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Queen Adelaide, Brown's Desdemona, Royal William, 

 Beauty of Cambridge, Ophelia, Cedo Nulli, and some other 

 good varieties. Dr Howard also decorated our tables with 

 one of his extra fine Bouquets. 



There were other Flowers and Bouquets from Messrs 

 Newhall, Hovey, Winship, and Walker, containing some 

 choice flowers, and, as a whole, making a pretty good dis- 

 play for so peculiar a season. 



For the Committee, 



S. Walker, Chairman. 



The following Fruits were also offered, viz : 



Pears. — From Aaron D. Weld, of West Roxbury, En- 

 glish Catharine, handsome specimens of the kind. 



From Mr Downer, specimens of Dearborn's Seedling, 

 Washington, and Queen Catharine. 



Apples. — From Simeon H. Mason, of East Medway, 

 Pond Apples, large, handsome variety of Greening, not yet 

 quite in eating ; in flavor resembling R. I. Greening, so far as 

 could be judged at this time. 



From Mr Downer, Sopsavine, WiUiam's Favorite, very 

 beautiful. 



Mr Richards presented for exhibition the following kinds, 

 comprising several of the finest varieties of Early Apples : — 

 Early Harvest, Early Bow, Early Red Juneating, and Wil- 

 liams' Early, also Sugar Loaf, Calville, and Spice Apples. 



From James Munroe, of Cambridge, River Apple, 

 large, red, and noic ripe^ fine flavored, and handsome. 



Apricots. — Handsome specimens from Ezra Dyer. 



Plums. — From Mr Downer, the Bingham, and Royal de 

 Tours, both specimens large and very fine ; also Damask, 

 or Damson. 



From Samuel Pond from his garden in Cambridgeport, 

 Apricot Plum, fine specimens ; Blue Mogul, so called, a 

 large, oblong, blue Plum, of fine appearance; Pond's seed- 

 ling, a noble fruit, large, blue, and of delicious flavor. The 



