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From Elias Phinney, Lexington, a large collection of pears, apples, 

 peaches and grapes, embracing many new and fine varieties — some of his 

 specimens were very large, fair, and of great beauty. We regret that his 

 list has been mislaid, and that we are not able to give an account of all 

 the different varieties. 



From S. Walker, Wilkinson, Orange, Belle de Brussels, Bergamot, and 

 one kind of pear without name : also, Coe's golden Drop plum. From J. 

 L. L. F. Warren, Porter, monstrous pippin. River, and Crab apples ; Ur- 

 baniste, Washington, and King of Wurtemburg pears ; Prince's red rare- 

 ripe, and seedling peaches ; Sweetwater gTapes grown in the open air ; and 

 Imperial watermelons. From F. Tudor, Esq., from his garden at Nahant, 

 Petit Madam, and Winship peaches. From Charles Johnson, Weston, 

 Seckel, and King of Wurtemburg pears, and Hawthorndean apples. From 

 T. Johnson, Chelsea, Citron melons. 



Vegetables : — The exhibition of vegetables was not so good as last sea- 

 son : but few specimens were sent in, owing probably to the early day of 

 the exhibition, compared with last year. The following are all that were 

 exhibited : — 



From E. Phinney, Esq., Lexington, a Harrison squash, weighing one 

 hundred and thirty-seven pounds, a large and very superior specimen of 

 this valuable tribe ; also, a large African squash. From A. D. Williams, 

 fine specimens of Autumnal Marrow, and Crookneck winter squashes ; 

 also, tomatoes and blood beets. From Richard Ward, Roxbury, very large 

 Lima beans. 



From Hovey & Co., superior specimens of the new white carrot, some 

 of them eighteen inches long. From John Hovey, tomatoes. From N. 

 N. Dyer, two ears Brown corn, thirteen inches long, [this appeared to 

 be the Parker.] From Harrison Gray, Roxbury, Spanish tomatoes. — 

 From T. Johnson, Chelsea, Canada Crookneck squash, Parching corn, 

 (ripened in ninety-seven days,) and Early Canada corn, a good specimen. 

 From J. L. L. F. AVarren, Seven Years' pumpkin, Autumnal Marrow 

 squash, gro^vth of 1839, Autumnal Marrow squash of this year's crop, 

 and sugar beet. 



FIRST GRAND DAHLIA SHOW. 



September 23d 1840. 



The first Grand Dahlia Show of the Society for premiums, took place on 

 Wednesday, the 23d September. The rooms were open to the public on 

 Wednesday, at twelve o'clock, noon, and continued open till Saturday, 

 the 26th, at six o'clock, P. M. 



