510 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



of Arrangements, of the twentieth annual exhibition, giving the names of 

 contributors, and a list of the flowers, fruits and vegetables exhibited, to- 

 gether with the award of premiums, to the present number. The report is 

 of considerable length, but we believe it will be found interesting to all cul- 

 tivators of fruit, and we therefore present it without abridgment ; — 



Report of the Plants, Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables Exhibited. 



Plants. — From the President of the Society, a great variety of plants, 

 consisting of camellias, orange trees, &c. From J. A. Lowell, upwards 

 of thirty fine specimens of plants, including Strelitzta regina, and augusta, 

 Araucaria exc61sa, and imbricata. Sago Palm, Coffee Tree, Alpinia nutans, 

 i^ibiscus spl6ndens, Russellw ^'lincea, Dracse^na fragrans, Hedychium flii- 

 vum. Magnolia, grandiflora, &c. From Hovey & Co., twenty beautiful 

 plants, among which were Psidium Caltleyanw/n, (Guava) Russeilia jiincea 

 £rica Bowiea«a, Amaryllw sp., Leschenaiilt/a formosa, Crowea saligna, 

 Achimenes of sorts. Fuchsia Acantha, &c. From Geo. C. Crowninshield, 

 by J. Quant, twenty plants, including Veronica Lindleyana, Rondeletta spe- 

 ciosa, Russ61h'aj'uncea, Achimenes, and other plants. From J. Cadness, a 

 large collection of plants, and upwards of twenty species and varieties of 

 the Cacti tribe ; some of the plants were Abutilon Bedfordmnwm, Abelia 

 rup6stris, .Anemone japonica, Calystegia pub^scens, Ixora rosea, Crypto- 

 meria japonica, .Acacia linearis, several camellias, &c. &c. From T. 

 Needham, a variety of plants. From T. Murray, Dedham, 5 pots of cox- 

 combs. From T. Liversidge, Dorchester, a fine orange tree, and other 

 plants. From Messrs. Winship, a variety of plants. Plants were con- 

 tributed by other individuals, but we were unable to ascertain the names. 



Dahlias, Asters and Cut Flowers. — From the President of the So- 

 ciety, a variety of fine dahlias. From L. Davenport, a fine lot of roses and 

 dahlias. From J. Parker, fine dahlias. From Breck & Co., dahlias and 

 cut flowers. From B. K. Bliss, fine coxcombs. From J. Nugent, dahlias 

 and cut flowers. From H. T. Hazeltine, asters, roses &c. From J. Cad- 

 ness, dahlias and cut flowers. From Hovey & Co., cut flowers in variety. 

 From J. Albree, dahlias, roses &c. From F. R. Bigelow, flowers of Ce- 

 reus triangularis. From J. Hovey, dahlias, roses &c. From P. Barnes, 

 dahlias and cut flowers. From A. Aspinwall, roses in variety. 



Bouquets of various kinds. Baskets of Flowers, Designs, &c. — 

 From Messrs. Hovey & Co., two large bouquets for the Bradlee vases, 

 and two large parlor bouquets. From T. Cowan, gardener to Col. Perkins, 

 two large bouquets for the Society's vases. From J. Cadness, one large 

 round bouquet, and two mantel bouquets. From P. Barnes, a large grass 

 bouquet, and a neat little design. From Mrs. J. Dyer, a handsome design. 

 From Miss Russell, a neat design, representing an arbor. From B. K, 

 Bliss, a ha,ndsome design. From Jas. Nugent, two bouquets. Grass bou- 

 quets by Mrs. E. Parker and J. Mann. Bouquets by Winships, J. Hovey, 

 and others. Designs of various kinds, by M. E. C. Brown, Miss Mary 

 Kenrick, J. Gilmore, J. Sheehan, S. A. Walker, and others. 



