New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-27
INEw-YoRK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.


Last eyehirg We. Cullen Bryant delivered an Al.
drt-, to the visitors d, the Exhibition Of Fruits ow.
ers ard Vegetable Of the New York horticultural
Society in Clinton Hall, As,of place lercantic IL
brary. Tie large reading room was denscly crowded
by attentive audience, whore tie strains Of m1,i-
eel band helped % entertain while waiting for the
Grafton Of the poet
Before int6oducif Mr BIZ ant the President OF the
Society, WILSON G.. IItsT, made q few observations
in which lie retained tn sinks 10 tie gentlemen OF
tie Mercantile Library for their kind generosity
in giving the Society tie use OF their build
ing. He hen presentoa Mr. BRr,sr, Bh) was Re.
ceiyed with warm applause. He commenced hi. al
dfes1 by reference to the value Of the ExhibtOn-if
the audeI &c fouLd bis remarks tedious they would be
compensated by tie beauties Of the objects hat sur
rounded them. Tie nature Of the address aud the
limit Of our space prevent our giving more than the
following ruesger outline Of Mr. Bryant's remarks:
Thee thousand years ago the Greek poet Anacroon
called tie Iose The queen OF howcrs.' Moore, the
moc'1u ALe,i has surg OF the Lat Rose Of sum
" Her:' tut now rhfre is 10 last r. se-the queeny
flower Ter empire beng supper Cd by the aid Vi sci
C. ooLlLues Aer ri n tnrou hout the year aud
another poet who spoke Of "rOses 10 December as
something not 10 be bad, little knew what that art
could Go. whose triumph produces the sovereign Of the
ga!seu Ia all toe months that are. Mr. Bryant re-
CftCrticuuIe and ia fruits such ~ the -tra berry,
In tbs country the peach tree pcrsh's ite youth
though peaches tee best ia the world vet such
is the ie,e Of the Tree. Bd there il remedy ia na-
tue. Tie tree cane originally from Persa, il is said
though probably tee Or. in Is more Et.te-D la China
tie peach has teen culiige'ed from tine mmemDrial.
1t IS ct likely that in Eiva the gardener knew the
method Of preventing tue disease that X Ils
the tree he e. In his cOuutry the apricot
under early fros;s often becomCs barren. Ia the
Eat is native country it = cultivate through many
latiucts; blooms under the warm Of DANA cGs
a. well as IN the mountains Of Caucasus, and under
tie climate q NOihe'n China remark able for Sci.-
studcs Of heat AID cold. Probably our sDrcO;s were
obtai, e. frm climate too cold or too unifo'm. /. il
not probable that could obtain from the at vars-
ties tLet could Withstand all Inconsistencies Of this IL
mate! 20 with TIE cherry. Japan aud China have
been recth ily opeIed TO commerce; nothing hin
ceIs our improving our own products by importing
more suitable varieties of fruits and vegetables from
tLeee cououles. Tie Chinese make 10 wines, but
Ley have excellent table drinks. The lropean grape
cannot flourish htre-niIdew would Kid it, the Chinese
lraIe could be successfully cultivated on our coil
The fruits Of Europe were not originally what tley
are now ssen; thus the rear finally harsh 10
tie taste IL has been stated that the European grape
was originally genial fruit; but OBSERVE ions made
in lsly by Mr. Bryant led him 10 believe that su,h
vac not The fact, In America, too many fruits nat