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whom we highly esteem, and who is too modest to claim full credit 

 for his labors. — Ed. 



Gloitt Morceau Fear. — The inquiry of "c5 Fruit Groioer," at page 

 156, (lid not meet the eye of the subscriher until within a few days. 

 We would now respectfully state, that the committee had no instruc- 

 tion to go behind the authority of the London Horticultural Society. 

 The error of Gout instead of Glout rests with the printer or the writ- 

 er, no matter which, as our copy is probably destroyed; we there- 

 fore acknowledge our mistake, and of course that matter is settled. 

 But in reference to this suliject, will "Jl Fruit Grower," to whom no 

 doubt it is fatniliar, be so kind as to give the signihcation of the term 

 Glout in connection with the word Morceau, and oblige other fruit 

 growers, nnd also his obedient servant, — Samuel fValker, Roxbury, 

 Jlay 17, 184;2. 



Art. IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, April 2, 1842.— The officers of the Society for 1842 en- 

 tered upon their duties to-day — the President, M. P. Wilder, in the 

 chair. 



it was voted that the thanks of the Society be presented to Isaac 

 Chase, for a donation of vine cuttings, sent to the Society for distri- 

 bution. Adjourned four weeks, to April 30. 



April I6th. — Exhibited. — Fruit: From William Kenrick, an apple, 

 believed to be a native fruit, and called the Masters apple, from the 

 supposition that it originated on the farm of Mr. Masters, Green- 

 land, N. H. iiears constantly: keeps well. Tlie Committee state 

 that the fruit was past its eating state, but so far as any estimate 

 could be formed of its quality, it had the evidence of a lirst-rate ap- 

 ple: the Committee remark that they would be glad to receive spe- 

 cimens in good condition, another year. 



April 30. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day 

 — the President in the chair, 



Mr. Vose read to the Society a translation of M. Tougard's letter. 

 Meeting adjourned two weeks, to May 14th. 



Exhibited. — Fruit: From L. P. Grosvenor, seedling apples call- 

 ed the Company apples, which the Committee called handsome and 

 juicy for the season. 



May 1th. Exhibited. — Flowers: A beautiful bouquet from Dr. 

 J. C. Howard, Jamaica Plain. 



May \-Uh. — An adjourned meeting of the Society — the President 

 in the chair. No business of importance was transacted, and the 

 meeting was adjourned for two weeks. 



May 2ls<. Exhibited. — Flowers: From T. Lee, beautiful cut 

 flowers of the dogwood (C'drnus florida,) Eutoca viscida, Lupinus 

 CruikshankiV, Magnolw purpurea, Clarkw pulchella alba, DkhMa 

 repens, Genm coccineum, Linum tryginum, Urvularia graiidiflora, 

 with geraniiuns, two kinds of godctias, nasturtiusn, and the follow- 

 ing roses: — Amie Vibert, Belle Parisien, yellow noisette, and noi- 



