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Hall, on the 16th of September; a sufficient number of copies to be 

 published for the use of the Society. 



The thanks of the Society were voted to Mr. S. Walker, chair- 

 man of the Committee of Arrangements, and to the several mem- 

 bers of that Committee, for their duties in decorating the hall, ar- 

 rauiiioij the tables, &.c. 



The thanks of the Society were also voted to the chairman of the 

 Select Comiriittee, and the individual nieiid)ers of that Committee, 

 for their labors in providing the necessary arrangements for the Fes- 

 tival at Concert Hall. 



A committee of live, consistini; of Messrs. S. Walker, C. M. Ho- 

 vey, H. W. Dutton, C. New hall, and R. JVl. Copeland was appoint- 

 ed to nominate a list of officers for the ensnimr year. 



It was voted, on motion of Mr. Walker, that this committee be 

 instructed to report a ticket which should not contain the name of 

 any person on more than one of the Standinj;; Committees, provided 

 they found it practicable and ex|)edipnt to do so. 



A letter was read from the Ci)rrespondin>i Secretary of the Amer- 

 ican Institute of New York, invitiii" the Society to send delegates to 

 its next annual exhibition, on the 11th of October. 



A de|p<iation was afjpointed, consisting of the President of the 

 Society, B. V. Frenrh, S. Walker, E. Wight, C. M. Hovey, J. E. 

 Tesch'emacher, J. Breck, R. T. Paine, and W. Kenrick. 



The meeting v\ as then dissolved. 



Exhibited. — Flowers: The dahlia show of Thursday and Friday 

 was continued to-day — and but few other flowers were lirouiiht in. 



Fruit: — From J. Hooper, Jr., Marblehead, ifolden Beurre of Bil- 

 boa, Belle et Bomie, Beurre d' Isamliert (syn. brown Beurre,) and 

 two other kinds of pears without name, all tine specimens. From 

 Capt. George Lee, fine lariie Rihstone |)ippin ap|)les. Beautiful 

 I/Cmon clingstone peaches from J. Hill. Large anil handsome Wil- 

 liams's Bon Chretien |)ears from O Johnson. From R. M. Cope- 

 land, white Sweetwater grapes. From D. J. Godfrey, Milford, 

 Mass., Clingstone peaches. From J. F. Trull, Iron or black pear 

 of Worcester pears, Orange quinces, and Egg tomatoes. From 

 James Munroe, Cambridge, large |)ears, known in some |)laces as 

 Tucker's Winter. S. R. Johnson exhiliiied white Sweetwater 

 grajies, grown in the o|)en air. From George Walsh, iireen and 

 white iraire plums. From E. Vose, handsome summer Pearmain and 

 Lady Haley's Nonsuch apj)les. Fine :«[)ecimpns ofCoe's Golden Drop 

 plums from H. Vandiue, Caml)ridireport. From J. Lincolu,HiuL>hatn, 

 Seek-no-further a[)ples. From A. Hager, Lincoln, Orange quinces. 



From J. L. L. F. Warren, Lemon cliriifstone peaches. From S. 

 Woods, Saxouville, Gloria Mutidi apples, very lar^'e, weighing 20^ 

 oinices each. Frotn Capt. W. Stone, Natick, Lemon clinystone 

 peaches. From F. Low, Jamaica Plain, Gloria Mundi apples, 

 weiiihing 20-5 ounces each. From A. D. Weld, Roxhury, Barilett 

 pears, and Porter ap[iles. Fine specimens of Bartlett pears atid Por- 

 ter apples were sent by Z. Reed, of Westford. Lar^^e Bartlett pears 

 from T. Dowse, Cambridifeijort. From N. N. Dyer, Abiiiirtoii, Ab- 

 ington Cons (growth of 1841, have kept two seasons,) Rock, Niles's 

 Sweeting, Beam, and a kind of pearmain apples (very much resem- 

 bling pears.) From Lemuel Dana, Dedbam, Loll apples. 



