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been sheltered by trellises and walls, in the gardens of the city 

 and vicinitj 7 , and sedulously trained upon the most enlightened 

 principles of the art. Many of the garden fruits at the exhibi- 

 tions of the Society are superb, and we are particularly pleased to 

 observe so frequently among them those old and universal favor- 

 ites, the St. Michael and Brown Beurre, equal or superior in size, 

 color, and flavor, to the best of former days. The specimens of 

 these two varieties, and also of the Duchesse d'Angouleme and 

 Beurre Diel shown during the past week will far surpass the figures 

 and descriptions of the European pomological works." 



The pear now known as the Vicar of Winkfield, 

 which had been in cultivation for some years as the 

 Burgomaster, was at this time ascertained to be the 

 Monsieur le Cur6 of European authors, a more cor- 

 rect name than that which it bears at present. 



The annual exhibition on the 25th, 26th, and 27th 

 of September, was quite similar to that of the previous 

 year, though the dahlias were much better. Some 

 Striped St. Germain pears, grown in pots in John P. 

 Cushing's grapery, were remarkable for size and beauty. 

 The thanks of the Society were specially voted to James 

 Arnold of New Bedford, for peaches and Black Ham- 

 burg grapes ; C. & A. J. Downing of Newburgh, N.Y., 

 for Seckel, Brown Beurre, and St. Michael pears ; and 

 to William L. Rushton of New York, for fine Giant 

 celery. Among the plants was the Pandanus spiralis, 

 from William E. Carter. 



In May, 1840, the Flower Committee adopted rules 

 for the guidance of exhibiters, and the award of pre- 

 miums, particularly at the dahlia show. 



The first noteworthy exhibition of this year was on 

 the 1 1th of April, when there were shown twelve varie- 

 ties of citrons, lemons, oranges, and limes, from Charles 

 W. Dabney, United States Consul at Fayal, an honorary 



