REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. 



The Board of Managers of the Fair, respectfully report : 



That in obedieuce to the followmg resolution, passed at a regu- 

 lar meeting of the Institute, held on the 6th day of September 

 last, viz : 



^^ Resolved^ That in consequence of the Board of Managers not 

 being able to hold a general Fair during the present autumn, the 

 Institute hereby authorizes and directs that a Special Exhibition 

 of Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables, be held in the rooms of the 

 Institute, during a portion of the month of October next, and that 

 a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars be, and is hereby 

 appropriated for the purpose of defraying the necessary expenses 

 of such exhibition." 



The Board of Managers held the exhibition in the rooms of the 

 Institute, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 2d and 3d days of Octo- 

 ber. They have the pleasure to state that, considering the limited 

 time allowed them, the exhibition was a very creditable one. 

 There were 51 contributions, coming from the States of Massa- 

 chusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 



The show of fruit was very large, embracing many of the 

 choicest varieties. The specimens of corn and potatoes were very 

 interesting ; many new varieties were shown for the first time, 

 among these were eleven new varieties of potatoes originated by 

 Mr. Patterson of London, exhibited by Mr. Wm. S. Carpenter : 

 also a collection of Goodrich seedlings exhibited by Mr. Carpen- 

 ter and Messrs. Eeisig and Hexamer of Westchester county. 



The exhibition of plants embraced a very rare collection of 

 palms and a choice assortment of orchids in bloom, these were 

 from the green house of Mr. Buchanan, one of the members of 

 the board ; another member, Mr. James Hogg, contributed some 

 plants of the Japanese sugar cane, and Japanese buckwheat. 



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