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By James M. Richardson, from the garden of Capt. Lee, a Seedling Strawberry — large, 

 but the specimens were not highly flavored; probably not fully ripe. 



By Azell Bowditch, " Stoddard's Seedling" Strawberries. They were poor specimens 

 of the '' Wood." 



By J. L. L. F. Warren, of Brighton, seven varieties of Strawberries, viz. : British Queen, 

 Prince Albert, Hovey's Seedling, Wiley, Mottier, Early Virginia and Alpine. 



By Messrs. Hovey, Boston Pme Strawberries. 



By John Owen, of Cambridge, Strawberries ; Wood, (red and white,) and a Seedling. 



By S. W. Cole, an Apple, for a name. 



By John F. Allen, of Salem, Figs, Plums and Nectarines. 



By Azell Bowditch, of Roxbury, Peaches. 



By Otis Johnson, of Lyim, Peaches. 



Several of the Seedling Strawberries presented were large, and of fine appearance ; but 

 to enable the Committee to judge of their respective merits, the specimens should have 

 been fully ripe. And in addition to this, it is highly important to learn whether the plants 

 will bear a full crop of large sized fruit. Of the merits of such new varieties as may be 

 presented, the Committee will form and give an opinion when they have tasted the fruit 

 ftdly rijje, and have examined and found the variety to be ti'uly '•' a fruitful vine." 



For the Committee, S. WALKER, Chairman. 



EXHIBITION OF VEGETABLES. 

 From Josiah Lovett, of Beverly, thirteen stalks of Giant and Victoria Rhubarb, weighing 

 twent)^one pounds ; some of the stalks measuring fortythree inches. 

 From 0. H. Mather, by Thomas Needham, some fine Cucumbers. 

 From Col. T. H. Perkins, by Wm. Quant, some fine Palestine Lettuce. 

 From Mrs. Pratt, by A. McLennan, Royal Cape Lettuce. 



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



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, July 3. 1847. 



President, Marshall P. Wilder, in the Chair. 



The followiirg gentlemen were proposed for membership : — For Life membership, James 

 Lloyd, of Boston, by Samuel Walker : Subscription, John Albree, of Newton, by Samuel 

 Walker ; Joseph N. Howe, Thomas Leighton, Jr., of East Cambridge, and Wm. Leighton, 

 of Concord, Mass., by Thomas Leighton. 



Josiah Stickney, as Chairman of the Committee of Finance, submitted the following 

 Report : 



The Committee of Finance respectfully report : That they caused to be sold at auction 

 on the twelfth of May last, by Brown & Sons, ten shares of the Shoe and Leather Dealers' 

 Bank. Their sale of the same is hereby presented, producing the net sum of $1067 18. 



One thousand dollars of the sum was deposited in the Hospital Life Insurance Office, on 

 the 15th of May last, being the Lyman Fund. A certificate of deposite of the same has 

 been passed over to the Treasurer : the balance of said sale, being sixtyseven dollars and 

 eighteen cents, was also paid over to him on the 15th of May. 



Say Lyman Fmid, at the Hospital Life Insurance Office, - - - - 3^1000 00 



In the hands of Samuel Walker, Treasurer, - -^ 67 18 



$1067 18 

 For the Committee, (Signed,) JOSIAH STICKNEY. 



