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wards of forty specimens of dahlias, among which Avere Princess Vic- 

 toria, Dodds's Mary, and Mary Queen of Scots, Conqueror of Europe, 

 sulphurea elegans, Lavinia, purple Perfection, Rosa superba, Venus, 

 Criterion, Lady of the Lake, Hermione, Croesus, Red Rover, Mrs. 

 Broadwood, Angelina, Burgundy, Ariel, Paragon, Duchess of Buc- 

 cleugh, Desdemona, Beauty of Dulwich, Countess of Sheffield, Sir H. 

 Fletcher, Beauty of Camberwell, and Clio; also, several large bouquets. 

 From S. Walker, several varieties of dahlias, among others Augusta, 

 Countess of Liverpool, Wil mot's Superb, and Agrippina; also, fine 

 bouquets of cut flowers. From Messrs. Winship, dahlias of many 

 kinds, and other flowers. From T. Mason, bouquets and dahlias. 



Fruit: Large red and green sweetings and Lady Haley's nonsuch ap- 

 ples, from E. Vose. Red Astracan, Agrise, Von Rezina, (beautiful,) 

 and another variety of apple, the name unknown; also, Skinless, Blood- 

 good, (fine and good,) and Windsor pears, and Orleans, Bleeker's 

 gage, and Byfield plums, from R. Manning. Porter apples of fine 

 size, from J. L. L. F. Warren, Brighton. Williams's Favorite apples, 

 (elegant specimens;) also. Corse's Field Marshal and white gage and 

 Orleans plums, from A. D. Williams. Large and small red crab and 

 the amber crab apples; also, Bingham, Duane's purple, Flushing gage, 

 blue gage, green gage and vvhite gage plums, from S. Downer. 

 High-top sweeting apples, from Hovey & Co. August Muscat pears, 

 from E. M. Richards. Early Royal George peaches, (l)eautiful,) from 

 T. Mason. Bolmar's Washington; (these were the most splendid spe- 

 cimens we ever saw, one of them measuring seven inches in circumfer- 

 ence,finely shaped and beautifully ripened;) green gage and Flushing gage 

 plums, (all good,) from S. R. Johnson. Seedling(?), Orleans, Bolmar's 

 Washington, Duane's purple and white gage plums, from S. Pond. 

 Figs from R. L. Emmons, Boston. Branches of Shepherdia argentea, 

 bearing ripe fruit, from the Messrs. Winship. 



A meeting of the Society was held this day, at which the Executive 

 Committee reported that they had procured a room for the use of the 

 Society, not only for the annual Exhibition alone, but for the perma- 

 nent use of the Society, the place which the Society occupies at pre- 

 sent not being sufficiently large to enable the great number of persons 

 who now visit the room to enter, or to allow of a fair display of the 

 great number of flowers which are sent for exhibition. The room is 

 in Tremont Row, No. 23, and is admirably adapted to the purposes of 

 the Society. 



Sept. 9th. — Exhibited. Flowers: From S. Sweetser, a great variety 

 of dahlias, among which were Napoleon, golden Sovereign, Jackson's 

 Rival, Bride, Desdemona, Duchess of Buccleugh, Criterion, Paris, 

 Urania, Granta, Queen of dahlias. Countess of Liverpool, Paragon, 

 and King of dahlias. From S. Walker, several fine large bouquets, 

 and Springfield Rival, Augusta, Granta, Wilmot's Superb, and other 

 dahlias. From Wm. Kenrick, bouquets of flowers. From S. R. 

 Johnson, a great variety of dahlias, consisting, with others, of Apollo, 

 Mrs. Wilkinson, Augusta, Angelina, Duchess of Buccleugh, Red Ro- 

 ver, Cross's yellow, and Criterion; also, fine specimens of i^hlox Drum- 

 mondi, and the Parisian belle. Tea Hymene, and Jaune Des])res roses. 

 From Jos. Breck & Co., asters, new dark coreopsis, zinnias, sweet 

 peas, marygolds, dahlias, and bouquets. From Daniel Mclntyre, a va- 

 riety of dahlias, among others Juliet, Exenq)lar, Stone's yellow perfec- 

 tion, peerless white, tilac perfection, Marquis of Northam))ton, Lord 

 Liverpool, Gem, Ariel, Red Rover, Wells's Dictator, and Countess of 

 Liverpool. From T. Mason, dahlias, roses and bouquets. From W. 

 E. Carter, of the Botanic Garden, about forty varieties of dahlias, 

 embracing many fine specimens, together with other flowers. From 



