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Hovey & Co., upwards of a hundred varieties of dahlias; among 

 ers were Princess Victoria, Mary Queen of Scots, Conqueror of 



oth- 

 Eu- 

 rope, Mary, Mrs. Broadwood, Sulphurea elegans. Sir Henry Fletcher, 

 AVarrninster Rival, golden Sovereign, Lavinia, Red Rover, Angelina, 

 Exemplar, Liberty, purple Perfection, Zarah, Enterprise, Ariel, Count- 

 ess of Shetfield, Hermione, Star, Marchioness and Croesus; also, fine 

 large bouquets. From M. P. AYilder, about a hundred varieties of 

 dahlias, among which were Conqueror of Europe, Contender, peerless 

 white. Lady of the Lake, Angelina, Clara, Bride of Abydos, Ariel, 

 Napoleon, irolden Sovereign, Gem, Juliet, Exemplar, Criterion, Stone's 

 yellow perfection. Rainbow, Lavinia, Paragon, and Duchess of Suth- 

 erland; also, a tine collection of cut flowers of roses. From Messrs. 

 Winship, dahlias, and cut flowers of Astrantia major, Lobeh'a speciosa, 

 Fiinkia alba, acacias and annuals. From D. Murphy, bouquets of 

 flowers. 



Fruit : Washington, Cushing and St. Ghislain pears and Porter apples, 

 from S. Downer. Julienne ))ears and Benoni apples, from E. M. 

 Richards. Williams's Bon Chretien pears, and Corse's Nota Bene 

 plum, from E. Vose. August Muscat, Francreal d'Ete, orange Tu- 

 lipe, Rostieza, sucre d'Hoyerswerda, and a variety of pear, the name 

 unknown; also, green gage, old damask, Bingham, Bolmar's Washing- 

 ton, long blue French, large red Thoulouse, Cooper's Imperial violet, 

 Dana, Prince's Imperial gage and Elfrey plums, from R. Manning. 

 Zerico and Warren sweeting apples, from J. AVarren. Williams's 

 Favorite, Porter, Hawthorndean, another variety of apple, the name 

 unknown, and Williams's Bon Chretien pears, from J. Mackay. Two 

 unknown kinds of pears, from John Breed of Belle Island. Smith's 

 Orleans plums, and a variety without a naine, from B. V. French. Bing- 

 ham, white gage, Smith's Orleans, and Duane's purple plums, from S. 

 Pond. Smith's Orleans and green gage plums, from J. S. Cabot, Sa- 

 lem. A fine large plum, without a name, from A. D. Williams. 

 White gage, Bolmar's Washington and Van Zandt jdums, from S. R. 

 Johnson; these specimens of the Washington were the finest we have 

 ever seen: (Mr. Johnson's white trage and Prince's Imperial gage are 

 identical.) From R. T. Paine, Esq., specimens of pears, the name 

 unknown. 



The annual Exhibition of the Sociefi/ took place on Wednesday, 

 Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 20th, 21st, 22d and 23d of Sep- 

 tember, at the Society's new room, in Tremont Row. The arrange- 

 ment of the stands for showing the plants and flowers, \\hich, we un- 

 derstand, have been put up Avith a view of remaining permanent, is very 

 good, and reflects credit upon the special Committee under whose di- 

 rection they were erected. The room is very spacious and well light- 

 ed, and, saving that it is rather too low, is as good a one as could be 

 procured, at a rent which would be within the Society's means at the 

 present time. 



It was the intention of the General Committee of Arrangements to 

 have procured a larger hall for the annual Exhibition, and Faneuil 

 Hall was applied for,"l)ut could not be procured, on account of its pre- 

 occupancy by the Charitable Mechanic Association, for their Exhibition 

 and Fair, which took place at the same time. Had it been available, 

 the show would have been the most extensive and nuignificent that the 

 Society has ever yet made. 



The Exhibition was, on the Avhole, most gratifying to the lovers 

 of horticulture. The season has been favorable, and the quantity and^ 

 quality of fruit, as well as the abundance of flowers, particularly of 

 dahlias, far surpassed any previous exhibition. Of green-house, hot- 

 house, and other plants, a large display could not have been expected. 



