Identifier: floristhorticult31854phil (find matches)
Title: The Florist and horticultural journal
Year: 1853 (1850s)
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Subjects: Horticulture Botany
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : (s.n.)
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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lten. The Committee on Finance reported, that the Treasurers semi-annualstatement was correct. The Recording Secretary reported the estimated losses, sustained by theSociety, by the fire at Philadelphia Museum building, on the 5th of July. The Committee, to whom was referred, the subject of an autumnal Ex-hibition, reported a recommendation, after mature deliberation, to intermit,for this season, the usual grand exhibition, and solicit all contributors tosend their Horticultural products to the great State Fair, to be held atPowelton, on the 26th of September, which was approved of by the So-ciety; and a Committee of 12 members were ordered to be appointed toassist a similar Committee from the State Agricultural Society, in conduct-ing the Horticultural department. On motion, ordered that fifteen delegates be appointed to attend the ses-sion of the American Pomological Society, to meet at Boston, on the 18thof September next. Two gentlemen were elected resident members of the Society.
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VERBENASOUVENIR DE JANE HANSON Croft THE FLORIST AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. VERBENA SOUVENIR OF JANE C. HANSON. This variety was obtained by Mr. -Thomas F. Croft of this city. It isfor size, form and color, perhaps the best white variety now grown. Mr.Croft has been unusually successful in raising varieties of this favoritebedding plant; several of which we have noticed in former numbers. Adrawing and some of the plants having been sent to M. Van Houtte, ofGhent, he has furnished us with the plates, and has given it the namewhich it bears. POT CULTURE OF THE VERBENA. As the Verbena merits a place, and most justly, among popular floristsflowers, perhaps a few hints on its cultivation in pots may be acceptable tothose who have not hitherto adopted that mode of culture. I know of noplant more useful or ornamental as a pot-plant, for decorating the greenhouseduring the summer season, when the proper inmates of that structure are en-joying the open air. If we take into consideration its gr

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