The stated meeting of this society, for the month of July was held in the Chinese Saloon Philadelphia, on the evening of the 15th. The president in the chair.

The display on the occasion was unusually fide, the most attractive part of which was the luscious fruit, which consisted of grapes from the President's houses, composed of seven dishes. The finest varieties were the Muscat of Alexandria, White Sweet Water and St. Peter - some ten dishes of Apricots, the finest of which were the Royal, Moorpark and Peche varieties from the garden of Mrs. J. B. Smith, the Moorpark from the grounds of Wm. V. Pettit, James Dundas, Robert Johnson and Isaao B. Baxter. Plums of the Mirabelle variety from Wm. Foster and Alex. Parker.

and Little Muscat; Early Catherine, etc. from Miss Gratz's; Nectarines two varieties from John Lambert's; very large Gooseberries from Mrs. J. B. Smith and Isaac B. Baxter. Figs from Wm, Johns. Apples, the Red Juneat-ing from A. M. Eastwick's. Ten varieties of seedling Raspberries by our indefatigable member Dr. W. D. Briuckle. Currants - fine red and white from Miss Gratz's; red, from Mrs. N. W. Roe, and black from John Lambert's gardens. A specimen of the Colong cherry from Jno. R. Brinckle - an interesting dwarf variety indigenous to the Rocky mountains.

The collections of plants in pots from Robert Buist's, John Lambert's John Sherwood's, A. M. Eastwick's gardens contained many specimens of interest. Among Mr. Sherwood's were a dozen different varieties of that graceful genus the Fuchsia. A tabic by Edward Delevan, gardener, contained twelve varieties of Achi-mencs, a number of which were entirely new and beautiful. Seedling Carnations by Matthew Mills and Joseph Mevius. Beautiful bouquets and a basket formed of indigenous flowers by Robert Kilviugton; basket of exotic flowers by II. A. Drccr, hand bouquets by Jno. Gallagher and others.

The three tables of vegetables by Thomas Wrigaines' gardener, by Miss Gratz's and John Lambert's, did them credit.

A specimen of wheat some seven feet in height, from Col. Holman's farm, Chester Co., was shown, and considered so prolific that the crop was estimated at 50 bushels to the acre. Too. P. James, Rec. Sec.