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Knight's Tall Marrow peas. From the Charlestown Vineyard, by 

 David Haggerston, a specimen of the Snake cucumber, five feet 

 and four inches long ; also Very beautiful specimens of the Schi- 

 zanthus pinnatus, Ageratum Mexicanum, Fuchsia gracilis, Galin- 

 sogea trilobata, Calendula pluvialis, Coreopsis lanceolata, Robinia 

 hispida, Pyrethrum Indicum, several varieties of Delphinium and 

 Campanula, Nicotiana odorata, Verbascum nigrum, Ledum mon- 

 strosum, two varieties of Linaria, Lantana cammara, Viola gran- 

 diflora, Iberis odorata, Lobelia cardinalis, and very fine seedling 

 Carnations, Dahlias, and late Roses." 



At this time the production of silk was attracting 

 much attention ; and, a week from the exhibition just 

 mentioned, J. H. Cobb of Dedham sent specimens of 

 raw silk, silk cocoons, reeled or organzine silk, and silk 

 tow from the outside of the cocoons. A box of Blood- 

 good pears forwarded from New York for this exhibi- 

 tion unfortunately arrived too late. This was the first 

 time this variety had been seen here. 



With the progress of the season, the exhibitions in- 

 creased in variety and interest. Many species of plants 

 from different parts of North America were sent from 

 the Botanic Garden at Cambridge ; John Lowell and 

 John Lemist exhibited many rare and beautiful plants ; 

 and George W. Pratt sent a Yucca gloriosa with two 

 hundred and eighty flowers. All the new fruits, both 

 native and foreign, as well as fine specimens of the 

 older varieties, were brought by those who wished to 

 make them known, and were frequently accompanied 

 by scions for distribution among the members. Samuel 

 R. Johnson brought Washington plums measuring six 

 and a quarter inches in circumference, and weighing 

 nearly three ounces each ; and John Lowell a bunch of 

 Malaga grapes weighing three pounds. By vote of the 

 Society it was recommended to such members as culti- 



