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Hampden Horticultural Society. — ^Tlie first exhibition of this society for the present season, 

 took place on Friday at Springfield, Mass. The display of flowers, fruits, and vegetables, was 

 highly creditable to the taste and skill of the conipetitura, and the exhibition as a whole was 

 very beautiful, answering fully the utmost expectations that had been formed. The arr-ay of 

 fruits and vegetables, though not so large as could have been wished, was still very fine, and 

 presented many superior specimens. The department of flowers excelled, and great taste and inge- 

 nuity wore shown in the selection and arrangement of the most attractive designs. Our space 

 will permit us to enumerate only a few of the contributions which we noticed daring a brief visit 

 to the Hall. Among these were several varieties of choice plants, including a splendid Cactus in 

 full bloom, and an Orange tree laden with ripe fruit, from Mrs. E. C. Trask ; fourteen vases of 

 rich cut flowers from Mrs. E. D. Rice; a vase of Canterbury bells, from Mrs. J. B. Rumrill, 

 attracted much admiration ; a beautiful vase of flowers from the Misses Edwards ; another from 

 Mrs. C. P. Cuapin ; a dish of Pansies and Verbenas, very choice, from Miss C. Lombard ; splendid 

 Dahlias and Pa^onies, tiie former the only ones in the exhibition, from E. Ingersoll; an Orange 

 tree bearing rich and ripe fruit, from Henry Brewer, Jr ; two magnificent vases of flowers from 

 Bliss & Haven ; beautiful cut flowers from Mrs. E. Buss, Miss Lucy Ashmun, and Mrs. S. Merrick ; 

 a superb collection of plants and flowers from Mrs. D. C. Brewer, among them fifty varieties of 

 Roses, two splendid vase boqucts and a basket of cut flowers; from B. K. Bliss, another choice 

 variety of plants and flowers, including tastefully arranged Verbenas, Pa^onies, Roses, <tc.; a rich 

 boquet of dried grasses and wild flowers, from Geo. M. Atwater; 47 varieties of Verbenas, from 

 Dexter Snow, and 40 varieties of Roses, from Robert E. Moore, both of Chicopee, added an 

 attractive contribution to the display. There wei-e many others too beautiful to be omitted, but 

 we are obliged to pass them this morning. 



Among the fruits we saw some of the choicest varieties of Strawberries, from Ira B. Sampson ; 

 rare specimens of Gooseberries, from H. J. Chapin ; finely developed Cherries of the Black Tarta- 

 rian variety, from James M. Thompson; Coe's Transparent, do., superior, from James D. Brewer; 

 also fine Black Tartarian, do., from E. McIntyre, Daniel Gay, and others ; also beautiful speci- 

 mens oi May Duke and Biff arreau, from Mrs. J. B. Adams; some of the finest specimens of Straw- 

 berries, Hovey, Willcy, and /(.»irty seedlings, from Daniel Gay, H. J. Coapin, and Mrs. B. C. Knox 

 of Longraeadow ; among other choice specimens of Strawberries, was a jilate of Boston Pine, 

 from Ira B. Sampson ; also of the Giant Alpine, from Mrs. E. L. Edwards. In this department of 

 the exhibition there were also other tempting specimens of various fruits, which we are soriy we 

 have not room to enumerate. 



The display of vegetables presented superior products for the season. Among them were some 

 fine varieties from Mrs. R. Bagg, Jr., of West Springfield, J. M. Thompson, Mrs. J. B. Rumrill, 

 Rev. Mr. Seeley, Josiah Hooker, W. M. Carr, H. J. Chapin, and others, of this city. — Sjiri/iff^dd 



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Northwestern Pomological Convention. — The next Annual Meeting of this association will be 

 held at Burlington, Iowa, commencing on the last Tuesday (20th) of September, at 10 o'clock A. 

 M., and continuing four days. Then "come one, come all" interested it fruits and fruit trees. 



Communications are solicited on any or all branches of horticulture — which, logetiier with 

 any boxes of specimens, may be directed to the " N. W. Pomological Convention, care of Messrs. 

 Avery, Burlington, Iowa." 



Editors friendly to the cause, please notice. By order. F. K. PnoiNix, Cor. Scc'y. 



"Wisconsin Fruft Growers' Association. — The first exhibition of this Association will be held in 

 Milwaukee about the first of October next. Of the precise time due notice will be given. It is 

 the intention of the officers of the Association to spare no eft'ort in making it as attractive as pos- 

 sible, and of real utility to all concerned. The following is a list of the officers : 



President— \l J. STARIN. of W.ilworth. Vice Presidents— filu.rs Holmks, of Jefferson ; S. P. Latiirop, of Eock. 

 Recording Secretary— Makk Millrk, of Rock. Correspondiny Secretary— Y.. B. Quinkr, of Jefferson. Treasurer 

 -R. W. Paekeb, of Milwaukee. MeeeuM/ve Oommittee—Ca&a. Qwvoav, of Milwaukee ; A. L. Castlkman, of Wau- 

 kesha. D. J. Powers, of Dane. 



