438 JMassachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Art, IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, Sept. \^lh. — The meeting to-day was held for the choice of 

 officers for the en.suiiij>- year; the following gentlemen were elected offi- 

 cers of the Society: Elijah Vose, President, Enoch Bartlett, Jonathan 

 Winship, Samuel A. Shurtleffiand Pickering Dodge vice presidents; Wni. 

 Worthington, Treasurer; Robert Treat Paine, Corresponding Secretary; 

 Ezra Weston Jr., Recording Secretar_y; Counsellors and various Com- 

 mittees were also chosen. 



Received. — A package of seeds from H. A. Breed of Lynn; the seeds 

 having been received by him from the Baron Henreich von Ludwig, of 

 Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. 



Sept ^6th.— Exhibited. Dahlias from M. P. Wilder. Dahlias from S. 

 Sweetser. From Messrs. Hovey, dahlias. From S. Walker, dahlias and 

 other Flowers. A variety of flowers from J. E. Teschemacher. From 

 S. Downer, Capiaumont, Beurre Knox, and Williams's Bon Chretien 

 (Bartlett) pears. From Wm. Oliver, St. Ghislain, Capiaumont, Rousse- 

 lette de Rheims and Gansell's Bergamot pears. From John Heard, 

 Watertown, Long green or Bergamot, Autumn Catherine and two other 

 kinds, names unknown. From Stephen Williams, Northboro', Harvard 

 and other kinds, the names unknown; also. Summer Pearmain apples. 

 From Barney Hedge, Plymouth, Williams's Bon Chretien pears. From 

 G. W. Bond, MiUon Hill, St. Michael pears. From S. Philbrick, 

 Washino^ton pears (a fine fruit). From T. Lyman, Jr., Harvard 

 pears (?) From J. Barnard, Dorchester, a fine pear, name unknown. 

 From D. Newhall, Lynn, a pear raised from the seed of the St. Michael, 

 sowed in 1823; it was of the Bergamot shape — tolerably good. From R. 

 Manning, Royal George (Cox), a clingstone, and the Orange or apricot- 

 peach (Duhamel); a pear, a seedling from A. D. Williams, Ro.xbury, 

 about the size of the Seckel; also, the Epine d'Ete pear, and Quetsche or 

 true German prune. From E. Vose, apjiles, the name unknown. 



October Sd. — Exhifrited. A large variety of dahlias, from S. Sweet- 

 ser. Dahlias from M. P. Wilder. From Messrs. Hovey, dahlias and 

 bouquets of flowers. Dahlias from S. Walker. Flowers of several va- 

 rieties of Mimulus from Jos. Breck, Lancaster. 



From John Lowell, two kinds of pears, unripe, (one the Capel) ; 

 seedlings of Mr. Knight, and the trees sent by him to Mr. Lowell. From 

 Wm. Oliver, Seckel, Rousselette de Rheims, and St. Ghislain pears; half 

 blood and Noblesse (.'') peaches. From S. Pond, Seckel, Golden 

 Bi'urre and Capiaumont pears ; Semiana plums. From Thomas Lee, 

 Heath peaches. From John A. Kenrick, Urbaniste pears. From M. H. 

 Ruggles, Fall River, Wilbur pears, (a native of that place) ; medium 

 size ; russetty yellowish color ; flesh melting. From C. Cowing, a na- 

 tive pear, originated in Dedham. From James Leonard, Taunton, a 

 pear, name unknown. From Dr. Shurtleff", Piatt's Bergamot pears, and 

 a kind the name unknown ; Whittemore ap])le, a native. From B. V. 

 French, several varieties of apples and pears. From George Domett, 

 Boston, St. Michael pears, and Chasselas grapes. From Jos. Balch, 

 Roxbury, Epine d'Ete, or Summer Thorn, and two other kinds. 



From R. Manning, Washington, Buff'um, Gushing, Bowdoin, Pope's 

 Scarlet Major, Raymond, Saunders Beurre, Ronville, Verte Longue, 

 Williams's, Epine 7l'Ete, and Autunm Superb (fine) pears; Quetsche or 

 German prunes ; Rambour Franc and red Calville apples. From S. 

 Downer; Heathcot, Urbaniste, and Beurre Knox pears. From A. D. Wil- 

 liams, Dudley and Ram's Horn ajjples, and a kind the name unknown. 

 From S. G. Perkins, Beurre d'Or (golden Beurre), Beurre d'Yfelle 

 (Beurre Diel), Chaumontelle, Sylvange, Doyenne Gris and Duchess 



