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value, and the qualities of the two first above named are such as to entitle them to a place 

 in a collection. On June 21st, a Seedling Strawberry was exhibited for the first time by 

 Isaac Fay, called by him Jenny Lind, that seemed of good promise. 



There have been some new Cherries upon the tables the past year. The Hon. M. P. 

 Wilder presented on 21st June a box of the Belle d'Orleans Cherries, that for its earliness 

 if for no other reason, promises to be of value. It was in color of a light red of "-ood size 

 sweet, but somewhat deficient in flavor. The same gentleman exhibited on July 5th the 

 Bigarreau Gabaulis or Monstreuse de Mezel, a very large Cherry, resembling in appearance 

 the Black Tartarean ; also on the same day, the Cerise de Xavier. the Lemercier and De 

 Spa : these were all acid Fruits of a red color, not unlike the Morellos, and probably 

 better suited to the kitchen than the desert; and on July 12th, the Bigarreau Noir Tardif 

 of a very dark color, sweet and good, and the Downton, a late red cherry of a superior 

 quality. 



On July 12th, Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited a Seedling Cherry that was a very laro-e 

 fruit, very dark in color, firm in flesh and very fine in quality; and the Messrs. Hvde a 

 Seedling of moderate size, dark colored, that seemed to be of the Hazard family. On the 

 previous exhibition, July 5th, there was a Seedling from Seth Davis, of West Newbury 

 stated to be remarkable for its bearing properties. It was a mottled flesh-colored Cherry of 

 not more than common quality. On August 2d, the Committee had an opportunity of 

 tasting another Seedling Cherry from Messrs. Hovey & Co. that was of the largest size firm 

 flesh, amber color, mottled with a red cheek, sweet, high flavored and very fine. 



For much of the interest attending their weekly exhibitions, especially in the earlier 

 part of the season, the Society is under obligations to Messrs. J. F. Allen, Hovev & Co. 

 W. C. Strong, and J. Breck & Son, for the exhibition by these gentlemen of Grapes grown 

 under glass, in large quanfities and great variety ; other exhibitors have occasionally 

 placed upon its tables specimens of this fruit of very superior quality ; among those to 

 whom the Society is so indebted may be named J. P. Cushing, Esq., Dr. Nathan Durfee 

 Mrs. Durfee, M. H. Simpson, Esq., S. Bigelovv, A. Bowditch, James Nugent, Cheever 

 Newhall, A. W. Stetson, and others. 



On August 9th, specimens of several varieties of Grapes were received from Roswell L. 

 Colt, Esq., of Patterson, N. J. They were forwarded to the Society by Mr. Colt, for the 

 purpose, among others, of furnishing specimens of his mode of culture, having been 

 raised on *' Hoare's Plan," in a house facing the east, with the roots of the vines inside the 

 house, but to which Mr. C. last year added an outside border with openings to it from the 

 inside. The house in which these grapes were raised is stated to be a very cold house, 

 and that there had been fire in it but nine times. Mr. C. thinks his " finest flavored grapes 

 are raised under glass without fire heat." These grapes had been so injured by the 

 carriage that no very correct estimate could be formed of their quality ; so far as an opinion 

 could be formed they appeared to have been well ripened and of good flavor. As a mark 

 of his interest in the Society this attention and courtesy is highly appreciated by the 

 Committee. 



On July 5th, Mr. Allen, who, on January 4th, had placed on the tables of the Society 

 Grapes cut from the vines on the morning of that day, and on April 26th those of the new 

 crop, exhibited a new dark colored Grape, with small berries, called Partridge Foot. — it 

 was sweet but probably not worthy of cultivation ; and at a subsequent period the Raisiu 

 de Calabre, a rather small white Grape of a very rich sweet Muscat flavor, that he thinks 

 may be Josling's St. Albans. Also a Grape called Caillaba, with small oval transparent 

 berries, sweet but without much flavor. 



The Grape exhibited by Mr. Allen, under the name of Lachmere's Seedling, and by Mr. 

 Strong under that of Blanche Vyron, proves to be Mcready's early white, a grape probably 

 well suited to out-door culture. 



