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geous flower has not been made at the Annual Exhibition for some years. 

 To take the place of these, there was a large number of designs, containing 

 thousands of fine asters. The quantity of pot plants was exceedingly lim- 

 ited, and less in number than would have been exhibited, had the committee 

 supposed there would have been ary room to spare. 



The Floral designs were the prominent objects of the exhibition. These 

 were arranged in somewhat the same manner as last year. At the further 

 end of the hall, opposite the entrance, stood the handsome Chinese Pagoda 

 of Walker & Co . , and by its side the Gothic Monument of Mr. West ; near by, 

 at the private door which leads to the library room, stood the arched bower of 

 Mr. Motley. These, with the clock in the rear, ornamented by its wreath of 

 dried grasses, and the magnificent design of Mr. S. A. Walker, beneath, 

 displayed that part of the hall with the best effect. At the other end, stood 

 the pretty Swiss Cottage of Mr. Warren, and immediately in the rear, the 

 splendid Grecian Temple of Mr. Quant. Miss Russell's Vase, and Mr. 

 Kenrick's Harp, with several designs, enriched the tables next the wall ; 

 and on the left the evergreen bower over the entrance, surmounted with the 

 truly elegant grass bouquet of Miss Bowker, and the neat vase and bouquet 

 of Mr. Needham, made an imposing appearance. Other designs, of which 

 we shall give a full account, decorated the walls, and a lovely wreath from 

 Mr. S. A. Walker, hung gracefully from the ceiling between the chandeliers. 

 The centre tables were two in number this year, with a walk on each side 

 and between them. On these tables were two beautiful marble vases recently 

 purchased by the Society. A brilliant pyramidal bouquet, five feet high, 

 from Messrs. Hovey & Co., filled one, and, on the second day of the exhibi- 

 tion, a vegetable bouquet from Mr. Warren, filled the other. 



The collection of fruit was remarkably good. The pears were not so nu- 

 merous or fine as last year, but this was more than doubly made up in the 

 truly splendid show of peaches, and still more magnificent display of grapes ; 

 so fine a show of the latter fruit was never made by the Society. The 

 finest specimen was a noble bunch of Wilmot's New Black Hamburgh, with 

 berries nearly four inches in circumference, jet black and finely covered with 

 bloom, weighing 2 lbs., from Messrs. Hovey & Co. The Cannon Hall 

 Muscat was exhibited by Mr. Needham, in fine condition, the bunch only of 

 moderate size, but the berries very large. Mr. Russell's Muscats of Alex- 

 andria were most excellent; and the new Black Hamburgh No. 16, by Mr. 

 Allen, exceedingly fine. Mr. Young, of New Bedford, brought a small 

 collection, including fine clusters of the Victoria (?) and Royal Muscadine, 

 the latter weighing about 4 lbs. Messrs. Haggerston and Quant's grapes 

 were, as usual, excellent. 



We have but little room to enumerate the choice things in the several 

 collections ; but a few which struck us as being superior specimens of cul- 

 tivation, were the Beurre d'Aremberg pears of the President, the Andrews 

 pears of Mr. S. Walker, the Williams's Bon Chretien pears of Mr. Allen, 

 the Louise Bonne of Jersey pears of Mr. Lovitt, the Reine des Pays Bas 

 pears of Capt. Macondry, and the Columbia pears of Mr. Bartlett. Mr.Vose's 

 Hawthorndean apples put the peaches to the blush, and a dish of Beauty 



