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From Hovey & Co., several varieties of roses, among which were. 

 Tea — Bougere, Triumph of Luxembourg, orloratissima, Philadel- 

 phia, and Princess Marie: Bengal — Cramoise superieure, Roi de Cra- 

 nioise, Mrs. Bosanquet, Etna, Triumphant, and Eugene PeroUe: 

 Bourbon — Hermosa,and Marshal de Villars; also bouquets. From J. 

 A. KenricU, flowers and bouquets. From Dr. J. C. Howard, sever- 

 al bouquets, and a variety of dahlias. A. Bowditch exhibite<l sev- 

 eral varieties of noisette and other roses. From J. Hovey, bouquets. 

 From S. Dearborn, a large pink in a pot, wiih upwards of fifty flow- 

 ers expanded- From J. L. L. F. Warren, bouquets. 



Fruits: — The exhibition of fruit was very good for the season, and 

 comprised some fine specimens of grapes. Mr. O. Johnson exhib- 

 ited some superb black Hamburg grapes, the clusters weighing aiiout 

 a pound and a quarter each, the berries large and well colored, and 

 covered with a fine bloom; these attracted much attention. From 

 J. F. Allen, were fine black Hamburg and Muscat of Alexandria 

 grapes, beautiful Grosse Mignonne peaches, and black figs. From J. 

 A. Kenrick, several quarts of Belle Magnifique cherries, large and 

 fine; also, red Bigarreau cherries. A few boxes of blackberries 

 commanded great admiration;, they were exceedingly large and fine, 

 some of them measuring nearly an inch long; these were from Mr. 

 E. Thayer, of Dorchester; he has had good success in their cultiva- 

 tion. From A. D. Williams, handsome white and red Dutch cur- 

 rants. 



From J. F. Trull, early scarlet plums. From Dr. J. C. Howard, 

 Sopsavine apples, and pears. From B. V. French, Heath's early 

 Nonsuch apples, and handsome Belle Magnifique cherries. Wm. 

 Macintosh exhibited red and white Dutch currants, and Franconia 

 raspberries. From J. Hovey, very beautiful Early Harvest apples, 

 and black mulberries. From S. Glover, handsome gooseberries. 

 From George Walsh, gooseberries, cherries, and pears. From J. 

 L. L. F. Warren, handsome Royal George peaches, large black 

 currants, fruit of the weeping cherry, and fine tomatoes. 



Vegetables: — From Dr. J. C. Howard, large Chenango potatoes. 

 From A Bowditch, very large Chenango potatoes. 



August 6. — An adjourned meeting was held to-day — the President 

 in the chair. The journal of the last meeting having been read, 



Mr. Walker, from the committee chosen to select some person to 

 deliver an address, reported that they had procured Mr. J. E. Tes- 

 chemacher to deliver the address on the occasion of the next anni- 

 versary. 



It was then voted that the Exhibition take place on Wednesday, 

 Thursday, and Friday, the 14th, 15th, and 16th of September. 



It was also voted that the select committee of five, appointed at 

 the last meeting, to carry out the arrangements for the collation, be 

 increased to fifteen, and that the committee be etnpowered to aug- 

 ment that number if expedient. Ten more names were added, and 

 the following gentlemen now compose the committee: — 



M. P. Wilder, chairman; S. Walker, B. V. French, C. M. Hovey, 

 D. Haggerston, H. W. Dutton, Jos. Breck, J. C. Howard, Eben. 

 Wight, J. L. L. F. Warren, F. W. Macondry, P. B. Hovey, Jr., 

 J. F. Allen, O. Johnson, and S. R. Johnson. 



