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specimens of fruit were sent for examination by the committee. From 

 Capt. Geo. Wilson, Imperial Gage, Manning's Long Blue, Green Gage, 

 and Jefferson, the last fine. From Messrs. Winship, Hessel and Wiuship's 

 Seedling pears. From B. Guild, Beurr6 Beaumont pears. From J. P. 

 Cashing, Moyamensing and Colmar d'Aremberg, (very fine.) From A. 

 Smith, Esq., Hartford, Summer Bon Chretien, Dunmore, (fine,) Van Mons 

 Leon le Clerc, (very fine,) and two other sorts. From B. F. Nourse, Ban- 

 gor, McLaugblan and Penobscot plums, the former exceedingly fine. From 

 S. Downer, Jr., Isabella grapes, and plums. 



September I8th, li)(h, 20//*, 2lsi. — The Tioenty-first Annual Exhibition of 

 the Society was held on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, at 

 the Society's Hall, in School street. 



Owing to the severity of the last winter, and the drought of summer, it 

 was feared that the exhibition would be greatly inferior to that of the last 

 year. To a partial degree this was the result, but not to any thing like the 

 extent that was anticipated. While the old exhibitors of Essex and Nor- 

 folk fell short, those of Middlesex came in for new honors, and carried off 

 the palm with specimens superior to any ever before exhibited ; and, while 

 only a limited number of kinds was shown, the superiority of these few 

 was apparent to all. 



The flowers had been cut greatly short by the dry weather, and *\\e dah- 

 lias had scarcely began to bloom, and as the Autumn show depends much 

 on this flower, the display was more meager than usual. But, if the flowers 

 were inferior, the plants nearly made up for this defect, for some very fine 

 specimens were exhibited, as will be seen by our report. Of ornamental 

 decoration there was but little. The bouquets, for the Bradlee and So- 

 ciety's vases, were very fine, but, beyond these there was but little to at- 

 tract general attention: the show was, altogether, one of intrinsic merit. 



Among the fruit, the most remarkable specimens were the Swan's Or- 

 ange, gathered from the same tree in Rochester, as those exhibited last 

 year, and presented by Messrs. Hovey & Co. The Beurre Ranee, and 

 Queen of the Low Countries, by Mr. Gordon, were very remarkable. The 

 Andrews, and Louise Bonne of Jersey, by Mr. Stickney, the Buffum, by 

 Mr. Wilder, the Glout Morceau, by Mr. King, the St. Ghislain, by Mr. 

 Lickay, the Chauraontelle, by Mr. Wilson, and the Seckel, by Mi. Allen, 

 were all extra fine. Of grapes, the most remarkable was a huge bunch of 

 Poiteau Noir, weighing about 4 lbs. ; also, the Palestine, by Mr. Need- 

 ham, and Black Hamburgh, by Mr. Emerson. The Seedling peaches, of 

 Messrs. Pettee and Gould, very superior, as were also the specimens of Mr. 

 Merriam. The apples were few, and generally poor. Of new pears, but 

 few were shown : the President and Mr. Washburn had the Josephine de 

 Malines, and the same gentlemen and Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited 

 Swan's Orange, the first which have fruited in New England. 



Of vegetables the show was beyond any thing we have ever witnessed. 

 All the specimens were fine, and the variety extensive ; it was, altogether, 

 highly creditable to this department of the Society, which they have fos- 

 tered by liberal premiums. 



