AUGUST. 395 



April \Alh. — Exhibited. Fruit: From E. and J. Lovett, Northern Spy 

 and Ladies Sweeting apples, grown at Beverly. Both varieties were de- 

 cidedly the handsomest specimens of these kinds ever exhibited before the 

 Society. 



May 5//i. — An adjourned meeting Avas held to-day — the President in the 

 chair. 



Seeds were received from the Commissioner of Patents for distribution, 

 and the thanks of the Society were voted for the same. 



Adjourned one month, to June 3. 



Exhibited. Fruit : From Dr. Durfee, White Chasselas, Black Hamburg 

 and Grizzly Frontignan grapes. 



May 12th. — Exhibited. Flowers: From A. Bowditch, a fine seedling 

 verbena, called " Dr. Smith." The flowers are of the largest size, of a 

 fine deep pink, with a rich crimson centre ; petals very large, superior form, 

 and of good substance ; umbels of good size and well formed. Considered 

 by the Committee " in every respect good." 



By John A. Kenrick, flowers of Magnolia conspicua, taken from a tree 

 bearing 2000 flowers. 



May 19lh. — Exhibited. Flowers : From R. M. Copeland, twenty vari- 

 eties well grown hyacinths. 



PREMIUM AWARDED. 



Hyacixths. — To R. M. Copeland, $5. 



Vegetables. — From E. W. Bull, three bunches asparagus. From A. 

 Wales, pair cucumbers. 



May 26th. Opening of the Hall. — From M. P. Wilder, 50 plants, 

 viz. — 7 Fuchsias, embracing several new varieties ; 10 fancy and other Pe- 

 largoniums ; Begonias; 10 seedling Azalea indica ; 1 £rica ventricosa su- 

 p6rba ; named Azaleas ; Russellm juncea; Calceolarias; Gardenta florida ; 

 1 Puya altenstenn; 1 Conoclinum ianthinum; &c., &c. From Evers & 

 Bock, Acacia grandiflora, well grown, large and fine ; 25 Fuchsias, in 19 

 varieties ; Polygalas, in 3 varieties ; Pimelea rosea ; Cineraria, " Beauty of 

 Flushing ; " 1 Tremandra verticillata. From M. Trautman, Dielytra spec- 

 tabilis ; 14 seedling Cinerarias, &.c. From E. A. Story, a collection of 

 Greenhouse Plants, including fine Fuschias in variety; also one large 

 plant, Dielytra spectabilis. From M. B. Williams, one plant, Arctotis 

 aspera. A detailed and very interesting description of this plant, 

 communicated by Rev. John L. Russell, Professor of Botany and Vegeta- 

 ble Physiology of the Society, may be found in the Magazine of Horticul- 

 ture, Vol. 21, page 234. From J. Breck & Son, specimens of Whitlavia 

 grandiflora, a fine new annual from California. 



Cut Flowers in variety were exhibited by P. Barnes, J. Nugent, A. 

 Bowditch, E. A. Story, R. M. Copeland, W. E. Carter, T. Smallwood, M. 

 R. Richards and others. 



PREMIUMS AND GRATUITIES AWARDED. 



Greenhouse Plants. — Best collection of ten to M. P. Wilder, $15. 



For the second best, to Evers & Bock, $12. 

 Pelargoniums. — For the best six, to M. P. Wilder, $8. 



