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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 

 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



BUSINESS MEETINGS. 

 Jan 20, 1849.— President Samuel Walkek, in the chair. 



D. A Simmons, Alvah Kittridge, ol Ro.xbury. and Edward 



E. Hice, of Dorchester, were proposed for subscription 

 membership by the President. 



Tue Committee on Finance made their Annual Report, 

 u^hich was accepted. 



Tlie President recommended that the Committee of Ar- 

 rangements be requested to consider the expediency of tlie 

 .Society's liolding two Shows during tlie year, viz : an Exhi- 

 £ion of Roses and other Flowers, in June, and the customary 

 Annual Exhibition in September ; and that they report to the 

 .Society at the next meeting. 



The President also recommended tliat a Committee of — per- 

 sons be appointed to ascertain and report a Catalogue of the 

 varieties of fruits which have been exhibited at the rooms of 

 this Society, since its organization up to the present time, 

 together with the name of the percons who exhibited the 

 same, — and it -was voted to refer the subject to the Commit- 

 tee on Fruits. 



Feb. .3 — President Samuel Walkee in the chair. Mr. 

 C. M. Hovey, chosen Secretary pro tern. 



Calvin Young, of Jamaica Plains, was proposed for mem- 

 bership by tlie President. 



Mr. M. P. Wilder, as Cliairman of tlie Committee, appoin- 

 ted to settle with Mt. Auburn Cemetry, reported that they 

 had received, per hand of Geo. Win. Bond, Esq., Treasurer 

 of said association, the sum of twenty-five hundred and eigh- 

 ty-two dollars and forty-three cents, being the Society's pro- 

 portion of the nett earnings for the year 1S4S. 



Mr. Joseph Breck, Chairman of the Committee of Arrange- 



ments, reported that the Committee deem it expedient to hold 

 the Annual Exhibition of the Society, on the 18th, 19th, 20th 

 and 21sf days of September next ; and recommend that 

 hereafter there be held a Show of Flowers, &c. in June, the 

 days to be designated by the Committee on Flowers. 



On motion of Mr. D. JHaggerston, it was voted that the 

 Committee on the Library, be authorized to purchase one or 

 more copies of J. F. Allen's Treatise on the Grape, for the 

 use of the Society. 



L. B. Comeiis and Laban T. Beecher, of Roxbury, were 

 elected subscription members of the Society. 



Feb. 10. — President Samuel Walker in the chair. Mr. 

 C. M. Hovey, appointed Secretary pro tem. 



Azell C. Bowditch, of Roxbury, was proposed for Life 

 Membership, by Azell Bowditch. 



On motion of Mr. C. M. Hovey, it was voted that the sum 

 of $50 be awarded at the Exhibition to be held in June next, 

 and that the Committee on Flowers be requested to report a 

 list of such premiums. 



Feb. 17 — President Samuel Walker in the chair. Wm. 

 Underwood, of Boston, was proposed for membership by the 

 P resident. 



The Committee of Publication reported that they recom- 

 mend the publication, by the Society, of another number of 

 its '• Transactions," to complete the first volume. 



A letter was received from the Antiquarian Society, so- 

 liciting copies of its Transactions ; and it was voted that the 

 Corresponding Secretary be requested to furnish the same. 



Edward E. Rice, of Dorchester, and David A. Simmons, 

 of Roxbury, were admitted as subscription members. 



B. C R. WALKER, Rec. Sec'y. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The stated meeting' of this Society for February, was held 

 •on Tuesday evening, the 20th, in the Chinese Saloon. The 

 President in the chair. Abeautiful display of plants, designs, 

 &c., ^vas presented on the occasion, much to the gratifica- 

 tion of the visitors in attendance. A fine collection of plants 

 were sliown by Robert Bui.st, not in competition ; among 

 V"hich ■ivere seen the following plants of recent introduction : 

 Torenia. aslatica, an interesting plant of some note, and for 

 the first time exhibited ; Forjjhry coma lanceolata, of peculiar 

 form; a Seedling Cineraria var Scottii, of much beauty, with 

 Heaths, Cinerarias, &c. The President's gardener exhibi- 

 ted a fine specimen of Camellia var Wilderii, Epiphytes, 

 Cypripedium, and other green and hot house plants; also cut 

 flowers of choice Camellias. James Dundas' ga.rdeiier, 

 iarge and handsome Azaleas. Peter Raabe, a stand in which 

 was planted choice Hyacinths, and a pot of double Chinese 

 Primroses. Designs of handsome form and of the finest flow^- 

 ers, were shown by James Bisset, gardener to James Dun- 

 tlas ; Ben Daniels, gardener to Caleb Cope, and Peter 

 Raabe. 

 Fruk.— From the President's green-house, a dish of Hovey's 

 and Keene's Straivberries, very tempting. St. Germain and 

 Beurre Easter Pears, by Thos. Hancock. Four varieties 

 of Apples, by Jolin Perkins, and specimens of the " Ameri- 

 can Farmer" apple, by Col. Carp. 



Among the vegetables were noticed Cucumbers, new Po- 

 tatoes, Mushrooms, Seakale, Kiihiey Beans, Lettuce, &c., 

 from the forcing-house of the President, and an extensive 

 variety from Anthony Felten. 



Premiums were awarded as follows : — By the Committee 

 on Plants and Flowers — Camellias ; for the best regularly 

 (shaped six named varieties, in pots, to David Scott, garden- 

 er to F. Lennig. Cut Camellias, for the best regularly shap- 

 ed six named varieties — for the 2d best ditto — for the best of 

 ether forms — for the best six named Premula sinensis— for 



the best'three named specimens hot-house plants — for the best 

 collection of plants in pots — for the second best Designs, and 

 second basket of cut Flowers, all to Ben Daniels, gardener 

 to Caleb Cope. For the best green-house plants, three nam- 

 ed specimens, and the best design formed of cut Flowers, to 

 James Bisset, gardener to James Dundas. For the second 

 best green-house plants, three named, to Daniel Scott, gard- 

 ener to Frederick Lennig. For the best basket of cut Flow- 

 ers, to Maurice Finn, gardener to John Lambert 



The Committee noticed with pleasure, three new plants, 

 from R. Buist — Turenia asiatica, Porphrycotna laticeolata, and 

 Cineiaria Scottii, and awarded a special premium of three 

 dollars for the same. The Committee awarded a special 

 premium of two dollars for a beautiful design of cut Flow- 

 ers, and one dollar for a stand of Hyacinths, to Peter Raabe. 



By the Committee on Fruit. For the best six specimens 

 of Pears (St. Germain,) and the second best (Easter Beurre,) 

 to Thomas Hancock. For tlie best Apples, 1 dozen, (New- 

 town Pippins,) and for the second best do. (Hollow Core,) 

 to John Perkins. The Committee notice a jar of fine Straw- 

 berries from Buenos Ayres, (uncultivated) presented by Dr. 

 W. D. Brinckle, and a basket of very beautiful Strawberries 

 from the green-house of Caleb Cope. 



By the Committee on "Vegetables. For the best display, 

 and the second bestdisplay, by market gardeners, to Anthony 

 Felten. For the best and for the second best display of ditto, 

 by amateurs, to B. Daniels, gardener to Caleb Cope. For 

 the best Mushrooms, one dozen, to the same. 



A communication from the Cincinnati Horticultural Socie- 

 ty, was sulimitted requesting the influence (if the Society 

 concur) for the adoption of such modification of the Post Of- 

 fice laws, as will enable those persons engaged in Horticul- 

 tural pursuits, to transmit by mail, seeds, grafts, &c., at a 

 rate of postage not exceeding that of newspapers. 



THOMAS P. JAMES, Rec. Sec'y. 



