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Laurel, Green Ocean: White, — Chainpaigne, Queen Slieba. Gooseber- 

 ries, ofditferent sorts, from S. Walker. From A. Hougiiton, Jr., Lynn, 

 seedling gooseberries. 



Jltigust Sth. — Exhibited. — From S. Sweetser, the following dahlias: 

 alba tiinbriata, King of the whites, Widnall's Chancellor, Paragon of 

 Perfection, Globe, Picta formosissima, Negro boy, &c.; noisette rose 

 Lamarque, Gladiolus natalensis, Mauraiidia Barclayana, Lophosper- 

 mum erubescens, Calan)pelis scaber. Verbena Aubletia. From S. 

 Walker, phloxes, veronicas, campanulas, dahlias, viz., Countess of Liv- 

 erpool, Ophelia, Anianda, Dennissi &c. Tradescantia discolor, from 

 Messrs. VVinship. From Thos. Mason, Nerium splendens. Salvia fuigens, 

 Bignonia radicans, phloxes, pinks, roses, &c. From M. P. Wilder, 

 dahlias, viz., Pavoiiia, Theodore, Widnall's Defiance, Queen of the 

 dahlias, new crimson Globe, Belbidoima, Lovely's Earl Grey, Maid of 

 St. Leonard's, Le brilliant. Lass of Richmond Hill, Coccinea multiflora, 

 &c. Bouquet of flowers from B. P. Winslow, Boston, 



From E. M. Richards, Madeleine pears. Citron des Carmes, from M: 

 P. Wilder and Cheever Newhall. Beauty of Summer, from R. Manning. 

 From John Heard, Watertown, a pear, the tree from which it was taken 

 having been received from Mr. Knight. Madeleine pears from Charles 

 Bowen, Newton. Apples from B. V. French. From M. P. Sawyer, 

 Portland, a fine melon. 



From E. Weston, Jr., specimens of several indigenous plants, viz., 

 Cassia marylandica, Gnaphalium margaritaceum, Lysimachia hybrida, 

 Agrimonia eupatoria, Apocynum androsfemifolium, Eupatorium purpu- 

 reum, Spirseato mentosa, Achillea millfoilium, Cephalanthus occidentalis, 

 Lespedezia divergens, Baptisia tinctoria, Helianthus divaricatus, Aster 

 solidaginoides. Clematis virginica, Dioscorea villosa, &c. 



Read. — Letters from Gen. H. A. S. Dearborn, Connnodore Porter and 

 Alexander Walsh, Esq. These were accompanied with seeds for dis- 

 tribution among the members. 



Distributed. — Seeds of the Acacia julibrissum (silk tassel rose tree) 

 received from Com. Porter; several kinds of Chinese seeds from A. 

 Walsh, Esq. 



August Ibth. — Exhibited. — From E. Weston, Jr., native plants, — 

 Clethra alnifolia, Clematis virginica, Saggittaria saggittifolia. Lobelia 

 cardinalis, Gerardia flava, Spireea salicifolia, &c. From the Hon. 

 John Lowell, specimens of seedling dahlias. From S. Walker, seedling 

 phlox, Dracocephalum repens. Lobelia fuigens, Delphinium sinensis, 

 and dahlias, viz.. Well's white, Queen of the dahlias, Dennissii, Brown's 

 Ophelia, Paragon of Perfection. Dahlias from M. P. Wilder, as follows: 

 Lord John Russell, Goldfinch, French white. Lady Grenville, Queen 

 •Sheba, Ophelia, Belladoima, Agrippina, and several others. Bouquets 

 from Wm. Kenrick, B. P. Winslow and Thos. Mason. Phloxes, pinks, 

 roses. Verbena chamsedrifoiia and Aubletia, Lychnis chalcedonica var. 

 alba pleno, Campanula trachelium pleiio, Scc, from Messrs. H()vey. 



From R, Manning, Salem, early Catherine or Roussclet hatif pears: 

 pronounced by the committee to be one of the finest of early i)ears. 

 From M. P. Wilder, Dorchester, Jargonelle. From Dr. S. A. Shurt- 

 leff, a kind called the Queen Catherine. July or sugar-top pears. Red 

 Juneating, early Shropshire vine, and early striped a])ples, from E. M. 

 Richards. From S. Walker, morello cherries and July or sugar top 

 pears. From Charles Bowen, Newton, skinless or Poir sans pieu, 

 Beauty of Summer, or Bellissime d'ete.and Fin or d' ete, or fine Gold of 

 Sunnner pears. From S. Philbrick, Brookline, Enrly Bough apples. Early 

 Shropshirevine, red Juneating, and William's Favorite apjdos, from E. 

 Vose. From A. D. Williams, red and white currants. Blue Orleans 

 plums from George Domett, Boston. 



