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Voted, That Josiah Lovett 2d. A- D. Williams, W. B. 

 Kinsgbury, Joseph Breck, A. D Williams, jr. Azel Bowditch, 

 be added to the delegation appointed at the previous meeting, 

 to attend tiie Central Convention of iVuit growers at N. York. 



Voted, That no weekly exhibition lake place on the Satur- 

 day previous or subsequent to the annual exhibition, the Re- 

 cording .Secretary to give notice to that effect in llie public 

 papers. 



Voted, That the committee o ntickets to the festival be au- 

 thorised to engage a suitable person to take charge of and 

 have tlie e mire disposal of the tickets, and that they be reser- 

 ved for the members of the Society until Monday September 

 18, after which to be disposed of to all who may apply. 



Adjourned for one week 



Exhibition of Saturday, June 24. 



FLOWERS— The display of Roses was very rich; all 

 the stiinds being occupied with fine specimens. M. P. Wil- 

 der, President of tlie Society, filled one of the circular stands 

 with choice flowers; there was also a profusion of Roses 

 from Hovey & Co , A. Aspinwall, John A. and William Ken- 

 rick, Nonantnm Vale, Winships, Bowdhch, Breck & Co., 

 Parker Barnes, E. Wight, S. Walker, B. V. French, Wm 

 Mellar, F. W. Macondray, and others. Fine Pinks from Wm. 

 Mellar, and Breck & Co. Bouquets from Messrs. Bowdhch, 

 IVugent Cadness, Mellar, Winships, and Miss Russell; cut 

 flowers from numerous sources; pot plants from Nonantum 

 Vale, by John Cadness ; Native flowers from Solon Dike, 

 Sloneham. 



Tlie Rose family was fully and ably represented. To name 

 all the fine varieties exhibited, would be to publish an ex- 

 tended catalogue. 



AWARD OF PREMItJMS. 



Roses. Class No. 1. — For the best thirty varieties, to A. 

 Aspinwall, a prL'mium of $8. 



Second best, to Hovey & Co , $6. 



Third best, to John Cadness, $4. 



Class No. 2. — For the best 12 varieties, to Joseph Breck, $5- 



Class No 3. — Hardy Perpetuals. — For the best 10 varieties, 

 to Hovey & Co , $5. 



Second best to A A.'spinwall, $i. 



Prairie Roses. — For the best display, to Winships, $4. 



Second best, to Hovey & Co., $3. 



For the best display of Hardy Roses, to A. Aspinwall, $3. 



D. Haggerston, W. Quant, Joseph Breck, Judges. 



Pot Plants. — For the best six plants, 1st premium to John 

 Cadness, $2 



Pinks — For the best six varieties, 1st premium to William 

 Mellar; $4. 



Second best, to J. Breck & Co., $3. 



Best display, Wm. Mellar, $2. 



Bouquets — Mantel — For tlie best pair, to Winships, S2. 



Second best, William Mellar, SI. 



Vase — For the best, to John Cadness, $2. 



Second best. J. Nugent, .$1. 



H. W. Button, William Quant, J. Breck, Judges. 



Gratuities — The Committee recommend a gratuity of $6 

 to M. P. Wilder, lor his fine d'splay of Roses. 



To Miss Russell, for a basket of Flowers, $1. 



Joseph Breck, Ch'ii Flower Committee. 



FRUITS. — Strawberries —Fine specimens of Hovey's Seed- 

 ling, from Olis Johnson. Lynn; Augustus Aspinwall, Brook- 

 lir.e ; Hovey & Co., Boston; Augustus D. Rogers, Salem; 

 Mr. Spaulding, South Reading ; Azel Bowdhch, Roxbury ; 

 S. Turner, Roxbury ; Isaac Fay, Cambridge; J. Richardson, 

 Cambridge ; and J. Owen, Cambridge. Boston Pine, by 

 Messrs. Hovey, J. Richardson. J. Owen, and Nahuni Stet- 

 son, Bridgewater. Fay's Seedling, by Isaac Fay, Cambridge 

 Early Virginia, by Capt. Macondray; Willey's Seedling, by 

 Capt. Macondray; Ross PhoEiiix, by Messrs. Hovey ; Jenny's 

 Seedling, by Nahum Stetson; Richardson's Seedlings, Nos. 

 1, 3, and 5, by J. Richnrdson, Cambridge ; Mulberry, by 

 J Owen, Cambridge ; Alpine, red and while, by J. L. L. F. 

 Warren, Brighton. 



Grrtpei.—'l'weniy varieties from J. F.Allen, Salem; among 

 them we noticed Tottenham Park. Muscat, Black Hatit", and 

 Hamburg ; also Black Hamburg and White Chasselas, from 

 A. Bowdit_'h, and Black Hamburg, from Orr N. Towne, and 

 E. Barnes, gardener to .Samuel Bigelow, Brighton. 



Figs, from Nahum Stetson, Bridgewater, and J. F. Allen, 

 Salem. 



Cherries. — Elton, from J. F. Allen, (fine,) also other varie- 

 ties, by E. Brown Lynn; and George Thurber, Providenee. 



Peaches — Coolidge's Favorite, by Otis Johnson, Lynn. 



For the Ccmmittee, S. Walker, Chairman. 



VEGETABLES —From O. H. Mathers, by Thomas Need- 

 ham, Brace Walker's Prize Cucumbers. 

 From A. D Williams, Cauliflowers.j 

 From J F. Allen, Tomatoes. 



For the Committee, A. D. AVilliams. Jr., Ch'n. 



Exhibition of Saturday. July 1, 1848. 



FLOWERS— From M. P. Wilder, President, a beautiful 

 array of cut flowers, filling one of the round stands, among 

 them Solfntaire and other fine roses, Japan Lilies, Phloxes, 

 Gladioli, Veronica speciosa, and Lindleyana, Dahlias, Mag- 

 nolias, &e. 



From Hovey & Co., 13 varieties Prairie Rrses, as follows: 

 Queen, Perpetual Pink, Superba, Bnliimore Belle, Caridora 

 Allen, Pallida, Anna Maria, Eva Corinne, Jane, Pride of 

 M^ashington, Triumphant, Miss Gunnell, Milledgeville, Anna 

 Boleyn pinks, (fine.) Six superb varieties of Fuchsias, viz : 

 Nymph, Defiance, Expansa, Seedling, (weeping,) Globosa 

 superb, Enchantress. 



From Joseph Breck & Co., their usual large and elegant 

 profusion of cut flowers, among them fine specimens ofMar- 

 tngon, Orange and White Lilies, Phlox Van Houtii, Compa- 

 nula Wallenbergia, roses in great variety, Delphiniumsj 

 Dahlias, &c. 



From O. H. Mathers, by Thomas Needham, cut flowers 

 in variety, Gallardias three varieties. Phloxes, roses, ver- 

 benas, balsams, and fine seedling geraniums. 



From Warren's Gardens; by J. Cadness, a fine collection 

 of Prairie, Lamarque, Solfataire, and other roses, cut flowers 

 in varieties, two mantel and six hand bouquets. 



From William Kenrick, by Miss Russell, two pyramidal 

 and two mantel bouquets. 



From James Nugent, one fine vase, and four hand bou- 

 quets 



From the Messrs. Winship, two fine mantel bouquets. 



From Azel Bowditch, a fine display of Moss and other 

 roses ; two mantel and eight hand bouquets, a plant of the 

 Night Blooming Cereus, and two of Aaapanthus. 



From S. Walker. Roxbury, a fine display of cut flowers, 

 among them seedling Lythrums, Spiraea palraata, Peiistemoa 

 alba, Delphinium Barlowii, roses, pansies, &c. 



PREMIUMS. 



Bovquets.— "For the best pair of mantel bouquets, 1st pre- 

 mium to J. Cadness, $2. 



For the second best, to the Messrs. Winship, $1, 



For the best vase bouquet, to A Bowditch, $2. 



For the second best, to James Nugent, $1. 



Pot Plants —For six fine Fuchsias, well grown, to Messrs. 

 Hovey & Co., a premium of $2. 



For the Committee, Henry W. Button. 



FRUITS.— C/iemes —The President of the Society pre- 

 sented three new varieties of Cherries, viz : Bigarreau, Prin- 

 cesse, B. Gabaulis, and Belle Andegoise; all of which may 

 be classed with the best varieties. Col Wilder also exhibi- 

 sed fine specimen of the Waterloo. By Otis Johnson, Lynn, 

 superior specimens of Bigarreau Cou'eur de Chair, White 

 Bigarreau, Black Tartarian, and Sparhawk"s Honey Heart. 

 By John Fisk Allen, Salem, beautiful specimens of Elton and 

 Black Tartarian. By Parker Barnes, Dorchester, four boxes 

 of White Bigarreau. 



Figs— By .f.P Allen, Salem. 



Grapes— Thirteen varieties from J. F. Allen, Salem ; fine 

 clusters of Black Hamburg, from Azel Bow'ditch, Roxbury, 

 and Zinfindal, from Otis Johnson, Lynn. 



Peaches.— The .specimens of Coolidge's Favo'ite, by Otis 

 Johnson, Lynn, to-day, as also those of last week, were 

 large, well- grown specimens. They were justly admired for 

 their beauty, as were alS'i all the other specimens of fruit 

 exhibited bv Mr. Johnson, who, we must state again, always 

 places his fruit upon i>ur table in fine order and with great 

 taste. Capt. IMacondray exhibited specimens of Sharpe's 

 seedlings. Mr. Bowditch also exhibited specimens of a vari- 

 ety with'ut name. 



Strawberries.— Two boxes of Hovey's Seedling, (superior,) 

 and one box of Prince Albert, by Otis John on, Lynn Four 

 baskets and six boxes of Fay's seedling, by Isaac Fay, Cam- 

 bridgeport ; also specimens of Richardson's seedling, num. 

 bers 3 and 3. by Josiah Richardsoi,, Cambridgeport. 



For the Committee, Sam'l Walker, Chairman. 



