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and Wilder are the initial names deserving of everlasting remembrance. 

 The first exhibition of the society was held in June, 1829. Thirty 

 varieties of roses were on the table. In August S. R. Johnson dis- 

 played Washington Plums measuring six inches and a quarter in 

 circumference, and weigliing nearly three ounces each. At this 

 exhibition it was said that "the show of fruits and flowers generally 

 was probably never surpassed in New England." The Bloodgood and 

 Urbaniste pears were shown for the first time. In July, 1830, Moor-- 

 park Apricots, six inclies in circumference, received the premium. 

 The Williams, Benoui, Porter, Hubbardston, Nonsuch, and Gravenstein 

 apples made their appearance for the first time. A single specimen of 

 the Duchess d'Angouleme was exhibited. Geraniums, roses, and 

 chrysanthemums ' were the only flowers exhibited in any variety. 

 Greenhouse plants bulked in 1831. The Seedling Dearborn pears 

 were shown from the original tree. In 1833 Messrs. Winships 

 contributed a hundred and thirty varieties of roses. 



The annual exhibition of 1834 was the model from which all 

 succeeding exhibitions have been formed. The Gladiolus Natalensis 

 or Psittacinus and Marion Squash were presented. Marshall P. 

 Wilder in 1836 exhibited the Gladiolus floribundus. The BeUe 

 Lucrative and Beurre Bosc pears were shown by Eobert Manning. 

 Tlie first Orchid mentioned came from Marshall P. Wilder. The large 

 yellow Bough apple, the Rostiezer and Louise Bonne de Jersey pears 

 were shown for the first time. The Phlox Drummondi was first seen 

 this year. In 1838 the rhubarb and tomato were coming into general 

 cultivation. Hovey's Seedling Strawberry was first shown in June, 

 1839. The first Dahlia show commenced in 1840, and the following 

 year found Marshall P. Wilder exhibiting the Lilium lancifolium. 



In 1842 ]\Ir. Haggerston revealed the remedy for the rose-slug. 

 The Elizabeth pear and the Tyson were shown. This year saw ladies 

 admitted to the tables. Gen. Dearborn silences all cavillers. The 

 Bon Silene Eose was first exhibited in May, 1843. The Lawrence and 

 Doyeime Boussock pears, and the IMother, Ladies' Sweet, and Nortliern 

 Spy apples first brought before the Society. The Beurre d'Anjou pear 

 was shown by Marshall P. Wilder. In 1846, seedling Camellias by 

 M. P. Wilder, the Queen of the Prairies rose by S. Feast, of Baltimore, 

 and the Hovey's Seedling Strawberry received public notice. Medals 

 for prizes were introduced. The hybridization of plants, especially of 



