The period of exhibitions is upon us. Our readers will not forget the gathering of the American Pomological Society, at Rochester, on the 24th of this month, and at the United States National here on the 7th of October, we expect to meet many friends. As a matter of reference, we insert a table of the dates of the several shows in the various States, and the names of the Corresponding Secretaries: -

National And State Shows For 1856

Cor. Secretary.

Place.

Time.

trailed States,

Wm,S. King,

Philadelphia,

October 7 to 10.

American Pomological,

,

Rochester, New York,

September 24.

Alabama,

Montgomery,

November 11 to 14.

California,

Warren,

San Jose,

October 7 to 10.

Canada East,

Wm. Evans,

Three Rivers,

September 16 to 18.

Canada Wert,

J. P. Litchfield,

Kingston,

September 9 to 98.

Connecticut,

Henry A. Dyer,

New Haven,

October 7 to 10.

Georgia,

J. W. Lewis,

Atalanta,

October 20 to 21

Illinois,

J. A. Kennicott

Alton,

September 30 to October 3.

Indiana,

J. A. Wright,

Indianapolis,

September 20 to 25.

Iowa,

M. Warden,

Muscotine,

October 3 to 10

Kentucky,

W. C. Lyte,

Paris,

September 30 to October 4.

Maine,

October 28 to 31.

Maryland,

Samuel Sands,

Baltimore,

October 21 to 24.

Michigan,

J. C. Holmes,

Detroit,

September SO to October 8.

Missouri,

J. 8. Miner,

St. Louls,

September 23.

New Hampshire,

J. 0. Adams,

October 8 to 10.

New Jersey,

J. H. Frazee,

Newark,

September 10 to 12.

New York,

B. P. Johnson,

Watertown,

September 30-to October 3.

North Carolina,

T. J. Leman,

Raleigh,

October 14 to 17.

Ohio.

George Sprague,

Cleveland,

September 23 to 28.

Pennsylvania,

B. C. Walker,

Pittsburg,

September 30 to October 8.

South Carolina,

A. G. Sumner,

Columbia,

November 11 to 14.

Tennessee,

B. G. Eastman,

Nashville,

October 7 to 10.

Vermont,

J. A. Beckwlth,

Burlington,

September 9 to 12.

Virginia.

F. G. Ruffln,

Richmond,

October 28 to November 1.

Wisconsin,

G. 0. Tiffany,

Milwaukie,

October 8 to 10.