560 Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies. 



white, one large red, and one small mottled berries. Graces. Isabella. 

 Plums. Common Beach. 



From Nahum Stetson, Esq., of Bridgevvater, by Henry Reed. Grapes. 

 Black Hamburgh, New Black Hamburgh, Wilmol's Black Hamburgh, 

 Grizzly Frontignan, White Fronlignan, Rose Chasselas, Syrian, Esperione, 

 all very fine. Peaches. Stetson's Seedling-, Morris' White, and three other 

 varieties, all large and handsome. Also the Brunswick Fig. 



From the Hon. Joseph Grinnell, by Wing Russell. Pears. Bartlett, 

 and Frederick de Wurtemburg, both fine. Peaches. Two seedling varie- 

 ties. Apples. Tollman Sweeting, R. I. Greening, Fall Pippin, Golden 

 Russet, and six other varieties without names. Grapes. Chasselas de 

 Fontainebleau, St. Peter, Black Hamburgh, White Portugal, a very fine 

 cluster, and one of the handsomest exhibited. 



From Abraham H. Howland. Pears. Beurr6 Diel, very large. Passe 

 Colmar, Seckel, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Beurr6 Ranee, Marie Louise, 

 large, and one other variety without a name. 



From L. C. Tripp, of Fairhaven. Pears. Henry IV., (?) Bartlett, Flem- 

 ish Beauty, (?) Easter Beurre. Apples. Baldwin, Roxbury Russet, Blue 

 Pearmain, Golden Russet, Sawyer Sweeting, Tollman Sweeting, Red 

 Siberian Crab. 



From John A. Parker. Pears. White Doyenn6, very large and hand- 

 some, the best exhibited, Beurr6 Diel, Passe Colmar, large ; Winter Nelisj 

 largest exhibited ; Bezi de la Motte, Easter Beurre, Seckel, Marie Louise. 



From George Hussey. Pears. Seckel, and Beurre Diel, both very large. 

 Grapes. Isabella, and Orange Quinces. 



From J. C. Delano. Pears. Colmar d'Aremberg. Apples. R. I. 

 Greening, Fall Pippin, Tollman Sweeting. 



From Wm. Rotch, Jr., by Wm. M. Howard. Pears. Wil'.cinson, Henry 

 IV., Washington, Louise Bonne of Jersey, and a variety wiihout a name, 

 worthless. Apples. Baldwin. 



From Wm. R. Rotch, by Wm. Brown. Quinces. Pear and Orange. 

 Apples. Baldwin, R. I. Cieening, Roxbury Russet, Lady Apple. 



Upwards of sz^t^/ other persons contributed small collections of fiuit, for 

 which we have liot room for the names. Mr. Manning, of Salem, sent up- 

 wards oififiy vav^elies of the pear. We are indebted i:o Mr. H. H. Ciapo, 

 the chairman of the fruit comraitiee, for a correcied copy of the report. 



The show of vegetables was large, — and comprised a good variety, — 

 adding much to the inleresi. of the exhibilion. — Ed. 



Worcesicr Cuunly HorliatlLural S>ociely. — Tlie annual exhibiiion of ihis 

 socieiy was held in Worcester, on the Sjfith, 27lh, and 28lh of Sepiember, 

 1848. We had the pleasu^-e of being present at the exhibilion, and were 

 highly gratified to see such a remarkable display of fruit, especially of 

 apples, for which Worcester Counly is justly celebrated. The report of 

 the committee is loo long for our columns, and we can only give a brief 

 abstract from it. About/ow/cen hundred plates of fruit were placed upon 

 the tables. Among the newer varielies of apples, we remarked the Chuflln 

 Sweeting, Foundling, Leland Spice, Barrett's Fancy, Judge, and Caprons 



