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& Co. exhibited two magnificent specimens of Z/ilium lancifolium album and 

 rubrum, the former having three stems, with twelve expanded flowers, and 

 the latter one stem, with six flowers and nine buds, both nearly five feet 

 high ; also Achimenes of the various sorts, roses, &c. From J. E. Tesche- 

 macher, a plant of Echinocactus Oiibnis, three years old, with three of its 

 pretty golden yellow blossoms : it had been profusely watered with guano. 

 Mr. A. Barratt exhibited the Chromatella rose, very fine. From A. Bow- 

 ditch, La Reine and other roses. From W. Meller, a fine plant of Sipho- 

 campylos lantanaefolius, Russelh'a juncea and Euphorbia. From T. Need- 

 ham, Ipomee^a scabra (fine) Achimenes longiflora, verbenas, phloxes, &c. 

 Messrs. Breck & Co. displayed a fine assortment of annuals and perennials, 

 and Messrs. Winship & Co. a great variety of herbaceous plants. Cut flow- 

 ers, and bouquets from Messrs. Warren, Walker, W. Kenrick, J. Nugent, 

 John Hovey. 



Fruits: From J. F. Allen, Sweet Montmorency cherries, the finest late 

 variety known, Franconia raspberries ; Elruge, Lewis, and Golden nectar- 

 ines, Tippecanoe, Washington, and Early Red Rareripe peaches, and the 

 following grapes : Verdelho, Grizzly Frontignan, Chasselas Bar-sur-aube of 

 the French, probably the common Muscadine of the Pomological Magazine, 

 red Chasselas and variegated Chasselas. From Messrs. Winship, Belle 

 Magnifique and Morello cherries, Franconia raspberries and mulberries. 

 From John A. Kenrick, Belle Magnifique cherries. From James Nugent, 

 very fine grapes and red and white currants. From A. D. Williams, Cit- 

 ron des Carmes peas. Early Harvest apples, and red and white currants. 

 From John Hovey, Early Harvest apples and gooseberries, F. C. Newhajl, 

 Citron des Carmes peas and large blackberries. From A. D. Weld, very 

 fine red and white currants. From Josiah Lovett, large black and seedling 

 currants, and fine blackberries. From O. Johnson, extra fine gooseberries. 

 From E. Brown, Lynn, Early Harvest apples. From Mr. Breed, extra 

 large black mulberries. 



Vegetables : From A. D. Williams, one peck of Hill's Early White po- 

 tatoes, very large, three weighing 2<i lbs, A fine specimen of Shilling's 

 Early Grotto pea, raised by the use of guano alone, from Mr. Teschemacher. 

 An ear of corn raised in 1770, was exhibited from New Hampshire. 



The Society's Seventeenth Annual Exhibition will be held on the 17th, 

 18th, and 19lh days of September next, at Horticultural Hall, and the Fes- 

 tival will take place at Faneuil Hall on the evening of the 19lh. A fine 

 display is anticipated, and exhibitors will aid the Committee of Arrange- 

 ments by forwarding their fruit on Tuesday, the 16th, in order to enable 

 them to complete their catalogue as early as possible. 



