The stated meeting of this association was held in the Chinese Saloon, Philadelphia, on Tuesday eveuing, May 18, 1863. E. W. Keyser, V. P., in the chair. The dis-pluy was excellent. The tables through their entire length were loaded with beautiful plants, some fruits, nnd remarkably well grown forced vegetables. The collection of plants from Dr. Jas. Rush's green-houses, was truly fine, consisting of very large Oranjre Trees, Acacias, Azaleas, Fuchsias, Cinerarias, etc. The table from John Lambert's contained beautiful Pelargoniums, Roses, Cinerarias, and other plants. The collection from Caleb Cope's houses was handsome, and embraced a number of choice Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, Cacti, and a variety of others. From Robert Buist's were, as on former occasions, many new plants, and shown for the first time, of which were Hibhertia Cunninghamii, Zierin trifoliate, Hoya Cun-ninghamii, Eutaxia pungens, Epacris Copelandii, and -15. laevigata - also, Azaleas, Spireas, Lichenalias, Ericas, a collection of Tulips, several seedling Lilacs and a seedling Horse chestnut. By Benjamin Gullias were fine Roses, Pelargoniums, Cinerarias, fine Verbenas, etc. By Robert Cornelius' gardener, very beautiful Roses. By Gerhard Schmhz, seedling Tulips, choice specimens, well broken and of much merit.

By J. J. Jennings, many choice Tulips. Wm. Bobson exhibited a new and undescrihed Boraginaceous plant in flower, from California. The Bouquets came from C. Cope's grounds and Joseph S. Loveruiit's, and Baskets of indigenous flowers were shown by Thos. Meehau and Robert Kilviugion.

The fruit exhibited was from C. Cope's forcing houses, and consisted of a dish of fine Hovey's Seedling Strawberries, another of Black Alicant arapes. a few ripe cherries, and a vine filled with Black Hamburgh Grapes.

The exhibition of vegetables did much credit to the contributors. The collection of forced specimens from Thos. Meahran, gardener to Joseph 8. lowering, was a superb display, comprising some 40 to 50 hends ofthe finest Cauliflowers ever shown before the Society - three varieties of Cucumbers, two kinds of Lettuce, five of Riidishes,string Beans, early York Cabbage, etc. William Hobeon exhibited very large Rhubarb of his Seedling and Victoria varieties. Henry Cooper and Samuel Cooper, superior Rhubarb, and James M. Page large and fine asparagus. On motion adjourned. Tnos. P. James, Rec. Secretary.

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society #1

The stated meeting of this society was held in its hall in Philadelphia, June 15,1852. Dr. W. D. Brinckle, V. P., in the chair. The exhibition was excellent, consisting of four large contributions of green house plants, an extensive display of strawberries and cherries; and two long tables of forced vegetables. The collection of plants from Caleb Cope's contained some thirty choice specimens - a fine well grown specimen of Cuphea platyceutra, a large Agapauthus umbelfatus, Lobelia racemosa a new plant, Gongora roaculaia, Fuchsias in variety, select Verbenas, Geraniums, etc.; also another cut flower of the famed Victoria regia, and many of the night blooming Cereus. Frederick Lennig's - a fine plant of Allamanda cathartics, Clerodendrum Devoniense. Cyrtoceras reflexa, Begonias, Hydrangeas, Achimenes, Gloxinias in all about two dozen specimens. Robert Buisl's had many choice fancy Geraniums, fine Fuchsias, Petunias, Ixora, Angdo-nia, Rondeletia, together, nearly 20 ptonts. Peter Ra-ab's table coutained numerous seedling Verbenas, remarkably fine and choice. The Floral designs, baskets, and bouquets by John Miller, gardener to J. S. Lovering, Thomas Mcehan, gardener to C. Cone, Robert Kiivingiou and others, were very showy.

The Fruits, however, were the attraction, and provokingly tempting - the dis- Cay of strawberries from Joseph s. Lovering's has not sen surpassed on any former occasion, and were of the Iowa, Burr's Pine, Keene's and Hovey's Seedlings; from Gerhard Schmitz, another seedling of great merit, fine in flavor, large in size and rich in depth of color, which he has named the "Pennsylvania," - from C. Cope's fine Hovey's Cherries - from James Bissel, gardener to Jas. Dundas, from Isaac B. Baxter, Mrs. J. B. Smith, and T. P. James, the May Duke, and Robert Cornelius the Bleeding-Heart variety. The tables of vegetables were from C. Cope's and Robert Cornelius' gardens.

On motion ordered that seven delegates be appointed to the "National Agricultural Convention," about to convene at the city of Washington, and the chair appointed David Landreth, Dr. Robert Hure, J. Price Wetheril, R. R. Scott, Clayton B. Rogers, Thomas Hancock, and Thomas Meehau. Tho. P. James, Rec. Sec.