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Striata, and Sulphurea elegans dahlias. T, Ropes, Jr., Grace Dar- 

 ling, and Striata dahlias. A. Bosson and J. W. Downing, fine bal- 

 sarnines. F. Putnam, yellow Tea, and Flageolet roses. H. Wheat- 

 land, native plants. 



Fruit: — From B. P. Chamberlain, a branch containiag large clus- 

 ters of Beriramot pears. C. A. Andrew, Jargonelle pears. J. Up- 

 ton, early Harvest, and red Astrachan apples. J.W.Cheever, Sugar- 

 top pears, and early Harvest apj)les. E. Emmerton, Sopsavine ap- 

 ples. R. Manning, Charlumoski, Tetoflsky, red Margaret, and red 

 Astrachan ajjples; also. Peach apricot; and Morocco jjlunis. N. B. 

 Mansfield, early Harvest ap])les, and Madeleine pears. W. F. 

 Gardner, Royal George freestone peaches. J. C. Lee, Williams's 

 Favorite a|>ples; white Frontiguac, Zinfindal, and Sweetwater grapes. 

 W. Dean, black Hamluirg, and black and red Frontignae grapes. 

 G. Driver, apples and melons. H. Wheatland, Catharine pears. J. 

 S. Cabot, Bloodii'ood, Madeleine, and Fondante d' Ete pears. S. 

 Cook, Roxbury russet apples (urowth of 1841.) J. M. Ives, Beauty 

 of Summer |)ears; Monsieur Hatif plums; and early Bough apples, 

 a variet}'^ from Stratham, N. H. 



Jiu'^ust 17. — Flowers: From Mrs. J. D. Tread well, Mrs, L. Sal- 

 tonstall, xMrs. L. Bowditch, Mrs. Day, Miss M. B. Ives, J. C. Lee, 

 C. A. Anflrew, W. P. Richardson, and F. Lamson, bouquets of 

 dahlias, zinnias, pecunias, verbenas, gladiolus, fee. G. Driver, and 



E. Busuell, fifty-one varieties of dahlias, viz: Rainbow, Corinne, 

 Fanny, Ari^o, &c. T. Ropes, Jr., dahlias, viz: Premier, Metelia, 

 Defiance, Beauty of Kingscote, &c. J. Upton, dahlia.s — Argo, Rien- 

 zi, Mrs. Rushton, &,c. J. A, Goldthwaite, dahlias — Pickwick, Mar- 

 shal Soult, Countess of Mansfield, &c. H. K. Oliver, dahlias, viz: 

 Horticulturist, Eva, Bontisholl, Canute, &,c.; also, balsamines. J. 

 W. Downing, dahlias, viz: Sulphurea elegans. Conqueror, Stc. C. 

 H. S.iunders, (iahlias, viz: Striata formosissima, Red Rover, &c. 



F. Putnam, dahlias, viz; Pickwick, Unique, Sulphurea elegans, &c.; 

 also, roses. W. Very, Act?e\i alba, Andromeda paniculata. A. 

 Nichols, and H. Wheatland, native plants. 



Fruit: — From IMrs. L. Saltonstall, English red cheek pears; and 

 early Harvest apples. J. S. Cabot, E. Putnam, and N. B. Mans- 

 field, Jargonelle pears. B. H. Silsbee, early Bough apples. Wm. 

 Ives, several varieties of pears. G. Driver, New York Pine-apple 

 green flesh melons. R. S. Rogers, summer Rose apples. J. W. 

 Rogers, Summer Rose, and Alexander apples. T. Honeycomb, 

 Bloodgood pears. E. Emmerton, English red cheek, and Blood- 

 good pears. J. M. Ives, Skinless, Empress of Summer, and Blood- 

 good pears; also, apples, plums, and strawberries. VV. Stearns, 

 summer Franc Real, Jargonelle, and Empress of Summer pears. R. 

 Manning, early Rousselet, green summer sugar, and Blanquet pears; 

 also, early Bough apples. J. C. Lee, Skinless, and Jargonelle pears. 

 F. Watson, cherry plum, Myrobalan. 



[Owing to the great length to which the report extends, we have 

 been obliged to omit the reports of the weekly meetings between 

 this and the annual exhibition: they are the least interesting of the 

 season- — Ed.^ 



