90 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



From S. Walker, Baldwin, R. I. Greening and Nonsuch apples. From 

 Dr. Hedge, Cambridge, Easter Beurr6 pears. From A. D. Williams, R. I. 

 Greening, Baldwin, Winter Sweet Greening and Pearmain apples. From 

 George Walsh, Baldwin and Hubbardston Nonsuch apples, and fine Easter 

 Beurr6 pears. From John Dudley, Cambridge, Winter Bon Chretien 

 pears. From John Owen, Isabella and White Risling grapes, and Gran- 

 ny Earle apples, the latter small but good. 



Saturday, Jan. 2d, 1847. — The quarterly stated meeting of the Society 

 was held to-day — the president in the chair. 



Parker Barnes declined serving on the Flower Committee, and W. B. 

 Richards was elected to fill the vacancy. 

 The Finance Committee made their annual Report, as follows : — 



Receipts during the year, from all sources, . $ 3,346 34 



Expenditures during the year, . . $ 3,286 76 



Balance in the Treasury, . . 59 58 



$3,346 34 



The Committee reported the property of the Society, including the New 

 Hall, to be valued at $ 42,035, the only debt being a mortgage of #15,000, 

 payable in 1848. 



On motion of S. Walker, it was voted, that a gold pencil case, pen and 

 inkstand, or any other articles to the amount of $50, be presented to Dr. E. 

 Wight, for his long and faithful services as Secretary of the Society. — 

 Messrs. S. Walker, C. M. Hovey and E. M. Richards, were chosen a com- 

 mittee to procure the same. 



An amendment to section XX of the by-laws, was proposed by S. Walk- 

 er, and entered upon the records ; the amendment strikes out all after the 

 word " them " in the 23d line. * 



The following persons were elected honorary and corresponding members 

 of the Society. 



Honorary. — Baron Justis Liebig, Geissen, Prof. Lindley, London, Hon. 

 Theodore Frelinghuysen, New Jersey, Col. T. H. Perkins, Boston, J. P. 

 Gushing, Esq., Watertown, Judge Davis, Boston, Josiah Bradlee, Esq., 

 Boston, S. H. Smith, Esq., Providence, Dr. Israel Munson, New Haven. 



Corresponding. — Prof. Asa Gray, Cambridge, E. N. Hosford, Albany, 

 Rev. Henry Colman, Rev. H. W. Beecher, Indianapolis, A. B. Allen, N. 

 York, L. Tucker, Albany, T. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, Eng., M. Laffay, 

 Paris, R. Buist, Philadelphia, J. B. Russell, Cincinnati, Dr. William D. 

 Brinkle, Philadelphia, Capt. James P. Gerry, U. S. N., Hon. George 

 Lunt, Newburyport, E. Beck, Esq., London, C. Mackintosh, Dalkeith, 

 Scotland, Joseph Paxton, Chatsworth, Eng., R. Glendenning, Chiswick, 

 London. 



Adjourned one week, to January 9th. 



Saturday, Jan. 9th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to- 

 day, — the President in the chair. 



The Executive Committee reported, that, as there was no Decorating 

 Committee appointed, and as $200 has been appropriated for that purpose, 

 the apportionments be altered as follows : — $ 650 to Flower Committee : 



