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One barrel of superfine fiour, branded City Akron, from Charles 

 W. Woolf, 31 Moore-street. 



One barrel of fine flour, from R. L. Pell, Pelham, Ulster co. 



A barrel of flour was also exhibited from each of the following 

 agents in South-street: Morgan & Co., John N. Beach, Leland, Ad- 

 ams & Co., Herrick & Van Boskerk, and Clarke & Coleman. 



HOPS. 



One bale of superior hops, from Ezra Leeland, Morrisville, Madi- 

 son county. 



In resigning the trust confided to me, I would tain place on record 

 some of the results of six years' experience in the management of 

 the Horticultural Department of your Institute. I humbly flatter 

 myself that in strenuously endeavoring to render the field a fair and 

 open one to all competitors, and in an inflexible adherence to the 

 motto which I at first adopted, that of " equal justice to all," confi- 

 dence has been established in the minds of those connected with this 

 Association. I have neither accepted nor granted the least favor 

 whatever beyond the strict rules of courtesy, nor have I compro- 

 mised one principle adopted for the governance of my conduct, being 

 determined never to swerve from what I conceive to be a correct 

 course. Let me not be deemed egotistical in these remarks; I have 

 but stated the simple truth, actuated by a sincere desire to establish 

 pure republican principles as the rule of conduct for those who may 

 succeed me in the office at your future anniversaries. 



In the rapid survey I have taken of the onward march of im- 

 provement, which has rendered the city of New-York the emporium 

 of the New World, I am aware that many omissions will meet the 

 eye of the vigilant, though I hope indulgent, critic. One pleasing 

 feature stands prominent in the sketch I have given; the spirit of 

 intelligence and improvement, ever active and persevering when 

 protected by free and liberal institutions. Were not its workings 

 convincingly dernonstrated al this Anniversary? The importance of 

 Jlgriculture, the sure and firm foundation of true national greatness, 

 was forcibly impressed upon the public mind, and the results of suc- 

 cessful husbandry rewarded by appropriate premiums; while all the 



