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All such rt^fiise trash, nnd fibrous earths and weeds, ; containing Isabella, Sweetwater, and oval Malaga 



by being conveyed to his barn-yard, at intervals, 

 during the fiill and winter, and judiciously combined 

 with its contents, will be converted into a rich, 

 fertilizing, and durable manure, merely by absorb- 

 ing and retaining that excess of putrescent f aids and 

 effluvia which is otherwise lost by filtration and 

 evaporation ; that is, by soaking away and drying 



up. ■ w. n. 



Pittstown, Salem Co. .V. /. May QOth, 1838. 



IHassachnsctts Horticultural Society. 



Exhibition of FiiuiTS. 



Saturday, Oct. 6, 1838. 



From Thomas Lee, Esq., Brookline, Isabella, 

 Pond's Seedling, and Elsinburg Grapes, the clusters 

 of the Elsinburg were large, the berries small, 

 the flavor very fine, and far e.xceeds any former 

 specimens of this grape which has been e.xhibited. 



From George Lee, Esq., Fresh Pond, large and 

 handsome specimens of the Ribstone Pippin, one 

 of the most celebrated English dessert apples. 



From Mr. John M. Ives, Salem, a Pear, name 

 unknown to the committee ; it was received from 

 France as the Beurre Bose, (a very different fruit,) 

 a large handsome, and delicious pear, worthy of a 

 place in every good collection. 



From Hon. John Lowell, specimens of Great 

 Britain, Bezi Vaot, and Queen Caroline Pears, the 

 Great Britain not yet at maturity, the Queen Car- 

 oline is a new and beautiful fruit of medium size 

 and very fino, it cknnot be too extensively dissem- 

 inated. Mr Lowell's specimens were accompanied 

 by the following letter, containing the liberal offer 

 of some rare plants and bulbs for distribution a- 

 mong the members of the society. 



RoxBURT, Sept. 15, 1838. 

 Hon. E. Vose, President of the M. IJ. S. 



Sir, — I send specimens of Great Britain, Bezy 



I Vaet and Queen Caroline Pears. The first and 



jlast I have translated from Grand Bretagne and 

 Reine Caroline, because I think when foreign 



' names can be rendered into English, retaining the 

 sense, it is better. Thus, "Roide Wirteinburg" 

 will in a few years bo corrupted into a barbarous, 

 unpronounceable word of no meaning. " King of 

 Wurtemberg" will be understood. Let me here 

 remark, that there is no such name in existence, 

 lawfuHy known, as Roi de Wirtemberg. The pear 

 which some persons call by that name was raised 



■ by Van Mons, and called by him " Frederick of 

 Wurtemberg" and is so printed in his catalogues. 

 Some Belgian nurseryman thinking that the high 

 sounding title of king would sell better, corrupted 

 the name, and some prefer the corruption to the 

 /rut name. The evil is, tliat we shall soon receive 

 the same pear under both names. 



I place, at the disposal of the society, two plants 

 of Muse rosacea, and twenty bulbs of Amaryllis 

 Equestris.* If any gentlemen wish them, tliey 

 will be delivered on their order. 



I :un, sir, respectfully yours, 



JOHN LOWELL. 



j From Hon. Judge Heard, Mario Louise, and 

 'Louise Bonne of Jersey (England) Pears, they are 



both great bearers, and are very justly placed 



among our best autumn pears. 

 , From Mr J. L. L. F. Warren, Brighton, 4 baskets 



Grapes 



From R. Manning, Salem, Beurre Diel, Buffum, 

 Beurre Bose, Belle et Bonne, Fulton, Popes Qua- 

 ker, Jalousie, and Marie Louise Pears. 



Erom E. M. Richards, Esq. Dedhani, Capsheaf 

 and Harrison's Fall Making Pears, yellow Ingestrie, 

 Red Ingestrie and Fall Sops of Wine Apples, and 

 one unnamed sort from a dwarf tree, imported from 

 France. Also Hill's Madeira Peaches. 



From Miss S. Seaver, Ro.xbury, a basket of 

 beautiful Catawba Grapes, the clusters and berries 

 were large, perfectly ripe and of e.tcellont Havor. 

 Also a Seedling Grape, raised from the Catawba. 

 For the Committee, 



ROBERT MANNING. 



Report o.\ Vegetables 

 Exhibited at the ^Innual Meeting, Sept. 19, 20, '21. 



Si.x very large crook neck Squashes from Samuel 

 Prescott, Elm Hill, Roxbury. 



Tomatoes, from John Hovey, Roxbury. 



Squash (six feet 4 inches circumference, weight 

 88 lbs) from seed received from Paris, Mrs Welles. 



African Acorn Squash, from T. Thompson, Jr. 



Two Drumhead Cabbages from J. D. W. Wil- 

 liams, Roxbury, Elm Hill: and also 2 squashes 

 weighing 24 lbs. 



Lima Beans, (extra fine,) Richard Ward, Rox- 

 bury. 



Crook neck squash, J. Clapp, South Reading. 



Pine Apple Potatoes and Acorn, Autumnal, and 

 one other variety of Squashes (name unknown,) 

 Samuel Pond, Cambridgeport. 



Love Apples, (Tomatoes,) Hon. John Lowell, 

 Roxbury. 



Sweet Potatoes, from do. 



1 Chili Squash, from James Eustes, South Read- 

 ing, (weight 62 lbs.) 



1 Large Potato, from JonatJian Warren, Wes- 

 ton. 



Yellow Tomatoes, J. L. Moffatt, Esq., Roxbury- 



Autumnal Marrow Squash. 



Smyrna or Palermo Squash. A prolific variety, 

 and runs very little, from John M. Ives, Salem. 



Mangel Wurtzel, Samuel Hyde, Newton. 



3 Valparaiso or Lima Squashes ; 1 African Blue 

 Skin Squash, from Rufus Howe, Dorchester. 



Seven years Pumpkin, from Mrs Timothy Bige- 

 low, Medford. (The above, the growth of last year, 

 and shown at the annual exhibition of 1837.) 

 Weight 4*3 lbs. in perfect condition, and it is said 

 will remain sound for seven years. 



Autumnal Marrow, from Abbott Lawrence, Jr. 

 Park Street. 



Canada Crook Neck, a trim specimen, curious, 

 from Perez Smith, Weston. 



Crook Neck S<|uash (weight 46 lbs.) from E. 

 Sparhawk, Brighton. 



Lima Beans, (superior) from Richard Ward, Rox- 

 bury. 



Squash, mammoth size, 130 lbs. weight, from 

 Capt Geo. Lee, West Cambridge. 



2 Seven Years Pumpkins, weight 81 lbs. 

 2 Baskets Tomatoes. 



1 Basket Horticultural Beans. 

 Cuba Love Appte, from James L. L. F. Warren, 

 Brighton. 



SAMUEL POND, Chairmayi. 



A gentleman and bis wife, while on a whortle- 

 berry e.xcursion near Sang Run, in Maryland, 



* mu I . 1 ». II ™ uciiv cvt^ufMuii near oaiiy^ n-un, in njarviana. 



* The plants ami bulhs were not received. The socictv i -n i ■ l. , i i '•""'"''"'" J""""' 

 rould take great pleasure to distribute them when they come | '^"^'^" eighty rattlesnakes, and wounded four which 

 haad. S yy. escaped. 



From ihe Olil Colony Memorial. 



CATTLE SHOW. 

 The Plymouth County .Agricultural Society held 

 its anniversary Exhibition and Cattle Show at 

 Bridgewater on Wednesday last The sky looked 

 threatening all day, but the rain held off until 

 nearly night. There was as large a concourse of 

 people as usual, and the crowd at the hall of e.xhi- 

 bition was very great The articles of manufacture 

 were not so numerous as last year, but they failed 

 not in quality. The Ploughing Match was a very 

 interesting trial, and attracted the attention of an 

 unusual crowd of spectators — the number of com- 

 petitors was also greater than common. The of!i- 

 cers of the last year were generally re-elected. 

 The dinner was plain and plentiful, suitable to the 

 occasion ; but, in conformity to the temperance and 

 sobriety of the times, there was no wine, no toasts, 

 no song, no music in the hall. The address, by C. 

 J. Holmes, Esq. was appropriate and interesting. 

 Tho,.efRciency and perseverance of the Marshals 

 in driving from the grounds those individuals who 

 came there with the intention of selling rum, is 

 worthy of all praise. The award of premiums, 

 we believe, gave general satisfaction. We publish 

 below the Report of the Committee on Manufac- 

 tures. 



Premiums aivaiiled by the Committee on Manufactures. 



So 00 

 4 00 

 3 00 

 2 00 



1 00 



2 50 

 1 50 



Lydia Dawes, Plymouth, piece carpeting, 

 Mrs Abiezer T. Hervey, Middleboro" do. 



" Olive S. Pratt, Bridgewater, do. 



" Abisha Stetson, E. Bridgewater, do. 



" Eleanor Sampson, Pembroke, do. 



" Helen Taylor, Plympton, stair carpet, 



" Abiah Bassett, Bridgewater, do. 



" Wilkes Wood, Middleborough, hearth rug, 3 00 

 " Lavina Taylor, Plympton, do. 2 50 



Miss Elizabeth Briggs, Middleboro', do. 2 00 

 Mrs Joseph Clark, do. do. 1 50 



" Louisa S. Jackson, Plymouth, do. 1 50 



" Rebecca B. Allen, do do. 75 



" Lodency Brett, N. Bridgewater, do. 50 



" Bethiah W. Bates, Bridgewater, 2 do. of 



rags, 75 



" Bethiah Ilayward, do. do. 50 



" Deborah Reed, East do. best piece of 



cloth, 3 00 



" Abigail Alden, Bridgewater, 2d do. 2 00 



" Jared Alden, Middleboro', do. 1 00 ■ 



Satinet Factory, Plympton, satinet, 3 00 



Wm. Taylor, do. do. 2 00 



Mrs Thomas Drew, Halifax, best flannel, 3 00 



Ichabod R. Jacobs, Scituate, 2d do. 2 00 



Catharine Bonney, Pembroke, 3d do. ' 1 00 

 Zeruiah Hayward, Bridgewater, 4th do. 50 



Mehitable Keen, Hanson, red flannel, 1 00 



Rachel H. Jacobs, Hanover, best blankets, 2 00 

 Abiah Bassett, Bridgewater, 2d do. 1 50 



Elizabeth S. Delano, Marshfield, best woollen 



hose, 1 00 



Elizabetli B. Hayward, 2d do. 75 



Abigail C. Witherell, Bridgewater, 3d do. 50 



Ruth Alden, Duxbury, lot woollen socks, 1 50 



Miss Sarah Simmons, liridgewater, linen hose, 1 00 

 Mrs Content Crooker, do. do. 75 



Miss H. H. McLauthlin, E. Bridgewater, do. 50 



Mrs Ruth B. Lewis, Marshfield, worsted hose, 1 00 



Mrs Catharine Reed, do 75 



.Abigail Reed, do 50 



Mary J. Bisbee, Rochester, eotton hose, 1 00 



H. H. McLauthlin, E. Bridg'r, do 50 



Experience Thompson, Halifax, bed spread, 2 00 



