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Very fine St. Michael Pears, from the garden of Mrs. Bigelow, Med- 

 ford. 



Bartlett Pears from A. D. Williams, Roxbury. 



Excellent Sweetwater grapes, by S. R. Johnson, Charlestown. 



Isabella Grapes, very large and fine, by J. L. Ferguson, New Bed- 

 ford. 



Bartlett, and Andrews Pears, from J. Fisher, Brookline. 



The Seckel and Brocas Bergamot Pears, from Thomas Dowse, Cam- 

 bridge, were of extraordinary size and beauty. 



Napoleon, Beurre Diel and St. Michael Pears, from Cheever Newhall, 

 very fine. 



From S. Pond — Beurre Diel, (very large,) Duchesse d' Angouleme, Dix, 

 Easter Beurre, Marie Louise and Urbaniste Pears ; also Lombard, and 

 Semiana or Blue Imperatrice Plums. 



Porter Apples, by Aaron Hill. 



Very large Peaches, from John Hill, West Cambridge. 



Elruge Nectarines, from George Lee, were beautiful. 



The collection of Apples by B. V. French, of Braintree, was very large, 

 and the specimens remarkably handsome. 



The Gravenstein, Hawthorndean, and Lady Haley's Nonsuch Apples, 

 from E. Vose, were splendid specimens. 



Beurre d' Aremberg, Green Sugar, Napoleon, Jalousie, St. Michael 

 and Buffum Pears, in the collection of Otis Johnson, were superior. 



Fine Napoleon, Rousselet d' Rheims, and Beurre Diel Pears, and beau- 

 tiful Peaches, from J. L. L. F. Warren, of Brighton. 



The Bartlett Pears by Samuel Phipps, Dorchester, were unrivalled. 



A basket of Seedling Peaches, called the Martin Rareripe, contributed 

 by S. Sweetser, were very large and rich. 



Jaques' Rareripe Peaches, by E. New^berry, were superb specimens. 



St. Michael Pears, by Charles Ford, Roxbury, were remarkably fair and 

 large. 



Grapes from William Pratt's garden, by Alex. McLennan, were rich 

 and finely ripened. 



The Brown Beurre Pears, contributed by Perrin May, Boston, would 

 rank among the best specimens exhibited. 



The following are the difierent varieties of fruit contributed : — 



From Marshall P. Wilder, Dorchester, President of the Society : — 

 Pears — Bleeker's Meadow ; Louise Bonne de Jersey ; Van Mons ; Thomp- 

 son ; Welbeck ; Rousselet d' Rheims ; Pope's Quaker ; Borgemeister of 

 Bolwiller ; Seckel ; Duchesse d' Angouleme ; Comprette of Van Mons j 

 Bergamotte de Paques j Passe Colmar ; Alpha; Buffum; Chaumontelli ; 

 Capiamont ; Belmont ; Bon Chretien Fondante ; Bartlett ; Roi de Wir- 

 temberg ; Belle et Bonne ; Catillac ; Long Green ; Gout Morceau ; Eas- 



