64 PROCEEDINGS. 



From Elisha Park, Morello Cherries. 



From Andrew Wellington, Lexington, fine Apples. 



From Eben. Wight, Julienne, Vallee Franche, and Williams's Bun Chretien Pears, and 

 Orange Sweeting and Pumpkin Sweeting ( ? ) Apples. 



From Lewis Slack, Westboro', Garden Royal Apples. 



From Amherst A. Frazer, Dorchester, Apples, unknown. 



From Aaron Dexter, Roxbury, Williams's Bon Chretien and other Pears. 



From J. Dike, Stoneham, Seedling Peach. 



From P. & H. A. Dyer, Brooklyn, Connecticut, Mexico, Sugar Sweeting, and Golden 

 Orange Apples. 



From Galen Merriam, West Newton, Jacques, Coolidge's Favorite, and Hasting's 

 Peaches. 



From Henry Rice, the Bruce Apple. 



From Samuel Downer, Jr., Gros Roi Louis Pears. 



The Committee tested the following Fruits : — Pears, Gros Roi Louis, from Samuel 

 Downer, Jr., were past eating. Apple, the Bruce, from Henry Rice, was also too ripe. 

 Apple, Garden Royal, very good. Hawley Apple, from Rochester, N. Y., large and fine 

 flavored. From P. & H. A. Dyer, Golden Orange, a pleasant sweet flavor; Mexico 

 Apple, fine flavor. Kensington Rareripe Peach, from Rochester, K. Y., very good. 

 Dearborn's Seedling Pears from Otis Johnson, good. Aston Town, from Otis Johnson, 

 No. 2 quality. Knight's Seedling, from President Wilder, very fine; Watson, from 

 Plymouth. Wescott, from J. W. Chapin, Providence, too far gone to test its quality. 

 Washington, O. Johnson, very fine. Seedling Peach from Mr. Dike, yellow fleshed and 

 third quality. Seedling Peach from E. E. Bradshaw, yellow fleshed and pleasant, but not 

 high flavored. From Col. Thomas H. Perkins, Peaches — Vanguard, Heath, and Noblesse, 

 large and handsome. From Robert Manning, Pomological Garden, Pears, Van Mons No. 

 1434, sweet but dry ; Krzenetzer, poor ; Hampden's Bergamot, 2d quality. 



For the Committee, EBEN. WIGHT. 



EXHIBITION OF VEGETABLES. 

 From Azell Bowditch, Dwarf Russian and Lima Beans. 

 From Aaron D. Williams, Canada and Marrow Squash, and Sweet Corn. 

 From Parker Barnes, Couve Tronchuda. 

 From Samuel Walker, a Snake Cucumber. 



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



BUSINESSMEETING. 



Saturday, September 18, 1847. 



President, Marshall P. Wilder, in the Chair. 



The following genflemen were proposed for Membership : — Robert Bacon, of Medford. 

 by A. Dexter, and John Donald, of Brighton, by A. Bowditch. 



A Communication was received from the Middlesex Horticultural Society, inviting the 

 Members of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society to be present at their Annual Exhibition, 

 to be held in Lowell, the 22d, 23d, and 24th inst. 



Voted, That the Corresponding Secretary be requested to reply to the Middlesex Horti- 

 cultural Society, that on account of the time set for their Exhibition being the same as that 

 fixed upon by this Society, it would be inconvenient for its members to be present. 



George Wilson, of Marblehead, was elected a Subscription member. 



