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cacalia, hihisnis, fee; also native ])^anfs. W. P. Rifhard*on, \nhe- 

 lia, Apmerofalli-=, petunia, phlox, fee. J. S. Cabot, Yucca filanipnto- 

 sa. Wf^inerorallis coerulp 1, Gewin'tna rHli<\)(Ei; .3coniiu»i viirinjiauim 

 novipii; C>>rp6:»sirJ temiirolii; Trachelium bicolor fl. pi.; Stance bel- 

 liililolia; Ca!ii|)aniila irracili*. 



Fruit : — From E. Enunerton, S^'otrh !roosehprri««, six varietips; 

 aDplps, suininer pearuiain; pears, M'lHelinp: iniill>erriH<, Mark. W. 

 "W.MPra, ppars. siiinnier siiirar. Mrs. Taylor, of Daiivers, larire 

 S|)pciiiien« of i?u!)ii« triiialis, (native.) Mrs- Weston, aprirots, F. 

 Lainson, TJuhii-^ oceidentalis, trivialis, and stri^o-ns, (native.) J. M. 

 lve«, 2oosel»prrIps, Scotch, two varieties; pears, Madeline, and Petit 

 Mn-sf It. W. Stearns ami W. P. Riehirdson, Madeline pears. J. 



F. Alien, cherries, seedlinsr: i)eache>. Royal Georire elin'jsfone. 

 Wednesday, ..lii^ust 4. — Flowers: From Mrs. L. Bowditch, Mr?. 



J. Hile, G. D. Phippen, Win. Leavitt, and W. P. R:<-hard«on. Iiou- 

 qnpts. Mrs. Taylor, of Dan vers, native plants. Miss E. Prliu-e, 

 bouquets of verbenas, elematis, hemeroeallis, hibisriis. C. M. Rirh- 

 ard-toii, dahliis, Romnlus; bouquets. E. B. Pt'irson, Zeph\ rafitlieg 

 atamasco, dtliiias and bonqnets. F. Putnam; Efhinopactn-; Eyrie<ii 

 (in por.) F. Lamson, bouquets of garden and native plants. H. 

 Wheatland, dahlins, verbenas, lavatera, tScr.; also native plants. J, 

 Gi)ldrhwaite. rlnhlias, Conqueror of Europe. Golden Sovereiirn, &c. 



G. Driver and E. Buswell, dahlias, Striata forniosissima, Salaman- 

 der. Scr. 



Fruit: — From Mrs. Taylor, of Dan vers, fine and lar^e specimens 

 of farcinium resinosum, viriranim, and fronrlosuni (natives.) Miss 

 E. Prince, red Juneatini apples. J. C. Lee. Petit Muscat pears; 

 Franconia raspberries. W. P. Richardson, Scotch gooseberries; red 

 and nhite currants. H. Wheatland, Beauty of Summer pears. W. 

 Stearns, Jarirnuelle and Beauty of Sutnmer pears; red Juneating 

 api>lps. G. Driver, irreen Citron melons. 



The p\hil»ition of two rare and beautiful varieties of pigeons, by 

 W. C. Barton, excited mufh interest aucl attraction. 



Wednesday, August -Ibth — Flowers : From Mrs. R. Wheit- 

 land, Mejocacfus sp. (in pot,) from Pernandiuco. G. Masnry, of 

 Bf'vprly. f^erbena Pepperj, and /eucroirf^'s; dahlias, several varieties, 

 as Mrs. Rushton, Lady Arabella; bouquets. Charles Hoffman, Ajra- 

 jianrhus sp. (in pot;) bouquPts of verbenas, heliorro[)e, |)hlox, &c, 

 J. Gr)|dthwaite, dnhlias, Suffolk Hero. Beauty of Bedford, fee. \V. 

 F- Gardner, dahlias. Conqueror of Europe, Mrs. Rushton, &c.; 

 storks. F. Lamson, bouquets, and several species of native plants. 

 J. M. Ives, lilies, stocks. G. D. Ph'ppen, balsamines and nastur- 

 tiums. J. C Lee, dahlias. W. P. Richardson, bouquets of dahlias, 

 lilies, &c. F. Putnam, Gladiolus flori!)undus; dahlias, Fire-bill, 

 Anscll's Unique, Red Rover, fee. H- NVheatland, gladiolus, ver- 

 benas, daiilias; also native |)lants. 



Fiiiit: — From J.C. Lee, pears, Dearborn's seedling, Valiee Frnnf he, 

 Julienne of C »xe, Bon Chretien Fondante, an<l Enirlish red Cheek; 

 ZintiMtlal and black Hamburir irrapps; pine-apple melons. Charles 

 Hoffiuan, several varieties of tine jiears. \\'. F. Gardner. Royal 

 Georjre |)eaches. J. M. Ives, pears, Bartlett, Julienne tVom France, 

 Julienne of Coxe, Williams's double flowering, Summer Frank Real; 

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