At a stated meeting of this Society, held at the Chinese Saloon, Philadelphia, on the 18th March, the following communication was read:

"To the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society: - In accordance with a suggestion of the Society, expressed in one of its regulations, 'that notices of peculiarities in culture, management, &., of the objects exhibited, are desirable,' I will make a few remarks on the sexual characters of the plants of Hovey's Seedling Strawberries I have exhibited this evening.

"This variety is usually classed as a pistillate, and considered worthless when not planted in the neighborhood of a staminato kind. I find by repeated observations made while forcing them, that they become staminate by being forced slowly in a moderate temperature; recei ' at the same time, an abundance of light and a regular supply of moisture - conditions wel own as essential to a healthy luxuriousness of the strawberry. On the other hand, I find th tever tends to check that luxuriance, has a tendency to produce the pistillate form. In t1 mens before you, one, very weak from over-watering and deficient drainage, is a pistillate; another, a weak plant, and forced rapidly, has the anthers very nearly abortive; while the other plants, which have been in the forcing house since the middle of January, and in every way favorable to their healthy development, are as perfect as possible.

"Last season a number of plants started in a temperature or 05°, and ripened in one of 75° to 80°, produced all pistillates; twelve runners from these plants were selected, potted in small pots, and ultimately treated as other plants for forcing; seven of the strongest of these produced staminate flowers, and the other fire, pistillate, like their parent plants. Another set, of one hundred pots, lost season forced very rapidly, produced plants all pistillate; a similar set, forced early this season, produced all but the weakest plants perfect.

" It has been doubted whether the Alice Maud, in many collections, is correctly so * and it has been suggested that the growers should observe whether their plants are pistillates or staminates, in order to decide.

"I have submitted the above observations to you hoping they may have a practical bearing on that question, by showing the distinction between pistillates and staminates to be worthless cultivation producing either one or the other. Thomas Meehan".

Ad Interim Report, April 19

The Fruit Committee respectfully present the following ad interim Report: Since the Stated Meeting of the Society in March, the following Fruits have been submitted to the examination of the Committee:

From Dr. J. Marshall Paul, of Belvidere, N. J. - Specimens of six varieties of Apples:

1. Name not known - Large; roundish oblate; red in stripes; of " good" quality.

2. Of medium size; roundish, inclining to conical; red in stripes on a yellow ground; flavor not particularly fine.

3. A New Jersey Seedling - Small; oblong, angular; red in stripes on a yellow ground; pleasant flavor; "good" quality.

4 Of medium size; roundish oblong; mottled and striped with red on a greenish yellow ground; has some resemblance to Herefordshire Pearmain, though inferior to it in flavor.

5. Priestly - Of fine size, but partially decayed.

6. Beautiful specimens of the Monmouth Pippin - A native of Monmouth county, New Jersey. Although one of our best winter apples, it is not described in Downing's Fruit and Fruit-Trees of America, nor in Thomas' Fruit Culturist A concise commendatory notice of it, however, is contained in Kenrick's New American Orchardist* and in Barry's Fruit Garden. As it does not appear to be extensively cultivated or generally known, although its productiveness, size, and quality, render it worthy of a place in every collection, we give the following description: Size rather large; roundish, inclining to conical; greenish yellow, with numerous russet dots sometimes a few crimson spots, and uniformly a red cheek; stem of medium length, rather slender; cavity deep, open, slightly russeted; calyx large; basin deep, sometimes plaited; seed light grayish brown, rather large; flesh yellowish white, fine texture; flavor very pleasant; quality "very good," if not "best"

From H. R. Noll, Of Lewisburg, Union County, Pa

Specimens of two varieties of apples:

1. The Adams, a Pennsylvania Seedling which originated with James Adams, of White Deer township, Union county, and noticed under the name of Noll's No. 1, in the ad interim Report for November last Large; roundish oblate; faintly mottled and striped with red on a greenish-yellow ground; stem half an inch long and one-ninth to one-sixth of an inch thick; cavity broad, acute; calyx rather large, segments closed; basin wide, moderately deep, plaited; flesh greenish-white, of fine texture, rather juicy; flavor pleasant, quality "very good." The specimens examined on the eleventh of November were only regarded as "good," being somewhat dry and mealy.

2. The Major, a native of Pennsylvania. This apple originated with Major Samuel McMahan, of Chillisquege Northumberlend county Size lorge. ronndish. red sometimes blended With yellow on the shaded side. Stem variable in length, of medium thickness; cavity rather vide moderately deep; basin uneven, shallow; flesh yellowish, crisp; flavor pleasant, agreeable saccharine, and resembles, in some measure, that of the Carthouse, to which, however, it is superior; quality "very good." From Charles Resaler, of Reading. - Specimens of five varieties of apples:

1. The Hepler, a seedling from the garden of Mr. Hepler, of Reading. Size under medium; oblate, inclining to conical; handsome, waxen yellow; stem rather long and slender; cavity wide, deep, acuminate, and considerably russetted; basin contracted, moderately deep, irregular, furrowed; flesh rather dry, but of pleasant flavor; quality "good".