286 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Fruits: From Hovey & Co., strawberries, var. Aberdeen Beehive. 

 Messrs, Hovey & Co. have had vines of this kind fully exposed during the 

 past severe winter, and the plants have come out in the finest condition : 

 while plants of many other sorts in adjacent beds have been greatly in- 

 jured. 



From J. F. Allen, Early Black July, Chasselas Bar Sur Aube, Pit- 

 maston White Cluster, White Early, of the French, Grosse Noir de Lor- 

 raine ; Chasselas de Fontainebleau, Black Hamburgh, Grizzly Frontignan. 

 and Ferral grapes ; Black Figs of St. Michael. 



Vegetables. — From Orr N. Towne, two brace of very fine cubumbers. 

 From W. W. Wheildon, Early Frame cucumber. From Thomas Need- 

 ham, brace of Barnes's Man of Kent; brace of Weedon cucumbers. 



May Idth. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



A package of seeds was received from the Commissioner of Patents, 

 through the Hon. J. Davis, and they were placed in the hands of the Veg- 

 etable Committee for distribution. 



Capt. F. W. Macondry resigned his office as Treasurer of the Society. 

 and a committee was appointed who nominated W. H. Austin to fill the 

 vacancy. 



Adjourned two weeks to June 2d. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : The President of the Society, J. A. Kenrick, 

 A. Bowditch, and Jas. Nugent, exhibited a variety of cut flowers. 



May 2(}th. Exhibited. — Flowers : From the President of the Society, Trol- 

 lius asialicus, Dodecatheon media and alba, and other flowers. From M. P. 

 Wilder, cut flowers of pelargoniums, among which were Staatholder, He- 

 be's Lip, Nestor, Sarah Jane, &c. ; also roses in variety. From Joseph 

 Breck & Co., tulips in great variety, and other cut flowers. From J. G. 

 Swan, Medford, a variety of indigenous flowers. From Hovey & Co., 

 beautiful scarlet Turban ranunculuses. From P. Barnes, a variety of cut 

 flowers. From Messrs. Winships, cut flowers of a fine collection of shrnbs 

 and plants. F o;n A. Bowditch, A. Fisher T Needham, and Jas. Nu 

 gent, a variety of flowers and plants. 



Gratuities awarded. 

 Cut Flowers. — To A. Bowditch, for beautiful cut flowers, $2. 



To P. Barnes, for the same, $ 1. 

 Fruits: From J. F. Allen, one dish of figs, grapes, Chasselas Bar 

 Sur Aube, White Frontignan, Grizzly Frontignan, Black Hamburgh, Dec- 

 can's Superb — in reality a superb variety — bunches large, with berries the 

 size of the Black Hamburgh, closely clustered, and slightly tinged with 

 red, — the size of the berry being superior to that of any other of the 

 Sweetwater grapes. Mr. A. says the vine is a free grower and great bear- 

 er. The committee will test the quality of the grape, at a future silting, 

 when they will be prepared to speak more in detail on Deccan's Superb. 



Vegetables: From T. Needham, brace of Young's Champion, (fine,) 

 and Barnes's Man of Kent cucumbers. New potatoes, first of the season. 

 From S. Walker, water cresses, fine. 



