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gooseberries. By D. S. Manley & Brother, strawberries — Hovey's Seed- 

 ling, Boston Pine, Burr's New Pine, Iowa, Rival Hudson, Swainstone's 

 Seedling, Large Early Scarlet, Crimson Cone, Schneike's Seedling. 



By Lewis Eaton, strawberries — Hovey's Seedling, Boston Pine, Burr's 

 New Pine, Rival Hudson, Large Early Scarlet, Crimson Cone, Richardson's 

 Late, White Wood; apples, Rhode Island Greening; cherries. White Big- 

 arreau. By Warren Granger, apples. Northern Spy. By Mason & Lover- 

 ing, strawberries — Taylor's Seedling, Scioto, Dundee, Gen. Jacquemont, 

 Jenney's Seedling, Iowa. By A. Bryant & Son, cherries — White Bigar- 

 reau, Holman's Duke. By Myron Stillwell — cherries — Flesh colored Big- 

 arreau. 



The committee on Vegetables report : — That the display was not so ex- 

 tensive as might have been expected had not the season been unusually 

 cool ; yet, notwithstanding, the peas, onions, cauliflowers, cucumbers, etc. 

 were remarkably fine and well grown. 



July 6th. — Vice President Granger in the chair. The show of fruit and 

 vegetables was not as large as might have been expected, but the speci- 

 mens were of fine growth. 



The prize for the best half peck peas, (Prince Albert,) was -awarded to 

 W. R. Coppock. For the best half peck potatoes, to the same. Adjourned. 

 J«o. B. Eaton, Recording Secretary. 



Art. IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, June 2&th. — Exhibited. Flowers : From J. A. Kenrick, a fine 

 flower of Magnolia macrophylla. Cut flowers of fifly-one varieties and two 

 bouqu^ts from E. M. Richards. Cut flowers and bouquets from S. Walker, 

 W. E. Carter, J. Hovey, J. A. Kenrick, Miss Mary M. Kenrick, J. Nugent, 

 Col. B. Loring, Winship & Co., P. Barnes, and others. 



GRATUITIES AWARDED. * 



To W. E. Carter, E. M. Richards, J. A. Kenrick, Miss Mary M. Ken- 

 rick, Miss Russell, S. Walker, J. Nugent, Winship & Co., and P. 

 Barnes, $1 each for cut flowers, &c. 



July 3d. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in tlie chair. The President read a letter from Mr. Sleeper, 

 resigning his office as a member of the Committee of Arrangements, and 

 W. C. Strong was chosen to fill the vacancy. 



The Publication Committee reported that the third number of the Trans- 

 actions of the Society was ready for distribution. It was voted that, in 

 consequence of its size, it be furnished to the members at double the usual 

 price, or $1 50, and to the public for §2 00 each. 



The chairman of the Publishing Committee, M. P. Wilder and Jos. Breck, 

 were chosen a committee to consider the propriety of issuing any further 

 numbers. Adjourned four weeks, to July 3L 



