128 TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 



the celebration by their presence, the whole commemoration fully justify- 

 ing the sentiment of the Hon. Mr. Walley, who gave, "The trio of this 

 Festival, Flora, Pomona, and the daughters of Eve." As an entertain- 

 ment, it gave the highest satisfaction, and it passed off like similar events, 

 on the wings of time in rapid fleetness, leaving, however, a very pleasant 

 memory on the minds of every participator. 



Meeting of the Society, October Ath, 1845. 



This being the meeting for the choice of Officers, Professors, and Stand- 

 ing Committees, whose term of office commences on the first Saturday of 

 January, 1S46, and terminates on the first Saturday of January, 1847. 

 The following persons were chosen: — 



President. — Blarshall P. "Wilder. 



Vice Presidents. — B. V. French, Jona. Winship, Cheever Newhall, E. M. 

 Richards. 



Treasurer. — Samuel Walker. 



Corresponding Secretary. — J. E. Teschemacher. 



Recording Secretary/. — Ebenezer Wight. 



Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physiology. — John Lewis Russell, A. M. 



Professor of Entomology.— T. W. Harris, M. D. 



Professor of Horticultural Chemistry. — S. L. Dana, M. D. 



SxANDiNa Committees. 



Committee on Fruits. — Samuel Walker, chairman; P. B. Hovey, Jr., 

 0. Johnson, J. Lovitt, 2d., D. Haggerston, J. F. Allen, George Newhall, 

 A. D. Williams, F. W. Macondray, J. S. Cabot, E. Wight. 



Committee on Flowers. — Joseph Breck, chairman ; H. W. Button, S. 

 R. Johnson, P. Barnes, W. E. Carter, E. A. Story, Alex. McLennen. 



Committee on Vegetables.— W. B. Kingsbury, chairman; J. A. Kenrick, 

 John Hill, Samuel C. Mann, Josiah Newhall, A. D. Williams, Jr., James 

 Nugent. 



Committee on the Library.— C. M. Hovey, chairman ; C. K. Dillaway, 

 J. E. Teschemacher, E. Wight, R. M. Copeland, J. Breck. 



Committee on Synonyms of Fruit.— M. P. Wilder, chairman; B. V. 

 French, S. Downer, W. Kenrick. 



Executive Committee. — M. P. Wilder, chairman ; A. Aspinwall, J. J. 

 Low, E. M. Richards, Otis Johnson. 



Finance Committee. — Cheever Newhall, chairman; E. M. Richards, 

 Joseph Balch. 



