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change them. But Order 51, Loaseft, p. 49, should have been omitted, 

 and the genus, Cenlauella, MX., should be placed at the end of Gentianeae, 

 p. 149.— C. Dewey, Rochester, N. Y., April, 1848. 



Art. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, March 4, 1848. — The report of the meeting of the Society on 

 this day was not received in time for our last number : we now append the 

 same. 



An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — the President in 

 the chair. 



F. Dana, Roxbury, was admitted a subscription member. 



Meeting dissolved. 



April \st. — The Stated Quarterly Meeting of the Society was held to- 

 day — the President in the chair. 



C. W. Dabney, Esq., of Fayal, presented the Society with a small quan- 

 tity of Portugual onion seed, and the thanks of the Society were voted for 

 the same. 



The Finance Committee reported that, in accordance with a vote of the 

 Society, they had purchased fifteen shares of the Old Colony Rail Road, at 

 $93^ per share, amounting to $ 1,398 75, and the same had been paid by 

 the Treasurer. The Committee also reported that the Society's proportion 

 of new stock in the Worcester Rail-road would require the payment of 

 several hundred dollars, and, in consequence of this, only the above amount 

 had now been invested. 



They likewise reported that the Store had been re-leased to the present 

 occupant, for two years, upon the same terms as before. 



The President and Recording Secretary were authorized to procure 

 tickets for the use of the members, and for the purpose of sale, for admis- 

 sion to the Hall, upon the same terms as in previous years. 



Adjourned two weeks, to April 15th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers: From J. Quant, a fine plant of the Schizanthus. 

 From P. Barnes, nine pots of pansies. From Mr. Liversedge, a fine speci- 

 men of the double Stock. 



Gratuities were awarded as follows : — 

 To. J. Quant, for Schizanthus, $ 1. 

 To Mr. Liversedge, for Stock, $ 1. 



Vegetables : From S. Bigelow, a brace of Latter's Victory of England 

 cucumber, from seeds sown February 3d. 



April 8th. — Exhibited. Fruit : From T. Needham, Keen's Seedling 

 strawberries. 



Vegetables : From T. Needham, a brace of Weedon's prize cucumbers, 

 a brace of Burns's Man of Kent, and a brace of Manchester prize cucum- 

 bers. 



April Ibth. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — the 

 President in the chair. 



