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mens are always clean and fine. He arranges his specimens 

 with taste, and to great advantage. Feeling as we do, that 

 as a cultivator, Mr Johnson has but few equals and no supe- 

 rior, we cannot let the present opportunity pass without say- 

 ing that we at all times turn from his stand pleased with his 

 arrangement. 



Messrs John Hovey, of Roxbury, and Hovey & Co. of 

 Boston, presented Bouquets. 



Mr John Hovey also presented a plant of Nerium carne- 

 um, ji. pi. For the Committee, 



S. Walker. 



August 11, 1838. 

 FRUITS. 



Figs, very large and fine, from J. F. Priest, Boston. 

 Jlpricots, from Mr Rundle. Early harvest Apples, from J. 

 Eustis, South Reading. Catalonia Plums, from S. Pond. 

 Green Chisel Pears, from S. Walker. Early harvest Apples, 

 from E Vose. 



FLOWERS. 



From Marshall P. Wilder, of Grove Hall, Dorchester, 

 by his gardener, J. Donald, two superb specimens of Hi- 

 biscus fulgens. These flowers w^ere very large. They were 

 much admired for their elegant shaped, pink colored cups. 

 We hope Col. Wilder will favor us with other specimens of 

 his new "- Capetown beauty.''''* 



Bouquets, by Messrs Hovey, Winship, Sweetser, How- 

 ard, and Walker. 



August 18, 1838. 

 FLOWERS. 



Dr J. C. Howard, of Woodland, Brookhne, exhibited se- 

 veral fine specimens of the Dahlia ; among them we noticed 



* Probably from Cape of Good Hope, 



