The stated meeting of this society was held on Tuesday evening, Oct. 21 - Dr. W. D. Brinckms in the chair. The displays of fruits and vegetables were very rich. One collection of plants from Robert Buist's houses, were interesting; but the object most admired, was a cut flower of the Victoria regia. This specimen was in the finest condition of any heretofore shown before the society, and was truly beautiful. A number of handsome baskets of cut flowers and

S. Cleveland. - Blade Morocco from the President's, and Decandolle, from Miss Gratz's. Of pears, there was a great variety, and some luscious specimens. Isaac B. Baxter presented large and fine Duchess d'Angonleme; Mrs. Jno. B. Smith, Passe Col mar, Sienlle, D. d'Angou-leme, Buerre d'Alembert and Holland Green; Caleb Cope, Beurre Diel, Sienlle and Bleeker's Meadow; Edm'd Jones, Kingsessing, the Jones; A. M. Eastwick and A. Fulton, jr., two unknown varieties. Other varieties were shown, from C. B. Lines, New-Haven, the Calhoun. Jones' Winter, Jones' December and January; from J. C. Hastings, Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y., Fredericka Bremer; from Matthew Mackie, Clyde, N. Y., Sheldon; from J. P. Cushing, Boston, Doyenne Gris; from M. P. Wilder, Boston, six native and nineteen foreign varieties. Of apples, M. Synder exhibited - Bell-flower, Hages. Pen nock, Carthonse and Smokehouse; Jno. Perkins, Ridge Pippin and Pen-nock; B. F. Hodges, a seedling from the Bell-flower; and from J. W. Bailey, Plattsburgb, N. Y., Bailey Spice, and Snelly Autumn; from J. C. Hastings, an unknown variety; from M.

Mackie, the Clyde Beauty, and from------N.

Y., Baily Spice, Fall Harvey, Jack, Jewett's Red, Late Strawberry, Melon. Minister, North-em Spy, President, Sweet Baldwin and Sponge. Of vegetables there were five tables of well grown esculents.

A special report, emanating from the committee on plants and flowers, fully describing the Victoria regia, as it appeared when visited by the committee on the 28th of August, was submitted, and their recommendation that a gold medal should be presented to Caleb Cope for his liberality and energy in bringing into successful and mature growth that truly wonderful water lily, was unanimously sanctioned by the society. In the report of the committee on flowers and designs, at the recent autumnal exhibition, read this evening, a recommendation awarding twenty-five dollars to Jno. Ellis, gardener to Caleb Cope, for his skill in the cultivation of the Victoria regia, was also concurred in by the Society. Thos. P. James, Rec. Secretary.

Contributors exceeded those of all previous exhibitions. Hon. Edward A. Newton, of Pitts-flcld, presented specimens of eleven varieties of pears, grown to perfection on his unfavorable soil in Pittsfield. Gen.William Williams, Judge Byington, and G. P. R. James, of Stockbridge, Hon. Asahel Foote, of Williamstown, and others from different Societies, presented specimens which give assurance that the choice varieties of this delicious fruit can be successfully cultivated in our hill country.

The show of apples, among which were the Baldwin, Northern Spy, and many other choice varieties, was more varied, and all that would be anticipated in a region where fruit culture is yet in comparative infancy. We say in its infancy; we have many old orchards, in some of which valuable fruit is to be found, yet the idea has been too prevalent, that good fruit could not be successfully raised on our old and too much exhausted soil. But the exhibitions of the two last years, are doing away these impressions, and in consequence new orchards are springing up every where.

Plums were exhibited from some half a dozen towns. The varieties were numerous, and the specimens all fine. We had seedling peaches, too, such as would make the mouth of a Jersey-man water, in rich abundance.

Premiums on pears were awarded to Hon. Edward A. Newton, Pittsfield; William Williams, Stockbridge; William G. Backus, Pitts-field; Edward G. Garter, Stockbridge. On winter apples, to Judge Byington, Edward G. Garter, D. R. Williams and Isaac Bassett. On fall apples, to D. F. Goodrich, Mrs. Jane Sedgwick, William G. Backus. On peaches, to William Williams, Mrs. Hamlin of Sheffield, and Thomas Wells of Stockbridge. On plums, to Edward A. Newton of Pittsfield, Samuel Goodrich of Stockbridge, and Asahel Foote of Williamstown. On garden vegetables, to D. F. Goodrich of Stockbridge, Graham G. Root of Sheffield, and R. A. Galpin of Stockbridge.

The premiums on flowers, were, to Mrs. James Bradford of Sheffield, for a fine display of (27 varieties) Dahlias. On cut flowers, to Mrs. Whitney of Stockbridge, Miss Susan Pomeroy of Stockbridge and Mrs. Sarah L. Clarke of Richmond. On verbenas and German bridge. A second premium on asters to Mrs. Mary Goodwin of Stockbridge, and one on Dahlias to Mrs. Root of Sheffield.

An interesting and poetical address was given by the Hon. G. P. R. James, and the zeal and good feeling brought out by the occasion gave good assurance that old Berkshire, among the first to excite emulation by her cattle shows and fairs, is determined, though her mountains are cold and her soil hard, not to be the last nor the least in her horticultural achievements. W. Bacon. Richmond, Oct. 1861.