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Cambridgfe. Apples : — Porter, Blue Pearmain, Baldwin, Greeninj^, Large 

 Red. Pears : — Frederick of Wurtemburg, Bergamot, Baking. Peaches : 

 Lemon Rareripe, Red and Yellow Rareripe. Plums : — Green Gage. 

 Grapes : — Isabella, Native Purple, Small Sweetwater, ? From Thomas 

 Morey, Hingham. Apples: — York Russet,.^ From J. Macomber, Rox- 

 bury. Apples: — Pumpkin, Sweet and Porter. By S. Walker, from a 

 member of the Society. Rousselet d'Rheims Pears. From Geo. Walsh, 

 Charlestown. Plums : — Green Gage, White Gage. Pears : — Williams's 

 Bon Chretien, from grafts put in in May, 1843, Golden Beurre of Bilboa. 

 Apples: — eight varieties. Grapes: — Red Hamburgh, White Sweetwa- 

 ter, (open culture,) and Isabella. From R. M. Copeland, Boston. Grapes : 

 Sweetwater. From James Peabody, Georgetown. Apples: — Graven- 

 stein. From Kendall Bailey, Charlestown. Nine clusters White Sweet- 

 water Grapes, (open culture.) From John Rice, Portsmouth, N. H., by 

 Major Henry Sheafe, Bon Chretien Pears. From Richard Ward, Rox- 

 bury. Pears : — Musk, Seckel, Williams's Bon Chretien, Andrews and 

 (flushing. From Mrs. S. W. Holbrook, Brighton. Crab Apples. From 

 Wni. G. Lewis, Roxbury. Seedling Peaches. From Peter Corbett, Mil- 

 ford. Mammoth Peaches. From Dr. S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline. Ap- 

 ples: — Blue Pearmain and Monstrous Pippin. Joseph Prince, Jr., Hano- 

 ver, N. H. Several specmiens of Apples. From Wm. H. Smith, Brigh- 

 ton. Seedling Peaches. From Ibraham Bartlett, Quincy. Pears: — 

 Bartlett. Quince: — Orange. From S. D. Hayden, Braintree. Apples: 

 Blue Pearmain and Squash. From J. W. Boutelle, Fitchburg. Grapes: 

 I^ative, Seedling. 



Vegetables. — From the President of the Society, two very large 

 squashes. John Marland, of Andover, sent an enormous squash, weigh- 

 ing 138 pounds ; this was one of five which grew on the same vine, all 

 averaging about the same weight. From John A. Kenrick, tine large 

 fruit of the purple ea"g plant. Capt. Josiah Lovett, who is noted for 

 raising fine vegetables as well as fruits, contributed ten varieties of mel- 

 ons, viz.: Mountain Sprout, Imperial, Rock, Improved Maryland and 

 Bird's Eye watermelons ; Christiana, Smyrna, Malta, Minorca and Penn- 

 sylvania Prize muskmelons; also Smyrna, Malaga, South American, In- 

 diana, Marrow, Buifalo, Canada and Crookneck squashes; fine brocoli, 

 and large and fine Caldwell and Snowball potatoes. From Mrs. Howard, 

 a fine Crookneck squash, the growth of 1843. Very large beets, from J. 

 Macomber. From the garden of Mrs. Bigelow, Medford, the Massachu- 

 setts squash, and a variety of very small handsomely striped melons, some- 

 times called mandrakes. From J. L. L. F. Warren, three Crookneck 

 squashes, growth of 1843. From John Howland, New Bedford, fruit of 

 the purple egg plant. From George Walsh, striped pear gourds. AVm. 

 B. Kincrsbury contributed some extra large Drumhead cabbages. Rev. 

 J. O. Choules, some South American squashes. From Wm. Curtis, fine 

 and very large Myatt's Victoria Rhubarb. John Gordon sent a variety of 

 handsome melons, squashes and encumbers. A. D. Weld, extra large 

 beets. B. V. French, two very large squashes, weighing 73 and 94 

 pounds. From Wm. Mackintosh, Roxbury, monstrous Drumhead cab- 

 bages, also Savoy cabbages and fine squashes. From Hovey & Co., fruit 

 of the white nnd purple egs plant, Marrow squashes, Bassano beets; a 

 mammoth squash, -weighing 1)7 pounds, muskmelons and Giant tomatoes. 



