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object of curiosity, and I apprehend must be new to most of them. The 

 wood of 1832, lias one bunch of grapes only ; that of 1833, has two bunch- 

 es ; and that of 1834, has three bunches. The first is ripe ; the second 

 nearly so ; and the last, as you will see, quite small. There may be uses 

 drawn from this fact which every gardener, who is acquainted with the cul- 

 ture of the Grape Vine, will readily see ; and as it is in the power of every 

 one to produce the same result, they may ascertain the species of grape 

 they are cultivating one, two, or even three years before the vine in its 

 natural course, would produce its fruit. 



Respectfully your obedient serva7it, 



SAMUEL G. PERKINS. 



At four o'clock, the Society, with their guests, consisting in all 

 of about two hundred, sat down to a dinner, prepared by Mr. 

 Eaton, at Concert Hall. This repast was all tliat could gratify 

 the most keen, as well as please the most fastidious, appetite. It 

 was served with a promptitude and precision, and attention to the 

 wants and wishes of every individual, but rarely witnessed in an 

 entertainment, given to so large a party. The Hon. Henry A. 

 S. Dearborn, President of the Society, presided at the table, and 

 was assisted as Toast-master by Zebedee Cook, Jr., Esq., first 

 Vice-President of the Society. The entertainment exhibited a 

 feast of intellect and a festival of wit, as well as choice viands, 

 for those who are inclined to mingle the repast of the senses with 

 the " flow of soul." The following regular toasts were drank. 



1. Our country — Where each exotic finds support — where nothing but 

 the willow weeps. 



2. Massachusetts — In peace she furnishes Grapes for her friends — in war. 

 Grape-shot for her enemies. 



3. T/te Massachusetts Horticultural Society — By introducing new modes 

 and articles of culture, we hope to add new links to the chain of social be- 

 ing. 



4. Political Horticulture — Which has shown experimentally that the 

 Floicer de luce does not succeed well in France, nor the Orange in 

 Belgium. 



5. The Poles — Principle as well as Patriotism awakens sympathy in their 

 heroic struggle — since it is the duty of every free citizen " to go to the 

 polls." 



6. The Russian Grand Duke and the Portuguese Tyrant — We would not 

 exchange a St. MichacT spear, for a. pair of such Michaels. 



7. Lafayette — an anomaly in Cultivation — A Tree vigorous at 74 — whose 

 grafts will survive the parent stock, and perpetuate the original flavor of its 

 fruit. 



8. Our Alma Mater — Constant improvements in this original Nursery, 

 until every Scion surpass the best of our Seedlings. 



9. The Tico Wrhsters — One an X-pounder of the American Language — 

 the other a 7(3-pounder of the American Constitution. 



10. The Industry of JS'cw -England — The braiding of palm leaves and the 

 spinning of cotton have shown that what we do not produce we render pro- 

 ductive. 



