570 Massachusetts Hortlcultiwal Society. 



A letter was received from Wm. R. Bunnell, in regard to a preventive 

 for the ravages of the curculio, and all other insects of a similar nature. 



Voted, — That it be submitted to the Fruit Committee, to take such ac- 

 tion upon it, as they deem fit, and notice given to Mr. Bunnell, of such 

 disposal, by the Corresponding Secretary. 



The following gentlemen were elected members : — Thomas Hastings, 

 East Cambridge, Paran Stevens, Boston. 



Adjourned for two weeks, to Nov. 18th. 



Exhibited. — Fruits: From S.Walker, Columbia, Duchesse d'Angou- 

 leme, Passe Colmar, and Van Mons Leon le Clerc pears, all fine ; Beurre 

 Dore, McLaughlin, Quetelet, Champaigne (new,) Figue, Fourcroy, Belle 

 et Bonne, Queen of the Low Countries, Moor Fowl Egg ; also, White 

 Seek-no-Further apples. From S. R. Johnson, Beurre Diel, and Dix pears, 

 fine. From Josiah Stickney, Surpasse Virgoulouse pears, (?) Roxbury 

 Russet, and Rhode Island Greening apples, fine. From Francis Dana, 

 Seedling pears, fine. From O. Johnson, Le Cur6 pears. From S. Down- 

 er, Jr., Beurr6 Diel, fine, Le Cur6, fine, Duchesse d' Angouleme, Epine 

 Dumas, Easter Beurr6 pears. From S. Henshaw, from Western New 

 York, specimens of the following apples. Black Detroit, Vandervere, Caba- 

 shaw. Fall Pippin, Winter Pippin, Peck's Pleasant; also, Uvedale's St. 

 Germain pears. 



November Wth. Exhibited. — Fruit : From James Eustis, Ben and Phil- 

 adelphia Pippin (?) apples. The committee recommended the Ben Apple, 

 good for the season, and worthy of cultivation. From S. Walker, pears, 

 viz.: — Le Cur6, fine; Crassane, fine; Winter Nelis, Figue, very fine; 

 Verte Longue d'Automne, Columbia, and Beurr6 Duval. From Otis John- 

 son, Lawrence Pear. From F. Dana, Roxbury, a seedling pear four years 

 from seed, the same as reported last week. From Hovey & Co., Beurr6 

 d'Aiijou and Knight's Monarch pears. From L. B. Comis, Passe Colmar 

 pears, very fine and highly flavored. 



AWARD OF PREMIUMS ON FRUITS. 



Quinces. — To J. Washburn, the first premium for fine specimens, $6, 

 No second premium awarded. 



November I8th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, 

 — the President in the ch^ir. 



The Committee appointed to present the late Recording Secretary, Mr. 

 E. Wight, with a piece of plate of the value of $ 50 reported that they had 

 attended to that duty, and submitted the correspondence. 



An article having appeared in Bement's Journal of Science, which the 

 President thought derogatory to the character of the Society, he read 

 extracts from the same, and asked the action of the Society upon it, — and 

 the Hon. J. S. Cabot offered the following resolution : — 



Whereas an article signed Fidelius has appeared in the November num- 

 ber of the American Journal of Agriculture and Science, published by C. 

 N. Bement, Esq., Albany, — and whereas said article is not only derogatory 

 to the character of this Society, but to our worthy President, the President 

 elect, and the Delegation to the late National Convention at New York, — 



