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$7 ; for Florence Dombey, Marchioness of Cornwallis, Gaiety, Pico- 

 tee, Mont Blanc, Elizabeth, Charles Perry, Mimosa, Admiral, Lady 

 Cooper, Constantia, Miss Hansard, Queen of the French, Sunbeam, 

 Gem, Yellow Standard, Mrs. Shaw Lefever, Miss Crompton, La Ro- 

 siere. Discount, Victoria Regina, Golden Souvenir, El Dorado, and 

 Marquis of Aylesbury. 



Eighteen Dissimilar Blooms. — For the best, to James Nugent, #6; 

 for Cleopatra, Miss Vyse, Great Mogul, Mont Blanc, La Polka, Fire 

 King, Ansell's Unique, Mr. Seldon, Marchioness of Cornwallis, Latour 

 d'Auvergne, Picotee, Sir Frederick Johnson, Constantia, El Dorado, 

 Lady Cooper, Lady Sale, Caleb Cope, and Duke of Cambridge. 



For the second best, to Parker Barnes, $4 ; for Mr. Seldon, Mont Blanc, 

 Antagonist, Faime, Champion, Miss Vyse, Joshua Longstreth, Pau- 

 line, Marchioness of Cornwallis, Lady of the Lake, Admiral, Duke of 

 Cambridge, Queen of the East, Beauty of Hastings, Arethusa, King of 

 the West, Madame Zahler, and Princess Radzville. 



Twelve Dissimilar Blooms. — For the best, to James Nugent, $5; for 

 Picotee, Constantia, Mr. Seldon, Miss Vyse, Cleopatra, Mont Blanc, 

 Great Mogul, Fire King, Caleb Cope, Latour d'Auvergne, La Polka, 

 and Sir F. Johnson. 



For the second best, to Parker Barnes, $3 ; for Arethusa, Miss Vyse, Mr. 

 Seldon, Marchioness of Cornwallis, Admiral, Madame Zahler, Gradis, 

 Mt. Blanc, Constantia, Buifalo Girl, Beauty of Hastings, and Champion. 



Saturday, ^5th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — 

 the President in the chair. 



No business of importance was transacted, and the meeting dissolved. 



October 1. — The Annual Meeting of the Society for the choice of officers, 

 was held to-day, — the President in the chair. The polls remained open 

 half an hour, after which the following officers were declared elected : — 

 President — Joseph S. Cabot. 



Vice Presidents — Benj. V. French, Cheever Newhall, Edward M. Rich- 

 ards, Josiah Stickney. 



Treasurer — William R. Austin, 



Corresponding Secretary — Eben. Wight. 



Recording Secretai-y — W. C. Strong. 



Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physiology — John Lewis Russell. 



Professor of Entomology — T. W. Harris. 



Professor of Horticultural Chemistry — E. N. Horsford. 



STANDING COMMITTEES. 



On Fruits — E. Wight, Chairman ; J. Lovett, C. M. Hovey. W. R. Austin, 



F. L. Winship, W. C. Strong, Joseph Breck. 



On Flowers — J. Breck, Chairman ; A. McLellan, E. A. Story, T. Page, 

 A. Bowditch, G. Evarts, F. Burr. 



On Vegetables — H. Bradlee, Chairman ; D. T. Curtis, A. C. Bowditch, 



G. E. White, A. W. Stetson. 



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