I AM anxious to learn farther particulars from Mr Feakman, of Hamilton, Canada West, concerning that new 

 Graj)e that is mentioned in the Iforticultitrist for November. If it is hardy enough to stand the climate at Canada 

 West, and is to he compared to the Sweetwater, let us have them passed round in a hurry ; the quicker the better ! I 

 hope Mr. F. will favor us with a particular account of the vine, how trained, exposed, ic, &c. 



Tliat Read's ^«!7/o American Apple, that ought to be big to sustain such a tall name, and that is to make such a 

 stir among that usually quiet class kno^n as "Fruii-growers," when it i/sirought out, I have a curiosity to know fur- 

 ther of. Wouldn't it be a good notion for Mr. W. H. E. to send a few to you, and so let us have your opinion too. 

 Two heads are said to be better than one, and as one naturally has a partiality for his own productions, it might be as 

 well to have the opinion of a stranger who is also an adept. 



Are you acquainted with the Delaicare Grape ? I believe it is an Ohio seedling, from Delaware County. What 

 are its merits and demerits, if you are acquainted 1 Hopeful Eeadee. — Randolph, {Mass.) 



We have hoped to get further information respecting the Hamilton Grape, but have not suc- 

 ceeded. "We have described the Delaware or given some account of it in a previous volume. It 

 is not claimed as a native ot Ohio, but has been traced to Kew Jersey, we believe. 



Jllortttultural Sotiitt'ts, ^t. 



Massachusetts Hoeticultueal Society. — October 7. — The stated quarterly meeting of the Soci- 

 ety was held to-day, — the President in the Chair. 



The first business being the choice of oiEcers for 1855, the Society proceeded to ballot for the 

 same, and the following gentlemen were elected : — 



President — Joseph S. Cabot. Vice Presidents — Benjamin Y. Feench, Cheevep. Newhall, Edwakd M. Eioh- 

 ARDS, JosiAH Sticknet. Treasurer — Wm. E. Austin. Corresponding Secretary — Eben Wight. Recording 

 Secretary — W. C. Strong. Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physiology — John Lewis Eussell. Professor 

 of Entomology — T. W. IIap.eis. Professor of Jloriicultural Cliemistry — E. N. Horsfokd. 



Standing Committees. —On Fniits. — E. Wight, Chairman ; Joteph Breck, C. M. Hovey, W. E. Austin, F. L. 

 Winship, W. C. Strong, A. W. Stetson. On Flowers. — Joseph Breck, Chairman ; A. McLennan, E. A. Story, Thos. 

 Paae, Azell Eowditch, G. Evers, F. Burr. On Vegetables.— il. Bradlee, Chairman ; D. T. Curtis, A. C. Bowditch, 

 Peter Lawson, J. B. Moore. On Library. — C. M. Hovey, Chairman ; Azell Bowditch, W. S. King, Samuel Knee- 

 land, Jr.; E. M'Cleary Copeland, Librarian. On Synonyms of Fruit. — M. P. Wilder, Chairman ; P. B Hovey, B. 

 y. French, S.Walker, Eben Wight. Executive Committee.— 3. S. Cabot, Chairman; W. E. Austin, M. P. Wilder, 

 S. Walker, P. B. Hovey. For Establishing Preiniums.— 'E. Wight, Chairman; J. Breck, H. Bradlee, F. L. Win- 

 ship, P. B. Hovey. On Finance. — M. P. Wilder Chairman; J. Stickney, O. Johnson. Of Publications. — E. 

 Wight, Chairman ; J. Stickney, Joseph Breck, U. Bradlee, C. M. Hovey, W. C. Strong, F. L. Winship. On Gar- 

 dens. — Samuel Walker, Chairman ; W. E. Austin, F. L. Winship, T. Page, E. Wight, J. Breck, H. Bradlee, ex officio 

 members. 



The thanks of the Society were presented to F. L. Winship, Chairman of the Committee of 

 Arrangements, and to each of the members of the Committee, for the satisfactory manner in 

 which they h.id discharged their duty. 



On motion of W. C. Strong, a committee of three was appointed to consider the expediency 

 of emploA'ing competent individuals to deliver a course of lectures before the Society. Messrs. 

 Walker, Stickney, and Strong were appointed the Committee. 



E. S. Rand, Esq., Chairman of the Special Committee appointed in July last to investigate 

 the Report of the Select Committee and the doings of the Fruit Committee for 1853, with the 

 award of premiums to Messrs. Hovey & Co., spoke at some length upon the subject, and the 

 great injury which had resulted to the Society from the course which had been pursued. The 

 Committee had not yet done anything in relation to the matter, and he woidd, therefore, on his 

 own responsibility, as a member of the Society, to prevent any further agitation of the sul ject, 

 make the following motion, viz.: That the A^ote of Censure upon Mr. C. M. Hovey, adopted at 

 the meeting in May last, be rescinded. 



On motion of Mr. Rand it was then voted that the Special Committee be discharged from the 

 further consideration of the subject, and a new Committee appointed to draw up a vote a:.rree- 

 able to the recommendation of Mr. Rand. Messrs. Rand, Stickney, and Sleeper were appointed 

 the Committee. 



Mr. Rand read a draft of a by-law which he had drawn up to prevent any future cause of 



