28 TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Roses were shown by the Messrs. Hovey and Mr. S. R. Johnson. The 

 beautiful Phloxes from the President of the Society, and also by Messrs. 

 Breck & Co., were greatly and deservedly admired. 



The display of Fruits was really fine. Pears and Plums were shown in 

 more numerous varieties than on any former occasion : the specimens were 

 uncommonly fair. The Grapes were generally good, particularly those shown 

 by Mr. Haggerston, from the grapery of Mr. Gushing, viz : Black Ham- 

 burg, Syrian, Muscat of Alexandria, White Frontignan, and Sweetwater, 

 all of which were rich in bloom, color, and flavor, as were also the speci- 

 mens from Messrs. Johnson, of Lynn, Allen, of Salem, and Howard, of 

 Brookline. The show of Apples was also good. It is difficult to discrim- 

 inate where there were so many beautiful specimens, but the committee 

 would fail in duty to the Society and to their own feelings, if they omitted 

 to designate some of the best which were exhibited, and which attracted 

 the notice of all discriminating visiters. 



In the collection of the President, were noticed extra fine specimens of 

 Pears, viz : the Columbian, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Urbaniste, Summer 

 Thorn, Gushing and Dix, and fine specimens of Coe's Golden Drop and 

 Red Gage Plums. From E. Vose, Urbaniste, Flemish Beauty, Dix, Bezi 

 de la Motte and Cushing Pears. From S. H. Waliey, Jr., fine Bartlett and 

 Marie Louise Pears. In the collection of S. Walker, extra fine Bartlett and 

 Vicar of Winkfield Pears. From Messrs. Hovey & Co., excellent speci- 

 mens of Benrre Romain, Napoleon, and Roi de Wurtemberg Pears; also, 

 a fine seedling Peach, rich and melting. From F. W. IMacondry, Washing- 

 ton (extra fine), Seckel, Flemish Beauty, Summer Thorn, and Passe Colmar 

 Pears, all good. Apples were exhibited by Mr. A. D. Capen, of Dorchester, 

 which attracted much notice from their mammoth size. Mr. S. Pond had 

 some fine specimens of Dix and Cu.shing Pears, and Plums. 



We noticed several fine specimens of fruit in the collection of the 

 Messrs. Winship ; also, in the same collection were fair specimens of 

 ripe Figs, which, we were informed by Mr. Story, were from plants 

 grown in the open ground. Franc Real, Julienne, Easter Beurre, Cat- 

 iliac, St. Ghislain and St. Germain Pears, from Otis Johnson, Lynn, 

 were all fine, as were also his Duane's Purple Plums. In the collection 

 of J. Lovitt, 2d, Beverly, we noticed a box of Imperial and Goliah 

 Plums, and also specimens of Peaches, the product of the same tree. All 

 the fruit from this gentleman was very fine. Mr. Jacob Deane, Mansfield, 

 had very fair specimens of seedling Apples. Coe's Golden Drop Plum, 

 from Mr. Vandine, and the same variety in the collection of J. Lovitt, 2d, 

 were extra fine. From the Pomological Garden, Salem, we noticed fine speci- 

 mens of Hacon's Incomparable, Marie Louise, Beurre d'Amalis, Golden 

 Beurre of Bilboa, and other fine Pears. Among the contributions of 

 Cheever Newhall, were fine specimens of the Bartlett, Surpassc Virgoulouse 



