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From Col. T. H. Perkins, by Mr. Cowan, splendid peaches, nectarines 

 and grapes, viz : — New Royal George and Grosse Galande peaches ; 

 Broomfield and Elruge nectarines ; and black Hamburg, Muscat of Lu- 

 nel, Muscat of Alexandria, White Nice, St. Peters, Golden Chasselas, 

 and white sweetwater grapes. From Mrs. T. Bigelow, Medford, Jacques's 

 rareripe, and two varieties of seedling peaches, very fine ; St. Michael 

 and Bon Chretien pears ; Monstrous pippin, and blue pearmain apples j 

 striped melons and fine large lemons. From J, Parkman, Brighton, Duch- 

 ess d'Angouleme and Monsieur Le Cure pears. From C. Warren, Bright- 

 on, Williams's Bon Chretien pears. From C. Sharpe, Brookline, an Impe- 

 rial watermelon, weighing twenty-two pounds, a very large and superior 

 specimen of this most excellent variety. 



From George Brown, Beverly, a good collection of fruit, viz : — Seckel, 

 WilUams's Bon Chretien, Passe Colmar, Van Mons, Napoleon, Summer 

 Thorn, Catillac, Bergamot Nonpareil, and other varieties of pears, with- 

 out names; seedling nectarines, called the Harrison; also, Drap d'Or, 

 Brattle white, green sweeting, Siberian crab, Holland and Lady apples. 

 From J. Fisher, Brookline, Williams's Bon Chretien, Seckel, Andrews, 

 St. Michael, Cuisse, Madam, Wilkinson and Gushing pears. From Dr. 

 Burnett, Southborough, Burnett pears. From Capt. George Lee, Cam- 

 bridge, red Calville and Ribstone pippin apples ; Minorca and Imperial 

 watermelons. From E. T. Hastings, Boston, St. Michael pears. 



From E. M. Richards, Porier, Hawthorndean, Walpole, Sumner pear- 

 main. Fall Sops of Wine, Fall pippin, Marseilles red, red Ingestrie and 

 yellow Ingestrie apples ; also. Gushing, Foster, and Harrison pears. 

 From E. Newbury, Brooklyn, Conn., fine specimens of Jacques's yellow 

 rareripe peaches. From J. J. Low, Roxbury, Gloria Mundi, Ribstone pip- 

 pin, Bellflower, Mackay sweeting, and blue pearmain apples ; also, An- 

 drews, Johonnot, St. Michael, Urbaniste, Fulton and Sylvange Verte 

 pears. From William Pratt, by Mr. McLennan, Andrews pears, and fine 

 specimens of black Hamburg, white Frontignac, and white Sweetwater 

 grapes. 



From S. Downer, apples and pears, viz : — Dix, Urbaniste, Mane Louise, 

 and King of Wurtemburg pears ; also, Lyscom, Hawthorndean, and red 

 and green Sweeting apples. From George Newhall, Dorchester, Cushing, 

 Fuhon, Belle et Bonne, Seckel, King of Wurtemburg, Cumberland, An- 

 drews, Dix, Urbaniste, and Williams's Bon Chretien pears : also, Hab- 

 bardston Nonsuch, Bellflower, and Pumpkin Sweet and Porter apples. 

 From N. N. Dyer, South Abington, Mass., Bourne sweeting. Beam, (very 

 large,) black Bantoe, Elijah, and one variety of apple, name unknown. 

 From John Hovey, two varieties of peaches, and white Sweetwater grapes 

 from the open air. From T. Comstock, Poughkeespsie, N. Y., Virgou- 

 louse (?) and St. Michael pears, and spice and Hagloe crab apples. 



