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and weighed thirteen ounces. The Beurre Diel was 

 shown under the name of Sylvange Verte. Of the 

 older kinds the Chaumontelle, Virgouleuse, Spanish 

 Bon Chretien, St. Germain, Ambrette, and Brown 

 Beurre, were most prominent. Of natives, the Heath- 

 cot, Dix, Wilkinson, and Lewis- appear to have been 

 shown for the first time, and drawings were ordered for 

 the use of the Society. The Petre, Clapp, Harvard, 

 Gushing, Hadley, and Fulton, then of recent introduc- 

 tion, were also exhibited, as were fine specimens of the 

 Seckel, which ' had been longer known. Judge Buel 

 sent from Albany a collection of thirty-six varieties of 

 apples and pears for the purpose of settling their 

 nomenclature. 



The exhibitions were resumed on the 15th of May, 

 1830, when, in the words of the report, 



"Tulips for premium were exhibited by S. Downer, Messrs. 

 Pratt, P. B. Hovey, jun., A. Aspinwall, J. Breck of Pepperell, and 

 C. Senior. The tulips exhibited for premium were, according to 

 the judgment of the committee, very superior flowers : it was also 

 stated by several gentlemen present who had seen tulip exhibitions 

 in England, that they had never witnessed greater varieties of 

 finer colors or better shaped flowers. The committee decided 

 that A. Aspinwall had the best six flowers." 



At the same time, Messrs. Pratt exhibited thirty very 

 beautiful varieties of Ranunculus Asiaticus, which re- 

 ceived the prize for that flower. These were the first 

 premiums ever awarded by the Society. On the 22d 

 also the show of tulips was very fine, Mr. Aspin wall's 

 again being best. " The exhibition was very gratify- 

 ing, and was visited by many ladies as well as gentle- 



men." 



On the 8th of May it was voted that the Committees 



