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MASSACHUSETTS HORT. SOCIETY 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



Exhibition of Saturday , May 15, 1847. 



GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS —The opening of the hall to 

 the public for the season, was postponed from the first of the 

 mouth to this day on account of the unusual backwardness of 

 the season. In the bloom of Apricots, Cherries, and other 

 trees, we notice three weeks difference between this and last 

 year, and in HyacmUis )iearlythe same. A season so cold and 

 unpropitious, gave but little promise to the public of a great 

 display of flowers, but in this, no doubt, all who witnessed the 

 exhibition were happily disappointed. It was one of the best 

 displays of choice plants ever witnes.sed in the hall, perhaps 

 the best. The Society are greatly indebted to the amateurs 

 and other cuhivators, who so liberally contributed their plant* 

 for the occasion. 



From M. F. Wilder. President of the Society, a grand dis- 

 play of green-house plants in pots — one very large Azalea 

 indica variegata; two smaller do.; Azalea nudiflora ornata, 

 recently imported from Germany, hardy vaneiy, (very fine;) 

 twenty plants of seedling Azaleas, all different, some of them 

 very fine striped varieties; ihirty Calceolaria seedlings, all 

 distinct, very beautiful, of every color and tint; twelve very 

 fine Cineraria seedlings; six Petunia seedlings: one Persian 

 Yellow Rose ; two Moss do.; White Unique Mo.ss, (new;) 

 Bourbon. Madame Angelina, new, singular color and high 

 scent • Erica ventrieosa superba ; two Er.ca odorata, whue, 

 fra"Tant; two Epiphyllum Jenkinsonii; one Cactus flagelli- 

 formis; one Camellia Ciiquetti; and one Clematis azurea 

 ■Tandiflora, fine. Cut flowers — Cameliias, Duchesse d'Or- 

 feans Pralti, Fimbriala, caiididissima, cruciata, alba plena, 

 and two new seedlings; iiojes, Noisette, Lamarque, Bour- 

 bon, PaulJoseph, C. Beauhariiais, B. Gouvaiu Si Cyr, B. Ed- 

 ward Desfosses, B. Madame Desprez, Tea, Julie Mansais, T. 

 Devoniensis, T. Eugene J ourvani. Hybrid perpetual, Uuc d'- 

 Alencou, (new,) H.P. Melanie Cornu, and Noi.^elte Solfatare 

 in great quantity ; also two new varieties of Perpetual Car- 

 nations. 



From Joseph Breck 4' Co., a great variety of Hyacinths, 

 Narcissus. Crown Imperials, and other hardy tlowers. 



From William Mellar, twelve plants of splendid Seedling 

 Calceolarias ; eight do. Pelargoniums ; one Fuchsia venus 

 victrix; also a great variety of cut tiowers, including Pelar- 

 goniums. Verbenas, Cal eularias, Roses, &c. 



From T. H. Perkins, by William Quant, six plants of beau- 

 tiful Seedling Cinerarias ; eight large do. of Double Crimson 

 Stocks, very fine ; twelve do. Pelargoniums, viz: Ophelia, 

 Matdda, Sylph, Speculum mundi, Alarm, Eady Daro, Lilac 

 Perfection, Rienzi, &c A magnificent specimen of Stephan- 

 otus floribundus, very fragrant, and the first plant ever ex- 

 hibited in the rooms. Six ilo Fuchsias, viz : Defiance, Chau- 

 verii. Smith's Victoria, Williamsonii, Epsii, Paragon ; Cactus 

 Mayfly; and fine plant of Gloxinia. Also fine cut flowers, 

 including Stephanolus, Roses, Pelargoniums, Gloxinias, Cal- 

 ceolarias, &c. 



From Juhn A- Lowell, by Thomas Willott, a var.ety of cu- 

 rious and rare plants; among them that singular production 

 6f nature, the Nepenthes distillatoria, or Pitcher plant , Cat- 

 tleya intermedia; very beautiful ; Maxillaria aiomatica; Ja- 

 tropca paiiduraefolia; Russellia juncea, a splendid plant; and 

 Tabermontana coronaria. 



From Azel Bowditch,one Orange tree, with fruit and flow- 

 ers ; twelve plants of Cal.eolarias ; one Moss tree Rose ; two 

 while Ivy leafed Geraniums ; two pyramidal bouquets, and 

 five flat do. ; also cut flowers in variety. 



From Nahiim Stetson, South Bridgewater, one fine plant of 

 Cytisus raceraosus, and fine specimens of Madam Desprez 

 Rose. 



From John Hovey, one plant of Euphorbia splendens. 



From John L. Gardner, by J Thomas, nine varieties of 

 Seedling Verbenas ; Sweet Peas ; one ornamental moss vase 

 and pedestal, with five bouquets of flowers; also two parlor 

 bouquets in moss vases, and one large flat bouquet composed 

 of choice flowers, very beautiful. 



From James Nugent, cut flowers. Calceolarias, Cinerarias, 

 Roses, Verbenas, &c , Sec, in great variety. 



From J- L. L. F. Warren, two parlor and eight hand bou- 

 quets ; twenty-six species of Cactus, some of them very cu- 

 rious. 



From J. N. Mandel, one bouquet. 



From A. C. Fernall, Revere place, one fine plant of Ivy 

 leafed Geranium, beautifully trained. 



From O. H. Mathers, a great variety of cut flowers, includ- 

 ing Lupinus Hartwegii, Roses, Calceolarias, Cinerarias. Abu- 

 lilon, \vilhmany fine specimens of beautiful plants. 



From WiUia)n B. Richards, cut flowers. 



From Hovel/ Sf Co., six plan's of Pelargoniums, new vari- 

 eties ; smd one Hydrangea japoiiica, new and beautiful. 



AAVARD OF PREMIUMS. 



Calceolarias. — 1st prize to' William MeKar, $3; 2d do. to 

 Mr. Bowdilch, S2. 



Hyacinths. — 1st prize to Mr. Breck, $o. 



Bouquet, large. — A prize lo John Thotnas, $2. 



Six HAND iBouQUETS. — 1st prize to Mv. Bowditch, $2; 2d 

 do. to J. L. L. F. Warren, SI. 



The Judges recommend a grituity of $5 to John Thomas, 

 for his beautiful design and two moss vases of flowers. 



Pelargoniums. — l>t premium on Class II, to Wm. Quant, 

 $6 ; 2d do. to Wm. Mellar, $4. 



Cinerarias. — 1st premium to Wm. Quant, $3. 



Fuchsias. — 1st premium to Wm. Quant, $6. 



Various Sorts. — Best display, not less than 12 plants, 1st 

 premium to Wm. Quant, S3; 2d do to A. Bowditch, S5. 



Cut Flowers — 1st premium to Wm. Quant, $3, 2d do. to 

 James Nugent, S9. 



Gratuities. — To BT. P. Wilder, President of the Society, 

 for his splendid display of greenhouse plants, SS. To Thomas 

 Willott, for plants from John A. Lowell, S5. To Henry Reed, 

 gardener to Nahum Stelson, for Cytisus racemosus, $3. 



FRUITS. — On the opening of our hall to day, for the pre- 

 sent season, John Fisk Allen. Esq., of Salem, presented 

 twelve varieties of ripe grapes, dished up in his usual fine style, 

 viz. Early Black July, Miller's Burgundy, Early White of the 

 French and Pitmaslon white cluster (the.se four are the ear- 

 liest grapes, and the Pilmaston the earliest and the best of 

 these.) Zinfiiidal Ferral, Black Hamburg, White Chasselas, 

 Cha-sselas de Bar-Sur-Aube, Aleppo, VVhite and Grizzly 

 Frontiguan ; also Black Figs of St. Michael. 



Vegetables. — From O. H. Mather, by Thomas Needham, 

 a variety of Cucumbers, among which were the Manchester 

 and Weeden's Prize. 



From Orr N. Toivne, a brace of cucumbers. 



J, Fisk Allen exliibited Tomatoes, April 24-and May 1. 



Saturday, May 22, 1847. 



FLOWERS. -From M. P. Wilder, President of the Society, 

 12 plants of his fine new seedling Calceolarias, spoiled and 

 variegated, very beautitul ; three varieties of Ericas in full 

 bloom; cut flowers, includiug fine specimens of Camellias, 

 among w.iich we noticed a fine new seedling of regular for- 

 maiioii, color light pink, slighily striped with while, which 

 promises well, also Henry Favre, Sarah Frost, Double White 

 and other varieties. Roses : Tea, Princess Adelaide, new, 

 very large pale yellow, high scented ; Noisette Solfatare iu 

 quantity ; this variety proves to be an abundant bloomer un- 

 der proper treatment as we have witnessed ; we are uiformed 

 that the gardener cut 100 Rose buds from one plant on May 

 morning ; also Bourbon and Hybrid perpetual Roses, and 

 specimens of forced Ghent Azaleas. 



From Lncinda Spaulding, South Reading, a fine plant of 

 Caelum extensus, in full bloom. 



From A. Bowditch, two round pjTamids, six hand, and one 

 large flat vase or mantel bouquets. Ten rot plants, viz : one 

 seedling picotee Pink, Prairie Rose, Lechenaultia formosa, 

 Petunia, Erica ventricosa superba, Sedum var Fuchsias, 

 and two (.Jactus. Also cut flowers, principally Roses. 



From S. R. Johnson, fine specimens of Pyrus japonica. 



From R. M. Copeland, very fine Hyaiinths and Cactus. 



From Joseph Breck (f Co., Hyacinths in great variety; five 

 varieties of Phlox subulata ; Phlox decurabens and stoloni- 

 fera, Pulmonaria virginica, Iris pumila and cristata, Pansies 



