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lovely Flora, and lier twin sister the beautiful Pomona. I said, sir, 

 raise a Temple. Yes, sir, a Temple, that shall be an ornament to 

 the city of Boston, and the future pride of the Commonwealth of 

 Massachusetts. Sir, the people are with us — our interests are the in- 

 terests of the public, and we have only to say we want a Hall of suita- 

 ble dimensions for our use, and who that understands the subject can 

 refuse us aid, and bid us God speed.'' No, sir, let the claims of fruits 

 and flowers and their moral influence be fully understood, and we 

 shall have no rival with the virtuous and the wise, except that religion 

 whose ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are paths of 

 peace. 



He concluded with the following sentiment: 

 The Practical Cultivator — 



" For him the Spring 

 Distils her dews, and from the silken gem 

 Its lucid leaves unfolds; for him, the hand 

 Of Autumn tinges every fertile branch 

 Witli blooming gold, and blushes like the morn." 



By D. Haggerston. New England, though in her soil the fig tree does 

 not blossom, nor the olive yield her oil, yet in her schools and colleges mor- 

 als and intellect are matured, in her forum the myrtle flourishes for her sag- 

 es, and Bunker Hill and Bennington will be ever green with laurels for her 

 heroes. 



By O. Johnson. Our Society — Devoted to the promotion of the peaceful 

 pursuits of horticulture — May its members cultivate the virtues, liberality 

 and good feeling. 



By J. Stickney. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society — Although situated 

 far to the north in a sterile section of the country, has been steadily progress- 

 ing in usefulness, till its powerful influence is felt to the utmost limits of 

 this vast republic. 



By S. Pond. Robert Manning of America, and Van Mons of Europe — 

 Their exertions in the cause of Pomona, entitle them to the gratitude and 

 respect of all generations. 



By S. Sweetser. Horticulture and Floriculture — The flint and steel, which, 

 when brought in collision, elicits a spark thar purifies and elevates the soul. 



By William Thomas. Agricultural and Horticultural Societies of the nine- 

 teenth century — Second only to the schools planted by our ancestors of the 

 seventeenth century for the protection of our liberties, and the welfare of 

 man — may their fruits be as good. 



By C. M. Hovey. Rohert Manning — The indefatigable Pomologist and 

 the estimable citizen. His labors in identifying our various fruits have ac- 

 complished for America what Knight has for England, and Van Mons for 

 Belgium. 



By Dr. Palmer, of the Transcript. The Editor of the Magazine of Horticul- 

 ture — His works prove that he is not less expert in handling a pen than in 

 handling a hoe. 



By Isaac Hurd, Esq., of Cincinnati. The Fruits of the North — As delicious 

 as those of the Tropics, though many are of a Wilder growth. 



The Massachusetts Horticultural Society — Loses nothing of its attraction, 

 ■while it marshals at the head of its list the Wilder fruits. 



Horticulture — Art engrafted on nature. 



Several other sentiments were given, of which we have not been 



