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Duchess d'Angouleme, three fruit weighing 2 lbs., Doyenne Gris, 

 Gilogil, two fruit weighinj; 18 oz.. Flemish Beauty, Chaumontel, 

 Francreal, Winter Virgoulouse, Mouilie-bouche, Rushniore Bon 

 Chretien, Marie Louise, Martin Sec, Uverlales St. Germain, Rousselet 

 de Rheims, Napoleon, and Glout Morceau. Mr. William White ex- 

 hibited fine white Chasselas grapes, raised in the open air, and Isabel- 

 las. Mr. John Johnson exhibited Royal russet apples. Mr. N. 

 Hickok exhibited pear quinces, weighing 1 lb. each. Mr. Samuel 

 Cox pear quinces, weighing 1 lb. each, and Isabella grapes. Mr. 

 Andrew Hislop exhibited fine white Magnum Bonum plums, five 

 fruit, weighing 1 lb., and Seckel pears. There were also exhibited 

 fine Monstrous pippin apples, some weighing 17 oz., Roxbury russet 

 apples, Maiden Blush apples, St. Michael pears, &c. 



The dahlia table was very showy, and contained many fine flow- 

 ers, but there was not that quantity of superior specimens that there 

 would have been had the weather been more favorable. Mr. George 

 C. Thorburn exhibited a fine stand, containing Bridesmaid, Pickwick, 

 Alba purpurea, Andrew Hofer, Dowager Lady Cooper, Coudrey's 

 Scarlet Defiance, Beauty of England, Grand Tournament, Conqueror 

 of the World, Alexander, Poole's White, Constancv. Lady Jermyn, 

 Frances, Maid of Bath, Metella, Charles XII., Widnall's Queen, 

 Scarlet Eclipse, Will Watch, Orange Boven, &c. Mr. William 

 Russell, of Brooklyn, exhibited Argo, Widnall's Queen, Andrew Ho- 

 fer, Pickwick, Ne Plus Ultra, Maid of Bath, Unique, Phenomenon, 

 Scarlet le Grand, Striata formosissima, Squibb's Advancer, President 

 of the West, Reliance, Miss Johnson, Fair Maid of Clifton, Lewis- 

 ham Rival, Ruby Superb, Grand Tournament, Virgin Queen, Grace 

 Darling, and a very fine seedling named Lady Asbburton — the flower 

 is white, delicately laced with a bright pink, a good petal, and well 

 up in the centre, being altogether distinct from any other variety. 

 Mr. Dunlap exhibited a fine stand of the newest and best varieties, 

 as also Messrs. Briell, Mr. A. A. Leggett, Mr. William Reid, Mr. 

 E. E. Dean, Mr. Daniel Boll, Mr. William White, Mr. William 

 Brownlee, Mr. Alexander Smith; Mr. Thomas Hogg exhibited An- 

 drew Hofer, Metella, Charles XII., Striata formosissima, President 

 of the West, Rouge et Noir, Arao, Suffolk Hero, Ne Plus Ultra, 

 Calliope, Miss Percival, Frances, Grace Darling, Pickwick, Unique, 

 Mary of Burgundy, Poole's White, Conservative, Glory of the West, 

 &c. &c. 



A stand of roses by Mr. Daniel Boll, and seedling pansies from Mr. 

 Briell, attracted much attention. Among the most conspicuous plants 

 on this table were a fine Ardisia crenulata from Mr. William White; 

 Passiflora Kermesina from Mr. Joseph Monk; fine coxcombs in pots 

 from Mr. Briell; an elegant RusselU'ajuncea in fine flower from Mr. 

 Alexander Smith; and DraciB^na australis from Mr. Hogg. 



The vegetable table was filled vvith a fine assortment of vegetables. 

 Mr. Ruth, gardener to John Beekman, Esq., exhibited egg plants, 

 four fruits from one plant, weighing 22 lbs., club squash, 20 ll>s. each, 

 and 3i feet long, Turnip cabbage, one weighing 17 lbs., parsnips and 

 beets, 4 lbs. each, mangel wurtzel, 8i lbs. each, white Virginia corn, 

 sixteen feet hiirh, fine peppers, &.c. Mr. John Briell exhibited su- 

 gar beet, weighing 8^ lbs. each, three egg plants, 5 lbs. each, six 



