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Art. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, March bth. — An adjourned meeting of the Society waa 

 held to-day, — the President in the chair. 



The Executive Committee presented the names of Gen. H. A. S. 

 Dearliorn and the Hon. F.dward Everett as honorary members, and 

 they were unanimously admitted. 



Mr. C. M. Hovey, Chairman of the Flower Committee, submitted 

 a report, awardin:;,' the Society's premium of one hundred and twenty 

 dollars for the destruction of the rose slujr, to Mr. D. Hajjgerston, 

 gardener to J. P. Cushing, Esq., whose letter was read to the Socie- 

 ty last June. The rejjort was accepted. 



Exhibited. — Flowers: From J. L. L. F. Warren, cut flowers of 

 Azalea indica |)hcEnicea, and A. /edifolia, i?6sa iriultiflora, and the 

 following: kinds — undulata, yellow tea, and a variety erroneously call- 

 ed the Greville;Y; also. Cineraria maritima and the var. King, varie- 

 gated stock, verbenas, quilled asters, geraniums, &c. 



Adjourned three weeks, to March 26th. 



March IQlh. — An adjourned meeting, — the President in the chair. 



Mr. Vose read a letter from M. Tougard, President of the Horti- 

 cultural Society of Rouen, France, acknowledging the receipt of a 

 letter, informinij him of his admission as an honorary member of the 

 Society. Mr. Vose was re(|uested, by a vote of the Society, to trans- 

 late the same for publication. Accompanying M. Tougard's letter, 

 Mr. Vose laid before the Society several pamphlets, containing the 

 Proceedings of the Horticultural Society of Rouen, since its organi- 

 zation. The Library Committee were instructed to take charge of 

 them. 



Mr. Walker, from the Chairman of the Printing Committee, laid 

 before the Society the pamphlet containinir the Proceedings of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society for 1839, 1840, and 1841, which 

 had been prepared under their direction, for distribution among the 

 members. The thanks of the Society were voted to the comiriittee, 

 for the acceptable manner in which they had performed their duties. 



Accom])anying the Report, the Committee presented a circular, 

 also printed under their direction, containing the communications 

 read before the Society upon the destruction of the curculio. They 

 were laid upon the talile for distribution. 



It vvas voted, that the Corresponding Secretary transmit a copy of 

 the Proceedings of the Society to all the honorary and corresponding 

 members, so far as it was practicable to do so; and that the Treasur- 

 er also furnish each subscription and life member with a copy of the 

 same. 



Exhibited. — Fruit: From J. L. L. F. Warren, apples called War- 

 ren's Spice, a new seedling variety. 



Meeting dissolve<l. 



[The official year for 1842 commences the first Saturday in April, 

 when the officers elected in October last will enter upon their duties.] 



