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Fruits : From Joseph Harrington, four pears, weighing 12 oz. each, 

 and supposed to be the Catillac. From S. P. Gardener, Virgoulouse, 

 Echasserie, Doyenn^ blanc, Messire Jean, St. Germain, and one kind un- 

 known. E. M. Richards exhibited large and beautiful Seckel pears. 

 From Jos. Stickney, a fine dish of Doyenne blanc pears. From J. Hovey, 

 Catawba grapes. Quinces, and Roxbury Russett apples. From Geo. New- 

 hall, beautiful specimens of Dix, Urbaniste, Beurre Bosc, Fulton, Louise 

 Bonne of Jersey, Seckel, Black Worcester, and other varieties. FromS. 

 Pond, Marie Louise, and Urbaniste pears and Isabella grapes. From Dr. 

 D. W. Blake, Black Missouri grape, a native variety from the garden of 

 Col. P. Fiske, New Haven. From Geo. Walsh, Doyenne blanc and 

 other pears, and fine Isabella grapes. FromH. Vandine, Semiana plums, 

 Doyenn6 blanc, Flemish Beauty, Marie Louise, and Seckel pears ; also 

 Isabella and Miller's Burgundy grapes. From N. Clapp, Dorchester, 

 two superb specimens of Dix pear, one weighing 10 oz. and the other 

 10 1-2 oz. From B. Harrington, Lexington, Seedling apples. From 

 John Arnold, fine Black Hamburg grapes. G. W. Oliver, of Lynn, ex- 

 hibited a very beautiful Seedling pear, from a tree raised from seed twelve 

 years ago. In size and shape, said by the committee (we did not see the 

 pear,) to be like the Jalousie : color, dark cinnamon, with red on the 

 sunny side ; flavor equal to the Seckel, and an abundant bearer. (We 

 should be pleased to learn more of this pear, if as good as it is here re- 

 ported.) 



~ Oclober 28th. — Exhibited. Flowers : The dahlia season was near to a 

 close : the frost had destroyed most of the plants in the country, and the 

 exhibition to-day was principally made by the city exhibitors. From Jos. 

 Stickney, upwards of fifty very superior blooms ; among the number Jones's 

 Francis, Queen of Trumps, Bedford Surprise, Maid of Bath, Queen, and 

 for the first time this season, Hudson's Princess Royal ; a flower rich in 

 color, but with a rather large, coarse, and loose petal. In the stand of Mr. 

 Dutton we noticed many good flowers ; Oakley's Surprise and Charles 

 XII., were particularly conspicuous; the former showing at once its great 

 superiority over the latter ; Constantia, Queen, Essex Triumph, and Ad- 

 miral Stopford, all good, with many others, which we did not take the 

 names. Bouquets of flowers from Messrs Winship, W. Kenrick, and J. 

 L. L. F. Warren. 



Fruit : From J. F. Allen, Seckel, Long Green, of Autumn, Urbaniste, 

 and Brugmansbirne pears, and fine Black Hamburg grapes. From the 

 Pomological Garden, Salem, Dumortier, Huguenot, Frederic of Wurtem- 

 berg, Sullivan, Queen of the Low Countries, Beurre Bosc, Belle Lucra- 

 tive, Flemish Beauty, Urbaniste, Smith's Pennsylvania, Pope's Russett, 

 King Edward's, Marie Louise, Comte de Lamy, Doyenn6 blanc and Ful- 

 ton pears. Many of the specimens large and handsome. From H. Van- 

 dine, very lai-ge and fine Coe's Golden Drop plums. From Geo. Walsh, 

 Doyenn6 blanc pears. From Josiah Stickney, Louise Bonne of Jersey 

 pear, a large specimen. Beautiful Seckel pears from J. Lovitt. From 

 S. Walker, Vicar of Winkfield pears, very large. Very fine Orange 

 quinces, from J. A. Kenrick, and Surpasse Marie Louise pears (so called.) 

 Isabella grapes, from M. Winslow, Me. Orange quinces, from J. Holmes, 

 Cambridge. From S. Pond, Dix, Urbaniste and Marie Louise pears. 

 Quinces and Roxbury Russett apples, from J. Hovey. From J. L. L. F. 

 Warren, Doyenne blanc, BufFum and Napoleon pears; Porter apples and 

 Seedling peaches. Two pears without names from E. Vose. 



