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bottom perforat-ed with small holes. It seems to me that these 

 pots are well adapted for growing some kinds of plants, particu- 

 larly iu rooms; but I shall refrain from giving an opinion in 

 regard to their merits until I have had an opportunity of trying 

 them. The Rustic Woik was a curious, but, on the whole, pretty 

 display, embracing some articles of great utility, such as bracJiets, 

 stands, chairs, &c., and others of no utility at all. The materials 

 used were principally knots and gnarled branches, which were 

 w^orked up into various forms, some pretty, some classic, some 

 grotesque, and some quite repulsive. The labor bestowed on 

 these articles was very considerable, and in many cases a great 

 deal of ingenuity and taste was displayed, both in form and 

 finish. Rustic work has so many attractive features, that it is 

 greatly to be regretted that its expensiveness has hitherto pre- 

 cluded its general introduction. 



I must here state that a small glass jar of " Kentish^s Prepared 

 Guano" was exhibited, marked " For Competition." Now com- 

 petition supposes comparison with something of a like kind, and 

 in this case comparison based upon the results of a series of ex- 

 periments covering no inconsiderable space of time, and embrac- 

 ing a great variety of vegetable productions ; but it must be ap- 

 parent to all that no such comparison could be instituted in the 

 circumstances under which this Guano was exhibited. I make 

 ^this statement to show that the subject was not overlooked. If 

 the proprietor will furnish the Institute a suitable supply at the 

 proper time, I will answer for it that it receives a fair trial with 

 other fertilizers of a like kind. 



I have thus briefly attempted to give some general ideas of the 

 character of the various objects exhibited in the Horticultural 

 Department during the 2-lth Annual Fair, and I feel greatly re- 

 lieved now that the task is done ; for though full of pleasant re- 

 miniscences, the labor has not been light, with many other cares 

 pressing upon me. I did what I could to make the Exhibition 

 respectable, and I am not without my reward in the conscious- 

 ness that I succeeded in some tolerable degree. To the exhibitors, 

 more especially of fruits and flowers, belongs a large meed of 



