NINTH ANNIVERSARY 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Annual Exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society, which has just closed, commenced on Wednesday, the 

 20th instant, and continued during four days, until Saturday. 

 The new and spacious Hall of the Society, No. 23, Tremont 

 street, was tastefully and appropriately decorated on the occasion. 



REPORT ON FRUITS. 



The great centre table was graced with two large and beauti- 

 ful orange trees, from the green houses of the Hon. John Lowell. 

 Large pine-apples in a fine growing state, and grape-vines loaded 

 with large clusters in a growing state, in decorated pots, by Mr. 

 Haggerston, from the houses of Mr. Cushing, attracted very 

 particular attention ; as did also the beautifully arranged clusters 

 of grapes and other rich fruits, by Mr. Cowan, from the spacious 

 houses of the Hon. T. H. Perkins. 



On no former occasion have we witnessed so great a display 

 of the most useful, as well as ornamental productions of nature, 

 thus brought to so great a degree of perfection by the skill of 

 man : of flowers, many new and splendid varieties, of an infinite 

 variety of form, color and shade: of fruits also, many new and 

 superior kinds, never before witnessed at any former exhibition. 



The days of the exhibition were unusually fine, and the con- 

 course of visiters far exceeded that of any former year, including 

 a good proportion of the fair, and the fairest of the fair ; and the 

 brilliant display, on this occasion, might well serve to remind us 

 of Eden. 



The following is a more particular account of the fruits which 

 were sent for exhibition: — 



By Mr. Haggerston, from the extensive green and hot houses 

 of J. P. Cushing, Esq., Belmont Place, in Watertown : Pears — 



