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a splendid specimen of the Lisianthus Russellianus, and one of the Glad- 

 iolus gandavensis. Among the cut flowers, the most prominent objects 

 were a Chromatella rose from Messrs. Breck & Co., very beautiful, and 

 twenty-four varieties of new phloxes, from Blessrs. Hovey &c Co. 



The collection of fruit was very extensive, and contained some of the 

 finest specimens we have ever seen. 



The President of the Society contributed upwards of one hundred and 

 twenty varieties, and Mr. Manning, of Sjilem, two hundred and forty va- 

 rieties of pears, among which were very large specimens of Van Mons 

 Leon le Clerc. Upwards of sixty varieties were sent by the Hon. J. S. 

 Cabot, of Salem. Mr. Lovitt's specimens were very fine, particularly his 

 Flemish Beauty. Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited Van Mons Leon le Clerc, 

 Dunmore, Vicompte de Spoilberch, &c. The two largest collections of 

 apples were from Mr. French, and Mr. Deane. Mr. Allen's grapes were 

 very handsome, but the finest shown were the Muscat of Alexandria, from 

 Mr. Quant, and Wilmot's new Black Hamburgh, from Messrs. Hovey & 

 Co., the berries of which were perfectly black, and as large as plums. 

 Mr. Russell, gardener to Horace Gray, Esq., exhibited some excellent 

 grapes. The best display of peaches was by John Hill, who sent two 

 dishes as the Lemon Rareripe, but which proved to be Crawford's Late 

 Melacaton. 



The vegetables, we regret to say, were less numerous than in previous 

 years : liberal premiums were offered, but from some cause there does not 

 appear to have been scarcely any competition for the prizes. The egg 

 plants and Drumhead cabbages were the only articles of note. 



The weather, during the days of the exhibition, was remarkably fine, 

 and a large number of visiters thronged the room. 



Plants. — From the President of the Society, four fine fuchsias, two pots 

 of Achimenes pedunculata, one of A. longiflora, and one of Gesnera 

 zebrina, with its singularly beautiful velvety leaves, banded wiih dark 

 green. From J. A. Lowell, two plants of Eugenia sp. each 12 feet high, 

 Doryanthes excelsa, Ardisia serrulata, nine feet, and two lauristinuses six 

 to seven feet high. From Messrs. Hovey &; Co., six large fuchsias, from 

 three to four feet high, viz. : Defiance, Chauvierii, Majestica, Eppsii, Ox- 

 oiiiensis, and Pride of Peckham ; one pan of Achiinenes pedunculata, one 

 of A. longiflora, one of A. grandiflora, a superb specimen of the veiy rare 

 Lisianthus Russellianus, with four of its large, deep blue flowers fully ex- 

 panded, and the brilliant Gladiolus gandavensis. 



From W. E. Carter, forty pot plants, among which were Melaleucas, 

 Dracaena fragrans, Cereus senilis, Amaryllis Belladonna, Gloxinia alba, 

 rubra, &cc., four plants of Achimenes longiflora, A. grandiflora, Salvia 

 splendens, Hedychium Gardnerianum, ifec. &c. From W. Meller, Achim- 



