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Messrs. Hovey, Bowditch and Nugent, were chosen a committee to con- 

 sider the propriety of awarding some testimonial to Mr. A. W . Story. Ad- 

 journed one week, to September 18th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers in variety from J. Breck & Son, J. A. Kenrick, 

 J. Nugent, P. Barnes, W. Kenrick, E. M. Richards, J.. Hovey, T. Page, 

 L. Davenport, and Mrs. Spaulding. 



Fruits : From Hovey & Co., pears — Moore's Pound, (native,) Doyenne 

 Boussock, Beurr6 Beaumont, Bartlett, Julienne, Cabot, Belle Lucrative, 

 Rousselet de Meester, St. Andre. From A. Bowditch, pears — Belle Lucra- 

 tive, Dunmore, Bartlett, B. d'Amalis ; peaches — Coolidge's Favorite. From 

 C. E. Grant, pears — Bartlett, fine ; grapes — four varieties ; peaches — Bergens 

 Yellow, Crawford, Grosse Mignonne. From E. S. Rand, peaches — Early 

 Crawford. From A. W. Stetson, grapes — Seedling No. 4 ; peaches — Early 

 Crawford; melons — Christiana, Mountain Sweet. From Charles L Hall, 

 peaches — Napoleon. From Winship & Co., pears — Golden Beurr6 of 

 Bilboa, Julienne, B. d'Amalis, B. Picquery, Bartlett. From E. Bemis, 

 pears — B. d'Amalis, Doyenne Boussock, Van Mons Leon le Clerc. From 

 W. B. Kingsbury, pears — Merriam. 



From J. W. Foster, peaches — Early Crawford. From Daniel T. Curtis, 

 pears — seedling. From F. T. Gray, peaches. From W. P. Hewins, apples 

 — Sweet. From A. Pierce, apples — President, York Sweet. From O. S. 

 Quimby, nectarines, fine. From J. Eustis, five kinds of apples, peaches 

 and pears. From B. Harrington, apples — Porter, River, Seek-no-Further ; 

 pears — Bartlett ; peaches — Clingstone, Crawford. From A. Coolidge, plums 

 — seedling. Golden Drop. From F. Burr, apples — seedling. Summer 

 Queen, Curtes Levantine ; pears — Golden Beurr6 ; plums — ten varieties. 

 From J. Dunklee, apples. From F. L. Capen, apples — seedling. From E. 

 Marsh, pears — Gushing. From H. Vandine, plums — eight varieties ; grapes 

 — Early Cluster ; pears — Bartlett, Summer Franc Real, Flemish Beauty, 

 St. Ghislain ; apples — Porter, one for a name. From W. C. Strong, grapes 

 — nine varieties ; peaches — Grosse Mignonne, fine. From J. F. Allen, 

 pears — Bartlett, Belle Lucrative, Dearborn's Seedling ; nectarines — Elruge ; 

 grapes — Bowker, Bishop, Poiteau Noir. From S. Downer, Jr., a fine col- 

 lection, including pears — Bartlett, Golden Beurr6 of Bilboa, Andrews, B. 

 d'Amanlis, Dearborn's Seedling. From Josiah Lovett, 2d, pears — Beurre 

 d'Amanlis, Harvard. From E. M. Richards, pears — Gushing. From J. 

 Hovey, peaches. From Mrs. Spaulding, peaches ; pears — Bartlett, Dear- 

 born's Seedling. 



Fruits tested. — From T. Parsons, Julienne pears. From J. W. Blan- 

 chard, pears — Dunmore, and Louise Bonne de Jersey. From J. S. Sleeper, 

 Colmar d'Ete pears. From Hovey & Co., pears — Calebasse d'Ete, Moore's 

 Pound, Beau Present d'Artois, Bergamot Leseble, Tea Pear, and a seedling 

 giving good promise. From F. Dana, pears — a seedling of promise. From 

 J. F. Allen, peaches and nectarines. From A. W. Stetson, Seedling 

 Grape No 4. From Hovey & Co., melons — Nutmeg, Hunter, Persian, 

 (fine,) a Hybrid, (fine.) 



Vegetables : From Bowen Harrington, Celery. 



