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evinces the untiring zeal of the gentlemen in their avocation. It is to be 

 regretted that other exhibitors of fruits of recent introduction have not 

 complied Avith the regulations of the Committee, by sending in also a 

 description. 



Samuel C. Pitman, Swampscott, by D. T. Curtis, exhibited at the Annual 

 Exhibition a new pear, on which scarcely too high an encomium can be 

 passed, if it proves stable in its character. It is called Beurr^ Clairgleau. 

 Two specimens of this pear were also sent by Mr. Jonathan Fowler, of Sal- 

 isbury, with the following notice : " I send two pears which grew on a small 

 tree two years from the bud, a new variety, called Beurre Clairgleau, de- 

 scribed in the French Catalogues thus : Vigorous tree, very productive, 

 fruit very large, buttery, melting and juicy, ripens in October and Novem- 

 ber, yellow brownish skin, first rate." 



The exhibitions of Strawberries and Raspberries were much inferior to 

 the contributions of former years, in part or entirely owing to the season. 



Few or no new apples worthy of particular mention have been exhibited. 

 The contributions of apples have been somewhat in excess of former years, 

 thougli the beauty of the specimens have not equalled former contributions, 

 which may be attributed, in most instances, to an excess in bearing. 



The Committee would here acknowledge their obligations to the Adrian, 

 Michigan, Horticultural Society, for a fine collection of apples ; several 

 varieties were of superior quality, and entirely new to your Committee. 



Annual Exhibition of the Society for 1852, which, by the kind 

 permission of Messrs. Hovey & Co., was held in the Public Garden, 

 under a spacious tent erected for the purpose, was by far the most extensive 

 in fruits ever yet presented to the public ; and, although the number of con- 

 tributors was not large, yet the amount of choice fruit far exceeded any 

 former annual exhibition, forming the most attractive and really surprising 

 feature of the display. 



Delegations from the Horticultural Societies of several far distant states 

 were present, with many individuals, both of this country and from Europe, 

 who, from their high position in society were well qualified to give opinion 

 of weight, and never was a horticultural exhibition in Boston examined by 

 80 numerous or so truly respectable a concourse of visitors as that of 1852 ; 

 never were more just or satisfactory expressions of interest and delight 

 evinced, never a more true assertion universally made, than that it exceed- 

 ed in numbers and varieties of fruit, as well as in beauty and perfection, 

 every former exhibition of the kind yet witnessed by them in any part of 

 the world. Of course it is impossible to mention in sufficient terms of 

 commendation all those whose united efforts produced this admirable dis- 

 play, yet it would be unjust to pass them over in entire silence. 



Mr. Cabot, the President of the Society, 102 varieties of pears ; Robert 

 Manning, 167 var. of pears ; Samuel Walker, 137 var. of pears ; M. P. 

 Wilder, 200 var. of pears ; Hovey & Co., 250 var. of pears ; B. V. French, 

 160 var. of pears, and 180 var. of apples ; Winship, 90 var. of pears, and 40 

 var. of apples. Grapes, in variety, from J. Fisk Allen, W. C. Strong, Mrs. 

 F. B. Durfee, Charles Sampson, Azell Bowditch, J. Pritchard, and Joseph 



