Worcester daily spy., 1851-09-26
worcester County horticultural society.

The recent exhibition furnished unmislakabe ev.
dence of the rapid progress which the culture of the
Pear is making in the County, and particularly in the
city Of Worcester. Notwithstanding very unfayora.
bic season. the number OF specimens was much greater
than ever before shown while the character of
the fruit was of higher order of excellence. Every
specimen exhibited was the product of Worcester
County, and several of them surpassedanything of the
kind ever before seen at our exhibitions
| The following is the list of contributors:
r. N Meriheld, Worcester, Bartlett, St. Michael,
Williams, and two varieties unnamed.
Dr. Joseph Sargent, Worcester, Seckle, Flemish
Beauty, Chelmsford, Bulum, Catn, and one un-
known, GALL fine specmens.)
Rev. DR.. Hill, Worcester, Bufum, Napoleon. Bell.
Lucrative and Sekle.
Ansei Laken, Worcester, Flemish Beauty, (fne.)
Hon. Levi Lincoln, Worcester, Beurre DieI Duchess
d'Angoueme Julienne, Goris Heathcote, (fne) Bart
lett, Sekle Mons lie Cure, St. Michael Easter Beurre,
Napoleon, Dix, (superb specmens) Wilkinson, St.
GhIslain' Josephine, Belle Lucrative, Uyedale St.
German, Van, Mons Leon lie Clerc, Summer Thorn,
Charles of AUSTRIA and seven other varieties
Booth Bottomly, Leicester, Seckle, Bartlett, Passe
Colmar, Duchess d'AugouIeme, Beurre Del, and six
other varieties. Gall very fine specimens
James Longley. Boylston, Bartlett
Hon. John Davis, Worcester, Dearborn's Seeding,
Bartlett
Mrs. Henry Wheeler Worcester, Bartlett.
Emory Banster, Worcester, Bartlett, (the finest
specimens shown at our exhbitons) Duchesse d.
Angouleme and Beurre Diel, (both very fne) Louise
Bon de Jersey.
Albert Brown, Worcester, Bartlett, Seckle.
DIR. ii. 6. Bates, Worcester, Bartlett, Dearborn's
Seeding, Duchess d'Angoueme.
Hon. l. M. Barton, Worcester, Bartlett, Beurre
DeI.
Clarendon Harris Worcester, Bartlett, Beurre Del,
and Doyenne Boussock (excepting that of g. T. Rice.
the only specimens of this magnificent new pear ex-
hibited.)
Elkanah Rich, Bartlett.
John c. Mason, Worcester, Buere Bose, (very
fne, Lewis, Flemish Beauty, Stevens Genesee, Para.
disc d'Automne, Belle Lucrative, Bartlett, Bez de la
Motto, Duchess d'Angouleme, Capumont, St. Michael
Marie Louise, Louise Bon de Jersey.
Lucius N. Holmes, Pomret, CT. Chelmsford
Pitt Holmes, Worcester, Bartlett
Leonard Brigham, Worcester, St. Michael
Jonathan Luther, Worcester, Flemish Beauty, (very
6ne,) Bartlett, Seckle.
j. F. Allen, Worcester, Louise Bonne de Jersey. St
Michael, (fne) Seckle, Beurre Del, (Gne.)
VIM. NJ. Bickford, Worcester, Bartlett, Vicar Of
Winckfed, Easter Beune, Chelmsford, Flemish Beau.
y, (fne,) Passe Comar, and four unnamed kinds
Mrs VIM. Hovey, Worcester, Louise Bon de Jer.
sey, Bemre Del, Bartlett, Fulton, (misnarned Brown
Beurre,) and one other variety.
Ichabod Washburn, Worcester, a fine collection,
Angouleme, Secke, Louise Bonne de ,1y Duchesse a
born's Seeding, St. GhsIain, Mons'r lie Cure, Marie
Louise
Isaac Souhgate, Leicester, St. Michael, Brown
Beurre, Every fne,) seckle Heathoote
DIR. John Green, Worcester, Dix, (good,) Iron. Par
adise dAutomne, Princes ST. German, Figue. Colum
bia, Seckel, and one unnamed
Jas L. Estey, Worcester, Bartlett
d. ;. Messenger, Worcester, Bartlett, Belle e
bonne' (hne,) Louise Bonne de Jersey, ST. Ghisain.
Rev. Geo. Bushnell, Worcester, Bartlett.
Stephen Salisbury, Worcester, Seckle, Bartlett
Glout Morceau, Fulton, Marie Louise, Easter Beurre
Sugar, Belle Lucrative, Louise Bon de jersey.
Mrs. Salisbury, Worcester, Seckle, Bartlett Browr
Beurre.
Edwin Conant, Worcester, Napoleon, Brown Beurre
(good') Marie Louise, (Gne,) Josephine, Louise Bor
de Jersey, Dearborns Seeding, Duchesse d'Angou
leme, Gom Morceau, (ine,) Beurre DieI, Eas,e,
Beurre, ST. Michael, Vicar of WinckfeId. Flemish
Beauty.
George Jaques, Worcester, Louise Bon de JERSEY
on ounce, same on pear, Vicar of WinckfeId Henry
4th' Bartlett, (good,) Benrre d'Aremberg, Flemish
Beauty, Urbaniste, ST. Michael, Duchesse damon.
Ieme, Flemish Beauty, (fne,) Bezi de la Motto.
Charles H. Hill, Worcester, Louise Bor de Jersey
Seckle, Beurre d'AmaIis, Capiumont, (fne.)
Edwin Draper, Worcester, Bartlett.
Wm E. Allen, Worcester, Bartlett.
A. Andrews, Shrewsbury, Flemish Beauty, (yery su
perior.)
Nm' A. Greene, Shrewsbury, Seckle Pears, (spen
d'd sPeclmens.) The Secke Pears exhibited by Mr.
ureene, the Flemish Beauty by Mr. Andrews. and the
batlett by Mr.. Banister, we're of extraordinary ,ze
ana beauty With other choice specimens. tbev ,ver,
sent 10 represent the county OF Worcester at the Ohio
state r ar, held in Columbus, on the 24h inst.
Dr. VIM. Workman, Worcester, ST. Michael
+. l. Merrick, Worcester, Flemi.h Reau,, C,,,
berland, Belle ct Bonne Heatbcot. and ,b,oo a,Lo.
riees
John 5. Clark, Bartlett.
Emory Washburn, Worcester, Scckle, Zine, and
one plate unknown.
). Ii. Allen, Shrewsbury, Fulton
W. D. Nreen, Worcester, Dunmore, Beurre Diel
lBoou') MARIE Louise, Capiumont, Passe Colmar
Louise Bonne de Jersey, Vicar of WinckGeId
>. IL. Cotton, Worcester Andreys pI.,. n