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Friday, July 2d, and some very handsome flowers and fine fruits, particularly 

 strawberries, were exhibited. From a report which has been sent us, we 

 learn that " it fully equalled the highest anticipations, that could have been 

 formed, of the abilities of our citizens to make a creditable exhibition of 

 this character, whenever they were seriously called upon lo do so. Of flow- 

 ers, there were every variety which the season affords, including a most rich 

 display of roses of every hue and form. A number of rare and elegant pot- 

 plants, principally from the green-houses of B. K. Bliss and Mrs. Trask, 

 added largely to the interest and beauty of the display. The number of 

 contributors was large, revealing the gratifying and encouraging fact, that 

 an interest, practical as well as theoretical, pervades the community to a 

 very general extent. A few beautiful dahlias, notwithstanding this is not 

 the season for them, were among the attractions present. 



In fruits, there were some of the richest specimens of strawberries and 

 cherries, that we ever saw. The former were particularly numerous and 

 fine, and a large portion of them were from Cabotville and Chicopee Falls, 

 the citizens of which villages contributed very essentially to each depart- 

 ment of the exhibition, and proved that, comparatively, they are in advance 

 of their brethren in this part of the town, in the attention which they bestow 

 upon the science and practice of Horticulture." 



The following is a condensed account of the flowers and fruits exhibited : — 

 from B. K. Bliss, a splendid assortment of green-house plants, consisting 

 of geraniums, G^snera zebrina, Achimenes picta, salvia, &c. ; also three 

 yellow Persian melons, a species of muskmelon, fully ripe; one large and 

 very beautiful pyramidal bouquet, one small do., one large flat do., one vase 

 of pansies, one vase of cut verbenas, also a variety of cut flowers ; all of 

 which attracted great notice. 



From James T. Ames, Esq., Cabotville, one Chinese Orange in full bear- 

 ing; very fine plants of the Sago Palm, Hoya carnosa, Century plant; su- 

 berb specimens of Hovey's Seedling, and Ross's Phcenix strawberry, one 

 basket fine cherries. Splendid bouquets from R. Whittier, Esq. and Moody 

 Ferre of Cabotville ; also from Mrs. W. B. Calhoun, Mrs. C. W. Chapin, 

 Miss S. Willard, Mrs. S. Bailey and Miss Isabella Clary. Mrs. Richard 

 Bliss, a fine Orange tree in full bloom ; also a fine display of cut flowers, 

 and Hovey's Seedling strawberries. 



From Lucius Harthan, Cabotville, fine specimens of Moss and Hybrid 

 Perpetual roses ; also magnificent specimens of Hovey's Seedling strawber- 

 ries, the largest and handsomest exhibited. From T. W. Carter, Esq., 

 Chicopee Falls, a magnificent pyramid of roses, cherries and strawberries. 

 From George Merriam, fine black Tartarian cherries. From Charles Mer- 

 riam, fine specimens of Early Virginia and Hovey's Seedling strawber- 

 ries. 



From George Bliss's garden, fine strawberries. Superior specimens of 

 Hovey's Seedling strawberries were also exhibited by Mrs. W. B. Calhoun, 

 J. Hitchcock, Cabotville; Elizur Bates, Richard Bagg, Jr., and P. C. Da- 

 vis, Chicopee Falls ; also a fine lot from Dr. Bridgman, Cabotville, from 

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