386 Massachuselts HorticiiUunU Suciely. 



eye, extremely beautiful. Vases and baskets of flowers from W. Ken- 

 rick, were arranged very handsomely, and attracted much attention. Fine 

 specimens of Didiscus ciEriilcus from Jos. Breck & Co. Large and splen- 

 did bouquets for ornamenting the room, were furnished by Dr. J. C. How- 

 ard, W. E.Carter and J. L. L. F. Warren: these were composed of large 

 quantities of dahlias and very showy. 



Of the Fruits, we have not room to particularize so far as we should 

 wish : the specimens were mucii finer than we had ever seen them, and in 

 greater variety. The President e.xliibited eighty varieties of pears alone. 

 Of these, the Columbia virgoulouse, Duchcssc d'Angouleme and Clout 

 Morceau pears, and Coe's Golden Drop plums, were exceedingly large 

 and fine. The innnense number of one hundred and sixtij varieties of pears 

 was sent from the Pomological garden of the late Mr. Manning, Salem, 

 and among them many very large specimens ; llacon's Incomparable, 

 Queen of the Low Countries, Beurrt^ d'Amalis, King Edwards', and many 

 others, were finer than any ever before exhibited. It is but doing justice 

 to Mr. Manning's son, who is an excellent young man, to say that this 

 collection was in every Avay equal to any display ever made by his father. 

 The grapes, as usual, from Mr. Gushing, and peaches from Col. T. H. 

 Perkins, were very fine. Mr. O. Johnson exhibited some beautiful speci- 

 mens of pears, particularly the Summer Franc Real, Easter Beurre and 

 St. Ghislain. Very large Washington pears from Capt. Macondry. Fine 

 grapes and pears from J. F. Allen, and beautiful plums from J. Lovett, 2d. 

 Napoleon pears, from Hovey & Co., were remarkably large and fine. 

 The largest Williams's Bon Chretien pears were from W. B. Kingsbury. 

 Ripe figs, from plants in the open ground, were sent by Messrs. Win- 

 ship. The Vicar of Winkfield pears, from S. Walker, were the hand- 

 somest of this variety in the room. The inmiensely large apples from Dr, 

 Sparhawk, which were made the subject of a humorous paragraph upon 

 dumplings, at page 27, were again exhibited, and equal in beauty and 

 size to last season. Mr. Vose displayed, as usual, a few baskets of choice 

 fruit. E. E. Bradshaw sent a few Washington plums of luscious appear- 

 ance and great size. Some large and exceedingly beautiful Porter apples 

 were contributed by John Owen, of Cambridge. Mr. John Hill's peaches, 

 called by him the Lemon Rareripe, but which we think will prove synon- 

 ymous with Crawford's late Malacaton, were superbly fine — for richness 

 of color nothing could surpass tlicm. Mr. Ives, of Salem, Mr. Warren 

 and others, had very good fruits in the collection, as had also several other 

 cultivators, but our space will not allow us to notice all. The names 

 are given in our report, annexed. 



The weather was fine the first two days of the exhibition, and the room 

 was tolerably well filled with visiters. The unfavorable weather of Thurs- 

 dav, the last day, prevented tlio attendance of a large number. 



On Friday the connnittee of arrangements set down to a sumptuous 

 dinner at tlie Pavilion, some account of which we have annexed to our 

 report. 



Plants. — From the President of tlic Society, Fuchsias Gem and Me- 

 teor. From J. P. Cusliing, Esq., C'hamaj rops humilis, Phce nix ^actyli- 

 fera and other plants. From W. E. Carter, Strelitz/cr, rogina and juncea 

 Cereus senelis (curious) //edychium GardnenVmttm Aspidium cxaltatum, 

 camellias, Thea viridis, Achimenes longiflora and many other plants. From 



