522 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Chairman of the Committee on Vegetables, C. M. Hovey, David Haggers- 

 ton. 



Finance Committee. — Josiah Stickney, Cliairnian, Joseph Balch, F. W. 

 Macondry. 



Committee on Publication. — J. E. Teschemacher, Chairman : C. K. Dil- 

 iaway, Eben. Wight, Recording Secretary, Chairman of the Ct)mmittee on 

 Fruits, the Chairman of the Committee on Flowers, the Chairman of the 

 Committee on Vegetables. 



A communication was read from A. E. Belknap, Esq., accompanied with 

 the seed of Lentils received from Smyrna. 



Voted, That the thanks of the Society be presented to A. E. Belknap, 

 Esq., for his gift, and that the seed be placed in the hands of the Commit- 

 tee on Vegetables for distribution. 



Adjourned for one week. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : The annual exhibition of dahlias for premium took 

 place to-day. The show was exceedingly fine, and most of the flowers 

 superior to any ever before seen in the Society's Hall ; the season has been 

 favorable to a good bloom, and some of the specimens were surpassingly 

 beautiful, especially some of the new fancy sorts. 



From the President of the Society, about 3iiO dahlias, among which were, 

 Marchioness of Cornwallis, Fulwood Scarlet, Mimosa, Lady of the Lake, 

 Essex Goldfinch, Sir. E. Antrobus, Punch, Eugene Sue, Ultimatum, Cap- 

 tivation, &c., also a fine plant of J^iica hy emails, and flowers of Aliililon 

 venosum, a fine species, with large flowers. From Hovey & Co., dahlias 

 in variety, and six hand bouquets. From P. Barnes, AchlmenesLehmann, 

 and a variety of dahlias. From Messrs. Winbhij), branches of Magnol/a 

 acuminata, auriculata, and macrophylla ; also Aralia spinosa in bloom, and 

 dahlias. From J. Hovey, bouquets and dahlias. From W. Kenrick, 

 three bouquets. From J. L. L. F. Warren, bouquets, and a variety of 

 dahlias. Dahlias were also exhibited by W. Quant, S. R. Johnson, W. 

 Mellar, E. Allen, J. Nugent, A. Bowditch, A. McLennan, T. rveedhara, 

 John Quant, and John Parker. 



The award of premiums was as follows : — 



DIVISION A. 



Premier Prize. — For the best twelve dissimilar blooms, to Parker 



Barnes, the Society's silver medal, . . . . . $5 00 



Specimen Bloom. — For Lady Charlotte, a light lilac, to J. L. L. F. 



Warren, 3 00 



Specimen Blooms of Various Colors. — Best Yellow, to Henry 

 Reid, gardener to N. Stetson, Esq., for (Jleopatra, $ 1 ; Bvff 

 or Orange, to P. Barnes, for Biondetta, Ql ; I'mple or Maroon, 

 to T. Needham, for Arethusa, $\ ; Crimson or Claret, to John 

 Quant, for Beeswing, ^1 ; Vcri/ Dark, to P. Barnes, for Essex 

 Triumph, ^1 , White, to W. Qiant, for Antagonist, f I ; Edged 

 or Tipped, to T. Needham, for Viscount Ressigneur, ^l ; Scar- 

 let, to J. Quant, for Spitfire, $1 ; Pink or Pose, to T. rseedhuni, 

 for Widnall's Queen, #1, 9 00 



