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Champion, Beauty of Bedford, Mary, Neptune, Golden Sovereign, Napo- 

 leon, Marquis of Lothian, Princess Victoria, Eienzi, &c. ; also, some fine 

 pansies. From Joseph Breck & Co., about sixty dahlias — among others, 

 Victory, Ariel, Reliance, Zarah, Striata formoslssima, Angelina, Maria 

 Edgeworth, Unique, Rose d' Amour, &c. From Rufus Howe, a variety of 

 good dahlias. From D. Macintyre, several handsome specimens of dah- 

 lias — among others were Red Rover, Golden Sovereign, Rienzi, Striata 

 formoslssima. Sir H. Fletcher, Rival Sussex. &c. From J. A. Kenrick, 

 twenty blooms of dahlias and upwards, containing Victory, Mary, Golden 

 Sovereign, &c. From W. McCuUough, a variety of dahlias. 



From Jos. Stickney, Boston, about sixty dahlias ; among the number we 

 noticed Ne Plus Ultra, Countess of Torrington, Blandina, Glory of the 

 West, Birmingham Victor, Victory, Sarah, Star of Buckland, Unique, Mrs. 

 Rushton, Ruby, Conqueror of Europe, Red Rover, Queen of Scots, &c. ; 

 also, some superb German asters. From S. R. Johnson, Double balsams, 

 a variety of Tea and Chinese roses and dahlias. 



Bouquets of flowers were furnished by Messrs. Winship, Hovey & Co., 

 T. Mason, W. MeUer, S. Walker, J. Hovey, W. E. Carter, J. S. Ellery, J. 

 A. Kenrick, and W. Kenrick, who sent two baskets elegantly trimmed 

 with flowers, and a large fir tree completely clothed with blossoms of dah- 

 has, marigolds, &c. 



Fruit : — From R. Manning, upwards of seventy varieties of pears, as 

 follows — Louise Bonne of Jersey, Bezi de la Motte, Bezi Vaet, Henry IV., 

 Doyenne Louis, Beurre Bosc, Alpha, Duchess d'Angouleme, Fig of Na- 

 ples, Catillac, Forelle, Burgomaster, Hugenot, Beurre Seatin, Styrian, 

 Fourcroy, Buffum, Beurre Bronze, Bartrams, Capsheaf, Passe Colmar, 

 Cumberland, Endicott, Beurre Von Marum, Verte longue, Beurre d'Arem- 

 berg, Belle Lucrative, Winter Orange, Long Green, Frederick of Wurtem- 

 burg. Harvard, Naumkeag, Hacon's Incomparable, Bleeker's Meadow, 

 Seckel, Wilkinson, Burgomaster (of Boston,) Chelmsford, Echasserie, 

 Beurre Duval, Colmar Dewez, Winter Nelis, Napoleon, Belle et Bonne, 

 Jalousie, Glout morceaux, Fulton, Rouse Lench, Prince's St. Germain, 

 Fondant du Bois, Chauraontel, Josephine, Easter Beurre, Rousselet de 

 Rheiras, Beurre Diel, Surpasse Virgaleu, Williams's Bon Chretien, Old 

 orange, and Bergamotte d' Automne • also, Goliah and St. Catharine plums, 

 and Gravenstein, Lyscom, Bellefleur, Fall Harvey, Marie Louise, Danvers 

 Sweet, and Pennock's winter apples. 



From J. M. Ives, a good variety of pears, viz. — Bleeker's meadow, Bezi 

 de IMontigny, Gilogil, Duchess of Angouleme, Brown Beurre, Michaux, 

 Beurre d'Aremberg, Lewis, Josephine, Passe Colmar, St. Michael's, Buf- 

 fum, Capiaumont (true,) Glout morceaux, Easter Beurre, Striped St. Ger- 

 main, Wilkinson and Raymond ; Cruger's seedling plum, and Canfield and 

 Michael Henry pippin apples. From D. Hill, a basket of handsome lemon 



