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of fine double asters. , From R. Murray of Waltham, a beautiful speci- 

 men of Hume« elegans. 



From Jos. Breck & Co., a variety of dahlias, with others the follow- 

 ing: — Exemplar, Gem, Sylvestra, Rival King, Duchess of Sutherland, 

 Lavinia, Dennisi coccinea, Mrs. Wilkinson, Jackson's rival yellow, 

 yellow Perfection, Metropolitan Calypso, Medusa and Queen of dahl- 

 ias; also, specimens of marygolds, zinnias, F^erbena Aubletta, scabi- 

 ouses, gilias and seedling pansies. From D. Mclntyre, Cambridgeport, 

 a fine collection of beautiful dahlias, among which were Sterling gold, 

 golden Sovereign, Jackson's rival yellow, Rosa superba, Mary Queen 

 of Scots, Mrs. Broadwood, Juliet, Ariel, Polyphemus, lilac Perfection, 

 Angelina, purple Perfection, Red Rover, Gem, King Otho, black Ajax, 

 Gloiy, Criterion, Mrs. Wilkinson, Bride of Abydos and Beauty of Dul- 

 wich. From Wm. Wales, Dorchester, plants of the yellow and com- 

 mon tea and Noisette Amie vibert roses, myrtles, Ferbena venosa, Al- 

 oysia citriodora, &c. From J. Lemist, Esq., a splendid plant of C'ycas 

 revoluta and elegant specimens of -Erica colorans and Eugenia austra- 

 lis. Bouquets were contributed by Wm. Kenrick, Jos. Balch, S. Walk- 

 er, Hovey & Co., S. Sweetser, J. A. Kenrick, D. Haggerston, R. 

 Murray, Wm. Miller, T. Mason, D. Murphy, Wm Wales, and others. 

 From J. W. Russell, bouquets of sweet peas. 



Fruits: From R. Manning, thirty-four kinds of pears, some of them 

 quite new; the names are as follows: — Jackman's melting. Jalousie, 

 Naumkeag, Harvard, Pope's scarlet major, Saunders beurre, beurre 

 Colmar d'Automne, belle Lucrative, Dearborn's seedling, beurre von 

 Marum, beurre Knox, Chair a dame, Julienne, green pearof Yair, Na- 

 poleon, Marie Louise, Surpasse virgoulouse, Verte longue, Urbaniste, 

 Figue de Naples, St. Ghislain, Summer rose, Vallee Franche, pastorale, 

 Fulton, Styrian, Henry IV, Autumn superb, Wilkinson, beurre Bosc, 

 beurre Spence, beurre Duval and Gloria pears; the three latter were 

 exhibited for the first time in this country — the specimens were all fine, 

 though many were, of course, unripe; also, new red crab and Swaar 

 apples; German prune, green gage, French long blue. Diamond (good,) 

 and Sharp's Emperor (beautiful,) plums. From E. Bartlett, fine spe- 

 cimens of the Roi de Wurtemberg, Williams's Bon Chretien, Cushing, 

 Fulton and striped Doyenne pears; Hawlhorndean, monstrous pipjiin 

 and Gravenstein apples. From S. Downer, a fine collection of fruit, 

 viz. Iron, Duchess d'Aneouleme, Seckel, Moorfowl egg, St. Ghislain, 

 beurre Diel, Roi de Wurtemberg, (elegant specimens,) Andrews, 

 Bleeker's meadow, Urbaniste, Bezi Vaet, Passe Colmar, Washington, 

 Lewis, Harvard, Fulton and Dix pears; pumpkin sweeting, Lady, Por- 

 ter, Nonsuch, River, Spitzemberg, Pearmaiu, Rhode Island greening, 

 Seaver sweeting, and yellow and red crab apples; rareripe peaches — 

 all fine. From E. Vose, superb specimens of pears, api)les, &c., viz. 

 Passe Colmar, Easter, beurre, Williams's Bon Chretien, Roi de Wur- 

 temberg, Napoleon, Urbaniste, Andrews, Lewis, W^ilkinson and Ber- 

 gamotte de la Penticote pears; Lady Haley's nonsuch apples, remarka- 

 bly superior; grosse Mignonne peaches, from open air culture, beau- 

 tiful. 



From B. V. French, Archduke of Austria, Tillington, Urbaniste, 

 Williams's Bon Chretien and Blocker's meadow pears; Ruggles, River, 

 Porter, Dutch codlin, monstrous pippin, yellow bellflower, garden 

 striped and Siberian crab apples; Smith's Orleans and Coc's Golden 

 Drop plums. From E. M. Richards, Verte iongue, Seckel and Grise 

 bonne pears; summer pearmain, Benoni, Williams's Favorite, red 

 Juneating, summer gilliflower, Hawthorndean, Orange sweeting, and 

 other sorts, of apples; several varieties of peaches. From Thomas 

 Mason, black Hamburgh, St. Peter, white and golden Chasselas and 



