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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



OCTOBER 15, 1834. 



M ASS. HO RTI CULTURAL SOCIET Y. 



""" ~KJB PORT 



Of the Committee appointed to name and label the Plants 

 and Flowers eikiliilid at t'linrnil Hall, on lite 

 \7th, \Sllt,and VMh Sc/it(iiiOer,l>i:ii. 

 The (lispbiy of tlie various pliiiitsf.ml flowers wliicli 

 dei-onued the Hall, was splendid beyond description : 

 and far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of 

 the committee. Although the proper season to show 

 hot-honse and green-honsi> plants to advantage, is du- 

 ring the spring months, when tiiey are in fidl bloom 

 and beauty, yet many varieties, especially those with 

 evergreen foliage, are pleasing and interesting objects 

 at all seasons of the year. Many of the species pre- 

 sented, were very choice and rare. There might be 

 seen the Banana of llie West-Indies, the Fig from 

 Persia, the Coftee from Arabia, the Lemon, Orange, 

 Pomeganate, and Sago-Palm, with many other inter- 

 esting plants, tiatives of a tropical clime. Among 

 those ornamental, as well as useful, were the variega- 

 ted Holly, Myrtle, Lamcl, Magnolia, Acnba, Box tree, 

 Aloes, and the elegant India-rnbbcr tree. Soine were 

 remarkable for either their cm-ions foliage or flowers, 

 as the Arnm, Pourretia, Eucalyptus, Nandina, Cactus, 

 &c. Others for their delightful and agreeable odor, 

 as the Hedychium gardncrianmn, Polyanthes tnbero- 

 sa. Pancratium, Fnnkia, .lasniimnn, &:c. &c. Those 

 conspicuous for the splendor of their rich and brilliant 

 colors, were the Erythrina jiicta, near eight feet in 

 height ; the V.allota jnirpnrea, (once Amaryllis,) with 

 six expanded flowers ; the Gladiolus natalensis, with 

 three tall spikes, and nmnbering near twenty open 

 flowers, which, for magnificence of bloom, can be 

 eclipsed but by few plants at tliis season of the year. 

 Among the various flowers and charming bouquets 

 which adorned the tables, wns a large collection of 

 the sii|)erl)!y splendid Georgina, (Dahlia) amonnung, 

 from all the contributors, to nearly five hundred 

 flowers. There was, also, a beautifid variety of the 

 lovely China and German Asters. The committee^ 

 cannot, however, among such an assemblage of 

 Flora's beauties, particularize all which deserve no- 

 tice ; hut submit the following Report : — 



From .7ohn Lowell, Esq. Roxbury. A fine apeci- 

 men of the Erythrina picta, and Justicia picta, — rare 

 plants; — two fino plants of Citrus decnmana, with 

 eight or ten ripe fruit, .some of which measured five 

 inches in diameter, — being three inches more in cir- 

 cumference than as|)ecimen ot the same fruit exhibi- 

 ted at the London Horticultural Society, and which 

 received its preiinum last year. A fine plant of the 

 Banana tree, (Musa sapientum,) with other rare and 

 choice ])lants. 



From ,1. P. Gushing, E.sq. AVatertown. Fine plants 

 of the Lemon and Orange, (Citrus limonuin and au- 

 rantiacea) Jlpolh's Laurel, (Laiirus nobilis,) Myrtus 

 communis, Acnba japonica, ISuxns arborescens var. 

 auranliacea, Hydrangea, Polyanthus tuberosa, &c. 

 &c. 



From John Lemist, Esq. Roxbury. Eugetlia myr- 

 tifolia. Fuchsia coccinca, Acacia armata. Ericas, &c. 

 &c. Fine plants of the Aloe, (.\gave ainericana,) 

 Yucca gloriosa. Citrus myrtilblia, and vulgaris, I'ar. 

 varici^aUi, and a splendid s[)ecimen of the Cycas re- 

 voluta, (Sago-Palni.) 



From John Pritice, Esq. Roxbiuy. Large plants 

 of Lemon and Orange trees, Cycas rcvoluta,) Sago- 

 Palm,) and Agave Americana, \ioya cirnose, Diosma 

 alba, Hedychium gar<lnerianuin, (very fragrant,) Acit- 

 ba japonica, &.e. &i-. 



From J. T. Wheelwright, Esq. Solanum melon- 

 gena, pm'purea and alba, (l''.gg |)lants,) pseudo capsi- 

 cum, (Jerusalem cherry,) (Jomphrena globosa, Aster 

 sinensis, &c. &c. 



From Charles Senior, Roxbury. Rhododendron 

 liybridnm, IMyrtus comnnnfis. Camellia japonica. Cit- 

 rus aurantiarum, Viburnum limis, &c. A beautiful 

 plant of the Ficus elasticus, (India-rubber tree,) and 

 Cactus melocactus. 



From William E. Payne, Esq. Waltham. Three 

 fine large Orange trees, (Citrus aurantium,) Citrus 



limonutn, Begonia, Fuchsia cocciuea, Daphne odora, 

 &c. &c. 



From William Pratt, Esq. Watertown, Elegant 

 plants of the Ilex variegata, (variegated Holly,) Buxus 

 arborescens var. ourfmdVrccn, Diosma alba. Citrus vul- 

 garis, V(tr. variegata, and Vihurmim timis. Justicia 

 picta, Hoya carnosa, Cassia loevigata, Aloysia citrio- 

 dora, iScc. &c. 



From Mr. N. Davenport, Milton. Agave ainerica- 

 na. Verbena trifolia, Cassia, &c. &c. 



From Joseph P. Bradlee, Esq. Boston. Citrus 

 limonum, Rhododendron, Camuiellia japonica alba, 

 and variegata, Myrtus communis. Erica mediterrania, 

 Gardinia, Acnba," Pittosporum, Citrus, Polyanthus tu- 

 bwosa, &.C. &c. 



From Samuel Appleton, Esq. Boston. A magnifi- 

 cent plant of the Ficus elasticus, (India-rubber tree,) 

 about ten feet in height. , 



From Thomas Dowse, Esq. Cambridgepoit. A 

 fine plant of Myrtus communis, in full bloom, — and 

 Fig tree, (Ficus carica,) with fruit. 



From Mr. Samuel Sweetser, Cambridgeport. A 

 fine plant of the Ilex variegata, IJiosmaalba, Phlomis 

 fructicosa. Erica, Sempervlvium, Myrtus communis, 

 &c. &c. 



Gladiolus natalensis, (called psittacinus,) presented 

 by Mr. Sweetser, was one of the most rich and gor- 

 geous plants which ornamented the Hall. It is of 

 late introduction, never flowering here before this 

 season. Ii will, probably, be considered as one of 

 the finest varieties of bulbs which decorate the flower 

 garden. 



From Mr. Isaac Livermore, Cambridgeport. Neri- 

 um oleander, and a fine plant of Hydran<la hortensis. 

 From Messrs. Hovey, Cambridgeport. Fine plants 

 of Gomphrena globosa, and Fuchsia coccinea, Mau- 

 randia semperflorens, and Citrus limonum. A black 

 Hamburgh grape-vine, growing in a pot, and bearing 

 twenty fine clusters, weighing nearly half a pound to 

 the biinch, only eighteen months from the cutting, 

 and remajkable for producing such a crop of friiil ; 

 and, also, showing what a quantity of fine fruit can 

 be cultivated in a small space of earth. 



From tlie Botanic Garden, Cambridge, by William 

 Carter. The following very rare plants, — Astraprea 

 Wallicliii Hakea saligna, Pourretia spinosa, Banksia 

 serrulata, Ficus elasticus, Coflea arabica, (coftee tree) 

 Vallota purpurea, (splendid) Melastoma, Eugenia, 

 Nandina, Eucalyptus, Lantana, Ardisia, Melaleuca, 

 and Fuchsia Thomsonia, Protea argentea, (silver 

 tree,) Hoya carnosa, &c. &c. 



From ftl. P. Wilder, Esq. Dorchester. A splendid 

 plant of the Camellia japonica fl. pi. alba, Eugenia 

 jamhos, and Acacia lophanta. Strelltzia, Melianihus, 

 Echium, Ilex variegata, Pittosporum, Agave america- 

 na, retusa and lingue, Myrtus, Acnba, Cycas revolu- 

 ta, Arum esculenttim. Citrus vulgaris, &c. &c. 



From J. W. Boott, Esq. Plumbago capensis. Be- 

 gonia discolor, and a Pancratiimi, very beautiful. 



From Charles Tavlor, Esq. Dorchester. Acacia 

 lophanta, Gardenia florida. Pelargonium argentea, 

 Citrus vulgaris, and v. variegata. Cassia, &c. &c. 



From Madame Eustis, Roxbury. Fine large 

 Orange ami Lemon trees, (Citrus,) Acuba japonica 

 and Yucca gloriosa (beautiful in bloont,) Agave amer- 

 icaiia, Hoya carnosa, Myrtus coimnitnis. Hydrangea 

 hortensis, Aloysia citriodora, &c. &c. 

 'From E. Bree<l, Esq. Chariestown. Brown Beur- 

 re and Broca's Bergamot Dwarf Pear trees, in pots, 

 bearing fine fi-uit; Diosma alba, Lantana, Pittosporum, 

 Myrtus, Acuba, I'ortulacea, Arum, Rhodoilendron, 

 Pldomis, Rosa, Viburniun, Agave americana, iS^c. 

 &c. China asters and coxcombs, in pots. 



From Messrs. Winship, Brighton. A fine plant of 

 Coriica alba, and Aspidium exaltahmi. Hedychi- 

 um gardiieriarmn, Metrosideros, Acacia lophanta, a 

 bratich of the Shepherdia eleagnoides, (bufllrlo ber- 

 ry,) &c. &c. 



From Thomas Willott, Esq. Boston. A fine plant 

 in full blossom, of Lagerstra;mia indica (crape myrtle,) 



Myrtus, Agave americana, Crassula, Nerium, Bego- 

 nia, Cactus, Acuba, Viburnum, Roses, Geraniums, 

 &c. 



From Joseph G. Joy, Esq. Boston. Two fine large 

 Orange trees. 



From William Upham, Esq. Boston. Two Orange 

 trees, Myrtus communis, and Jasniinum lutidum. 



From D. S. Townsend, Es(]. Boston. A fine large 

 Myrtus communis, Acuba japonica, and Viburnum 

 linus. Agave americana, Vinca rosea, Crassula ar- 

 borea, Orange tree, and Pomegranate. 



From Mr. Thomas Mason, Chariestown. Acacia 

 armata and lophanta, Aloysia citriodora. Daphne, Vi- 

 burnum, Erica, Fuchsia, Rosa, Myrtus, Gardinia, Pu- 

 nicea, Rhododendron, maximum far. album and rose- 

 um, and catawhiense. A beautiful plant of the Mag- 

 nolia grandiflora, Diosma, &c. &c. 



From Mrs. Bigelow, Medford, by M. Burrage. A 

 very beautiful plant of the Citrus myrtifolia, (Myrtle- 

 leaved Orange,) with about twenty ripe fruit. 



From Jlr. A.D.Williams, Roxbury. A pot of the 

 Isabella and White Sweet Water grape, with fruit. 



Georginas, (Dahlias,) China and German asters, 

 and bouquets of Flowers, were exhibited by the fol- 

 lowing gentlemen : — 



A su[)erb collection of about fifty varieties of the 

 Georgina, from Rlr. E. Putnam, Salem ; twenty va- 

 rieties from M. P. Wilder, Esq. Dorchester; ten va- 

 rieties from Mr. Samuel Walker, Roxbury ; twenty- 

 five varieties fiom the Botanic Garden, by Williata 

 Carter ; ten varieties from William Kemick ; and 

 many varieties from others. A charming collection 

 of China and German Asters, of about twelve dis- 

 tinct varieties from Messrs. Ht)vey, Cambridgepoi't. 

 A fine variety from E. Putnatii, Salem. A most 

 beautifid bouquet of Roses, including the yellow Tea 

 and other kinds, from Mr. William Wales, Dorchester. 

 Elegant bouquets were also received fiom Messrs. 

 S. Sweetser, Cambridgeport; William Worthington, 

 John Richardson, Joshua Gardner, and Samuel 

 Phipps, Dorchester; William Kenrick, Newton ; T. 

 H. Perkins, Esq. Brookline; J. W. Russell, Mount 

 Auburn; Messrs. Hovey, Candnidgeport ; Thomas 

 Mason, Chariestown ; William Leathe, Cambridge- 

 port ; and John Kenrick, Newton. Flowers in qua!i- 

 tity, liir decorating the Hall, were also furnished by 

 the above gentlemen. Some of the wreaths were 

 from the Society's garden. Mount Auburn. 



The Committee hope they have not omitted any 

 plants, but have given as accurate an account, from 

 the haste in which the exhibition was got up, as pos- 

 sible. All which is respectfully submitted. 



Charles M. Hovey, Chairman. 

 Sept. 30, 1834. 



FRUITS EXHIBITED. 



Horticultural Rooms, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1S34. 



Pears. By Mr. Manning— Ronville peaf, of the 

 New Duhaniel, a large green, good fruit, of 8 

 somewhat globular shape, tapering towards the 

 stalk, a very productive fruit. If we mistake not 

 the Ronville is identical with the Vallee or Vallee 

 Franche. Also, a pear received by Mr. Mannin| I 

 as the Beurre Knox. Ileathcot pear and Bufiiini 



By Mr. Downer — fine specimens of Capiaumoiit 



By Mr. Samuel Poinl — Lewis pear. 



By Mr. John A. Kenrick — a brown pear of ai 

 oblong form, very beurre, rich and fine. 



By John Heard, Esq. of Watertown — t;^^ frui 

 from a yomig tree, for a name. 



From an unknown source — a specimen, for tin 

 Bon gris. 



From another source — an unripe specimen wa 

 sent, as the Passe Cohuar. 



.dpples. By Mr. Rufus Howe of Dorchester- 

 a seedling apple of a good size, a red color an 

 fine flavor, now ripe. 



By Gen. Josiah Newhall of Lyunfield — spec 



