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Tulip Poplar (Lirioilenilroii tulipfera) exist; be- 

 cause of ihc color ami hanlness of the wood; and 

 it might be sai«l, manner of j,'ro\vlh, for certainly 

 variciies of the locust cannot ililler more. And 

 yet the most acute amonp those who entertain 

 this opinion cannot tell before the tree is felled 

 whether the wood will be wliitc or yellow, tough or 

 brittle. A know ledpe of vej^etable physiology and 

 a close obser\ation of soil, exposure, elevation and 

 age, might enable one to guess. — J. K- E- 



Uk.marks. — We were for some time as jkepticat 

 about the two varieties of locust as our correspon- 

 dent. Hut we have several times l.itely examined 

 the n»atter very carefully in Dutchess county — jkm - 

 haps more fully planted with this tree than any 

 other in the Union. VV'c have seen the two kindit 

 growing side by side, yet showing all the charac- 

 teristics of each in habit of growth, loliage and 

 fruit. We cannot, therefore, but think the seed- 

 locust a very distinct variety. — Ed. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Exhibition of Saturday, Oct. 10, 1846. 



FLOWER?.— From the Presklcnt of tlie Society, ?0 blooms 

 ofilalilias, amoiigf iliein vury fine specimens of Cleopatra, 

 Tassert's Indispensable, Viscoiuit Ressegeur, Eveque de 

 Bayeux, Isis. Ophir. Sec. ice. 



From William B. Richards, 50 blooms of dahlias, among 

 them several fine specimens. 



From J. L. Oardner, by Daniel Crowley, 50 varieties of 

 dahlias, comprising among thorn fine specimens of Indispen' 

 sable While, Lady Aiurobus. Beeswing, Cleopatra. Visco\uit 

 Ress.igeur. Dodd's Prince of Wales, &c., ice. Also a fine 

 display of sweet pea blossoms, pinks, marigolds, and other 

 cut (lowers. 



From Lewis Davenport, Milton, a very fine display of Tea 

 and oiiicr tender roses, and tine Verbenas 



From J. L. L. F. Warren, 150 dahlias, among them fine 

 Bpeclmeiis of several of ihc new kinds. Also six very fine 

 round table bouquets. 



From James Nugent, six bouquets, composed of evergreen, 

 globe amaranthus. and eternal flowers. Also, 25 specimens 

 of dahbas. 



From John Hovey, four dahlia bouquets, and cut dahlias in 

 variety. 



From i\Iiss Russell, a fine pyramidal bouquet, and three 

 small bouquets. 



P'rom Hovey & Co., six fine table bouquets, composed of 

 roses, verbenas, heliotrope, ice, ice. 



The committee award to jNIiss Russell a premium of S2, for 

 a very chaste pyram.dal bouquet. 



For the Committee, H. W. Dutton. 



FRUIT.— From M. P. Wilder, President of the Society, 

 pears, Buffum, Gore's Heatlicote, Fulton, very fine. The 

 Committee tasted of Gore's Heathcote, and found it first rate. 



S. G. Perkins, Esq., Brookline, remarkably fine pears ; the 

 following is the list sent in by him: Easter Beurre. Beurre 

 Diel, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Great Unknown. Mons Le 

 Cure. Dix, Josephine, Chaumontel, Winter Nelis, Napoleon, 

 Sl. Michael, Winter Doyenne, Louise Bonne, Jalousie, 

 .Seckel, Isambert, Vanillons, Leon le Clerc, Marie Louise, 

 St. Germain. 



From E. Brown, Lynn, pears, Roi de Wurtemburg, very 

 fine, William's Bon Chretien. 



From Charles Hadwin, Worcester, Strawberry apples. 



From Otis Johnson, Lynn, peaches, Smocks's Freestone, 

 Kendrick's Heath, both fine. 



Frun James Eustice, South Reading, two kinds of .•i])ples 

 for a name. 



From R. Manning, Pomological Garden, Salem, Columbia 

 peach, verj- handsome : pears, Cand"s new, of rich flavor. 

 Beurre Bosc, and Paradise d'Automne. 



From O. H. Mather, by Thomas Needham, Brighton, 

 grapes, White Portugal, White Frontignan, Black Franken- 

 dall. Black Hamburgh. 



From Zelotus Hosmer, Cambridge, pears. Duchess d'An- 

 gouleme. ver>' fine and large, and Beurre Diel. fine. 



From John Fisk Allen, Salem, pears, Gansel's Bergamoiit, 

 Beurre Diel. Bonne Louise, (of Jersey,) Seckel ; grapes. 

 Black Hamburgh, and Syrian; peaches, Late Admirable. 



From G. Merriam, West Newton, peaches. Seedling, Craw- 

 ford's Late Melacoton, Bergen's Yellow, Old Mixon. 



From James W. Sever, Dorchester, Crawford's Late Me- 

 lacoton, fine. 



From Geo. Walsh, Cliarlesto\vn, pears, Easter Beurre, 

 Beurre d'Aremburg, St. Michael. BulTum, Julienne, Winter 

 Nelis ; grapes, open culture, White Sweetwater, Isabella. 

 Seedling, and Red (!;iiasselas. 



From John Dunklee, Brighton, apples for a name, Pomme 

 Fameuse. 



From George A. Crocker, Taunton, peaches, unknown, 

 large and handsome. 



For the Committee, Johm Fisk Allex. 



VEGETABLES— From J. F. Hall, a cucumber weighing 

 four pounds. 

 From A. D. Williams and son, fine celery. 



For the Committee, A, D. Williams, Jr. 



Exhibition of Saturday, Oct. 17, 1846. 



FLOWERS. — The severe gale of Tuestlay prostrated near- 

 ly all the Dahlia plants in the vicinity, consequently few were 

 exhibited. 



From Hovey & Co., six bouquets, composed of Roses, &c. 



From John Hovey, Roxbury, two Dahlia bouquets, and one 

 of eve-green and Amaranthus, also about forty Dahlias. 



1 lom Dan'el T. Curtis, eight Dahlia blooms, six of which 

 were of the new sorts. 



From lycwis Davenport, Milton, a large collection of Tea, 

 Bourbon, and other tender roses, Verbenas, &c. 



From James Nugent, over fifty Dahlias, some of which 

 were fine. Also, ten very neat table bouquets, composed of 

 Evergreen and Amaranthus. 



From John Henshaw. Cambridge, a dish containing about 

 a pound of Alexandria Senna, the first ever grown in the open 

 air in this country. The quality of the leaves were pronounced 

 by medical men as superior. Tlie shrub from which the leaves 

 were gathered, was received from Egypt a few years since, 

 and has been cultivated at Mr. Henshaw"s country seat. This 

 is the Senna of the shops, the best in use for medicinal pur- 

 poses. 



For the Committee, H. W. DcTToai. 



FRUITS— From M. P. Wilder, President, Pears — Dix, 

 Fulton, Urbaniste, Glout Morceau. 



From Cheever Newhall, Pears — Napoleon, Urbaniste. White 

 Doyenne : Peaches — .Scrdling ; Grapes — Syrian, Muscat of 

 Alexandria, Black Hamburgh, Zinfindal, Frontignan, Ohio, 

 extremely small in this climate. 



From John Gordon. Pears — Passe Colraar, Duchesse d'An- 

 gouleme, Napoleon, Louise Bonne de Jersey; Apples — Gra- 

 venstein.(.') 



From James Eustis. Apples — Spice, without a name, (hand- 

 some.) Harvest Bough, Eustis. 



From Hovey & Co., Strawberries — Boston Pine, of second 

 growth. 



From John Heard, Pears — .'Meckel, Forrett (fine.) 



From J . Fisk Allen, Pears — Gansel's Bergamot, Seckel. very 

 fine, the largest weighing five to six ounces ; Grapes — Isabella, 

 fine. Black Ilamburgh ; Peaches — Late Admirable. 



From George AValsh. Pears — BufTam, White Doyenne, 

 Brown Beurre, AViiiter Nells, for a name, Easter Beurre; ap- 

 ples for a name ; Grapes, .Sweetwater, .Seedling, Red Chasselas- 



From Charles S. Hunt, Grapes — Sweetwater. 



From John S. Ballard, Quince, weighing twenty-three 

 ounces. 



