880 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



From William Thomas, Boston, Bartlett pears; and green gage aad 

 Thomas's seedling plums. From Levi Thaxter, Watertown, Porter 

 apples, and a kind name unknown. From Salmon Lyman, Man- 

 chester, Ct., Eve, Gravenstein, Flint's sweet russet, and Coiman ap- 

 ples. From Daniel Chaplin, Cambridge Port, Parkinson, Warden (?,) 

 DeToneau, and Poire d'Amour pears. From Samuel Walker, Dor- 

 chester, Bartlett, Monsieur le Cure, autumn Bergamot, English, and 

 a kind of pears unknown. 



Vegetables. — The exhibition of vegetables, though not near so 

 numerous as in previous seasons, was nevertheless very good in re- 

 spect to the quality and growth of the articles exhibited. The back- 

 ward season has been unpropitious for the growth of squashes, and 

 other vegetables which require warm weather, and but a few spe- 

 cimens were shown. The following is the Report: — 



A great variety of fine vegetables were exhibited by Cnpt. Lovett, 

 of Beverly, viz: — Five heads of purple brocoli; five heads of cauli- 

 flower, all large, well grown, and excellent specimens; French Su- 

 gar, early Blood Turnip, and Mangel Wurtzel beets; white Altring- 

 ham carrots; white Dutch parsnips; white Portugal, yellow, and 

 red, and the top or tree onions: among the potatoes, there were two 

 seedlings, of the growth of 1841, and the Chenango, early Flat, 

 white Dutch, Jackson or Snowball, two kinds of black, and the 

 round red; Ruta Baga turnips; white bush. Horticultural, white cran- 

 berry, red cranberry, purple striped, Sieva, and new scarlet beans. 



From F. W. Macondry, three varieties of celery. South Sea to- 

 matoes, and Crookneek winter squashes. From Dr. J. C. Howard, 

 Orange, common red, and Cul)a tomatoes; also, red solid celery. 

 From J. F. Trull, six roots Bailey's red Giant celery; six roots 

 Bailey's white Giant celery, one basket Cuba tomatoes, six eiig 

 plants, and Crookneek winter squashes. From J. C. Parkinson, 

 Brighton, four kinds Brazilian beet. From George Walsh, three 

 ears of extra fins corn. From A. D. Weld, fine large Chenango 

 potatoes. From George Newhall, Dorchester, yellow tomatoes. 

 From Mrs. Bigelovv, P>ledford, common red tomatoes, large and fine. 

 From A. Bowditch, a basket of fine large Chenango potatoes. 



Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited two very large handsome squash- 

 es, called the Italian; we'ijihtfifty-tivo pounds each, round, and of a 

 deep orange color. From O. Johnson, sugar beets, early Blood 

 Turnip beets, and Orange carrots, all large and good. From R. 

 Ward, large and excellent Lima beans. From J. L. L. F. Warren, 

 several varieties of the fruit of the egg plant. 



HORTICULTURAL FESTIVAL. 



The Festival took place on the 16th, at Concert Hall, and an ac- 

 count of it has already appeared in the newspapers of the day; but 

 it was one of those epochs in the progress of the Society, which 

 seem deserving of record in our pages. To give an account of the 

 whole — the si)eeches, sentiments, songs, &c- — would occupy nearly, 

 or quite, our entire number: yet, we are so well assured that a brief 

 notice of it will not only be expected, but will be read with pleasure, 

 especially by our friends at a distance, that we have excluded other 

 matter to make room for this. 



