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To Edward A. Story, a gratuity of $4 for a Plough. 



To J. W. Russell, a gratuity of $3 for an ornamental frame-work for 

 grapes. 



To Thomas Motley, Jr., a gratuity of $ 3 for a fanciful design by John 

 Galvin, Jr. 



To Samuel A. Walker, the first premium of $ 10, for 90 feet of fine 

 wreathing. 



To William Doyle, gardener to John A. Lowell, Esq., the first premium 

 for bouquets, of $ 6. 



To James Nugent, gardener to Mrs. Howard, the second premium of 

 $5. 



To Miss Russell, the third premium of $4. 



To Miss Bowker, a gratuity of $5, for a beautiful bouquet, composed 

 of a great variety of indigenous grasses. 



To J. L. L. F. Warren, a gratuity of $ 3 for a bouquet of dahlias and 

 asters. 



Joseph Breck, H. W. Button, S. R. Johnson, Ebenezer Wight, J. 

 W. Russell, judges. 



HORTICULTURAL FESTIVAL. 



The Festival of the Society was celebrated at Faneuil Hall on Friday 

 evening, the 19th of September, and the occasion was one of great gratifi- 

 cation to the members. The Hall was decorated with much taste. The 

 panels of the galleries were filled with the names of Lowell, Buel, Fessen- 

 den. Prince, Manning, and Michaux, on one side, and those of Loudon, 

 A'^an Mens, Knight, Plummer, Jussieu, Duhamel and Douglas, on the 

 other ; at one end of the Hall were those of Linnaeus and De Candolle, and 

 above these an inscription as follows : — 



" MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETy, SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBI- 

 TION." 



At the opposite end, over the chair of the President, was suspended a 

 motto which read as follows : — 



" IN FLOWERS AND BLOSSOMS LOVE IS WONT TO TRACE 

 EMBLEMS OF WOMAN'S VIRTUES AND HER GRACE." 



Around the walls, and between the pillars of the galleries, were arranged 

 large evergreen trees, which seemed to embower the hall, and the columns 

 were festooned and wreathed with evergreens and flowers. Thirteen tables 

 were laid, which were filled with the choicest fruit, and adorned with beau- 

 tiful bouquets. 



At 5 o'clock, the company began to assemble ; and, in a short time, the 

 doors were opened for the invited guests. The band struck up a lively 

 march, and in a few moments the whole company, numbering nearly six 

 hundred ladies and gentlemen, were comfortably seated at the tables. 



Among the iuvited guests vvere the venerable widow of Alexander Ham- 

 ilton, Hon. Edward Everett, Hon. Daniel Webster, Ex-President Quincy, 

 Hon. Caleb Gushing, Hon. R. C. Winthrop, His Honor, the Mayor, Hon. 

 J. G. Palfrey, Hon. Jona. Chapman, Hon. S. H. Walley, Jr., Hon Mr. 

 Maclay, Hon. Mr. Meigs, G. S. Hillard, Esq., Rev. Dr. Codman, and 



