AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



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PUiiLISHED BY JOSEPH BRECK & CO., NO. 52 NOUTH MAIUCET STREET, (AoHicutTOHAL Warehoose.)— ALLEN PUTNAM, EDITOR. 



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BOSTON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1842. 



TNO. 19. 



N. E. FARMER. 



ANNUAL EXIIIBFTION OF THE MASSA- 

 CHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 

 ON THE I4tli, 15ih, AND IGih SEPT., 1842. 



" Meditation here 

 May tliinU down hours to moments. Here tlis heart 

 I^Iay i;ive a usetul icsson to the head, 

 And learning wiser grow without iiis bool\s." 



The wise, the ernod, the fair and the lovely, of 

 our fellow-citizens, are now awake to the science 

 of horticulture, and unless we greatly mistake the 

 signs of the times, the day is not far distant when 

 all classes will be interested in, and delighted with, 

 the cultivation of the soil, in some way or other ; 

 and, in fifty years from tfie present time, very few, 

 ifany, willbe found willing to acknowledge that 

 they feel no pleasure or interest in the cultivation 

 of fruits and llowers. ' 



Our readers will recollect that the drenching 

 rains and stormy weather, previous to, and during 

 the exhibition, had greatly injured the Dahlia and 

 other flowers; and we must acknowledge that we 

 were fearful, when we commenced decorating the 

 hall, that our tables of fruit and stands of flowers 

 ould not be fllled to the extent of some previous 

 l^ears: but our doubts were soon removed. We 

 teted to our friends that we wanted their aid, and 

 Dy Wednesday noon every table was crowded with 

 Fruit and every stand covered with flowers. 



Where so much has been done, and so well done 

 ■by the contributors, it is a difficult task for us to 

 iDiiter into details, and to acknowledge our obliga- 

 I :ions to our friends individually in the manner we 

 I should like to do, but we cannjt refrain to offer our 

 .hanks to Messrs. Haggerston, Story, Carter, and 

 McLennan, and to other members who took a part 

 with us, for their ready assistance in decorating the 

 "oom. 



The number of pot plants was greater than last 

 ?ear, and comprised a better and more select varie- 

 .y of kinds. Among the most conspicuous of these 

 ivas a fine specimen of Lagerstrojmia indica, be- 

 onging to the President of the Society, upwards of 

 Jight feet high, and proportionally broad ; it was in 

 "ull bloom, and was deservedly admired. Several 

 "uchsias from the Botanic Garden and S. Sweetser, 

 were elegant objects, and added much to the dis- 

 play. The r.'jble Pan Palm, (Chamcerops humilis,) 

 rom tiie collection of Mr Gushing, was very im- 

 oosing: a fine date palm (Phoeni.x dactylifera,) con- 

 .rasted well with the other plants. Achimines coc- 

 :inea, well grown, and in fine bloom, Russellia jun- 

 :ea, and a fine tall specimen of the elegant Abuti- 

 lon striatum, from the Public Garden, were each 

 sery showy. In addition to these, several plants 

 were exhibited, grown in soil to which guano had 

 Deen added: these were more particularly intended 

 LO illustrate the experiments of Mr Teschemacher, 

 fvho delivered the annual address, in which he re- 

 ferred to these plants. 



For the decorations of the hall the committee are 

 indebted to Messrs. Winship for a very splendid 

 pyramidal bouquet ; to Mr Jaines L. L. F. Warren, 

 for a very large and beautiful bouquet of Dahlias, 



and to Dr. J. C. Howard, Brookline, for a Inrge 

 and elegant bouquet, displaying great taste in its 

 arrangement. These decorations were, as they 

 deserved to be, greatly admired. 



In the Dahlia stands we noticed beautiful speci- 

 mens of Primrose, Uxbridgo Magnet, Rouge ct 

 Noir, Pickwick, Maid of Bath, and Marshal Soult, 

 from the President of the Society ; Ne plus Ultra, 

 Eva and Pickwick, from Mr J. C. Stickney, Bos- 

 ton ; Pickwick, Lady Rae Reed, Maid of Bath and 

 Rienzi, by Mr H. W. Dutton, Boston; Fowler's 

 Qui-en Victoriri, Sarah, and Lady Bathurst, by Dr. 

 J. II. Trowbridge, Dorchester ; Revenge and Mar- 

 shal Soult, by Mr Sprague, Boston ; Countess of 

 Pembroke, Beauty of the Plain, Widnall's Queen, 

 and Eclise, by Mr David Haggerston, W.^tertown; 

 Virgin Queen, (extra fine, and very large,) Fire- 

 ball, Pickwick, and Miss Jones, by Mr J. F. Trull; 

 Widnall's Queen (very superb and fine,) Pickwick, 

 Bridesmaid, and Francis, by Messrs. Hovey & Co. ; 

 Ne plus Ultra and Fireball (extra,) by MrS. Sweet- 

 ser ; Pickwick and Primrose, by Mr Parker Barnes. 

 There were also several other fine specimens by 

 Messrs. J. L. L. F. Warren, Breck & Co., Carter, 

 Meller, McLennan, H. K. Oliver, and S. Walker, 



The fruit was excellent, but not in so great va- 

 riety or in such profusion as last year. Mr Man- 

 ning sent a large number of pears, apples, peach- 

 es, &c. The President exhibited a number of fine 

 appearance and extra size. Mr O. Johnson's and 

 Mr Vose's fruits were exceedingly fine. Mr Da- 

 vid Haggerston presented a basket of nectarines 

 and peaches, forming the base of a pyramid, which 

 supported several clusters of grapes from Mr Cush- 

 ing's large and extensive collection: the Muscat of 

 Alexandria were rich indeed, and berries of the 

 Black Hamburg were of inonstrous size, many of 

 them measuring three to four inches in circumfe- 

 rence. An immense large cluster of the Black 

 Hamburg was sent by Joseph Grennell, Esq., of 

 New Bedford. Very fine grapes and peaches from 

 Col. Perkins's vineries. Apples and pears from 

 Mr French. A most beautiful display of peaches 

 was made by J. Hill: it consisted of several bask- 

 ets of the Lemon Rareripe, large, handsome, and 

 very deeply colored. But these are only some of 

 the more remarkable of the fruits exhibited. Every 

 collection contained something worthy of notice ; 

 and the names of all the fruits exhibited will be 

 given in our report. 



On Friday, the Ifith, at 12 o'clock, noon, an ad- 

 dress was delivered before the Society, at the Swe- 

 denborgian Chapel, by J. E. Teschemacher, Esq., 

 Corresponding Secretary of the Society. The ad- 

 dress was replete with useful information, detailing 

 some experiments with guano. 



Our report is as follows: — 



PlanL: 



From the President of the Society ; a large plant 

 of Lagerstroemia indica. 



From J. P. Gushing, Esq. ; Chamserops humilis, 

 PhcEuix dactylifera, Amaryllis Belladonna, Ardisia 

 crenulata, Poinciana insignis, diosmas, o'eanders, 

 roses, &c. 



From VV. E. Carter ; Cereus senilis, Campanula 

 pyramidalis, Hakea gihbosa, Beaufortia decussata, 

 Fuchsia glubosa, stricta and grandiflora, Nerium 

 coronarium, &c. 



From Messrs. Winship ; orange trees in fruit, 

 Tocoma capensis, Agapanlhus umbellatiis, Cereus 

 speciosissimus, Alloysia citriodora, two lurgo.Salvia 

 splendens and fulgens. Begonia discolor, &c. 



From \V. Meller; Oxalis Bowiei, in bloom. Fuch- 

 sia globosa and tcnella, myrtle orange, Gloxinia 

 speciosa, seedling calceolaria, yellow and white 

 tea roses, heliotropes, salvias, &c. 



From J. L. L. F. Warren ; a large plant of Mau. 

 randya Barclayana, Begonia sp., Cycas revoluta, 

 Tecoma capensis, orange tree in fruit. Salvia splen- 

 dens, &c. 



From the Public Garden; Russellia juncea, 

 Stapelia ambigua, Achimenes coccinea. Salvia pa- 

 tens, Abutilon striatum. Fuchsia fulgens, cocks- 

 comb, camellias, &.c. Some of them were potted 

 in common soil, others with common soil and gua- 

 no, and others in charcoal. 



From S. Sweetser ; camellias raised from eyes 

 in 1840, 1841, and 1842; Fuchsia gracilis and glo- 

 bosa, Lechenaultia formosa, blush tea and Triumph 

 of Luxembourg roses, budded on tall stems ; Eu- 

 phorbia Poinsettii, &c. 



Bouquets and Cut Flowers. 



From the President; a fine lot of Chinese roses. 



From Hovey & Co. ; a great variety of superb 

 double German asters ; also roses, verbenas, Didis- 

 cus cseruleus, Phlox Drummondii, scarlet zinnia, 



&-C. 



From Josiah Stickney ; a fine display of German 

 asters. 



From J. F. Trull ; German asters, verbenas, and 

 other flowers. 



From W. Meller ; roses, flowers of various kinds, 

 and handsome bouquets. 



From S. R. Johnson ; fine German Asters and 

 verbenas. 



Bouquets from J. Hovey. 



From W. Kenrick; a large basket of flowers, 

 prettily arranged, and an immense bouquet, four 

 feet wide and five feet high. 



From J. Breck & Co. ; German asters and tiger 

 flowers. 



From Dr. J. C. Howard; a very large bouquet 

 of dahlias, and several small ones. 



From W. E. Carter ; bouquets, verbenas, and 

 other flowers. 



From Messrs. Winship; a large and beautiful 

 pyramid bouquet, finely arranged; also, a large 

 number of blooms of the Passiflora alata. 



From J. L. L. F. Warren ; a great bouquet of 

 dahlias, displaying the letter W in the centre. 



From J. A. Kenrick ; several fine bouquets. 



From S. Sweetser ; German asters, verbenas, 

 roses, &c. 



From Miss liittle, Cambridge ; fine balsams, and 

 a bouquet of dahlias. 



Dahlias. 

 From the President of the Society ; Marshal 

 Soult, Primrose, Rouge et Noir, Maid of Bath, 



