24 PROCEEDINGS. 



Story ; Thomas Willott, of Roxbury, and Edward Sayers, of Boston, by William Quant ; 

 Robert Douglass, of Cambridge, by Emery Bemis ; and Benjamin W. Balch, of Dedham, 

 by Ebenezer Wight. ' " " . 



Adjourned to the first Saturday in June. 



EXHIBITION OF GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 



The opening of the Hall to the public for the season, -was postponed from the first of the 

 month to this day, on account of the unusvial backwardness of the season. In the bloom 

 of Apricots, Checiies, and other trees, we noticed three weeks differ.ence between this and 

 last year, and in Hyacinths nearly the same. A season so cold and unpropitious, gave but 

 little'prpmise to the public of a great display of flowers, but in this, no doubt, all who wit- 

 nessed the exhibition were happily disappointed. It was one of the best displays of choice 

 plants ever witnessed in the Hall, perhaps the best. The Society is greatly indebted to the 

 amateurs and other cultivators, who so liberally contributed their plants for the occasion. 



From Marshall P. Wilder, President of the Society, a grand display of Green-House 

 Plants, in pots, viz : — one very large Azalea indica variegata : two smaller do. ; Azalea 

 nudiflora ornata, recently imported from Germany, a hardy variety and very fine ; twenty 

 plants of seedling Azaleas, all different, some of them very fine striped varieties ; thirty 

 seedling Calceolarias, all distinct, very beautiful, of every color and tint; twelve very fine 

 seedling Cinerarias ; six seedling Petunias ; one Persian Yellow Rose • two Moss Roses ; 

 White Unique Moss, (new) ; Bourbon Madame Angelina, new, singular color and high 

 scent; Erica ventricosa superba; two Erica odorata, white, fragrant; two Epiphyllum 

 Jenkinsonii ; one Cactus flagelliformis ; one Camellia Coquettii, and one Clematis azurea 

 gi-andiflora, fine. Also, the following Cut Flowers : — Camellias — Duchesse d'Orleans, 

 Prattii, Fimbriata, candidissima, cruciata, alba plena, and two new seedlings ; Roses : — 

 Noisette — Lamarque, and Solfatare ; Bourbon — Paul Joseph, Gouvain St. Cyr, Edward 

 Desfosses, Madame Desprez ; China — Beauharnais; Tea — Julie Mansais, Devoniensis, 

 Eugene Jourvain; Hybrid Perpetual — Due d'Alencon, (new), Melanie Cornu, and Noisette 

 Solfatare, in great quantity. Also, two new vaiiefies of Perpetual Carnations. 



From Joseph Breck & Co., a great variety of Hyacinths, Narcissus, Crown Imperials, 

 and other hardy flowers. 



From William Mellar, twelve plants of splendid seedling Calceolarias; eight do. Pelar- 

 goniums ; one Fuchsia Venus victrix. Also, a great variety of Cut Flowers, including 

 Pelargoniums, Verbenas, Calceolarias, Roses, .&c. 



From T. H. Perkins, by William Quant, six plants of beautiful seedling Cinerarias ; 

 eight large do., of double Crimson Stocks, very fine ; twelve do. of Pelargoniums, viz : — 

 Ophelia, Matilda, Sylph, Speculum Mundi, Alarm, Lady Duro, Lilac Perfection, Rienzi, 

 &c. ; a magnificent specimen .of. Stephanotus floribtmdus, very fragrant, and the first plant 

 ever exhibited in the rooms; six Fuchsias, viz. : — Defiance, Chauverii, Smith's Victoria, 

 Williamsonii, Epsii, and Paragon ; Cactus IMayfly ; and a fine plant of Gloxinia. Also, 

 fine Cut Flowers, including Stephanotus, Roses, Pelargoniums, Gloxinias, Calceolarias, &c. 



From John A. Lowell, Esq., by Thomas Willott, a -variety of curious and rare plants; 

 among them that singular production of nature, the Nepenthes distillatoria, or Pitcher 

 plant ; Cattleya intermedia, very beautiful ; Maxillaria aromatica ; Jatropha pandurajfolia ; 

 Russellia juncea, a splendid plant ; and Tabernajmontana coronaria. 



From Azell Bowditch, an Orange tree, with fruit and flowers ; twelve plants of Calceola- 

 rias ; one Moss Tree Rose ; two white Ivy leafed Geraniums ; two pyramidal Bouquets, 

 and five flat do. Also, Cut Flov?ers in variety. 



