Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Art. V. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, July 2, 1842. — An adjourned meeting of the Society 

 was held to-day — the President in the cliair. 



Mr. Teschetnacher, the Corresponding Secretary, read a letter 

 from Prof. Fischer, Director of the Imperial Botanic Garden at St. 

 Petersburg, Russia. The letter was accompanied with jjamphlets, 

 which were laid before the Society. The thanks of the Society 

 were voted to Prof. Fischer. 



The Corresponding Secretary also laid before the Society a pack- 

 age of seeds, received from Dr. King, Curator of the National Insti- 

 tute, VVashiuitton. They were some of those collected by the Ex- 

 ploring Expedition, on the western coast of America. The thanks 

 of the Society were voted to Dr. King for his acceptable present. 

 The seeds were placed in the hands of the Chairman of the Flower 

 Committee for distribution. 



A committee, consisting of Messrs. Walker, French, and C. M. 

 Hovey, was appointed to consider the expediency of holding an 

 Annual Exhibition of Flowers and Fruits, in September next, and 

 to report at the next meeting. 



Mr. John Dean was admitted a subscription member. 



Adjourned two weeks, to July 16. 



Exhibited — Flowers: From the President of the Society a variety 

 of beautiful roses, some of them extra fine; the following comprises 

 a few of the best — Painted Damask, La Dominante, Gen. La- 

 marque, Brennus, Beauty of Billard, Duke of Devonshire, Miralba, 

 La Importante, Glorie de France, Foulard, Village Maid, War- 

 wick, red Moss, Blush Moss, Luxemburg Moss, Roi de Hybrids, 

 Victor Hugo, Laura, Colbert, &c.: also fine specimens of Cypripedi- 

 um spectabile, i^hododendron maximum, Spirte^a sorbifolia, Gladio- 

 lus commilnis, &c. From W. Kenrick, Pteonm albiflora Whitley?, 

 HQmei and fragrans; Harrison?, and other roses and bouquets. 



From Hovey & Co., George IV., Ne Plus Ultra, Eliza, Blanche 

 Superb, Painted Damask, and other roses and bouquets. From 

 S. R. Johnson, superb specimens of Chinese and Noisette roses, 

 particularly those of the Noisette Jaune Desprez, which were re- 

 markably large; also a great variety of hardy roses. From Dr. 

 J. C. Howard, bouquets, containing dahlias and other fine flowers. 

 From A. Bowditch, roses, pinks and bouquets. From W. Meller, 

 thirteen seedling geraniums, some of them very fine, equalling the 

 newest English varieties; also very pretty bouquets of roses, and 

 other delicate plants. From S. Walker, bouquets. From J. Hovey, 

 bouquets. 



From W. E. Carter, specimens of cut flowers, of the following 

 sorts: — S[)irpe'a ulmifolia, sorbifolia and triloba, Veronica carnea 

 and australis, Magnoh'a glauca two varieties, JWalva sinensis, Astran- 

 tia mkjor, Tioillus europae^us, (Enothera Fraserj, double blue and 

 white Campanula persicsefolia, Clematis viorna and viticella. Core- 

 opsis lanceolata, carnations, clove and picotee pinks, roses, honey- 

 suckles, paeonies, &c. 



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