By Wm. Bright, gardener to Joseph Lovering - twenty pots of grape vines in full bearing, of many varieties, an exceedingly beautiful display. By William Thompson, gardener to John Tucker - six pots of pine apple plants, remarkably fine; the kinds were four Queen, one Sugar-loaf Enville, and one smooth Cayenne. By Mark Hill, gardener to M. W. Baldwin - three bunches of purple damask Grapes of large size. By William Grassie, gardener to C. P. Fox - three bunches Black Hamburg and two White Chasselas Grapes. By Jerome Graff, gardener to C. Cope - a dozen Brunswick Figs, a large Peach, and a dish of Cherry Currants. By Isaac B. Baxter - Gooseberries, Currants and Pears. By A. L. Felton - Raspberries, black and red Currants. By J. F. Knorr - Gooseberries. By Thomas Meehan - Currants. By Alex. Parker - Plums, a red seedling.

Vegetables

By A. L. Felton - a very fine display. By Herman Herlin, gardener to Mr. Stoever - fine Tomatoes. By James O'Neill - specimen of a new Pea, "England's Champion." and new blood-red Lettuce. By Robert Buist - a tile for pot and greenhouse flues of his own manufacture.

The New York Horticultural Society

The New York Horticultural Society held a very successful meeting in June, at which the poet, W. C. Bryant, was to have made an address, but was prevented by indisposition. In his letter of apology, he said many happy things; among others he remarked that " The fruit of the American Blackberry is naturally of a finer flavor than the European, and greatly varies in quantity even in the fields. We may yet have as many varieties of this fruit as of the Raspberry. No attempt, I believe, has been made to improve the fruit of the American Plum, whether the Chickasaw, the red or the peach Plum, while the art of the gardener has been exhausted in obtaining from the Plum of the Old World varieties most remarkably different in site and flavor, from the little mirabelle, of the size of a bullet, to the magnum bonum, vieing in dimensions with the Peach. If the custard Apple of the West had been a native of Europe, can we suppose it would not have been brought into the gardens centuries ago, cultivated with care, rendered prolific, unproved in size and flavor, and made a common table fruit in its season ?

One of the most splendid of garden flowers is the pansy. Its parent is the little three-colored violet of Europe, pretty, but too small to be conspicuous. By crossing it with other species of the violet, and pampering the hybrid plant, a dazzling combination of glowing colors has been produced; the stalks have become tall and the petals broad. We have among the flowers of our own fields a little white violet of intense fragrance. By the same process of hybridization, it is probable that its size might be enlarged and its fragrance retained, and a new ornament be added to our gardens".

The Rev. Dr. Osgood was good enough to take Mr. Bryant's place. He said:.

"He (the speaker) remembered once to have read in the Persian poet Hafiz the story "that the poet once went into a garden, and saw what he thought a clod there, but the clod was very fragrant. Said the poet, ' What is this ? are you musk, or are you amber, that you are so fragrant ?' Oh no, poet, I am nothing but earth, but the roses have dwelt near me, and their sweetness has penetrated all my being.' [Applause.] So then he asked to be listened to, although he might be the clod among flowers. Who, however, could be so adequate to speak on the subject of flowers as he who had been appointed to address them to-night; and whose poetry exhibited such a genuine appreciation of nature in his frequent allusions to flowers? Old cent-per-cent. in Wall-street himself could hardly fail to be softened by such an exhibition".

The exhibition of fruits and flowers must have been a most creditable one. The best collection of hot-house Grapes, raised by A. S. De Graw, received a premium of $5, and our old and valued correspondent William Chorlton took premiums for Muscat of Alexandria, Grizzly and White Frontignac, Black Hamburg, White Tokay, Rose Chasselas, Chaseelas, Fontainbleu, etc. Strawberries and Cherries were in great perfection.

At the Brooklyn Exhibition, Mr. Chorlton exhibited Muscat of Alexandria, weighing two pounds two ounces, Grizzly Frontignac one pound one ounce, Black Hamburg one pound nine ounces, White Tokay one pound six ounces, and Cannon Hall Muscat three pounds one ounce! We rejoice to find these Societies in a prosperous way, and wish them every success.

There is in the vicinity of New York much to encourage the lover of fine fruits, but some good cultivators whom we could name, do not appear in the reports, not yet being aware of the importance of competition as an encouragement and example to others.

At the Adrian (Michigan) Society, June 15, there was a brisk competition in Straw. berries - Ross' Phoenix, MoAvoy's Superior and Extra Red, Longworth's Prolific, Monroe Scarlet, Burr's New Pine, Black Prince, Hovey's Seedling, Prince of Orleans, Scotch Runner, Pine Apple, Early Orange, Crimson Cone, and Boston Pine. Hovey's Seedling as has been the case almost everywhere, better than usual, but Burr's New Pine, very large for that variety, bore the palm from all for its high flavor. In fact, the show of this delicious fruit was the first the Society has ever made, and indicates increased attention to its cultivation. We cannot but say to the members of this Society - we wish we had been there!

Pittsburg, by the hands of its President, Robert McKnight, Esq., has forwarded a glowing account of its June meeting, with the awards. Mr. McKnight says "the good cause is making great progress in this transmontane region. We had a fine display of flowers and early fruits; for three days there was spread before the eyes of an admiring public a spectacle of rare flowers, choice fruits and vegetables, which satisfied every one that in the production of the kindly fruits of the earth, our own county has advanced pari-passu with other garden spots in our land. In the floral department the great attraction was the Night-Blooming Cereus from the conservatory of C. F. Spang, Esq. Mr. S. also furnished a fine display of foreign Grapes, large, beautiful and well ripened. Next, the Strawberries attracted the most attention, and I can say without presumption, Allegheny county, Pa., can challenge the world on the Strawberry question. Most of the berries measured over four inches in circumference, very many over five, many over six, and some seven inches. Perhaps the greatest favorite was McAvoy's Superior, being large, sweet and productive.

It is objected to it as a market berry, that it is soft, and becomes crushed in transportation; for the same reason it is not a desirable berry for preserving: for this purpose Hovey's and Buist's have been the favorites. Burr's New Pine is coming into favor; Myatt's British Queen promises to be one of, if not, the finest of all our berries. The collection of Cherries was very attractive. Mr. Howett's eleven varieties of Cucumbers astonished the uniniated by their size and appearance, as well they might, the smallest being eleven inches long, and weighing one pound; the largest eighteen inches and weight two pounds seven ounces; We hope to have another exhibition in September next, when we should be glad to see our distant horticultural friends, whether as competitors or spectators".

This is in the true spirit, evincing that Pittsburg is "going ahead" on the right foundation.