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scryman, thinking that the high-sounding title of king would sell better, 

 corrupted the name, and some prefer the corruption to the true name. 

 The evil is, that we shall soon receive the sfi/?ie pear under 6ofA nr.mes." 



From T. Lee, Isabella, Pond's Seedling (?) and Elsinburg grapes. 

 From J. Heard, Marie Louise and Louis Bonne (of Jersey) pears. 

 From Capt. J. Lee, West Cambridge, handsome specimens of Ribstone 

 pippin apples. From J. M. Ives, Salem, a ])ear, the tree from which 

 it was taken having been received from France for tlie buerre Bosc, 

 and proves not to be true. From R. Manninsr, BufFum, beurre Bosc, 

 beurre Diel, belle et bonne, Marie Louise, Pope's Quaker, Fulton, 

 and Jalousie pears. From E. M. Richards, Capsheaf and Harri- 

 son's fall baking pears: also, Red Ingistre, I'ellow Ingistre, and Fall 

 Sops of Wine apples, with one kind unknown; Hill's Madeira peaches. 

 From J. L. L. F. Warren, Isabella, Oval Malaga, and Sweetwater 

 grapes. From Miss S. Seaver, Roxbury, Catawba grapes, (well ripen- 

 ed,) and a seedling from the Catawba. 



Distributed: two plants of 3i?/srt rosacfe^a, and twenty bulbs of Am- 

 aryllis equestris from the Hon. J. Lowe!!. 



October I3th. — Exhibited. Fruits: From S. Downer, Gravenstein 

 and Lj'scom apples, and belle et bonne, Cun)berland, and Bezi Vaet 

 pears. From S. Pond, Isabella grai)es, and beurre Diel and Burnet 

 pears. From R. Manning, pound pears, and sweet russet and Mur- 

 pliy apples, the latter a large, line looking and good flavored fruit. 

 From J. L. L. F. Warren, blaclc Hamburgh grapes, from the open air. 

 From James Eustis, South Reading, a fine baking pear, name unknown : 

 also, Ben apples, and a winter variety, name unknown. From B, 

 Weld, Roxljur}', Catawba grapes. From Luther Little^ a red apple 

 from a tree in Marshfield over two hundred years old, and said to 

 be planted by Peregrine White, the first native white man of Massachu- 

 setts, and born on board the Mayjlower. From T. Mason, black Ham- 

 burgh grapes. 



October 20th. — Exhibited. Flowers: From Josiah Sticknej', Bos- 

 ton, fine dahlias, viz: Dodd's Mary, JNIary Queen of Scots, Augusta, 

 and Widnall's Enchanter. From P. Barnes, Boston, Denissii, Star, 

 and other dahlias. From S. Sweetser, Beauty of Lulliiigstone and Bride 

 of Abydos dahlias. From M. P. Sawyer, a seedling dahlia. 



From Hovey & Co. dahlias, viz: Marchioness of Tavistock, King of 

 Beauties, and Girling's Ruby. From T. Mason, Desdemona, Conquer- 

 or of Europe, Queen Elizabeth, Cedo Nulli, and other dahlias. 



Fruits: FromE.Vose, a beautiful Duchess de Angouleme pear, weigh- 

 ing eighteen ounces, from a standard tree. From E. M. Richards, orange 

 and pear-shaped quinces, and peaches from a tree imported from 

 France, name unknown. From Judge Heard, beurre Die!, St. Mi- 

 chaels, and Forelle pears, the latter very handsome specimens. From 

 S. Walker, Swan's Egg pear, (of Coxe, No. S6.) From J. M. Ives, 

 Salem, Capiaumont pears. From II. Manning, Figue of Naples, Four- 

 croy, (syn. with the Figue of Naples) and Minot ])ears; also, drap 

 d'Or and seedling apples, the latter from a i^arden in South Salem, very 

 handsome and good. From William Oliver, a green-fleshed melon, 

 (probably syn. with the Malta,) cut from a vine in Grenada sixty-four 

 days previous: the flavor was very fine, and, if the fruit would ripen 

 in our climate, would be a valuable addition, from its long keeping. 



At this meeting, tlio choice of officers for the ensuing year took place, 

 and the following gentlemen were elected: — 



E. Vose, President, E. Bartlett, M,P, Wilder, Jona. Winship, and 

 John Prince, Vice-Presidents. Samuel Y/alker, Treasurer. R. T. 

 Paine, Corresponding Secretary. E. Weston, Jr. Recording Secretary. 

 Rev. T, L. Russe'lj A. M., Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physi- 



