MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



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of this fruit ; and Rockremain and Raid's Gennet- 

 ing will have to give place. 



The only objection I have to the above descrip- 

 tion, is that part which says, it is not " considered 

 among the best bearers." Tiiis may all be true, in 

 Mr. Hampton's soil and situation ; but with us, it 

 is a profuse bearer. It bears such loads as to be 

 rather an objection to it than otherwise ; as it ren- 

 ders much of the fruit under size, and hanging in 

 such clusters permits the insects to borough among 

 the branches, and by biting it renders considerable 

 of the frnit knotty and imperfect. Owing to these 

 facts, I at one time did not consider tlie Neverfail 

 Worth cultivation, and actually cut down several 

 trees. But since I have discovered its power to re- 

 sist tiie rot, which has, of late years, attacked the 

 apples of this country, I have changed my opinion. 

 And, as it regards the " universality" of the name 

 to which you refer, in j'our last, I will pledge my- 

 self that this ajiple is called, in the west, Kockre- 

 main, or Neverfail. by ten nurserymen and orchard- 

 ists to one that calls it Rawl's Geiinding. Yours, 



&.C. C. Springer. Meadow Farm, Ohio, Dec. 29lh, 

 1S47. 



Rkmarks. — If our correspondent will examine 

 the " Rules of American Pomology," he will Hnd 

 that the description of this fruit, given in the West- 

 ern Farmer, is not properly* a description ; it is only 

 a frafrment of a drscription. According to Art. 

 in, of the Rules, " no new native fruit shall be con- 

 sidered named, until it is accurately described in 

 Pomological terms," etc.; and Art. iv specities the 

 points which must be raonlioned, in order to consti- 

 tute such description. 



Mr. Hampton's sketch of tliis fruit does not come 

 within these rules ; and he evidently only intended 

 it as a sketch, and not a full description. 



The '' Rules of American Pomology" are not 

 intended to govern the past, but the future ; and 

 strictly can onlj- be said to apply to any period an- 

 tecedent to their adoption. We confidently look, 

 however, to their preventing much confusion, and 

 the adojition of many indiflerent fruits hereafter. 

 Ed. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



A staled meeting of ihe Society was held Saturday. January 

 1st, 1848. 



President Wilder in tlie chair. The President read the 

 records olthe la-l meeting. 



The (.'hairiiiiiti ol" the Executive Committee submitted the 

 list of Premiums for llie present season, and, 



(Jn motion ofC. M. Hovey, it whs reconnnitted, iu order to 

 make some alteratimis in tlie rules and regulations 



The tollowiiig gentlenioii were elected a Committee of Ar- 

 rangements fur tlie Aiimial Exhibition, to be held on the2IUli, 

 21st, and 22d of r^eptember next : 



Joseph Breck. Chairman ; .Samuel Walker, Aaron D- Wil- 

 liams, jr.. F. W. Macondray, Otis Johnson. Joseph ^. Cabot, 

 Josiaii Lovett, John Fisk Allen, David Haggerston, P. B. Ho- 

 vey, jr., Ebenezer Wight, William Qiiaiit, Parker Barnes. 



Abel JMoore, Concord, Wm Bogle, Melrose, were elected 

 members of the Society. — 



An adjourned meeting of the .Society was held Jan. 8th, ISJS. 



President Wilder in tlie chair. 



The Finance Committee submitted the following report : 



The Coniniitlee of Finance, having examined the accounts 

 of the Treasurer, rrspecUuUy siibnm llie enclo.«ed staienieiiis 

 of Keceipts, Expenditures and Inveslmenls of the Society; 

 from which, it appears that the Receipts have been seven lliou- 

 sand six hundred and thirty-three dollars and sixty-seven cents, 

 including the balance of fif'iy-nine dollars and fifty-eight cens! 

 in the Treasurer's hands at the coinmencement of the year, 

 as per statement marked A. That the expenditures and in- 

 vestments during the year have been seven thousand five 

 hundred and eighty -six dollars and thirty-five cents, as per 

 Slate nient B- 



That the real estate and personal property of the Society, as 

 valued in the schedule annexed, inarked C. amounts to forty- 

 five thousand and niiiely-three dollars and fillv cents. 

 JOSIAH STICKiVEY, 

 JO.sEPH BALCH, 



Commitlee. 



Statement A. — Receipts from Jan. \sl to Dec. 3lst. 1847. 



Balance in the Treasury Jan. 1 S39 53 



Casti of Geo. Bond, Esq., Treasurer of 



Mount Auburn, 3,233 41 



Rent and taxes of store, 1 ,090 



of hall, 350 



Donation by Josiah Biadlee, Esq., 500 



Admission fee and assessments, 1,356 



E.\hibilion— weekly, S)8? 83 



" aiuiual, 5t)0 b6 



749 69 



Dividends, 294 99 



§7, 633 67 

 Statement B. — Er^ienditures. 



Paid — Investment of Bradlee fund, $500 



Insurance for 1647 and 1S48, 115 



" Premium.*, 1,241 



" Railroad stock, 2,458 50 



" Taxes, 180 



" Library, 141 



" Interest, 7.50 



•' Door-keeper pnd care of hall, .... 444 72 



" On acct. of Tran.sactions, 4.50 



" J. B. Hancock, 160 75 



•' Repairs, 233 13 



" Printing and advertising 409 73 



" Diplomas, 43 50 



" Gas, .54 



" iVTiscellaneous expense.*, 399 99 



" Balance in the hamUof the Trea- 

 surer Dec. 31st, ls47, 47 35 



$7,633 67 

 Schedule C. — Schedule of the properli/ o/the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticullural Society. 

 TTorticultural Hall. School-st , valued at.. S.36,000 



Three chandeliers in said hall, 390 



Two marble vases 5)5 



Two Bradlee vases, 150 



Glass and otlier ware, 900 



Library, 1,300 



I urnilure and safe, 300 



Appletoii fund, 1,000 



Lvmau •• 1,000 



Bradlee " 500 



22 share's Boston and Worcester Railroad 



stock— at cost 2,459 50 



945,093 50 



