452 Exhibif'wiis of Hortlcidtural Societies. 



Sixteen weekly exhibitions have been held on Wednesdays of the re- 

 spective weeks ; of these we shall subjoin only the list of contributors and 

 allude to a few of the most interesting specimens exhibited ; the detail of 

 which would occupy too much space in the pages of your valuable journal. 



The following is a list of contributors : — Mrs. J. D. Treadweli, Mrs. 

 C. Lawrence, Abraham Bosson, F. Lamson, W. P. Richardson, Nathl. 

 Silsbee, jr., J. C. Lee, J. S. Cabot, James Upton, J. F. Allen, F. Put- 

 nam, H. Wheatland. S. C. Phillips, G. D. Phippcn, C. Lawrence, C. 

 A. Andrew, G. C, Lee, W. F. Gardner, Mrs. W. Dean, Miss H. Neal, 

 Miss M. Neal, Edward PutTiam, E. E. Cheves, Miss M. B. Ives, G. IL 

 Devereux, of Cherryfield. Me., H. K. Oliver, T. Ropes, Jr., Andrew 

 Nichols, of Danvers, E. Emmcrton, E. S. L. Richardson, John Lewis 

 Russell, B. Creamer, J. IL Nichols, S. Cruickshank, C. F. Putnam, Mrs. 

 N. Silsbee, Jr., E. H. Derby, J. M. Ives, H. F. King, W. P. Goodhue, 

 N. B. Mansfield, W. Stearns, G. Driver, Mrs. J. Nichols, Miss Salton- 

 stall. Miss L. A. Frye, B. H. Silsbee, G. Osgood, of Danvers, Stephen 

 Webb, W. Macks, R. S. Rogers, E. Thaver, J. B. Osgood. Miss G. C. 

 Silsbee, D. L. Pickman, J. E. Fiske, W. C. Barton, John Stone, J. W. 

 Treadweli, W. D. Pickman, James C. Harvey, S. Ferguson, John Clark, 

 J. B. F. Osgood, C. H. Peirce, J. A. Goldthwaite, James Kimball, An- 

 drew Lord, R. Manning, W. G. Rayner, J. G. Sprague, W. Dean, G. 

 A. Andrews, G. W. Downing, C. H. Saunders, W. Waters, .John How- 

 ard, Jr., Miss E. Lewis, Miss M. J. Howard, Daniel Lord, E. Buswell, 

 Miss H. Treadweli, N. Cleaves, C. Hoffman, Mrs. Sarah Webb. 



The display of roses, from the gardens of Messrs. Cabot and Putnam, 

 was very fine ; of these, were many new and beautiful varieties. That of 

 the Pffionias was also good, including many choice seedlings from Mr. F. 

 Putnam. Of the pot plants, was a fine plant of the iilium lanciloliiim 

 album, containing several beautiful flowers, from the greenhouse of Mr. 

 F. Putnam. Of the early fruits, such as the strawberry, cherry, rasp- 

 berry, &c., the shows have been exceedingly rich and fine, far surpassing 

 that of previous seasons. At all these exhibitions, the native plants 

 have held a conspicuous place, including all the beautiful and rare species 

 as well as the more common ones, found in this vicinity. Many of these 

 are richly deserving a place in the gardens of our amateur florists, and 

 would surpass in beauty and richness of foliage many of those of exotic 

 origin. 



ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 



The Third Annual Exhibition of Fruits and Flowers took place on Wed- 

 nesday, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 20, 21, and 22. The number of con- 

 tributors was greater, and the display of fruits and flowers, exceeding both 

 in variety and quantity that of any previous exhibition, particularly of the 

 pears, which were said to be of a very high order, not only in the variety 

 exhibited, but the beauty and magnitude of many of the specimens. Num- 

 ber of contributors one hundred and twenty-nine ; of these, ten were resi- 

 dents of Beverly, seven of Danvers, two of Marblehead, one of Boston, 

 and the remaining one hundred and nine of our city. Number of the va- 

 rieties of fruit exhibited, three hundred and five; of these, one hundred 

 and seventy-five were pears, fifty-eight apples, twenty -seven plums, twenty 

 peaches, ten melons, nine grapes, two figs, two oranges, one quince, one nut. 



Flowers : — The following is a list of contributors. Mrs. J. D. Tread- 



