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instances where he has referred to all other works ; this does not include 

 nearly as many more instances where correspondents have referred to 

 " your book on fruits," and where he has selected notices of " Mr. Down- 

 ing's work on fruits." Nor do I mean to include several references he 

 makes to " our book on Landscape Gardening and Cottage Residences.'^ 



Another Specimen. — It is well known that Professor Lindley, fifteen years 

 ago, controverted with great ability the theory of Mr. Knight, that varieties 

 would run out by old age. The same position was taken by Mr. Prince, 

 Mr. Floy, and others. Last of all, Mr. Downing also assumed the same 

 ground in his work on fruits. Now he says that he is much gratified to 

 see Dr. Lindley, " the highest authority in Europe," come out lately and 

 "endorse our views'' \ I See No. 4, p. 181. — Respectfully yours, Veto. 

 Rochester, N. Y. Dec. 1846. — [Comment would be superfluous. — Ed.] 



Van Zandt's Superb Peach. — I can't waste time on any anonymous 

 remarks like the one signed P. B. in your December number, and I think 

 you do wrong to admit such without signature, as it deprives your readers 

 of a full knowledge of their intent and disinterestedness. To solve the ques- 

 tion whether the nurseryman who wrote that article actually possesses the 

 "Van Zandt's Superb Peach," which, I perceive, is inserted in his Ckit- 

 alogue, and if others have it, I now offer a premium of $ 10 for a single 

 genuine fruit, to be exhibited to the Long Island Horticultural Society, 

 the ensuing summer, by any one of the nurserymen who have inserted it in 

 their Catalogues, the fruit to be grown by the Exhibitor. You will find 

 that I am perfectly an fait in this matter, as will hereafter be proven. If 

 they are inadvertently propagating a wrong variety, it is for the Interest of 

 all it should be corrected. I did not intend my remarks to apply to private 

 gardens. — Wm. R. Prince, Prince's Nurseries, Flushing, Dec. 24, 1846. 



Art. II. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, Dec, 5th, 1846. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was 

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



The Executive Committee reported that the sum of ^1,350 should be ap- 

 propriated for premiums for the year 1847, and that the income from the 

 Appleton, Lowell and Lyman funds constitute a part of the appropriation. 



A Committee of three was appointed to make the annual settlement with 

 the Mt. Auburn Cemetery. 



Adjourned three weeks, to December 23d, 



Exhibited. — Fruit : From the President of the Society, Chaumontel, 

 Beurr6 d Aremberg and Columbia, pears : also three Apples received from 

 some unknown source — one the Cathead and the other, Fall Harvey. From 

 Wm. Stearns, Lawrence, Winter Nelis, Bishop's Thumb, Glout Morceau, 

 Wilkinson, St. Germain, Marsh (native) and Bleeker's Meadow, some of 

 them very fine. From S. Downer, Passe Colmar pears. From Josiah 



