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gamotie Suisse, Dutchess d'Angouleme, liOuise Bonne de Jer- 

 sey. Doyenne blanc, St. Germain, Augeries ? and three other 

 sorts with doubtful names. 



From Ilev. J. M. Lord, Boston, by E. N. Gutterson, Shel- 

 ter Island, N. Y., one large Watermelon, weighing thirty 

 pounds. 



I rom f\ Haggerstox, gardener to J. P. Gushing, Blaok 

 Hamburgh, Poonah, S>Tian, Muscat of Alexandria, AVhite 

 Nice, White Frontignan, Black Prince, White Portugal and 

 other sorts ; also splendid nectarines and eight or ten kinds of 

 peaches. 



From J. AV. Rtjssel, gr. to Horace Gray, Esq., Muscat of 

 Alexandria, White and Black Frontignan, Black Coastantia, 

 Black Prince, Black Hamburgh, and Chasselas of Fontain- 

 bleau. 



From AV. Quant, gardener to Hon. T. R. Perkins, Reigne 

 de Nice, Black Raisin, Black Hamburgh, White Frontignan, 

 Muscat of Alexandria, Black Prince, Frankindale, and SjTian 

 Grapes; also George IV., Bellegarde and Hill's Madeira 

 peaches. 



From T. Needham, gardener to O. H. Mather, Black Ham- 

 burgh, t aiinon Hall iMusc^it, Frankindale, Black Prolific, 

 Black Lombardy (.') White Frontignan, White Portugal and 

 Muscat of Alexandria Grapes ; also a vine iu fruit in a pot, 

 and two kinds ot' pears. 



From W. Young, gardener to J. Arnold E.sq., New Bed- 

 ford, S)Tian, Royal Muscadine, Victoria, (?) White Frontig- 

 nan and Black Hamburgh Grapes. 



From S. & G. Hyde, Gravenstein, Porter, Hubbardston 

 Nonsuch, Yellow Bellflower, Codlin, and Fall Sops of Wine 

 apples ; also, Ohio everbearing raspberries. 



From S. A.Walker, Seckel, William's Bon Chretien, Heath- 

 cote, Andrews, Golden Beurre of Bilboa, and Frederic of 

 Wurtemberg pears ; also two kinds of peaches. 



From N. Stetson, Esq., Bridgewater, two kinds of peach- 

 es, fine. 



From J. Ow-EN, four kinds of peaches, Beurre Diel pears. 

 Green Gage plums, apples and grapes. 



From J. S. Cabot, Winter Nelis, Beurre Easter, B. Brown, 

 B. de Noirchani, B. d'Aremberg, B. Diel, B. de Beaumont, B. 

 Golden of Bilboa, B. de Capiaumont, Coffin's Virgouleuse, 

 Reine des Pays Bas, Enfant Prodige, Capucin Van Mons, 

 Louis of Bologna, Thompson's, Compte de Michaux, Catillac, 

 Seckel, Surpasse Virgouleuse, Long Green of Europe, Colum- 

 bia, Compte de Lamy, Croft Castle, Wilkinson, Fulton, Chap- 

 man's Early, (?) Burgomestre, Princesse d'Orange, Napoleon, 

 Henry IV., Figue of Naples, Doyenne blanc, Muscadine. Al- 

 pha, Winter Orange, Green Pear of Yair, Frederic of Wur- 

 temberg, Cap.-sheaf, Louise Boime de Jersey. Bezi de la Mottc, 

 Autumn Bergamot, Williams's Bon Chretien, St. Ghislain, 

 Bon Cluretien d'Ete, B. Fondante, Urbaniste, Pennsylvania, 

 Figue Extra, (Van Mons,) Washington, Hericart, Marie Lou- 

 ise nova, Chaumontelle, Jalousie, Hannas, La Fortunee, Belle 

 et Bonne, Plombga.stel, Surpasse St. Germain, Andrews, Gen- 

 desheim, Flemish Beauty, Van Assene, Pitt's Prolific, Lewis, 

 Brade's St. Germain, Citron of Bohemia. St. Andee Durdas 

 Seedling No. 2, Boequia, Cabot's Seedling, Pa.ssans du Portu 

 gal, one variety, name unknown — 74 sorts pears. 



From Jas. L. L. F. Waruen. Pears, Andrevi^s, Autumn 

 Bergamot, Beurre d' Amilis, B Golden of Bilboa, B. Easter, B. 

 Diel. B. Gris, Burnett, BulTam, Bezide la Motte, Bezi Momig- 

 ny, Belle et Bonne, Bon Louis de Jersey, Bartlett, Catilac, 

 Doyenne, Duche.ss d'Angouleme, Heathcote, Julienne, Jalou- 

 sie, Iron, Ma-ster's Sec, Mons' Le Cure, Marie Louise, Madotte, 

 Napoleon, Rouselette de Rheims, Striped Spice, Swan's Egg, 

 Seckel, Viete Longue d'Automne, Wilhelmine, Wilkinson, 

 Washington. Apples : 30 varieties. Baldwin, Blue Pearmain, 

 Captain, Calville, Rouge, Danver's Winter Sweet, French 

 Russett, Gloria Mundi, Golden Russet, Grand Lachine, Hub- 

 bardston Nonsuch, Hawthornden, Lyscom, Minister, Old Pear- 

 main, Prince's Noble, Porter, Pigeonette, Roxbury Russett, 

 Reinette Canada. Sweet Russett, Striped ,Spice, Yellow Bell- 

 flower, Red Gilliflower, Red Siberian Crab. Plums: Reine 

 Claude, Violette, White Egg, Lombard and Semianna, 5 va- 

 rieties. Figs: Orange and Portugal. 2 varieties. 



From Geo. Newhall, Dix, Williams's Bon Chretien, Ca- 

 tillac, Seckel, Fulton, Cumberland, Black Pear of Worcester, 

 Frederic of Wertemberg, Louise Bonne de Jersey and Beurre 

 Bosc pears. 



From E. Wight, William.s's Bon Chretien, BufTum. AVinter 

 Nelis, Napoleon, Gansell's Bergamot. 



From J. AV. Sever, three sorts of peaches and one of plums. 



From. G^o. P. Foster, Plymouth, splendid Sieulle pears 



From Geo. AA^'alsh, seven kinds of pears, six of apples, five 

 of peaches, white nectarines and grapes. 



From AV. H. Hayes, South Berwick, twelve large apples. 



From C. Newman, Reading, two sorts of seedling peaches. 



From Jos. Balch. Golden Beurre of Bilboa, Doyenne blane, 

 Brown Beurre and AA'illiams's Bon Chretien pears. 



From K. Bailey, Sweet AA'ater grapes, open cuUure. 



From E. Bartlett. Napoleon, Gansell's Bergamot, Frede- 

 ric of AA'urteniberg and AA^iUiams's Bon Chretien pears. 



From P. P. .Spaulding, Lowell, Porter, and Chelmsford 

 Seedling apples, and three kinds of peaches. 



From B. Harrington, Lexington, Porter applea, and Ear- 

 ly Crawlbrd and CrawlV>rd late peaches. 



From S. AV. Holbrook, Brighton, Blue pearmain. 



From T. Mason, Black Hamburgh and St. Peter's grapes, 

 peaches and plums. 



From E. Tupts, Cambridge, an apple called Tuft's Bald- 

 win, said to be a seedling, and four other kinds of apples. 



From O. N. Towne. Black Hamburgh and Sweet water 

 grapes Red Roman nectarines and peaches. 



Frorn S. R. Johnson, Urbaniste, Dix, Andrews, Beurre Diel, 

 and AVilliams's Bon Chretien pears, and Sweet Water grapes. 



From A. Clark, South Framingham, Nonsuch (?) peaches. 



From E. AViieeler, Framingham, Nonsucli (?) and very 

 handsome Seedling Cling, peaches. 



From G. Merriam, five kinds of peaches. 



From E. Vose, Esq., Hawthornden apples. 



From H. Dutch, Seedling peaches. 



From Jos. Richardson, Early Crawford peaches. 



From the Endicott Family, Danvers, Endicott pears from 

 the old tree planted in 1630. 



REPORT OF FLOWERS EXHIBITED. 



The annual exhibitions of tlie Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society have generally been noted for a grand display of Dah- 

 lias, as this is the season when they are generally in the great- 

 est perfection. Amateurs had made large additions to their 

 collections of this showy and sportive flower, and much was 

 anticipated by growers and others in having an opportunity to 

 compare flowers, and discuss the merits of the new varieties; 

 but in this they were disappointed, for the failure Wiis gTeat, 

 and, although there were some exceptions, the flow'ers iirgen- 

 eral were very imperfect, and the number unprecedentedly 

 small. The extreme heat of the month, absence of rain, in- 

 sects, and, to crown the whole, a high wind breaking and 

 bruising the flowers the day previous to the exhibition, were 

 the causes of thi= failure. The scarcity of the improved Ger- 

 man aster, and some other autumnal flowers, may be attribu- 

 ted to the game cause. But, notwitlistanding these prominent 

 flowers did not appear on this occasion with their accustomed 

 splendor and pertection, the floral ornaments and decorations 

 more than made up the deficiency in the cut flowers ; and, 

 taken as a whole. Fruits, Flowers, Designs and Decorations 

 combined, — no Exhibition ever was more attractive tlian the 

 present one. There was an apparent improvement in the 

 style and finish of the designs which ornamented the hall ou this 

 occasion, over those of the last year, and we can hardly do 

 justice to the taste of those who executed them. 



AVm. Quant, gardener to Hon. T. H. Perkins, exhibited a 

 very beautil'ul and chaste Grecian Floral Temple, supported 

 by eight pillars in correct architectural style, finished with moss 

 and flowers. JNIuch taste was displayed in arranging the color 

 of the flowers which were finely blended, producing a pleas- 

 mg effect. Four moss vases, containing plants of finely grown 

 dwarf cockscombs, ornamented the corners of the temple. Mr. 

 Quant also contributed tM-elve fine plants of dwarf cockscombs ; 

 a large plant, five feet high, of Ardisia crenulata, loaded with 

 its scarlet berries; a large orange plant with fruit. Jerusalem 

 cherry, and oflier pot plants. Also, four fine pyramidal bou- 

 quets for one of the Bradlee vases. 



From J. L. L. F. AVarren : A Swiss Cottage. This was a 

 beautiful design; h.ad it been a little more elevated from the floor, 

 it would have appeared to much greater advantage ; as it was, 

 it received much praise I'rom the admiring spectators. This 

 was finished with moss and flowers, and reflected much credit 

 on the designer and maker, Mr. Cudiiis, Mr. AV.'s gardener. 

 Mr. AA'urren also exhibited a very curious and unique pyra- 

 midal bouquet of vegetables, composed of ears of corn, cab- 

 bages, carrots, beets, asparagus. Sec. producing a very pleasing 

 elTecl, and worthy of a place in one of the new marble vases, 

 whi'h it occupied. Dahlias, some of them fine, and other cu' 

 flowers in variety. Also, a bouquet of French marigolds aud 

 evergreens, and others of different construction ; one large py 



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