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posed stable manure.] Where the soil is poor, they 

 should be taken up every other year, and replanted, 

 after renewing the soil as above, or digging it with 

 plenty ol" manure. 



Van Mons states, that, in Belgium, the plants 

 are uniiformly taken up at the end of eight years, 



and placed in fresh soil ; or they are thrown away, 

 and young plants substituted in their place. This 

 substitution of young plants is, perhaps, the most 

 certain mode of ensuring a continual supply of strong 

 healthy wood and well-formed flowers. — Parsons 

 on the Rose. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAIj SOCIETY. 



Exhibition of Saturday, January 8, 1848. 



FLOWERiJ. — A Seedling Camellia, of greal beauty, from 

 Noel J. Bec-ar, Esq-, corresponding member, Brooklyn, New- 

 York. 



Description — A vigorous plant of fine habit ; young wood, 

 clear amber brown; fobage strong, frequently large ; leaves 

 two anU a half broad, by lliree inches long; roundish oval, 

 lial, coarsely dentaled, accuininale, recurved at the point; 

 petiole very short ; bud quite plump and round, slightly point- 

 ed ; calycinal scales, green, pubescent; flower large, three 

 and a half to four inches in diameter, thick, with very circu- 

 lar and perfect outline; petals bold, numerous, arranged with 

 greal regularity and symmetry from the circumferei.ee to the 

 centre; colour, clear rose, precisely the shade of C. elegans. 

 Flowers of this variety, which had sported, were also exhi- 

 bited, most beautifully spiitled and mottled with white, bear- 

 ing, in this respect, a close affinity to one of its parents, the 

 0. Donkalarii, produced from C Colvillii, fertilized by C. 

 Doukalarii. Joseph Breck. 



Chairman of the Flower Committee. 



Exhibition of Saturday , February 12, 1848. 



FLOWERS.— From M. P. AVilder, president of the society 

 a fine collection of Camellia Japonicas, embracing thirty. three 

 varieties; among them were five seedlings, very good, but 

 not to be compared with his fine seedlings figured in the Hor- 

 ticultural Transactions. 



Among the new varieties were C. Teutonia; deep flesh co- 

 lour, striped with red; a remarkable fine variety; C Col- 

 lelii, spotted with while; C. Nitida, resembling a variegated 

 bloom of C. Imbiicata ; C. Peregrina, curiously mottled and 

 striped ; C. Campomolondina, &c. Among the old sorts. C. 

 Donkalarii, C. Ochroleuca, C. Duchesse d"Orleans, Henri Fa- 

 vre. Old White. &c. Also, Abuiion Venosum; fine specimens 

 of Cliorizema Varium, and a long branch of Seedling Acca- 

 cia, from A. Spectabilis, not varying much from it, except ii 

 being more vigorous. 



From Warren's Garden, by John Cadnes.'S, twelve fine va- 

 rieties of Camellias, viz : C Lowii, Exiniia. Mrs. Abby Wild- 

 er, Ochroleuca, Alba Plena, Imhricata, Grunelii, Candidissi- 

 ma, Henri Favre, Elegans, Middlemist and Leana .Superba. 

 Also, six plants of Primula Sinensis Plena, and one single do., 

 well erown ; and one plant each of Borronia Anemuneflora 

 and Piiinata. 



From Col. T. H. Perkins, by William Quant, ten fine plants 

 of Primula ^^inellsi3. 



From Hovey tc Co., sixteen varieties of Camellias, viz: C. 

 Imbricuia, Myrtifolia, Henri Fuvre, Elegans, Delicatissima, 



Feastii, Floyii, Tricolor, Donkalarii, Corallina, Ochroleuca, 

 Decora, &,c. Also, fine Seedling Azaleas. 



Award of Premiums on Primulas. — Joseph Breck, C M. 

 Hovey and A Bowdiicli, judges. As neither the competitors 

 had the requisite number of varieties to receive a premium, 

 and as the plants of each were finely grown, the judges re- 

 commend a gratuity of $3 each, to John Cadness and William 

 Quant. 



Award oj Premiums on Camellia Japonicas — Joseph Breck, 

 William Quant and Thomas iNeedhani, judges. For the best 

 twelve varieties, the first premium to John Cadness,. ... SS po 

 For tlie 2d best do , the 2d premium to \Vm. Quant,. . . 5 00 

 The judges recommend a gratuity to M. P. Wilder, of. . 8 00 



Joseph Breck, 

 Chairman of llie Fiowtr Committee. 



A business meeting was held February 5th, 1S4S. — Presi- 

 dent Wilder in the Chair. 



The committee appointed to examine the accounts of the 

 Ml. Auburn Cemetery, reported, that they had attended to iho 

 duty a-signed them, and had received Irom Geo. W. Bond, 

 Esq., of said association, a lurlher sum of SU95.09, making a 

 total of S4495.09. as the society's proportion for the year 1847; 

 which amount ha.s been passed over to the Treasurer. 



The committee also renewed the demand for the society'g 

 proportion of receipts /or private interments, which was, as 

 usual, demurred to. Marshall P. Wilder, 



For the Committee. 



Cheever Newhall, as chairman of the Committe on Medals, 

 reported lliat he had received 50 silver medals, valued at $5 

 each. 



Voted. That they he delivered to the Trea.surer, who is au- 

 thorised to have them appropriately engraved. 



Voted, That the Committee on Medals be authorised to pro- 

 cure all such medals as may be required. 



The President, as chairman of the Executive Committee, 

 reported, on the invilation of the Natural History Society, 

 that this society remove their library lo said society's room — 

 that it IS inexpedient, and that the Secretary be requested to 

 advise the Natural History Society accordingly. 



Tiie Executive Committee also reported, that they advise 

 filling up the blank sum in the report of the committee on tho 

 library, with $100. 



Voted, That the chairman of the Committee on Medals have 

 charge of all medals, and deliver them to the Treasurer, as 

 they may be wanted. 



Daniel Leach, Roxbury, Edward Burns, Brighton, Edward 

 J. Rand and Dan. L. Sraalley, Needham, were elected sub- 

 scription members. E. C. R. Walker, 



Recording Stcrctary. 



