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From Messrs. Hovey & Co., a handsome display of Prairie roses in 

 thirteen varieties, as follows: — Queen, Baltimore Belle, Superba, Caradori 

 Allen, Perpetual pink, pallida, Anne Maria, Eva Corinne, Jane, Miss 

 Gunnell, Triumphant, Pride of Washington, and Milledfjeville ; also six 

 fine fuchsias in pots, viz.. Nymph, Defiance, Expansa, New Globe, En- 

 chantress, and a new seedling, (weeping) ; and Anne Boleyne pinks, &c. 

 Cut flowers, bouquets, &c., were exhibited by T. Needham, W. Kenrick, 

 Miss Russell, J. Nugent, Messrs. Winships, A. Bowditch, S. Walker, 

 and others. 



AWARD OF PREMIUMS. 



Plants in Pots. — To Hovey & Co., for six fine fuchsias, well grown, $2. 



BoLQusTS. — To J. Cadness, for the best pair of ?/janie/ bouquets, ^2. 

 To Messrs. Winship, for the second best, $1. 

 To A. Bowditch, for the best vase bouquet, $2. 

 To Jas. Nugent, for the second best, $1. 



Fruit : — From the President of the Society, three new varieties of cher- 

 ries, viz., Bigarreau Princess, Bigarreau Gabaulis, and Belle Audigeoise, 

 all of which, the committee say, are fine; also, Waterloo. From O. John- 

 son, superior specimens of Bigarreau Colouer de Chair, White Bigarreau, 

 Black Tartarian, and Sparhawk's Honey Heart ; also very beautiful and 

 well ripened specimens of Coolidge's Favorite peaches, Zinfindal grapes, 

 and Prince Albert and superb Hovey's Seedling strawberries. From J. F. 

 Alien, thirteen varieties of grapes, beautiful specimens of Elton and Black 

 Tartarian cherries, and Black figs. From P. Barnes, four boxes of white 

 Bigarreau cherries. From A. Bowditch, Black Hamburgh grapes. From 

 Capt. Macondry, Sharp's Seedling peaches, very fine. From Isaac Fay, 

 Fay's Seedling strawberries. From J. Richardson, Seedling strawberries, 

 Nos. 3 and 5, 



Vegetables : From Thomas Needham, a brace of Walker's Prize cucum- 

 bers. From Gen. Jones, by H. Olmstead, Summer squashes. 



Julij 8th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — the 

 President in the chair. 



There being no business, the meeting was adjourned one week, to July 

 15th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From the President of the Society, roses, dahl- 

 ias, a variety of fine phloxes, pelargoniums, &c ; among the phloxes, Fleur 

 de Marie was the best : also pot plants, among which were Veronica Lind- 

 leyana, seedling Japan lilies, and the new Heliotropium Yohairmnvm, and 

 two fuchsias. Napoleon and Exquisita. From J. Cadness, plants of Stig- 

 mapliilon ciliatum, a pretty greenhouse climber, Anigozanthos coccinea, 

 Mammillaria scopa alba, Achimenes, &c. ; also cut flowers. 



From Messrs. Hovey, 6 varieties of Gloxinia, as follows ; Cartoni, spec- 

 iosa, insignis, Celestial, macrophylla variegata, and rubra; fourteen varie- 

 ties of Prairie roses, including, in addition to those named in the last report, 

 RanuncuUfl6ra, Linnasan Hill Beauty, and President, not before exhibited ; 

 carnations, picotees, and pinks. Cut flowers, bouquets, &c., from Messrs. 

 Breck & Co., J. Nugent, A. Bowditch, Winships, J A. Kenrick, Miss. 

 Ruasell, M. Healy, Miss Mary M. Kenrick, P. Barnes, and others. 



