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Webster, Hon. Harrison Gray Otis, Mayor of Boston, 

 and Hon. Thomas L. Winthrop ; and others were sent 

 by Hon. John Lowell, Jacob Lorillard, President, and 

 William Prince, Vice President, of the New York Hor- 

 ticultural Society. Henry J. Finn of the Tremont 

 Theatre sang a song written by himself. 



No other exhibition was held than that of the fruits 

 and flowers in the dining hall ; but this was opened to 

 visitors from twelve to two o'clock, when it was so 

 crowded that the Committee of Arrangements regretted 

 that a larger hall had not been engaged for the occa- 

 sion. The whole celebration is described as most auspi- 

 cious, and truly gratifying to the friends of the Society. 



After the anniversary, the exhibitions were continued 

 until the middle of November, when notice was given 

 that they would be suspended until the next spring ; but 

 it was desired that specimens of any new or valuable 

 late fruits should be sent for examination. As far as 

 can be judged from the partial reports which have been 

 preserved, the shows were highly creditable to the new 

 Society, and must have given great encouragement to 

 the members. Nor did the discoverers of new fruits 

 fail to perceive the advantage of submitting them to 

 the judgment of those competent to pronounce on their 

 value. Then, as now, the pear was the favorite fruit. 

 Besides the Urbaniste, which fruited and was shown for 

 the first time, there were of new European pears lately 

 received from Mr. Knight and others, the Marie Louise, 

 Napoleon, Passe Colmar, Capiaumont, Bartlett (the 

 origin of which was then unknown), Forelle, and Vicar 

 of Winkfield (or Burgomaster, as it was then called), a 

 specimen of which measured seven and three quarters 

 inches in length, and ten and one quarter inches round, 



