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Le Bon Jardinier, almanack pour I'annee, 1851, presented by M. A. 

 Vilmorin. Album Vilmorin, fleurs, nistiques annuelles et vivaces, I'egumes 

 et plantes foiirrageres pelntes d'apres nature, — four beautiful colored en- 

 gravings* 



Presented by M. Dusacq, — Catalogue des graines, &c., de M. Vilmorin. 

 Guide de I'agiculteur, par M. Debeauvoys. Manuel de I'estimateur de 

 Biens fonds, par Noirot. Culture des Arbres fruitiers, par Bravy, Horticul- 

 teur. Le Jardinier des fenetres et des appartements, par M. Robinet. 

 (Millet.) Almanack du Jardinier par les r^dacteurs de la Maison rustique 

 du 19m Siecle 1852. Journal d'agricuUure pratique et de Jardinage publi6 

 paries rodacteurs de la maison rustique, from July, 1843, to December, 1849, 

 6 large 8v'o volumes. See M. Dubocq's letter in the appendix. 



These gentlemen firmly believe that among the greatest advantages to be 

 anticipated from this new and peaceful link between nations, are the 

 almost daily intercourse it will create, and the establishment of agricultural 

 and horticultural cosmopolitan fairs between the several societies of the 

 two worlds, of the productions of their soils. They hope, that by mutual 

 efforts, and thanks to the inventive genius of the age, means will be found 

 by which the most delicate plants, flowers or fruits, will travel without 

 danger from clime to clime ; and that before long we shall have, between 

 Europe and America, exchanges of their respective local fairs ; pouring, 

 thus, in the bosom of each other's nation, the best productions of their soil, 

 the fruits of their labors and investigations. Is not such associations. Sir, 

 better calculated to secure peace, happiness and plenty, than any other 

 scheme ever submitted to the philanthropic world ! 



I therefore call, most earnestly and most respectfully, the attention of 

 the Society towards the letters from the horticultural and agricultural 

 societies of France, as well as those written by Messrs. Dusacq, Beequerelle 

 and Vilmorin, from page 10 to 17 of the appendix of my report, to his Ex- 

 cellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, begging of 

 the Society to give these letters the greatest publicity possible. 



Hoping to receive, soon, an answer, which will enable me to inform our 

 societies that, sympathising with their views and hopes, the Horticultural 

 Society, of Boston, has appointed Corresponding Committees to theirs, to 

 labor simultaneously together, to find out the best means of realizing our 

 great end ; that of establishing a strong and compact association of all the 

 agriculturists and horticulturists of the two worlds, whose only politie 

 will be the improvement and diffusion of everything, in their line, likely to 

 secure the welfare of all the members of the human family. 



With great respect, I have the honor to be, Sir, your very humble servant, 

 Alexander Vattemare, Ji gent of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for 

 International Exchanges. 



Gen. H. K. Oliver, Lawrence, and Mm. M'Mullen, Cambridgeport, were 

 elected members. Adjourned two weeks, to March 6th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers: From Hovey & Co., several beautiful seedling 

 azaleas, among them a white variety, a very large and superb flower ; also 



