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MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SCCIBTY. 



• Ttit Twentieth Annual Exhibition of the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society commenced in 

 Faneuil Hall, Sept. 19th, at 12 o'clock, M., and 

 was continued the followin."? days. 



A more magnificent collection of Fruit was nev- 

 er before presented to the public eye for inspection 

 in this city, and we doubt whether ithasever been 

 equalleil in this country, or surpassed by the exhi- 

 bition of any Society in Europe. As to quantity, 

 it was so great that six large tables, the whole 

 length of the hall, were hardly sufficient to contain 

 it. The variety of Pears was immensely large, 

 probably not much if any short of three hundreil 

 kinds. Of these, however, there were many sorts 

 that were of no value in the exhibition only to 

 show cultivators that they were not worthy of a 

 place in their grounds. It is impossible for the 

 Committee of A.rrangements to designate the best 

 specimens and the best varieties: we can only say, 

 that large dishes of perfect fruit, thickly studded 

 the tables. 



The display of Apples, too, was without a par- 

 allel — embracing a very great number of varieties, 

 some of them very beautiful, most of them well 

 known as of the best quality. 



The season for Plums being nearly over, th^re 

 were but few dishes of this fruit exhibited. Of 

 Peaches, also, the season was nearly passed, con- 

 sequently they were not so abundant as they v/ould 

 have been had the exhibition been a little earlier. 

 There were, however, some magnificent specimens 

 of the Lemon Rareripe, Early Crawford, Old Mix- 

 on, and other varieties. Grapes, from Messrs. 

 Russell, Strong, Allen, and others, v/ere very fine 

 and in great variety. 



There was a great collection of Pot Plants from 

 the various conservatories, and green-houses of 

 our amateurs and nurserymen, but for the want of 

 room they were not exhibited to the greatest ad- 

 vantage. Among them were some large and 

 splendid plants of Camellias, Oranges, Acacias, 

 and other species. The stands for flowers were 

 all filled with choice Dahlias, Asters, Roses, &e. 



The display of Vegetables was better than at 

 any former exhibition. 



The Decorations were designed by Mr. Sharp, 

 and executed by Mr. Haggerston, and his associ- 

 ates, and were of the most tasteful and pleasing 

 character. 



The whole arrangement of Fruit, Flowers, 

 Plants, Vegetables, and Mottoes, was of the first 

 order. Old Faneuil Hall never looked more 

 lovely. The hallowed influence of fruits and flow- 

 ers, seemed to have dissipated the political atmos- 

 phere of mists in which the place is wont to be 

 shrouded, and it appeared to smile like the garden 

 of Eden. 



The throng of visiters was very great : among 

 them we were happy to recognize delegations from 

 the Horticultural Societies of Philadelphia, and 

 West Chester, Penn., New Haven, Ct., Providence, 

 R. I., Worcester, and New Bedford, Mass., Dela- 

 ware, Queen's County, N. Y., Rochester, N. Y., 

 and St. Louis, Mo. The exhibition was honored 

 by great numbers of distinguished strangers p.s well 

 as our best and most valuable citizens; and we be- 

 lieve there was a universal feeling of satisfaction 

 on the part of all who witnessed the display, and 



an acknoviiedgment that progress had been made 

 in tlie Horticultural art. 



jRUITS EXHIBITED. 



From Marshall P. Wilder, of Dorchester, Presi- 

 dent of the Society, two hundred varieties of Pears 

 — viz. : Anch-ews, Angleterre Noisette, Ananas 

 (French,) Ah Mon Dieu, Alpha, Belle Angevine, 

 B. d' Angers, B. d Esquermes, B. Excellente, B. et 

 Bonne, B. et Bonne (de Hee,) B. Caenais, B. Cra- 

 onnaise, B. de Trois, Beurre d'Aremberg, B. 

 d'Anjou, B. d'Amalis, B. d'Angleterre, B. Beau- 

 champs, B. Beauleau, B. Bronze, (French,) B. 

 Bronzee, B. Bosc, B. Beureal, B. Brown, B. Capi- 

 aumont, B. Coloma, B. Cutter, B. Diel, B. Impe- 

 riale. B. Goubault, B. Gens, B. Kenrick, B. Golden 

 (Rivers,) B. d'Elberg, B. de Rhine, B. Triguer, B. 

 Knox, B. Nerckman, B. Gris d'Hiver Nouveau, B. 

 Moire, B. Noir Chain, B. Ranee, B. Spence, Bon 

 Chretien Willianis's, B. C Fondante, B.C. Winter, 

 BergamotteCadette, Eergamot (Gansel's,) B. East- 

 er, Buffum, Belmont, Bleeker's Meadow, Bezi de 

 la Motte, B. des Veterans, Black Worcester, 

 Brougham, Bankerblne, Beau present d'Artois, 

 Bezi Vaet, Bizamumy, Bonne ente, Eenoist, Ca- 

 det de Vaux, Catillac, Chaumontel Beige, C. An- 

 glaise, Colmar Van Mons, Colmard'Aremberg, C. 

 du Lot Columbia, Compte de Lamy, Contesse de 

 Lunay, Captif St. Helene, Gushing, Delices de Jo- 

 doigne, Dunmore, Dix, Duchesse d'Angouleme, 

 D. it Orleans, Doyenne white, D. graj', D. gi-is 

 d-'hiver nouveau, D. musque. Dingier, Drake (Ed- 

 wards',) De Lepine, Eyewood, Edwards (summer,) 

 Epine d'hiver, E. Dumas, Echasserie, Enfant Pro- 

 digue, Exquis, Fulton, Fortunee, Figue de Naples, 

 Flemish Beauty, Fondante d'Automne, F. du Bois, 

 F. du Bois (Vilmorin,) F. de Charneuse, Freder- 

 ick of Wui'lemburg, Gilogil, Glout Moreeau, Gi- 

 rardin, Genilesheim, Glout Moreeau, (Cambrone,) 

 Green Su2:ar, Gros Romain Carmelite, rieathcot, 

 Howell, Hcricart, Inconnue Van Mons, Jalousie 

 de Fontenay Vendee, JalvJe, Juvardelle, Jalousie 

 nouvelie. Knight's Seedling, (R. i.,) King Ed- 

 ward, Lav/rence, Louise bonne de Jersey, Leon le 

 Clerc, Long Green (of Coxe,) Monarch, Madotte, 

 Mansuette, Marie Louise, McLaughlin, Napoleon, 

 Ne plus Meuris, Pater Noster, Poire de Conde, P. 

 de Jacob, Passe Colmar, Paradise, Passe Tardive, 

 Queen Caroline, Ridelle, Roi de Rome, Rousselet 

 de Rheims, R. il'hiver, St. Michael Archange, 

 (Rivers's, I St. Michael Archange, Sanspareille, 

 Seckel, St. Germain, (Prince's,) do. Edwards's, do. 

 Uvedale's, St. Andre (O.,) Sieule, Sucre Vert, Sa- 

 geret, Stuyck, St. Denis, St. Laurens, St. Francis, 

 Soldat Laboureur (Belgique,) Souvrain d'hiver. 

 Sans Pepins, Salviat), Swan's Egg, St. Andre, (V.,) 

 &c., Thompson, Tarquin, Unknown sorts, 11, Ur- 

 baniste, Vicar of Winkfield, Verte longue d'Au- 

 tomne panachee, Voix aux Pretres, Vicompte de 

 Spoelberch, Van Mons No. 65, Van Mons Leon le 

 Clerc, Winter Nelis, Wilbur, Whitfield, Wilkin- 

 son, Waterloo, &c., &c. Plums — Coe"s Golden 

 Drop, Merveille (new,) Reine Claude de Bavay, 

 (new,) St. Catharine. Apples — Gravenstein, Ly- 

 man's Sweet, Gloria Mundi. 



From the Pomological Garden, Salem, by R. 

 Manning, two hundred and sixty sorts of Pears, 

 viz. : — Ambrosia, Ananas d'Ete, Andrews, Althorp 



