CALEDONIAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.-Best twelve blooms:-Marchioness of Cornwallis, Duke of Wellington, Crocus, Beeswing, Grenadier, Mr. Seldon, Scarlet Gem, Purple Standard, Princess Radzville, Sir E. Antrobus, Empress of Whites, and Boule de Feu, to Messrs. James Dickson & Sons.

SURREY AMATEUR DAHLIA SHOW.-Best twelve blooms:-Toison d'Or, Essex Triumph, Julia, Dr. Graham, Miss Vyse, Black Prince, Mrs. Shelly, Sir Robert Peel, James Girling, Shylock, Lillywhite, to Mr. Kirkpatrick. Fancy Dahlias.-The following are sixteen of the winning flowers in this interesting class, viz:-Mrs. Shaw Le Fevre, General Cavaignac, Lady Granville, Triomphe de Madeburg, Smith's La Reine, Emperor de Maroc, Picotee, Madame Wachy, Charles Perry, Sunbeam, Striata Perfecta, Keepsake, Jenny Lind, Remembrancer, Miss Blackmore, and Conspicua.

Seedlings of 1849.-Prince Edward, a scarlet; Floral Beauty, crimson and white, (fancy;) Mrs. Jewett, white, tipped with purple: Proctor's Elizabeth, blush, with rosy purple stripes; Miss Compton, bright red and white; Keynes's Magnificent, rosy lilac; Sir F. Bathurst, (Keynes's) crimson; Legg's Premium, purple; Earl of Clarendon, orange; Sylph, a white ground variety; Aurantia Campacta, bright orange; Gaiety, (Keynes's,) yellow, mottled with red; Beauty of the Grove, very fine, dark. These were awarded first class certificates, and are all that were shown of any great merit.

The amateur will be at no loss to make out from the above a desirable list of all the choicest additions of the year.-Ed.

ART. III. Domestic Notices.

Horticulture in Illinois.-When a native of Massachusetts comes to Northern Illinois, he misses the high, rocky granite hills, and the evergreen trees of New England. Pine trees are found near Chicago, and are said to be in this county, but I have never seen any of them. The only evergreen tree which 1 have met with, is the Red Cedar. Our forests are chiefly composed of oaks, walnuts, (black and white,) hickories, (including what is called the Ohio hickory, a large kind of fruit,) elms, ashes, maples, poplars, Kentucky coffee tree, lime tree, &c. &c. Our wild fruits are plums, crab apples, paw-paws, nuts, grapes, strawberries, gooseberries, mandrakes, &c. &c. As to wild flowers, we have them from early in the spring to late in the fall. I have seen asters and viola pedata in bloom within a few days, beside other compound flowers; and I suppose I could still find gentians in flower. Violets, of the kind which I have named, can always be found in bloom here in the fall, but not with you, I think. I do not remember ever finding them at that season near Salem. I intend, at some future time, to give you a list of some of our earliest flowers, with the time of blossoming. But few peaches have been raised near here this season; last year they were very plenty. Apples are not so plenty as they were the last year.

Peaches are a very uncertain crop with us-they will fail say about 3 years out of 5; the trees are great growers and the buds are generally winter killed. Apples and plums will probably do well here, but pears are apt to blossom too early, and the sun is, I think, apt to be too hot for cherry trees; in fact, it troubles some of our apple trees so, that, on the south side of the trunk and limbs, the bark turns black and dies, and some of them will be killed by it. In your last number, you say the Julienne pear is "a very vigorous grower." (I quote the substance, without looking at the article.) What I have received for that kind, has always been a sickly looking and growing kind, and the trees have always died in a year or two; but I have a graft of it on an apple stock, (not in the root but on the trunk,) which grows well, and I hope to see the fruit in a year or two. What was sent me as Domine Dull plum, blossoms very full every year, but, like the Cherry plum, the fruit is never set, or but very few, which soon fall off. The tree is very vigorous, and the kind is said "to bear to a fault." We have fruited but few of our trees, although we have had some of them seven or eight years. Golden Russet-one tree is true-one from another source proves to be the Yellow Siberian Crab, (a slight mistake ;) Monstrous Pippin proves to be a medium sized summer fruit, (do. do. ;) Bartlett pear will probably prove to be Passe Colmar, and so I suppose it will be with the majority of one lot of trees. I have no confidence in any of the labels. Our samples of Golden Russet and of Ribston Pippin, were very fine for the first year of bearing. Red Siberian Crab bears well, also the yellow, the latter tree is our earliest fruit tree to leaf out in the spring.Yours, respectfully, Edward S. L. Richardson, Kendall, Kendall Co., Ill., Nov. 1849.

ART. IV. Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies.

New Bedford Horticultural Society.-The third annual exhibition of this society was held at the City Hall, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 26th, 27th, and 28th of September, 1849. The report which has been forwarded by our correspondent, Mr. Crapo, is too long to insert entire, and we therefore copy the prefatory remarks of the committee, with the names of a few of the principal exhibitors of fruits and flowers:—

The Committee on Fruits present the following as their report:

They have much pleasure, in the outset of their report, in being able to state, that the display of fruits on the occasion was excellent and far exceeded their most sanguine expectations; for, in addition to the scarcity of almost every kind of fruit which has so generally prevailed the current year, the society has been deprived of the aid of many of its former contributors and most zealous cultivators, who are now absent from us, seeking a more golden harvest in other climes.

Notwithstanding, however, these and many other discouraging circumstances, which have attended the exhibition, the efforts of the society, in this department at least, have been crowned with success.

The show of pears, the standard fruit of New Bedford, both in appearance and extent, as well as in size and beauty, exceeded that of any former exhibition, and gave ample evidence that our soil and climate are well adapted to the successful growth of this most luscious and valuable fruit. Some of the dishes were indeed splendid, and the committee very much doubt if they have often been excelled at any exhibition. A very large dish of the Frederic de Wurtemberg from Mrs. Hannah Bates, the specimens of which were very large and handsome, and also a large dish of the White Doyenné from William T. Cook, of great size and exceeding fairness and beauty, especially merit this commendation. Dishes of the Flemish Beauty from J. H. Clifford; of the Beurré Diel, Le Curé, and Glout Morceau, from Joseph Clarke; of the Passe Colmar, from William Swift; of the Bartlett, Glout Morceau, Beurré Bosc, and Seckel, from James Arnold; of the Louise Bonne of Jersey and Napoleon, from Henry H. Crapo; of the Seckel, from William T. Russell; of the Glout Morceau, from John M. Howland, of Fairhaven; of the Duchesse d'Angouleme, from Henry Deane; of the Seckel, from William Rotch, Jr.; of the Bartlett, from Dennis Wood; of the Duchesse d'Angouleme, from Joshua Richmond; of the Wilbur, from E. Gardner; of the Napoleon, from William J. Rotch, and of the Capsheaf, from John Akin, merit especial notice for the great size and fine handsome appearance of the specimens, even where all were fine.

Of apples the show was limited, the season having been very unfavorable to their growth. The committee would here express the hope that the culture of this truly valuable fruit may be revived in our vicinity, and again flourish as in former years, believing as they do that all which is essential to success in this department of fruit culture, is merely for the zealous and devoted pomologist to take the matter seriously in hand. There were, however, some very fine specimens and worthy of special notice, among which were several varieties from William Almy's, of Dartmouth; a striped apple, very large and handsome, from Levi Jenny, Jr., of Fairhaven and Hubbardston Nonsuch, and another variety without a name, from Samuel G. Hudson.

The show of peaches and plums was also limited, although some very fine specimens of each were upon the tables. Some noble specimens of the quince were also conspicuous, and especially three dishes of the Orange quince from Charles P. Sherman, the largest specimen of which weighed 18 ounces.

Of grapes the show was fair, both from the grapery and from open culture, and made a fine appearance, interspersed as they were among the other fruit, throughout the entire length of the tables. Of the Isabella, those exhibited by Henry Cannon were very large, both clusters and berries, and would perhaps be regarded as the best exhibited. Those from A. D. Richmond were also very fine, and, setting aside size, were perhaps fully equal to those exhibited by Mr. Cannon. Other dishes of this excellent variety of the grape, worthy of special notice, were from R. N Swift, of Fairhaven, Charles W. Morgan, and R. R. Crocker.

FRUITS: From James Arnold, Esq., President of the Society, 23 varieties of pears, 12 varieties of grapes, peaches, and plums. From C. W. Morgan, 20 varieties of pears, 3 of grapes, several of apples, figs, &c. From W. S. Cook, 15 varieties of pears, plums, &c. From John Howland, 22 varieties of pears, 4 of grapes, &c. From H. H. Crapo, 44 varieties of pears, 4 of grapes, &c. From Jos. Clarke, 14 varieties of pears. From William P. Jenny, 16 varieties of pears. From William Swift, 12 varieties of pears. From R. N. Swift, 12 varieties of pears, grapes, &c. From J. M. Howland, 16 varieties of pears, several of apples, &c.

FLOWERS: James Arnold, C. W. Morgan, H. H. Crapo, J. B. Burges, Joseph Grinnell, Eliza Barney, John Howland, and William Rotch, Jr., were the principal exhibitors.

The decorations of the hall were tastefully arranged under the direction of the superintending committee. They were constructed almost entirely of the White or Swamp Cedar-Cupressus Thuyoides-forming partitions with arched passages, and of festoons of the Flat Club Moss or Ground Pine-Lycopodium complanatum. In this connection we would notice the suite of Chinese Garden Stands, which have been twice used with such good effect in our annual exhibitions. They were last year loaned and have since been generously presented to the society by Gideon Nye, Jr. Our obligations to him we take pleasure thus publicly to acknowledge.

New Haven County Horticultural Society.-The annual fair of this society was held in New Haven on the 26th of September last. An address was delivered on the occasion by Mr. S. B. Parsons, of Flushing, which is published with the report of the exhibition, and we shall notice it another time.

The show of flowers and fruits was very good, and several premiums were awarded.

Among the flowers we notice a new Clerodendron, exhibited by Mr. Leuchars, called C. Sillimani. It is a hybrid between C. fallax and sinuàtum, having the foliage of the latter and the flowers of the former. It received a premium of $3. C. Robinson, Esq., had the first premium for dahlias.

Of fruits there was a good display. Mr. S. D. Pardee, Drs. Monson, Dow, and Totten, and J. P. Whittlesey, were the principal exhibitors. The premium for the best was awarded to E. Sandford for the Louise Bonne of Jersey. Owing to the unpropitious season, but few of the New Haven seedlings were shown this year.

The committee, in conclusion, remark that "the exhibition of fruits which has been steadily improving at our annual fairs, has this year been superior to that on any former occasion-affording gratifying evidence that the operations of our society have in this, as well as in other departments of horticulture, been highly successful in improving the products of our gardens and orchards.

Many specimens of pears, peaches, and grapes, which this year received no premium, were far superior to those to which at previous fairs the highest was awarded.

In the department of pears, especially, it is believed that no society in this country can boast a more choice variety-for while we now cultivate all the foreign varieties of established reputation, our own citizens have added largely to the list of choice fruit by the production of seedling pears of great excellence. In addition to the large number of choice varieties produced by the late Gov. Edwards, the late Thomas Howell, Esq., of this city, raised at least one seedling pear (the Howell) which is pronounced by distinguished pomologists to be of the first quality. Several members of our society have within the last few years commenced the cultivation of pears from the seed, and specimens of their production were exhibited at this as well as at former fairs, which promise to add to our list of valuable fruit.

In the collection of grapes, too, great improvement has been recently made, as the exhibition this year fully demonstrated. Notwithstanding the backwardness of the season, well ripened and fine specimens were presented of several varieties of foreign grapes produced by open culture, while the beautiful clusters of choice fruit, raised under glass by Mr. Gabriel, would have commanded high premiums among the many competitors at the fairs in our large cities, as well as here where they had no competitor.

In respect to apples, while some good fruit of this description was exhibited, yet the mischievous apple worm, which abounds on our light sandy soil, will prevent our raising it, of the beauty and excellence with which it is produced in heavier soils, until a remedy against the ravages of this. destructive insect is found.

With this exception, we may safely assert-for the exhibition this yearhas fully demonstrated its truth-that no section of our country can produce better fruit, or in greater variety, than the city and county of New Haven." (Report.)

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.-The twenty-first annual exhibition of the society was held on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of September last, in the saloon of the Museum Building, Philadelphia.

The display, as usual, was exceedingly fine, particularly of plants and flowers, and the Report, in detail, makes a pamphlet of twenty-five pages. The principal exhibitors of plants were the President, Mr. Cope, Jas. Dundas, P. Mackenzie, and John Lambert.

The designs were the most prominent feature of the exhibition, if we may judge from the report and the number of premiums awarded for the The principal of them are thus noticed in the report:

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By A. Henderson, gardener to E. A. Stevens, Hoboken, N. J. :—A design representing Mountain's Model of the Washington Monument, in height about 12 feet, and a square base of six feet, upon which rested the first or lower apartment, of about half its height, of a round form, constructed with thirteen arches according with the original states, the hewn stone of the masonry represented with lichens, other portions covered with moss; the second or upper division was formed of thirty columns support-