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VOLUNTEERS. 



By H. A. S. Dearborn, Pres. of the Mass. Hor. Society. The Orator of the 

 Day — May we cultivate the fruits and flowers of our gardens with as much 

 zeal and success, as he has those of literature and eloquence. 



By the Hon. A. H. Everett, Orator of the Day. The Horticultural Societies 

 of Massachusetts and her sister states. We cannot wish them belter fortune, 

 than that their success should be equal to the excellencies oi" their desserts. 



By Judge Story. The Massaclius/tts Horticultural Society. Its native 

 stock excellent, its foreign grafts lull of rich fruits, and its set-ofl!' of flowers 

 beautiful. 



By the Hon. Ebenezer Mosely, President of the Newburyport Horticultural 

 Society ; present by invitation of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 

 Education. That moral culture which eradicates the weeds of bad princi- 

 ples, swells the bud, unfolds the blossom, and ripens the fruit of science and 

 good morals. 



, Sent by the Hon. T. H. Perkins, with a contribution of beautiful fruit. 

 May our Domestic, as well as our Horticultural Nurseries, produce fruit 

 which well deserves cultivation. 



By E. Bailey. " Office-seekers for the sake of office," — borers who would 

 destroy the tree of Liberty. 



By Grant Thorburn of JVew York. Bachelors. Those sleepy Adams in 

 the American gardens — May they awake like their grandfather — see Gene- 

 sis 2d chap, from the 21st to the 25th verse. 



The Original Laurie Todd. The Veteran Horticulturist and Seedsman, 

 that commenced his career, with tv.'o Geraniums, in green painted pots. 



By Charles Oakley, Esq. of Xew York, sent with a box of valuable Fruits. 

 The Friends of Horticulture and the Practical Gardeners of the East. May 

 they ever be prospered, not forgetting their associates in other climes. 



By Elisha Edicards, Esq. of Springfield, sent with a large contribution of 

 valuable Fruits. Agriculture, Horticulture, and Floriculture, subject to the im- 

 proving taste and industry of man — May their march be onward till the 

 whole earth shall become fruitful fields and gardens, and man shall return 

 to his native innocence. 



By H J. Finn. Miss Fanny Kemble—A rare and splendid specimen of 

 the Star Apple. Can we wonder at the splendid success of such a scion, 

 springing from such a talented Stock. 



By the Hon. Mr. Gouldsborough, of Maryland. The refined and hospitable 

 inhabitants of Boston — May they long, very long, enjoy their beautiful and 

 various flowers, and their repast of delicious fruits in the lap of peace, and 

 under the protection of the Federal Union. 



By Mr. G. H. Andrews. Fruits and Floivers. Grateful to the taste and 

 to the sight — May their buds and blossoms never be blighted by the chill of 

 ingratitude towards the Giver of them. 



By B. V. French. The New-England Farmer and Horticultural Journal. 

 May its influence continue with the Agricultural and Horticultural com- 

 munity of New-England, till we can boast of a Sinclair, a Davy, a Knight, 

 and a Loudon of our own. 



By T. G. Fessenden. The best Antidotes to Intemperance : Domestic en- 

 dearments, a taste for good Fruit, and a fondness for fine Flowers. 



By David Haggcrston. America and Great- Britain. In the interchange 

 of productions between the two countries, may the Olive Branch ever be 

 the article most highly estimated. 



By George C. Barrett. The Fruits of this dafs Exhibition. If the for- 

 bidden Fruit was equal to this, Madam Eve would scarcely need an apology 

 for yielding to the temptation which it presented. 



By a Guest from Kantucket. The Sea and the Land. Their products 

 equally benefited by emulation, and alike augmented by encouragement : 

 May those, who plough either, reap a rich harvest, and their stores abound 

 in " Corn, wine, and oil." 



