466 Exhibitions of Horticultural Societies. 



hibited two specimens of the verbena, one of them grown in pure char- 

 coal. Mr. Wm. Wallace exhibited a specimen of the Yard-long bean, 

 thirty inches in length. From Mr. John Lea, a plant of the Begoma dis- 

 color, wild clematis and an orange tree. From Mrs. E. B. Reeder, of 

 Mount Auburn, a large number of cut flowers and evergreens. From 

 Mrs. Charles Foster, a tub of the cotton plant in bloom, a basket of the 

 apple quince and a basket of cut flowers. From Miss Susan Harrison, 

 the South American Tallow Plant and Candle aloe. Mr. J. G. Anthony 

 exhibited the Brazilian nut. 



Dr. Flagg, of Mount Auburn, made a liberal exhibition of fruit, flowers, 

 and vegetables, among which Ave noticed baskets of Catawba grapes, the 

 Orange quince, Virgalieu pears, Spanish watermelons. Egg plants, Blood 

 beets, and a Laburnum plant (raised from seed gathered at the' late Sir 

 Walter Scott's residence at Abbottsford, Scotland, last year, and presented 

 to the Society last spring by Mr. McAllister, of Philadelphia.) Also from 

 his daughter. Miss Martha Flagg, a basket of the Everbearing raspberry 

 and cut flowers. Mr. Wm. Resor presented a basket of the Maiden's 

 Blush apple, and a basket of dahlias and cut flowers. From Mrs. F. H. 

 Hill, a basket of roses, dahlias and balsams. From Mr J. Frazier, the 

 Peruvian heliotrope. Seedling orange. Tea rose, and basket of dahlias. 

 Mr. S. B. Williams, of New Carlisle, O., sent a basket of Yellow rare- 

 ripes and other peacbes, the trees obtained from a nursery near Washing- 

 ton, D. C, but the true names lost — large and fine fruit. Mr. David 

 Loring exhibited a collection of rich clusters of grapes, both native and 

 foreign, among which we noticed the White Malaga, Cape, Isabella, St. 

 Louis, and two varieties unknown ; also the White Doyenne and Seckel 

 pears, very large and fine — one dish contained bunches of six varieties of 

 grapes — Mrs. Loring added a basket of dahlias and wreath oi' flowers. 



From Mrs. John C. Thorpe, of Woodland, the Peruvian Heliotrope, 

 orange tree, and large bouquets of dahlias and autumnal flowers. Mrs. 

 Dr. Wood presented several bouquets of flowers, and baskets of grapes, 

 figs. Heath peaches and large Seckel pears. Mrs. Ruffner presented two 

 ba.skets of figs, raised in this city. Mrs. James H. Merriwether, of 

 Mount Auburn, exhibited three baskets of Catawba grapes, and several 

 bouquets of dahlias, &c. Mrs. John Martin, a basket of dahlias. Mr. 

 Jacob Resor, of Delhi, a basket of large Seckel pears, and the common 

 Catawba and Monstrous Catawba grapes, both the bunches and berries of 

 the latter were very large ; also, four bottles of Catawba wine, of the 

 vintage of 1837, 1839, 1840 and 1841. Mrs. Maynard French, a basket 

 of Catawba grapes, and bouquets of flowers. Mr. George Graham ex- 

 hibited a large collection of plants, fruits and flowers : among them was a 

 very splendid specimen of the Cypress Vine, an ornamented Maltese 

 Cross, several wreaths of flowers, an ornamented anchor, choice roses, 

 and bouquets of wild flowers ; on one of the latter was perched an African 

 thrush, of beautiful plumage; — a basket of the Madeira peach, and four 

 varieties of corn, the plants fourteen feet ten inches high. Mrs. B. P. 

 Hunt presented a basket of the superb Columbia peach, the largest exhib- 

 ited, yellow flesh, high flavored, and uncommonly fine ; at the sale in the 

 evening, four of them sold for one dollar. 



Beautiful bouquets of dahlias and roses were presented by Miss Corne- 

 lia Morgan, Mrs. Major Strong, Mrs. Wm. Burnett, Mrs. H. F. Hill, 

 Mrs. Charles Duflreld, and Mrs. Shearer. Dr. Wm. Smith exhibited 



