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Jersey pears, and Rhode Island Greening' apples. C. W, Greene, Ja- 

 maica Piain, Monstrous Pippin apple, weighing twenty-two ounces, and 

 fifteen inches in circumference, from the farm of Franklin Greene, Esq., 

 R. I., the homestead of Gen. Natli'l Greene, of the Revolutionary army. 

 S. Pond, twelve Orange quinces, weighing 11 5 lbs. Josiah Robins, 

 Plymouth, extra large apples, — the largest specimen weighed 22 ounces, 

 name unknown. Fulton, Dix, Capiaumont and Urbaniste pears, from the 

 President. St. Michael pears, and three varieties of grapes, from George 

 Walsh. Good Easter Beurre and St. Michael pears, from E. Bradshaw. 

 Weston apple, from S. W. Cole. Three varieties grapes, from C. S. 

 Hunt. Mr. Oliver, Brookline, Dix pears. From Henry Plympton, Bos- 

 ton, Isabella grapes and St. Michael pears, — the latter extra fair and 

 beautiful. 



The fine specimen of Van Mons Leon le Clerc pears, exhibited last 

 week by Mr. Haggerston, from Mr. Cushing's garden, was tasted, and 

 was found to sustain the high character which preceded its introduction 

 into this country. 



October 26th. — The Society held an adjourned meeting. The Presi- 

 dent, with Messrs. French, Newhall and Richards, were chosen a com- 

 mittee, to consider the expediency of having an address delivered at the , 

 opening of the Society's new Hall. 



ExJiibited. — Flowers : A good show of dahlias was again made to-day, 

 from the gardens in the city. The fine warm weather, the past week, 

 has been very favorable for them, and many fine blooms have been pro- 

 duced. Mr. J. Stickney exhibited one hundred and twenty-five blooms, — 

 among them, beautiful flowers of Oakley's Surprise, Essex Triumph, 

 Grace Darling, Constantia, Widnall's Queen, &c. 



H. W. Dutton, a large collection of dahlias, including perfect speci- 

 mens of Essex Triumph, Prince of Wales, Oakley's Surprise, Queen, &c. 



R. M. Copeland, fifty blooms, including a large number of fine speci- 

 mens. 



From E. Allen, twelve varieties of chrysanthemums. From Parker 

 Barnes, roses, pansies. Scarlet geranium, cactus flowers, &c. Bouquets 

 from Wm. Kenrick. 



Fruits : A basket of fine specimens of pears was presented by S. G. 

 Perkins, of Brookline ; the Beurre Diel, Duchesse d'Angouleme, and some 

 others, were very large. From J. Lovett, Duchesse d'Angouleme and 

 Capiaumont pears ; also, very fine dried plums or prunes ; they Avere dried 

 as perfectly as any foreign prunes we ever noticed, and were the first ever 

 exhibited at the Society's rooms. From S. Walker, Vicar of Winkfield 

 pears. Jonathan French, Lewis pears, and var. of apples. J. Munroe, 

 Vicar of Winkfield pears, and beautiful Harvey apples. George New- 

 hall, Fulton, Seckel, Cumberland, Beurre Base and Duchesse d'Angou- 

 leme pears, and Isabella grapes. FromG. Merriam, Newton, St. Michael 

 pears, and Portugal quinces. Dr. Warren, Duchesse d'Angouleme pears. 

 From the President, Capiaumont, Belle et Bonne, Pope's Quaker and Ur- 

 baniste pears. Rev. A. B. Muzzey, Catawba grapes, very handsome. 

 F. Tudor, Passe Colmar, Easter Beurr6, St. Michael and Seckel pears, 

 the hitter excellent. From J. F. Allen, Black Hamburgh grapes. H. 

 Vandine, Marie Louise, Passe Colmar and Seckel pears; Coe's Golden 

 Drop plums. 



Vegetables: From F. Tudor, green peas, beans, tomatoes and lettuce. 



