432 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Oldmixon, Noblesse, Yellow Melacaton, Moore's Red and Yellow, Heath, 

 and Orange Rareripe peaches. From O. Johnson, Williams's Bon Chre- 

 tien pears and Black Hamburg grapes. Seedling peach from J. Hovey. 

 From D. Wilbur, Jr., Somerset, Mass., Wilbur's early pear and another 

 native seedling, called the Hull pear ; the latter was pronounced by the 

 committee nearly first rate and well worth cultivation ; the size is medium ; 

 we have a drawing and description, which we shall give at a future time 

 to our readers. From Messrs. Winship, figs, open culture. From J. F. 

 Trull, Beurre d'Amalis, Andrews, Catillac, and Iron pears, all good size. 

 From Dr. Howard, White Chasselas grapes, open culture. Fruit of the 

 Jambosa mallaccensis, from the conservatory, beautiful and fragrant. A 

 grape, stated to be a seedling, was exhibited by Mrs. Diana Crehore, Mil- 

 ton. It is like the Catawba, but considerably earlier, being now, Sept. 23d, 

 in eating. If, on further trial, it prove to be a seedling, it is proposed to 

 call it the Diana grape. 



Sept. 30/ h. — The fourth annual exhibition of dahlias for the Society's 

 premiums, took place at this meeting, ageeably to previous notice. The 

 season, however, has been so unfavorable for a good bloom, that the dis- 

 play was one of the poorest ever made, since the establishment of the pre- 

 sent class of prizes. Several of the premiums were not competed for at 

 all ; and only two competitors appeared for the premier prize. The 

 flowers entered for the best specimen bloom were very inferior. In conse- 

 quence of the deficiency of entries, only about one-half of the prizes were 

 awarded. The prominent exhibitors were Messrs. Stickney and Robin- 

 son, both of whom had a few excellent flowers in their stands. Messrs. 

 Hovey, Barnes, and some other growers did not exhibit a single bloom, 

 owing to the unfavorable season. The judges in Divisions A and B were 

 Messrs. S. Walker, J. Breck and P. Barnes. In Division C, R. M. Cope- 

 land, J. Robinson, S. Sweetser. 



The premiums as declared by the judges were as follows : — 



Division A. 



Open to all cultivators (members.) 



Premier Prize. 



Best 12 dissimilar blooms : — A premium of $ 10 to Josiah Stickney, for 



Queen, Miranda, Maid of Bath, Argo, Bridesmaid, Francis, Andrew Ho- 



fer, Eva, Maria, Optimo, Pickwick, Eclipse (Cattleugh's.) 



Specimen Bloom. 

 Best bloom of any color : — A premium of $ 3 to S. A. Walker, for 

 Springfield Purple. 



No second prize was awarded, the flowers being deemed unworthy of a 

 premium. 



Division B. 

 Open to all cultivators of more than 200 plants. 

 Class I. 

 Best 24 dissimilar blooms : — A premium of $ 7 to John Robinson, for 

 Prince of Wales, (Dodd's), Admiral Stopford, Eclipse, l^loughboy, 

 Prince Albert, Favorite, Marshall Soult, Lady Harland, Bedford Surprise, 

 Sir F. Johnson, Pickwick, Anna Minerva, Lady Sale, Will Watch, Ad- 

 mirable, Murillo, Nicholas Nickleby, Dowager Lady Cooper, Miranda, 



