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ing, on the 13tli, 14th, and 15th of September, of the 

 American Pomological Society, for which accommoda- 

 tions were provided in the hall of the Society, while a 

 place was set apart in the pavilion on the Common for 

 the fruits brought by the members. These were not as 

 numerous as was expected, showing that all parts of 

 the country had suffered from the prevailing drought. 

 They were mostly from New York and Pennsylvania ; 

 the largest collection consisting of one hundred and 

 ninety-five varieties of pears, and forty of plums, from 

 Ellwanger & Barry of Rochester, N.Y. The impression 

 which the exhibition of the Society as a whole made 

 on the delegates may be gathered from the words of P. 

 Barry of Rochester, in the convention: "I have visited 

 a great many exhibitions of the kind, both in this coun- 

 try and in Europe ; but in tastcfulness of arrangement, 

 in interest and instruction, this surpasses all I have ever 

 seen. The display of fruits on the tables has hardly 

 been equalled in the world." 



Owing to the extreme drought, few places were vis- 

 ited by the Committee on Gardens, and such as were 

 examined appeared more or less to disadvantage ; yet 

 they reported that they could not well overrate the high 

 state of cultivation and general fine appearance of the 

 grounds of Nahum Stetson of Bridgewater. They vis- 

 ited also the grounds of T. P. Chandler of Brookline, 

 the fruit garden of William R. Austin at Dorchester, 

 and the garden of Parker Barnes in the same town. 

 Premiums or gratuities were awarded for all these 

 places. 



Two of the prospective prizes for new productions 

 were awarded this year, the Society's gold medal to 

 Hovey & Co., for their seedling camellia, C. M. Hovey, 



