SEPTEMBER. 445 



Gascoigne, and Flame colored Tokay grapes. By B. Harrington, High 

 Bush blackberries. By A. Wales, grapes and figs, in variety. Estate of 

 J. Lovett, currants and raspberries. By H. Vandine, Madeleine pears. By 

 I. Blanchard, extra fine bunches of Black Prince and Black Hamburg grapes. 

 By Hovey & Co., Houghton's seedling gooseberries. By W. H. Palmer, 

 Madeleine pears. 



Vegetables. — From Hovey & Co., 2 heads Hovey's Imperial lettuce. 

 From A. T). Webber, Sweet corn. From J. Crosby, Blood beets, carrots, 

 onions, cucumbers, and potatoes. From J. Nugent, Sweet corn and toma- 

 toes. From B. Harrington, Chenango potatoes, tomatoes. Marrow squash, 

 Purple Top turnips, cucumbers, White Kidney beans. From J. B. Moore, 

 peas, (British Queen,) Sweet corn, Darling's Early, (fine,) Marrow squash. 

 From B. Davis, potatoes, tomatoes. 



Jlug. 4//i, 1855. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — 

 the President in the chair. 



No business of importance was transacted, and the meeting adjourned 

 two weeks, to August 18th. 



Exhibited. Flowers : Fine displays of cut flowers were made by E. M. 

 Richards, T. Smallwood, E. A. Story, J. Breck & Son, P. Barnes, J. Nugent, 

 W. J. Underwood, E. S. Rand, Jr., M. Trautman, and others. 



A collection of seedling phloxes in the stand occupied by J. Breck & 

 Son, and a collection of seedling petunias from E. S. Rand, Jr., Dedham, 

 were particularly fine. 



Fruit : By J. Hyde & Son, pears — Citron des Carmes ; High Bush 

 blackberries. From the Pomological Garden, White Dutch currants, of 

 extra size. By W. R. Austin, High Bush blackberries. By J. W. Foster, 

 gooseberries — Houghton's and a seedling ; blackberries and apples. By J. 

 Richardson, 18 boxes apricots, blackberries and pears. By M. Trautman, 

 blackberries. By I. M. Oliver, gooseberries. By J. F. Allen, peaches, figs, 

 and grapes — all fine. By Mrs, J. Hovey, Early Harvest apples. By J. 

 Gordon, Madeleine pears. By C. S. Holbrook, a fine show of peaches and 

 grapes. By H. Vandine, pears, plums, and apricots. By A, Wales, West's 

 St, Peter^ and Black Hamburg grapes. By I. Blanchard, Hamburg and 

 other grapes. By G, Merriam, a fine show of blackberries. 



.4i(g-, ll//i. — Exhibited. Flowers : The exhibition of cut flowers to-day 

 was remarkably good. Among the more prominent varieties were phloxes 

 and balsams, for both of which the prizes of the Society were awarded to- 

 day. Among the varieties of phloxes were many excellent seedlings — the 

 flowers comparing favorably in finely rounded outlines, and in size and 

 color with the best imported kinds. Beautiful specimens of these seed- 

 lings were included in the prize stands of Messrs. Hovey & Co., J, Breck 

 & Son, and P, Barnes, Of seedlings, and of those imported, Messrs, J. 

 Breck & Son exhibited 42 varieties. 



The display of balsams was also fine. Of those whose collections era- 

 braced very beautiful and well grown specimens, were P, Barnes, J, Breck 

 & Son, J, Nugent, and J. French, A number of remarkably perfect flow- 

 ers were exhibited by E, M, Richards, 



