36 PROCEEDINGS. 



A giatuity of one dollar, to Azell Bowditch, for Hand Bouquets. 



For a Design, a stand with an oval Bouquet with two faces, or fronts ; one composed of 

 Green-House Flowers, the other of flowers of open culture, a premium of two dollars, to 

 John Thomas. 



For a Moss Vase, filled with forty varieties of beautiful indigenous and other flowers, a 

 gratuity of two dollars, to John Thomas. 



For the best large Bouquet, a premium of two dollars, to William Mellar. For the 

 second best do. do., one dollar, to William B. Richards. 



For a pair of Mantel Bouquets, a premium of two dollars, to Messrs. Winship. 



EXHIBITION OF FRUITS. 

 By Otis Johnson, of Lynn, Coolidge's Favorite Peaches, fully ripe. 



By John Fisk Allen, of Salem, Peaches; six varieties of Grapes; May Duke, Elton, 

 (fine,) and Black Tartarian Cherries; Hunt's Early Tawny Nectarine, and Black Figs. 

 By Mrs. L. Spalding, of South Reading, Lemons. 

 By John Hill, four boxes of Early Virginia Strawberries. 



For the Committee, S. WALKER, Chairman. 



EXHIBITION OF VEGETABLES. 

 From Messrs. Winship, Victoria Rhubarb, twelve stalks, weight twelve and a half pounds ; 

 Water Cresses. 



From Vice President Benj. V. French, Giant Rhubarb, six stalks, weight seven pounds; 

 Victoria Rhubarb, twelve stalks, weight fifteen pounds. 



From Cul. T. H. Perkins, by William Quant, Victoria Rhubarb. 



From Hazen Hazeltine, Somerville, by John Martin, new Potatoes, first of the season. 

 For the Committee. A. D. WILLIAMS, Chairman. 



EXHIBITIONS. 



Saturday, June 26, 1847. 

 EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS. 



From Marshall P. Wilder, President of the Society, a great variety of Hardy and Green- 

 House Roses, and Cut Flowers, not in competition for premium with other amateurs. We 

 noticed among the Pteonies some varieties which were quite novel; the central part of one 

 variety (Duchesse de Nemours) is composed of numerous fine pale yellow petals, with a 

 row of broad blush-white exterior ones. We have heard of a yellow variety of Pceonia in 

 Europe and doubted its existence, but from the appearance of this variety we can no longer 

 doubt. The variety Sulphurea, has some resemblance to Whitleji, but instead of being a 

 pure white has a sulphur tint; the other new varieties exhibited were P. prolifera tricolor, 

 P. triumphans, P. grandiflora carnea, P. plenissima variegata, and P. Hericartiana ; the old 

 varieties, Whitleji, Reevesii, Pottsii, Richardsonii, Humei, and fragrans. Mr. Wilder also 

 exhibited plants of Gladiolus Wilhelmus, bright scarlet with white stripe, and Gladiolus 

 Lisette, a large orange flower, with pink-white stripe, both of them very beautiful. Also, 

 fine specimens of Spiraea Aruncus and Japonica. 



From William Mellar, fine double Pinks ; Roses; Pelargoniums, &c. Also, two Bou- 

 quets. 



From John L. Gardner, by John Thomas, eight Pot Plants, viz. :— Miltonia spectabalis, a 

 beautiful, rare epiphyte plant, a native of Bengal ; Epidendrum spectabalis, a curious 



