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Bouquets, &-c. — For ihe best six hand bouquets, to Hovey & Co., $2. 

 For the next best, to James Nugent, $ 1. 

 For the best mantel, to J. L. L. F. \N arren, $2. 

 For the best pyramidal, to Hovey & Co., $2. 



Plants in Pots. — For six plants, to J. Thomas, $2. 

 For six plants, to Hovey & Co., $ 1 



Gratuities. — The Committee recommend a gratuity of $ 3 to Cheever 

 Nevvhall for a fine plant of Lagerslrce'mia indica. 

 For a moss vase and bouquet, to J. Thomas, $ 2. 

 For a pyramid of Flowers, to Miss Ru&sell, $ 1. 



The Committee give notice that no premiums will hereafter be given for 

 designs, nor for any other than hand or mantel bouquets until the Anr.ual 

 Exhibition. 



Fruit. — From J. F Allen, Black Hamburgh grapes; Grosse Mignonne 

 and Cooiedge's Favorite peaches ; Franconia rasjiberries ; Black figs ; Mont- 

 morency cherries ; the Montmorency cherries were picked two weeks pre- 

 vious and laid aside, fully exposed to light and air, and were in a fine state 

 of preservation. From C. F. Putnam, Jolimont pears. From T. H. Per- 

 kins, by W. Quant, green Persian melons. From the Pomological Gar- 

 den, Charlomonski and Tetofsky apples, and Rivers's Early No. 1 plums. 

 From E. M. Richards, Summer, (of England,) Summer Rose, Early 

 Bough, Early Harvest, and fine Ked Aslrachan apples ; also a fine Chris- 

 tiana melon. From J. Owen, handsome Early Harvest apples, and Jargon- 

 elle (of the French) pears. From H. Vandine, three kinds of plums, and 

 Sopsavine apples. 



Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited eleven kinds of grapes, as follows: — 

 Black HamDurgh, VVilmot's Black Hamburgh, Bourdales, White Fron- 

 tignan, Muscat Blanc Hatif, Piimaston White Cluster, Red Chastielas, 

 Chasselas of Fontainebleau, Macready's Early While, Grizzly Froiuignan, 

 and Chapial, the last a new grape received from France, very handsome; 

 also Doyenne d'F.te pears, and Lemercier cherries. From J. Hovey, fine 

 Early Harvest, and Williams's apples. From J. Lovett, Red Astrachan 

 apples, gooseberries, and beautiful blackberries. From S. Walker, Early 

 Harvest apples. From J. L. L. F. Warren, Franconia raspberrie.«, and 

 Sopsavine apples. From J. Washburn, Red Astrachan apples; plimis for 

 a name. From B. V. French, large and fine blackberries. Fiom Uiis 

 Johnson, White Dutch currants. 



August 21. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — 

 Vice President Richards in the chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the Society : — Jesse 

 Hall, James Ingersoll, \\ illiam H. Milton, Boston ; Hiram Brooks, Cam- 

 bridge. Adjourned one week, to August 28iii. 



Exhibited. — Flovvkrs : From Messrs. J. Breck ^ Co., a great variety of 

 fine phloxes, including Eclipse, picta, Charles, Nymphffi'a alba, paniculata 

 alba, grandiflora nova, Richardson??, Wilder?, Frelinghuysen, rosea super- 

 ba, CEil de Lynx, Fleur de Marie, &c. ; also double balsams, verbenas, 

 Didibcus caerulea, and a variety of other annuals and perennials. From 



