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flowei's, containing, among other fine things, a specimen of Tigridia con- 

 chiflora. A large bouquet, from Messrs. Winship. Roses, fine holly- 

 hocks, pinks ami carnations, from S. R. Johnson. A finely arranged 

 bouquet, from Dr. J. C. Howard, composed of superb asteis, dahlias, 

 &c. Bouquets, from Hovey & Co., J. Hovey, and Messrs. Winship. 



Fruits: From Dr. Howard, black Hatiiburgh, swectwater, and Mil- 

 ler Burgundy grapes. Early harvest, Curtis's stri[)ed, and Williams's 

 favorite a])ples, from E. M. Richards. Apricots, from Mr. Wales, of 

 Dorchester, and Mr. Rundle, of Boston. A branch of the Shepardia or 

 Buftaio berry, from Messrs. Winship. 



August Wlh. — Exhibited. Flowers: From S. Sweetser, Amarylh* 

 forniosissima, spotted balsams, Lobelw splendens, altheas, F^erbena 

 Tweedie«na, &c. &c. Two flowers of Hibiscus fiilgens, from J. Don- 

 ald, gardener to M. P. Wilder; these were very large and handsome. 

 A species of Aconitum from Greece, and bouquets from S. Walker. 

 A large beautiful boucjuet, composed in part of asters, dahlias, Gladio- 

 lus natalensis, from Dr. J. C. Howard. Bouquets, from Messrs. Win- 

 ship, and Hovey &, Co. 



Fruits: Figs, very large and fine, from J. F. Priest, Boston. Apri- 

 cots, from Mr. Rundle. Early harvest apples, from J. Eustis, South 

 Reading. Catalonia plums, from S. Pond. Green chisel pears, from S. 

 Walker. Early harvest apples, from E. Vose. 



August 18th. — Exhibited. Flowers: Dahlias, from Dr. Howard, viz: 

 Queen Adelaide, Brown's Desdemona, Royal William, Beauty of Cam- 

 bridge, Ophelia, and Cedo Nulli; also, a bouquet, containing a great as- 

 sortment of flowers. Bouquets, from Messrs, Newhall, Hovey &, Co., 

 Winships, S. Walker, and J. Hovey. Spotted balsams, from S. Sweet- 

 ser. Dahlias and bouquets, from W. Kenrick. 



Fruits: From E. M. Richards, a fine variety of early apples, viz: 

 early harvest, Williams's early, early Bow, early red Juneating, sum- 

 mer calviilc, sugar loaf, and s|iicc apples. Shropshirevine, and Wil- 

 liams's favorite apples, from S. Downer; also Dearborn's seedling, AV^ash- 

 ington, and Queen Catherine pears, and Bingham, Royal de Tours, and 

 damask plums. River apples, from James Munroe, Cambridge. Queen 

 Catherine pears, from A. D. Weld, Roxbury. Apricot plums, blue, 

 Mogul, and a large blue plum called Pond's seedling, from S. Pond. 

 Fme specimens of the Miller Burgundy, white Chasselas and black Ham- 

 burgh grapes, from Dr. Howai'd. 



Vegetables: Tomatoes, from S. Sweetser. Fine Lima beans, froin 

 A. Rogers, Waltham. 



August 'ibth. — Exhibited. Flowers: From T. Lee, Hibiscus Man- 

 ihnt, and palustris, Portulaca Gilliesu, Calandrinia discolor, Cleome spi- 

 nosa, Gerardi'a flava and purpiirea, Saggittaria sa^'^gittifolia, Ferbeua 

 Tweedie«?ia, roses, &.c. Dahlias, from S. Walker, viz: Belladonna, 

 rival yellow, (Jackson's,) and Duchess of Buccleugh: also several bou- 

 quets. Bouqu.ns,from the Messrs. Winship. Dahlias, from Dr. Howard, 

 viz: Countess of Liverpool, Ophelia, Beauty of Cambridge, Royal Wil- 

 liam, Prince Geo. of Cumberland, and a fine large bouquet. Bouquets, 

 from John Hovey, and Messrs. Hovey & Co. 



Fruits: From S. Downer, Washington, Julienne, and Frederick of Wur- 

 tcmberg pears, and Williams's favorite api)les. Bolmar's Washington, 

 Bingham, Smith's Orleans, Duane's purple, green gage, Corse's nota bc- 

 na, and a purple plum, from S. Pond; also, Williams's Bonchretien, Juli- 

 enne, Andrew's and Cushing pears. From S. R. Johnson, green gage, 

 and remarkably fine si)ecimens of Bolmar's Washington plums. Early 

 Anne peaches, from T. Lee. Smith's Orleans plums, from C.H. Jones, 

 Boston. White gage jilums, and green chisel pears, from S. Walker. 

 Black Hamburgh, and white Chasselas grapes, from Dr. Howard, and 



