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Bigarreau of Savoy cherries, and large peaches. From A. Bow- 

 ditch, fine specimens of Wood strawberries. From J. L. L. F. 

 Warren, Sparhawk's Honeylieart, white Bigarrean, and Napoleoti 

 Bisarreau cherries; also handsome peaches, a mnsk-melon, and 

 white Antwerp raspberries. From S. Pond, heautifiil Downer and 

 black Bigarreau of Savoy cherries. From F. R. Bigelow, Bigarreau 

 cherries, and white thiaibleberries. From J. White, handsome <;u- 

 cumbers. 



Vegetables: From J. L. L. F. Warren, Chenango potatoes. 



July lOth. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held — the 

 President in the chair. 



Mr. Walker, from the committee appointed to consider the expe- 

 diency of holding an annual exhibition in September, made a report 

 that it was expedient for the Society to have its annual display of 

 flowers and fruits, which report was accepted. 



A committee was then chosen, consisting of Messrs. Hagirerston 

 Pond and French, to report a committee of arrangements for the 

 Exhibition — and the following members were ai)pointed that com- 

 mittee: — 



Committee of General ArrariQ^ements. — Samuel Walker, Jonathan 

 Winship, William Oliver, B. V. French, L. P. Grosvenor, M. P. 

 Wilder, Josiah Stickney, J. L. Russell, R. T. Paine, C. M. Hovey, 

 J. E. Teschemacher, Otis Johnson, David Haggerston, William H. 

 Cowen, Robert Maiming, Josiah Lovett, 2d, A. E. Story, Cheever 

 Newhall, Joseph Breck, Alexander McLellan, William Kenrick, 

 S. R. Johnson, Samuel Sweetser, P. B. Hovey, Jr., J. L. L. F. 

 Warren, John A. Kenrick, AV^illiam E. Carter, Samuel Pond, John 

 Hovey, Azell Bowditch, E. M. Richards, John C. Howard, H. VV. 

 Dutton, Ebenever Wight, Parker Barnes, J. F. Allen, J. Went- 

 worth, Hugh M. Tuttle, F. W. Macondry. 



Committee to decorate the Hall, and to take charge of the Fruits, 

 Flov^ers, and Vegetables. — Samuel Walker, William Oliver, B. V. 

 French, L- P. Grosvenor, M. P. Wilder, C. M. Hovey, Josiah 

 Stickney, E. M. Richards, Samuel Pond, David Haggerston, S. R. 

 Johnson, Azell Bowditch, A. E. Story. 



Commillee to make Reports on Fruits, Floioers, a7id Vegetables. — 

 Samuel Walker, B. V. French, Samuel Pond, C. M. Hovey. 



The committee above referred to also recommended to the Socie- 

 ty the j)ropriety of having an anniversary address, and a collation, to 

 which the ladies should be invited. It was then voti'd that the same 

 committee should be appointed to invite some gentleman to deliver 

 an address. 



It was also voted, that a select committee of five be ajipointed to 

 carry into effect the arrangement for the collation, and the following 

 gentlemen were chosen: — M. P. Wilder, S. Walker, B. V. French, 

 C. M. Hovey, and D. Haguerston. 



Mr. Paine, the former Corresponding Secretary, read a letter 

 from Gov. Everett, the American Minister at the Court of St. James, 

 acknowledging the receipt of a diploma constituting him an honorary 

 member of the Society. 



Adjourned three weeks, to the first Saturday in Auirust, (the Cth.) 



The exhibition of carnations and picotees, for jjrizes, took place 

 to-day. The show was very good, though the number of competi- 



