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Of the garden and greenhouse flowers, the rose stands very conspicu- 

 ous. Since the introduction of the Bourbons, Perpetuals and Hybrid 

 Perpetuals into our gardens, the period of exhibiting this fovorite tlower 

 is not confined to one or two weeks in June, but is extended throughout 

 the season, till frost, and the dreary winds of autumn, check all vegeta- 

 tion. Our stands, during the whole season, have been well filled with 

 new and choice varieties of this plant, which ere long will rival the dahlia 

 in our autumnal exhibitions. About 400 varieties have been exhibited, 

 among which were the following new ones, viz. : Alice Leroy, D'Orleans, 

 Helene Mauget, Louise Colet, Unique de Provence, and twenty other va- 

 rieties of the Moss. Also Emerance, New Globe Hip, Charles Duval, 

 Coupe d'Hebe, Great Western, New Village Maid, Rubifolia Superba, 

 Baltimore Belle, Perpetual Pink, Queen of the Prairies, and Noisette, 

 Cloth of Gold, &c. &c. 



Pfccnies. — Tree or Moutan, viz. : papaveracea, p. Banksire, p. rosea, 

 a seedling very double, large, and nearly white. About 40 varieties of 

 the herbaceous kinds, among which were Pottsii, Reevesii, Richardsom'i, 

 speciosa striata, formosa, lutea alba, Victoire Modeste, &.C., with about 

 20 seedlings. 



The flowering trees, shrubs and climbing plants were fully represented 

 in the difierent varieties of honeysuckle, clematis, glycine, bignonia, 

 euonymus, acacia, hibiscus, viburnum, shepardia, liriodendron, catalpa, 

 magnolia, &c.; also the herbaceous plants, as the lupinus, phlox, lychins, 

 digitalis, delphinium, dictamnus, hypericum, &c. 



Carnations, pinks, picotees, pansies, tulips, lilies, &c., — a great variety 

 and many fine specimens. 



Dahlias. — Of these, during the latter part of the season, many choice 

 and beautiful varieties were exhibited, — this flower forming a conspicu- 

 ous part of the floral display at the annual exhibition, and nearly all the 

 varieties shoAvn at the weekly exhibitions were there exhibited ; for a 

 particular account we must refer the reader to the report herewith appen- 

 ded. 



Among the flowers not otherwise enumerated under any of the forego- 

 ing heads, was a fine plant of Z/ilium lancifolium punctatum, containing 

 several beautiful flowers ; two flowers of the Cereus grandiflorus: they 

 bloomed late in the evening preceding, and continued expanding during 

 the next forenoon, until nearly the close of the exhibition. A beautiful 

 spike of Yucca filamentosa, Cereus speciosissimus, Ackermam'i, with sev- 

 eral choice seedlings ; Echinocactus Eyriesii, &c. &c. 



The native plants, as usual, have held a conspicuous place at all our 

 exhibitions. Among them were the beautiful Polygala paucifolia and the 

 delicate Linnrpa borcalis, from the woods of Essex; Kalmra latifolia and 

 Magnolia glaiica, from Gloucester; Sabbatia chloroides and Z«ilium su- 

 perbum, from Barnstablp County ; also Rhodora canadensis, Aralea vis- 

 cosa. Lobelia cardinalis, O'rchis grandiflora, Arelhusa bulbosa, Calla pa- 

 liistris, Cymbidium pulcht'dlum, &-c. 



Fruits. — The display of apples, this season, has been uncommonly 

 fine ; tlie specimens were very larjre and fair. The following varieties 

 have been exhibited, viz. : Early Harvest, Early Rivers, Summer Pear- 

 main, Early Bough, Dodge's Early Red, Early Red Margaret, Williams's 

 Summer, Red Astracan, Knowles's Early, Tetofski, Summer Queen, Red 

 Juneating, Sopsavine, Hawthornden, Charlomoski, Irish Peach, Orne's 



