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CobceV scandens, and dahlias, viz: — Maid of the Mill, Beauty of Shef- 

 field, Yellow Turban, Widnall's Hebe (?), Othello, Granta, Village 

 Maid, Springfield Rival and Enchanter, Jaune Insurmountable, Beauty 

 of Salem, Priestley's Enchantress, &,c; also, fine double asters. From 

 S. R. Johnson, several dahlias, including Cedo Nulli, Guido, Angelina, 

 Lady Fordwich, Harris's Fulminans, Mrs. Wilkinson, and Granta. 

 From T. Mason, Plumbago capensis, Celsi'a cretica, Dracocephalum 

 virginianum, Agapanthus umbellatus, salvias, double asters, and a num- 

 ber of dahlias. 



From T. Lee, Calampelis scabra, Maurandya Barclay<ina, (Enoth^- 

 ra bifrons, JV/alope trifida var. grandiflora. Zinnia elegans var. coc- 

 cinea, Salvia involucrata, and two varieties of dahlias, viz: — Alice 

 Grey and Hanoverian Stripe. From the Botanic Garden, by Mr. W. 

 Carter, Hibiscus palustris, Passiflora alata, Ammobium alatum, calceo- 

 larias, phloxes, salvias, &c., and dahlias, viz : — Douglas's Aus;usta, 

 Ophelia, Loveley's Earl Grey, Belladonna, Hanoverian Stripe, King of 

 the Whites, anemoneflora striata, &c. From Hovey & Co., dahlias in 

 great variety, of which a few were Widnall's Venus, Wells's Pindaris, 

 Bride of Abjalos, Metropolitan Perfection, Wells's Penelope, Zarah and 

 Dictator, Hermione, Mrs. Wilkinson, Rising Sun, Mrs. Gen. Grosve- 

 nor, Widnall's Clio, Phyllis and Perfection, Metropolitan Perfection, 

 and Calypso, Emperor, Black Prince, Urania, Beauty of Cambridge, &c. 



Fruits: — From E. M. Richards, Grisse Bonne (Coxe), Harvard and 

 Great Mogul pears; also, Benoni and Orange Sweeting apples. From 

 R. Manning, Julienne, Summer Franc Real, Surpasse St. Germain, 

 Valee Franche, and Summer Rose pears: the Franc Real and Surpasse 

 St. Germain are very superior fruits, and stand first among the summer 

 pears; also, fine specimens of the German Prune. From B. V. French, 

 Garden Royal, Dutch Codlin, Porter, and a native sweet apple called 

 the Gideon. From Dr. Ford, of Alna, Me., by Wm. Kenrick,- Early 

 Harvest, Hinkley Sweeting, Pomme de Roi, Lewis's Early, Roxbury, 

 Doggett, and Haley apples. From Mr. Vandyne, Cambridgeport, 

 Smith's Orleans and White Gage plums. From T. Mason, Brugnon 

 Nectarines, very handsome. From Hovey & Co., peaches raised on 

 plants in pots; also, Walker's Long Green cucumber, a new and supe- 

 rior kind: this specimen was twenty inches in length. 



At this meeting of the Society Cav. Doct. Vincent Tinio, director of 

 the horticultural garden at Palermo, was chosen a corresponding mem- 

 ber. 



The Annual Exhibition of the Society took place on Saturday, the 

 24th of September, at the Artists' Gallery in Summer-street. The dis- 

 play of fruits and flowers was very good, ahhough the unpropitious 

 season had led us to anticipate otherwise. Of dahlias, a more gor- 

 geous and magnificent show was never made by the Society. The ex- 

 hibition was only intended for one day, and not so great exertions were 

 made by the members as at the show last year; still the quantity was 

 but little less, and the specimens in many instances superior. We had 

 not the opportunity to note down all we wished, but the following ac- 

 count, as far as regards the floral part, enumerates all of much impor- 

 tance : — 



From J. P. Gushing, Esq., Watertown, very fine specimens of Com- 

 bretum purpureum, Crinum amabile, iVerium odorata var. splendens, 

 Amaryllis Belladonna, Phaseolus Caracdlla, Passiflora alata, and a large 

 number of dahlias and other flowers, which were wreathed around a 

 grape vine in a pot, in a bearing state. From Mr, Wm. E. Carter, of 

 the Botanic Garden, several beautiful bouquets of flowers, and a great 

 number of fine dahlias, among which we noticed of good specimens, 

 Beauty of Salem, Satropa, Springfield Rival, Countess of Liverpool, 



