472 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



rated with evergi-eens, and surmounted with the inscription " Twenty-sec- 

 ond Annual Exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society." 



The show of plants and flowers was rather small, owing to the limited 

 space, but those exhibited were principally specimens of great beauty — the 

 most proininent ones were SchubertJa graveolens, two clerodendrons, Abelia 

 rupestris, and several fine fuchsias, and other plants, from Messrs. Hovey 

 & Co., and a few orchids, from J. A. Lowell. The flower stands were filled 

 with roses, asters, and dahlias. Some of the large bouquets were very fine, 

 and a few small floral ornaments added to the appearance of the display. 



The exhibition of fruit was, we hesitate not to say, by far the most exten- 

 sive and choice ever made, either at home or abroad. The pears were not 

 only shown in large variety, but many of the specimens were larger and 

 more beautiful than any heretofore exhibited. We have only room to particu- 

 larize a few of the more remarkable, — these were the Doyenn6 Boussock, 

 from W. Davis ; the Beurre Diel, from W. Bacon ; the Van Mons Leon le 

 Clerc, of Mr. Wilder ; the Swan's Orange and Beurre d'Anjou, of Messrs. 

 Hovey; the former' of which were fully equal in size and beauty to the 

 Rochester specimens exhibited in 1848 and 1849 : the Louise Bonne of Jer- 

 sey, of Mr. Bemis ; the Golden Beurre of Bilboa, of Messrs. Richards and 

 Fay ; the Andrews, of Messrs. Crafts & Dana ; and tlie Bartlett, from Mr. 

 Maclntyre, ninety of which, from one small tree, filled a large basket. The 

 apples Avere very fine, especially the collection of Mr. French, which was, 

 of itself, a good exhibition, containing upwards of one hundred and forty 

 kinds, some of them very large and handsome. Grapes were poorer than 

 usual, owing to the cool summer, and but few of those exhibited were fully 

 colored or ripened. 



Plants. — From Messrs. Hovey & Co., a large collection, among which 

 were Schub^rtia graveolens, Clerodendron infortunatura and squamatum. 

 Plumbago Larpentffi, RondeletzVf speciosa, Abelia rupestris, Russellia jvin- 

 cea, Cupliea platj^c^ntra ; six or eight kinds of fuchsias, achimenes of all 

 sorts, &c. From M. P. Wilder, the beautiful new Achimenes gloxinse- 

 flora and insignis. From J. A. Lowell, a collection of plants, among which 

 were several orchids. 



Dahlias, Asters, Cut Flowers, &c. — From Breck & Co., dahlias, 

 and other flowers. From Hovey & Co., 2 large bouquets, for the Bradlee 

 vases ; 2 parlor bouquets, German asters, and 20 var. of verbenas. From J. 

 Nugent, 2 bouquets, for the Society vases ; 2 parlor bouquets, and cut 

 flowers. Other contributors Avere, O. N. Towne, A. Bowditch, Miss Rus- 

 sell, Miss L. A. Kingsley, J. Hovey, J. Black, C. A. Hewens, L Spear, L. 

 Davenport, P. Barnes, Winship & Co., T. Owens, H. Grundel, and others. 

 Mrs. William Kenrick sent two lyres, in different styles, neatly made ; and 

 Mrs. E. A. Story a floral grotto. 



PREMIUMS AND GRATUITIES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS, &C. 



Plants in Pots. — For the best display, of not less than 20 pots, to 

 Hovey & Co., $12. 

 For the second best, to M. P. Wilder, $10. 



