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Heathcote, Dix, Urbaniste, Doyenne blanc, Duchesse d'Angouleme and 

 otliers. From D. Adams, Newbury, fine Lewis pears. From S. Pond, 

 Williams's Bon Chretien pears. From J. F. Trull, very large Orange 

 quinces, some of them weighing 11 oz., also Seedling peaches and Catil- 

 lac(?) pears. From H. Vandine, Coe's Golden Drop and Semiana plums, 

 the former very fine ; also Flemish Beauty, Doyenne blanc, Marie Louise, 

 Beurre Spence(!) New Long Kosewater, Heathcote, and St. Germain 

 pears, and peaches without name. John Howland, New Bedford, sent 

 specimens of Seedling pears, noticed by the committee thus : — No. 1, from 

 the garden of Jos. Allen, promises well : — No. 3, from the garden of 

 Paul Barney, also of good promise ; these the committee think worthy of 

 cultivation : — No. 2, not in eating. From Jos. Bacon, Chelsea, Monthly 

 Alpine strawberries. From K. Bailey, grapes, peaciies, and quinces. 

 From John Arnold, Black Hamburg grapes. From Mr. Merrill, Rox- 

 bury, Duchesse d'Angouleme pears. From J. Tillson, South Boston, 

 Isabella and Catawba grapes, fine. From C. H. Eldridge, a peach tree 

 7 feet high. 



Dr. J. V. C. Smith exhibited three boxes of pure honey, weighing 

 43 lbs., the produce of one swarm of bees, in the fourth story of his house 

 in Bowdoin square, made since June last. 



Vegetables : A fine cauliflower from Capt. Lovitt, weighing 10 1-4 lbs. 

 and measuring twenty-one inches in diameter. Also, two boxes of Lima 

 beans of extra large size. 



Fruit : From the President, Semiana plums. From John Gordon, 

 Brighton, Duchesse d'Angouleme and Napoleon pears. Sweetwater 

 grapes, open air culture, from S. R. Johnson. J. F. Allen exhibited fine 

 specimens of Ronville, Doyenne blanc, Seckel, and Broca's Bergamot 

 pears. Fine Andrews, Flemish Beauty, and Napoleon pears, from S. 

 Walker. From James Munroe, Jr., Cambridge, Doyenne blanc, Cala- 

 basse, Harrison, Louise Bonne of Jersey, and Beurre de Capiaumont 

 pears. Gilliflower apples, from Dr. E. Wight. Seedling pears, from S. 

 G. Whitney, Dedham, not in eating. From J. Arnold, Milton, Black 

 Hamburg grapes. Large and beautiful specimens of Coe's Golden Drop 

 plums, from H. Vandine. Summer Pearmain apples, from L. P. Grosve- 

 nor. Doyenn*!; blanc pears and apples without name, from John Howe. 

 From T. Mason, White Muscat of Alexandria and Black Hamburg 

 grapes. From S. Pond, Marie Louise, Heathcote, and Duchesse d'An- 

 gouleme pears. S. W. Cole exliibited an Imperial watermelon, very 

 good, and stated to have had the same treatment as the coH)mon water- 

 melon, and planted at the same time ; it is certainly a late variety, though 

 undoubtedly far the finest known, as we had occasion some time ago to 

 remark. From J. L. L. F. Warren, Lemon Clingstone peaches. From 

 J. Hill, fine specimens of Old Mixton Rareripe peach. From Dr. How- 

 ard, Sweetwater and Isabella grapes. From K. Bailey, Charlestown, fine 

 Sweetw^ater grapes, open cultivation ; also tw o baskets peaches. 



October 2Ut. — Exhibited. Flowers : Four stands of dahlias were ex- 

 hibited In' xMcssrs. Stickney, Dutton, Trull and others. They were prin- 

 cipally, however, the same sorts shown at previous meetings. Cut flow- 

 ers and bouquets from Messrs. Sumner, J. L. L. F. Warren, W. Kenrick 

 and others. Eight flowers, of the celebrated Cereus triangularis, were ex- 

 hibited from Mrs. Bigelow's garden, Med ford ; they were very large, 

 showy and beautiful. 



