460 Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies. 



apple under the name of Hubbardston Nonsuch, of which the iden- 

 tity with that fruit was queried, but which appeared to deserve a 

 name as good. 



Our old friend George W. White, now laudably enfjaged in circu- 

 lating and disseminating valuable fruits in the neighborhood of Low- 

 ell, did not forget to favor us with his representation of Sudbury 

 sweetings, Hubbardston Nonsuch, Gardner sweeting, and golden 

 russet. A welcome and honored curiosiiy was brought by Abner 

 Harlow, of Shrewsbury, which he called the Peregrine White apple; 

 it being the product of a tree planted by the first man born in New 

 England. William B. Fox, Esq., sent Brewster apples, (sweet and 

 described as valuable,) orange (]uinces and good late white peaches. 

 From Col. Isaac Davis were some valuable late peaches. From G. 

 W. Rugg, R. 1. greenings, and two varieties of apples unknown. 

 From Loring Young, of Leicester, Harvey apj)les, and very large 

 native grapes, from a vine found in the forest and t-nbjected to culti- 

 vation; the fine quality of the fruit makes it worthy of propagation. 

 From Francis T, Merrick, fine pi[)pins. From Elbridge G. Daniels, 

 of South Mendon, very large cranberries. From Waldo Flint, Esq., 

 of Leicester, baking pears. From Elizabeth Jackson, of lieicester, 

 an unknown variety of pears. From Dr. Edward Flint, of Leices- 

 ter, Rhode Island greenings. Calvin W. Furbush, Esq., of Grafton, 

 sent from his excellent orchard a fine seedlii.g apple, the scions ob- 

 tained from a tree found in the woods, rare Dutch codlins. Pound 

 sweetings, Rhode Island greenings. Anthony Chase, three plates of 

 late freestone peaches, winter sweetings. From Mr. Weiss, a name- 

 less white sweet apple, of extraordinary size and fairness, described 

 by him as of merit. By J. R. Peirce, excellent Seckel and St. Mi- 

 chael pears. 



By John F. Clark, fine Rhode Island greenings, black Gilliflower, 

 Baldwin, Boxford, Nonsuch, Pumpkin sweeting, Soden sweeting, 

 russet sweeting, John Quinn, Gardner sweeting, red sweeting, and 

 two nameless apples. Wm. N. Greene, Esq. sent Gros Rateau 

 Gris or French Iron pear, common Iron pear. Passe Colmar, winter 

 "Warden, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Easter Beurre, Glout Morceau, 

 St. Ghislain, Wurtemburg, Seckel, Doyenne Gris, Napoleon, one 

 seedling, and two unknown; also, Swaar, golden pippin, French 

 pippin, and very fair Worcester sweet russet apples; apple and 

 pear quinces. From Charles P. Chapin, a beautiful dish of cling- 

 stone peaches, and some sweet russet apples. From Jonathan 

 Nichols, of Shrewsbury, fine orange sweeting. Porter, and Baldwin 

 apples. Asa T. Johnson's large and beautiful late Crawford Mela- 

 caton, and orange freestone peaches, and Seckel pears, were objects 

 of admiring gaze; he also exhibited Easter Beurre, Prince's St. Ger- 

 main, and a nameless pear; Pommewater, winter sweeting. Harvest, 

 green russet, Marlboro', Nonsuch, Walker, and sweet greening ap- 

 ples. Silas Allen, of Shrewsbury, produced clingstone rareripes 

 (very large and beautiful,) and clingstone Blood peaches, equally 

 remarkable; Seckel, St. Michael, and Woodbury pears; monstrous 

 orange quinces; blue pearmain, Detroit, Friar or Balk apple, red 

 pearmain, golden russett, russet sweeting, Roxbury russet, Bald- 

 win, Spice apple, greenings, Hapgood, and Porter apples. Gen. 



