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From Isaac Fay, Fay's Seedling, of good size. From Otis Johnson, Hov- 

 ey's Seedling strawberries, and beautiful specimens of Cooledge's Favor- 

 ite peaches. From W. T. G. Morton, M. D., Hovey's Seedling. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co., Hovey's Seedling and Boston Pine straw- 

 berries. From E. Bovven, Lynn, Early White Heart cherries^ From J. 

 L. L. F. Warren, Early White Heart cherries, (?) and Swainstone 

 Seedling, Jenney's Seedling, Prince Albert, Stoddard's Pine, British 

 Queen, White Wood, (beautiful specimens,) and Hovey's Seedling straw- 

 berries. From John Fisk Allen, five varieties of Grapes; black Figs ; 

 and three varieties of peaches, viz., Royal George, (fine,) Grosse Mignonne 

 of New Jersey, ? (small,) and Hoffman's Favorite; also Black Tartarean 

 and Elton cherries. From Samuel Downer, Jr., Cooledge's Favorite 

 peaches, and fine specimens of Hovey's Seedling strawberries. From Sam- 

 uel Walker, of Roxbury, Seedling Wood strawberries. 



July Idth. Exhibited. — Flowers : From the President of the Society, 

 three new phloxes, viz., Annais Chauviere, similar to GEil de Lynx, but 

 more delicate ; Augusta and Delecta ; also Prairie and other Roses. From 

 T. Needham, a fir.e plant ot Buddlea Lindley^na ; and cut flowers of Phlox 

 Van Houtten, very fine. From Jos. Breck & Co., a fine lot of perennial 

 plants, including fine specimens of Delphinium Barlowjj. From J. Thomas, 

 six plants of the buff, white, and orange Thunbergias. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co., Ten kinds of Perpetual Roses, including 

 some new and fine sorts, viz.. Queen of the Prairie, Perpetual Pink, Su- 

 perba, Eva Corinne, Anne Maria, Jane, Pallida, Miss Gunncll, Piide of 

 Washington, and Triumphant ; also the following Picotees and Carnations : 

 Duke of Newcastle, Princess Victoria, Lady Peel, Lady Campbell, Meteor, 

 Victoria, Chiswell Beauty, &c. ; also two new seedling picotees, six hand 

 bouquets, two table bouquets, one round bouquet, and a plant of the beau- 

 tiful new Achimenes patens. From J. L. L. F. Warren, six plants, viz., 

 Zamia elephantipes, Gardenia radicans, Anigozanthus coccineus, Soliya 

 heterophylla, Echinocactus multiplex, and Mammillaria sp. ; also bouquets 

 and cut flowers. Bouquets, dahlias, &c., from Messrs. Winship, A. Bow- 

 ditch, James Nugent, P. Barnes, W. Kenrick, W. Mellar, and A. Aspinwall. 

 Premiums were awarded as follows : — 

 Bouquets. — For the best six hand bouquets, to A. Bowditch, $2. 



For the next best, to J. L. L. F. Warren, $ 1. 



For the best pair of mantel bouquets, to Messrs. Winship, $2. 



For the next best, to J. Thomas, $ 1. 



For the best round pyramidal bouquet, to Messrs. Hovey & Co., $2. 



For the second best, to J. Thomas, $ 1. 

 Gratuities — For seven plants of Thunbergias, to J. Thomas, $2. 



For a fine plant of Buddlea Lindleya//o, to T. Needham, % 1. 



For Echinocactus multiplex in bloom, to J. L. L. F. Warren, $ 1. 

 Fruit. — From the President of the Society, Black Eagle and Bigarreau 

 cherries. FromO. Johnson, Bigarreau Colouer de Chair, Bigarreau, Spar- 

 hawk's Honeyheart and Black Tartarian cherries, fine specimens ; also 

 Cooledge's Favorite peaches, and British Queen, Prince Albert and Alice 



