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confined to her bed by illness. So much energy under such cir- 

 cumstances, deserves more praise than mere words. Two large 



Bouquets of Natural Grasses, presented by Mrs. , of Will- 



iamsburgh, were arranged with much good taste, and made a 

 unique and beautiful appearance. lu connection with Bouquets 

 may be mentioned several Baskets of Flowers, one of which, of 

 large size, and most tastefully arranged with the choicest flowers, 

 presented, during the whole Fair, a 'most charming appearance. 

 It gives me pleasure here to acknowledge the receipt, on the last 

 day of the Fair, of a splendid basket of Flowers, most tastefully 

 arranged by Mrs. Henderson^ of Middle Village, L. I. Here, too, 

 may be mentioned several Pyramids, one of which, of great size, 

 and in the temple form, was beautiful in design, and elaborate in 

 finish. A great many other pretty things might be noticed, such 

 as Passijloras, several blooms of Cereus triangularis, Salvias, kc, 

 &c., ad infinitum ; but a mere allusion to them must suflSce. 



The special exhibition on Monday, Oct. 13, brought out a rare 

 and beautiful display of dahlias, roses, bouquets and baskets. The 

 dahlias and roses Avere remarkably fine, the number of exhibitors 

 large, and the competition spirited and close. The bouquets and 

 baskets were a new feature in the special exhibition, and one 

 that should be continued. Besides adding immensely to the in- 

 terest of the scene, an opportunity is presented for a display of 

 taste which will never be seen at our general show, at least until 

 we can afiford to be a little more liberal than we are at present. 

 It would be absurd in the highest degree to expect it. The 

 bouquets shown on this occasion were surprisingly beautiful, and 

 elicited a degree of admiration that I have never seen called 

 forth on any occasion before. The flowers were the rarest and 

 choicest, the arrangement exquisite, and the form, without stiff- 

 ness or formality, seemed every thing that could be desired. Of 

 course all were not alike perfect ; I am now only speaking of the 

 best. Among the baskets, one, which may be called a rock work 

 basket, was pre-eminently beautiful. There were others, of 

 smaller size, which were gems of their kind. As a whole, this 

 special exhibition was much the most beautiful and interesting 

 that we have yet had. 



