62 PROCEEDINGS. 



inviting this Society to be present at their Exhibition, to be held on the 28th, 29th, and 

 30th instant. 



Voted, That a delegation, consisting of two, to be chosen by the Chair, be appointed to 

 attend the New Haven Horticultural Society's Exhibition, and Messrs. F. W. Macondray 

 and Samuel Downer, Jr., were appointed Delegates, with power to fill vacancies. 



Voted, That the Weekly Exhibitions of Saturday the 18th, and Saturday the 25th inst. 

 be dispensed with, on account of the preparation for the Annual Exhibition, and that the 

 Exhibition of Dahlias, for Premium, be deferred until Saturday, October 2. 



Voted, That the Vice Presidents of the Society be appointed a Committee to wait upon 

 the Delegates who may be present at the Annual Exhibition of this Society. 



Voted, That a Committee of three, to be appointed by the Chair, be chosen to nominate 

 a list of Officers for the Society for the coming year, and Messrs. Eben. Wight, Frederick 

 W, Macondray and Otis Johnson were appointed that Committee. 



Voted, That the Committee of Nomination present their Report one week previous to the 

 Annual Meetinj:. 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS. 



From Marshall P. Wilder, President of the Society, one hundred and fifty Dahlias : 

 among them were Madame Dresser, Sir Edward Antrobus, Dawn of Day, Marchioness of 

 Cornwallis, Mimosa, Golden Rule, Arethusa, Princess Radziville, Cleopatra, Beauty of 

 England, La belle Blonde, Fulwood Scarlet, Captivation, &c. 



From Parker Barnes, lifty Dahlias : among the new varieties are Princess Radziville, 

 Essex Goldfinch, La Polka, Marquis of Aylesbury, and other fine varieties; Lis^Smith's 

 Lady Sale, Essex Primrose, Great Western, King of the West, Cheltenham Queen, &c. 



From Samuel R. Johnson, Dahlias ; fine Clusters of Madame Desprez Rose ; Balsams, &c. 



From 0. H. Mather, by Thomas Needham, a great variety of beautiful Cut Flowers, 

 including Dahlias, Roses, Verbenas, Phlox Van Houttii, &c. 



From James Nugent, six Hand and two Mantel Bouquets; Asters; Dahlias; Ferrarias, &c. 



From John L. Gardner, by John Thomas, seven Pot Plants, viz. : — two Justicia carnea, 

 one Justicia coccinnea, Manettia glabra. Erica multiflora. Erica densiflora. Fuchsia. Also, 

 a collection of German Asters, and two Mantel Bouquets. 



From George C. Crowninshield, by John Quant, fine German Asters. 



From Col. Thomas H. Perkins, by William Quant, two Mantel Bouquets. 



From Hovey & Co., a fine collection of German Asters, and six Hand and two Flat 

 Bouquets. 



From John Robinson, Dahlias : Viscount Ressequier, Beeswing, Queen Mary, Harlequin, 

 Madame Chauvierre, and Cinderella. Cut Flowers : Phlox, Verbenas, Balsams, German 

 Asters, Salvia splendens. Fuchsia, &c. 



From William B. Richards, fine Dahlias. 



From Azell Bowditch, six Hand Bouquets. 



From Andrew Reed, a Bouquet of Dahlias. 



From J. L. L. F. Warren, seven Hand and two Mantel Bouquets ; a plant of Anemone 

 japonica, a new hardy variety, not before exhibited at the Society's rooms; German Asters; 

 Dahlias ; Gladiolus, and other Cut Flowers. 



From Joseph Breck & Co., fifty Dahlias; Pentstemon coccinnea and purpurea; German 

 Asters ; Euphorbia variegata, and a great variety of other Cut Flowers. 



