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MASS. HORTICULTU RAL SOCIETY. 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS AT THE MASS. 

 HORT. SOC. ROOMS. 



Saturday, August 31st, 1833. 

 Mr David Haggerston, from the Society's (Jar- 

 den at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Dahlias, Nuttalhi, 

 Scarlet turban, Washingtonian, Prince Leopold, 

 Mill's dwarf crimson, Vulcan superb, Blazing com- 

 et, Helianthiflora, Eclipse, Well's victory, Hard s 

 fevorite Coccinea superb, Globe anemone flora, 

 Rainbow, Scbiztttbua pinnata, Petunia nyctagin- 

 iflora, Coreopsis tinctoria, Silene marmina, CEnotn- 

 era vimica, do. Lindleyana, Ammobium alatum, 

 Vicia atropurpurea, Ageratum mexicanum, Zinnia 

 multiflora, Cacalia coccinea, Datura meteL 



S. Walker, Roxbury. Fine specimens of Dan- 

 lias, &c. a's per last re|iort. 



William Kenrick, Newton, Delphinium grapdi- 

 flora, Aconitum napellus, Helianthus multiflorus, 

 Symphora ; mo a, Chorcorns japonica, Altheas, 

 Roses, Honeysuckles, Dahlias, &c. 



Per order of the Committee, 



Jona. Wins hip, Chairman. 



EXHIBITION OF FRUIT. 



Horticultural Hall, Aug. 31, 1833. 

 The exhibition of fruits which took place this 

 day, was the finest which has hitherto been seen 

 during the season. _; . 



Apples. From Gorham Parsons, Esq. of Brigh- 

 ton, to whom our Horticulture is so much indebt- 

 ed/there were received 14 kinds of apples— the 

 Gr'avenstein prematurely ripe, was very fine ; Early 

 apples, Nos. 1 & 2, were fine looking red apples, 

 one of them of good flavor, the other excellent- 

 Early Bellflower, now ripe and good, it much re- 

 sembles the Porter. Also, unripeued specimens 

 of Orange Sweeting or Apostle Elliot apple, Fam- 

 euse or De Niege (Canada) Borosseau, Nbnpanel, 

 Paradise apple for stocks, Siberian Crab, and the 

 following celebrated cider apples ; Hagloe Crab, 

 Hewcs' Virginia Crab, North's Crab, Siberian Bit- 

 tersweet. *(Seethe letter of Mr. Parsons beloiv.) 

 By Mr. E. M. Richards, Benoni, productive, very 

 early, handsome and fine ; American Summer Pear- 

 main' another noted fine early fruit. Also, Pump- 

 kin Sweetings, fine for eating as well as baking; 

 these last were obtained from the garden of the 

 Hon. James Richardson. By - — i High 



Top Sweeting, a small fruit. By Mr. R. Ward, 

 of Roxbury, a variety of the Pumpkin Sweefjng. 

 By Gen. Josiah Newhall, of Lynnfield, Seedling 

 apples, striped red, and of pleasant flavor. By 

 Gen. Sumner, Early Bough. By Mr. Geo. W. 

 Pratt, of Bridgewater, small seedling apples m a 

 decayed condition. 



Pears. By Messrs. Winship, Bleeckers Meadow, 

 yet unripe. By Mr. Jewett, of Salem, Gracioli or 

 Summer Bon Chretien. By S. G. Perkins, Esq. 

 Caillot Rosat, a middle sized fruit of a rich and 

 very superior flavor. By Mr. John C. Lee, of Sa- 

 lem, a fine pear from France, bearing resemblance 

 to the Fraucreal D'Ete. By Mr. Manning, Juli- 

 enne of Coxe, always fine, and very productive ; 

 Vallee from France, as figured in Brookshaw, me- 

 dium sized, juicy and of good flavor. By Mr. R. 

 F. Phipps, of Charlestown, fine specimens of Bart- 

 lett, not yet at maturity ; also, a small branch, a 

 noble specimen of this same superior variety, con- 

 taining 21 large pears, received by Mr. Phipps and 

 erroneously for Heathcot. 



Peaches. By Mr. Hall of Medford, specimens 



of fine quality. By Mr. Thomas Mason, of the 

 Charlestown Vineyard, fine specimens of the fol- 

 lowing kinds, Early Royal George, Alberge Royal; 

 Bi llegarde; Royal Kensington, Royale, Grosse 

 Mignonne. 



Nectarines. By Mr. Thomas Mason, Elruge 

 Nectarine, and another variety, both fine. 



Plums. By Gorham Parsons, Esq. fine speci- 

 mens of a very large oblong blue plum of superior 

 flavor, received by him for Blue Gage. By Mr. 

 Samuel Pond, of Cambridge, specimens of the 

 following, all fine, Pond's Purple, Green Gage, 

 White Gage, Smith's Orleans, and Bolmar's 

 ngton. By Edward Cruft, Esq. of Boston, 

 specimens of a fine blue plum, name unknown. 

 Also, the true Bolmer's Washington which always 

 separates freely from the stone. This fun- 

 noble variety which was first (as we believe) intro- 

 duced to this vicinity by Mr. Cruft, has been by 

 him freely disseminated with his wonted liberali- 

 ty. By Dr. Williams, of Cambridge, Orleans 

 Plums. By Mr. Vose, True Bolmer's Washington. 

 By Mr. A. D. Williams of Roxbury, specimens of 

 a large oval, pale red Plum, name unknown. By 

 E. Bartlett, Esq. Bolmer's Washington and Orleans, 

 both fine. By B. V. French, Esq. Semiana, a fine 

 kind. By Mr. Samuel Hastings, of Boston, Seed- 

 ling plums. By Mr. R. Ward, of Roxbury, Prince's 

 White Gage, fine. By Mr. Mason, of the 

 Charlestown Vineyard, White Plums, name un- 

 known. By Ebenezer Putnam, Esq. of Salem, 

 Prince's Imperial Gage, and a branch loaded with 

 the fruit of this very superior variety. By Mr. 

 Manning, a fine blue plum, name unknown, and 

 another large blue plum of excellent quality, name 

 unknown, other varieties names unknown, — also, 

 specimens of Bingham Plum, fine; Bolmer's 

 Washington, do. do. ; German Prune so called by 

 some, a'long blue plum of delicious quality, it 

 hangs on the tree till winter, it shrivels becoming 

 quite dry. 



Grapes. By John Prince, Esq. several fine 

 clusters of Black Hamburgh. By Jacob Tidd, 

 Esq. Tidd's Early oval, a seedling from the Mala- 

 ga, raised by Mr." Tidd, very sweet and pleasant. 

 By Mr. Mason, of the Charlestown Vineyard, 8 

 Bunches of ripe Black Hamburgh, the largest of 

 which weighed 2£ lbs. and three bunches on one 

 stalk weighed 5J lbs. 



Per order of the Committee, 



William Kenrick. 



larger, aud more abundant this season than usual. 

 Three Blue Gage plums, scions Mr. Mumford 

 sent me, with the best description of the fruit I 

 have ever met with; all that have shown fruit, 

 prove all and more than he said of them. Two 

 Apples sent me to know their names. 



?J°- *• '. Both early Apples. 



The Orange Sweeting, scions from a Tree carri- 

 ed by the Natick or Nonantum Tribe of Indians, 

 and set out in front of Apostle Elliot's House, as a 

 mark of their regard (natural fruit of course) : for my 

 authority I refer to Hon. John Welles, Boston ; ii 

 is an early and excellent Baking Apple. G. P. 



EXHIBITION OF VEGETABLES. 



By Mr. R. Ward, of Roxbury, Lima beans ; 

 also, beans called Fat Horses, seedfrom Dr. Ward, 

 of Georgia. 



The following note accompanied some large 

 Lima Beans, presented for premium. 



Roxbury, Aug. 31, 1833. 



Gentlemen,— The Lima Beans, here presented 

 for Premium, were planted on the 15th day of 

 Mav, on the same ground as those presented in 

 1831, and '32, in hills 4 feet, distant 8 beans to a 

 pole. The soil is rich, manure spread in the 

 spring, and dug in. 



The Seed from which the string beans exhibit- 

 ed were raised, I received from Dr. Ward, of 

 Georgia, where they were called "Fat Horses." 

 8 ' R. Ward. 



A. D. Williams, for the Com. on Vegetables. 



Beech Trees proof against Electrical Fluid. A 

 correspondent of the American Farmer states, that 

 it is a very common opinion among surveyors and 

 woodsmen of the western states, that the beech 

 trees possess the non-conducting power ascribed 

 to the cedar ; " I presume," says he, " I have 

 passed a hundred oaks which have been stricken, 

 and although beech is more common than any 

 other timber, have not discovered one of that kind. 



* Brighton, Aug. 31, 1833. 

 Dear Sir: — I have sent a few apples for your 

 examination, and shall not feel hurt if you do not 

 report them, if on examination you think the good 

 cause will not be benefitted by it. I send three, and 

 three only of my Blue Gages, scions from Mr. 

 Mumford, New York. I am rather loth to send 

 but three, but they are all that remain sound. 

 Mr. Mumford sent me scions of various kinds, 

 they came in fine order, and all that have shown 

 fruit are fully equal to his representation. 



Yours. &c. Gorham Parsons. 

 Mr. Jonathan Winship. 



Hagloe Crab ; Siberian Crab ; Hewe's Crab ; 

 North's Crab, the very best of the crabs, No. 1; 

 Siberian Bitter Sweet, Mr. Knight, London ; Par- 

 adise Apple, make good stocks for Dwarfs ; Two 

 Gravenstein Apples, windfalls ; (jyOrange Sweet- 

 ing, or the Apostle Elliot Apple ; Autumn 

 Bell Flower ; Famous Snow Apple, Canada, not 

 ripe ; Borosseau, t Winter Apple ; Nonpariel, 



IMITATION OF NATURE. 



When Smeaton rebuilt the Eddystone light- 

 house, he spent much time in considering the best 

 methods of grafting his work securely on the solid 

 rock, and giving it the form best suited to secure 

 stability ; and one of the most interesting parts of 

 his interesting account, is that in which he narrates 

 how he was led to choose the shape which he adop- 

 ted by considering the means employed by nature 

 to produce stability in her works. The building 

 is modelled on the trunk of an oak, which spreads 

 out in a sweeping curve near the roots, so as to 

 give breadth and strength to its base, and again 

 swells out at the bushy head, to give room for the 

 strong insertion of the principal boughs.— The lat- 

 ter is represented by a curved cornice, the effect 

 of which is to throw oft - the heavy seas, which be- 

 ing suddenly checked, fly up, it is said from 50 to 

 100 feet above the very top of the building, and 

 thus to prevent their striking the lantern even 

 when they seem entirely to enclose it. The em- 

 cacv of this construction is such, that after a storm 

 aud spring-tide, of unequalled violence, in 1762, 

 in which the greatest fears were entertained at 

 Plymouth, for the safety of the light-house, the on- 

 ly article requisite to repair it was a pot ot putty, 

 to replace some that had been washed from the 

 lantern.— Gallery of Portraits, with Memoirs. 



