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TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 



THE following papers have been read before the Society,' at 

 different meetings, and have been published in the New England 

 Farmer, as mentioned below : 



1. " On engrafting the European Sweet Water Grape on American 



Stocks." By JOHN PRINCE, Esq. and Gen. W. R. ARMISTEAD. 

 New England Farmer, vol. vii. page 329. 



2. "On the Cultivation of Squashes and Melons, and the Extirpation 

 of Insects from Vines." By J. M. GOURGAS, Esq. Weston. 

 Ibid. vol. vii. page 345. 



3. " Schedule of Fruit Trees, of fifty two choice varieties, presented 



to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, by the Proprietors of 

 the Linnsean Garden, near New York, April, 1829. By WILLIAM 

 PRINCE ; with Descriptive Remarks." Ibid. vol. vii. page 385, 

 and vol. viii. page 18. 



4. " Description of the Capiaumont Pear, with a Drawing." By S. 

 DOWNER. Ibid. vol. vii. page 409. 



5. " On the Culture of the Strawberry." By the Hon. H. A. S. 



DEARBORN, (President.) Ibid. vol. viii. page 9, 22. 



6. " On the Treatment of Bees ; and Observations on the Curculio." 

 By MART GRIFFITH, Neiv Jersey. Ibid. vol. viii. page 17. 



7. " Description of a Native Seedling Pear, in Dorchester, with a 



Drawing." By S. DOWNER. Ibid. vol. viii. page 51. 



8. " On the Culture of the Sweet Potato, and Description of differ- 



ent varieties." By Hon. JOHN LOWELL. Ibid. vol. viii. page G5. 



9. " Description of the Gushing Pear, with a Drawing." By S. 



DOWNER, and B. THOMAS, Esq'rs. Ibid. vol. viii. page 113. 



10. " On Budding or Inoculating Fruit Trees." By LEVI BARTLETT 

 t Warner, JV*. H. Ibid. vol. viii, page 114. 



11. " Notes and Observations on the Vine." By WM. KENRICK. 



Rid. vol. viii. page 129. 



In addition to the above, the New England Farmer contains 

 a weekly Report and description of the new Fruits left at the 

 Society's Hall, No. 52, North Market street, for examination. 



