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mology. Mr. Ives authorises us to say, that he will, next 

 season, furnish buds gratuitously, to members of the Society, 

 who desire them. Benjamin Edwards, of Wenham, present- 

 ed a seedling peach and a seedling sweet apple, of his own 

 production, both of fine quality. To the former, the Commit- 

 tee have given the name of " Edwards's Seedling," and to the 

 latter, " Edwards's Sweeting." The Committee would express 

 a hope, that the cultivation of seedling] fruit may engage a 

 greater share of attention in our community hereafter. The 

 thanks of the society are due to Messrs. Walker, of Roxbury, 

 Warren, of Brighton, and Philbrick, of Brookline, for their dis- 

 play of fruits. Did the rules of the society permit, the Com- 

 mittee would recommend gratuities to each. Under existing 

 circumstances, they trust that these gentlemen will accept "the 

 will for the deed." 



Of Flowers, there were sixteen contributors, and the display 

 Avas superior to any former occasion. The cultivation of flow- 

 ers promotes refinement and taste, and we are gratified to re- 

 cognize, to-day, so many evidences of their appreciation by the 

 daughters of Essex. In the judgment of the Committee, the 

 exhibition of fruits and flowers may, with suitable effort, be 

 rendered one of the most attractive features of this annual as- 

 sembling. 



In conclusion, the Committee recommend the following gra- 

 tuities : 



Fruit. Andrew Dodge, J. S. Cabot, James Peabody, Eb- • 

 enezer Rowe, John M. Ives, one dollar each ; Moody Ordway, 

 Ezra dodge, A. J. Dodge, Jos. L. Ober, Amos French, seventy- 

 five cents each ; Abraham Lord, F. H. Wade, Jonathan 

 Berry, Joseph Farley, John Tuttle, Mrs. M. C. Baker, Thos, 

 Pierce, Josiah Caldwell, Alfred Kimball, David Lord, Geo. P. 

 Wilkins, Wm. R. Putnam, Charles W. Lord, William Ives, 

 Jefferson Perry, Israel Trask, Joshua Buxton, Benjamin Ed- 

 wards, fifty cents each ; Rebecca S. Ives, A. Hammatt, Eben 

 Lord, Joseph Horton, James Manning, Samuel Kinsman, Oli- 

 ver Bailey, Alfred Kimball, Wm. F. Wade, twenty-five cents 

 each. 



Flowers. F. H. Wade, of Ipswich, Wm. Hall, Bradford, 



