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large red apples without name, and Dutch codlins. From S. Walk- 

 er, Williams's Bon Chretien pears. From D. L. Giddings, Way- 

 land, handsome Seckei pears. From J. L. L. F. Warren, lemon 

 clingstone peaches. From W. Lawrence, Groton, a variety of ap- 

 ples, without names. From G. B. Perry, Bradford, Bellflower, fall 

 Harvey, Gravenstein, Kilham Hill, and long russett apples. From 

 Mrs. T. Bigelow, Heath peaches. From F. Walker, Newton, large 

 Chelmsford pears. 



October 8th. — Exhibited. Flowers: The exhibition to-day was 

 nearly confined' to dahlias. Messrs. Hovey & Co., H. W, Dutton, 

 Jos. Stickuey, P. Barnes, and R. M. Copehind, were the principal 

 contributors. Bouquets were also shown by Messrs. S. Walker, 

 and W. Kenrick. 



Fruits: From R. Manning, good specimens of Beurre Bosc, Bezi 

 de la Motte, Beurre Bronze, brown Beurre, Jalousie, Urbaniste, 

 Pope's russet, and Fulton pears. From W. Kenrick, Louise Bonne 

 de Jersey, and Capiauinont pears. From J. Hovey, Catawba, and 

 Sweetwater grapes, and quinces. From S. Pond, Heathcot pears. 

 From J. M. Ives, Boxford stump, Swaar, Raml)o, Quince, Michael 

 Harvey pippin, and Piper apples; also, Cataline (?,) Columbian 

 Virgoulouse, Belle Lucrative, Beurre Bosc, Beurre Romain, Buf- 

 fum, and Capiaumont pears; red cheek Melacaton, and seedling 

 peaches; and Coe's late red plum. 



From the President of the Society, fine Portugal and common 

 quinces. From E. Marsh, Quincy, Heathcot and licwis pears. 

 From S. W. Jackson, Orange quinces. From H. Vandine, Cam- 

 bridgeport, beautiful s|)ecimens of Coe's Golden Drop plums, and 

 quinces. From Rev. G. B. Perry, apples without names. From 

 K. Tufts, Cambridgeport, very superior specimens of Baldwin and 

 Roxbury russett apples. From George Walsh, Sweetwater grapes. 



October Ibth. — Exhibited. Flowers: A. very splendid exhibition 

 of the dahlia was made to-day by the cultivators of this flower in 

 the city, whose plants had not been injured by the frosts. Mr. Jos. 

 Stickney exhibited upwards of three hundred blooms, many of thein 

 extremely beautiful and perfect flowers. Messrs Dutton, P. Barnes, 

 R. M. Copeland, Hovey & Co., and others, also exhibited a great 

 number of excellent blooms. 



Fruit: From E. Vose, Columbian Virgoulouse, and Prince's St. 

 Germain pears; Pickman's pippin, and King of the Pii)pins apples; 

 and white Chasselas grajies. From S. Pond, very fine Dix pears. 

 From Dr. Robert Underbill, Croton Point, N. Y., handsome Cataw- 

 ba grapes. From James Arnold, New B'jdford, twenty-six varieties 

 of pears, numbered, but without the names; the committee recog- 

 nized the following: — No. 2, Beurre Diel; 4 and 14, Louise Bonne 

 de Jersey; 5, Marie Louise; 6 and 13, identical, but name uncertain; 

 7, Bezi de la Motte; 8, Pope's Quaker; 9, Monsieur le Cure; 10, 

 Napoleon; 12, Glout Morceau. From T. Dowse, Cambridgeport, 

 beautiful Seckei and Broca's Bergamot pears. From J. L. L. F. 

 Warren, Isabella grapes, seedling peaches, and a|)j)les. Frofu M. 

 P. Sawyer, Boston, Belle of F'landers pear. From C. Kingsly, 

 Northampton, Manunoth pip[)in, weighing 1 lb. 2 oz. From A. 

 Bowditch, russett apples. 



