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take pleasure in congratulating the Society on the increased interest which 

 the annual fairs are exciting in the minds of professional and amateur florists," 

 evinced by the greatly increased display of choice flowers from remote parts 

 of the State at this over all previous exhibitions. The following are the 

 exhibitors : — 



By E. Tyler, Buffalo, fine rofes and verbenas. From Col. Hodges, 

 Buflalo, nineteen varieties of Roses, fifteen of Verbenas, twelve of Dahlias, 

 &c. By Professor Coppock, of Buffalo, a Floral Design composed of 

 choice Dahlias, German Asters, and Globe Amaranths, on a ground of 

 green moss, representing a spread Eagle, with the name of The Buffalo 

 Horticultural Society in its beak, all beautifully arranged by the pupils of 

 his Musical Academy at Buffalo. 



From Wm. Webb, Buffalo, sixteen varieties of Roses, twelve of Verbe- 

 nas and other flowers, with two pots of very lai'ge Coxcombs, one measur- 

 ing twenty inches over the crest of the flower. By L. Menard, Albany, 

 two beautiful bouquets, arranged with exquisite taste, and composed of 

 thirty-one varieties of flowers, including six varieties of Heaths. By Dr. 

 A. Thompson, of Aurora, Cayuga Co., Asters, Verbenas, &c. By S. S. 

 Graves, and P. B. Eaton, of Auburn, Dahlias, Asters, &c. By H. Mor- 

 gan, Esq., of Aurora, a variety of flowers all beautifully arranged as floral 

 ornaments. 



By Prof. I. W. Jackson, Schenectady, twenty-seven different varieties of 

 flowers, beautifully arranged in fifteen floral ornaments for vases, comprising 

 twenty-four varieties of dahlias, twenty of asters, verbenas, fuchsias, &c. 

 By Mrs. E. T. Throop Martin, of Willow Brook, Owasco Lake, a very 

 beautifully arranged floral ornament, composed of different varieties of 

 choice flowers. By Hon. J. Porter, M. H. Ervin, J. J. Seymour, Mrs. 

 Leland, Mrs. Watrous, and Mrs. Credell, of Auburn, a variety of fine, cut 

 flowers. By Miss Holley, a fine Bignonm grandiflora. By Mrs. Milton, of 

 Auburn, orange, lemon, and shaddock trees, in full fruit. 



By Messrs. Elwanger & Barry, Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, 

 twenty-five varieties of hybrid, perpetual, tea, and other roses, twenty-six 

 of dahlias, twelve of verbenas, including four good seedlings, Barryz, Gen- 

 esee, Odorata, and Rochester ; also, two floral ornaments, beautifully ar- 

 ranged. By James Wilson, Albany, one hundred and thirty-one varieties 

 of flowers, including twenty-six of dahlias, fourteen of verbenas, thirty-two 

 of hybrid, perpetual, and other roses, with phloxes, &;c., &c., and an ex- 

 quisitely arranged bouquet, composed of thirty-six different varieties of 

 choice and rare green-house flowers, and also a very beautifully arranged 

 floral design, composed of more than one hundred rare dahlias, roses, glad- 

 ioluses, German asters, rose geranium leaves, heliotropiums, globe ama- 

 ranths, «&c., &c. 



By Edward Thomas, of Geneva, three new seedling dahlias, viz. : Mrs. 

 Hemans, a white, finely tipped with vermilion, well formed, with a full cen- 

 tre and petals finely cupped, flower about the size of Striata Formosissima, 

 a good flower. Thomas's Perfection, a dark maroon, of globular form, pe- 

 tals finely cupped with full centre, about the size of the last, and a very good 



