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fow of the smnnirr St. Michaels have l)een received from N.York, Cher- 

 ries are all gone except the mazards. Raspberries and good gooseberries 

 are rather scarce. Of currants, the croj) is very great, and of fine qual- 

 ity. A few whortleberries have been brought in to-day, and were quick- 

 ly taken. About '2000 watermelons arrived from Virjjinia, last Aveek; 

 a few nuiskmelons, of the nutmeg variety, have been also received. Some 

 fine black Hand)urgh and sweet-water grapes have been brought in. 

 Pine apples are plenty, several thousand having arrived since our last. 

 Oranges and lemons are scarce. Some green butternuts are brought 

 in for the purpose of pickling. 



Boston, July '■2id, 1835. M. T. 



Art. V. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, June ^7 th.— Exhibited.— From M. P. Wilder, Esq., a great 

 variety of su])erb Roses ; also eight varieties of the Moss Rose, viz.: 

 Moss de la Fleche, Blanch nouvelle, ])anache, coccinea, common red, 

 blush, single red and white Moss; Pa?6nia albiflora, tJ«r. Whittlejii, hu- 

 meii and fragrans ; Brown's Ophelia Dahlia. From Thomas Mason, 

 Roses, of the varieties York and Lancaster, Tuscany, Globe, Provins, 

 Blush, Perfecta, &c.; Campanula pyramidalis, Larkspurs, Potentil- 

 las, &c. 



From S. Walker, Roxbury, Campanula persicifolia, alba plena, and 

 purpurea ; Ford's fine seedling pink. Bow's Claudius, and some others; 

 Lysimachia quadrifolia, Lythrum salicaria, Monarda fistulosa, (Eno- 

 thera macrocarpa, speciosa, and Fraserii; Penstemons, Phloxes, Antirrhi- 

 num linaria, Spirfea filipendula, Tradescantia virginica, var. rubra, Ve- 

 ronica siberica, Double Rockets, Clematis integrifolia, and the following 

 Roses: Provins, Gloria mundi, Walker's Roxbury belle, blush, &c. 

 From E. P. Hartshorn, Esq., fine moss roses, &c. 



From J, A. Kenrick, upwards of seventy-five kinds of named Roses; 

 Paeonia albiflora, var. Whittlejii and fragrans; Delphinium sinensis. 

 Spiraea laevigata, Lonicera pubescens, &c. From Messrs. Winships, a 

 large variety of perennial herbaceous, and other plants. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co., the following kinds of superb Roses, 

 viz.: — Belle A(lelaide,"Belle Aurore, quercifolia. Belle Auguste, Belle 

 Faber, Capo d' Istria, Deese flore, Duchessede Montebello, Grand Cels, 

 Lamarque, Olympic, Madame de Stael, Princess Amelie, Berenice, 

 Comte Camaldoli, Etubie, illustrie beaute, La i)lns fonce des pourpres, 

 Montgolfier, ranunculoides. Temple d' ApoUon, Tigridia, tricolor, ve- 

 lour poupre, Warratah, hybride belle Judithe, Lord Byron, Lafiay, Bob- 

 elina. Calypso, amiable beaute, Alexander Eyries, belle Africaine, belle 

 Isidore, bouquet charmant. Due de Mojitebello, Mexicaine, rien ne me 

 surpasse, mirore des Dames, and several others. 



From Mr. Thomas Hastings, three boxes of Keen's seedling Straw- 

 berries (very fine), and one box Southboro' seedlings; three baskets Meth- 

 ven scarlet, Downton, and Keen's seedlings, from the Hon. E. Vose. 

 From Mr. Artemas Rogers, Watertown, four boxes of the Methven 

 scarlet. From J. L. L. F. Warren, Brighton, one box Methven scarlet; 

 from Mr. Richard Ward, one basket of Methven scarlet; some seedling 

 varieties from Messrs. Hovey. From J. Tidd, P'sq., Roxbury, three clus- 

 ters of white chasselas grapes. A cucumber, the seed received from Mi- 

 lan, by A. D. Williams. 



July 4th. — Exhibited.— From the garden of M. P. Wilder, Esq., the 

 following fine Roses: — Grand Monarche, General Bertrand, La Impor- 



