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The following members were elected : — Jonathan Chapman, C. H.Mills, 

 A. W. Thaxter, Thomas Lamb, J. E. Thayer, J. W. Blodgett, Isaac 

 Babbitt, T. P. Gushing, and 0. Everett, Jr., Boston; Joseph Murray, 

 Med ford. 



Adjourned two weeks, to May 15th. 



Exhibited. — Fruit : Mr. J. F. Allen, of Salem, made a very rich display 

 of grapes fortheearliness of the season — his collection containing just twelve 

 kinds, of which the following are the names: — Early Black July, Miller's 

 Bergundy, Early White of the French, and Pitmaston white cluster, (these 

 four are the earliest grapes, and the Pitmaston the earliest and the best of 

 these,) Zinfindal, Ferral, Black Hamburg, White Chasselas, C'hasselas de 

 Bar Sur Aube, Aleppo, White and Grizzly Frontignan ; also. Black Figs, 

 of St. Michael. From S. Needham, cucumbers, well grown. From O. 

 N. Towne, a brace of cucumbers. From J. F. Allen, tomatoes. 



Maij I5th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



A letter was read from Prof. Gray, accompanied with a copy of his 

 Flora Boreala Americana, and a copy of Mr. Ward's Treatise on the 

 Groiulh of Plants in closely glazed cases. The thanks of the Society were 

 voted. 



A copy of the Transactions of the Worcester County Horticultural So- 

 ciety was received from George Jacques, of Worcester, and the thanks of 

 the Society were voted. 



Exhibited. — Floweks : From the President of the Society, a fine display 

 of greenhouse plants of various kinds, among which were Azalea variegiita, 

 A. nudiflora ornata, (a hardy variety,) and twenty seedling azaleas, some of 

 them fine striped varieties ; thirty seedling calceolarias ; seedling cinerarias 

 and petunias, and a variety of roses, including the Persian yellow, Madame 

 Angehna, Paul Joseph, «Sic. ; also, cut flowers of camellias, including two 

 new seedlings. From T. Willott, gardener to J. A. Lowell, a variety of 

 plants, among which were the iVep6nthes distillatoria or pitcher plant, and a 

 splendid specimen of Russ611ia ^'lincea. From N. Stetson, South Bridge- 

 water, a fine plant of Cylisus racemosus and Madam Desprez rose. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co., six plants of new and splendid pelargoniums, 

 as follows : — Beck's Aurora, Rosy Circle, Isabella, Zanzummin, and Desde- 

 mona and Chandler's Celestial ; nothing could excel the beauty of Mr. 

 Beck's seedlings. From W. Quant, 12 pelargoniums of various kinds, 

 seedling cinerarias, six fuchsias, a superb specimen of Stephanotus flori- 

 bundus, and a variety of pot plants and cut flowers. From J, Thomas, 

 gardener to J. L. Gardener, seedling verbenas, and a variety of cut flowers. 

 Front J. L. L. F. Warren, 26 species and varieties of cactuses and bou- 

 quets. Bouquets and flowers were also contributed by T. Needham, James 

 Nugent, J. Hovey, J. W. Mandell, W. B. Richards, A. C. Fernald, 

 A. Bowditch, and J. Breck & Co. 



Premiums were awarded as follows : — 



Pelargoniums, Class II. — For the best 6 plants, to W. Quant, ^. 

 For the second best 6 plants, to W. Mellar, $i. 



