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July 8th. Exhibited. — Flowers : From the President, a fine flower of 

 Z/ilium japonicum. From H. W. Button, several dahlias, among which 

 were good flowers of Charles XII., Rouge et Noire, Miss Johnson, Mar- 

 shal Soult, Constantia, Ne plus Ultra and President Von Litchenberg. P. 

 Barnes exhibited an excellent bloom of Dahlia Regina. From S. R. 

 Johnson, a fine display of Bengal, Noisette and other roses ; the speci- 

 mens of Jaune Desprez were remarkably large and beautiful. From 

 John A. Kenrick, honeysuckles, spira?a Kalmia latifolia, &c. From W. 

 Kenrick, roses, and a variety of cut flowers. 



Hovey & Co. exhibited specimens of the Queen of the Prairies rose, 

 and a variety of picotees and clove pinks, bouquets, &c. From S. Walker, 

 large and showy bouquets. From Dr. J. C. Howard, bouquets. From 

 J. F. Trull, H6y« carnosa, roses, verbenas, dahlias, &c. From J. L. L. 

 F. Warren, dahlias, picotee pinks, bouquets, &c. J. Robinson exhibited 

 a seedling white dahlia, which promises to be a superior variety. 



Fruits : Hovey & Co. exhibited one basket and six boxes of their seed- 

 ling strawberry ; they were all fine, particularly the basket, which was 

 filled with very large specimens. From O. Johnson, very large and hand- 

 some specimens of a new cherry, called the Gros Cceur Bigarreau. From 

 J. F. Allen, Muscat of Alexandria and Black Grape of St. Michaels ; 

 Grosse Mignonne peaches, Hoveys' Seedling strawberries, black figs and 

 tomatoes. From J. A. Kenrick, Black Tartarian and Carnation cherries, 

 and Red Mulberries. From E. Yose, fine large and beautiful specimens 

 of Black Tartarian and White Bigarreau cherries. From E. Tufts, Cam- 

 bridgeport, handsome White Bigarreau cherries. From B. V. French, a 

 cherry called the Elton, but which did not appear to be the true variety. 

 From Dr. J. C. Howard, fine Black Hamburgh and Miller's Burgundy 



grapes, and Napoleon Bigarreau and Black Tartarian cherries. William 

 Kenrick exhibited specimens of an apple called the May apple ; they were 

 received from Mr. Richard Reynolds, of Smithfield, Va., and were 



accompanied with the following note from Mr. Kenrick : — 



" Saturday, July 8, 1843 : — I send you specimens of the May apple. A 

 small fruit of a greenish yellow color, and pleasant subacid, and agreeable 

 taste, and now perfectly ripe. 



These fruits were sent me by Richard Reynolds, Esq., from Smith- 

 field, Virginia, by ship to New York, thence by steamboat and railroad. 

 They were gathered previous to the 20th June, but they usually ripen at 

 that place by the 20th May, in ordinary years. Mr. R. supposes they 

 will, in good seasons, ripen at Boston usually by the 20th June. They 

 are the earliest apple known, this being their chief recommendation. 

 Numbers there are commencing their cultivation largely, for the Balti- 

 more and Washington market, where the fruit sells quickly, on account 

 of its early maturity. 



In March last, trees were received from the same source, also, of a 

 new Red June Apple, which is stated to be much superior to any variety 

 of Striped June Apple. Not so early, by three weeks, as the May apple, 

 but as far superior to that in quality, as also in size and beauty. Its size 

 being from medium to large, crimson next the sun, bright red in the 

 shade ; flesh pale yellow, tender, delicious. — William Kenrick.''^ 



Vegetables : Fine specimens of the Bush or Scallop squash, from J. F. 

 Trull; they were the first exhibited, and were large and well-grown for 

 the early season, in the open air. 



