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Roi, Roi de Wurtemburg, Urbaniste, and Wilding pears ; Mela carla and 

 Minister apples, and blue Imperatrice plums. From J. S. Ellery, Brook- 

 line, black Hamburgh, Miller's Burgundy, and Chasselas grapes. From J. 

 Hooper, Jr., Golden Beurre of Bilboa pears. From W. Kenrick, specimens 

 of the fruit of the Osage orange, from Philadelphia. From E. M. Rich- 

 ards, peaches and quinces, and Lady apples ; also, Seckel, Fulton, and 

 other kinds of pears. From A. D. Williams, black Hamburgh grapes, 

 Seckel pears, and Hubbardston Nonesuch, and Horn apples. From George 

 Newhall, apples and peaches. 



From J. P. Gushing, Esq., fine black Hamburgh, Muscat of Lunel, St. 

 Peter's, Morocco, and Muscat of Alexandria grapes ; beautiful striped St. 

 Germain, and Poire de Brugman pears. From Joseph Balch, Duchess of 

 Angouleme, and Louis d'Arranches pears 5 also, white Muscat, white 

 Sweetwater, Miller's Burgundy, black Hamburgh, and black Prince grapes. 

 From Joshua Gardiner, apples and peaches. From J. L. L. F. Warren, 

 Porter, Roxbury russet, Baldwin and Lady apples ; peaches, figs, and 

 Seckel, Napoleon, and Williams's Bon Chretien pears. 



From the Hon. T. H. Perkins, beautiful St. Peter's, Muscat of Alexan- 

 dria, white Nice, Frankindale and black Hamburgh grapes ; also, some 

 remarkably fine peaches and nectarines. From S. Walker, Elfrey plums. 

 From P. I\Iay, a basket of very large and fine brown Beurre pears. From 

 Jona. French, Jr., pears, the name unknown. 



Vegetables : — From Jona. French, Jr., Rohan potatoes, fine Crookneck 

 squashes (nine weighing one hundred and fifty pounds,) Valparaiso and 

 Autumnal Marrow squashes ; also, beets, carrots and brocoli. From Wm. 

 L. Rushton, Esq. New York, fine Giant celery. From J. J. Low, Esq., 

 Egg plants. From George Newhall, tomatoes. From Dr. Lowell, Egg 

 plants. 



From E. H. Derby, Esq., a very large squash, weighing one hundred 

 and nine pounds, and handsomely formed. From C. R. Lowell, Egg 

 plants. From Richard Ward, Lima beans. From J. L. L. F. Warren, 

 common large red and yellow tomatoes, fine large Rohan potatoes, Seven- 

 Years' pumpkins, Crookneck and Autumnal Marrow squashes, and Lima 

 beans. From H. Gray, a large squash. From A. D. Williams, large bro- 

 colis, beets, cabbages, &c. From Samuel Blake, South Boston, large 

 squash, weighing one hundred and fifteen pounds. From the Hon. John 

 Lowell, Rohan potatoes, the largest weighing two pounds and a half. 

 From J. M. Ives, Salem, Rohan potatoes of good size. Mr. Ives planted 

 eleven pounds of seed, and raised four hundred pounds ; the vines blasted, 

 or he would have had a much heavier crop. 



We should not omit to notice, particularly, the fine specimens of pears, 

 among which were the striped St. Germain, presented by Mr. Haggerston, 

 gardener to J. P. Gushing, Esq. They were grown in pots in the grapery, 



