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specimens. From Lawson Buckminster, Esq. of Framingham, 

 one large basket of Porter apples, very superb. From Mr. Mason, 

 of Charlestown, a basket of green citron melons, three baskets, 

 containing Malta peaches and Nectarines, four baskets of black 

 Hamburgh grapes, and one of Miller's Burgundy grapes, also 

 yellow Musknielons, very fine specimens. From Joshua Childs, 

 Boston, a basket of Manilla grapes, a beautiful specimen. From 

 the garden of the late Redtord Webster, Boston, a basket of St. 

 Michael's pears, a basket of sweet water grapes, and one of sweet 

 lemons. From David Fosdick, Charlestown, a very beautiful 

 ornamented pyramid basket of white Muscadine and Isabella 

 grapes, and a variety of apples and peaches. From Enoch 

 Bartlett, Esq. Roxbury, two baskets of beautiful peaches, and a 

 splendid specimen of Porter apples. From Zebedee Cook, Jr. 

 Esq. of Boston, 1st Vice-President of the Society, a basket of 

 most beautiful Bartlett pears. From Dr. Fisk, of Worcester, a 

 basket containing very large varieties of apples. From Wm. B. 

 Roberts, Gardener to Samuel G. Perkins, Esq. of Brookline, a 

 large and highly ornamented basket, containing black Hamburgh, 

 Cape, St. Peters, Linfendal, white Muscat of Alexander, Golden 

 Chasselas, common do. grapes. Admirable, Jaune, Bolle Chever- 

 euse, Morris's white early Admirable, Pine apple, Clingstones. 

 From Hon. H. A. S. Dearborn, President of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, Roxbury, two baskets of red Roman Nec- 

 tarines, one do. containing Drap d'Or, and late blue French 

 plums, one do. Cantaleupe Melons, Trowbridge apples, Maria 

 Louisa pears, Beurre Angleterre do. Sickle do. some of them very 

 beautiful. From Jairus Lincoln, Esq. Hingham, a basket of Seek- 

 no-further apples. From Elisha Edwards, Esq. Springfield, a 

 basket of Freestone and Clingstone peaches, very fine, one do. of 

 St. Michael's and brown beurre pears, large and fair. From Wm. 

 Lawrence, Bulfinch-street, Boston, Seedling peaches, very beau- 

 tiful. From T. B. Coolidge, Esq. Bowdoin-square, Boston, a 

 basket of beautiful yellow plums. From the garden of the Hon. 

 T. H. Perkins, by W. H. Cowing, white Hambro-Muscat of 

 Lunel Frankendale, Royal Muscat of Alexandria, flame-colored 

 Tokay, black Frontignac, Melacaton (native) white peaches from 

 the wall, Bromfield Nectarine, American, all remarkably fine 

 specimens, and some uncommonly splendid. 



The Floral decorations of the Hall, (which did great credit to 

 the taste of the Committee, who performed that service,) were 

 furnished from the Society's Garden at Mount Auburn, by Mr. 

 D. Haggerston, by Messrs. Winship, Mr. Mason, Mr. Walker, 

 Mr. P. B. Hovey, jr. Mr. C. M. Hovey, Messrs. Kenrick, Dr. 

 Webster, Henry Sheafe, Esq. and others. Gen. Sumner, fur- 

 nished some fine ])urple Egg Plants for the dinner. 



Eleven varieties, consisting of Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, 

 and Lemons of Artificial Fruits, very nearly resembling natural 



