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room siii((Ml (o ;iii cxliiliilioii of lliis kind. Al'lt r much lime spciil in 

 iVuitlc'ss cllort.s to liirc soim> kind of ;i room, it \v:i.s linally determined 

 to hold the exhibition in our own rooms, iind admit only IVuils aixl 

 llowt-rs. 'l"h(> >i/,e of the.s(> rooms preidudiMl the idea ol" a I'ull c .\hi!)i- 

 tion. verv mn^di to the eonnnittei-'s i-egret. Jt wa.s near the lli'^l of 

 Septeml)i'r before puldio notice eotild he given, but notwithstanding 

 the shortness of the time, the rooms were crowded with (dioicc spcci- 

 iniMis. It must bo stated that the season was a poor one for all fiuils 

 exi'i[){ Lirapes. Plnms M-erc> mostly destroyed by the eureulio, and 

 the apple and [)car were generally much disfigured by the eureulio 

 ami the apple moth, the last having caused a large part of tiie eroj) 

 to fall prematurely to the ground; yet such are the care and skill of 

 some of our t'ulti\ators, wc had an excellent show of apples, and bet- 

 ter pears wi're never seen on our tables. Grapes "\v(>re shoAvn in 

 great abumlanee and variety. The display of foreign grapes was 

 conspicuous for the number of large bunches, one bunch of the Bar- 

 barossa weighing some six })Ounds. The native gra[)es were particu- 

 larly noteworthy for their abundance, variety and excellence. There 

 were scvci-al new kinds on the tables, some of which promises to 

 rank very high. So many line specimens of native grapes were pro- 

 bably never before seen together in New York, Wc have seen about 

 the last of the rejiroach that 'wc have no native grapes fit to eat. 

 Several beautiful pine apples, grown in pots, attracted much notice. 

 The fruit was large and very fine. 



The exhibition of flowers was confined chielly to bomiuets, baskets 

 and cut llowei-s, the first two j)red(jminating. The display was beau- 

 tifid. put plants and some othci's were not called for, as they could 

 not be shown in these rooms without the risk of nnich damage. 

 Thei-e were, notwithstanding, a few remarkably handsome specimens 

 ■f ornamental leaved plants. There were si)ecimcns also of rare and 

 beautiful orchids, displaying their very remark;d)le and imique ilowers. 

 ^'egetables were not shown, there being no room for them. Not- 

 withstanding its curtaibncnts, the exhibition was one that will bo 

 looked back to with i)ride, A list of the awards is herewith presen- 

 ted, as well :is a statement of the ex[)enses of the exhibition. 



It ought to be stated here that a public s[)irited member ofiered 

 $l(»o in i)rizos, .$,')() of thi.- being for a set of ornaments for the din- 

 ner table, TlK)Ugh the oi-naments exhil)ited did not meet the re(juire- 

 ments. the gentlemen alluded to none the less deserves our thanks. 

 Two otln'r members oU'eroil s')(» foi- a native seedling giapc. to pos- 

 sess specified (pialities. This pri/e was not awarded, but is si ill open 

 for competition. The lion. Ilmace (ireely, with a spirit worthy of 

 all praise, ofFered three prizes, of $100 each, for an apple, a pear and 

 a grape, each possessing sjiccificd (jualities antl adapted to general 



