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J. Rathbone, of Kenwood, for the best egg plants, $ 1. 



Dr. H. Wendell, for the best Winter cabbage, $ 1. 



J. S. Gould, for the best cauliflowers, $2. 



V. P. Douw, Wolvenhook, for the best celery, $ 1. 



Wm. Newcomb, Pittstown, for the best Martynias, S 1. 



J. S. Gould, for the best tomatoes, $\. 



E. P. Prentice, for the most numerous varieties of tomatoes, $1. 



J. Rathbone, for the best specimens of Okra, $ 1. 



DISCRETIONARY PREMIUMS. 



To Dr. H. Wendell, for the finest exhibition of vegetables, $2. 



Dr. J. Wilson, for his assortment of beans, $ 1. 



E. Corning, Jr., for a very large and fine Mammoth squash, $ 1. 



For the committee, R. F. Johnstone, Chairman. 



Art. IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, Sept. 22d, 1849. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was 

 held to-day, — the President in the chair. 



Voted, That the sum of twenty-five dollars be paid by the treasurer to 

 Mr. D. Haggerston for service rendered during the exhibition. 



Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by the chair to nominate 

 a list of officers, professors, and committees, for the coming year, and report 

 at the next meeting, and J. Lovett,2d, D. Haggerston, and E. M. Richards, 

 were appointed that committee. 



Complaint having been made by members and others, contributors to the 

 annual exhibition, of the loss of their contributions, 



Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by the chair to take into 

 consideration what means can be adopted to prevent the occurrence of the 

 loss of contributions for the future, and Messrs. J. Breck, D. Haggerston, 

 and R. M. Copeland, were appointed that committee. 



Voted, That the society loan to the Norfolk Agricultural Society such 

 of their glassware as they may wish to use at their annual exhibition, the 

 Norfolk Agricultural Society paying all the expense of transportation, labor, 

 breakage, &c. 



Adjourned one week to September 29th. 



Sept. 29th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



The committee appointed at the last meeting to nominate a list of officers, 

 &c., for the coming year, reported, and their report was referred back to 

 make a few alterations in consequence of the resignation of nominees. 



The committee appointed to investigate the loss sustained by various 

 members and others, of their contributions at the annual exhibition, re- 

 ported that they had not been able to discover the transgressors, and recom- 

 mend the appointment of a committee to take charge of contributions for 



