452 Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies. 



ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 



The annual exhibition of fruits and flowers took place on Wed- 

 nesday, Thursday, and Friday, September 21st, 22d, and 23d. 



The Hall was decorated with festoons, wreaths, &c. of ever- 

 greens, which, in contrast with the varied colors of the gorgeous 

 dahlia, and other autumnal flowers, presented a beautiful appear- 

 ance. Over the entrance was inscribed the name of Pomona; and 

 on both sides, the tables were loaded profusely with the choicest of 

 her various and bounteous gifts. Of these there were five hundred 

 and fifty plates, containing ninety-eight varieties of pears, sixty of 

 api)les, twenty-five of peaches, besides plums, grapes, melons, nec- 

 tarines, figs, and oranges, both gathered and growing on the trees. 

 To these may be added, a liberal display from the vegetable king- 

 dom, including mammoth squashes, huge beets, large carrots, &c. 

 Over the tables of fruit, were placed the names of Lowell and Man- 

 ning, alike distinguished in the annals of horticultural science, and 

 whose memories will long be endeared to us, as successful intro- 

 ducers and cultivators of many of our choicest varieties of fruit. 



Over another part of the Hall, the name of Flora was inscribed; 

 beneath and around were the gorgeous and showy flowers of her 

 kingdom. Of these, the dahlia was the most conspicuous; more 

 than twelve hundred blooms of this favorite flower of autumn were 

 placed in the stands, and a legion of others mingled in the bouquets, 

 with other flowers. 



On the eastern side, and opposite to the entrance, was constructed 

 a rustic arbor, filled with a group of native plants culled from the 

 woods, fields, and meadows, and over were inscribed the names of 

 Linnceus and Jussieu, the founders of our present systems of botany. 



We ought not to pass over in silence the great assistance rendered 

 in decorating the Hall, by several ladies, who generously volunteered 

 their services; and it is, in a great measure, owing to their sugges- 

 tions and handywork, that the decorations won such universal admi- 

 ration, for the neatness, simplicity, and beauty, therein displayed. 



The interest was kept up throughout, and the Hall was filled with 

 admiring visitors. 



The following is a list of the contributors, and a sketch of the 

 numerous articles exhibited: — 



Cut Flowers: — From JVlrs. J. D. Treadwell, Camellm japonica 

 &lba pleno, dahlias, autunmal crocus; also, bouquets of asters, zin- 

 nias, gladiolus, &.C. Mrs. S. C. Phillips, «Salvia splendens, dahlias, 

 asters, and petunia. Mrs. J. W. Treadwell, dahlias, spirsea, asters, 

 &c. Mrs. E. Austin, bouquets of dahlias, stocks, coreopsis, &c. 

 Misses Lawrence, ^Salvia spieutlens, autumnal crocus, pansies, dah- 

 lias, pinks, Sic. T. Cruickshank, a large bouquet of asters and 

 dahlias. J. Kimball, dahlias, viz: Corinne, Marshal Soult, Re- 

 liance, &c. F. Lanison, bouquets of dahlias, roses, asters, helio- 

 tropes, <^'C. N. B. Mansfield, dahlias, viz: Striata, Bride of Abydos, 

 &.C.; also, Boursault roses (second bloom,) rudhrckia, phlox. G. 

 Masury, of Beverly, dahlias — Maid of Bath, PickwiL-k, Eva, and 

 Argo; Erythrina crista galli, verbenas, roses. E. Pi. Derby, many 

 large bouquets of hemerocallis, stocks, dahlias, disitalis, salvia, &.c. 

 W. Mack, bouquets of dahlias, maurandya, asters, &c. N. Cleaves, 



