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Hall, and was the first on the plan which has every 

 year since been continued, and fulfilled the high expec- 

 tations which had been formed. The Gladiolus Natalen- 

 sis, or psittacinus, was shown by Samuel Sweetser, and 

 the marrow squash by John ]M. Ives. March 7, 1835, 

 the first Indian azaleas were presented by Thomas 

 Mason of the Charlestown Vineyard. July 2, 1836, 

 Marshall P. Wilder exhibited Gladiolus floribundus. The 

 Belle Lucrative and Beurre Bosc pears were shown by 

 Robert Manning at the Annual Exhibition. In 1837 

 the first orchid mentioned, Oncidium jlexuosum^ with 

 ninety-seven expanded blooms, came from Marshall P. 

 AVilder. The Large Yellow Bough apple, and the 

 Rostiezer and Louise Bonne of Jersey pears, were 

 shown for the first time. The FMox Drummondi was 

 first seen this year. June 9, 1838, W. Kenrick showed 

 Wistaria Consequana, which had just been ascertained 

 to be hardy. The Verbena Tweediana was extensively 

 cultivated and greatly admired. The rhubarb and 

 tomato were coming into general cultivation at this 

 time. Hovey's Seedling strawberry was first shown 

 June 29, 1839. The dahlia had been growing in 

 popularity ; and on the 23d of September, 1840, the 

 first grand Dahlia Show commenced, and continued 

 four days. Nearly three thousand blooms were dis- 

 played, besides asters and other flowers. August 11, 

 1841, Lilium lancifolium was shown by Marshall P. 

 Wilder, and pronounced by the committee " a superb 

 plant ; " but its hardiness was not known until some 

 years later. 



In 1842, cidtivators having learned from Mr. Plag- 

 gerston's discovery, to which he was stimulated by a 

 premium of one hundred dollars offered by the- society, 

 how to prevent the ravages of the rose-slug, the exhibi- 

 tion of roses was finer than ever. The Elizabeth pear 

 was shown by II. Manning, and the Tyson by A\'illiam 



