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Mrs. Bigelow, of Medford, presented some very fine specimens of cut 

 flowers, among which we noticed some lilacs. Hon Joseph H. Cabot, of 

 Salem, sent us a fine specimen of Lychnis bungeana ; and though last not 

 least in our estimation, some fine specimens of Viola grandiflora were pre- 

 sented by the Messrs. Hovey & Co. 



FRUITS. 



The number of varieties, and the quality of the fruit exhibited on the 

 present occasion, far exceeded that of any previous year. There were up- 

 wards of 120 varieties of the pear from Mr. Robt. Manning, of Salem ; 

 more than forty varieties from M. P. Wilder, Esq., president of the society ; 

 and about the same number from the garden of J. P. Gushing, Esq. of Wa- 

 tertown ; also very liberal contributions by Messrs. E. Vose, of Dorchester j 

 B. V. French, of Braintree; S. Downer, of Dorchester; Otis Johnson, of 

 Lynn ; Geo. Brown, of Beverly; L. P. Grosevnor, of Pomfret, Conn. ; C. 

 Newhall, of Dorchester ; J. Fisher, of Brookline ; William Kenrick, of 

 Newton; William Oliver, of Dorchester ; J. L.L. F. Warren, of Brighton; 

 Josiah Lovett, 2d, of Beverly ; S. Pond, of Cambridgeport ; Frederic Tu- 

 dor, of Nahant, and others. 



We would particularly notice the following, as being very superior spec- 

 imens, viz : in Mr. Mann ng's large collection of Pears, the Flemish Beau- 

 ty, TJrbaniste, St. Michael's, Beurre gris, Alpha, King Edward, Andrews; 

 Huguenot, Beurre Diel, Golden Beurre of Bilboa, Dix, Colmar of Au- 

 tumn, and the following among many new varieties which have not be- 

 fore been exhibited: Comte de Lamy, Althorpe Crasanne, (large and 

 handsome,) St. Germain (Van Mons,) Delight of Charles, (from Van 

 Mons — fine,) Doyenne nouvelle, St. Andre Bon Louise royale, (from Van 

 Mons— very handsome,) Foster's St. Michael, (raised in the State of 

 Maine from seed of the old St. Michael's — large and beautiful, with very 

 clear skin,) Bon Parent and Colmar of Autumn. 



In the collection from the President of the Society, the Columbian, TJr- 

 baniste, Duchesse d'Angouleme, G6ut morceau, Passe Colmar, Beurre 

 Diel and Dix Pears. 



From George Brown, Beverly ; Jalousie, Brown Beurre, Seckel, Duch- 

 esse d' Angouleme and Beurre Diel Pears. 



The specimens of Duchesse d' Angouleme Pears sent by Josiah Lovett, 

 of Beverly, were the largest on the tables, and truly splendid. 



In the collection from the garden of J. P. Cushing, Watertown, very 

 large and beautiful Chaumontel, Brown Beurre, St. Germain, Beurre 

 Ranee, Cushing, and Duchesse d' Angouleme Pears, and very superior 

 specimens of Black Hamburg, Muscat of Alexandria and Frontignac 

 Grapes. 



