HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 



the houses of James Ritchie, Robert Buist, 

 John Lambert and John Dick. Two very hirge 

 vases, supporting pyramids of the choicest cut 

 flowers, exhibited by Andrew Dryburgh, were 

 much admired. Of fruits, there were a few 

 dishes of apples. Of vegetables there were 

 three very large tables from the gardens of 

 Anthony Felten, Joseph Ripka and Miss Gratz. 



The appointments of standing committees for 

 the ensuing, year was announced. 



Members elected. — Sir Wm. Jackson Hooker, 

 London, Eng.. John Dawson, M. D., Burmah, 

 E. I., to honorary and corresponding member- 

 ship, and three as resident members. 



Tho. p. James Rec. Sec. 



Buffalo. — The annual meeting of the Buffalo 

 Hort. Society, was lield February 19th, 



President, Lewis Eaton, in the chair. 



On motion, T. Burwell, Esq., was appointed 

 Secretary, pro. tem. 



The Treasurer, A. A. Howard, read his re- 

 port, which shows a flourishing condition of the 

 finances. 



The Society then proceeded to the election 

 of ofhcers. 



Lewis Eaton was re-elected President, but 

 declined the office, and 



On motion of H. B. Potter, liis declination 

 was accepted, and the thanks of the Society 

 tendered him for his valuable services. 



On the second ballot, Benjamin Hodge was 

 unanimously elected President of the Society 

 for the ensuing year. 



Vice Presidents — Abner Bryant, H. B. Pot- 

 ter, Joseph G. Masten, and Jas. W. Brown. 



Cor. Sec'y — W. R. Coppock. 



Jicc. Sec'y — Jno. B. Eaton. 



Treasurer — A. A. Howard. 



The following committes were appointed: 



Flowers and Flowering Plants — AV. R. Cop- 

 pock, J. W. Brown, F. Bryant, C. F. S. Tho- 

 mas and E. Ford. 



Fruits— L. F. Allen, Lewis Eaton, H. "\7. 

 Rogers, J. G. Masten and J. Dart, Jr. 



Vegetables — J. Sexton, O. Allen, R. Had- 

 field, S. J. Mills and T. Burwell. 



On motion of L. F. Allen, it was 



Resolved, That the President, Treasurer and 

 Recording Secretary be constituted a commit- 

 tee on the subject of printing. 



Resolved, That the Society hold four exhi- 

 bitions during the ensuing season — in the months 

 of May, June, August and September. 



On motion of Lewis Eaton. 



Resolved, That the Society hold monthly 

 meetings throughout the year, at such time 

 and place as may have been appointed at the 

 previous meeting. 



Montreal Botanical Society. — At a meet- 

 ing held in Mr. Garth's Rooms, on Feb. the 

 20th, called for the purpose of forming a Bo- 



tanical Society in Montreal — present, Messrs 

 Shephard, Garth, Taylor, Turner, Small, 

 Archibald, Spriggings, Cockburn, Brown, Cur- 

 roll, Laurence and Allan. 



It was resolved to form such a Society, to be 

 called the " Montreal Botanical Society," 

 having for its object, principally, mutual in- 

 struction in the study of Botany, the investiga- 

 tion of Plants indigenous to the country, and 

 the classification and examination of the Fruits 

 cultivated in Canada. 



It was resolved, in order that information re- 

 garding the structure, uses, and classification 

 of Plants may be more widely disseminated, 

 that a Library be formed principally of Botani- 

 cal works. 



The following gentlemen were appointed of- 

 fice-bearers for the ensuing year, viz; — 



President — Mr. Shephard. 



Vice President — Mr. Garth. 



Treasurer — Mr. Spriggins. 



Secretary — Mr. Brown. 



New Bedford. — At the annual meeting of 

 the New-Bedford Hort. Society, held Feb. 6, 

 the following gentlemen were unanimously 

 chosen as the officers of the Society for the 

 ensuing year: — 



President — James Arnold. 



Vice Presidents — Henry H. Crapo, John 

 Howland, Jonathan Bourne, Jr., William P. 

 Jennej'. 



Treasurer — William C. Coffin. 



Cor. Sec'y— John H. W. Page. 



Rec. Sec'y — Matthew Howland. 



Executive Committee — The President, Trea- 

 surer, Rec. Sec'y, L. B. Keith, Matthew Luce, 

 James H. Collins, and James Moores. 



Committee for Establishing Premiums — The 

 Chairman of the Committee on Fruits, do. on 

 Plants and Flowers, do. on Trees, Shrubs and 

 Entomology, do. on Vegetables, Willard Nye, 

 and George Tappan. 



Library Committee — Joseph C. Delano, Geo. 

 Howland, jr., Samuel R. Brown. 



Committee on Fruits — H. H. Crapo, Wm. 

 Swift, Wm. T. Cook, Jos. Clark, Rodolphus 

 N. Swift. 



Committee on Plants and FJowers — Thomas 

 A. Greene, William C. Coffin, Wellwood Young, 

 F. P. Chase, I. D. Hall. 



Committee on Shrubs and Entomology — Au- 

 gustus Tabcr, Obed Nye, Hattil Kelley, Well- 

 wood Young, John B. Burgess. 



Connnittee on Vegetables — Edmund Gardner, 

 John B. Burgess, H. S. Packard, John M! 

 Howland, Philip Anthony. 



Committee on Publications — James B. Cong- 

 don, Rec. Sec'y, and the Cliairman of the re- 

 spective Committees on Fruits, Plants and 

 Flowers, on Trees, Shrubs and Entomology, 

 and on Vegetables. 



Committee on Exchanges^-Alhcvt D. Hatch. 



