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BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, September 1, 1849. 



President, Samuel Walker, in the Chair. 



Messrs. C. M. Hovey, Eben Wight, and William R. Austin, were appointed, by the 

 Chair, Delegates, in addition to those appointed last season, to attend a meeting of the 

 Congress of Fruit Growers, to be holden October 2, in the city of New York. 



A Delegation, with power to fill vacancies, consisting of Messrs. M. P. Wilder, Benj. V. 

 French, Cheever Newhall, William R. Austin, and Joseph Breck, was appointed by the 

 Chair, to attend the Annual Exhibitions of the Pennsylvania and the West Chester Horticul- 

 tural Societies. 



The President, C. M. Hovey, William Kingsbury, Eben Wight, and William R. Austin, 

 were appointed Delegates to attend the Annual Fair of the American Institute. 



ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 

 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS. 



The Twentyfirst Annual Exhibition of the Society was held on the 18th, 19th, 20th and 

 21st, at the Society's Hall, in School Street. 



Owing to the severity of the last winter, and the drought of summer, it was feared that 

 the exhibition would be greatly inferior to that of the last year. To a partial degree this 

 was the result, but not to any thing like the extent that was anticipated. While the old 

 exhibitors of Essex and Norfolk fell short, those of Middlesex came in for new honors, 

 and carried off the palm with specimens superior to any ever before exhibited ; and, while 

 only a limited number of kinds was shown, the superiority of these few were apparent to 

 all. 



The Flowers had been cut greatly short by the dry weather, and the Dahlias had scarcely 

 began to bloom, and as the Autumn show depends much on this flower, the display was 

 more meager than usual. But if the Flowers were inferior, the Plants nearly made up for 

 this defect, for some very fine specimens were exhibited, as will be seen by the report. 

 Of ornamental decoration there was but little. The Bouquets, for the Bradlee and Socie- 

 ty's Vases, were very fine, but, beyond these there was but little to attract general 

 attention : the show was, altogether, one of intrinsic merit. 



Among the Fruits presented, were beautiful specimens of the Beurr^ Ranee, and Queen 

 of the Low Countries, by Mr. Gordon, the Buffum, by Mr. Wilder, the Andrews, and 

 Louise Bonne de Jersey, by Mr. Stickney, the Glout Morceau, by Mr. King, the Seckel, 

 by Mr. Allen, the Chaumontelle, by Mr. Wilson, and the St. Ghislain, by Mr. Lackay. 

 There were but few new Pears upon the tables : the President, and Mr. Washburn exhibited 

 the Josephine de Malines, and the same gentlemen and Messrs. Breck & Co., and Messrs. 

 Hovey & Co., the Onondaga, the first which have fruited in New England. Apples 

 were few, and generally poor. The Seedling Peaches, from Messrs. Pettee, and Gould, 

 were superior, as were also those from Mr. Merriam. The Palestine Grapes, by Mr. 

 Needham, and the Black Hamburg, by Mr. Emerson, were very fine. 



The Vegetables exceeded any we have ever noticed at previous Exhibitions, both as 

 to quedity and variety. 



For the Committee, JOSEPH BRECK, Chairman. 



EXHIBITION OF FRUITS. 

 From the President of the Society, fortyfive varieties of Pears, viz. : — Ananas, Beurr6 

 d'Aremberg, B. Brown, B. Dial, B. Duval. B. Golden of Bilboa, B. Goubalt, Belle Heloise, 

 Catillac, Crassane, (old,) C. Althorp, Colmar d'Et6, Columbia, Duchesse d'AngouMrae, 



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