468 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



F. R. Elliot, Charles Downing, and Dr. J. A. Kinnicut, as the committee 

 of conference. 



The discussion of fruits was then resumed. The secretary stated, that 

 the proceedings of the convention would make a pamphlet of nearly one 

 hundred pages, and that a liberal sum would be required to meet the ex- 

 pense of the same ; and, upon the probable amount being stated, the dele- 

 gates present liberally subscribed that sum. 



It was voted, that the proceedings should be published under the super- 

 intendence of the secretaries, and the president and vice-presidents, and be 

 forwarded to every delegate, and to every Horticultural Society of the 

 country. 



Thanks were ihen voted to the president, and other officers of the con- 

 vention, when the meeting adjourned. The session was brief, but very in- 

 teresting, and the display of fruit excellent for so unpropitious a year. — Ed. 



Art. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, Sept. 1, 1849. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held 

 to-day, — the President in the chair. 



The delegation appointed last season, with the addition of three members 

 to be appointed by the chair, were appointed a delegation to attend the 

 meeting of the Congress of Fruit Growers, to be holden at the city of New 

 York, Oct. 2d, and Messrs. C. M. Hovey, Eben Wight, and Wm. R. Aus- 

 tin were appointed to complete the delegation. 



A delegation consisting of five members, with power to fill vacancies, 

 was appointed by the chair, to attend the annual exhibitions of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society and the West ('hester County Horticultural So- 

 ciety, and Messrs. M. P. Wilder, B. V. French, Cheever Newhall, Wm. 

 R. Austin, and Joseph Breck were appointed that delegation. 



The President, and four other members, were appointed a delegation to 

 attend the annual fair of the American Institute, and C. M. Hovey, Wm. 

 B. Kingsbury, E. Wight, and Wm. R. Austin were appointed delegates. 



The following members were elected : — Augustus Parker, Roxbury ; 

 Levi Whitcomb, Boston ; Dr. M. P. Hanson, South Reading ; Joseph F. 

 Hovey, Charlestown. 



Adjourned one week to Sept. 8th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From the President of the Society, several seed- 

 ling phloxes, some of tiiem very fine. From Hovey & Co., a collection of 

 beautiful dahlias, among which were Mont Blanc, a fine white, Roi de Pon- 

 telles, Mrs. Hovey, Miss Vyse, Pauline Rosenfeld, &c. Dahlias, cut flow- 

 ers, bouquets, &c. from J. Breck & Co., J. Nugent, W. Kenrick, A. 

 Bowditch, Messrs. Winship, J. Hovey, T. Needham, J. Quant, Miss Rus- 

 sell, G. Bowditch, and others. 



GRATUITIES AWARDED. 



Cut Flowers. — To J. Nugent, John Quant, Breck & Co, and T. Need- 

 ham, $ 1 each. 



