78 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Art. VII. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



December 20th — Exhibited. — Bezi de Chaumontelle (Chaumontel) Newton 

 Virgoulouse and Winter Orange (of Coxe) pears ; tlie latter a green tiiiit of 

 medium size and good flavor; the Newton Virgoulouse was considered by 

 the Committee highly deserving of cultivation, it being an enormous bearer; 

 it keeps well, is excellent for baking, but will be of no use as a dessert jieur. 

 These were from R. Manning, Esq. From Mr. C. Weston, Boston, — speci- 

 mens of the Holmes apple, from Manstield ; round fruit, medium size, rich 

 yellow color, red on the side next the sun, flavor good. 



December 27th. — Exhibited. — Conway, IMalcarle, [Mda carlaofthe Pomona 

 Italiana) and Wine apples. The Malcarle is a beautiful apple ; the flesh 

 white, of a delicate ])erfume much resembling rose-water. Passe Colmar 

 pears, from R. Manning, Esq. Russett apjjles, from Messrs. Hovey ; the or- 

 igin of this apple is unknown, it being received from the country ; the flavor 

 was very rich and highly perfumed. 



January 5th. — Exhibited. — Hardenpont de printemps pears; they were re- 

 ceived by Mr. S. Downer, accompanied by the tollowing letter: — 



JVeio Bedford, Jan. 5th, 1835. 



Samuel Downer, Esq. Sir, — By your request made last summer, I now 

 send you a small sample of Hardenpont de Printemps pears, not now in eat- 

 ing; when they arrive at maturity, you will please to examine the qualities, 



and vou will oblige your friend, -.-.r <-< 



•' '= ■^ ' William Swift. 



Not being at maturit}', Mr. Downer retains the pears, and will present them 

 again when flt for eating. Isabella grapes, from T. Hastings, East Cambridge ; 

 these were excellently preserved, not a berry being the least decayed on six 

 or eight clusters which were presented. We intend to give an article on Mr. 

 Hastings' method of preserving them. 



January 17th. — Exhibited. — By R. Manning, Esq., White Calville, Belle- 

 flower, and Michael Henry Pippin ajiples ; the latter variety was received 

 from New Jersey, but its name was considered doubtful by the committee. 

 Cork Russett a|)ples, from Mr. Ruggles, of Fall River; a large oblong fruit, 

 russetted all over, the flesh spongy, inclined to shrivel, not juicy or high 

 flavored, but sweet, considered a valuable fruit for drying. 



A bouquet of flowers from Messrs. W^inship, Brighton, containing the fol- 

 lowing varieties : — Camellia alba plena. Erica mediterrania. Calendula hybri- 

 da, Geraniums, Oxalis, Roses, Stocks, Myrtle, Diosma alba, Erica arborea, 

 Salvia fulgens and splendens, Ageratum mexicana, Schizanthus pinnatus, 

 Primula prsenitens, purpurea and alba, Hoitzia coccinea, &c. 



In our report in our last number, of the plants exhibited at Faneuil Hall in 

 September last, we accidentally omitted to mention those presented by John 

 Prince, Esq., of Jamaica Plain, Roxbiny. The plants were some of the 

 finest and most showy that ornamented the Hall, and we cheerfully cor- 

 rect the mistake. 



From John Prince, Esq. — Large specimens of Lemon and Orange trees; a 

 fine plant of Cycas revoluta (Sago Palm) ; a very large Agave americana ; two 

 plants of Diosma alba ; Hedychium Gardnerianwrn, very fragrant; Hoya car- 

 nosa, Acuba japouica, &c. 



