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supporting an entablature and ribs of a dome, six feet in diameter. The 

 columns were elegantly wreathed, and the entablature was composed of 

 white eternal flowers, upon which was inscribed, " Dedicated to Flora," 

 inlaid with purple amaranths : in the centre of the base, was a beautiful 

 imitation of the Warwick vase, inlaid with purple asters ; the whole bemg 

 a most chaste and appropriate design. 



From W. Quant, a Gothic pyramid, five feet in diameter, and eighteen 

 high, surmounted by a cross ; the ground-work of green moss, and inlaid 

 with asters, marygolds, amaranths, and other flowers, so well executed, as 

 to have the appearance of Mosaic work. 



From W. Kenrick, a beautiful harp, executed with great taste ; the 

 frame was covered with evergreen, and the strings formed of winter- green 

 and arbor vitae. From Miss Russell, a Newfoundland Dog, carrying a bas- 

 ket of flowers : his covering was executed with pressed black hollyhocks, 

 and greyish moss, to imitate spots. This was a very capital design, and 

 " Tray" seemed to have stalked into the room alive. From J. A. Ken- 

 rick, a spread eagle, executed wholly of various colored asters, and holdmg 

 a string of beads in his beak, made of rose hips. From E. A. Story, a 

 plough, made of asters, and other flowers, with a motto, " By the plough 

 we live, Flora follows the plough." 



From J. W. Russell, a design in imitation of an ancient lyre, composed 

 of evergreens and flowers, formmg a frame-work for suspending a choice 

 collection of grapes. 



From S. A. Walker, ninety feet of beautiful wreathing. 



Bouquets. — From T. Motley, Jr., a large flat bouquet, inlaid with as- 

 ters of various colors. From Mr. Doyle, Jos. Nugent, and J. L. L. F. 

 Warren, similar bouquets. 



From Miss Bowker, a most elegant bouquet, composed of indigenous 

 grasses, and grain of various kinds, and grouped with most exquisite taste. 



Miss Russell exhibited a large bouquet. 



Bouquets were also furnished by W. Meller, T. Mason, W. E. Carter, 

 S. A. Walker, and others. 



Cut flowers, Asters, Dahlias, &c. — From the President of the 

 Society, fifty dahlias, and a collection of roses. From Messrs. Hovey & 

 Co., upwards of two hundred German asters in ten distinct varieties, 

 twenty-five kinds of verbenas, fine seedling pansies, and twenty-four new 

 and superb phloxes, viz. : — Amanissima, Almerine, Apollo, Artabanes, 

 Blanc de Neuilly, (pure white,) Charles, Mazeppa, Princess Marianne, 

 (striped,) Pyrame, Revest', nana, rosea superba. La Nymph, Alphonsine, 

 Humboldtn, CEil de Lynx, ColAriana, Longiracemosa, new blush, superbis- 

 sima, Altaclerfensis, &c. &c. From S. Sweetser, German asters. From 

 W. Meller, dahlias, and cut flowers. From S. Ropes, Salem, thirty fine 

 dahlias, and a basket of flowers. Dahlias were also contributed by E. 

 Winslow, H. W. Dutton, Hovey & Co., P. Barnes, Breck & Co., S. A. 

 Walker, T. Mason, W. B. Richards, and others. From J. Breck & Co., 

 a variety of annuals, new phloxes, &c. From S. A. Walker, fine cox- 



