374 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Boston, John King, Dedham, Henry P. Haven, West Haven, J. W. Brown, 

 Beverly, H K. Moore, Chelsea, John M. Gourgas, Quincy. 

 Adjourned two weeks — to June 17th. 



June llth. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



Several copies of the report of the Committee of the Cincinnati Horticul- 

 tural Society, on the Strawberry, were received through A. H. Ernst, and 

 it was Voted, that the thanks of the Society be presented to the Committee. 



The Committee of Arrangements, to whom was referred the subject of 

 holding a ks\\v^\ , reported , that they recommend that the Society hold a festi- 

 val, in Faneuil Hall, at the close of the annual exhibition in September nexr. 

 Voted, That the President, Vice President, and Secretaries, be added to 

 the Commitiee of Arrangements, as a committee to manage all matters per- 

 taining to the festival. 



Voted, That the Committee thus constituted have full powers to appoint 

 Marshals, and to call in such other aid, as they may deem expedient. 



On motion of Mr Samuel Walker, it was Voted, That, whereas an invita- 

 tion has been extended to this Society by the New York Agricultural So- 

 ciety to send delegates to a Pomological Convention, to be held in Buffalo, 

 in September next, and whereas a call has been made through a public me- 

 dium, by a member of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, for a similar 

 meeting, and also an application from the American Institute that such a 

 convention should be holden in the city of New York, in October next, 

 therefore resolved, that a committee of three, consisting of the President 

 and two others, be appointed by the chair, to correspond with the above 

 named parties, and report at a future meeting what, in their opinion, is de- 

 sirable to be done in the matter. — Messrs. Samuel Walker, and Ebenezer 

 Wight, were appointed the committee. 



Adjourned for one week — to June 24th. 



June 2Uh. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — the 

 President in the chair. . 



No business coming before the meeting it was dissolved. 



July \st. — A stated meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the Presi- 

 dent in the chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the Society : — A. D. 

 Webber, Boston, Adin Hall, Boston, W. Spencer, Lowell, Nathaniel H. 

 Emmons, Boston, W. E. Strong, Brighton, D. S. Kendall, Boston, Noah 

 Sturtevant, Boston, William H. Davis, Milton, Lyman Winship, Brighton, 

 Selden Crocketi, Boston. 



Adjourned one week — to July 8th. 



Ex lubiled.—Y -LOW ¥.Ks: From the President of the Society, a fine dis- 

 play of cut flowers, including many roses, among which were Solfitaire, 

 Elize Sauvage, and others; Japan lilies, phloxes of several kinds, gladio- 

 luses, Veronica speciosa, and Lindley ana, &c. &c. From J. Breck & Co., 

 a great variety of cut flowers, including several kinds of hardy lilies, Cam- 

 panula VVahlenb^rgM, &.c. &c. From J. Cadness, a collection of Prairie, 

 Lamarque, Solfitaire, and other roses, and two mantel and six hand bou- 

 quets. 



