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The crop of plums and peaches was very abundant, 

 and of superior quality. A dish of Early Crawfords, 

 from John P. Gushing, were probably the finest peaches 

 ever placed on the Society's tables, measuring twelve or 

 thirteen inches in circumference. The display of vege- 

 tables was exceedingly fine. 



The " Railroad Jubilee," to celebrate the completion 

 of the roads connecting Boston with Canada, was held 

 on the same days as the annual exhibition, and, by vote 

 of the Society, the distinguished strangers present in the 

 city were invited to the exhibition. At the annual 

 meeting on the 4th of October, several residents of Mon- 

 treal were chosen honorary members, who were doubt- 

 less introduced to the Society's rooms on this occasion. 



On the llth of October the Champlain Valley Hor- 

 ticultural Society exhibited a collection of twenty-eight 

 varieties of pears, and fifty-three apples, of which the 

 committee said, " This collection was one of much in- 

 terest, not only in affording proof of the successful 

 attempts to improve the horticulture of the valley of 

 Lake Champlain, but in furnishing an opportunity for 

 testing the fruits of that region, and thus better en- 

 abling a decision of the question of the adaptation of 

 particular varieties to general cultivation." Another 

 collection was exhibited on the 1st of November, from 

 Andre Leroy of Angers, France, consisting of one hun- 

 dred and sixteen varieties of pears, and thirty-six of 

 apples, besides crab apples, walnuts, chestnuts, etc., 

 only a part of which, however (owing to the miscarriage 

 and detention of the package), arrived in good order. 

 This collection was of much interest, as enabling culti- 

 vators not only to settle doubts as to the correctness of 

 new varieties which had fruited here, but to learn the 



