked that many sportsmen (?) are shooting around the orchards near the city, and he felt satisfied that, without protection to this class of birds, we can not hope for success in fruit-culture. Mr. Hooper laid before the Society a copy of the third edition, revised and im proved, of his work, entitled nu"l'cr'" 11'1'81.'1'11 F"uit Book, for t.he benefit of the Library, for which a vote of thanks was tendered. Mr. Bickham, Corresponding Secretar,l', reported receipt of a package of seeds from Washington by fayor of Hon. H. E. Pugh. JIll'. Bush of Kentucky, presentell before t.he Society a peach-branch well bud decl and nearly in bloom, on which, as Ire states, he could not find a living bud, upon examination of the same made about two weeks ago. Various members also stated that the peach-buds in their several localities were found in good condition. FRUITS EXIIIBITED A'ID REPORTED 0'1. By J. E. Mottier-Apples-Jonathan, fine; Rhode Island Greening, sound; Baldwin, sound; Putnam Russet, souml, very good; Rawle's Janet, very fine; Rome Beauty, Winesap, fine and sound; Winter Rambo and Peach Pound Sweet, both very good, but neither of t.hese is known to the Committee. lIfr. Mottier has succeeded remarkably well in preserving the fla,or of his fruits. By C. Carpenter, Kelley's Isbnd-The C[trpenter Apple, sound. By S. G. l\{inklee-The J\Iinklee Apple, sound and juicy; and English Golden Russet. By John Harmon, Ravenna, Ohio-Rambo, Sweet Van devere, like the Grind stone; Fair Winter, second rate; Red ""inter Sweet, poor; Vanderberg Russet, like Poughkeepsic Russet.; Willow, in fine condition, of very pleasant flavor, but rather tart ; a good keeper. By E. J. Hooper - Talpehocken, sound; Cannon Pcarmain, Rome Beauty, Willow, sound, firm, juicy. On motion, ordered that the further reading of Mr. Howarth's paper on Grape Culture" be inclefinitely postponed. Adjourned. MINUTES OF CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. CINCINN.ATI, April 10, 1858. President in the Chair. Minutes read and approved after amendment by add ing Mr. Riley's motion permitting ~lr. Howarth to conclude the reading of his paper. On motion, Mr. E. J. Hooper was appointed to act with the Fruit Committee, a quorum of which was not present. The Committee submitted the following report, which was, on motion, received and adopted. FRUITS EXHIDITED AND REPORTED ON. Apples.-By :\lr. J. B. Orange, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois-The Bald- win, a fine specimen, sound and good. By E. J. Hoopel"-Rawle's Janet; very fine. By Mr. :\Iullet-Lansingburg; of little value except for keeping. By C. Cameron-.\n apple unknown; very good. By J. C. Leat, Indiana-The Germanite, good; Pryor's Red, good; Prichard's Reserve, very good; Rawle's Janet., sound and well-flavored, juicy-the Pryor's Red, so called, is the It'Jmanite; Imperial Pearmain, decayed; "," Russet," good, supposed to be Poughkeepsie Christmas Apple, mealy; Priestly, and others, decaye,1. By Jas. C. Brand, Urbana, O.-Two sorts of Seedling Apples, unknown, not admire,]; the Donaldson Russet, said to be a good bearer, and to keep well, much admired where known j Jones' Seedling, egg-shaped, very prolific and cooks well-a good family apple. Mr. Hooper, from the Vegetable Committee, reported the exhibition of a re markably fine specimen of the Ash-leaved Kidney Potato, by Mr. C. B. Dyer, of Mount Harrison. Mrs. :\lcAvoy exhibited a beautiful specimen of the Longworth's Prolific Strawberry, in full bearing, with one large and luscious berry, fully ripe. The plant from the green-house, of course, was very thrifty and contained about a dozen well-formed berries. Messrs. Hageman and Cox, of Sharonville, exhibited some very good Sorghum Vinegar. Mr. "ddis and others stated that their peach-orchards are in fine condition, and give promise of an abundant crop. The following very interesting paper on the best method of cultivating the ASP ,rine Company, St. Louis, requesting contributions of wine for the approaching "Wine Fair," and accompanied by the following announcement: WIXE FAIR OF THE )rI.'SI)URI WI"E CO)IP.'''Y-PREMIU)IS TWO HUNDRED AXD FIFTY DOLLARS. The :\Iissouri Wine Company olIers the following premiums for the best PURE NATIVE W[>lES, of the growth of V,:j 7, to be offered in competition in the city of St. Louis, on Wednesllay, the l:!th of :\lay next: First Premium ...... :3100 I Fourth Premium ...... :3:10 Second Premium...... [,1) Fifth Premium ...... :!I) Third Prcmium...... 41) Sixth Premium ...... 10 The object heini" to encourage the culturc of the "ine, the wines offercd must be the product of the competitors, from quantities of not less than forty gallons, :lnd of the vintage of IS!) 7. Each sample to consist of three bottle" to be forwarded previously to the ud dress of the undersigned, care of' K. Mackenzie. Competition is solicited from all the wine-growing States. A committee of twenty-six gentlemen were named, of whom Messrs. N. Long worth, ~I. Werk, R. Buchanan, anc] Dr. Warder fire of Cincinnati. Also, :\11-. Selves announced that he was ubout to receive from our valued friend UI1(] fellow-member, Gabriel Sleath, now of England, .. box of seeds for the members of the Society, and a pair of living swuns for the Spring Grove Cemetery. Adjourned. Saturday, April 24. President in the Chair j :II in utes read and approved. !\II'. Foote gave notice, in writing, that a proposition will be presented, at the proper time, to change Art icle XIII of the Constitntion, by striking out the words "at ten o'clock A. :\1.," in reference to the hour of meeting. Laid over one week. Under the order of "miscellaneous business," the President called attention to an article, recently published by Dr. Mosher, on the snbject of and in regard to the time best suited for cutting timber to be lise' I as fencing-posts. Dr. Whipple stated that, by experiment, he hall satisfied himself that locust-posts put into the ground IUjI-elld down would remain sound, when posts from the sOllle Iree put into the ground /nll-ell'/ down, becume rotten. Mr. Young stated that the locust, not being succulent in its growth, W:lS least :effected, as to dumbility, of any kiwi of timber hy the seftson when cut. But he would, ordinarily, prefer the timber cut from last of July to October. Dr. :lIoshei- concurred in this view. :Ill'. Riley submitted some facts in relation to an insect who,~ larvoo he had recently observed, in his peach-trces, and made in'luiry ItS to its name and na ture. Dr. Mosher tllOllQ;ht, from the facts stated hy :Ill'. Hiley, that the insect in question is the Cierao PLe&ia, a species of the locust, which is heard to sing witl! remarkable shrillness dlll'ing summer. Its eggs are deposited by sncee".si ve punctures made lonp;itudinally upon the branch j and the insect is sn rapidly increasing from year to ycar as to deserve the attention of entomologists and orclmrdists. A communication wus presented ancl read from X. Longworth, Esq., concern ing a strawherry acb'ertisr,1 by a :'III'. Burtlett, of Xiagam ('"unt.l', X. Y., at :3:3 pcr rlo:ell, and claimed to produce" 1m lillles as lIllieh fruit as Hoycy's See,lIill" "_ from which the new "Iant is sai,1 to have been ,Ieriye,]-and "of better qu:lity Minutes of O:n('iIl1l((ti I£01'ticultural 80cirty. 61 and more saleable than t.he fruit from the parent st.em." And on the proof of "this miracle "-as :\I1'. Longworth styles it-in the manner indicat.ed by him, he offers Mr. Burdett the following liberal premium list, viz: If ten times as large a crop as Hovey's ...... $100 If five times as large...... 50 If as large a crop and of equal quality...... 25 The communication, on being read, was, on motion, ordered to be filed. The Corresponding Secretary announced the receipt of a package of seeds from the United States Patent Office, by favor of lIon. G. E. Pugh, which were distributed by the Council. Mr. Selves likewise laid before the Society", box of seeds, received, for the Society, from Mr. Gabriel Sleath, England, accompanied by two large and hand some volumes of the Gardeners' Ohronicle, presented by Mr. Sleath to the So ciety's Library, and all in fine condition. The President likewise reatl and laid before the Society the following letter, which was ordered to be published: BURY, LANCASHIRE, March 31, 1858. To William Stoms, Esq., President of the Oincinnati Horticultural Society: DEAR SIR: I beg to present to this Society, through you, as President, some English seeds, etc., with two volumes of the Gardener's 0 hronicle, for the years 1844--45, in which, I trust, something may be found that will please, if not in struct, some of our members. I can not, with truth, say that all the seeds are precisely what they are called, but I have got them with their names attached, so that you must accept the will for the deed. You will kindly express mine and my wife's good feelings to all your members, collectively and individually, and believe me, we can neither of us forget the many and happy hours we have spent among them, and the good wishes we must always retain for the prosperity of this Society. Accept our kind regards yourself. Remaining, yours, very respectfully, GABRIEL SLEATH. On motion of Mr. Riley, it was ordered that the thanks of the Society should be kindly expressed to Mr. Bleath for his valuable and appropriate donation of seeds to the members, and books to the Library; and that the Corresponding Secretary be charged with the duty of communicating this expression of the Society's thanks to Mr. Sleath, in England. FRUITS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Apples.-By J. E. Mottier-Golay's Seedling, in very fine condition, an excel lent sweet apple, keeps well; Rawle's Janet, large, juicy and in fine condition; R. Island Greening, good specimens; Pryor's Red, fine specimen, first-rate; N. Pippin, Rome Beauty, Baldwin, Winesap, Carolina Red or "Horse," good speci mens, second-rate fruit. All these apples are remarkably well preseryed. A very fine specimen-plant of McAvoy's Superior, from Mrs. McAvoy, bearing ripened fruit, was also exhibited. REPORT OF VEGETABLE COM~IITTEE, READ AND ADOPTED. Three dozen Asparagus from Mr. Mottier, of great thickness, as well as of sufficient leDgth-in other wordR, cut very little below the surface of the ground -to possess a sufficient quantity of the green, or best edible matter, the want of which is a great mistake in our markets, either of the growers or consumers. Also, very fine specimens of the same from Mr. P. Consadine, but cut much below the ground in the old fashion, too much in vogue as yet. Adjourned. Saturday, May 1. President in the Chair. Minutes read and approved. A communication from Mr. Garretson, of Iowa, concerning an everbearing strawberry, was received, read, and ordered to be filed. 62 Jlnnntes of Cincinnati HortiCilltuml Society. Col. Wm. Miner, of Lebanon, Ohio, was elected to membership. Upon inquiry made touching the condition of the fruit since the recent frosts, Dr. Sch::effer stated that he had made a somewhat extended cxamination of thE' {)rchards and vineyards in the vicinity of the city, and found a consi,lerable injury sustained in some localities; but, upon the whole, " fair crop might be' expected. Mr. Orange remarked that, with him-{)n an elevated point-very little injury had been sustained. He had observed in the case of the peach-trees that he had trained to branch near the ground, while the higher branches were almost un touched, the lower ones of the same trees had scarcely any fruit left upon them. Mr. Hooper, whose orchard and vineyard are also on high ground-back of Newport., Ky.-also stated that his fruit. was but little injured. Mr. Riley thought the damage would be found, on critical examination of the fruit., to be more extensive and seriolls thnn was now anticipated. Mr. Fergllson, of Loveland, stated that, though their peaches were mostly killed, yet the apples anel more hardy fruits would be a fair crop. Mr. Catt, of Cheviot, stated that, on Cheviot Hills, the orchards had suffered materially, especially the peaches and better varieties of the cherry; the apples were, however, in good condition. Mr. Foote's proposition fa 1· amendment of Article XIII of the Constitution, submitted last week and laid over, was called up and adopted-striking out the words "at ten o'clock A. ~r."-whereupon, on mot.ion of Mr. Kelley, it was or dered that the hour of meeting should be at half-past ten o'clock, till otherwise ordered by the Society. Mr. Orange announced that, having called on ~Ir. Selves to ascertain the amount of charges on the box of seeds recciYc(1 from England, ahd distributed last week, ~Ir. Selves declined making any charge therefor, and generously ac quitted the Society of all expense in that behalf, for which the Society tendered to Mr. Selves their vote of thanks. FRUITS EXHIBITED A~D REPORTED o~. Apples.-By Mr. George Catt-The Tulpehocken, Romanite, Pennsylvania Keeper-resembles Newtown Pippin; Newtown Pippin, Virginia Greening (1), Orange Russet., small, pleasll,nt.. By Dr. Petticolas-Pryor's Reu and Newtown Pippin. FLOWERS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. By Mrs. Bickham-Three varieties of the Spirea Hypericifolia, Lonicera tar tarica alba et rnbra, Syringa Persicn, Kerrya .Taponica, Calyanthns Floridas, two v:trieties of the Pconia Arborca, 'I:trcissus .Tonquilla. By Colonel Charles E. Harbeson, Rose Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio-A new variety of Do.~wood-Cornus Florinda; the present. variety named by us var. Ru bens. The involucrum of the flower is deeply tinged with pink at its ~arliest period. It is·evidently a variety of the common Cornus Floriuda. We consider it a very desirable acquisition. Adjourned. Saturday, 1Iuy 8. President in the Chnir. Minutes read and approved. The Corresponding Secretary, 1\[r. Bickham, reported a large packnge of seeds from the UnitP(j State" Patent. Office on hun,l for distribution. Mr. Sanford exhibited a branch of dwarf-pear grafted on quince stock, mnch injured by insect punctures, which were supposed to be the cause of the sickly eondition of the branch. JJinutcs of Cincinnati I£ortiwltuml Society. 63 The President rema.rked that the specimen exhibited indications of an imper fect union of the wood at the point of grafting, which he thought would be found to occur as a general defect in dwarfing the pear upon the quince stock, and alluded to some remarks of a illr. Allen, of Buffalo, published in '" horticultural work, tending to the same conclusion. Mr. Buchanan st.ated that he thought it probable that in the latitude and cli mate of Buffalo and northern New-York, not congenial to the growth of the pear, such lack of perfect union in the woody tissues might be found as of fl'e([uent occurrence; but that in this latitude and locality, more favorable to the healthy development of this tree, the OCCUl'l'cnce of imperfect union was not universal. He had succeeded well in his own orchard in his dwarf-pears, and that they are now so laden with fruit as to be "a sight to see." He recommended grafting as low upon the stock as practicable as promotive of a successful growth. 1\[1'. Sayer said he had examined the branch now before the Society, an(l, from the indications, he was led to believe that, though extensively injured by the in sect punctures, yet they were but secondary effects, and not the original cause of the mischief. The beginning of' the decline in the branch was undoubtedly in something else; and becomiug diseased, it was, on that account, the subject of attacks by the insect "II" hose punctures were seen. The origin of the difficulty he attributed to the fact that the graft had, in the first place, been unskillfully handled, as was evident from the fact that thc ligature had been allowed to re main much too long; also, that tbe variety of pear in grafted was not well adapted to the formo.t.ion of a close union with the parent stock. In good varie ties-healthy o.nd well-growing-a perfect union can be secured. But he knew of no very importo.nt object to be attained by dwarfing the pear. Mr. Riley remarked that he was gratified to observe that the Society was once more engo.ged in a pleasant and earnest discussion of a question legitimate to the objects of the Association; that, as a young horticulturist, and interested in the growth of the pear, he was anxious to gain all the information that both theory and experiments would afford, and proceeded to propound some important questions in relation to the topic before the Society. Professor Cary said he would by no means reject the use of the quince stock for grafting; for thereby one might hope to gather the fruit of his own labor in his own natural life; but that, by the process of dwarfing, we got, at best, but an abnormal tree. He proceeded to make some very interesting remarks on the vegetable physiology, bearing upon the point in question, and concluded by say ing that the subject-m<1tter of the present discussion involved some of the most important practical doctrines known to horticulture. ~Jr. Graham an!! Mr. Orange submitted some important facts in relation to the subject. The whole discussion was exceedingly agreeable to the minds of the large number in attendance, and augers well for the future usefulness and pleasantness of the Society'S meetings. Mr. Riley c"lIed attention to the depredations of the insect infesting peacb trees, mentioned last week; and, on motion, the subject was referred to a select committee, consisting of Dr. Sturm, Messrs. Buchanan, Foote, Graham and Dr. Warder, for report. A letter from Robert Ficklin, Esq., of Maysville, Ky., in relation to prevention of ravages by curculio, was received, read and ordered to be filed. 64 Minutes of Cincinnati Horticultural Society. FLOWERS EXHIBITED A"D REPORTED o~. Exhibited by Mr. Orange, about twenty varieties of wild flowers of the ordi nary kinds in our vicinity. By B. F. Sanford, specimens of the Crimson Clover, trifolium incarnatum, from seed obtained from the United States Patent Office; its appearance is vcry beautiful and its growth rapid. By N. Longworth, Esq., a fine specimen of the Dodecatheon Media, much improved by cultivation. Ac companying the specimen is the following note from Mr. Longworth in relation t<:> the origin of this plant: To THE CI"CI~NATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Fifty years since I dug up the parent of this plant in the woods in Montgomery county, and aft CINCINNATI, Sl1turdl1Y, Jlby 22. FRUITS, ETC., EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. By Mrs. Rhefus-lltLmlsome specimens of Bowml1n'", El1rly Jlby Cherry. By ~lr. J. W. Gilbert-Al'ple8, the Ll1nsingburg I1nd 'Grindstone, the 1l1tter in very so1111\1 condition. Mr. E. S. Lippett exhibited a good specimen of the rhubarb-pll1nt, grown in open ground and", one-yeltr pll1nt. Mr. MeW illil1ms presented 11 bel1utiful rose bouquet whose fra.gra.nce, I1S well as I1ppel1ro.nce, WI1S truly delightful. Alexander ])1. Johnson, :II. D., of Cincinnati, wo.s elected to membership. Ad. Saturdo.y, :lhy 29. The President in the Chair. Minutes read I1nd I1pproved. Mr. Ora.nge, from the Conncil, submitted 11 report in relo.tion to holding a Spring and Fall Exhibition. After some discussion it WI1S resolved to have a Horticultural and Floral Display at the Society's hall, Bo.con's Building, corner of Sixth and Walnut-streets, on next Sl1turdl1Y, commencing at ho.lf-po.st ten o'clock, A. M., to which the public were invited, free of chl1rge. The reml1ining portion ,of the report, relo.tive to the Fall Exhibition, WI1S referred bnck to the Council, in view of determining upon the most appropriate time I1nd place for holding such Exhibition, to be reported on at t.he next meeting. On motion of Mr. Ward it was orderecl that 0. committee of three be appointed to examine I1nd report. upon the fruits of last year (kept fruits) that ml1y be ex hibited for sale at the various fruit-stores and stalls of this city on the first day of June next. Messrs. James W. Wl1rd, John P. Foot.e and J. G. Anthony, were appointed I1S the Committee. Mr. Bickhl1m, Corresponding Secret.l1ry, announced the receipt, by fl1vor of Gabriel Slel1th, of the :lIanchester (England) Daily Examiner and Times, contl1in ing interesting ml1tter in rell1tion to horticultura.l movements in thl1t country. FRUITS AND FLOWERS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. By John Sl1yers, from Cottl1ge Go.rden-Prince's Eclipse Pist.illo.te Strawberry. A beautiful, conic",l berry, of brillio.nt color, becoming cll1rker; pits deep; seeds yellow, flesh-white; mther spongy at the center. The specimens I1re not fully ripe; so.id to be very prolific. By J. H. Jl1ckson-Four specimens of seedling Peonil1 and Sillium Jl1ponicum. By J. Sl1yers-The Glycine. Mrs. Joseph Cox, of Storrs, contributed a magnificent boquet of roses the wonderful beauty and fragl'l1nce of which were exceedingly attractive t~ the, members present. Adjourned. Saturday, June 5:. President in the Chair. Minutes read and approved. Mr. E. S. Lippett was elected to membership. The following communication from Mr. Schumann was read, and o.rdered'to be published with the proceedings: SOUTH BEND~. June 4. PRESIDENT OF THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETy-I send you by the bC!brer a few Grape bunches, on which you will find the greater part done blooming; the blos som nicely washed off by the ruin and the berries set, sound and~ safe. The 66 llIinntes of Cindnnati HortiCllltural Society. other part of the bunches, however, you will find turned into a light brown color, berries crippled amI gone; they will never corne t,o perfection, and will soon drop off. I am going to explain to you that this is not disease but merely the conse quence of the min which injures the blossoms, probably because it presents the amalgamfltion of the male and female blossoms; because if the rain comes after they have done blooming it does no harm. Fortunn,tely this case of injury is of rare occnrrence in this country where we almost always have fine weather dur ing the blooming time. ~o indication of mildew as yet; prospect very promis- ing for a fine crop. C. A. SCHU~U:'IN. Dr. Warder laid upon the President's table a number of the Wool Grower, pnb lished at Cleveland, and calle.l the Society's attention to it.. The President remarked that he deemed it among the duties of this Society to give reports to the world of the result of our various experiments in horticulture, with a view of giving sanction to products and processes fonnd meritorious, and of exposing what may be found to be impositions and humbugs; and with the latter object in view, he felt bound to state his experience with the renowned Peabody Strawberry, which, with him, had proved an out and out failure; from his eight or ten thousand plants he had not more than two hnndred berries, and those were no more like the drawing of this berry in the United States Patent Office Report than" I am like Hercules." In answer to an inquiry put by Dr. Warder, he remarked that the vines were exceedingly thrifty and prolific in every-thing but berries; in thn,t the failure was almost total. Mr. Bowen and Mr. Sanford made similar statements as to the worthlessuess of this much vaunted ],erry. Mr. Stoms further said that what the future might produce he could not deter mine, but that, so far as the present is concerned, he felt that no reliance could be placed on that fruit for plantation culture. On motion, ordered tll'll thc report of the Fruit Committee be published and considered at the next meeting, and the Society adjourned its regular session to attendance upon the Exhibition-room. THE DISPLAY. The morning being stormy, many were prevented from making such display as they had intended. The tables, nevertheless, were laden wit.h fruits most lus cious, ancl with flowers most beauteons. Quite a throng of visitors, many of them ladies, attended during the day, despite the inclemency of the weather. The flower stands of Mrs. Cary, lIlr. Heaver, Messrs. Sayers and Hut.chinson, Mr. Pentland and Mr. Howart.h, were all beautiful and redolent of the richest fragrance. Boquets by Mrs. illcAvoy, lIlrs. Sanford and L. Keith were much admired. The Strawberries of Messrs. Addis, McAvoy, Sayers, Longworth, Jackson, Dr. Shaler, illr. Oakley and ;\!rs. Cary were specimens of lusciousness seldom presented to cyc or tooth. Mr. ;\Iottier's finely-kept Apples showed well by the side of the more tempting crimson of the berries around them. lIlr. Consadine's Plums, which seemed to have no fear of curculio before them, were very fine. FRUITS EXIlIBITED AND REPORTED ON. ApPLEs-By J. E. lIIottier, some specimens in fine preservation, entitling the exhibitor to the thanks of all pomologists. Carolina Red, coarse, dry; Pryor's JJlilllltrs oj Cin!:inl/ati lJllrti('ltilllml Sudety. 67 ---- Red-grown on hill lanel-smooth, sound, juicy, in a gootl stILte of prescrvf1tion, high fbvoredj Pryor's R.c,l-grown on rivcr bottom, ncar Vevay, Ind.-not so smooth, but very good, ILnd equ8.11y well flavored; PutnILm Russet, sound, juicy, and of gon'l flnvor; R.hode Island Greening, sound, juicy, tentler; Golay Seed ling, fl'om Vevay, Ind.; this apple has heen hefore the I;ommittee durin).!; tl,e win ter, it is now sound and in good condition, worthy of cultivation; Balrlwin-his small v"riet.y-vcry goo,l, juky, well flavored and soun superficial, flowers large, hermaphrodite, not ripe, promises t.o be valuable for its fla VOl' and lateness. Orange Prolific-By J. Sayers-me CINCINNATI, Saturday, June 5, 1858. REPORT OF FLOWER COMMTTTEE.-Exhibited by W. Heaver: collection of cut Roses, very fine, consisting of Bourbon Remontants, Noisette, olimbing, eighteen varieties of the Moss, fifty varieties of hybrid perpetuals. Four seedling Cin emrias, very fine; PelargoniuDl, (Charlotte Grisi,) a new dwarf, unique specimen; Salvic Patens; Ornithogalium Aureum, with very showy orange blossoms; Arma ryllis Vittata, a scarlet variety, fine specimens. By Richard Coleman, gardeuel· at Cincinnati Water Works: A seedling Fus chia, good specimen, flowers very large, calyx of deep crimson, corrolla of '" dark purple. By Sayers & Hutchinson: Gnidia Semplerii, two very fine specimens in full bloom; a new Fuchsia, "Banks' Glory," calyx bright scarlet, corrolla very dark purple, very fine. Also, Clap ton, Hero, Alpha, Voltigeur, Pet, Prince Arthur, Mazeppa, (Fuchsia,) all fine varieties; also, a splendid collection of cut Roses, Bourbons, Remontants, Noisettes, Moss, etc. By James Howarth and F. Pentland: exhibited fine displays of cut flowers. Also, a choice collection was exhibited by Mrs. F. G. Cary, and handsome bo quets from Mrs. McAvoy, Mrs. Sanford and Mrs. Keith. Mr. Jacob Hoffman exhibited a curious instance of morbid development ill a rose-branch, caused by an insect. The morbid excrescence had taken on the character of the rose itself, but within was found the mischief-maker, "alive and kicking." Saturday, June I::? The President in the Chair. Minutes read and approved. Mr. Reuben McDanie~ Independence, Ky., was elected to membership. Mr. Hea ver, as Chairman of the Council, submitted the following Heport in relation to the Fall Exhibition: To the President of the Cincill11ali Horticultural Society: SIR-At an adjourned meeting of the Council, held in this Hall on Wednesday, 7th insL-present J. A. Warder, W. Orange, J. E. Mottier and W. Heaver-it was unanimously agreed to recommcwl that. the time of holding our next Autumnal Exhibition be fixed to commence on Tueo,lay, Sept. 21, and continue two weeks. It was further agreed that if it could be procured on favorable terms, the City Lot would be the most eligible place for holding sai,l Exhibition. It was further agreed that the Chairman of the C'JOuncil be empowered to con tract with the proper authorities for use of said lot on the most favorable terms. In compliance with the foregoing resolutions, the uuclersigned addressed a memorial to the Mayor, asking the privilege to use the said lot at the time and for the purposes above specified, to which communication the following courteous reply has been received: "OFFICE OF CITY COMMISSIONERS, CINCINNATI, ,June 11, 18.58. "To the PreS'ident and Council of the Cincinnali Hm·ticu.ltural Society: "GENTLE~IEN-The petition of Wm. Heaver, President of your Council, was presented this morning to the Board of City Improvements, and, after consider ation of the same, in view of the valuable benefits to the City of Cincinnati re sulting from yonr enterprising, industriously-continued and successful efforts to improve the floriculture an,1 horticulture of the West, and in view of thus far aiding to feplenish your treasury, voted' to allow the Cincinnati Horticultural Soc'iety free use of the City Lot-say from September 10,1858, till October 2,11'58 -for your next Autumnal Exhibition.' I take pleasure in communicating this favorable determination of the Board. Yours, etc., "JOHN B. CALDWELL, Clerk." 70 .J11iliutes of CiilCinlIrtfi Horticultural Society. The Council hope that the above action will meet the approval of this Society, and trust that the members, collecti vely and individually, will aid them in get ing up and carrying through the forthcoming Exhibition, so as to maintain the well-earned reputation of the Society, as the fountain-head of the Horticultural interest in the 'Yest--a position which we trust every member of this t-:uciety will feel both a local fmd personal pride in enabling it to maintain; to do which it is necessary they should bring out their Floral, Fruit and Vegetable produc tions at our great Autumnal Festival, and thus gratify, not only our resident citizens, but also afford pleasure and instruction to the numerous intelligent strangers who visit us on snch occasions. In the confident hope that the exer tions of the officers to carry into effect the foregoing resolutions will be zealously 8econc1ed by the intelligent heads and willing hands of the members of this So- ciety, this report is respectfully submitted. WM. HEAYER, Chairman. On motion, the report was nnanimously adopted, and the thanks of the Society voted to the City Authorities for their prompt and generous action in this behalf. FRUITS EXHIBITED A~n REPORTED ON. Strall'ocnies-By IV. E. !\Iears, the Peabody, extra fine specimens; presented a fine appearance, but deficient in flavor, which may have been caused by the late excessive rains. By !\Iark Coffin-The Xcck Pine, well known. By Wm. Heaver-Bul'l"s Ohio Mammoth, Schneike's Pistillate. Also, a hand some specimen of the "Ribbon Grass." Cherries-Arden's IVhite Heart, Belle de Choisey, very fine, Manning's i'iottled, Arch Duke, Grand Duke and Yellow Spanish. By J. K. Ogden-The ~Iountain Cherry-incorrect-resembles the Downton. By Mark Cuffin-Early ~LLy, and a variety believed to be the Ox Heart, very large and handsome. By J. X. Caldwell, Esq., of Newport, handsome specimens of the Early May Cherry. By Dr. Shaffer-The Gymnoclades Canadensis, or Coffee-nut, an indigenous plant, from which the pioneers obtained a substit.ute for coffee. By W. F. Bowen and W. Gal'l'ison-The Houghton'S Seedling Gooseberry, very prolific. Committee on Yef!dables reported a remarkably fine specimen of Rhubarb, exhibited by Jacob :liatchns, of Mt. Vernon, Ky.; a seedling of the third year from sl'e,l obtaincll from France. Though raised in poor ground, the leaf meas Ul'es thirty-four inches across, and the st.alk is of proportionate size. It is ex hibited for a name, and was referred to the President and Secretary for report. on its pie-making merits. Adjourned. Saturday, June 19. President in the Chair. Minutes ref«1 and approved. Mr. Wm. Conclin, Mt. Vernon, Ky., was elected to membership. A commu nication from 1,[1', Schumann, on the grape-rot., was read and ordered to be filed. On motion of Mr, Ward, the separate committees heretofore appointed on Mr. lIIansfield's communication, were consolidated. The President made a report on the pie-plant exhibited last SatUl'day, stating that its qualities for pie-making were, at most, only second-rate, The growth was very handsome, equal, if not superior, to the Victoria. But his belief was that gret,t size in the rhubarb is not significant. of great excellence for tIll' tahle. He thought the early re,l variety, though not so lurge as the Yictoria or the kind before us, was nevertheless bet.ter for the CUi.,ill1' than the othl'l'S, and .hat, by its affording more frequent cuttings, its productiveness would be equal to the Vic toria and larger varieties. In response to the CLair, Mr. Sayers remarked that he had tried fonr varieties Minutes oj Cincinnati Horticultilral Society. 71 at his table, at the same time, as an experiment on their qualities, viz: The Lin neus, Hybrid, Victoria and the Cahoon Seedling, and he held their comparative merits to )Je in the order as they are named above. He said that it is important to regard the condition of the leaf as to the use of the stalk, because the same variety would present different characteristics at different stages of its develop ment, and in all large varieties, if the leaves become greatly developed, the stalk becomes stringy and tough. . Bottling' Gooseberries.-Mr. Laboyteux made an interesting statement of the method he had seen adopted for keeping gooseberries for winter use, and which is especially valuable at this present season of the year, as thLLt fruit is about at its perfection of development. Mr. LLLboyteux said the berries are picked from the bush at midday, when perfectly dry, and immediately bottled in glass bot tles, corked and sealed with wax; the bottles are then placed, top down, in dry sand, so as to exclude the light, and kept cool. The fruit is not cooked nor sugared, nor is it expedient to remove the stem or bloom, as, in removing them, the berry is liable to be wounded and the moisture to exude. In this way this delicious fruit had been successfully kept throughout the winter for table use. The same method had likewise been tried with the currant, and with the most gratifying success-the berries being found sound in February, and their flavor unimpaired. Mr. Addis stated that he had, some years ago, resorted to a similar system for preserving the gooseberry and currants, and found it successful. lIIr. Foote also remarked that he had known the same plan to have been tried, and with succeSil, and he deemed the method stated by Mr. Laboyteux to contain most valuable information. The following communication from Mr. F. G. Cary, delegate of the Society to the South, was read and ordered to be published: NEW ORLE..l.NS, Monday, Juno 7, 1858. GENTLEMEN, MEMBERS OF TilE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETy-1 need not say to you that a trip to this great Southern city, at this season of the year, is not replete with interest. I trust that it will prove highly profitable to me in an agricultural and horticultural point of view. The very passing over fifteen hundred miles, through several degrees of latitude, with eyes and ears open, viewing field crops and flowers, trees and shrubs, landscapes and lawns, without even stopping to investigate what belongs to anyone locality, like witnessing one continuously varied panorama, is fraught with iuterest. When we left Cincinnati, the corn could scarcely be seen in row; here we have roasting ears. There strawberrios were not out of blossom; here the sea Bon for them is over. Here we have blackberries and plums in addition to all the fruits peculiarly Southern. It was interesting to witness this feature. As we passed, the corn became taller and taller, till we came to Bayou Sara, where it was in tassel. The s:tme changes were observable in the cotton and other field crops. Oats being harvested at Baton Rouge. One of the most beautiful sights was the extended fields of sugar-cane. I had under my eye at one time, just below the Point Coupe settlement, where the cultivation of the sugar-cane may be said to begin, sixteen miles in extent, comprising, as I calculated, in one broad field, without fence, 30,000 acres. There were rows four miles in length and as straight as an arrow. There were occasionally interspersed patches of corn, which were distinctly defined, being of a deeper green color and taller. Nothing was there to break the monotony of this vast, verdant landscape, but here and there a sugar-~ouse, with its chimney aud appurtenant buildings, ~en erally constructed of brIck. At one place there were fifteen of these establIsh- 72 Minutes of Oinr.:innati Horticultural Society. ments ynder my eye at once. As I surveyed this sight, with th~ numberle~s hands employed in its culture, I thought of the Sorghum and Its prophetIc greatness with feelings far from sanguine. Y~t he~e we may see what ~ust take place before we can compete with the South III thIS crop. Our sugar-mIlls, manufactured by Hedges & Co., are like the old-fashioned coffee-mill, compared with a large grist-mill. But I am here reminded not t.o despise the day of small~ things. From Point Coupe, the banks were lined with magnolias in full bloom. Above and. from Evansville we had the Catalpa, with its gorgeous bunches of flowers, whitening the trees like snow-balls in full bloom. The trees were much taller growino- in the forest than as grown by us upon the lawn, and I could not believe that ;hat I saw was the Catalpa, till I came near to the shore. From New Madrid down, yes, I may say, from the commingling of the Ohio with the Father of Waters at Cairo, the river overflowed its banks, submerging the country for miles. It was a sad sight to witness the cattle, in many places midleg in water, browsing the limbs of trees fallen for t.heir forage, and the only food they could obtain, without even a spot of dry ground for miles upon which they could lie down. Many of them must perish in this condition. All along, the inhabitants went from house to house in skiffs, as their only alterna tive. In many places we were told that this had been the condition of things for several weeks, and from appearance it was likely to continue. The levee seemed to be but a slight protection. Numerous crevasses were flooding the country for fifty and" hundred miles. And this was the condition of things from Cairo to Vicksbmg. You are ready to ask, what think you of Southern fruits-Oranges, Pine apples, Bananas, etc.? My verdict is against them, if they are to be brought into comparison with ourS. Give me only the Peach, Pear and Apple, as culti vated with us, and you might have them all. But here I would state, t.hat the peach at Memphis seemed at home, having none of the cmled leaf or appearance of disease as with us. Its const.itution entirely vigorous. I passed through the market, and had a fine opport.unity for contrasts and comparisons. There were Pears strung in bunches of three and five, looking as if the blight had struck the limb from which they had been taken, and yet as dear as Oranges, and, withal, entirely unfit to cat.. There are in the market large quantities of wild Plums, which, by the way, is the best fruit I have eaten here. But my taste has not been educated to Southern fruits, which will, in some measure, account for my want of relish for them. I have not yet visited any of the gardens, business not yet permitting; shall before I return; will be able to report in person. Sweet potatoes are here large and fine. The Yam is a different vegetl1Lle from what I hacl supposed, resem bling, as broken off, a section of a rough poplar root rather than a wgctable. But the French market! Would that every Northerner could witness it, for it never will be delinooted or described. Here you have all the races of men strangely blended and commingled in color, language, condition, etc., that dwell under the face of the whole heavens. To understand their clatter worse than Babel-is impossible. You first approach the meat market, here respectable, tu us it would not be extra; then the fruit market, with fruits as before described; tben the vegetable market. Around in a row on either side most motley groups of eartb's children of every hue-from the Caucasian white to the jet black; many of them seated on the ground, with a little corn, corn meal, oats, beans, etc.; their whole stock in trade not worth a dollar. I saw a poor squaw, nearly nude, with her babe entirely so, apparently satisfied with her conditioll, her dried roots, herbs, etc., not worth a dime. Truly, thought I, how nearly do extremes meet. The markets bear no comparison here to our Cincinnati markets. But I am compell~cl to close, and perhaps have already written too much, as you have now fine frUIts to talk about., and would I could be with you. I have c?llected .and am collecting many interesting facts, which I shall give you from tIme to t!me, through the pages of the Cinc:mn<1twi. Yours trnly, F. G. CARY. To the Secretary, I. J. ALLE:\. lJfinut~8 of Cincinnati Horticultural Society. 73 FRUITS AND FLOWERS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. By Wm. H. Caldwell, Kentucky.-White Grape Currants, very fine. By Wm. Addis-Cherry Currants, Red Dutch, White ditto. By E. J. Hooper-Kirtland's Raspberry from plants distributed by Mr. D.C. Rich- moml, of Sandusky; fine flavor, firm flesh, early, medium site; promises well. By Dr. Petticolas-White Dutch Currants; also, a specimen of Sorgho Sugar. By Wm. Addis-The Victoria Rhubarb. By Wm. Heaver, of Reading Road Nursery-Flowers of hardy shrubs and her baceous plants: the Spirea Callosa, very fine, new variety, first time exhibited; also, S. Sorbifolia and S. Simensis; Philadelphus-Syringa-a now seedling by 1111'. Sayers, probably from Corona ria, but fragrant; Ceanothus Americana-red root; Delphinium Simensis, D. Barlowii, D. Hendersonii, D. Wheelerii, Phlox Sur prise, Van Houteii-all fine varieties and worthy of more general cultivation; also, Libium Candidum-White Lily, fragrant-and branches of Sambuscus, va riegated-Aurea et Argentea; Striped Elder, gold and silver, very handsome or namental shrubs. By Mr. Laboyteux-The Silena Virginica. By Robert Patton, of Kentucky.-A fine growing Forage Plant, of the Legu mensro family, said to be from South America. Adjourned. Saturday, June 26. President in the Chair. Minutes read and approved. On motion of Mr. Foote, a committee of three members, with the Presidlmt and Secretary, was appointed to report the sentiments of the Society in relation to the recent bereavement in the family of our fellow-member, S. S. Jackson. Mr. F. Meline, of Cincinnati, was elected to membership. Mr. Sanford submitted the following paper, which, after being read, was or dered to be published: COMING BACK TO THE LAW OF MOSEs.-Owing to the wide-spread destruction of the wheat-crop, in Canada, from the depredations of the weevil, the subject is being seriously discussed whether a law, such as Moses made for the land of Israel, will not yet become a public necessity there. In the 25t.h chapter of Leviticus, third and fourth verses, Moses ordained that "six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years shalt thou prune thy vineyard and gather in the fruit thereof, but the seventh year shall be of rest unto the Lord; thou shalt neither sow thy field nor work thy vineyard." The great rapidit.y with which the weevil propagates its kind, and the fact that t.he wheat plant is t.he recipient of the egg, for the fly of the ensuing year, sug gests the inquiry whether a law forbidding the growing of wheat in any p4rticular section for a year or two would not result in a great public benefit, by extermi nating the weevil in that portion of the country. In the year when the land should be resting from the wheat~crop, the weevil, it is supposed, would appear as numerous as ever; but, finding no wheat plant into which to deposit their eggs, they would perish, and cease from" troubling the land." The Mosaic code of laws exhibits, it is claimed, the perfection of wisdom. We know the law itself, but the reU1Jons why such and such provisions of law were made, have not come down to us. If it was a wheat-growing country, which it undoubtedly was, allCI if the weevil was the same pest there, as it has proved to he in other wheat-growing countries, the reason of this law becomes apparent. So also in vineyard culture. Who knows but that the mildew ml1lady occurs from the lack of vitality which the vine possesses, and which renders it unable to resist the attacks of incipient disease? And is not this absence of vitality C[1used by the incessant pruning which is practiced year after year in vineyard cul ture? And would no~ an entire rest one yenr in seven-permitting the vines to grow in their own wny, and to revel in their acquired freedom-have a tenden cy to restore that vitality which six years of severe pruning had nearly ex hausted? It has been frequently noticed that new vineyards fire much more productive than old ones, and th!tt they are nearly free from those maladies 7-1 Jlinutes of Cincinnati Horticultural Society. which prey upon the latter. Just now our Missouri friends are claiming their State as better adapted to the growth of the grape than the country around Cin cinnati. But their vineyards are young and have not yet been exhausted of their vitality by continued prnning. We have lately heard much of the impropriety of close pruning. And yet it seems tha t grapes, yielding good wine, can not be grown except by the practice of severe pruning. Got"l clltllble grapes Clln be obtained by training on sides of buildings, arbors, etc., but they do not possess that rich, heavy, saccharine mat ter which is required in grapes for the making of good wine. Close and severe pruning seems neCOSSll,..\', therefore, in .vineyard culture; but. this is so exhllust ing to the vitality of the vine that a year's rest, occasionally, seems absolutely necessary to restore vigor to the enfeebled const.itution of the plant. The man of strong constitution can resist the inroads of disease. It is the feeble that succumb. You may apply sulphur as an antidote for mildew, but would not the reinstating of vii'"r ami a strong constitution to the vine, to enable it to throw off the attacks of disease, be the bettcr and surer remedy? But as I know that tile' members of this Society seek after facts, and that they want records of practical experience that may go either to substantiate or dis prove theories advanced, I will now proceed to give some facts to show the effects of giving a year's SabUulh of j'c81 to a vineyard. 1'l1ere are some fifteen different vineyards along the Bank Lick VaJley, Ken tucky, where I live, comprising: I1bOl1t fifty acres in the aggregate. My own vineyal'd, which is among the oldest, contains seven acres. In the spring of 1857, soon after the grapes had set, they were attacked by the prevailing mil dew and almost tntall'y Ilestroyc.l. On visiting my vineyard after this destruc tion had taken plac·e, and feeling sore on account of many previous losses of my grape-crop, I became disgusted with vineyard culture. I immediately gave directions to my men to work no more in the vineyard that season. Not a lat eralof the new-grown wooll had yet been removed, and the vineyard was left to run riot in its liberty for the whole season. In the fall it was like a tangled wild wood, and ODe could scarcely go through it. Grape-vines and tall weeds were mixed together in indescribable confusion. This present spring, kLYing l"ecovere,1 somewhat from my disgust of the vine yard business, and not being quite ready-for the lack of abundant faith-to plant out my villl'yard plot to dwarf pears, as [ had at one time intended, I pro ceeded to clean OILt my vineyard, and reduce it to shape and civilization again. And now for the results. While in cnr'y vineyard in my neighborhood the mildew has appeared this spring, and greatly destroyed already the hopes of the vine-dresser, my own viueyard has thus far alme.oj wholly escaped. Illy grape-vines are loaded wit.h fruit, and from present appearances, the crop will be enormously large. Of course there is time yet for the grapes to be de stroyed before the maturity of the crop, and I only relate what the prospects now are. l{espectfully, n. F. SANFORD. The reading of the foregoing paper elicited some interesting remarks. Mr. Wanl thought the facts important, and hoped that, by the accumulation of facts frum weI; of experience, the evil, 80 much complained of, may be remedied. He cited an instance of an Italian vineyard, where the vines were allowed to grow over great space, covering many trees-willow-and great crops were produced. Mr. Graham suggested that the ~abbatic periods, for the resting of the vine, Ila,I, unfortunately, become too freqnent of late. lIe would be willing to excuse the vine once in seven years, but he thought that two years out of three WfiS an unreasonal,le exemption! He suggested that attention should be given to the nature anll condition of the soil, find that our clay soil, without under-drainage, was an unfavorable soil for the grape. He cited the fact that, in volcanic re gions, where the earth was porous and friable, no rot is found on the grape; in 1I1inutes oj Cincinnati I-Iorticultural Socidy. 75 ----- Missouri, also, their limestone formation was geologically different from the blue silurian of Cincinnati-more friable, and affortling greater facilities for under drainage, which relieved the grape-roots from excess of moisture. He likewise stated that the ravages of the weevil were not confined to wheat, but that, in the mild climate of Texas, the weevil would work the destruction of their corn dur ing the winter season, and nothing but an air-tight crib could be relied upon for preserving this grain. Mr. Foote remarked that, in 1819, he examined the vines on Roanoke Island, where he found them spreading so as to cover even large trees, and bearing great crops; that he made inquiry why the vines had not been more systematically pruned, and that the reply was that, "wherever the system of pruning had been tried among them, the vine always declined." Also, that a friend on that Island, who had resorted to pruning, lost thereby his whole vineyard. Mr. Laboyteux stated that he hacl been informed of a vineyurd near Louisville, where u man had been set to work pruning uccording to the usual mode, and had pruned about two-thirds of the vineyard, when he was taken sick, and the re ml1inder was left unpruned; I1nd while the pruned portion bears none, the un pruned pl1rt is 10l1ded with grapes. Mr. Cary thought we could not dispense with pruning, but had hopes of giving grel1ter constitutional vigor to the vine by resorting to seedlings for reproduction. A NEW ENEMY TO THE ApPLE.-Mr. Batehl1m, of Columbus, being present, in response to a call from the President, remarked that he had listened to the dis cussion of the question concerning the vine with much interest j "and," said he "the community abrol1d look with deep interest to your Society for informl1tion on these questions. Your experience and science give to your expression of opinion great weight in the minds of the public elsewhere, and you will be held to your responsibility; and if yon do not discharge your obligations to the pub lic we will blow you up!" Mr. B. then stated that a destroyer, new to the West, had I1ppeared in the orchards about Columbus. He believed it to be the "canker worm," of New England. It made its appearance in the spring, about the time the apple-leaf is formed, and totally destt·oys the foliage. It does not congre gate in nests like the caterpillar, but commits its ravages at large, and, there fore, can not be destroyed as we destroy the caterpillar. He had sent them to Dr. Fitch, the well-known entomologist, who regarded them as the canker worm, but could suggest no remedy as effectual against them. Mr. Bateham's remarks were of much interest, and he was heard with great pleasure by the Society. FRUITS AND FLOWERS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Raspberries.-By William Addis-Allen's Red Prolific j medium size, very fine flavor, promises well as a mal·ket variety. Hudson River Antwerp, fine flavor. By Mrs. Major Crane, of Hamilton-For a name. The fruit is very large, fine flavor; resembles the Frastolff. By !\Ir. McWilliams-Franconia; fruit large, very tender, juicy, rich flavor. The Ohio Everbearing; a great bearer. American Yellow and Frastolff. Pears.-By Mr. McWilliams-The Madeline; fine flavor. Aimere Joannetj soft. at the core. Early Chanmontel1e. CllrrwntoS.-By F. G. Cary-Red Dutch; fine specimen. White Grape; very fine j a great improvement on the White Dutch. Cherry Currant; this variety is growing in large, fine specimens, not quite ripe. Minutes of Cincinnati Horticultural Society. 76 ------FlolVl"rs.-By P. S. Bush-A very fine specimen of the Kochlreturia Panicu lata, a beautiful, hardy shrub. By F. ~Ieliue-Eight varieties of the Phlox Drummondii; very fine. Mr. Bickham reported a variety of turnip-seeds from the Patent Office, and held the same for distribution on next Saturday. Dr. Warder was appointed a delegate to the Ohio Pomological Committee at Cleveland. Adjourned. Saturday, July 3, 1858. President in the Chair. Minutes read and approved. Mr. Foote, from the Committee to report Resolutions in relation to the death of Isartc H. Jackson and Lewis Jackson, late members of this Society, submitted the following Report, which was adopted and ordered to be published. To THE CIX("TXX ATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: The di8tressing calamity which has called forth the appointment of your Committee is one which is as mournful as it was sudden and unexpected. It is an instance of disappointed hopes and blasted expectations for which we can never be prepared, and which call upon the highest principles of our na ture, and the most humble submission to the will of our Heavenly Father, to aid us to sustain. And although we know that afflictions spring not up from the dust nor sorrows from the ground, yet the peculiar nature of some afflictions seems to make them too overpowering to allow the due exercise of that faith and pa tience which they are intended to call into exercise. In the case before us we are struck by the sudden extinction of two of the lights on which our society had fixed high hopes for the extension Bnd continu ance of its power; to increase and multiply the brightness and brilliance which science antI art can cause to be reflected on the beauties and bounties of nat.ure. These hopes were founded upon, nnd justified by, characters of singul:1 r purity, marked by tastes whose direction was toward those pursuits which it is our ob ject to disseminate and increase in estimation throughout the community, nnd by those physical nnd mental powers which would have enabled them, in their chosen pursuit, to advance the progreso of true taste and correct knowledge on subjects upon which so much of the happiness of human society is based, for the love of ben,uty-of Xatllre's beauties-is 'ill assistant in the cause of civilization and Christia'nity which our Savior called upon his disciples to consider, ~nd which philanthropists find the most efficient aid for the softening and refine ment of manners. The feelings of grief, as well as of disappointment, called forth by the lo,s of our lamented youthful associates, are rendered more intense by the mnnner of their death. "Lovely and pleasltnt in their lives, in their death they were not divided." In a fruitless effort to s"ve his younger brother, the elder wns only able tn share his fate, and death came to continue their frat.ernal companion ship, and, as we trust, to open the portals through which they entered illtn the enjoyment of that paradise, whose ever-hlooming flowers of llc:tvenl~' bonnties hegin the lirlppiness of the redeemed, alltl where shall he continued that educa tion in love, which, begun on carth, shall be perfectcd in heaven. 11"ith thc~c views and feelillgR, we recommend the ndopti"n of the following resolutiuns. Resolved, That the members of this i'nciety lament the untimely death of their yout.hful associntcs, Isanc H. Jackson an [The following conversation on the Grape, crowded ont last month, together with the Fruit Committee's Report, occurred on Saturday, July 3d, 1858.] Various members made interesting statelllents of facts in relation to the rot and mildew of the grape; from which it would appear, as was claimed, that the deductions to be drawn from all the facts communicated do not warrant either the close or long pruning exclusively-the rot being found to prevail in vine yards under both modes of culture, as to pruning; so the question of manuring was deemed still an open question, some regar GRAPE PROSPECTS. Mr. Sanford reporteel that his vineyard still promised a fair crop. Mr. Mottier said he should have no crop. He had tried powdered sulphur, anel he found no advantage from it, as the vines treated with sulphur were as much affected by rot as those which were not so treated. 1111'. Orange said his crop would be a poor one. He had tried the powdered sulphur, and thought it worthless in preventing rot. Dr. ~losher said he would not realize more than one-quarter of a crop. He had not used the sulphur. Mr. Rentz stated that a neighbor of his would have a first-rate crop, but he could not assigu any reason for its escape from the rot; no particular treatment had been adopted in view of preventing the disease. Many instances were cited by various members, tending to show that the close and long pruning were both liable to the rot in the fruit, and that both were occasionally found to escape the disease. FRUITS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Apples.-By Dr. Dayton, of Miami township, the Lansingburg, sound, hand Bome, not high flavored, but valuable for its keeping qualities, as it brings $li per barrel on the 1st of July; good for cooking. By Wm. Heaver, Red Astracan. By B. F. Sanford, the Strawberry Apple or Early Red Junea,ting, nearly ripe. By Wm. Cooper, of Springfield, 0., the July Apple, meelium size, yellow, with dull Reel, not high flavored, but a very gooel keeper. GooscbeTrics.-By Jacob Knoop, of 'l'roy, an English variety, not ripe. Stmll"uerrics.-By J. D. Park, the "Smythe,·' from Atlanta, Georgia, said to be staminate, rather small, conical, bright rerl, flesh neurly white, highly flavored. Curml/Is.-By \Villiam Heuver, of Reading-road Nursery, White Dutch, fine; White Grape, as large as the White Dutch, no perceptible difference in quality; Old White, smaller than the above; (~herry, large and fine; Ileel Dutch, gooJ; Reel Grape; Cerise ele Tours, not large; Variegated-Ieuf, fine; Victoria, a large variety, und valuable on that account; Black Naples. Aeljourned. Saturday, July 17, 1858. President in the Chair. Minutes read and approved. Mr. James Lamont, of Cincinnati, was electeel to membership. The following communication from Mr. Kelley, of Kelley's Island, on the Ohio river, addressed to Mr. Sezerson, wus read and ordered to be published: KELLEY'S ISL_~ND, July 12. lIIR. W. SEZERsoN-Dear Sir: Your favor of the 6th is at hand, making in quiry about fruit here. The Peach, the Apricot., Plum and English (.'hen-ies and Apples are nearly a failure here. They u11 blossomed well, but. there wus a constant rain and north-east winr! during the time they were in blossom, which seemed to blast a large prop,Ht ion, so that insects will nearly finish the balance. Grapes and Quinces never looked better than nt present; Grnpcs are aoout the size of buckshot now, und abunelant time for them to rot or mildew yet; in fact, they look too ",,-II now for a hen.vy crop. There has hcen a hout fort.y-five acres planter! this spring, all looking well now; most of the land has been nnder-drained and deep-plowcrl; there will be abont sixteen acres in bear ing this year, one-half of them the first ycar's bearing, from which we eXl,ect about half a crop. The last. ycftr's vintage proves a good quality of wine-h"t. ter than we expected, ren.rlily selling for two dollars l','r gallon. We n.re ""W having a cold north-cast storm; it commenced raining :'aturday night ahout kn o'cloek, and continuer! raining hftrrl all night and all day ~1l\1(lay. It may be unfavorable to Grapes. Yours, very respectfully, ADDISON KELLEY. 1858.J JIil/utes of Ointimwti !Iortil'ltltlll'ol 8oeirty. 79 ----~------Mr. Mullet moved for the appointment of a special committee to investigate and report upon the facts connected with the gralJe-l'ot, which was adopted; and lIIessrs. ~lullett, lIIottier and Dr. Sturm were appointed. FRUITS EXHIBITED AND REPOR'fED ON. Blackberries-The" Native," by Mr. Parker, of Cumminsville; the" Lawton," by Mr. Bowen, and by lIIr. Smith, of Clifton. These berries are all very fine, but the Committee give the preference 10 the" Native." Apl'!,'s-Early Strawherry, by lIIr. Sanford; by :Ill'. lIIottier, Pryor's Red; the Red Streak, by iiII'. ConsH,line; a Seedling by Mr. Laboyteaux. Pears-Zoar Beauty, by Wm. Heaver; the Doyenne D'Ete, by Mr. Sayer; by Mr. Consadinc, the Bloodgood, or early Chuamontelle, Ptu,ns-By Mr. Consadine, the lIl:l;;nnm Bonum, Imperial Gage, Purple and Orleans Seedling, nearly all perfect; very seldom stung by the curculio. lIIr, Consadine records his claim to the premium heretofore offered by the So ciety for an efficient method of preventing the rav:1ges of the curculio. Mr. Consadine's specimens were certainly very fine, and he states that from :1 tree well situ:1ted for be:1l'ing, which he left :1S an experiment and did not subject to his treatment for curculio, in the midst of the other trees, he will not save a single plum. His treatment is to dissolve :1 half-peck of slacked lime and two pounds of flower of sulphur in a bucket of water, which is to remain for forly eight hours before use. He applies this liquor with a common garden-syringe, commencing when the plum is developed to about the size of a pea, He makes the application in the afternoon, or toward evening-as the insect commits his depredations mostly in the night-by syringing the tree with the mixture. His success, in conjunction with the experiment above noted, seems to W:1rrant the effort for saving this valuable fruit by h1S method, which has the merit, at least, of being both simple and cheap. Adjourned. Saturday, July 24, 1858. President in the Cbair. Minutes read and approved. 'fhe following resolntion, concerning the Fruit Committee's Report of last week, was adopted: Resolved, As the sense of this Society that the report of the Fruit Committee of last week, in giving preference to the" n:1tive" blackberry over the Lawton, applies only to t.he specimens then exhibited before the committee, and not to the comparative merits of those two berries in field culture. The following letter from Mr. Buch:1nan was read and ordered to be published: CINCINNATI, Saturday, July 24. To the President of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society: From my own observation, and what I can learn from :1 variety of sources, I think it is now pretty cel·tain that in Sonthern Ohio and Kentucky and Indian:t, the Apple-crop, as well as the Gmpe-crop, will be almost a failure. To say that one-fourth of an avemge crop of e:tch will be gathered, would be too large nn estimate. Northern Ohio, Western New-York and Pennsylvania, show the same result. Where the frost spared the Apples, the excessive wet weather crtuse(l mildew an,j rust to check their growth and make them nearly all f:11l off; those left are genemlly imperfect. The varieties least injured in my own orchard are the Maiden Blush, White Pippin, Rambo, Romanite, B:1ldwin and Ernst's Pippin. Pears-the fruit is generally perfect, and the crop will be a good one in orchards not injured by frost. I hope other members will report also. R. BUCHANA~. A letter wns received, read ancl ordered to be filed, from Caleb S. ~Ianly, Esq., of Kenton county, Ky., as to the growth of the Dioscore:t Batatas, :III'. Manly 80 ~jJfinlltes of Cincinnati Horticultural Society lSept., sent specimens of the plant in bloom and forming seed, planted in the spring of 18:;1), and remaining in the ground since. He states that in its growth, the plant does not trail, but climbs; he. had, therefore, trained his upon brush like the pea-vine. The blossom is found to be highly fragrant. Mr. Manly requests information from members of the Society as to the best method of preserving the seed of the Dioscorea. Dr. Whipple exhibited some fine specimens of plums-unripe-free from cur culio, concerning which he stated that they were grown on trees, among which he allowed swine free range, and no other means of preservation had been used. Kear a tenant-house ou his farm, about a quarter of a mile from his own Plum orchard, other plum-trees were growing, to which the hogs had not access, and the plums were all stung hy the curculio. The varieties exhibited were the Yel low Gage, Bluken Gage, Seedling from the Green Gage and the Blue Plum. Dr. Mosher and ~Ir. Mullett made statements of facts confirmatory of the effi cacy of swine ranging among the trees in preventing the ravages of the curculio. !\Ir. Sayer exhibited the bark of the American Linden, prepared for the gar dener's use as ties for buddiug, etc. At the reqnest of the Society, !\II'. Sayer gave his method of preparation, which is to cut the tree about mid-summer; and having taken off the bark in slabs, lay them in the water about ten days, and the inner co~ts will then reatIily peel up, and these are the softest and most pli able. The slabs may then be returned to the water for about ten days longer, when other Inycrs will part easily. The specimen shown was very fine, and was said to be superior to that used in Europe. Dr. WartIer submitted the following Report: The committee, to whom was referred a communication from l\fr. Longwort.h on our Strawberry plants, begs leave to return the thanks of the Society to Mr. Longworth for his offer of plants of favorite varieties, and we request him to advise the Society and the public when the runners will be ready for distribu tion, as we have entire confidence in the sorts he recommends for culture. FRUITS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Apples-By R. Buchanan, Alexander, fair, not ripe; Reel Streak, not fair; Red Astrachan, handsome; Sweet Bough, good amI fair; Maiden Blush, small but fair; Drap d'Or, fELir, not grown; Dutch Codlin, injured; Sweet June, in jured; Virginia Greening of 18;'7, kept by Mr. ~lument. Pears-Mr. Buchanan, the Summer Doyenne; Dearborn Seedling, out of char acter; Bloodgoo,l. By :\Ir. :\icWilliams, B. D'Amlis, premature; Summer Butter, very fine; Dearborn SeetIling, one like Tyson, and another unknown. By S. W. Hazeltine, Jargonelle and a Muscat Pear, By F. Pentland, Pears unknown. PlulIl.I-By :\Ir. Buchanan, the early Orleans. By Dr. Whipple, different va rieties, in a perfect stELt.e, thongh not ripe, showing the protective effects of hogs against curculio. Peaches-By J. S. Cook, believed to be Early lork, prematurely ripened. Blackberries-By N. Longworth, from the m:1rket, very fine, considered equal in size antI flavor to the Xew Rochelle, sometimes called the L:1wton. On motion, the Fruit Committee's Report was adopted, except the note in re lation to Blackberries, which was laid over till next week. The attendance of members was large, and the discussions pleasant and in teresting. S:1turday, July 31, 1858. President in the Chair. Minutes read and approved. A communication from Mr. Longworth, in relation to the st:1tement given in the 1858.J Minutes oj Cincinnati rlorticnltnral Society. 81 Country Gentlemen, of July 15th, as to picking three bushel:; of strawberries "from twenty-seven plants, procured one yel1r ago," of the }Iooke'r variety, WIlS rel1d I1nd referred to the Fruit Committee. A communication from Mr. White, resigning his office as Librarian, on ac count of engl1gements requiring him to be absent, WIlS receivedl1nd accepted, the Society voting him their thanks for his courteous I1ndl1ttentive dischl1rge of duty. Mr. 1. J. Allen was elected Librarian for the remainder of the year. On motion, further time WitS gmnted for the considerl1tion of the Fruit Com mittee's note on the Native I1nd Ll1wton Bbckberries of bst week. AUTU~[N.\L FAIR.--Mr. Hel1ver and Mr. Cary submitted some important sug gestions in relation to the coming Fair, urging the importance of n uuiversl11 effort on the part of members I1nd exhibitors to make the exhihition attrl1cti,e, and exhorting all to bring forward their fruit, eveu though the sel1son hl1d not proved as favomble as had been Itnticipated for perfecting the finer varieties. The fruit table presented some superior specimens. Mr. Hazeltine's necta rines-the" Stanwix"-were ]Jeautiful beyond pamllel, anu as delicious to the taste as they were beautiful to the eye. Mrs. McAvoy exhibited some grape clusters, very large, and looking most luscious. Seveml varieties of fiue a pple8 ,and pears also graced the fruit table. FRUITS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Apples-By C. S. Rannels, Esq., St. Louis, most beautiful specimens of Caro lina Red June, a delicious Apple, little known here; Red Quarrenden, also rare, quite good; High-top Sweeting, or Sweet June, und Prince's Early Harvest. By H. N. Gillet, Quaker Bottom, Ohio, the Early Chandler; Early Sweet Sponge, the earliest sweet Apple, very pro,Iuctive; f;lImmer Rose, very beautiful, tender, crisp, brisk and early bearer, productive; Early Strawberry, specimens resem ling Early Margaret in the short term, vcry good; Porter, not fully grown; Summer Queen, small, but high flavored, spicy, acid, very fine for the kitchen, the tree grows large and bears abundantly; High-top Sweet., very tender flesh; Golden Sweet-doubtful-large; Pound Royal, of Putnam, large, rather CO[l1'8e, very productive, considereu one of the best J lily and Aligust Apples by ~lr. Gil lett; Virginia Quaker, sillall and imperfect this yell.r. Mr. Gillett had forwarded Borne other varieties, which were found, unfortunately, to be too much decayeel to justify l'eport upon. By ~Ir. J. F. Gilmore, of Centmlia, Ill., the Carolina Heel Juue, tender, white flesh, mther dry, good. By B. F. Sanford, the Benoni. Pew's-By W. Heaver, the Calebasse d/Ete, sweet, musky flavor, rather dry; Julienne, fine, juicy, rich, sweet. By P. Consac1ine, the Bloodgood, fair, hand some specimens, very goou. "'I~'cl"rilles-By S. W. Hazeltine, the Slanwix; very beautiful specimens of this' new anu highly-praised variety, fully equaling its European reputation. Mr. Hazeltine deserves the thanks of the community for his enterprise in introduc ing and producing the beautiful specimens exhibited. Plums- By P. Cunsa,liue, the Imperial Gage, vcry fair and sound, medium size; Seedling Orleans, small, purple, sweet, plensant; Red lI1agnum Bonum, soum!. Blackberries-By B. F. Sanford, the" );ative," large, but not fully ripe. By J. N. Laboyteux, the N ll.tive, fair, not very large, but well ripened. Grul'cs-Ily D. McAvoy-hot house grapes- the Black Frontignan, close, com Pll.ct bunches, scarcely ripe. Adjourned. Saturday, August 7, 1858. President Stoms in the Chair. Minutes read and approved. The fruit tables presented" glowing and most inviting sight. Apples, pears, peaches, plums and grapes, mingled with beautifui flowers, attracted universal. admiration. 82 )Jlil/utes (~r Cineillilati H01'ticultuml Society. [Sept., Mr. J. S. (,ook exhibited some magnificent peaches, and remarked that his orchard is bearing to its full capacity, many trees requiring props to aid them in sustaining their burden of fruit. MI'. Heaver remarked that while a reasonable quantity of fruit was certainly to be found this ye~r, still it is, from various causes, inclined to fall from the trees. He thought that there would, consequently, be a scarcity of keeping-fruit for the coming winter; he therefore moved that the subject of the best methods of preserving fruits for late autumn and winter use be made the special subject for discussion at the next meeting, which motion was adopted. The topic being one of universal interest, it is hoped that the attendance will be full. Mr. Sanford moved that all two-dollar premiums should be payable in horti cultural books. Referred to the Council for report. FRUITS A"D FLOWERS EXIIIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Peaches-By J. S. Cook, Crawford's Early, Large Early York, and three kinds unknown. AJ'l,/,'s-By Wm. Heaver, Williams' Early, a pleasant-fiavored Apple; Early Strawberry, a delicious fruit. By B. F. Sanford, the Sweet Bough, fair, past ripe; the Benoni, in all respects one of the very best summer fruits. By Thos. C;ltlch, Clermont county, the Fall Wine, not sufficiently ripe to test its charac tel'; a seedlin,!!;, yery handsome, said to be fine for cooking. By Wm. OranfYc, the Rhode lsI:, nd Greening, fair for this season. By E. J. Hooper, the Large Red Siberian Crab, beautiful clusters. By W. Heayer, the Large Amber Crab. Pears-Il~' Wm. Heayer, the Kirtland, prematurely ripe; the Compt de Lamy, juin', very ple:":lnt; the Julienne, Calellllsse d'Ete, premature. The committee regret having omitte(l, iu their last week's report, the mention of some fine 'lwcimens of the English .Jargonelle, exhibited by F. G. Cary. l'lullis-By Will. (irange, the Green (luge-this old variety still retains its su perior character in point of quality; Imperial Gage; Blue Gage, very rich ~lld ~~Uo(l. By Wm. Heaver, the l'urpl~ Horse; Bingham; Washington; Purple Egg; L:1l'ge Blue Damson, '" ,eeellin,,; Imperial Gage; Flushing G'tge; Nectarine; :11111 one for It name, small, yellow, withont much fl::tvor. By W. Garrison, the "',,shi 1I.c:tull, fine, handsome specimens, unripe; Yellow Egg; Imperial Gag-e. By L ~[,,!logul, of \'ewport, Ky., the W::tshington. 1.'''''J",s-Hy ~. Longworth, the Black Hamburg, specimens grown on rafter, finer l!:wor th:lll those grown on the wall; the Black Frontignan, also grown on rafter, hetter flavor. H"",,,-By ~lr. :Ileal'S, the :lladame L:1morciere, Dutchess de Nemours, 'II:ushal Yillier,', Lamarque, Hermasa, Prince Alhert, Felimberg, and several varieties of the Althea; Brngmanshia Arbor!'" an'\ Yellow Jessamine. By :\11'. Heaver Cut Flowers-the Bignonia liranditiora, Wistaria Sinensis, Liathysus Catifolius Albus, Erythuria Versicolor, Deephinium Hendersonii, Sedllm \' esputillionis. By F. (L Cary, tL fine display of Balsams-abont ten varieties; two varieties of Deephininm, one a most beautiful acquisition; also Roses, La Reine and Jjmer ViberL Saturday, August 14, 1858. President Stoms in the Chair. :II in utes read and approved. :\[1'. Mullett, from the Special Committee on the Grape, reported progress, and further time was granted. :Ill'. Sanford stated that, having conferred with the American Express Com pany, thl'." !lnd generously offered to donnte to the Secretary lheir charges for transporting such p11ck11ges of horticultural products as may be committed to their Company for onr Annual Fair; nnd the Society returned their thanks, by unanimous vote, to the American Express Company for their liberality. 1858.] 1I1inutes of Cincinnati IIortieulfural So(!icty. 83 Mr. Sanford submitted t.he following from t.he {;ircular of the American Pomo logical Society, viz: For the purpose of eliciting the most reliable information, the several Fruit Committees of States and other local associations, are requested to forward to Hon. Samuel Walker, General Chairman of the Fruit Committee, Roxbury, Mas sachusetts, or to P. Barry, Esq., Secretary of the Society, Rochester, New-York, a definite answer to each of the following questions, at an early date, and prior to September 1 : Wlmt six, twelve and twenty varieties of the ApPLE are best adapted to a family orchard of one hundred trees, and how many of each sort should it contain? What, varieties and how many of each are best for an orchard of one thousand trees, (jesigned to bear fruit for the market? W hat six and twelve varieties of the PEAR are best for family use on the Pear stock? What varieties on the Quince stock? What varieties and how many of each of these are best adapted to a Pear orchard of one hundred or of one thousand trees. What are the six and twelve best varieties of the PEACH for a family orchard? What are the best varieties and how many of each are best adapted to a Peach orchard of one hundl'ed or of one thousand trees? Answers to these questions should be made from reliable experience, and with reference to the proximity or remoteness of the market, Societies will please transmit to the Secretary, at an early day, ,. list of the delegates they have appointed. The above having been read, Mr. Sanford moved that t.he subject m'1tt~r thereof be made the special order for the Society's consideration next Satur day, which was adopted. The Chair announced the special order for to-day, as being the subject of the best method of keeping fruit. Mr. Heaver remarked that he deemed the subject of much importance, as, from cerl ain atmospheric causes, the fruit of the present season seemed inclined to ripen much more rapidly than usual; and that premature ripening is uniformly attentled by premature decay. To communicate plans for keeping fruit would, therefore, prove a public benefit. He had found it beneficial to gather the fruit in the morning while cool, and then keep in " cool, airy place. For keeping, pears should be gathered before fully ripe, and allowed to mature after pulling. They should not be spread upon a chamber floor, or loft, where a current of air passes, as that tended to IDl1ke them wither and shrivel. The best position was in a cool, clen,n, sweet cellar. The frequent examination of fruit was important, to detect. and remove unsound specimens, as these infected ot,hers in contact. Fruit should not be in mass, nor even double tiers to press upon each other. Mr. lIIottier remarked that last year he tried two methods of preserving his pears, one by putting them in oats in barrels, the other by first wrapping them in paper-separately-and placing them in boxes. Those in paper and boxed, kept much the best. Mr. Buchanan sl1id that he supposed t.he best method of keeping fruit, was in 11 tin box, in .. cool, dark cellar. He had now, in the middle of August, the Virginia Greening Apple, perfectly sound, of last year's growth, kept in this wav in his wine cellar. MINUTES OF CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [The following is the conclusion of proceedings for Saturday, August 14:] Dr. Warder stated that the efficacy of the method of wrapping in paper sepa rately allLI placing in a dark, cool cellar, would seem to be owing to several concurring circumstances: First" the bibulous nature of the paper, by which the natural exudations of the fruit were absorbed; second, the paper being nearly impervious to the air; and third, the fruit being placed in a dark and cool place, nearly completed its isolation from' the usual causes of decomposition, ~iz: light, heat, air and moisture. These conditions, being secured by this pro cess, commended it" as he thought, to favorable consideration. He would, more over, recommend the use of white and certainly clean paper. He did not know that old newspapers were especially dirty, but, at all events, he would not even put up his prescription of calomel and jalap in bits of old newspaper, much less the fruit he expected to offer as a delicacy to his friends. Mr. Laboyteux stated that this method of packing in separate papers had been practiced with great success by those who put up and shipped apples to southern latitudes. One gentleman had pursued this course with great profit in shipping apples to our southern coast. FRUITS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Pears-By Mr. Buchanan: Julienne; another variety, believed to be Valee Franche, prolific but rather harsh and inferior. By E. J. Mottier: Julienne, handsome; Dearborn's Seedling, not quite ripe, By N. Longworth: a group of ten Pears, marked St. Andre, is very like Andrews'; this cluster shows a very pi'olific variety. By S. S. Jackson: two varieties of his Seedling Pears, hereto fore exhibited, one of them very prolific, not yet ripe. By W m. Heaver: An drews', Dearborn's, Comet de Lamy, Summer Rose, Kirtland, Beurre D' Amalis, Washington, Long Green or Mouthwater. By J. Sayres: St. Ghistain, Julienne, Bergamotte de Rheims. Plums-By Wm. Heaver: Red Magnum Bonum, doubtless Prince's Imperial Gage; large blue Damson; Seedling, of creamy yellow. Apples-By J. S. Cook: Virginia Greening, kept from last year, sound alld juicy. By Mrs. Gano, Clifton: Porter Apples, very handsome. By R. Buchanan, for Robert McGregor: Fruit of the Carnelian Cherry or Cor nusmus, a very ornamental shrub. Flowers-By Sayres & Hutchinson, Cottage Gardens: The Combretum Cocci nCUlD, Gloxinia Alba Sanguinea, G. Queen Victoria, Santana Phodonurrii, Pe tuni Kritzburgh, P. Gloire de Lyons, P. Streatafiora, all potted and presented a most he~,lthy and. vigorous growth j the Petunias arc all new and handsome. Messrs. S. & H. also exhibited the following varieties of the Verbena-cut--all new varieties, very beautiful, anll presented for the first time to the observation of the S?ciety, viz: Verbena Get.tnt des Battailes, V. Celestial, V. Gen. Simpson, Y. Evemng Star, V. Hero, V. ~hss Holford. Mr. E. S. Ricker, of Clermont County, exhibitecl an excellellt and very superior specimen of Sorghum Molasses. On motion, the suhject of complimentary tickets was referred to the consider ation of the Council, for the report of their views at the next meeting. Aclj. Saturday, August 21 President Stoms in the Ch(lir. Minutes read and. (lpproved. 1858.J JJlimlies oj Cincinnati Hortirultllml Society. 85 Dr. R. Fletcher, Mr. A. N. Kingsbury, of Cincinnati, and Mr. Emil Schumann, of South Bend, were elected to membership. The Council submitted their report on the snbject of complimentary tickets, referred to them last Saturday, and the report was adopted. The special order in relation to answers to the inquiries propounded by the American Pomological Society, submitted at the last meeting, was presented and discussed at some length, but, on motion of Mr. Mears, was referred to a committee of seven, con sisting of Messrs. Mears, Mottier, Riley, Catt, Mosher, Sayres and Sanford, to report at next meeting. It was also suggested that the members should each prepare his fruit-list, and submit the same to the Committee at the next meet ing, when tho comparative merits of our fruits will be thoroughly discussed. The fruit exhibited presented a very fine appearance and comprises the fol lowing list. Pears-By Wm. Heaver, Reading Road Nursery: Autumn Superb, Beurre d' Amilis, Cumberland Beurre Goubault, St. Ghislain. By R. Buchanan: Bartle St. Ghislain, Cumberland, Golden Beurre of Bilboa, Julienne, Summer Doyenne and one unknown. Also, by Messrs. Mears, Sayres, Longworth, Ernst, Catt and McWilliams. Peaches-By Messrs. McGeechin, Conclin and McWilliams j also, a fine variety by J. S. Cook. Apples-By R. Buchanan: Maiden's Blush, Carolina Sweet, Virginia Greening of last year. By Mr. Hancock, the Summer Sweeting Apple. Plums-By Messrs. Bush, Cook and Ernst. By Wm. Heaver: the Mulberry j also, large Amber Siberian Crab Apple. The fruit will be noticed in detail on the coming in of the report next week. Adjourned. Saturday, August 28. President Stoms in the Chair. Minutes reacl and approved. A communication from J. H. Garretson, of Richland, Iowa, was received com plaining of the treatment that had been given his Ever· bearing StrOJWberry by this Society. Whereupon it was moved that the Corresponding Secretary be request ed to write to Mr. Garretson, asking for a synopsis of his previous statements in regard to said Strawberry. lIIr.Ward read an interesting communication fromN. E. Guerin, Esq., who is en gaged in the culture of grapes on the mountains, in East Tennessee. It would appear that grape culture is very successful there. A communication was also received from C. A. Schumann, which was referred to the Committee on Vineyards. On motion of Mr. Heaver, the Council were authorized to purchase a tent for the sum of $50, to be nsed for the Fall Exhibition. A resolution was also adopt ed directing the Council to rent ont the refreshment-table in the coming exhibi tion, and inviting offers for the same. The Special Committee appointed to prepare lists of the most valuable varie ties of apples, pears and peaches, cultivated here, which lists were intended to be sent to the American Pomological meeting in N ew-York, reported as follows: Best Six Sorts of Apples for Family use.-Benoni, Early Harvest, Yellow Belle flenre, Maiden's Blush, White Pippin, Rawle's Janet. 86 Minutes of Cincinnati Horticultural Society. [Oct., Best Twelve Sorts.-Enrly Harvest, Benoni, Red Astracan, Maiden's Blush, Fall Pippin, White Pippin" Smith's Cider, Rawle's Janet, Yellow Bellefieure, Rambo, Summar Rose, Pryor s Red. \ Best Twenty Sorts.-Early Harvest, Benoni, Rambo, Summer Rose, Red Astra cnn, Maiden's Blush, Hubbardston Nonsuch, Golden Russet, Yellow Bellefieur&, Fall Pippin White Pippin, Rome Beauty, Pryor's Red, Winesap, Smith's Cider, Broadwell's'Sweet, Newton Spitzenburg, Baldwin, Summer Queen, Rawle's Janet. One Tlwuutnd Trees for Market Orchard.-One hundred Early Harvest, fifty Early Strawberry fifty Benoni, fifty Porter, fifty Hubbardston Konsuch, fifty Summer Queen o'ne hundred Maiden's Blush, ten Smith's Cider, one hundred White Pippin, 'one hundred Winesap, one hundred Rome Beauty, fifty Yellow Bellefieure, fifty- Michael Henry, fifty Rawle's Janet.. For want of time the list of Pears and Peaches were laid over. W. E. MEARS, ROBERT REILY, 111. MeW ILLIAMS, B. F. SANFORD, E. J. HOOPER, DR. S. MOSHER, J. E. MOTTIER. Committee. FBUITS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON FOR AUGUST 21. Pears-By A. H. Ernst: Summer Colmar, juicy, rich, vinous, melting, best; Ananas d'Ete, melting, sweet, rich, best. One variety for a name: quality good. By J. 1\1. McWilliams: Beurre d' Amalis, juicy, sweet, good; St. Ghislain BarUett. By J. Sayres: Bartlett, very fine specimen; Belle Lucrative, not ripe; Beune Goubanlt; Washington, fine grown specimens, but not ripe. One variety for a name, in general appearauce resembling the Washington, but inferior to that variety. By F. 111. Mears: Bartlett, seedling, unworthy attention. By G. W. Catt, Green Township: Osborne, small size, but juicy and sweet; quality good. By N. Longworth: the Stone 1:'ear, Wa~ington, very fine specimens; Bartlett St.. Ghislain, fine; Honey. By R. Buchanan: Bartlett, St. Ghislain, Cumberland, Golden Bellne of Bilboa, beautiful and good; Julienne, best Summer Doyenne; one variety for a name. By W. Heaver: Autumn Supurb, Beurre d' Amalis, fine; Cumberland, Beurre Goubault, brisk, juicy, pleasant fiavor, said to be very productive, deserves to be better known; St. Ghislain. Mr. Sayres exhibited two dwarf pear-trees, dug from the nursery, scarcely foul' feet high, producing seventeen large specimens of fruit. Mr. S.'s object in exhibiting was to show the productive character of some vM'ieties of dwarf pears. He stated they would yield at least equal to potatoes in quantity; the relative value might be ascertained in the market. Apples-By R. Buchanan: Maiden's Blush, fair and good; Carolina Sweet, by Jno. Hancock; apple for a name-Summer Sweeting. By W. Heaver: Large Amber Siberian Crab, fine for preserving, and very or namental trees. ]3y R. Buchanan, Virginia Greening from last year, sound. Peaches-By J. S. Cook: Yellow Cling, with red cheek, believed to be the Or ange. Oue for a name, a Freestone-Kenrick's Heath. By William Conclin, Campbell Co., Ky.: Crawford's Early, fine; a Seedling Yel low Freestone, not quite ripe, pit very small, possesses very promising qualities. Thomas lIIcGeechin, Reading Pike, exhibited a branch about a foot long, con taining eight very large, nearly full-grown fruit. 1111'. McG. obtained this for the Old Mixon Free stone. The Committee believe it to be Poole's Large Yel low. Mr. McG. states it to be a very productive variety. He also exhibited some specimens of a seedling, Cling form, nearly round, with slight suture skin white suffused and mottled with red, presenting a beautiful appearance fiesh firm, juice good, fia Vol' promises to be a desirable market variety. ' By J. 1\1. McWilliamR: Balt.imore Rose Cling. l'lu",s-By P.i'. Bush, Covington: Sharp's Emperor, large, handsome but course and. deficieut in Jia,or; Purple Egg, Bleecker's Red Gage, good; Blu~ Gage. 1858.] 1I1inutes of Cil/cinnali I-Iol'lil'ultllral Society. 87 By J. S. Cook, Princess Imperial Gl1ge, fine. By A. H. Ernst, 11 small Yellow, without a name. By W. Heaver, Mulberry, new, very good. FRUITS EXIIIDlTED AND REPORTED ON, AUGUST 28. Apples-By R. Buchl1nl1n, Maiden's Blush, bel1utiful; }linister, not correct; Cl1rolinl1 Sweet. By Wm. Hel1ver, Rl1msdell's Rell Winter, not ripe. By H. N. Gillet, QUl1ker Bottom, Ohio, "Summer Seek-no-further," 11 pleasant table apple, not known. '1'ha other specimens had spoiled before they reached the Committee. By F. G. Cary, Maiden's Blush. Hy C. B. Rannells, St. Louis, 1II0., Porter, very fine specimens; '" sweet, un known, good; Fall Wine, very nice; a deep red, spicy, tender I1pple, of peculiar flavor, name unknown. By R. Dllckingham, l\lil1m is v ille, 0., a seedling, vl11ul1ble for cooking, but coarse for table. This vl1riety being productive, hardy I1nd fair, is much culti vnted and highly esteemed nnder the nl1me of Buckingham; but 11 very different and superior fruit has 111ready been described in print, under this name. See D,nnling, p. 124. By B. F. Banford, 11 sweet and a sour, unknown. l'car8-By A. H. Ernst, Dunmores, vinous, juicy, brisk; Conseiller de la Cour, defective; Andrews, handsome; Jalousie Fonteney Vendee, tender, juicy musky; Walker, sweet, juicy; Catinkl1, very tender, juicy, thick skin; HefLth cote, vinous, juicy, fine, sl1id to be a shy bearer; Stevens's Genesee; Duttamel, very beautiful, breaking, juicy, good; Summer Colmar, delicious. By F. G. Cnry, Stone, Bartlett, B. Bosc, Summer Bon Chretien, Doyenne Blanc, S~'Jkle, all handsome and very fine. Hy R. Bllchanan, Bartlett, Stone, Seckel, Julienne, Flemish Beauty, White Do yenne, Golden Beune of Bilboa, Beune d' Amalis, 1'llllcake, St. Ghis1i1in, Curu berlaml. By E. J. Hooper, White Doyenne, Flemish Beauty, Seckel. By P. Consadine, a baking pear, like Chelmsford and Bartlett. By Wm. Heaver, Golden Beurre of Bilboa, Cumberland, Seckel, Long Green, or Mouthwater, fine; Soldat Laboureur, Rousselet de Rheims, Heathcote, very good; Andrews, Doyenne Goubault, delicious, very tender; Triomphe de J odoigne, premature, rich, vinous; Reider's Seedling. By lVI. McWilliams, Rosteizer, fine; Doyenne Goubault, B. d' Amalis, Duchesse d' .\.ngouleme, White Doyenne. By W. Brown Smith, Syracuse, N. Y., Ananas d' Ete, pleasant, vinous, juicy. By Wm. Evans, Stone Pear. Peaches-By T. McGeechin, a seedling, clingstone, which he calls Cincinnati Beauty, handsome, bright red on white, juicy, sweet, good. By F. G. Cary, lIIonstrous Cling, large and handsome. By E. J. Hooper, ColUmbia, premature. By lVI. McWilliams, a seedling, yel low, red-cheeked, freestone, acidulous; No.2-Yellow-fleshed, Free, not ripe; No.3-Clingstone. Plums-By Wm. Heaver, Prince's Imperial Gage; Guava, or Pridium Cattleya num, a tropical fruit of peculiar acidulous flavor. FLOWERS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. CuI Flowers-By Mrs. F. G. Cary, seven varieties of Phloxes, seven varieties Balsams, Canma Indica, Pyrithnum Immortell, Brugmansice, six varieties Ver benas, China Asters, and a number of varieties of herbaceous flowers. Bociety adjourned. Saturday, September 4. Messrs. R. S. Bacon and Wilber Wheeler were unanimously elected members of the SO FRUITS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Pears-By A. H. Ernst, Passalgee's Seedling, a new pear, of fine quality, me dium size, yellow, fine grained, sweet and juicy; Andrews, over-ripe; Elizabeth, -Edward-rather course; Jalousie d' Fonteney, good, bears well on quince; Counsellor Rauwz, Camp d'Flanders, Stevens's Genesee, sweet, juicy, and high, flavored; Heathcote, Bergamotte d' Automni, medium, yellow ground, nearly cov ered with a sick blush, of good flavor, sweet and very juicy, a good bearer. By T. V. Petti colas, D'Amalis, Bartlett, Dix, White Doyenne, Seckel, Long Green. By Henry Kendall, Bartlett. By F. Pentland, Stone, and five other varieties not recognized by Committee. "By D. B. Pearson, Pears from the old trees on Detroit River; trees about seventy-five feet high, and seven feet eight inches in circumference; fruit very much decayed and wbrthless by rot. By R. Buchanan, Flemish Beauty, fine specimen, good; Washington, small and delicious; and an apple, for a name, supposed to be Hay's Wine, the speci men imperfect. Peaches-By Mr. Shays, Freestone, name not known. By Cooley & Brother, Old lIIixon Cling, fine specimens; a seedling, of good size, but not ripe. By W. E. Mears, Omnge Free and President Cling. Strawberries-To V. Petticolas, a seedling, bearing second crop, small, light colored and fine flavor; and also an Orange Watermellon, not pure but poor. Grapes for !1 name; pronounced Isabella. Adjourned. Saturday, September, 11. President Stoms in the chair. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Mr. James C. Cole was elected to membership. The following communication from G. W. Campbell, Esq., of Delaware, was read and ordered to be published: DELAWARE, 0., Sept. 8, 18;::18. Wm. Stoms, Esq., President of the Oincinnati Horticultural Society: DEAR SIR-At the request of Wm. Heaver, Esq., I forward you, by express, samples of the true Delaware Grape for exhibition next Saturday morning. I will 111 so try and have specimens for your exhibition on the 21st, together with another variety. In reference to the Delaware Grupe, I presume you are aware it was first dis seminated from this place. Its origin is somewhat obscure, but it is generally concedeLl to be a native. I hayc fonnd it, with one exception-the Logan-the hardiest grape I have ever cultivated-enduring, unprotecte,1 and uninjured, a degree of cold that, in the same situation and circumstanccs, killed to the grounLl the Catawba, Isabella, Diana and Clinton. It is vcry difficult. to propagate, anLl is for the first two ye"rs usually of slow growth; afterward, with reasonable atten tion, it has, with me, always grown well, and bears more fruit in proportion to its wood than any grape within my knowledge. I have never known the fruit to fail, and it hns never, to my knowledge, rottcd. I picked ripe specimens this s(,:18Un, the IGth of August, from a fair southern exposure, where the sun shone from \J A. M. t.ill 4 P. M. Owing, probably, to the difficulty with \rhich this vine is propagated, it is still very scarce; and I have heen informed that, in some in stances, the foreign Trail/iller has been suhstituted and sold by nurserymeu for the Delaware. This is to be regrettcd; but it m"y have been innocently done as at one t.ime the iLlea was by Borne parties honestly entertained that the Dcla~ ware ant! Traminer were identical. It has since, however, been ascertained that they are wholly distinct. Yours respectfully, GEORGE W. C.U!PBELL. A communication from Mr. i\I. Harter, of Independence, Iowa, was received and read, giving information of an insect attacking his growing Sorghum. This drew out a lively discussion in relation to the merits of the Sorghum, in which :Mr. Cary desired to be put upon the record aa pronouncing the Sorghum fl~ gl'eat a humbug as was the Morus l\Iulticaulis, so far as sugar-making quali 1858.J lIlinutes of Cincinnati IIorfl:cllltul""l Society. 89 ties were concerned. Sorghum was well defended by Dr. Whipple, Dr. Mosher, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hedges, Mr. Mullet and Mr. :Foot, who cited numerous facts going to warrant confidence in its value as a sugar-producing plant. The fruit t:1ble appeared well. !\Ir. Sayres stated that during a recent visit to t.he Eastern cities, he nowhere saw in the markets any fruits equal to those of our own market. FRUITS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Catawba Grapes-By Mr. Oakley-from the vineyard of Mr. Whitehouse, Ky.: the specimens are sound and fair. Mr. ,Vhitehouse reports" full half-crop, cq ual to the specimens, which are very fine. Delaware Grapes-By Geo. W. Campbell, of Delaware 0.; fair, beautiful, vin ous, free from pulp, It superior table grape. Scedlin.'! Grapes-By Dr. Mosher: II o. 1, Delaware, red, like its parent, hard pulp, may be superior to its parent for wine, but is inferior to its parent for the table; No.2, from the Clinton, hardy; :\'0.3, It foreign val'iety-fromGermany -very acid, said to be free from rot. By S. Rintz: a black seedling from the Catawba, inferior to the Isabella or the Cape. Peetrs-By General Wade: Oswego Beurre, pleasant, pprightly, good; Glout i\[OI'Ce'ln, ('olumbia, Bartlett, too ripe; Fondunte d' Aut.omne or Belle Lucrative, fine specimens, over ripe; Flemish Beauty, Duchess d' An~ouleme, over ripe; Marie Louise, juicy, sweet, slightly astringent. The specimens all denote good cultivn tion, but generally over ripe. By ~. S . .J l1ckson: seedling, named last. year by the Society "Jackson's Seedling." By T. lIIcGeechin: Bartlett, very handsome specimens. By X Longworth: Duchess d' Angoulemc, fine specimens; Bartlett, very fine; Seckel, fair and handsome. By J. Sayres: Oswego Beurre, fine, juicy, very good. By A. H. Ernst: Urbanist, sprightly, juicy, buttery, excellent; Howell, ash'in gent, juicy, good. Peaches-By W. Heaver: Ward's late, Free, Inrge, handsome specimen; :llag num n'lllUID, a 8plendid, large, beautiful specimen, well deserving its name. By Dr. Taylor, Newport: a seedling for a name, unripe; No.2, Yellow Free, tart. By J. Sayres: Druid Hill, excellent; White Cling, small specimen, good. By :llrs. McGeechin: Old Mixon Free, well deserving the character" best;" 110.:2, a large Yellow Free, belie\'c,l to be Pool's large Yellow; ","". 3, a large White Cling, scarcely ripe, believed to be "monstrous" free. By (Ceneral Wade: a seedling, Yellow Cling, large, hands0me, high-colored when exposed to the sun. By request of General W. t.he committee name this "Wa,le's Cling," and highly commend it for general cultivation. B)' R. Bilchanan-from Coolc·y & Brother, lIIanchester, Ohio: four specimens; \"0.1. see,lling Cling, white flesh, red ncar the skin, juicy, sweet, promises well, scarcely ripe; No.2, a Blood Free. very good; No.3, '" true seedling, dry and insipid; No.4, a White Free, not worthy of cultivation. By .T. S. lIIcCnne: a seedling, Yellow Free, very highly approved, excellent. By W. Hea,er: Fruit-weepinp: Peach. PlulIls-By P. CUllsn,line: Late Blue, sound and solid. F'.1,·-By W. H. Caldwell, Campbell Co., Ky.: well-ripened and agreeable. regetables-By G. W ..Jones, of Cincinnati: Asparagas Beans, with sec,I-raised from Mexican seed; thrifty, great bearers; said to be very tender anel palatable. At the conclusion of the meeting, 3Ir. Heaver, as Chairman of Council, re quested that contributions of evergreens for trimming t.he Fair Grounds be sent in by Tuesday of next week, and extended an invitation to ladies interested in the Society to meet on Wednesday for making arrangements to decorate the tents of the Fair Grounds on the City Lot. Society Adjourned. :ThII~UTES OF CINCIN~ATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. CINCINNATI, Saturday, September 18, 18::;8. President Stoms in the chair. Minutes of last meeting read and o,pproved. A communication from :)11'. Laughry was reo,d, informing the Society of 0, lot of peaches sent by him for exhibition, for which contribution 0, vote of tho,nks was tenclered to ;\II'. Laughry. A communication from ;\h. Emil Schumann was received, announcing the death of his father, Charles Schumann, hte of Delhi, a much esteemed member of the :"nciety. On motion, 0, committee consisting of Messrs. R. Buchanan, B. F. Sanford and F. Pentland, was appointed to report suitable resolutions in relation to the de cease of Mr. Schumann. On motion, the rules were suspended, to enable the Society to act upon the following resolution, offered by Dr. Sturm: Rcsoll'Cll, That the By-hws be so modified as to permit o,ny one to compound for nIl future dues of a life membership· by payment of the sum of Twenty Dol lars, instead of Twenty-five Dollars, as heretofore, and that a paper be dmwn soliciting subscriptions of life membership on the above terms. Which was unanimously adopted; whereupon :)Irs. Geo. W. Maxwell and :Ill'. Thos. Hutchinson became life members on the terms above named. lIIr. ~a:rres announced that all the indebtedness of the Society to Sayres & Hutchinson, o,f tel' p:lyment of the life membership of T. Hutchinson, was by himself and partner presented to the Society; for which liberality 0, vote of thanks was tendered. On motion of Mr. Heaver, the former order of the Society, requiring payment of an entry-fee for the exhibitors, not members of the Society, was rescinded, and the premium list was thrown open to all, without charge for entry of specimens. Mr. Heaver announcecl that the premiums for cut flowers and bouquets would be awarded on the Fair Grounds, at 5 o'clock P. !lL, on Wednesd.1Y, 22d inst. An interesting communication concerning the management of the Sorghum, in sugar-making, was presented by :Ill'. Laboyteaux, from a cultivo,tor in Illi nois, going to show that the matter of expressing the juice by iron or wooden rollers, is an important considemtion; and that the cultivation of the Sorghum, for syrup-making alone, had proved highly profitable to the grower. Dr. A. Barry, TIobert Demcker and George A. Moore were elected members. The Fair Grounds arc going to present 0, beautiful appearance when the ar rangements are completed. The Fair will be opened on Tuesday evening, the 21st instant, when all who have a love for the beautiful in nature may enjoy a feast of delight. Saturday, September 2;:;. President Stoms in the chair. Minutes read and approved. On motion of ;\lr. Howarth, it was resolvecl that all the Orphan Asylums of Cincinnati and its vicinity be invited to visit the Fair Grounds of the Society. On motion of ilIr. Cary, it was Res"'",,d, That all cultivators of fruits be notifirrl and request.ed to brin'" nll that is ill their power to replenish the tables during the ensuing week, anu."'that 1858.J Mill/ties of Cincinnati liorticultural 8ocl:ety. 91 the committee examine and notice them nnder the head of miscellaneous arti. clesj that they receive premiums at tho discretiou of the judges, and that all the fruits sold this evening be replacecl next week. A communicat.ion was read from Mr. Longworth on the subject of Fox Grapes, and a specimen of prolific cane received for distribution. On motion of Mr. Cary, it was resolved that the communication of Mr. Long worth be published, which was as follows: CINCINNATI, Saturday, Sept. 25, 1858. To the Oincinnati IIorticultural Society : When at Newark, N. J., I purchased some Fox Grapes, which, in my days of boyhood, were highly valued; for this grape and the cOlllmon winter gmpe were th,e only ones known. I brought some of the grapes I found in the market with me. Deeming it advisable to plant some of the seed, as the result may be a fruit of great value, I send some of the grapes for distribution among those in clined to plant them. The grapes have been pulled too long to show their qual ity, and the size is climinished. They are the largest I have ever seen of the Fox family. I also send two half~ears of corn, to be distributed for planting, as an experiment. I have never heard of one of the Sl1me character before. The ear of corn, and the stem attached to the main stem, measured five and a half feet. These two were the only ripe ears I could find. Attached to each stem were from three to five ears, but seldom more than one of them having any grains. The pel'son told me he had some that bore two and some three perfect ears. It was an abundant bearer. When planted, he supposed it to be the common corn. All the stems and ears measured from three and a half to five and a half feet, ,and they covered an acre of ground. Yours, respectfully, N. LONGWORTH. On motion of Mr. Foot, it was Resolved, That Messrs. Bushnel, Richard Gray, Emery, Dr. Kost and N. Badger, missionaries to the poor, and their families, be invited to visit the grounds. Movecl by Mr. Isaac N. Laboyteaux that the free schools of Covington and Newport be also invited to visit the grounds. FRUITS EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Grapes-By S. W. Hazeltine: Black St. Peler's, very rich and fine. Peachs-By Daniel H. Horne: a seedling, freestone, of very fair quality. Pears-By F. G. Cary: Beurre Bosc, of the highest and most delicious flavor melting and juicy. ' On motion of Mr. Howarth, it was Resolved, That, with the permission of Mr. S. S. Jackson-which was ob tained-the Diascorea Batatas, or Chinese Yam, be boiled and submitted to the palates of t!le members of the Society next Saturday. Saturday, Oct. 2. President Stoms in the chair. Minutes read and approved. The subject of the report of the Fruit Committee on the grapes on exhibition being under consideration, it was, on motion, referred back to the same com mittee, together with the communication of H. C. Beardslee, of Painesville. Mr. Heaver, as chairman of the Council, announced that an engagement hall been entered into with 111. Godard for a Balloon Ascension from the Society's grounds next Monday, and that it had been proposed to require an admission fee from members and officers of the Society as of others, in order to benefit the finances of the Society j and, on motion, the arrangement was ratified by the Society j and, on further motion, it was ordered that all the members and offi cers of the Society, excepting its employees, be charged the usual a,lmission fee 92 Minutes of Cincinnati Horticultural Society. of twenty-five cents upon entering the grounds during the afternoon of the Bal loon Ascension. On motion of Dr. Sturm, it was ordered that the fruit too ripe for longer pre servation be sold at auction this evening, al).d that the remainder be suitably put aside for replenishing the tables on Tuesday morning after the Balloon As- cension. Saturday, Oct.. 9. President Stoms in the chair. Minutes read and approved. ·:\lessrs. John A. Gurley and Frederick Parker were unanimously elected mem bers of t.he Society. By a vote of the Society at the meeting of the 18th of September, it was re solved that the fee for life membership be reduced to twenty dollars. Those per sons, therefore, who desire to become life members of the Society, are requested to make application to I. J. Allen, Secretary of Society on or before next Saturday. FRUITS, ETC., EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. Pears-By Edward Butler, for a n,ame. By T. V. Petticolas, Beurre Diel, sweet, juicy, over ripe, quality very good. Welsh Willow-By T. V. Petticolas, one year's growth, 9 feet 3 inches long. HALL OF CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, Satnrday, Oct. 16. Society met. Vice President Graham in the chair. The minutes of the former meeting were read and approved. The Treasurer submitted a statement of the finances on the part of the Coun cil. Whereupon, Mr. Mears submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the premiums due exhibitors at the late autumnal exhibition, be paid in full from the funds now in the hands of the Treasurer. Mr. Sanford moved as a substitute, that the funds on hand be applied to the payment of general indebtedness first., and the balance be paid on premium ac count pro rata; which substitute was lost. The question recurring on the origi nal resolution of Mr. iIlears, t.he same was adopted. The Committee on Fruits for the late exhibition presented a supplementary report on the Grape: which was read and atlopted. Thereupon, the reports of the Standing Committees on Frnits, Flowers and Vegehhles, n t the late exhibi tion, were read, received and adopted, and on motion the same were ordered to he puhlished, provided it could be made without charge to the Society. REPORT OF FRUIT CmrMITTEE, FALL EXHIBITION. PEACHES. Thomas :lrcGeechen-For fine display of peaches, gratuity ...... $3.00 John Loughry-Magnificent display of peaches in variety, gratuity...... 3.00 Mrs. E. A. Bickham-Best peck of peaches of one sort, premium...... 3.00 Thoma.s ;lIcGeechen-Second best peck of peaches of one sort, premium.... 2.00 Mrs. E. A. Bickham-Best plate of peaches of one variety, premium...... 2.00 J. 8. Cook-Second best plate of peaches of one variety, premium...... 1.00 Mrs. D. jlcAvoy-Fine display of peaches, gratuity...... 2.110 Wm. Addis-Fine display of peaches, gratnity...... 2.110 P. S. Bush, Covington, Ky.-Display of peaches, gratnity...... 1.00 H. Kendall-Display of peaches, gratuity ...... :...... 1.00 Wm. Heaver-Display of peaches, gratuity...... 1.00 Coo~ey & Bro., ;\ianch.ester, ~llio----:Display of pea~ hes, gra tuity...... 1.00 Luclllda Hall, ZaneSVille, Oluo-Dlsplay of peaches, gratuity...... 1.00 N. H. Stow, Allensville, Ind.-Display of peaches, gratuity...... 1.00 1858.] J./IIinutes of Cincinnati I£IJi·tiwltural Society. 93 APPLES. R. Buchanan-Best display in varieties of apples, premium ...... $10.00 J. F. Gilmore, of Illinois-Second best display...... 7.00 F. Pentlanu-Third best display in varieties...... 5.00 Wm. Ten Broock, Adrian, Mich.-Best ten varieties...... 6.00 Wm. Orange-Second best ten varieties...... 4.00 G. W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio-Best six varieties ...... 4.00 A. Dean, Marble Hills, Ky.-Second best six varieties...... 3.00 C. D. Johnston-Best basket of varieties...... 2.00 1\1. McWilliams-Best arranged basket of ten varieties ...... 3.00 W. F. Bowen-Best three varieties...... 3.00 John E. Mottier-Second best three varieties...... 2.00 PEARS. R. Buchanan-Best ten varieties of pears, premium...... 6.00 F. Pentland-Second best ten varieties...... 4.00 J. E. MoWer-Best five varieties...... 4.00 W. S. Hatch-Second best five varieties...... 3.00 F. Colthoff-Best three varieties...... 3.00 ~I. :lIe Williams-Second best three varieties...... 2.00 S. S. Jackson-Best peck of pears of onc variety, premium...... 3.00 M. McWilliams-Second best peck of one variety...... 2.00 John E. MoWer-Fine display of one peck, gratuity...... 1.00 M. :lIcWilliams-Best plate of pears, premium...... 2.00 S. S. Jackson-Second best plate of pears...... 1.00 Wm. Heaver-Best display in quality and variety...... 10.00 J. Sayers-Second best display in quality and variety...... 7.00 Wm. Evans-Third best display of pears in variety and quality...... 5.00 QUINCES. M. McWilliams-Best twelve quinces, premium...... •. 3.00 P. Consadine-Second best twelve quinces, premium...... 2.00 M. McWilliams-Best display of quinces, premium...... 3.00 Wm. Heaver-Second best display of quinces, premium ...... 2.00 PLU~!S. Wm. Orange-Best plate of plums, premium...... 2.00 GRAPES. S. Rentz-Best six varieties, grapes, premium...... 4.00 R. Buchanan-Best three varieties...... 3.00 John E. Mottier-Second best three varieties...... 2.00 E. Kleinsmith-Best half-bushel of grapes, premium...... 3:00 J. Clermont-Best peck of grapes, premium...... 2.00 H. H. Duhme-Second best peck of grapes, premium...... 1.00 G. W. Campbell-Fine display of Delaware grapes, gratuity ...... 1.00 A. A. Mullett-Fine display of grapes on wood, gratuity...... 1.00 J. Clermont-Fine display of grapes on wood, gratuity...... 1.00 Britton Roberts-Fine display of grapes on wood, gratuity ...... 1.00 HOT-HOUSE GRAPES. W. Heaver-Best three varieties, 4.00; best display, 6.00; best bunch, 2.00 ... 12.00 lII. Me Willio.ms-Bes.t five baskets of assorted fruits, premium...... 5.00 Gen. M. S. Wade-Best and greatest variety of assorted fruits, premium ... 10.00 lIIn.rk Coffin-Best three water-melons, premium...... 2.00 Wm. Sanders- Second best three water-melons, premium...... 1.00 Leroy S. Long-Best three nutmeg-melons, premium...... 2.00 George Byers-Apples and quinces, gratuity...... 1.00 Jl.Irs. F. G. Cary-Assorted Fruits, gratuity ...... " .. 2.00 B. F. SANFORD, S. S. JACKSON, WM. SANDERS, GEO. GRAHAM. Committee. 94 lIIinutes of Cincinnati Horticultural Society. [Nov., SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT OF FRUIT COMMITTEE, FALL EXHIBITION. The Committee on Fruits beg leave to report, that the specimen of Delaware grapes received of G. W. Campbell, were very fine. Your committee regard this grape as being decidedly the best hardy grape for table use that has yet come before our Society. Accompanying the Delaware, a few specimens of the Logan gl':1pe were 11lso exhibited. At the time your committee examined these grnpes, we had no information of their name, and they were regarded as the Isabella; though they did not appear to be quite as good; very probable it is a seedling from it. Our l1ttention Wl1S also called to some White Doyenne pears, furnishecl the Society by ilIr. Geo. J\Il1rtin, grown from a tree near lIIadisollville, Hamilton county, that had been grafted on the quince which was thirty years old. This would seem to denote 11 degree of longevity on the part of the I'cal', wheu united to the quince, of a very satisfactory chl1racter. The grape from Dr. Beardslee, Painesville, Lake connty, had the appearance of being simply the Fox-grape and unworthy of cultivation. S. S. JACKSON, B. F. ~L\'YFORD, J. N. LABOYTEAUX, Committee. REPORT OF FLOWER CmDIITTEE, FALL EXHIBITION. STOVE AND GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS Dr POTS. Sayers & Hutchinson-Best twenty varieties in bloom, first premium ...... $25.00 Wm. Heaver-Second best" " " ...... 15.00 Thomas Lambert-Best twelve " first premium ...... 10.00 Sayers & Hutchinson-Second best 12 " "...... G.OO Thomas Knott-Best six "" first premium ...... ;,.00 Thomas Lambert-Second best Sil''' ...... :,.1)0 Wm. Heaver-Best three " first premium ...... :3.00 Thomas Knott-Second best three" "...... 2.00 Thomas Lambert-Dest specimen plant in bloom, first premium ...... 3.00 W m. He:wer-Best collection plants with variegated foliage, first premium ... 7.110 Sayers & Hutchinson-Second best, " " ...... ':,.111) Thomas Lambert-Third best, "" ...... 0.00 Wm. Heaver-Best single specimen variegated foliage ...... 2.00 " -Best twelve plants in tubs ...... ~O.III) Sayers & Hutchinson-Best six plants in tubs ...... 111.1)1) Jackson &- Sons-Best specimen plant in tub ...... ;:'.110 J. S. Cook-Best twelve specimens Cactus and Aloes, in pots, first premium D.UU Geo. Hankerbower-Second best," "" ...... 3.UO J. S. Cook-Best single specimen Cactus ...... ~.OO Sayers & Hutchinson-Best 1~ varieties Verbenas, in pots, first premium ... 4.00 Wm. Heaver-Second best" "" ...... ;~.OO " -Best six " ""...... 3.1)0 " -Best foul' varieties Fuchsias, in pots, first premium ...... ;}.I10 Thomas Knott-Second best " " " ...... 2.00 " -Best two" " "first premium ...... 2.00 Wm. Heaver-Second best" " " ...... 1.00 Thomas Knott-Best single specimen Fuchsia ...... 1.00 " -Best six Petunias, first premium...... 3.00 Wm. Heaver-Second best Petunias ...... 2.00 Sayers & Hutchinson-Best six varieties Balsams, in pots ...... :1.00 " "-Best three" " " ...... :!.III) " "-Best 12 varieties German Asters, in pots, first premo 3.00 J. S. Cook-Second best twelve " " " " ...... 2.00 D. :lIcAvoy-For Design of Living Plants, gratuity ...... 5.00 Mrs. lbuceveau-For Design of Ornamental Grounds, gratuity ...... 10.00 Master H. Cook-For" " " "...... 5.00 George Hankerbower-For Design for Rustic Arch, " ...... ;'1.111) T. Lambert-Collection of plants...... G.UU " -Collection summer blooming Chrysanthemums, special gratuity 2.00 D. McAvoy-Collection of plants, gratuity...... 6.00 1858.J Jllinutes of Cincinnati Elorticultural Society. 95 Sayers & IIutchinson-Collection of plants, gratuity ...... $2.00 Wm. Heaver-For Phloxes, grlttuity ...... 1.00 F. Pentland-For collection of plants, gra.tuity ...... 10.00 T. Knott-Collectiou of plants, gmtuity ...... 10.00 " -For specimen of Lycopodium Corsicum, gmtuity ...... 1.00 J. S. Cook-Collection of plants, gratuity ...... 8.00 Mr. Sayers-For Design of Rock-work, gratuity ...... 10.00 Wm. Heaver-For plants for decorating rock-work, gra.tllity ...... I:!.OO Dr. Sturm-For Design for Rock-work, gmtllity ...... :!;j.UO Messrs. Kelley, ~yers, Jaokson, Heayer und Pentland-For decorating grounds with beuutiful groups of evergreens, gratuities, each ...... 10.00 Joseph Dunlap-For a fine collection of pltmts, which arrived too la.te for competition, grat.uity ...... 20.00 Misses Juliu and Mary Suyers and Hannah Furgeson, for four beautifully armnged baskets of grasses und mosses, und one stund of mosses, gratuity, 3.00 FLOWERS AND BOQUETS. Wm. Heaver-Best twenty-four varieties of Dahlias, first premium ...... 5.00 Sayers & Hutchinson-Seoond best," "...... 3.00 Wm. Heaver-Bcsl twelve "" first premium ...... 3.00 Sayers & Hutchinson-Second best" "...... 2.00 " " -Best six " "...... 2.00 " " -Best single specimen of funcy color...... 1.00 " -Best display Dahlias, in variety and quality, first pro 5.00 D. McAvoy-Second best" " " " 3.00 Sltyers & Hutchinson-Best twelve varieties Verbenas, first premium ...... 2.00 Wm. Heaver-Second best " " " ...... 1.110 " -Best display in variety, first, premium ...... 3.00 D. McAvoy-Second best" " ...... 2.00 W. Heaver-Best display cut flowers, roses, in quality und variety, first Pl'. 5.00 F. Pentla.nd-Second best" " " " 3.00 SaYNs & Hutchinson-Best twelve varieties, first premium ...... 2.00 Will. Heaver-Second best" " ...... 1.00 -Best display miscellaneons flowers, first premium ...... 6.00 Joseph Dunlap-Second best" " ...... 3.00 'I'm. Heaver-Best pair pymmid hand Boquets, first premium ...... 2.00 Sayers & Hutchinson-Second best, " "...... 1.00 Wm. Heaver-Best pair convex or French Boquets, first premium ...... 2.00 Thomas Knott-Second best " " "...... 1.00 Sayl'es & Hutchinson-Best pair pyramids for vases, 15 in. high, first premo 3.00 WIll. Heaver-Second best" " " " ...... 2.00 " -Best displa.y Boquets, first premium ...... 5.00 J. S. Cook-Second best " " ...... 3.00 WM. SANDERS, THOS. LAMBERT, JNO. H. JACKSON, THOMAS KNOTT, Committee. REPORT OF VEGETABLE COMMITTEE, FALL EXHIBITION. Henry F. Bowen-Best half-bushel Potatoes...... 2.00 Fmnk :lInrphy-Best display " ...... 4.00 Fredel'ick Parker-Best display Sweet Potatoes ...... 3.00 Wm. Addis-Second best" " " ...... :!.OO A. Mottier-BesL twelve Parsnips ...... 2.00 Leroy Long-Best two Egg Plants ...... 2.00 J. E. :lIottier-Best t.welve Carrots ...... 2.00 1\1. Markland-Second best twelve Carrots...... 1.00 J. E. Moltier-Best peck Tomatoes ...... 2.00 John H. Mixer-Second best" ...... 1.00 Frank Murphy-Best display of Tomatoes...... 3.00 Wm. Sanders-Second best " " ...... 2.00 96 J.1Iinutes oj Cincinnati Horticultural Society. [Nov., P. Consadine-Best three heads Drumhead Cabbage ...... 2.00 ill. ~larkbnd-Second best" " " ...... 1.00 Frank :lIurphy-Best display of Onions ...... 2.00 ,y m. A, !rlis-Second best " "...... 1.00 III. Markland-Long blood Beets, gratuity...... 1.00 Forbes Parker-Best twelve Turnips ...... 2.00 A. :lIottier-Second best" " ...... 1.00 Frank l\Iurphy-Best display of Capscicum-pepper, gratuity ...... 1.00 A. Mottier-Best half peck of Snap-beans ...... •..... 2.00 Chas. :lloUier-Second best " ...... 1.00 Frank Murphy-Best half-peck of Lima Beans ...... 2.00 S. Rentz-Second best" " ...... 1.00 III. Markbnd-Best display of Corn ...... 3.00 Frank Murphy-Second best" ...... 2.00 M. Markland-Best twenty.four years Field Corn ...... 2.00 P. Consadine-Second best " " " ...... 1.00 H. B. Turrill-First best display of Squashes ...... 3.00 Frank Murphy-Second best" " ...... 2.00 H. E. Johnson-Third best" " ...... 1.00 H. B. Turrill-Best llisplay of Pumpkins ...... 2.00 H. F. Bowen-Second best " ...... 1.00 Chas. lIIottier-Best half-peck of Turnips, gratuity...... 1.00 John Jackson-Dioscorea Batatas, gratuity...... 2.00 Respectfully submitted. J. E. MOTTIER, S. S. JACKSON, P. COXSADlNE, E. J. HOOPER, B. F. SANFORD, Committee. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES. Dr. W. B. Chapman, Aquarium; very large and complete; a diploma. Albert Fischer, Aquarium;' small and neat, worthy of commendation. Mrs. W. H. Jonas, three large jars of Peaches; very handsome specimens. 1\1rs. Thomas McGeechin, three small jars of Peaches; beautiful and fair, and in a fine state of preservation; a diploma. Miss Maria McAvoy, half a dozen Fancy Moss Baskets, one Fancy Flower Plate, and one of Osage Oranges, and four Pictures of Flowers and Vegetables. These articles added to the displ;1y, and showed skill and taste in the exhibitor. W. R. Fullerton, specimens of Garden Wire Work, and Model Summer-house and Arbor of the same. Miss Carrie Orange, Grass Boquet; showing different varieties of grasses. Edward Townley, New-York and Ohio Bee-hive; compact, convenient and inexpensive. This gentleman also exhibits many cases of sUJlerior Honey in handsome forms; a diploma. lIlrs. F. G. Cary, Honey; a fine specimen. Mrs. Isaac N. Laboyteaux, Fancy Basket of white paper and flowers; very delicate and beautiful; a diploma. Thomas D. Coyle, Shells for ornamenting gardens, door-yards, etc., etc., very pretty, and purely white in appe;1rance, to add to the beauty of garden borders. E. S. Ricker, of Clermont county, Golden Syrup from the Sugar Cane, refined by Kessler, Giesie & Co., of this city; an article of extra gooe) flavor and pmity equal to any Golden Syrup in our markets, and likely to come into very gener;i use. The exhibitor of this article raised last year thirty acres of the c:,nc from tw~nty~two acres, ?f which he manufactu~ed eighty-seven barrels of the Syrup, WhICh IS now furmshed to consumers at eighty cents per gallon; a diploma. Samuel Males, Improved Patent Convel'tible Cider 111 ill s, Corn Sheller an,\ Vegetable Grinder; a diploma. Albert Fischer, two Wardian Cases, the beautiful plants in which seemed to be in a flourishing'condition without watering or ventillation. Annie Colby, Hair Wreath, very beautifully and tastefully wrought displny- ing great skill and graceful design; a diploma. ' J. E. Mottier, three very large and beautiful Cedars, one of which is eighteen feet high and of very symlUl'trical and lJennti1't[1 1'0[·111 nnd ,knsity, showin~ great public spirit. an(llibcmlity on tl", pari. of 1\11' ..\Iollin; a gmtnity of :3111. P. Fazzio, ::itatuary, a variety of ligure~ apprupriate for the "rnbdli,hmcllt of gardens, parks, etc. E . .I. I-lOOl'EJ:, .lOS. T.\ YLOR, 1. 'I. L.\Bt)Y1'EAUX, W. F. BOWEN, G. GR,ULI:I1, Co=ittee. FRUIT EXlIInlTgU ANU REPOR1'ED O:\". Native GrajlC-nO' E. Stevens, ncar Clbdisonvillc, Clermont county, a goo'l variet.y of Viti" E,tivalis, or Summer (lrapej is said neither to rot or mildew; grown on long wood. Al'l'les-By M. Latham, Hamilton county, a fine, handsome specimen, not ripe. D,)' W. Orange, Newtown Pil'pin, knotty, gnarly, not half t.he usual size, but. showing the geneml chamcter "f the fruit this senson. On motion of :\1 r. T,nboytenux, the Treasurer WIlS authorized to dispose of any number of the bound volumes of the C'"lillll CINCINNA.TI, Saturday, October 30, 18G8. President Stoms in the chair. Minutes read and approved. From the Treasurer's statement of accounts, the indebtedness of the Society was taken up for consideration. 1I1r. Hazeltine submitted the following resolution: Rrsni/Jed, That a committee of five be appointed to solicit from the members of the Society SUbscriptions to the deficiency fund; also, that the Secretary be requested to prepare a list of all the present members of the Society, for the use of the committee. Which was adopted and the following persons appointed as the committee: S. W. Hazeltine, E. J. Hooper, I. N. Laboyteaux, F. G. Cary, J. H. Jackson. On motion, lIIessrs. Graham, Mills and Dr. Sturm, were appointed a commit tee to audit the accounts, and that the reports of the auditing and soliciting committees be heard as the special order of the next meeting. On motion, the committee heretofore appointed to consider upon the subject of :\[1'. Longworth's communic:ltion, on hot-honse grape-culture, was discharged. 11k II. A. Johnson presented a package of Cocoa-nut seeds, for distribution 11)' the Council. !III'. :":tnford, from the committee to report resolutions in relation to the de:lth of "fr. :':chumann, presented the following report, which was unanimously adopted: DEATH OF )IR. C. A.. SCHU~[ANN. The following preamble and resolntion is offered by the committee to whom this matter was referred: 'Yhereas, By the decease of the late Charles A. Schumann, the Society has lost an early and intelligent member; it is, therefore, Resolved, That we deeply lament the loss of our departed brother, and tender to his afl:licted family our sympathies anf1 condolence for their bereavement. R. BUCHAN,\N, F. PENTLJ.J"D, B. F. SANFORD, Committee. !\II'. T. H. Weasner was elected to life membership; and, in view of aiding the treasury of the Society, the following named gentlemen, members of the Society, took life memberships at S:20 each, viz: John E. Mottier, Wm. Stoms, S. W. Hazeltine, i\I. lIIcWilliams, Anthony Pfeiffer, E. J. Hooper, Wm. Evans, F. G. Cary, Dr. Wm. Sturm, Isaac N. Laboyteaux; ,mcl E. Mills, donated S10 :tnd B. F. Sanford ten volumes of the Ohio Valley Farmer. Adjourned. Saturday, November 6. President Stoms in the chair. Minutes read and approved. lJ nder the special order, Mr. Haseltine, from the Committee on Soliciting Aid to Deficiency Fun'1, submitted the following report: CrxcINxATI HOnTICULTURAL SOCIETY-Gentlemen: Your committee, to whom was entrusted the labor of solieil i ng memberships from citizens, to raise funds to li'l"iclate our inclehtcclllP,", :report that they have presented the cln,ims of this ~ocie~y to their ~rie~ds and citizens generally, for membership and life memhe,.'l~lp of whom, It gives liS gre:tt I?leasllre to be n,ble to say, yOll1' draft on them at Sight has been duly honored, With such promptness and liberality t],,,t 11£;"111111'.) oj Cincinnati I[u)'fiwltll1'lIl So,·illy. (If) ------,~------the waiting on them has been quite pleasant than ollll'J'\vis", n~ it shows the very flattering estimation in which this Society is regarded ],y this <:'Immunity. The whole amount of :)741 has 1)00n raised by G~I new pfl'c'ing members, and ~ct life members, together with $151 donat.ion" in e,,,h ,\11,1 l'J'('lIlillms remitted . . 'I.'he respective names or the eontributors are herewith :t1'1'(·lIded. Your committee would ~.uggeBt, however, t.hat the pleasure referred to "bove, might not be increased by a repetition of such calis, and to avoid which we have only to remember this, viz: to hold our exhibitions earlier in the season, and always to be as centrally located as possible. LIFE ~!EMnERS-TWENTY DOLLARS EACII. William Stoms, Dr. W. Sturm, D. B. Lawler, Thomas Knott, Ed .•J. Hooper, S. W. Hazeltine, D. F. Mea,ler, Chas. F. Wilstach, M. McWilliams, I. N. Laboyteaux, Dr. Chas. Bonsall, S. W. Pomeroy, Anthony Pfeiffer, J. E. Mottier, Henry Probasco, William Tlcl1yer, 'William Evans, Gen. ~r. S. Wade, R. Buchanan, Thos. H. Wensner, F. G. Cary, Judge D. Este, W. J. Whitemlln, Joseph Taylor. sunSCRIBERS' NA!lES-TIIREE DOLLAl{" EAClI. S. H. Burton, Peter R. Neff, Judge J. McLean, E. :'Ilills, E. :". Williams, J. E. Wynne, Manning F. Porce, J. B. (;il"on, William Glenn, H. R. Stout, John Carlisle, Thos. (: i]"oD, A. Labrot, B. l\htlack, :" . .J. Broadwell, .T. ('. ~lacdoDuld, "·m. H. Dominick, Wm. P. Devou, E. G. Leonllrd. H. :-it.robridge, Ro bert ~1i tchell, C. A. Rockwood, D.. J. Pearce, M. D. Ewing, L. E,ans, E. G. Webster, C. G. PCl1rce, D. Bowls, Wm. T. Phipps, L. C. Hopkins, Edmund Dexter,jr. ('. Weibel', Newport, Jas. H. Silvers, H. H. Stout, Charles Dexter, "'. H. Caldwell, " A. R. Spoffard, Wm. Wilshire, Joseph Trounstine, Richard \1. Bishop, W. H. Thayer, Thos. H. Lucket.t, l\Iat. J. Crowley, Dr. J. B. C"lIIpbcll, Geo. Atkins, Rob!.. l\leCullough, 1I1..T. King, L. B. H:trrison, F. H. Baldwin, 111. Kline, J. Lloyd Wayne, Wm. Hooper, . J. H. White, C. Franz, Wm. Anderson, Geo. Wilshire, Wm. H. Neff, A. Dean, Geo. Williams. DONATIONS. Wm. Heaver ...... $Gn.OO John H. Jackson ... $5.00 Wm.Orange ...... Sll.00 A.Pfeiffer ...... 11).00 Wm.l\lmphy ...... 5.00 F. Pentland ...... 10.01) E. Mills ...... 10.00 S. S. J "clzsan...... 6.0n lII. Markland...... 4.00 C. D. Johnson ...... 11.00 S. S. Carpenter...... 3.00 D. F. Baker...... 4.1/0 J. W. Ryland...... 5.00 H. Duhme...... 3.00 Wm. Evans...... 5.00 --- Stenin...... 5.00 Wm. Sanders...... 4.00 E. J. Hooper, twenty volumes Keru's Landscape Gardening; twenty copies :Buckman on the Grupe. n. T. Sllnford, ten copies of the 1st and :!<1 volumes, bound, of t.he Ohio T'lIlley Farmer, and five copies of Hooper's Fruit. Dook. By some of our friends it was fellred that the life memberships proposed would reduce our list of subscribers, but thl1nks /'0 a generous public, we hn vo not ouly added enough new members to pay our indebtedness, but to leave more than enough in t.he Treasury to make good the annual dues of those "e lose hy their becoming life members. Besides, we have the promise of more than forty nl1mes for t.he coming season. This can be increased greatly by the person<11 effort of cach and all. Two dollars is a very trifle for the benefit of 11 member's ticket, which admits t.he bearer and family, or ladies, to all our exhibitions free, and to the use of a large Library. :-<. W. HAZELTINE, J. N. L,\nnYTEAUX, E ..J. HOOPER, J. H. JACKSON, F. G. CARY, Committee. On motion, the Society unanimously voted their thanks to the gentlemen of the Soliciting Committ~e for their prompt., zealous and succeedul efforts in be half of the ~ociety. 100 1I1inutes of Cincinnati Horticultural Society. On ballot, the twenty-jour gentlemen, composing the first list above reported, were duly elected to life memberships and the fifty-nine, composing the second list, were duly elected to membership. It being snggested that printed catalogues of the books in the Library, and of the members of the Society, would be of convenience and utility to the Society, ... Committee, consisting of Messrs. Cary, Hazeltine and Sanford, was appointed to report on the expediency of preparing and printing such catalogues. The u ttention of the Society being called to an article published in the N 0- vember number of the Cincinnatus, on the origin, progress and beneficial influ ence of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society, the reading of the article was called for, and the same having been read, the Society expressed their appre ciation of its merits by a unanimous vote of thanks to Prof. F. G. Cary, editor of the Cincinnatus, and author of tbe article referred to. VEGETABLES EXHIBITED AND REPORTED ON. The vegetables presented for the examination of the committee, are specimens from the farm of Israel Garrard, Esq., at Westervelt, on Lake Pepin, Minnesota, seyenty-five miles below St. Paul, ten degrees north of the latitude of Cincin nati, and about the latitude of Montreal. Potatoes-White Neshanock, of very gre3.t size and true form, pure; splendid specimen Red Michigan-supposed-very large, singly and in clusters. Cabbage-The Drumhead,forty inches in circumference; Red Dutch Pickling, thirty-four inches in circumference. Beets-Blood Beet, very large j Ruta Baga Turnip, twenty-seven inches in circumference; the Yellow Attringham Carrot, eleven inches in circumference; Turnip Radish, eighteen inches in circumference; White Globe Turnip, twenty four inches in circumference; Red Spanish Onion, thirteen inches in circumfer ence; annual growth of yellow Dent and Kentucky Flint Corn-the stock of the latter fourteen inches high-well matured in only eighty-three days from the date of planting. The yield of the Corn was about eighty bushels, and of the Potatoes about four hundrecl bushels to the acre. The report of the committee was followed by some highly interesting remarks by )lr. Garrard, who had brought the above specimens from Lake Pepin, lind who stated that these specimens were but average samples of the productions of his ;\Iinnesota farm. He also communicated much important and interest ing information touching the peculiarities of the soil, climate and abundant natural resources of that northern region. His remarks were listened to with deep attention. Adjourned. Saturday, November 13. President Stoms in the chair. Minutes read and confirmed. The Committee to whom was referred the duty of preparing the report of cat alogues of the books in the Library and of the members of the Society, together with a history of its origin, progress and beneficial influence, were allowed an ex tension of time, and R. Buchanan and E. J. Hooper were added to the Committee. The question of the matter of the alteration of the Constitution with reO'ard to lin incrense of the members of the Council, and alternation of their ser~ice , hy a portion going out and coming in, moved by Mr. Hllzeltine, was postponed till next meeting. The following report of the Committee appointed to investigate the cause lind extent of the failure of the grape-crop in this vioinity, WIIS read by Mr. Mullett, aud ordered to be published: JJli1wtes of Cincinnati Horticultural Society. 101 REPORT 0:'1 TIIE FAILURE OF TIlE GRAPE-CROP IN TIlE VICINITY OF CIXC[XX.'TJ. The undersigned Committee, appointed to investigate the cause and extent of the failure of the Grape-crop in this vicinity, beg lell.ve to submit the following report: As the large vineyards had been visited by a previous committee of this So ciety, I, therefore, directed my special attention to the smaller ones, hoping that I might obtain the unbiased opinions of those whose maintenance is derived from the vineyard. From observations made and information gathered, I should judge that the deficiency this year in Hamilton county alone, will fall little short of half a million of dollars, and a large portion of this falls upon and is severely felt by those industrious Germans who, at an immense amount of toil, have trenched their three, five or ten acres, and now suffer the failure of their expected reward. The successful culture of the grape is or vast importance to the county, when we take into consideration the number of hands and the capital employed, the value of the exports of Wine from this city, and the high eminence it has at tained, to Bay nothing of the rise in the value of the lands devoted to -its culture. Lands which could not be sold for ten dollars per acre, have, since the in trod uc· Hon of the vine, been sold for upward of seventy dollars. I need not remind this Society of the eulogy it has so often bestowed upon the Catawba, or refer it to the able articles that have been written in its praise, by our late President, Dr. Warder, in that valuable work, the Horticultural Review. The superiority of its wine speaks for itself, and its merits are acknowledged through the length and breadth of this vast Union. I have been informed, and believe it. to be true, that more than one of our large cultivators have in serious contemplat.ion the abandonment of the Catawba. as a wine-grape, in consequence of its liability to mildew and rot; and I know of one firm that has been multiplying vines from the bud of another sort. Some have already given it up altogether. Although the present aspect of the Catawba looks gloomy in the extreme, may we not hope that some remedy may be found, or some new mode of culture adopted, before so valuable a grape is abandoned? Would not a premium be well bestowed by this Society, to the person who could by a Dew mode of cul ture or otherwise, secure a full crop? Do not vine-dressers forget, by their mode of pruning, that they are causing a disarrangement in the relative proportion that the roots and branches natur ally have to each other, by the immense cutting and hewing of the vine annu ally, now miscalled pruning? And is the fact well considered, that the Ca tawba is only a wild vine, and not one thUit has been brought by the art of man into an artificial condition, as most of the vines of Europe have been? A gen tleman told me that he had taken a wild vine and had subjected it to similar pruning as is at present adopted in the vineyard, and it has not borne a single full-sized bunch since. One vineyard that I visited, with a southern aspect, clay subsoil, no stone for ten or twelve feet, vines four feet each way, double-trenched, produced not one sixth of a crop. The first row of vines, about six feet from the house, was rna-Ie into an arbor,. year. ago last spring, to protect the house from t.he sun. The vines were allowed to grow with as much wood as possible, to shade the win dow, and, to the surprise of the proprietor, he got a heavy crop of grapes; but the vineyard yielded only about one-third of a crop. This year, he has made an arbor three parts around his vineyard, and had half a crop on the arhor, and one-sixth in the vineyard. He intends to take up two vines and leave but one throughout his vineyard, the one to supply the place and canes of three. He further remarks that short pruning forces too much sap in the wood from excess of roots in comparison with the vine; that the canes do not ripen as well, especially on old vines, and is more liable to be injured by severe frosts; n nfl that the bud is started too early in spring. Before his new house was built, he had a Catawba vine which matured over three hundred and fifty bunches. Another German, cultjyating between four and five acres, has nearly as many 102 Minutes ~f Cincinnati Horticultural Society. grapes on about three hundred feet of arbor and trellis, and two vines on his honse, as he has in the whole of the balance of his vineyard. I visit.ed a large port.ion of the White Oak settlement, and in that district tIle grape-crop is a complete failure. In one plaCR I observed a few vines had run up some cherI;y-trees, and they were loaded with grapes. Under pretence of getting a g~'1SS of wine, I went to the house, bnt found the owner had quite sold out. He had not over one-sixth of a crop last year, and this year it was not worth gathering. He said he was about to destroy his vineyard and plant fruit trees. I advised him to try another mode of pruning, and pointed to those in the trees as an example. I remarked that there was too much root for the small quantity of wood left on the stakes. Saying something to his son in German, he took me to the other side of his house, where he had ten or twelve vines load eel with fruit. In digging a drain for his cellar, he had cut off the roots of one side of the vines, and my remarks of too large a quantity of roots for the small qua ntity of vine led him to see the effects of root-pruning. He had cut off one half of the vines and one-half of the roots, and thus had preserved an equal balance of the vegetat.ive power of the vines, thus illust.rating-alt.hough acci dent.ally-to any unbiased mind, the sure principle of vegetable physiology, proving that a vast deal of labor is annually performed on the vine which can not be called useful or valuable. I will give but one other statement, and with it close this report. It relates to a vineyard which belongs to a member of this Society. Soil a sandy loam. It was not t.renched; but subsoiled by the plow. I think t.hat this is one of the best and most judiciously planted vineyards I have met with. His vines are planted wider apart than usual, and every five or six rows he leaves an extm space, wide enough for a wagon to pass when required; he says it is a great labor-saving plan, and it more than doubles the rent of the extra land, besides giving the vines a greater supply or sun and air. He has never lost a crop till this year, and that was when the grapes were as large as peas, and there came a heavy rain with very hot weather nnd showers. His vine-dresser was sick at the time, and he considers that he lost his crop for the want of plowing at that particular time. A. A. MULLETT. Mr. Buchanan related to the Society some very interesting facts in his own experience respecting the culture of the grape in this vicinity. Mr. Buchanan stated that. the spurr and bow system have produced fair crops wit.h him-that arbors which showed beautiful prospects were all swept off by the mildew and rot; those vines which were trained against the house and board fences had es caped; he had trained some long, this year, and the rot and mildew followed; three or four systems were tried, but bad effects followed them all; some vines had been summer-pruned and some not--all with no better effects. In all lime stone formations, there had been t.he same disasters. On sandstone foundations crops had been mostly saved. Mr. Buchanan considered atmospheric causes to be the great origin of the difficulty of rot and mildew. This was the first year after twelve years cultivation that his vineyard had failed. New vineyards es caped more than old ones. It was the experience of all, that, in the third year, the grape produced generally a few bunches; the fourth year a good crop; fifth and six years generally a full crop; after that, it was more common for mildew to appear, fmd the vineyard rather deteriorates in general with respect to mil dew and rot. Mr. Buchanan's experience is, that the roots of the vine descend five feet in our soil trenched two feet deep, and then mildew commonly followed. The trouble seems in the root chiefly. If the ground were dug five feet deep, he thinks that the roots would descend still deeper in proportion. Both Messrs. Buchanan and Cary agreed that the line above frost, or thermal line-as in the Southern Alleglmnies-was a point in cultivation above danger. JJlillutcs of CincinNuti lIor/indtlli'ul Society. 10:J ------Messrs. Howarth, Mullett and others, followe,l with some vcry intcn',ling rc marks, that longer pruning and wi,lel' planting would, in some degrce, rcruccly the late difficulties in our grape culture j but all haye coincided that the atmos phere, with respect to much wet an,l warmth, or high condition of the tcnlj".'l'U ture, had something to do with it--as with the pear-blight, and, perhaps, potato rot, etc., etc. Messrs. E. Mills and William Sturm, the Committee appointed to examine anu audit the accounts of the Treasurer, 1. J. Allen, reported that they were founu to be correct. :'III'. III. Hazen White was unanimously elected a life member of the Society, and Mr. Geo. W. Cary, of Green township, a member of the sam". FRUIT EXHIBITED A~D REPORTED ox. Al'l,lcs-By 1111'S. Sheldon J. Kellogg, from the orchard of her mother, Mrs. J. Edmonue, uf ;-; ewton, ~I"ss., two fine specimens of the Hubbardston r; onesuch Apple j ycry large and good flayoreu j one somewhat decaycll. Pears-By R. Buchanan, Dix, large, good awl profitable j Jaminette, fine spec imen, melting anu delicious j Easter Buerre, good flavored, but with a tewleHcy to grittiness j Glout :'Ilorceau, pleasant, but rather premature j Vicar of IV ake fielu, beautiful specimen, with ~. fine blush on the sunny side, not quite ripe, but good, antl a very fine sort for baking. SlIturdllY, November 20. President Stoms in the chair. On rellding the minutes, ~Ir. lIlullett dcsired, in the report of remarks by him at the last meeting, thllt the statement shoulu be to the effect thllt he regarded the mildew of the grape as the consequence rather than as the original cause of the disellse-which amendment being made, the minutes were approved. lIlessrs. Thomas Bown and John Clearmont were elected to membtrship. 1\11'. Hazeltine's proposed amendmcnt to the Constitution WllS submitted, viz: "The Council shall consist of nine members-three to be elected for one year, three for two years and three for three years, at the next annual election j lIud that annually thereafter, three members shall be elected to serve for three yeal s, and till their successors are elected. The Council shall be organized by elect. ing a President and Secretary j they shall keep a full and perfect record of all their acts anu doings, and report the same to the Society on call." After some discussion, the amendment was adopted. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EXHIBITED A.ND REPORTED ON. Apples-By J. B. Hatch, of Medford, Mass., the Baldwin, smllller than those of the same variety as usually grown in Ohio, and scarcely liS rich in flavor; t.he present specimens, however, are not quite mature, and are apparently but little subject to the ravages of t.he Apple Moth: . Turnips-By Dr. Sturm, some .very fine speCimens of.Purple-top Turmps; also, II fine Swedish Turnip j the speclmens were all grown 111 Slxty days. Mr. "'hite, of Clermont count.y, exhibited a fine sample of Sorghum Syrup, which had not been subjected to any clarifying process. Its taste was slightly acidulous, which woulel doubtless have been corrected by clarification with lime or some other neutralizing agent. The syrup was, however, of rich consistency and very pleasant to the taste. The Committee on the publication of catlllogues, reported progress, lind had further t.ime granted them. Adjourned. VOL. IlL, NO. xn.-37. MINUTES OF CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. CINCINNATI, Saturday, November 27. President Stoms in the chair. Minutes read and approved. Mr. Hamilton Cummins was elected to membership. The doctrine of "potatoes mixing in the hill)) having been broached, a dis cussion grew therefrom in relation to the point in issue, and the growth of the potato in general. By some, it was recommended to plant the whole tuber; others deemecl a divisiou by eyes preferable. Mr. P. Graham stated that in Ireland, the best potatoes were produced by di viding the tuber so as to allow the" eye" to remain in about the center of the divided portion, and plant but one" eye)) in a place-making drills-the eyes about ten inches from each other. From this, the disoussion became discursive, and embraced a wide range of topics of much interest, the most important of which was the best age of nursery-trees for transplanting. Mr. Buchanan deemed that, for the apple, trees two years old were better than those more advanced in age, ancl thought that an apple-tree transplanted at that age, all things being equal, would produce fruit as soon as one transplanted at four years old, and would, also, produce a more healthy tree. Dr. Taylor remarked that lIIr. Loughry, the distinguished peach-grower, uni formly selected trees only one year old, and this for apples, peaches, pears; also, that he had himself transplanted trees of all ages, from one to five years old, and that in view of all his experience, he would now prefer them at one year old. Mr. Hazeltine said that much depended upon the condition of the ground in which the tree was planted, and condemned the neglect of culture of the new planted tree, which is too frequently observed; he also condemned the plan re sorted to by some, of trimming the new tree up like ". walking-stick and cut ting the top off, arguing that some lateral shoots were demanded for the proper. protection and growth of the young tree as well as the old. Mr. lIIottier stated that he had planted trees, more or less, for thirty ye(lrs past; thought that two years old was better than one, though he would not take trees beyond three. He suggested that at one year old the root of the tree is not well developecl. He had last year planted four hundred pear-trees, one-half of which he had selected at one year old and the other half at two, and thinks that those of one year old have for the present year made the best growth. Mr. :Mears remarked that in the past ten years, he had transplanted about thirty thousand trees; (Ind that as to peaches, pe(lrs, plums, etc., his preference would be (It one year old, and the apple at two years old. He said that much depended on subsequent cultivation~recommended that the earth be dry (Ind mellowed deeply below the roots, but that the roots should not be deeply cov ered (Ibove. He condemned the plan, too often resorted to, of placing a sluke by the tree in such (I careless and inefficient manner that it usually became the duty of the young tree to hold the sluke up I After some other remarks, in which Messrs. Sanford, Howarth, P. Graham, Dr. Sturm and others, participated, it W(lS ordered that at the next meeting the l11inutcs of Cincinnati IIorticultlll'((l 8ocil'!y. 105 subject of the "the expediency of planting seedling peaches, and prevailing practice of grafting," he made the special order for discussion. Although the day was extremely inclement, the attendance was good, and the discussion pleasant and interesting. Saturday, December 4. President Stoms in the chair. Minutes approved. The question for the day being called, an interesting discussion ensued. Mr. Howarth maintn,ined the expediency of planting seedlings, and assigned as reasons, that the seedlings arc more hardy and more productive than ihe budded trees; that they are longer lived; not so easily destroyed by severity of the season. He considered that one out of every three of the natural 0"",1- lings never fails to bear fruit, except in cases of late frosts; that the bw1'lc'l, from some cause not yet explained, are more prolific; the foliage more succu lent; the wood more robust. Mr. Murray had found the seedling as tender as the budded fruit. The seed lings from peltCh-trees were much after their kind, particularly the yellow flesh peaches. i'Ilr. Cook had an orchard where, this year, the seerllings were barren, and the budded fruitful. Last year both varieties bore full crops. He thought the cause of this year's barrenness might be that he had manured too highly. i'Ilr, Howarth contended that the seedlings were better than the budded in point of longevity, and would bear more. Dr. Taylor stated that Nurserymen in Tennessee, where, till lately, seedlings had been raised almost exclusively, were now buying from this region very large amounts of budded fruit. At the close of the discussion, the President introduced Dr. Taylor, of Cleve land, President of the Horticultural Society of that city, who thereupon ad dressed the Society in some well-timed remarks. Among other things, he sug gestecl the importance of establishing a system of fruit exchanges between the Societies of Cleveland ancl Cincinnati; so that the specimens submitted to each might be examined by both. At the conclusion of President Taylor's remarks, Dr, Sturm moved that this Society proceed to take measures for arranging a system of fruit exchanges with our sister society at Cleveland, pursuant to the suggestion of Dr. Taylor, which was adopted. On motion of Dr, Sturm, the subject of gl'!1fting and budding the apple was made the special order for discussion at the next meeting. lIIessrs. Sam!. T, Hale and R. Delav[Ln Mussey were elected members of the Society, and Joseph Edwards, Esq" of Nashville, Tennessee, an Honorary Cor responding member. The Corresponding Secretary, Mr. Bickham, reported the arrival of two pack ages, containing Polish Wheat, Rob Roy Beans, E[Lrly Washington Peas, and Ice-Crell,m Watermelon Seeds, from the U. S, Patent Office, which were placed in the hands of the Council for distribution at the next meeting. Adjourned. Saturday, December 11. President Stoms in the chair. Minutes read and approved. The following communication from Mr. John Johnson was read and orderei.l to be published. 106 Jbl/utl's of Cincinnati HortiC!lltu;'(ll ,'..,'ociety. DECEMBER 9th, 1858. J,h. W. SluIIIS, PrrsidclIl of the Cincinnati HorliCllliural Society: As the suhject of raising fruit from seedlings is discussed freely at this time, I have thought pi'oper to say a few words on the subject. W. E. :\Ie'lrs tells me the lending pomological men of this day recommend returning back to the wild seedling. in order to produce more perfect fruit, which is a great mistake, for it is the willI inferior kinds of fruit that cause such a large majority of the fmit rni.ed from seedlings to he worthless. If all the fruit, except the very ]Iest, were exterminated, there would soon be a decided improvement in seedling fruit. It is the bloom of the inferior fruit that causes the better kinds to degenerate, when raised frow the seed. The bloom is the fertilizer of all varieties of fruit, flowel", vcgelables and grain, causing the different varieties. All seeds planted with the view of lllaking an orchard, should be selected from the hest varieties of our grufted fruit, and planterl as far as possible from poorer varieties. ~llf fer no seedlings to grow lmt the lllOSt choice. In this way you will constantly imprrwe the fruit. I will give my reason for thinking as I do. Fifty years since, I came on thi.~ place. There was" nice peach orchard on it, with sev eral others in the vicinity, nearly all fine fruit; but in fifteen or twenty years the peaches were decidedly inferior, and kept depreciating till the general re mark was, that the seasons were Dot so p:ooel for peaches as formerly; but when the fine inoculated v:Lrieties en me, the season was all right. I believe the rea son was, the poor varieties, constantly adulterating, being planted among them, and blooming with them. JOHN JOHNSON. The questiori of the day-"the prevailing practice of grafting "-being called, a very animated and interesting discussion ensued. The President explained very fully and clearly the subject to be treated on, giving an account of the different systems of grafting in the root in England and France, and the United States, the practice being in the former countries to insert only oner the latter country three or four. 1\11'. F. G. Cary was opposed to the system of taking sections of roots to work upon. He had visited a gentleman who had set out fine-looking trees in a rich soil, well cultivated. For two or three years they did well; but at this time they were not higher than his heael. If any body would give him one hundrc.l thous!tnd trees so worked on portions of roots, he would not accept them as a gift. lIe considered seedlings as the best to graft on, which produced natural trees. In fifty years hence, where, he asked, would be the trees grown on sec tions of roots, compared with seedlings? The former can never be equal in longevity, vigor or health, to the laUeI'. The former is nothing but a layer. There is one fixed point in " tree-its collar. There will be in its growth the same elongation downward as upward-it will not vary in length. All the best authorities he ever read were in favor of the seed. All good cultivators are advocating the sowing of wheat near the surface. All good apple-trees should show their roots above the surface of the ground. None other do well for any great length of time. There is an exact point where trees get the sun, and where they get the due nourishment of the soil. Mr. Heaver contended the arguments of 1\11'. Cary were chiefly merely the,) retical. lIe agreed that no transplanted tree can he exactly equal to a (n'c directly from the seerl. A tree can not be transplanted precisely in the entire condition where it was grown. It must vary somewhat. It can not have, fr"1'1 various eircumstances, the precise position as to its collar or vital center, in its new phlce, as it harl hefore. The soil may he lighter or more heavy. C\atmc, however, will adapt it to this new state of things. The ill success of the trces lJIil/lltps of CinciJlJ1(lti ~Jol'ticlfltllrrtl 80Cld)/. 107 ---~-.------referred to by Mr. Cary, three years ago, might very fairly be attributed to the theu very serious winter. Numbers of trees were then most seriously :",,1 ino pambly injurell or deetroyed. Seedlings, at auy rate, would not afford sufficient trees for the now enormous demands, and section-grafting has to be resort ,",J to. He allmitted that lower sections of roots may possibly be the weakest. VI'. Joseph Taylor remarked. that his experience wns different from :llr. Cary's; he had in his nursery an nbundnnce of two-yenr-old trees inserted iu sectional mots, which were of fine nnd sufficient hight. He hall known trees forty years old from cuttings, healthy, flourishing nnd perfect. He considered that the large roots were intended by n:,ture for sustaining the tree in the ground, and the small or fibrous roots for nourishment. A proper proportion between the roots all,1 the top should be nttended to in root-grafting. He was acquainted. with gr: Pursuunt to the requirements of the 5th Article of the By-luws, the following persons were appointed as a Committee to nominate officers for the ensuing year, viz: r. J. Allen, John Sayres and J. S. Cook. The Chair announced the discussion of the day-on "Root-grafting "-as the special order, and awarded the floor to Mr. Heaver, who had not completed his remarks at the last adjournment. Mr. Heaver resumed his remarks by alluding to the importance of the subject of "root-grafting" to fruit-growers in general, and to nurserymen in purtic'u lar; aud that on the part of nurserymen, there was nothing on this subject to conceal. He was prepared to demonstrate that the prejudice entertuined by some ugainst root-grafting was not well founded, that the ideus in opposition to this common process ure derived from only fanciful theories, und ure opposed to well settled fucts. Mr. Cary, he said, claims that in every tree there is a particular point, denominated tbe axis of growth, from which proceeds down ward as to the root, and upward as to the top. He admitted the existence of such a line, but claimed that it was variable; and inasmuch as it had become offensive to designate that doctrine as "Comstockian," he would give it '" more classical title, and denominate it as "Pickwickian," and only as such would it be regarded by practical men in reference to the present question of root-graft ing, which he claimed to be a perfectly proper procedure, and productive of as thrifty growth in orchard-trees as any other method. He exhibited three trees just brought from his gardens, which he designated as No.1, a seedling, Ko. 2, a root-sucker, grown to a tree from a section of a root, and No.3, a root-graft the trees all of the same age, three years old, and taken at random from among thousands; and claimed that the root-graft was the most robust of the three, which he stated was a sufficient refutation of the objection to root-grafting; that by grafting on seotions, less vigorous trees are produced than by grafting on the entire stock. Mr. Heaver concluded by offering the following resolution: Resolved, That in the opinion of this Society, the practice of root-grafting on sections of healthy seedling-roots, is one of the best, if not the very best, moues of propugating upple-trees j and is entirely free from the objections urged against it by many prejudiced persons of but little practical experience. Mr. Cary replied to Mr. Heaver, saying that the whole motive for philosophiz ing should be a love of scientific truth j that our conclusions should not be pl'(>cl icated of any single fact, but should embruce a wide runge of facts, which should be arranged and contrusted. Authority of books could be found to sub stantiate any thing, and so could single or occasional facts be found apparently tending to prove any thing. So, if he were to judge from the three specimens of trees presented by Mr. Heaver, and were confined to them alone, he woulol come to the same conclusion as Mr. Heaver had done. He exhorted members to examine their own minds, lest self-interest might lurk at the bottom :LnLl he come the foundation for conclusions, just as the Ephesi:Lns of old became clam orous against sound doctrine when the doctrine threatened to diminish thei: gains in making shrines for the goddess Diana. He admitted that if it were true that'numerous trees could be prop:Lgated from one root by this process, of a character equally good as valuable to the fruit-grower, then the nurserymen had presented an important improvement in the art and science of grafting. But he maintainecl that the trees exhibited in support of their practice, did not JJIilllltrs of ('illl'illll({l; florlielilil/l'IIl 8oril'f!J. 109 Pi"IYO the practice to be correct. He ClnilllCd that the axis of growth in t.he de velopment of a tree, is un important consideration in propagating trees for an orchard, for, from t.his point the downward growth is not like the npward growth-the latter is by concentric rings, the downward is not.. 'I'hat the top and roots of a tree are always correlatives in development, and analagous in extent, so as to preserve the equilibrium and unity of the entire tree; that the seedling is the only truly normal tree, and as such is always a unit as to itself, and as such all its development is symmetrical and harmonious. Hence, we may cut the roots and the top, but if this unity is preserved, the engrafted tree will also be a unit as to itself. But if we mutilate the root, the unity of the tree is destroyed and the growth becomes disproportion ed, one-sided; and by using sections of roots, the future growth is all awry, and the equililJrium of normal condition of the tree is lost. Mr. Cary also exhibited specimen trees in support of the doctrine he maintained. Dr. Taylor also presented specimens from his gardens in support of his views in defense of root-grafting, which he argued at some length. Mr. Howarth deprecated the use of the knife in making wounds on the trunk of a tree; stated that he was prepared to prove that root-grafting diminished the longevity of the tree, and therefore desired further discussion than the time of to-day would allow. Mr. Addis stated that he had obtained some grafts on sections of the root, and that he could not secure a good growth with them, while others grafted on the entire stock, in the same ground, and under the same cultivation, grew well; and hoped that the Society would afford amateur fruit-growers all the light possible on the subject. Mr. Reeder had tried some on sections, and happened to plant them upside down, yet they grew well; and so his brother had tried the same and got a good growth. He exhibited trees brought from Tennessee fine and vigorous. Mr. :\Inrray said he had prepared a paper on the subject, but time would not allow for its reading at present. Mr. Sanford remarked that he thought the Society was not prepared to pro nounce an opinion such as Mr. Heaver's resolution seemed to contemplate; he therefore offered the following as a substitute, viz: Resolved, That in the opinion of this Society, the practice of root-grafting is, as yet, neither to be denounced nor recommended. And inasmuch as some prejudice exists against the practice of grafting on pieces of roots, we respect fully urge upon all nurserymen the propriety of grooving a portion of the trees, they offer for sale, where the graft is inserted on the entire stock. Whereupon, on motion, the further discussion of the question was postponed till the second meeting in January next. FRUIT EXHIBITED A~D REPORTED ON. Peaches-By E. J. Hooper, from P. Phillips, Ky.-Heath Cling, preserved 0y some peculiar process, in fiDe, sound condition; very Bound and juicy, but defi cient in the true aromatic fla,or. Apples-By S. W. Hazeltine-Green Sweeting, Bound, and juicy, but deficient in flavor; the Bal,lwin, fine, sonn,lanel hrrndsome. By Dr. Taylor-The Caufield. Pear-By Dr. Petticolas-the Y icar of Winkfield. By lII. P. P11i11 ips-g-rcell corn, in good roasting-ear condition, sweet and souml, preserved by some pecnliar prucess, flavor deficient. MI~UTES OF CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. CINCINNATI, Saturday, December 25, 1808. The President and Vice President being absent, the Society was called to or der by ;'.Jr. E. J. Hooper. A communication from ~Ir. A. H. Ernst, on root-grafting, was received. There being no quorum of members present for the transaction of business, the Society adjourned. Saturday, January 1, 18.:,~1. President Stoms in the chair. Pursuant to the requirements of the ('on.~titu tinn, the Society proceeded to the annual election of officers. The report of the :c\ominating Committee having been filed, the Society balloted by general ticket, and the fullowiug named persons were elected to the respective offices, viz: For President-So W. Hazeltine. 'lice Presidents-Gen. S. ~I. Wade, George GraL,tm, Wm. D. Bickham. Recording Secretary-Eo J. Hooper. Correspond ing Secretary-F. G. Cary. Treasurer-Wm. Stoms. Librarian-T. F. Allen. COl/llcil, one year-John Sayers, B. F. Sanford, J:ts. W. Ward. Two y":11's Dr. J. T"'ylor, J. S. Cook, Thomas Knott. Three years-John E. lIIottier, S. S. Jackson, Wm. Addis. Committees.-Fruit Committee-John Sayers, Wm. Heaver, Dr. J. Warder, Dr. J. Taylor, F. Pentland. Flower Cummittee-Thomas Knott, John H. Jackson, Thos. Lambert, 'I'm. Sanders, Anthony Pfeiffer. Vegetable Committee-Dr. Wm. Sturm, P. Consadine, .J. C. Gaddis, Leroy Long, Robert McCullough. Library Committee-J oLn P. Foote, Geo. Graham, Robert Reilly, E. J. Hooper, F. G. Cary. :Ill'. W. D. Bickham, Corresponding Secretary, announced that a package of Seeds had just been received, which were ordered into the hands of the Council, for distribution next Saturday. Elected to membership-Messrs. Frederick Winkler, Frederick Colthoff, An drew Harvey and Theodore F. Allen. Adjourned. Saturday, January 8. The Society met. Minut.es read and approved. The meeting was then called to order by 'Yilliam Stoms, Esq., the retiring President, when thl1t officer deliv ered the following 'l"aledictory address: G"I/Ifnl/en of the Cincinnati lIorticliltural Society: It lwcomes my plel1sant duty this morning to induct my successor, Presi,lent Hn.zeltille, to the honorable positioll assigned him l)y your votes. Known to you 1111, as President Hazeltine is, it would be 11 work of superero gation in me to speak of the many and varied aC'1uirements that so eminpntly fit him for the post of your 'l"oluntary selection. That he has been l1 sincere friend of this institutiou, needs no words of endorsement from me to-dnv. These thinge hl1ve already been trel1sureLl up in your bosoms l1mong the recollections of good deeds done in the past. Pr<'si,lcnt Hl1zeltine is a gentleman so thoronghly imbued with the spirit and delights of horticu.lture-so accomplished, so correct, so dignified in his ,leI'"r! ment, that I preclict the greatest harmony bet.ween you anc! him l1nd n yenr under his administration of uu bounded prosperity to this Society 'and an 'ulti mate retirement on his p,wt with distinguishe,l honors to himself: ' And now, gentlemen, for the many obligations, favors and honors conferred upon me by you, pcrmit me to ntnrn my most sincere thanks, and make the most profound acknowledgments. JIillllfl's (l Citlrillilati IJ'll'lil'ltltlll'((l Sorii'fy. 111 I have endeavored to serY!' you to the best of my ability, amI always with an eye singly to the best intcl'("qls of this ~()cicty. AmI I lllay be pel'mitted to add, with the sublimest truth, t.hat whatever error8 Illay hlLve been committed were those of the hen,] and not the helLrt. I cbim no ('xclJlption from the frailties and the infirmities common to our nature. Doubtless, mistlLkes Imve been mlLde; errors committed, over which, in t.he plenitude of your goodness, I indulge tbe pleasing hope tha t, the mlLntle of charit.y will be cnsl,. For the future, whatever fortune may hetide, whether absent or present, whet.her in sickne,qs or in health, whether on the busy mart of trade fJI' in t],e gay saloons of I,le~""t'e, whether in t.he bright sunshine of prosperit.y or the deep, shady dell of n,lve)'sity, the past, with its ell,\e",ring nssociations, anfl the reminiscence of so ma",V friVOl'S conferred by YOll, togel!.,')' with so many happy hours ~pent in your company, can only go Ullt of rcmembl'flnce with my expir ing breath. In short, it will ever, " Lingering, hannt the greenest spot on memory's was to." S. W. Hazeltine, Esq., Presi,]ent elect, replied to Mr. Stoms as f<)lIows: HOXORED SIR: In assuming the plnce so recently filled by you, it is with hes itation and feelings of distrust of my own ability to carry forward the goo,l work with that increasing interest ,,,hich has marked your successful ndminis tr,\tiou. lOU nN',1 no encomium from me. lour acts, are they not written in history? For the very flattering manner in which you luwe seen fit to induct me in this chair, anel the shower of compliments bestowed upon me, I am unpre pared. Not accustomee] to such public demonstrations, if embarrassed, I hope to receive the sympathy of and indulgence of all. My feelings at this moment can better be illustrated than expressed, which I will attempt in the familiar story of the young Quakeress, who, when 1,C'r ardent suitor had poured forth his tale, picturiug the future bright and beautiful, corn ing to the climax-which he wished to express in Friend's language-he said, wilt thou? and she wilted. The inference I leave to yonr imaginings. You have referred to success. Who is tllEi successful man? Not he who stands at the threshold of official position-on the verge of lL new year, full of ambition; but he who" brings home his sheafs with rejoicing j" who has been through the wars j who has fought the blLttle, kept the faithful together, and has earned and wears, by the consent and desire of all-like our worthy, modest, re tiring President-green burels, entwining his brow thick and clnstering. Happy for all if, at the close of my term of office, success crowns our desires. For all nnd tbe many kindnesses received at yonr official hands, be pleased, sir, to receive my heartfelt acknowledgments and regards. Mr. Hazeltine then delivered to the Society the following inaugurnl nddress. Gentlemen o/the Cincinnati IIortiCll/llIral Society: Bya most flattering vote, I am called to preside over your deliberations. For this mark of distinction and high honor, gentlemen, I return my profound ac knowledgment. It is more particularly grntifying, that it is received so unex pectedly, and after so few years of active service. Language does not nlways express the best emotions of the heart, and believing you have called me to deeds, not compliments, I proceed to illustrate my views of the work before us. In your sovereign capacity, I am chosen the standard-bearer in your" labor of love," for so it really is, with all englLged in this most interesting and beall tiful science, whose one great ob.iect is, to so exhibit it before the Society as to instruct nnd encourage all to help make the world and the private homes of all more endearing, beautiful and useful. With honor be it remembered of your Inst. presiding officer, that he carried us through stormy times, but le,nes us in a smoother sea. !\Iay we improve this flow of tide which leads on to fortune. "lay the great nnanimity with which you have designated your officers, this new year's day, prevail in all your do ings throughout the year. !\II'. H. now direct.ed his remarks specially to the officers, in the several co pacities they were elected to fill, after which he proceeded as follows: 112 MinuCes of Cincinnati I£oTticultUTal Society. FIXAXCIAL. While our National Treasury has been exhausted, and many private pockets emptied onr own Society has not escaped the general calamity. We have, how ever su'rmounted every obstacle, and I congratulate you, gentlemen, that this , day 'vou stand before the community a solvent body, with a large and increas ina- list of members. The new year opens bright before us. May we not disap point the high expectations of our friends, but move steadily, boldly on, to the achievement of such results as shall promote the best interests of Horticulture, Pomology and Floraculture, so far as our influence extends. Membership is the only legitimate source from which to increase our finance. To be really independent, we should number members enough to pay the Pre mium List, let the weather or other influences be as they may. The feelings and good will of the people are with us, and will gladly contribu~e their annual d~es if properly solicited so to do. I recommend the early appomtment of an active committee for this object j also, suggest that the records preserve the name of the person recommending or presenting each new member. With success in this direction, and remembering our past errors, we shall have annually a nice sum with which to increase the Library and enhance our means of usefulness. HORTICULTURAL PUBLICATIONS. No active and prosperous business-man will neglect to read the news of the day, also, the current, popular literature, that he may know what is filHng the mind of the masses, and in a great measure guiding and controlling their tastes and wants. So, no manufacturer, producer, or cultivator, can afford omitting to post himself up in the science, new discoveries and events ~f the day, in their par ticular branches. Here let me recommend to all our fnends and lovers of Hor ticulture, The Horticulturist, published at New-York, by C. M. Saxton, and the Cincinnatus, published at College Hill, 0., by F. G. Cary. The former gives its readers the doings of our Ea~tern and European friends, while the Cincinnatus keeps its readers advised of the eVfnts occurriug here, in the Great West; also, stereotypes and preserves all the acts, progress, exhibitions and prospects of this Society, and is indispensible. Subscriptions to either will be received here, at one dollar and fifty cents each-which is the club price. Some will want a more exclusively agricultural paper, of which there are many useful publications. The Ohio Valley Farmer is nearest home. THE PAMPHLET. The forthcoming pamphlet is to be a work of more than ordinary interest to all, as it will embrace the history of this Association, its charter, constitution, by-laws, rise and progress, a catalogue of library, officers and members, from its origin to the present, etc., with many things of interest, in all, making quite a volume. It would be well to have all revised, that if any thing can be im proved, it may go out as the latest and best result known to us. This will be a valuable text-book to present to each new subscriber. Your By-laws make it the duty of the Secretary to present a copy of the Constitution to all. I suggest the adoption of this useful book instead, as it includes all. It is advisable to print at least several thousand, since the few pages we devote to advertisements will pay the entire cost. Anel as it will go into the hands of those intcresteel in all sections, and be read by tens of thousands, it will afford a rare opportunity for dealers to advertise. THE CAUSE. We wish to enlist a host of intelligent cultivators for their own profit, for the publio good, and for morality. No employment brings man so near his Creator as Horticulture. The cultivator can not disregard any of the laws of creation without paying the penalty. Nature and nature's God are inseparable. Plant~ and flowers never deceive j hence their appropriateness in every family circle. EXPERomxTAL OR MODEL GARDEN. I can not too strongly r.ecommend to your careful attention this subject, so earnestly set forth by my Immediate predecessor iu his inaugural. Last year it is true, the Societ.y was embar~·assed, t1nd other circumstances not thought fa.vorable. But now It should receIve your prompt attention. If we had a ... uit- lIIinutes of Cincinnati Hortindtural Society. 113 ---- able lot, whore we coultI hold our deliberations, "urrounded by the living speci men.g, and where citizens and strangers could see the heauties antI taste the deli cacies of this fertile vnlley, we should have many v"t'tries, for seeing is believing. Will not some of our wenlthy citizens donate the Hse of a suitahle lot centrally locnted, or at least leaHc it at so f,1Vomblc a rate as that we may wit.h prudence undertake this high mission? We might t hen point with pride to a FLORAL Ex CHANGE worthy of the Queen City. Friends, think of this, and see what thouglIt and action can accomplish. Brothers, we should all strive to make our regular meetings one of EXCHA:-IGE not alone in sentiment antI itIelts, but in facl., and deed13. Lct. there be a Bulletin board at the entrnnce-one for wallis and one for salts,. and let it be known that here is the place to give and receive orders, t() get help and procure employment. Let encouragement and the helping hand be frecly given, for "Are we not brothers all?" DISCUSSWNS. Here is a subject more pregnant with deeds to be done, and luminous in in terest for the public than any other. Our discussions should all be calm, clrar, direct, earnest, fitly chasm and lillll'ly. Not on the grape, when strawberries arc ripe; not changing the order of seed-time and harvest; seeking only the truth. Tne times demand much of this Association. With the cultivation and improve ment going forwarcl in this mighty vfLlley, the new stales organizing, an,j the awakenetl interest on all sides to the subject of cultivation and a,lornment. all conspire to urge us to renewed vigor, that our deliberations be sound, practical, "nd always in the right direction. While we carry the pruning-knife in criti cising all subjects under discussion, the olive branch of courtesy and regard should always be most prominent.. Our debates must he open and free to all, but confined strictly to the question. We are not to be the guardians of anyone as to what position he may tnke, however radical he may be-while truth is left free and untrammeled to combat error. It is our duty, however, to see that a full antI impartial report is published, thus leaving those interested to form their own conclusions. I believe no man will come here to express views not hon estly entertained, and be not at the same time, open to conviction. In a word, all are seeking the truth. RURAL IIO~IES. Thus may we rear a beautiful Temple to Pomona and Flora, where those god desses may hold their court before admiring thousands--a Temple whose col umns shall shine as a beacon-light afar, to guido, cheer and encourage atl who toil; a part of whose results shall be, more delicious fruits for the table, better vegetables for our markets, and" home, sweet home," made more heautiful for all. We have spent too much time in debating many things which, by your Con stitution and By-laws, belong exclusively to Council, and should there be referred at once, for their prompt action. One great evil of this day is, we are too fast,. too much time is absorbed in bUSiness, too little reserved for home and domestic com fort. Our children are expected to become men and women without training. If such children's homes are less cheerful and attraetive than those of their com panions, they will naturally become alienated from such homes, with all its at tendant train of evils. A little garden, a few flowers, mingled with the songs of birds, are silent preacher", who speak to the young trumpet-tongued. It is a blessing sure and cheap-less expensive than those, who have not tested it, now believe-for the youth, ladies and the domestic happiness of all. I urge a con sideration of this natural demand. ENCOURAGEMENT. After reading such severe lessons of what we have to do, it is proper to point to some of the achievements you have accomplished. If we seek your pioneers in this work, at their private homes, how will it quicken the pulse of the doubt ing I how cheer on the hopeful! Who has not visited and admired the beauti ful private suburban residences of the few, out of many, which I shall allude to, viz: Jacob Hoffner, D. B. Bowler, Wm. Resor, W. B. Smith, Robert Buchanan, Griffin Taylor, A. H. Ernst, S. W. Pomeroy, W. W. Scribner, Hon. J. McLean, T. J. Sherlock. Our heautiful Spring Grove, too, which is the pride of all und~r l:iJ JJIinHtcs of Cilielnnati Horticultural Society. the touch of "Rural Art," by the plastic hand of !Ill'. Straugh, whose superbr s;; ill, ')'}'cat experience and exquisite taste in landscaping, has transformed this native" wild into a perfect Elysium. This success is twin-birth with our own ;;u(,iety, the charter for both being granted under one act, to the same persons. With illC progress that has marked the result of well-directed effort, who shall say what new creation of beauties shall yet arise in our midst? L"ok again to the rough, unpromising hills and slopes, that a few years since okirted our noble river, and the broken, bristling hills in our suburbs; behold now they ure basking in the sunshine, clothed with verdure to their summit- laughing with their vine-cbl,l sides-their product rewurding the husbandman, illcrc[1sing commerce, und in its effects umeliorating the tendency of our people to the use of strong drinks and alcoholic poison. Standing here, pointing to such grand results, we are encouruged to press on, seeking new principles. Principles are living facts, which muy grow dim with neglect, but ure only lUnde brighter in the use. Labor must be respected. He who spreud the heav ens and set the planets in their orbits, also created man, and ordained him to labor, giving at the sume time the promise of u sure reward. CUXCLUSION. I n conclusion, let me bespeak from one and all, your indulgence, your indi vidual uid und undivided support. I can only promise in return, my best en deavors so to dischurge the honors conferred, us shull tend most to increase the interests so deal' to us ull. A review of the current year, just closed, will afford mnch food for reflection-purticularly the marked difference in our Councils. f-lince thut curse of ull societies-debt-has been extinguished, our lute discus sions have been in the right course, UTIlI are full of promise. Finully, let us us " society, so deport ourselves as to merit the best results; und be sure that" He who doth all things well," will cause the year to close full of good fruits. COMMUNICATION FROll MR. ERNST ON ROOT-GRAFTING. The declining heulth and longevity of the apple-tree, has for some time elic ite,l consiuemble discussion-furnishing", fruitful source for specubtion und theorizing on the cause of this deteriomtion of the tree und its products of late yeurs. That the whole subject is surrounded with deep interest, and that it hence ,leserves our serious uttention, all must feel. We see that the tree, in many lucations, is no more the long-lived und perfect fruit-beuring tree thut it once was. The old und first pbnting ure uiso.ppeuring from natuml causes of age. The more recent planting ure often feeble o.nd defective in the vitul force of form er days. These ure lumen table truths; and how to account for them, und the dis cuvery of the remeuy, ure questions of the deepest moment. Thut there should be great diversity of opinion on the subject is quite nutuml. In uttcmptiug to solve the mystery, und fix on the cuuse and the remedy, we must take a general view of the chrmge of circumstunces which surrounds the matter, including unusual severity of temperature as also excessive drought, to which our trees huve been subjected within the last few years. Exumine well our premises before we bnild u theory on it, as of general application. In the effort to fix it on root-grafting, its uuyocates luy great stress on the seat of life which is suid to exist ut the nucleus furme,l by the embryo of the seed froU:: which the usc ending and descending axis proceed; hence, grufting on di~isions of roots taken from below this point, is the cause of the sickly finu enfeebled con dition of so many of our trees. Now, if the abuse of the practice of root-graft ing involved the whole cuuse of deterioration, it might be well to discaru it, und trouble ourselves no further ubout the matter, but it is surely not wise to make it a scape-goat for ull our mistakes und misurrangements, as well us for causes over which we hu ye no control. On looking ut the urgu~ent in u philosophicul point of view, I fuil to see, and ('Qll not und?r~t!1nd the ,hfference. as to the eff(:ct--for propngating purposes between", dIVISIon of th~ descendlllg or ascendmg axis. or, in other words, the (hfference between the VItU~ force. of the root or branch, supposing each to be ,· .. und and healthy. E~ch ~s u!1 mtegral purt of the tree, capable of emitting ruuts or bmnches, and formmg mdcI,cndent trees, when placed under propel' cir- Minutes oj Cincinnati Hortir'llltural Society. 115 ------cumstances_ The two are precisely parallel. If one may produce the enfeeble ment, the other may, and of this there can be no doubt. The health of each is essential to the other, as is their united cturability_ However entire or healthy the root may be, it can not renovate nn impaired constitution of that which is placed on it, any more than a healthy graft can infuse vigor into a deceased root_ Its simple office is to commlUlicate between the earth and the top, with no power to change the character of what is placed on it, let that be what it may. Each maintains its. independent, individual characteristics as fully as if not united. This principle we have fully illustrated in the union of the quince and the pear. Yet although this is a truth, the root can not live independent of a. top any more than can the top without a root. They are mutually dependent on each other for existence. And to this end it is vitally important tha't each should be healthy and of vigorous constitution. If we take a well-matured graft from a tree with a strong and healthy constitution, and unite this with a division of root taken from an equally healthy, fully matured, young tree, with proper lateral rootlets, they will form at the point of union a nucleus from which roots and top will radiate, each discharging their proper functions as fully as if grafted on the entire seedling, and will live as long. When the opponents of grafting on divisions of the root call it a violation of a. natural law, and base their theory on this as the cause of the unhealthy condition of our trees, they should bear in mind that the whole system of grafting, as also the improvement of fruits, by crossing and hybridizations, is the work of art and contrary to the natural courses of reproduction. The intended effect is to refine and improve our culture as well as the quality of the fruit; and this is admissi ble on that ground. No complaint is made of the deleterious effect sometimes produced on the health and vital force of the tree in the improper crossing of varieties, in the effort to improve the quality of fruit from seed, and cutting up the whole top of Buch trees for gl'l1fts. It seems not to occur to them that this has any thing to do in the matter. In discussing this subject, we must not confille ourselves to the r.oot j we must go beyond it, take in the wide field of natural reproduction and its artificial substitute in all its bearings. Look at the original office of the tree, which is the production of seed for the reproduction of its species. To this end its vital forces are directed. The seed is hence fully matured nnd perfected, and their product is hardy, healthy and long-lived. When stocks grown from seed of such trees are used to graft hardy and vigorous sorts on, we may reasonably expect a tree of health and some endurance of life. As we depart from the original office of the tree, and advance in the improvement of the quality of the fruit, the seed becomes flattened, elongated, less perfect, '!tnd incapable of reproduction with the same vital force as in a natural condition. This sometimes extends to an utter extinction of the power to vegetate. Thll prod?ct of such seed are mostly porous' and spongy in the texture, and are not capable of enduring the amount of change' and severity of temperature which those grown from more natural fruit are. The original office of the tree is diverted from the mere production of seed for' the purposes of reproducing its species, to that of forming a pulpy, luscious fruit,. to which its energies are directed, and not the seed. When we use stocks grown from such seed to graft our better varieties on, from trees which are proportion ally delicate in texture and vigor of constitution, and expose them to a tempera ture such as to the two winters between 1855 and 1857, and the excessive drought of the intermediate summer, we must not be surprised at the result of what we see around us. To these causes, more than any other, is owing the sickly con dition of our trees. Of course it can make no difference in the po.wer of resistance, if we use the en tire root of such plants to graft on; it will not make them more hardy. That such stocks are extensively used will not be disputed. Be this, however, as it may, it is nevertheless true. Were this the proper place, I might enlarge, and also show how intimately fire-blight in the pear, mildew and rot in the grupe, are connected with our system of propagation, etc. But I think for the present, this is st'fiking at the whole root of the difficulty and not at its divisions only. SPRING GARDEX, CIXCINNATI, Dec. 24,1858. Respectfully A. H. ERNST. PREMIUM LIST OF THE CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. FOR 1859. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1st. All articles offered for competition must be the production of the person in whose name they are exhibited. 2d. Plants for competition must be in flower, except where exceptions are made in the Prize List. 3d. Seedlings of Fruits, Flowers, or Vegetables, will receive gratuities worthy of general cultivation. 4th. Specimens of Rare Plants, or collections other than those contained in the List, will receive gratuities if deemed worthy. 5th. No collection of Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables, or Ornamental Designs, will be allowed to compete for more than one prize and the articles must be marked eo as to designate what prizes are competed for, and no second prize shall be awarded to the same person in the Bame class. 6th. The Council shall have the privilege of discarding any article unworthy of exhibition; and should there be but one competitor for a prize, the Judges shall withhold the premium if the article be not meritorious. 7th. Should, from unavoidable causes, satisfactory to the Council, any arti cle or collection arrive after the time named, and before the awards of the Judges, they shall decide as to their admission, or if too late for competition, the Judges may grant a gratuity, if deemed worthy. 8th. It shall be optional with persons to whom money is awarded, to receive the amount in Plate, with appropriate inscriptions. 9th. With a view to the greatest usefulness, the Society has opened the door to ALL CULTIVATORS OF THE WESTERN STATES, and respectfully invite them to join in COMPETING for the PRIZES and to aid the Society in its efforts to pro mote the comfort and happiness of its fellow-citizens. No fee for the privilege of competition is required from persons not members of the Society. 10th. All articles intended for competition on the show days, must be re ported to the Secretary, with the prizes named for which they are intended to 118 Cincinnati Horticultural Society. compete, and put at once in their proper places, except cut flowers, with such other perishl1ble I1rticles as, in the judgment of the Council, should be delayed, but in no cl1se cl1n any article be receivec! for competition I1fter 3 o'clock, P. M., of the first dl1Y of the Exhibition, in order that the Judges ml1y award the prizes previous to admitting the public. Ko person except the Judges shl111 be admit-·, ted in the rooms while the Committees ure examining articles and aWl1rding premiums. K. B. Provided always thl1t, if the premiums I1wl1rded exceed the net proceeds of the Exhibition, then all shall receive their pro·rata only. KOTE.-The term" best displny" shl111, in all cl1ses, be construed to mean the greatest number of the best variety in the best condition. The Council, with the consent of the Society, shall, in all cases, have power to change the time of awarding premiums if, in their judgment, the season re quires it. No member of a Committee shail be competent to act as Judge on articles in which he is interested. Committees or Judges shall, in no cl1se, award premiums for articles that are not strictly superior and better than are usually found in our market. All contributors to the Exhibition are requested to hand 11 full list of their articles to the Secretary, or they can not be noticed in the Report, or by the Awarding Committee. No article will be permitted to be removed, after being I1rranged I1nd placed on the stand, till the close of the Exhibition, except such as are in a perishing condition, and then only with the consent of the Council. Persons to whom prizes have been aWl1rded for cut flowers, or other perishable articles, are expected to remove them, as much as in their power, during the Exhibition. All prizes not claimed or I1pplied for within six months after they are awarded shall be considered as donated to the Society for its benefit. To avoid confusion, contributors who have not donated their articles to the Society, are requested to be at the place of exhibition the next morning after its close, to receive them from the proper officer or leave written directions with him where to send them, or they will be considered as donated to the Society. All articles not donated to the Society, must be marked" RESERVED." LIST OF PREMIUMS FOR 1859. SPRING EXHIBITION. VEGETABLES. RHUBARB. Best l~ stalks ...... 8~.l)o Second best 12 stalks...... l. 00 Best display, not Ie,s than three vlll·icti(·s...... 3.01) Second best display, not less than three varieties ...... 2.00 ASPARAGUS. Best 3 bunches...... 2.00 t>econd best 3 bunches ...... l.00 LETTUCE. Be"t G heads ...... 2.00 Second best 6 heads ...... l.1I1) Best ,li;;play in variety ...... 2.00 RADISHES. Best 3 bunches, not less than six varieties ...... l.00 Best display...... 2. UI) CUCUMBERS. Best pair ...... 2.00 Second best pair...... l.00 Best display ...... 3.00 Second best display...... ~.OO For largest vegetable elisphy in variety and quality ...... 5.00 For second largest yegd~blc display in variety and quality...... 3.00 FLOWERS. VERBENAS. Best 6 varieties, in roh; ...... 3.00 Second best 6 varieties, in pots ...... 2.1)0 Best 3 varieties...... 2.no Second best 3 varieties ...... l.00 Best specinlen...... l.1.I0 Best seedling ...... l.00 Best display...... 3.00 Second best display ...... 2.1)1) PETUNIAS. Best 4 varieties, in pots...... 2.00 Second best,* V CUT FLOWERS. ROSES. Best 24 varietiC'B ...... '" 3.00 Second best 2.J. yarieties...... 2.00 Best l~ varieti,,:< ...... 2.00 Second best 12 y"rieties...... 1.00 Best W'W yal'it'ly ...... 1.00 Best display...... 5.00 Second best clj~l,lay ...... ;;.OiJ Its Premium List. 121 MISCELLANEOUS FLOWERS. Best display ...... •...... •...•...... •.$3.00 Second best display ...... 2.00 VERBENAS. Best 12 vo.rieties, in buncheo ...... 2.00 Second best varieties, in bunches ...... 1.00 Best display ...... :1.1)0 Second best display ...... 2.00 Best and most tastefully-arranged Imsket...... 2.111) Second best and most tastefully-o.rmnged basket...... 1.00 BOQUETS. Best pair hand, (convex)...... 2.00 Second best pair hand, (convex)...... 1.00 Best pair hand, (conical, 6 inch",)...... 2.00 Second best pail; (conical, G inches) ...... 1.00 Best pair vases, ~not less tho.n 15 inches) ...... 3.00 Second best pair vases, (not less than 15 inches) ...... 2.00 Best display...... 5.00 Second best display ...... 3.00 FRUITS. STRAWBERRIES. Best 6 varieties, one pint each ...... $3.00 Second best 6 varieties, one pint each...... 2.00 Best pint, or plate, one variety ...... 2.00 Second best pint or plate, one variety...... 1.00 Best display of new varieties ...... ;';.00 Second best display of new varieties...... 2.00 Best display in quality and variety...... 3.00 Second best display in quality and variety ...... 2.00 CHERRIES. Best 5 varieties, not less than one pint each...... 3.00 Second best 5 varieties, not less than one pint each ...... 2.00 Best pint, or plate, one variety...... 2.00 Second best pint, or plate, one variety...... 1. 00 Best display in quality and variety ...... 3.00 Second best dispby in quality and variety ...... 2.00 RASPBERRIES.-TDIE TO BE FIXED BY COUNCIL. Best pint, or plate, one variety ...... 2.00 Second best pint or plate, one variety...... 1.00 Best display ...... 3.00 Second best display ...... 2.00 Best new variety...... 1.00 GOOSEBERRIES. Best display, not less than 3 varieties ...... 2.00 Second best display, not less than 3 varieties ...... 1.01) Best pint...... 1.00 CURRANTS. Best 3 varieties, one pint each ...... 2.00 Second best 3 varieties ...... · ...... 1.00 Best display...... · .. • 3.00 Second best display ...... 2.00 Best new variety ...... 1.00 122 Cincinnati Horticultural Society. SUMMER APFLES.-FIRST SATURDAY IN AUGUST. Best 3 varieties, not less than three specimens each...... $2.00 Second best 3 varieties, not less than three specimens each...... 1.00 Best one variety...... ].00 PEARS.-FIRST SATURDAY IN AUGusr. Best 3 varieties, three each...... 2.00 Second best varieties, three each...... 1. ou Best one variety...... 1.00 PEACHES.-TIME TO BE FIXED BY COUNCIL. Best 4 varieties, three each ...... ;j.OO Second best 4 varieties, three each...... 2.00 Bes,t plate of one variety...... :':.00 Second best plate of one variety...... 1.1 10 Best display...... 4.1111 Second best display ...... 3.00 PLU.MS. Best 3 varieties, three each ...... 2.no Second best 3 varieties, three each ...... 1.00 Best plate...... 1.00 BLACKBERRIES-CULTIVATED. Best quart...... 2. no Second best quart ...... 1.00 _... FALL EXHIBITION. FRUITS. PEACHES. Best 3 varieties, five each ...... 3.00 Second best 3 varieties, five each ...... 2.00 Best plate of one variety...... 2.1111 Second best plate of one variety...... 1.111) Best display...... ~.()n Second best display ...... ,';.110 Best new seedling...... 2. (ill PEARS. Best 10 varieties, five each ...... 5.00 Second best 10 varieties, five each...... 3.00 Best 3 varieties, five each ...... 2.00 Second best 3 varieties, five each...... 1.00 Best peck of one variety ...... 3.00 Second best peck of one variety...... 2.00 Best plate of one variety...... 2.00 Second best plate of one variety...... 1.00 Best display...... , ...... 9.00 Second best display...... 6.00 PLUMS. Best 3 varieties, six each ...... 3.00 Second best 3 varieties, six each ...... 2.00 Best plate of one variety ...... 2.00 Second best plate of one variety...... 1.00 Best display...... " ...... , .... , ...... ::: 3.00 Second best display...... 2.00 Its Premium List. QUECES. lkst 1~ ...... 82.00 Second best 12 ...... 1.00 Bf'st display, not less than three varieti('s...... 3.00 Second best !lisplay, not less than thre.e Y~trieti,·s ...... 2.1)1) APPLES. Best 10 varieties, five each...... 5.00 Second best 10 varieties, five each:...... 3.00 Best 6 ",nicties, five e[1('h ...... :U)O S"cond best Ii varieties, five eael1...... 2.00 Best 3 Y[1rieties, five each ...... ~.(JO Second best 3 v[1rieties, five each ...... 1.00 Best peck of one variety...... 2.00 Seco11l1 best peck of one vari!,ty ...... 1.00 BL'st plate of one variety ...... 1.00 Best h[11f bushel, in basket...... 2.00 Second best half bushel, in. basket...... 1.00 Best display ...... 9.00 Second best display...... G.OO GRAPES-HARDY. Best G varieties, three bunches each ...... 3.00 Second best 6 varieties, three bunches e[1ch ...... 2.00 B"st 3 v[1rieties, three bunches each ...... 2.00 Second best 3 varieties, three bunches e[1ch ...... 1.00 Best bunch ...... 1.00 Best busheL ...... (i.OO Second best bushel...... 4.00 Best half busheL ...... 4.00 Second best half bushel...... 2.00 Best peck...... 3.00 Seconu. best pock ...... 2.00 Best displ[1Y, not less th[1n ten v[1rieties ...... 5.00 Second best display, not less th[1n ten v[1rieties ...... 4.00 GRAPES-GROWN UNDER GLASS. Best 3 v[1rieties, two bunches each ...... 3.00 Second best 3 v[1rieties, two bunches each ...... 2.00 Best bunch ...... 2.00 Second best bunch...... 1.00 Best display, not less than six varieties...... 6.00 Second best displ[1Y, not less than six varieties...... 4.00 W ATER-MELO:;-;:;. Best 3...... 2.00 Second best 3...... 1.00 Best display, not less than three varieties...... 3.00 Second best dispby, not less th[1n three v[1rieties ...... 2.00 MUSK-~lELONS AND CANTELOUPES. Best 3 varieties, two each ...... 2.00 Second best 3 v[1rieties, two each ...... 1.00 Best display, not less th[1n three varieties...... 3.00 Second best display, not less than three varieties ...... 2.00 ASSORTED FRUITS. Best and largest collection ...... 10.00 Second best largest collection...... 7.00 124 Cincinnati Horticultural Society VEGETABLES. POTATOES. Best peck of one variety...... $1.00 Best busheL ...... 2.00 Second best bushel of one variety...... 1.00 Best display...... 5.00 Second best display...... 3.00 Best new seedling, half a peck ...... 2.00 SWEET POTATOES. Best display...... 3.00 Second best display...... 2.00 Best peck, one variety ...... 2.00 Second best peck...... 1.00 PARSNIPS. Best 12 roots...... 2.00 Second best 12 roots ...... 1.00 CARROTS. Best 12 ...... 2.00 Second best 12 ...... 1.00 BEETS. Best 12, long blood ...... 2.00 Second best 12, long blood ...... 1.00 Best 12, turnip.rooted ...... 2.00 Second best 12, turnip.rooted...... 1.00 Best display, not less than three varieties ...... 3.00 Second best display, not less than three varieties ...... 2.00 CABBAGES. Best drumhead, not less than six...... 2.00 Second best drumhead, not less than six...... 1.00 Best Savoy, not less than six...... 2.00 Second best Savoy, not less than six...... 1.00 Best red, not less than six...... 2.00 Second best red, not less than 6 ...... 1.00 TOMATOES. Best peck, one variety...... 2.00 Second best peck, one variety ...... 1.00 Best display, in varieties ...... 3.00 Second best display, in varietieO' ...... 2.00 ONIONS. Best half peck, one Yal·iety ...... 1.00 Best display, in varieties ...... 3.00 Second best display, in varieti(·.'i ...... 2.00 EGG·PLANT. Best pair, one variety ...... 2.00 Second best pair, one vrcriety ...... 1.00 CAPSICUMS OR PEPPERS. Best dispirty, in vrcriety ...... 2.00 Second best dispirty, in variety...... 1.00 BEANS-SxAP. D"st half peck...... 2.00 Secon cl 1)c':; t half peck...... 1. 00 Its Premium List. 125 Best half 'peck LIMA, shelled...... $2.00 Second best half Peck LIMA, shelled ...... 1.00 CORN. Best display in variety, not less than twelve ('ars ...... 3.00 Second best display in variety, not less than twelve ears...... 2.00 Best 24 ears, sugar...... 2.00 Second best 24 ears, sugar...... 1.00 Best 24 ears, field ...... 2.00 Second best 24 ears, field ...... 1.00 SQUASHES. Best 3, one variety...... 2.00 Second best 3, one variety...... 1. 00 Best display, not less than three varieties...... 3.00 Second best display...... 2.00 PUMPKINS. Largest and best...... 2.00 Second largest and best...... 1.00 Best display...... 3.00 Second best dispby...... 2.00 VEGETABLES-IN VARIETY. Best and largest collection ...... 6.00 Second. best and largest collectioD ...... _ ••••. __ ...... 4.00 ... -. FALL EXHIBITION. PLANTS. STOVE AND GREEN·HOUSE PLANTS-IN POTS. Best 20 varieties, in bloom ...... 15.00 Second best 20 varieties, in bloom...... 10. 00 Best 12 ...... 10.00 Second best 12 ...... 7.00 Best 6...... 5.00 Second best 6...... 3.00 Best 3...... 3.00 Second best 3...... 2.00 Best specimen ...... 2 00 Second best specimen...... 1.00 PLANTS-WITH VARIEGATED FOLIAGE IN OR OUT OF BLOOM. Best collection...... 7.00 Second best collection ...... 5.00 Third best collection...... 3.00 Best specimen...... 2.00 . Second best specimen...... 1.00 CACTUS AND ALOES-IN POTS. Best 6 ...... 3.00 Second best 6...... 2.00 VERBENAS. Best 12 varieties, in pots ...... 4.00 Second best 12 varieties, in pots...... 3.00 Best 6 varieties, in pots...... 2.00 Second best 6 varieties, in pots...... 1.00 Best single specimen...... 1.00 126 Cincinnati Horticultural Society. FUCHSIAS. Best 4 varieties ...... $3.00 Second best 4 varieties ...... 2.00 Best 2 varieties...... 3.00 Second best 2 varieties ...... 2.00 Best single specimen ...... 1.00 PETUNIAS. Best 6 varieties, in pots...... 3.00 Second best 6 varieties, in pots...... 2.00 Single specimen ...... 1.00 PHLOXES. Best 6 varieties, in pots...... 3.00 Second best 6 varieties, in pots...... 2.00 Best 3 varieties...... 2.00 Second best. 3 varieties...... 1.00 Best single specimen...... 1.00 Best new variety ...... 1.00 Best new seedling...... 1.00 SCARLET GERA~1U:\IS. Best 3 plants, in bloom...... 3.00 Second best 3 plants, in bloom...... 2.00 Best single specinlen...... 1.00 COXCOMBS. Best 12, in pots...... 2.00 Second best 12, in pots...... 1. 00 BALSAMS. Best 3 varieties, in pots...... l ...... 2.00 Second best 3 varieties, in pots...... 1.00 Best single specinlen...... 1.00 GERMAN AND CHINA ASTERS. Best 12, in pots...... 3.00 Second best 12, in pots...... 2.00 Best 6, in pots ...... 2.00 Second best 6, in pots...... 1.00 Best single -specimen...... 1. 00 CUT FLOWERS. VERBENAS. Best 12 varieties, in bunches...... 2.00 Second best 12 varieties, in bunches...... 1.00 Best display ...... 3.00 Second best display...... 2.00 Best one variety ...... 1.00 ROSES. Best 12 varieties ...... ; ...... 2.00 Second best 12 varieties...... 1. 00 Best display, in variety...... 5.00 Second best display, in variety...... 3.00 Best one variety...... 1.00 PHLOXES. Best collection ...... 2.00 Second best collection ...... 1.00 Its Premium List. 127 MISCELLANEOUS FLOWERS. Best and largest collection and variety...... , ...... $3. 00 Second best and largest collection and variety ...... 2.00 BOUQUETS. Best pair hand, convex or French...... 2.00 Second best pair hand, convex or French...... 1.00 Best conical hand ...... :.l.00 Second best conXlal hand ...... 1.00 Best pair vase, not less than fifteen inches ...... 3.00 Second best pair vase, not less than fifteen inches ...... 2.00 Best display...... _ ...... _ ...... 5.00 Second best display...... 3.00 DESIGNS FOR ORNAMENTAL GROUNDS, BUILDI~GS, ETC. Best model of Ornamental Gl'ounds ...... lO.OO Second best model of Ornamental Grounds...... 5.00 Best design for Rustic Arches, Seats, etc., etc...... 8.00 Second best design for Rustic Arches, Seats, etc., etc...... 5.00 CHRYSANTHEMUMS-FIRST SATURDAY IN NOVEMBER. Best 6 large flowering varieties ...... 3.00 Second best 6 large flowering varieties...... 2.00 Best single specimen...... 1.00 Best 6 plants Pampone or Daisy varieties, in pots ...... 3.00 Second best 6 plants Pampone or Daisy varieties, in pots...... 2.00 Best single specimen...... 1.00 SPECIAL PREMIUMS FOR CERTAIN POPULAR VARIETIES OF APPLES. For the best half ]lC'ck of Bcnonis ...... 1.00 " <. " Prince's Em'lv Harvest ...... LUI) " "Early Strrnvberry...... 1.110 " " " SUll11111'1' Rose ...... 1.00 " ., " Red "\strachan ...... 1.00 " "J\Iaidi'n's Blush ...... 1.00 " POl'tl-:'l' ..... ~l)ple ...... 1.00 " " " Grfl'Tellsteill ...... 1.00 " " Carolina Red .J nne...... 1.00 " " Early ~W('et Bough ...... 1.00 " " Early Hed ,')tl'l'ak ...... 1.00 The aboye to be exhibited at the Society's Meetings on Sl1turday morn ings, in their season.