40 TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Dennisii, Madonna, Suffolk Hero, Angelina, Red Rover, Countess of 

 Liverpool, &c. 



From S. Walker, Mrs. Rushton, Eva, Marshal Soult, Striata formosis- 

 sima, Desdemona, Horsham Rival, Unique, Princess Victoria, Ne Plus 

 Ultra, Diana, Victory, Napoleon, Lady Webster, Lady Dartmouth, Li- 

 lac Perfection, Sulphurea elegans, Suffolk Hero, Beauty of West Rid- 

 ing, &c. From W. E. Carter, Striata formosissima, Mrs. Rushton, 

 Glory, Quilled Perfection, Countess of Liverpool, Dennisii, Rival Sussex, 

 Unique, Metropolitan Calypso, &c. From J. L. L. F. Warren, dahlias of 

 several kinds. Dahlias were also furnished for the wreaths and deco- 

 rations, by most of the cultivators. 



Bouquets : — A superb bouquet, for one of the largest alcoves, was con- 

 tributed by Messrs. Hovey & Co. From Messrs. Winship, smaller bou- 

 quets. From W. E. Carter, bouquets ; the two latter filled the smaller al- 

 coves in one comer of the room. Mr. Walker contributed the large and 

 two smaller ones which filled the three alcoves in the opposite corner. Be- 

 sides these, bouquets were sent by R. Howe, W. Kenrick, John Hovey, W- 

 Meller, J. A. Kenrick, &c. 



Fruits : — The exhibition of fruits was remarkably fine, and the variety 

 of specimens very numerous : the numbers of contributors did not appear 

 to be so large as usual, but a greater assortment was exhibited, by the 

 more extensive cultivators, than usual. It is almost impossible to particu- 

 larize among such a variety of excellent fruit those kinds which appeared 

 to be of the greatest merit ; our report will show the names of the kinds 

 sent by each contributor. Mr. INIanniug, as usual, presented a great vari- 

 ety of pears, and among the number we noticed several which have not 

 fruited previous to the present season, in this country, and some of them 

 were taken from trees grafted with scions sent to Mr. JManning, by that 

 great pomologist and originator of new pears. Dr. Van Mons, of Bel- 

 gium. Mr. Wilder exhibited a gTeat variety of pears, and many of the 

 specimens were very large and fine. Mr. Pond, also, made a fine 

 show ; some Dix pairs among his fruit, were decidedly the largest that we 

 have ever seen. E. Phinney, B. V. French, and J. M. Ives, contributed a 

 great variety. Mr. Haggerston's grapes, as usual, were of excellent qual- 

 ity, probably superior to any in the vicinity of Boston : and Mr. Cowan's 

 peaches and nectarines were of surpassuig size and beauty. Such a dis- 

 play, we venture to say, could not be made any where else in the Union. 



From Mr. Vose, the President of the Society, Napoleon, Petre, Wil- 

 liams's Bon Chretien, Long green, Winter Warden, Cushing, King of 

 Wurtemburg, Lewis, and Urbaniste pears ; Hawthorndean, (beautiful,) 

 Lady Haley's Nonsuch, and large red Sweeting apples ; green Flesh, Can- 

 telope, Minorca, and Nutmeg melons, all very fijie specimens. From 

 Richard Ward, Roxbury, Williams's Bon Chretien, Seckel, and Andrews 



