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cat as far south as the country around the city of Hartford, and 

 even still further downwards and towards the sea. Even far 

 below the city of Albany on the Hudson or North River, the 

 Cherry particularly, and many other trees which are equally as 

 hardy, and especially during all the period of their younger years, 

 are, we are credibly assured, extremely liable to suffer death 

 during winter from the same destructive climate and causes. 

 The fine exhibition of fruits and the splendid varieties of flowers 

 and other productions which was witnessed this day affords new 

 evidence that we have abundant cause of gratitude. 

 For the Committee, 



WILLIAM KENRICK. 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS. 



This day the Massachusetts Horticultural Society held their 

 Annual meeting, at the Artists' Gallery, Summer-street, and not- 

 withstanding the season has been urmsually cold and unprosperous 

 for the cultivation of flowers, yet, by the generous contributions 

 of our friends, and the aid and assistance given by many of our 

 members, the committee were enabled to decorate their exhibition 

 rooms with much that was choice and rare. The flowers gener- 

 ally, particularly the Dahlias, were in the highest state of perfec- 

 tion ; and what was lacking in quantity, compared with former 

 seasons, was in a great measure, made up in quality. The con- 

 tribution of J. P. Cushing, Esq. of Watertown, by his gardener 

 Mr David Haggerston, Avas magnificent. The pot of Black 

 Hamburg Grapes richly decorated with Dahlias and other flow- 

 ers, thus blending and uniting the handmaids of Flora and Pom- 

 ona, was happily conceived and finely executed by Mr Haggerston. 

 The specimens of Combretum purpureum, Crinum amabella, 

 Phaseolus corocolla, Nerium splendens, and Amaryllis belladona 

 were very splendid. 



Thomas Lee, Esq. presented three vases of cut flowers, some 

 of which were fine specimens. 



A fine bouquet from William Pratt, Esq. of Watertown. 



Handsome bouquets of cut flowers from the garden of the 

 President of the Society, and from the garden of the Orator of 

 the day. 



