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delivered by the Rev. Ilonry Ward Beecher, and his 

 subject was diversified in the treating of the beauty of 

 the science. He remarked that we bad spread before 

 us a rich disjjlay of Horticultural education, and 

 showed by compaa-ison what these various specimens 

 were in their normal state, and quite elaborately to 

 what perfection they had been brought by skill and 

 culture, and an application showed, that a like 

 array of mental beauty could be produced in the entire 

 intelligent creation by similar appliances. It would 

 be like a very imperfect artist improving a highly 

 finished picture, to attempt a description of all his 

 remarks. The enthusiasm of the audience showed 

 that his sentiments met with a warm response, which 

 undoubtedly will be remembered with pleasure and 

 instruction. 



On the 15th and 16th of June the Hall was opened 

 for the Rose Exhibition. It was the original intention 

 of the Society that it should continue but for one day 

 and evening, but from the urgent solicitation of a num- 

 ber of ladies and gentleman it was continued through 

 the day following. This exhibition was much larger and 

 far more extensive in the variety of its display than 

 it was first purposed to be. One of the great objects 

 of the exhibition was to give the growers of roses and 

 herbaceous plants in our city, an opportunity of dis- 

 playing to the gratification of the many, the gems 

 of beauty that were disseminating their fragrance and 

 presenting their loveliness only for the enjoyment of 



