564 Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies. 



Capt. S. Perry. Apples. Leonard Cherry, Southbridge, apples, peaches, 

 a fine seedling to be called the Cherry Peach. Mr. C. receives a gratuity 

 of $ 1 for this fruit. 



Sannuel H. Colton, (of the Worcester Nursery.) Apples, forty-three 

 varieties, (altogether the largest collection in the hall.) Pears, twenty- 

 seven varieties ; peaches, fifteen varieties ; plums, seven varieties ; nec- 

 tarines, Boston, (a beautiful fruit.) Grapes, Isabella and Fitchburg. 

 This latter is smaller than the Blackstone, (see H. Wing above,) but its 

 pulp is less foxy and rather better flavored. Mr. C.'s fruit was withdrawn 

 from competition for the premiums. Hon. Levi Lincoln. A fine collection 

 of fruit, of which, by some oversight, no entry was made on the records. 

 Among the pears, was a Flemish Beauty which received the premium of 

 $ 1 50 as the best single specimens of pears. William C. Capron, Ux- 

 bridge. Apples, twenty-nine varieties, so valuable and so excellent in 

 their kinds, that the committee — not, however, without some hesitation — 

 concluded to award the premium of $3 to this as the best collection of 

 apples. Pears, two plates nameless ; peaches, three plates. Charles 

 Johnson, Northboro'. One plate pears, Isabella grapes, which took the 

 premium of $ 1 as the best grapes of open culture. Samuel Sawyer, 

 Millbury. Apples. Hiram Wing, Northbridge. Pears, Iron; grapes, 

 Isabella and Blackstone. This latter and the Fitchburg are the best two 

 known native grapes that have originated in Worcester County. 



Hovey & Co., Cambridge. Pears: specimens of twenty-five varieties, 

 some of them quite new, for which they will please to accept the thanks of 

 the society. Samuel Walker, Roxbury. This gentlemen exhibited and 

 generously gave to the committee fifty-one varieties of pears. Their 

 names may be seen in the society's record. Mr. W. will please to accept 

 the thanks of the committee and of the society also, for this valuable con- 

 tribution. 



The show of vegetables was exceedingly fine, and contained some very 

 large and well-grown specimens. — {Worcester Spy.) 



Artnual Exhibition of ihe Cleavcland Horticultural Society. — The annual 

 exhibition of this societj'' was held on the 14th and 15th of September at 

 the Empire Hall, Cleaveland. There were forty-eight exhibitors against 

 tioenty-six last year, and the number of varieties of fruits was never before 

 equalled. The very fine character of the fruits generally, was highly sat- 

 isfactory to the most zealous friends of the society, and passed off with 

 great credit to all concerned. 



The principal exhibitors were as follows : — 



From George Hoadley, Esq., five varieties of apples; seventeen varie- 

 ties of pears ; peaches, quinces, &c. From Mcintosh & Co., thirty varie- 

 ties of apples ; thirty varieties of pears ; eight of peaches, grapes, quinces, 

 &c. FromE. Morse, Poland, sixty varieties of apples. From J. Gallup 

 eighteen varieties of peaches, including several seedlings ; thirty fine va- 

 rieties of apples; fifteen varieties of pears. From A. C. Hubbard, Troy, 

 Michigan, twenty-seven varieties of apples and other fruits. From Wm, 



