462 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Art II. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, October lltli. — Exhibited. From R. Manning, Surpasse 

 Virifouloiise, Bezi cle Montiirny and Saunders's Beurie pears ; a seed- 

 ling pear, raised l)y J. S. Cal)ot, Salem. From John Lowell, Downtoii 

 and Capel pears (mentioned in report of Oct. 3d). From I. P. Davis, 

 Bergamot S.vlvange Pears. From Mr. Hunt, Brighton, pears, name 

 unknown. From J. Prince, Urbaniste pears. From J. Lincoln, Hing- 

 ham. Seek-no further apples. From J. M. Ives, Salem, Semiaiia Plums. 

 From J. P. Gushing, Esq. St Michael and Bergamot Sylvange Pears. 

 From D. Adams, Newbiiry, baking pears. From E. Vose, St. Michael, 

 Tillington, Capiaumont, Urbaniste, Marie Louise, Wilkinson, and Long 

 green pears. From J. Dean, Mansfield, a basket of Ajjples. From 

 VVm. Oliver, Wilkinson pears. From Messrs. VVinship, Hybrid Wal- 

 nuts (raised from the English walnut impregnated with the butternut), 

 the tree received from Gorham Parsons, Esq. The Messrs. Winship 

 will supply any jjersons with scions. 



Oct "iWi. — Exhibited. From John Heard, Marie Louise and Bel- 

 Diont pears (the latter a variety sent to Mr. Lowell by Mr. Knight. 

 The committee were in some doubt about the correctness of the name, 

 some l)elieving it to be the Duchesse d'Angouleme). From Henry Gush- 

 ing, Hingham, Hinkley pears. From W. Keurick, Beurre d'Aremberg, 

 Passe Golmar, Beurre Diel, Glout Morccan, and Burnet pears (a na- 

 tive, and very good). Orange sweeting apples, received from Mr. Le- 

 land of Sherburne ; (said to be beautiful, sweet and fine.) From S. P. 

 Gardener, Brown Beurre pears. From J. P. Gushing, Esq., several 

 kinds of pears, the names mostly unknown. From E. Vose, Sylvange 

 Verte, Wilkinson, Marie Louise and Urbaniste pears. From Madame 

 Dix Dix pears. From R. Manning, Beurre Golmar d'Automme, Beurre 

 Van Marum, Frederick of Prussia, Princess of Orange, Henry IV., 

 Wilkinson, and Pope's scarlet major pears; Greesy, Marquis, Kilham 

 Hill and Minister apples. From B. V. French, AllViston, Bourassaand 

 Fameuse apples ; Tillington Pears. From James GoUier, Gohasset, 

 seedling sweet apples. 



Nov. 1th. — Exhibited. From the Hon. John Lowell, Tasseled yel- 

 low. Superb clustered yellow. Golden Lotus flowered, Ghangeable pink, 

 Buff, Expanded light purple and Quilled White Ghrysanthemums ; 

 Double white Camellia flower. From R. L. Emmons, the Rose of 

 Jericho, (Anastatica hierochuntina). From S- Downer, Forelle and 

 other jiears. From Bezaleal Taft, Jr., Uxbridgo, Tift's sweeting ap- 

 ))les. From R. Manning, Messire Jean, Beurre Diel and Goflin's Vir- 

 goulouse pears; Red Doctor or De Witt, Haskell's sweet (fine) and 

 orange or lime apjdes. From the Botanic garden and nursery of G. & 

 A. J. Downing, Newburgh, N. Y., presented by the Messrs. Hovey, 

 Gatawba, Isabella and Bland's Viririnia grapes : the finest specimens, 

 particularly of Gatawi)as ever exhibited before the Society. From the 

 Hon. John Lowell, two or three kinds of pears. From Gorham Par- 

 sons, Esq. La Bonne Malinoise pears. From R. Gheney, Manchester, 

 Common ap|tles, the names unknown. 



November I4lh. — Exhibited. From Messrs. Hovey, thirty varieties 

 of Chinese Chrysanthemums, as follows : Spanish Brown, Small deep 

 Yellow, the Bufl', the Rose, or |)ink. Changeable pink. Incurving Lilac, 

 Quilli'd pink, The superb white, The sulphur yellow, The two-colored 

 red. The clustered pink. The early blush, Golden Bronze-back, The 

 superb clustered yellow. The sxolden lotus flowered, Starry changeable 

 purple, The late purple, The Brown purple. The tasseletl flame yellow. 

 The tasseled yellow, The tasseled lilac, The tasseled purple, The uar- 



