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d'AnjTOulemc pears; the latter weiirhin<? nineteen ounces, the largest ever 

 exhibited at tlie Society's room. From Jacol) Deane, Mansfield, nine 

 specimens of apples, accompanied with a letter stating that they were all 

 seedlings. 



October 10th. — Exhibited. From Messrs. Hovey, Dahlias. Dahlias from 

 P. Sweetser. From .J. A. Kenrick, dahlias. Flowers from Wm. Kenrick. 

 Dahlias, Amaryllis belladonna and Htemanthus coccinea, from M. P. 

 Wilder. 



From Judge Buel, Albany, Downton Pippin, Rosinkruger, Pigeon 

 Rouge, Alexander, and King of the Pippins ajjples. From Messrs, 

 Hovey, Heathcot and a pear, name unknown. From Charles Bowen, 

 Pomme d'api (Lady) apples, and St. Michael ])ears. From Charles 

 French, Braintree, !?\veet ap])les. From John Prince, Roxbury, Naum- 

 keag pears. From J. Lowell, Tillington and Urbaniste pears. From 

 Dr. Shurtleff, Urbaniste pears, and a kind the name unknown. From 

 Stephen Williams, Northboro', three varieties of apples and one of pears, 

 (names utdinown). 



From Messrs. Winship, Capiaumont and Croft Castle ]>ears (the latter 

 one of Mr. Knight's seedlings ; very fine). From S Philbrick, Wilkin- 

 son, Urbaniste and Tillington pears. From M. P. Wilder, Van Mons 

 pears. From Madame Dix, Dix pears. From John Clapp, Reading, 

 Seckel and Piatt's Bergamot pears ; several kinds of apples. From Dr. 

 Robbins, red apples (unknown). 



From R. Manning, Buft'um, Rousselette de Rheims, Urbaniste, Wash- 

 ington, Heathcot, Green Yair, Jalousie and Belle Lucrative pears (the 

 latter one of the finest varieties) ; Imperial violet, Antwerp, and 

 Quetsche d'ltaly plums ; Lyscom and Snow apples ; seedling blood 

 peaches. From l. Ames, Boston, Black Hamburgh and White Chasselas 

 grapes. 



From Daniel Chandler, Mangel Wurtzel. From J. Clapp, Tuscarora 

 corn. 



Oct. nth.— Exhibited. Dahlias from M. P. Wilder. From S. AValk- 

 er, dahlias. Bouquets of flowers, dahlias, and heartsease from Messrs. 

 Hovey. Dahlias from S. Sweetser. Flowers from J. E. Teschemacher. 



Art. VL Meteorolos-ical Notices, 



FOR SEPTEMBER. 



The month of September was delightful throughout, and much more 

 favorable than in seasons in general. Southerly winds prevailed. Quan- 

 tity of rain very small. 



Thermometer. — Mean temperature, 53° 17'. Highest, 70°; lowest, 

 34° above zero. 



Winds. — N. E. four days — E. six — S. E. three — S. one — S. W. eleven 

 — W. two — N. W, three days. 



Force of the Wind. — Brisk, nine days — light, twenty-one days. 



Character of the Weather. — Fine, eight days — Fair, fifteen days — 

 Cloudy, seven days. 



Rainy, three days — Showery, three days. 



