S2 TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Meeting of the Society, June 1, 1845. 



The following letter was read from Josiah Bradlee, Esq., Boston : — 

 ]\I. P. Wilder, President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society : 



Dear Sir, — I have the pleasure of sending to j^our care, a pair of China 

 Flower Vases, which I beg you to present to the Massachusetts Horticultu- 

 ral Society for their elegant new Hall. 



With great regard, your obedient servant, 



JOSIAH BRADLEE. 



Boston, June 3, 1845. 



Resolved, That in accepting the very appropriate, useful and truly elegant 

 pair of Chinese Vases, presented to the Society by our esteemed member, Jo- 

 siah Bradlee, Esq., we recognize the liberal feeling and enlarged views of 

 a Boston merchant, the patron of horticulture, and a generous friend; 

 therefore, — 



Voted. That the thanks of the Society be presented to Josiah Bradlee. 

 Esq., for his very valuable and timely present of a rich pair of Chinese 

 Vases. 



Prof. Russell reported as follows on the package of seeds received from 

 Prof. Fischer, of the Botanic Garden, St. Petersburg : — 



To the President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society : 



Sir, — The package of seeds received from Prof. Fischer, accompanied 

 by a note bearing date of May, 1844, I have inspected, and on it report as 

 follows : — 



Seeds for the Florist. 



Tulipa altaiaca, Rosa Silverhigmii : erylhrocarpa, 



Galanthus plicatus, Rosa Silverhigmii B : melanocarpa, 



Ornithogalum latifolium, Clematis gebleriana. 



Allium azureum, Delphinium speciosum, 



Frittilaria leucantha, Statice eximia, 



Hyacinthus amythestinus, Malthiola odoratissima, 



Eremurus Caucasicus, Althaea ficifolia, 



Eremurus tauricus, Sewatala coronata, 



Iris setosa, Dipsacus azureus. 

 Potentilla bifurca. 



Most of the above are already known, or else of interest, on account of 

 being co-genera or co-species. 



Also, Ephedra Monostachya, a curious Siberian shrub. (Vide Loudon's 

 Encyc. of Plants, No. 14,065). 



