376 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Award of Premiums. 

 Plants in Pots. — To J. Cadness, for the best six, $2. 

 Bouquets. — To Jas. Nugent, for the best vase bouquet, $2. 

 To A. Bowditch, for the second best, $'1. 

 To J. Cadness, for the best pair of ma-itel bouquets, $>2. 

 To Miss Russell, for the second best, $1. 

 Gratuities. — To Miss Mary M. Kenrick, for a basket of flowers, %\. 



To Miss Russell, for a basket of flowers, $\. 

 Fruit : From O. Johnson, Napoleon Bigarreau, Florence, Black Tarta- 

 rian, Colouer de Chair, and one variety of cherry without a name — all fine. 

 From Edward Burns, Black Hamburgh grapes, good. From J. F. Allen, 

 Zinfindal, Chasselas, Wilmot's Black Hamburgh, and Ferral grapes. From 

 Messrs. Hyde, two varieties of Seedling cherries, fine. FromF. W. Ma- 

 condry. Sharp's seedling, and Coolidge's Favorite peaches. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co, Hovey's Seedling, and Boston Pine straw- 

 berries ; FastolfF raspberries, and Macready's Early White grapes. From 

 J. L. L. F. Warren, White Wood strawberries. From Josiah Richardson, 

 Seedling strawberries, No. 5, fine. From C. E. Grant, Fastolfl^and White 

 Antwerp raspberries. From Azel Bowditch, Black Hamburgh grapes. 

 From Solon Dike, Seedling cherries. From Cheever Newhall, Knevet's 

 'Giant raspberries, fine. 



Award of Premiums on Fruits. 

 The sub-committees, of the fruit committee, appointed to award premiums 

 on Strawberries, and Grapes, reported the following : — 



Strawberries. — To 0. Johnson, for the finest strawberries, (Hovey's 

 Seedling,) $6. 

 To J. Richardson, for the second best, (Seedling No. 3,) ^4. 

 To Isaac Fay, for the third best, (Hovey's Seedling,) $3. 

 Grapes. — To J. F. Allen, for the best grapes exhibited before July 1,$10. 



To William Quant, for the second best, $7. 

 Vegetables. — From Judge Gushing, Champion of England peas, in eat- 

 ing since the 25th June, very fine and worth cultivating. From F. W. Ma- 

 condry, new potatoes. From James Nugent, string beans. From A. D. 

 Williams, cabbages. 



July I5lh. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



The President submitted the following report : — 



The committee appointed to confer with the Pennsylvania Horticultural 

 Society and American Institute in relation to the proposed Pomological 

 Convention, reported, that it was deemed advisable to hold such a conven- 

 tion, and asked for authority to unite with the above societies in fixing an 

 early day in October next. 



A letter was received from Dr. Harris, librarian of Harvard University, 

 requesting copies of any Transactions of the Society for their library. 



Voted, That the subject of Mr. Harris's letter be referred to a committee 

 consisting of the Corresponding Secretary, and Librarian, with instructions 

 to request a copy of the University's catalogue. 

 Adjourned one week — to July 22nd. 



