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Also, the following discretionary premiums : — 

 Parsley.— F. Keisel, $2. 

 Kohl Rabi.— J. S. Gould, $1. 

 Roman Emperor Cucumbers. — V. P. Douw, $1. 



To Dr. Herman Wendell, for his display of new and foreign vegeta- 

 bles, $2. — R. F. Johnstone, Chairman. 



Art. V. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, June 2d, 1849. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held 

 to-day, — the President in the chair. 



The committee to fill the vacancy in the Fruit Committee reported that 

 they had made choice of S. Downer, Jr. 



A communication was received from M. Vattemare in relation to an ex- 

 change of horticultural works of the various horticultural societies of 

 France, and accompanied with several French publications. The thanks of 

 the Society were voted to M. Vattemare, and his letter referred to a com- 

 mittee. 



Messrs. Owen and Copeland were appointed a committee to fulfil the 

 request of the librarian of Harvard College. 



A committee of five was appointed as delegates to the North American 

 Pomological Convention, at Syracuse, viz : — C. M. Hovey, Jos. Lovett, B. 

 V. French, A. D. Williams, E. Wight. 



W. R. Austin was elected Treasurer of the Society. 



Adjourned one week to June 9th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From the President of the Society, ranunculuses 

 and anemonies in variety, and several sorts of herbaceous plants. From M. 

 P. Wilder, six rhododendrons in pots, roses, &c., and the following tree 

 paeonies : — Rosea superba (superb), Le Soliel (fine), Imperatrice Jose- 

 phine, &c. From J. Breck & Co., herbaceous plants and tulips in great 

 variety. From J. A. Kenrick, Magnoh'a Soulangfana, azaleas, &c., and a 

 fine branch of Wistaria Consequano in full bloom. From W. Kenrick, 

 Wistaria Consequana, striped horsechestnut, &c. From A. Aspinwall, 

 roses in variety. 



From Hovey & Co., splendid tulips, ranunculuses, and anemonies; 

 among the tulips in the prize stand were the following : — Aglaia, Rose 

 blanca. Ambassador d'Holland, Polyphemus, Lewald, Lord Hill, Madame 

 Vestris, Optimus, Camuse de Craix, Gloria Mundi, Trafalgar, &c. From 

 Messrs. Winship, azaleas, and a variety of hardy shrubs and plants. From 

 P. Barnes, roses and cut flowers in variety. From J. G. Swan, Medford, 

 a collection of indigenous plants. Cut flowers, &c., from J. Hovey, A. 

 Bowditch, and others. 



PREMIUMS AND GRATUITIES AWARDED. 



Tulips. — For the best thirty distinct varieties, to Hovey & Co., $8. 



For the second best, to J. Breck & Co., $6. 



For the third best, to A. Bowditch, p. 

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