Massachusetts HorticuUwal Society. 567 



Barnes, A. Bowditch. J. Nugent, J. Quant, and Messrs. Winship ; a 

 fine specimen of Anemone japonica, from Messrs. Hovey &. Co., in full 

 flower. 



Fruit: From Messrs. Plovey & Co., Dunmore, Bonne des Zees, Jersey 

 Gratioli, and Beurr6 Beaumont pears ; also Swan's Orange from Roch- 

 ester. The Committee pronounced the Dunmore fine, the Beurre Beau- 

 mont first-rate, and the Swan's Orange as superior to any specimens be- 

 fore exhibited. From H. Vandine, Flemish Beauty pears ; Coe's Golden 

 Drop plums, very fine. From S. M. Weld, Colmar d'Aremberg, and Wil- 

 liams's Bon Chretien pears. From W. S. White, White Chasselas, Red 

 do., and Black Hamburgh grapes, all open culture, and fine. From C. E. 

 Grant, Isabella grapes and quinces. From M. H. Ruggles, handsome 

 specimens of the Hull pear, a second-rate fruit ; and not to be compared 

 with the Hull, as described by us in our Vol. . We would propose, as 

 this has not yet been disseminated, that the name be changed, to prevent 

 confusion. From Josiah Richardson, Crawford's Late peaches, Flemish 

 Beauty and Beurre Diel pears; Coe's Golden Drop plums, fine. From 

 Galen Merriam, Crawford's Late, Bergen Yellow, and Seedling peaches. 

 From George Wilson, Coe's Golden Drop plums, fine. From Ebenezer 

 Brown, Flemish Beauty, handsome, and Williams's Bon Chretien pears. 

 From the Chester County Horticultural Society, by J. C. Baldwin, apples, 

 Republican Pippin, excellent; Smoke House, good. From M. Collins, 

 pears. Seedling from St. Michael. It promises to be a very excellent vari- 

 ety. 



October 1th. — [The following business, transacted at this meeting, was 

 omitted in our last number.] 



Mr. Newhall, Chairman on Medals, made the following report: — 



The committee chosen some time ago, to obtain medals for the use of 

 the Society, have attended to the charge, and herewith present their Re- 

 port. 



Immediately after their appointment, your committee engaged the ser- 

 vices of Mr. Mitchell, who has finished a die for the Society's Medal; fifty 

 silver medals have been stamped at the mint, in Philadelphia, and placed in 

 the hands of the Treasurer of the Society. 



The same artist has recently executed a die for the Appleton Medal, 

 twenty-five of which have been stamped in Bronze, in Philadelphia, five 

 have been given to Samuel Appleton, Esq., whose image it bears, the others 

 are herewith presented for the use of the Society. The sum demanded for 

 the Society's medal, was two hundred and fifty dollars, and for the Apple- 

 ton medal, one hundred and twenty-five dollars, which amounts have been 

 paid by the treasurer. 



Your committee have examined many medals by other artists, and find 

 those executed for this Society, equal to any they have seen, either Euro- 

 pean or American, and, in their opinion, reflect great credit upon the dis- 

 tinguished artist, Francis N. Mitchell, Esq. : your committee were further 

 charged to procure another die for a medal, for the Society, but, at the re- 



