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Brown's Ophelia, Queen of the dahlias, Loveley's Earl Grey and Miss 

 Pelham. From M. P. Wilder, Esq. , Hedychium Gu.rdnenunum and Glox- 

 inia maculata in pots; also, specimens of Nerine sarniensis, Amaryllis 

 Belladonna, Ornithogalum aiireum; a fine plant of the Angelina dalilia 

 in a pot, with sixteen or seventeen blossoms expanded; also, many other 

 varieties, of which we noticed as follows: — Brown's Ophelia, Wells's 

 Paragon, Inwood's Ariel, Douglas's Glory, Bride of Abydos, Wells's 

 Zarah, Urania, Mrs. Wilkinson, King of dahlias, Douglas's Criterion, 

 Hermione, Jupiter, Rising Sun, Aurantia speciosissima, and the Queen 

 of dahlias; new scarlet zinnias, Campanula pyramidalis, and a num- 

 ber of pretty seedling pansies. 



From S. Sweetser, fine double asters, bouquets of flowers, and a 

 large variety of dahlias; among them we noticed of good specimens, 

 King of dahlias. Beauty of Surrey, Priestley's Enchantress, Village 

 Maid, Granta, Aurantia speciosissima, Duke of Devonshire, Widnall's 

 Emperor, King of Yellows, Negro Boy, Springfield Rival, Loveley's 

 Earl Grey, Countess of Liverpool, Jason, Beauty of Salem, Widnall's 

 Enchanter, &c. From S. R. Johnson, fine dahlias, among which wertr 

 Cedo NuUi, Brown's Ophelia, Mrs. Wilkinson, Wilmot's Superb, Lady 

 Fordwich, Duchess of Bedford, Harris's Fulminans, Garnier's Princess 

 Victoria, Guido, Agrippina and Emperor of the Yellows. From T. 

 Mason, several large and elegant bouquets and dahlias, viz: — Granta, 

 Village Maid, King of the Whites, Jason, Picta, Dennissi, Transcen- 

 dant, &c. 



From Hovey &. Co., bouquets of flowers, a large number of superb 

 double asters, and a great variety of dahlias; those most beautiful and 

 rare were Hermione, Wells's Zarah, Widnall's Venus, Urania, BrcAV- 

 er's Rival King, Metropolitan Perfection and Calypso, Coronet, Beauty 

 of Sheffield, Mrs. Wilkinson, Bride of Abydos, Wells's Penelope, and 

 Pindaris, Beauty of Camberwell, Beauty of Cambridge, Village Maid, 

 Widnall's Paris and Queen of dahlias. Lady Fordwich, Douglas's 

 Criterion, Rising Sun, Duchess of Buccleugh, Widnall's Emperor and 

 Black Px'ince, Countess of Cork, Widnall's Clio, Camelliaflora alba, 

 &-C., &c. From S. Walker, several fine pansies, Tigridia pavonia, 

 Delphinium sinensis, Argemone mexicana, Funkia subcordata, Salvia 

 fulgens, new scarlet zinnias, pinks, &c.; several bouquets and a num- 

 ber of fine dahlias, among which were Lady Milton, BroAvn's Ophelia, 

 Beauty of Cambridge, Lord Liverpool, Queen of dahlias, Granta, 

 Agrippina, Beauty of Salem, Springfield Rival, &c. 



From Wm. VVales, Dorchester, a beautiful bouquet of flowers. 

 From J. L. L. F. Warren, Brighton, dahlias and bouquets. From S. 

 Phipps, Dorchester, bouquets of flowers. Flowei's were also contrib- 

 uted by other members of the Society. 



The pot of grapes from the garden of J. P. Gushing, Esq., at Bel- 

 mont Place, was very beautifully decorated by his gardener, Mr. Hag- 

 gerston. 



Fruits: — Of the fruits, the pears were exceedingly fine, and the num- 

 ber of new sorts (upwards of seventy), contributed by that indefatiga- 

 ble amateur of this fruit, Mr. Manning, was immense. Some fine spe- 

 cimens of the White Nice grape were sent by Mr. Tidd, of Roxbury. . 



From R. Manning, pears, as follows : — Autumn Superb, Belle et 

 Bonne, Belle Lucrative, Saunders' Beurre, Coffin's Virgalieu, Beurre 

 Diel, Colmar Souverain, Colmar Sabine, Passe Colmar, Ca])sheaf, 

 Gansel's Bergamott, Easter Beurre, Beurre Rose, Bezi Vaet, Bezi de 

 Chaumontelle, Iron or Black, Williams's Bon Chretien, Bleeker's Mea- 

 dow, Bufl^im, Wilkinson, Washington, Bowdoin, Capiaumont, Cattil- 

 lac. Gushing, Doyenne Gris, Doyenne Blanc or St. Michael, Glout 

 Morceau, Beurr^ Von Marum, 'Echasserie, Sucre Vert, Henry IV., 



