by Messrs. Hovey, the most magnificent of pears. Capt. Macondry's Washingtons were perfectly beautiful. But by far the finest display, showing, certainly, the highest cultivation, was twelve dishes of pears by Mr. Crooker, containing Van Mons Leon le Clerc, of remarkable size and beauty. Many other collections were deserving of notice, but our room will not admit us to enumerate all we could wish.

The grapes, however, cannot be passed by. Every year, the culture of this fruit has greatly improved, and the truly magnificent spec mens exhibited leave little to be desired in the way of better. Mr. Needham was the successful competitor for the prize; and his Cannon Hall Muscats, though not near ripe, were truly noble berries and bunches. Mr. Allen, as usual, had the most extensive collection, all very good, and the Hamburghs well colored, but the berries and bunches small. Messrs. Hovey & Co. had the Wilmot's Black Hamburgh, jet black, with very large berries, and also some superb Grizzly Frontignans and Hamburghs. Mr. Donald, Mr. Young, and Mr. Towne had also finely grown grapes, with berries of good size and well colored, though not quite black.

The vegetables were few and excellent, the most attractive exhibition being thirty-five varieties of potatoes, fifteen of them seedlings, by Mr: S. W. Cole. The Committee, in commendation of Mr. Cole's zeal to bring together this valuable collection, awarded him, very justly, a gratuity of ten dollars. We shall probably give some account of them at a future time.

PLANTS. From the President of the Society, several camellias, acacias, Achimenes longiflòra, and other plants. From Messrs. Hovey & Co., six large plants of Achimenes ròsea, Fuchsia fúlgens, Acantha and Nymph, Gloxinia Cartòni, Gésnera zebrìna, &c. From Mrs. Pratt, by A. McLennan, twelve fine coxcombs of large size, Hedychium Gardneriànum, and other plants. From J. L. L. F. Warren, a collection of Cacti, containing nineteen plants, embracing, among others, Cèreus crucigera, and Wildiana, Echinocactus scòpa, and mamulòsus, and eleven species and varieties of Mammillària; also two plants of Achimenes grandiflòra.

DESIGNS. From W. Quant, a moss vase and pedestal, eight feet high, of very chaste construction, covered with moss, ornamented with amaranths, and filled with flowers. From J. Thomas, a monumental design, about eight feet high, rather heavy in form, but neatly wrought in moss, and profusely ornamented with bouquets of flowers. From Messrs. Hovey & Co., a large flat design, four feet by six, representing mosaic work, inlaid with asters, amaranths, rudbeckias, and zinnias. From T. Needham, a grotto design, highly finished with moss. From Jas. McNeil, gardener to J. D. W. Williams, a chaste and very pretty design, a Floral Bower with a basin in the centre, containing gold fish, and a fountain at play. From S. A. Walker, a motto, about fourteen feet long, Welcome, friends, gain,” -the ground work moss, and the letters in amaranths. This was suspended by wreaths of amaranths and other flowers, held in the beak of an eagle, with a star attached. From Master Rosamond Walker, a duck, feathered with amaranths and immortal flowers. From Isaac Rich, a very neat arabesque design of mosaic work wrought with amaranths and other flowers.

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BOUQUETS OF VARIOUS KINDS, BASKETS OF FLOWERS, WREATHS, &c.From Messrs. Hovey & Co., two very large round bouquets for the Society's Marble vases, about four feet high and two wide, composed principally of amaranths, but containing choice roses and other rare flowers; also two sinaller pyramidal bouquets, and two mantel bouquets. From Jas Nugent, a pair of large pyramidal bouquets for the Bradlee vases, and six hand bouquets. From Messrs. Winships, a pair of large pyramidal bouquets, and one pair of parlor bouquets. From J. L. L. F. Warren, two large pyramidal bouquets, one grass bouquet, and two hand bouquets. From John Quant, a pair of pyramidal bouquets, composed of indigenous flowers. From Henry Reed, gardener to N. Stetson, Esq., a beautiful circular bouquet, with flat surface of choice dahlias. From O. N. Towne, a flat bouquet of dahlias and other flowers. From Miss R. Bowker, a splendid bouquet of dried grasses, and a tree composed of dried autumnal leaves of various shades, arranged with much taste. From Mrs. D. Sparrell, a tree made from very handsome specimens of dried grasses. Bouquets were also contributed from R. West, Salem, Jona. Warren, Jr., E. M. Richards, John Hovey, A. Bowditch, and others.

From Miss Russell, one large and one small basket of flowers, arranged in her usual neat and chaste style; also a pair of stars handsomely wrought with amaranths. From J. A. Kenrick, made by his daughter, a pretty basket of flowers, and a handsome wreath.

From S. A. Walker, two beautiful wreaths, each thirty-five feet long, composed of evergreen, amaranths, immortal, and other showy flowers. From A. Bowditch, a wreath thirty-five yards in length.

DAHLIAS, ASTERS, AND OTHER CUT FLOWERS.-From the President of the Society, a great number of fine dahlias, filling one of the circular stands, and containing some very fine blooms. Dahlias were also shown by P. Barnes, S. R. Johnson, John Parker, Jos. Breck & Co., Hovey & Co., J. L. L. F. Warren, A. Bowditch, R. Ames, Jas. Nugent, O. H. Mather, John Hovey, W. Meller, C. A. Hewens, and others. A fine lot of German asters from Hovey & Co. Handsome coxcombs from H. Hazletine. Fine roses and dahlias from L. Davenport., Beautiful pansies from Hovey & Co. Cut flowers of various sorts were also sent by O. H. Mather, Jas. Nugent, Breck & Co., and others. Lilium lancifolium album, grown in the open air, from the President. From F. R. Bigelow, two flowers of Cèreus triangularis.

FRUIT. From the President of the Society, 159 varieties of pears, viz. :— Andrews, Ananas of the French, Angleterre Noisette, Angelique de Rome, A. de Bourdeaux, Ambrette, Autumn Superb, Belle et Bonne de Hee, B. et Bonne, B. Angevine, B. d'Angers, B. des Trois, B. Excellent, B. de Grande Montaigne, Beurré Bruneau, B. de Nerckman, B. Curtet, B. d'Elberg, B. de Louvain, B. Montefortaine, B. Incomparable, B. d'Aremberg, B. d'Amalis, B. d'Angleterre, B. Rance, B. Easter, B. Coloma, B. d'Anjou, B. Cutter, B. Bronze from France, B. Bronze, L. H. S., B. Diel, B. Golden of Bilboa, B. de Capiaumont, B. Bosc, B. Bealieu, B. de Rhine, B. Kenrick, B. Brown, B. Beaureal, B. Audisson, Buffam, 42

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Brougham, Belmont, Williams's Bon Chrétien, Bezi de la Motte, Bleeker's Meadow, Bezi Vaet, B. des Veterans, Bergamotte, Gansel's, B. Parthenay, B. Easter, B. de Brunon, B. Suisse, B. Seedling, B., Dr. Ives's, Catillac, Chaumontel Belge, C. English, Colmar d'Aremberg, C. d'Ete, C. du Lot, Comte de Lamy, Comtesse de Lunay, Columbia, Comprette, Cushing, Dunmore, Dearborn's Seedling, Dix, Duchesse d'Angouleme, D. de Mars, D. d'Orleans, Doyenné gris, D. gris d'hiver nouveau, D. doré, D. crotte, D. panachée, D. musqué, De Tonneau, De Louvain, Delices Charles, Dumortier, Deschamps, Epine d'hiver, E. d'Ete, Eyewood, Fulton, Fontarabie, Belle Lucrative, Fortunée, Figue de Naples, Famenga, Fondante de Lille, Ferdinand de Meester, Gil-o-gil, Glout Morceau, Gendesheim, Girardin, Heathcot, Henriette, Gov. Edwards', Jalousie de Fontenay Vendée, Julienne, King Edward's, Knight's Seedling, Lawrence, Liberale, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Lewis, Leon le Clerc, Marie Louise, Miel de Waterloo, Napoleon, Doyenné Boussock, Manning's, Ditto from France, Naigly, Passe Colmar, Petre, Philippe of France, Poire de Louvain, P. de Conda, P. d'Amour, Ridelle, Roi de Wurtemberg, Rousselet de Rheims, Seckel, St. Germain de Tillion, St. G., Prince's, St. G., Striped, St. G., Uvedale's, Sieulle, Sucré Verte, Swan's Egg, Sageret, St. André, St. Laurens, St. Michael Archangel, Sarazin, St. Denis, Tarquin, Triumph de Jodoigne, Summer Thorn, Sansparielle, Surpasse Virgoulouse, Urbaniste, Unknown, six varieties, Le Curé, Van Mons Leon le Clerc, Verte Longue, V. L. d'Automne, V. L. Panachée, Voix aux Prètres, Vicompte de Spoelberch, Van Mons, No. 65, Wilkinson, Winter Nelis, Wilbur.

From the Pomological Garden of R. Manning, 255 varieties of pears, embracing many new sorts, viz. :-Aston Town, Angers, (?) Althorpe Crassane, Angelique de Rome, Ananas d'Ete, Alpha, Ambrosia, Alexander of Russia, Andrews, Bergamotte d'Automne, B. Libboten, B. Parthenay, B. Fortuneé, B. Sylvange, B. Gansell's, B. Cadette, B. Hampden's, B. Welbeck, Beurré Spence, B. Whitzumb, B. Easter, B. Preble, B. Kenrick, B. Delbecq, B. Brown, B. Verte, B. d'Angleterre, B. Beaumont, B. d'Aremberg, B. Adam, B. Bosc, B. gris d'hiver nouveau, B. Diel, B. Coloma, B. Van Mons, B. Golden of Bilboa, B. Van Marum, B. de Capiaumont, B. d'Amalis, Beauty of Winter, Bezi Montigny, B. de la Motte, Buffum, Black Pear of Worcester, Bon Chrétien Turkish, B. de Bruxelles, B. Tucker's, B. Fondante, B. Williams's, Belle Lucrative, B. et Bonne, Bleeker's Meadow, Belmont, Bois Napoleon, Bodin, Boucquia, Brugman's birne, Bishop's Thumb, Bonne Louise, Copæa, Cross, Colmar Epine, Catillac, Calebasse Monstreuse, Chapman's, Columbs d'hiver, Charles de Boulogne, Capsheap, Croft Castle, Citron of Bohemia, Chaptal, Columbia, Colmar Niel, Caen du France, Comte de Lamy, Chaumontelle, Cuvelier, Clinton, Charles of Austria, Commodore, Coter, Crassane, Clara, Coloma, Caroline, Colmar d'Automne, Calebasse, Cushing, Cabot, Chelmsford, Doyenné Boussock, D. White, D. Crotte, D. Mons, D. d'hiver, D. Bosc, D. Louis, D. d'Alencon, Dingler, Duchesse d'Angouleme, D. d'Orleans, D. de Mars, Dix, Dundas, Double Amande, Dunmore, Dearborn, Endicott,

Emerald, Eyewood, Enfant Prodige, Echasserie, Fulton, Figue Extra, Foster's St. Michael, Figue de Naples, Frederick of Wurtemburg, Flemish Sabine, F. Beauty, Fondante Van Mons, Fantasie V. Mons, Franc Real d'hiver, Glout Morceau, Girardin, Green Pear of Yair, Gendesheim, Gil-o-gil, Henry IV., Huguenot, Hunt's Connecticut, Hericart, Henkel, Hathorne's Seedling, Hacon's Incomparable, Heathcot, Henrietta, Harvard, Hadley, Horticulture, Jaminette d'hiver, Jalousie, Jubin, Knight's Seeedling, King Edward's, Juvardal, Jaminette, Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee, Johonnot, Julienne, Lincoln, Las Canas, Long Green of Europe, Long Green, (of Coxe,) Locke, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Le Curé, Lewis, Leon le Clerc, Leon le Clerc Van Mons, Lederbirne, Louis of Boulogne, Late Deschamps, Louis Philippe, Marie Louise double Emploi, Manning's, Meuris d'hiver, Marie Louise, M. L. nova, Marulis, Messire Jean, Michaux, Muscadine, Marie Louise, (Pitts,) Napoleon, Navez, Plombgastel, Petre, Pennsylvania, Pome Poire, Paradise d'Automne, Pitfour, Princess of Orange, Passans du Portugal, Pope's Russet, Parmentier, Quetelet, Queen of the Low Countries, Passe Colmar, Reine des Poires, Raymond, Ronville, Rousselet de Meester, Rameaux, Rousselet de Rheims, Royale d'hiver, St. Germain Uvedale's, St. Germain Prince's, St. Germain Brande's, St. Germain d'Ete, Seckel, St. Ghislain, Stevens's Genesee, Superfondante, Shobden Court, Surpasse Virgouleuse, Surreine, Styrian, Sovereign de Printemps, Shakespeare, Sieulle, Sullivain, Summer Thorn, Schoeling Merry, St. André, Thompson's, Urbaniste, Van Assene, Vacat, Whitfield, Wilbur, Winter Nelis, Winter Crassane, Wilkinson, Washington, two seedlings, and Nos. 104, 108, 135, 177, 365, 658, 858, 879, 969, 1036, 1074, 1100, 1155, 1242, 1258, 1295, 1336, 1344, 1406, 1454, 1482, 1485, 1535, 1590, and 1602 Van Mons; Pyrus Bolwilleria, a distinct species; 75 varieties of apples, 5 of peaches, and 5 of plums; but we have no room for the names.

From Messrs. Hovey & Co., 70 varieties of pears, viz. :—Arboricrite, (?) Beurré d'Aremberg, B. de Moire, B. Diel, (?) B. Crapaud, B. de Capiaumont, B. Brown, B. Rance, B. Easter, B. Dumortier, B. de Beaumont, B. Curtet, Belle Lucrative, B. d'Esquermes, B. Excellente, B. et Bonne, (de Hee,) B. Heloise, B. Apres Noel, Bergamotte de Parthenay, Belmont, Bezi de Montigny, Colmar d'Aremberg, C. du Lot, C. Prieule, Captif St. Helene, Doyenné Musque, D. Boussock, D. Grey, Duquesne d'Ete, (or Julienne,) Duchesse de Berri, D. d'Angouleme, Delices de Jodoigne, Dingler, Dunmore, Excellentissima, Esperine, Epine de Toulouse, Figue de Naples, Ferdinand de Meester, Fondante Rouge, Forme de Delices, Frederic de Wurtemberg, Inominee Patrie, Louise Boune de Jersey, L. B. d'Angers, Leon le Clerc, (old,) Ditto (Van Mons,) Melon de Kops, Madotte, Napoleon, Passe Colmar, Passans du Portugal, Poire Gerardin, P. Sabine, P. Duvernay, Soldat Labourer, (?) Saint Dorothee, Seckel, Seedling Maria, Tarquin de Pyrenees, Tardive de Mons, Van Mons Sargeret, Van Mons Late, Vicompte de Spoelberch, Williams's Bon Chrétien,-and 4 new varieties from France; 12 varieties of grapes, as follows :-Black Hamburgh, B. H. Wilmot's, Black Prince, Esperione, Bourdelas, St. Peter's, White Frontignan, Grizzly Frontignan, Chasselas de Fontainebleau, Muscat Blanc Ha

tif, Red Chasselas, and Chaptal; 4 varieties of apples, 4 of peaches, 2 of plums, and fruit of the Psidium Cattleyanum.

From S. Walker, 60 varieties of pears, viz. :-Andrews, Belle et Bonne, Bergamotte, (Hampden's,) Beurré d'Aremberg, B. Brown, B. Duval, B. Diel, B. de Capiaumont, B. Easter, B. Rance, B. Golden, of Bilboa, Bezi Vaet, Bon Chrétien Williams's, Catillac, Chaptal, Chaumontel, Colmar, (Autumn,) Crassane, C. Althorp, Dearborn's Seedling, Doyenné Blanc, D. gris, D. doré, Duchesse d'Angoulême, D. de Mars, Epine Dumas, Eyewood, Figue, F. de Naples, Flemish Beauty, Fourcroy, Belle Lucrative, Fondante Van Mons, Gendesheim, Glout Morceau, Hull, Jaminette, Johonnot, Lawrence, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Madotte, Messire Jean, Marie Louise, Napoleon, Payency, Passe Colmar, Princesse d'Orange, Rousselet de Rheims, (?) Saint Ghislain, Seckel, Urbaniste, Verte Longue d'Automne, Van Mons Leon le Clerc, Le Curé, Bicknal Seedling, Vallée Franche,-3 varieties names unknown.

From Josiah Lovitt, about 80 varieties of pears, as follows:-Urbaniste, Julienne, Andrews, Alpha, Hacon's Incomparable, (?) Long Green, St. Julian, (?) Flemish Beauty, Columbia, Duchesse d'Angoulême, Bleeker's Meadow, Harvard, Williams's Bon Chrétien, Beurré d'Aremberg, Summer Franc Real, Figue de Naples, Belle Lucrative, Boucquia, Dix, Winter Orange, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Seckel, Dearborn's Seedling, Golden Beurre of Bilboa, Chaumontel, Lewis, Catillac, Charles Van Mons, (?) Wilkinson, Hericart, Napoleon, Marie Louise, Beurré d'Amalis, Brocas Bergamotte, Stone, (Ohio,) Jalousie, Doyenné White, Glout Morceau, Belle et Bonne, Le Curé, Gil-o-gil, Franchipane, Styrian, (?) Fulton, Bezi de La Motte, Easter Beurré, Passe Colmar, Fresh Pond, (?) Beurré de Capiaumont, Cranston's Favorite, Cumberland, Louis de Boulogne, Beurré Diel, Winter Nelis, McLaughlin, Van Mons, Paradise d'Automne, Great Citron of Bohemia, Brown Beurré, Hessel, Beurré Bosc, Passans du Portugal, St. Ghislain, Pound, King Edward, Musk Bon Chrétien, St. Michael Archangel, (?) Honey, Duchesse de Berri, Winter Crassane, Frederic de Wurtemberg, Surpasse Virgoulouse, Vicompte De Spoelberch, -8 varieties without names.

From O. Johnson, 60 varieties of pears, viz. :—Williams's Bon Chrétien, Dearborn's Seedling, Vallée Franche, Belle Lucrative, Beurré Rance, Cushing, Verte Longue, Bleeker's Meadow, Rousselette de Rheims, Rousselet Panachée, Seckel, Green Sugar, Beurré d'Amalis, Buffam, Duchesse d'Angouleine, Uvedale's St. Germain, Dix, Winter Nelis, Glout Morceau, Beurré d'Aremberg, Doyenné Blanc, Echasserie, Martin See, Belle et Bonne, Easter Beurré, Passe Colmar, Messire Jean, Hericart, Henry Fourth, Le Curé, Hacon's Incomparable, Beurré Diel, Prince's St. Germain, Jalousie, Beurré Bosc, Frederic de Wurtemberg, Capiaumont, St. Ghislain, Flemish Beauty, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Urbaniste, Johonnot, Pope's Quaker, Epine d'Ete, Harvard, Napoleon, Bezi de la Motte, Julienne, Gil-o-gil, Franc Real d'Hiver, Princesse d'Orange, Calebasse, Washington, Catillac, Columbia, Beurré Bronze,-and 5 varieties without name; also 4 varieties of grapes, 2 of peaches, and 3 of plums.