574 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



had attended to the duty assigned them, furnishing him with duplicate 

 copies of all the Transactions of the Society. 



The Recording Secretary sent in his resignation, saying he was about to 

 leave the vicinity, and a committee was appointed to nominate and report a 

 new candidate at the next meeting, and J. S. Cabot, Jos. Breck, and E. 

 Wight, were appointed the committee. 



On motion of Mr. Cabot it was voted, that the thanks of the Society be 

 presented to the Recording Secretary, and, as a mark of esteem for his ser- 

 vices, a piece of plate not exceeding in value thirty-five dollars. 



The President and Treasurer were appointed a committee to carry out 

 the vote. 



B. M. Watson, Plymouth, C. Heard, Brighton, and A. Lackey, Mar- 

 blehead, were admitted members. 



Adjourned two weeks, to November 17th. 



Exhibited. — Fruit : From 0. Johnson, very fine specimens of R. I. 

 Greening apples. From A. Wood, fine Newtown Pippins. From J. Owen, 

 Lewis, Napoleon, Le Cure, Glout Morceau, Beurre Diel, Bezi de la 

 Motte, Bicknall, and three other sorts of pears. From J. B. Mantel, an 

 unnamed pear — inferior. From Hovey &. Co., Belle Epine Dumas pears. 



Nov. lOth. — Exhibited. — Fruit : From the President, Swan's Orange 

 pear. From J. Lovett, 2d, very large and beautiful Beurr6 Diel and Ur- 

 baniste pears. From A. Aspinwall, fine Beurr6 Diel pears. From Josiah 

 Stickney, fine Coffin's Virgoulouse pears. From D. Hall, Medford, Beurr6 

 Diel pears. From John Gordon, Queen of the Low Countries pear. 

 Seedling pears from F. Tudor, Esq., too ripe to test their quality — size 

 large, and a good looking pear. From Hovey & Co., Knight's Monarch 

 pear, exceedingly melting, rich and fine, fully equal to its reputation, also 

 Belle Epine Dumas pears. Seedling apple by J. M. Blaney, small and of 

 pleasant flavor. 



Vegetables : From R. Sherwin, 8 large potatoes, weighing 8 pounds six 

 ounces. From A. Hatch, Saugus, a dish of potatoes, raised from the ball, 

 the product of one seed. From J. E. Teschemacher, Endive, very fine. 



Nov. \lth. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



The committee appointed to nominate a member to fill the vacancy occa- 

 eioned by the resignation of the Recording Secretary, reported the name of 

 the Rev. D. Leach, who was elected to that office. 



Mr. A. Bowditch was chosen a member of the Committee on Flowers, 

 to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of E. C. R. Walker. 



Mr. Haggerston presented a resolution which he requested should be 

 appended to the Report of the Committee on Flowers. It proposed a vote 

 of thanks to the President of the Society for his beautiful exhibition of 

 flowers, and for his liberality in not competing for premiums and refusing 

 all gratuities. The resolution was unanimously accepted. 



D. W. Lincoln, Worcester, W. F. Weld, Boston, A. W. Haven, Ports- 

 mouth, C. H. P. Plympton, and Otis Brewer, Boston, were elected mem- 

 bers of the Society. 



Adjourned two weeks, to December 1. 



