The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-02

The regular meeting Of the New York horticultural
Society held at the Stuyvesan Institute Broadway
yesterday evening Mr. Oakley voted to the chair
and after preliminary observations, called on Mr.
Meade, the Secretary, to read
THE REPORT,
which declared that the last exhibition matter for
conqratulstion inasmuch II displayed trumphsntly
the fact that New York get grand horticultural
show There both the material and the spirit More
might have been DONE and would have been well IL 1t
had been done but 1t is the society and New York
have every to feel proud For greater displays
in future much will depend upon the citizens and upon
the way in which their efforts shall be divested In
drawing the report the committee have been anxious
to show how the exhibition succeeded in monetary
sense The receipts exclusive ofsubscriptons amount
ed to S995 IS and the expenses to s10N o. In expa
nation Of the fact Of the expenses on the present
exhibition, the committee have to remark that
they had to pay 500 day for the Of the
Metropolitan Hail. which could not be hired for less,
could any other building be secured answerable for
the purpose which the committee had In view Thus for
alone the were more than double those OF
last spring The next considerable Item Is the expense
incurred for additional fixtures; but as those are of per-
mapent character and embrace almost everything that
tended "shbitons thy csmmttee would suggest that
this item Of expense should be regarded In the light OF
an investment not money paid out OF the treasury for
which there Is nothing to show. The COMMITTEES might
have left those things be paid for by future
hbtion but for reasons they considered to
have them made Another item some magnitude
consists Of money expended for advertising and printing!
but this unavoidable it will doubtless be consider
money Items
constitute very share Of the expenses in
cured by the committee but Is hoped that will
find fault with them unnecessarily. The committee
would suggest that the frat item might be considerably
reduced In future. by holding the exhibitions under
tent but this subject will form matter for future conside
ration The second win be avoided for some yeSrs The
ect Of the committee has been to avoid all unnecessary
expenses; but they will rot conceal the fact that they
mainly actuated by q desire to get up q credit
able exhbition-not much wshfu v put few dollars
into the treasury The viii in time bring the other
At the same time 1t must not be concealed that the
however, from . mere desire to make money, but
accomplish great objectn the benefits Of which the
whole community will participate. When sufficient funds
shall have been accumulated by donation otherwise IL
Is the design OF the society to found botanical garden
(which New York will be proudand for this the
society depends upon public patronage Some generous
individuals have already offered to subscribe So 600 to-
wards such enterprise and It cannot be doubted that
the pubic generally, 50 rocn as il becomes Veil known
and appreciated The many benefits, both public and
private which would result cannot be enumerated In
regard TO the last exhibition there cannot be doubt
that In every respect highly creditablc to the e
forts Of the society which is not yet year old and
given. B1he show Of roses and dablishs was not 80
large anticipated; but this seems 10 nave
been the at otbor similar exhibitions the TACT Is
the past net good one Tor nowers but not
withdrawing the general Of flowers was very large
There splendid display Of tubcroses which hed the
whole hall with their delightful fragrance The display
Of bouquets was connection with which
may be mentioned several baskets OF great beauty The
committee aude with pleasure to the display OF pot
bibion but reflected great credit the growers Not
the least interesting part Of this collection was beaut
rcstinSrfeature was made up Of several bananas and
among them ONE nearly thirty feet high and in fruit pre-
and we'll rSs
ed; but the display Of fruit must be particularly
noticed In this department. there were many
obrervsrs." The spples and pears were propouucsd
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