174 PROCEEDINGS. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, September 6, 1851. 



President, Samuel Walker, in the Chair. 



Voted, That three or more Delegates be appointed to attend the New York State Fair, the 

 Exhibition of the American Institute, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and the 

 Rhode Island Horticultural Society. 



The following gentlemen were chosen Delegates : — 



To the Rhode Island Horticultural Society, Messrs. Newhall, Hovey and French; to the 

 New York State Fair, Messrs. Cabot, Weld, and Breck; to the American Institute, Messrs. 

 Walker, Leach, and Austin; to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Messrs. Wilder, 

 C. M. Hovey, and Lovett, 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, September 13, 1851. 



President, Samuel Walker, in the Chair. 



A Committee, consisting of Messrs. Breck, Richards, and Wight, were appointed to 

 attend the meeting of the New Haven Horticultural Society. 



A letter from the widow of Gen. H. A. S. Dearborn, was received, and it was voted to 

 enter the same upon the records of the Society. 



Messrs. Wight, Richards, and Lovett, were appointed a Committee to nominate Officers 

 for the year ensuing. 



ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 



The Twentythird Annual Exhibition of the Society was held on the 17th, 18th, and 19th 

 of September, in the Society's Hall, in School street, and on this occasion as on the last 

 Annual Exhibition, to accommodate the exhibitors, the Committee were under the neces- 

 sity of calling in requisition ihe Store occupied by Mr. Bowditch, as well as the room 

 occupied by the Society for their Library. 



EXHIBITION OF FRUITS. 



From the President of the Society, fiftyfive varieties of Pears, among which were the 

 Colmar Van Mons, Figue, Van Mons Leon Leclerc, Knight's Monarch, Inconnue Van 

 Mons, Lawrence, Oliver's Russet, Oswego Beurre, B. Langelier, B. Duval, Hull. Charlotte 

 de Brower, Josephine de Malines, Beurre Goubalt, &c. 



From Marshall P. Wilder, two hundred and ten varieties of Pears, embracing with 

 the older kinds the following: — Beurr6 Goubault, B. d'Anjou, B. Esperin^, B. Sprin, 

 B. Langelier, Brougham, Barronne de Mello, Smith's Bordenave, Bonne des Zees, Belle 

 Apres Noel, Beurr6 Richosstier, B. Navez, B. Sterkman, Bezi des Veterans, Bezi d'Esperine, 

 Rameaux, Chas. Van Hooghten, Corail, Colmar Invalides, Charlotte de Brower, Comte de 

 Paris, Cent Couronnes, Doyenne Sterkman, Doyenn6 d'Etfais, D'Alencon Excellentissima, 

 Elize d'Heyst, Francis (Edwards's,) Princess Royal, Gris Rouchard, Grand Soleil, Howell, 

 Josepliine de Malines, Knight's Monarch, Lawrence, La Marie, Millot de Nancy, Nouveau 

 Poiteau, New Haven Beauty, Rondelet, St. Francois, Soldat Laboureur, St. Germain de 

 Pepin, Tea, Triumph de Jodoigne, Vessouziere, Westcott, William Prince, &c. 



From Hovey & Co., one hundred and forty six varieties of Pears, among which were 

 Swan's Orange, Doyenne Boussock, Beurre Langelier, Barnadiston, Lawrence, Rameaux, 

 Nouveau Poiteau, Coter, Calhoun, Bergamotte Esperine, Bergamotte Boussiere, Beurre 



