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eties of splendid German asters, large, and very double; also, a 

 stand of the followiiiir kinds of verbenas, together with several seed- 

 ling's, one or two of which were new and fine, viz: — f^erhena Twee- 

 dieana, i\.vva\iidna,teucro\des, incisn and varieties, ignescens. Pepper/', 

 Wincliester/i, Eyre«//a, Binneytmrt, speciosa, fiilgens, Richardson??, 

 PowelltV, and several others unnamed; also, a sniall collection of 

 about fifty fine pansies. Fine German asters from J. J. Low. Ver- 

 benas, roses, and native asters from S. Sweetser. From Mr. Klein- 

 strop, fine asters, verbenas, &c. From E. H. Derby, a good speci- 

 men of Vall6t« purpurea. 



Dahlias. — From the President, Mr. Wilder, about a hundred 

 flowers, among which were Grace Darling, Marshal Soult, Heroine, 

 Unique, Primrose, Argo, Pickwick, Dodd's Mary,. Mackenzie's Per- 

 fection, Constantia, and Lady Bathurst. From Jos. Stickney, up- 

 wards of thirty blooms, viz: — Constantia, Ne Plus Ultra, Defiance, 

 Bree's Rosa, Low's Conservative, Pickwick, Miss Johnson, Argo, 

 Francis, &c. From D. Macintyre, about sixty dahlias; anions other 

 good ones, there were Eva, Ne Pius Ultra, Harwood's Defiance, 

 Hope, Conservative, Pickwick, Marshal Soult, Grace Darling, Sec. 

 From P. Barnes, upwards of twenty flowers, embracing Ne Plus 

 Ultra, Suffolk Hero, and others. 



From Hovey & Co., about seventy-five flowers, including, with 

 others, Cox's Revenire, Miss Scroop, Duchess of Riclmiond, Ne 

 Plus Ultra, Eva, Hero of Tippecanoe, Fanny, Lady Clitton, Mon- 

 arch, Anseli's Amelia, Marshal Soult, Lady Bathurst, Unique, Glory 

 of Plymouth, and Miss Johnson. From H. W. Button, twenty-five 

 flowers, embracing the showy and beautiful lohite tipped one, Charles 

 XII. From A. McLennan, gardener to W. Pratt, Esq., ujjwards 

 of eiirhty flowers. From D. Hagirerston, gardener to J. P. Gush- 

 ing, Esq., fifty blooms. From S. Sweetser, about sixty flowers, a- 

 mong others, Prinwose, Heroine, Unique, Canute, Duchess of Port- 

 land, Ne Plus Ultra, Miss Scroop, Lady Bathurst, Suftolk Hero, 

 Advancer, &c. 



From J. J. Low, upwards of seventy-five flowers, including, with 

 others, Virgin Queen, Lewisham Rival, Eva, Marshal Soult, Sir 

 Henry Fletcher, Ne Plus Ultra, &c. From S. Walker, twenty 

 flowers. From Messrs. Winship, forty or fifty flowers. From F. 

 W. Macondry, twenty-five flowers, including several new varieties. 

 From James Vila, Lexinjjton, several good blooms. From W. E. 

 Carter, upwards of fifty flowers. From the Public Garden, a good 

 display of fitly or sixty flowers. From Mr. Macintosh, several flow- 

 ers. Dahlias were also furnished by many of the above named gen- 

 tlemen, for bouquets, &,c. 



BouQ,UETs. — These were not quite so splendid as those at the last 

 annual exhibition; yet many of them were very fine. From W'. 

 Kenrick, a large prettily arranged basket of flowers, with dahlias, 

 &c. From S. Walker, several fine bouquets. Bouquets were fur- 

 nished by Messrs. J. Hovey, J. L. L. F. Warren, W. E. Carter, J. 

 A. Kenrick, Messrs. Winship, S. Sweetser, Sec. 



[Owing to the late day of the month at which the exhibition took 

 place, we are compelled, after delaying the usual period of publication 

 for a day or two, to omit the report of the fruit exhibited; the con- 



