VOL. XII. NO. 10. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



75 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORT OF H. A. S. DEARBORN. 



Proceedings of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety, at a Meeting held in the Hall of the Insti- 

 tution on the 1 lth day of September, 1833 — 

 The following report was made I y II. A. S. 

 Dearborn, the President. 



No subject in vegetable physiology, has claimed 

 greater attention, among horticulturists; than the 

 inquiry, " whether the slock has an influence on the 

 graft;'' and it will be recollected, that a very in- 

 teresting communication was received, last year, 

 from Doct. Mease of Philadelphia, in which the 

 affirmative was maintained. With a most lauda- 

 ble zeal to illustrate and confirm the theory he had 

 assumed, and to render an important service to 

 the cultivators of fruits, his scientific labors have 

 been continued, and I have recently received the 

 following letter, containing the results of his re- 

 searches. 



INFLUENCE OF THE STOCK ON THE GRAFT. 



Philadelphia, .lug. 17, 1833. 

 Gentlemen, Although the subject of the influ- 

 ence of the stock on the graft, would seem to be 

 settled, by the paper I formerly sent you, yet I 

 have deemed it proper to add a few more facts in 

 favor of the opinion I advanced, or rather sup- 

 ported, — from Loudon's Gardener's Magazine, vol. 

 8, p. 493. 



Signor Luige Manetti states, " that the lemon 

 grafted on the bitter orange resists the cold better 

 than in its natural state ; like the medlar of Japan, 

 (Eriobotrya japonica, Lindley,) which when graft- 

 ed on the white thorn (Crataegus oxycantha, L.) 

 acquires additional strength, and the true Pistachio 

 (Pistacia vera) which when grafted on the Tur- 

 pentine tree (Pistacia Terebintha, L.) resists the 

 cold of 8 deg. Reaumur, below 0, (14 deg. of Fah- 

 renheit,) while if grown from the root, it dies at 5 

 deg. (20 and 3-4ths of F.) See Sageret Potnolo- 

 gia Physioligue, p. 16. The constitution (so to 

 speak) of the lemons being strengthened in this 

 manner, the tree may be left standing in the open 

 air, even in the depth of winter. The cultivators 

 of Nerva, and of Monaco in the Geonese territory, 

 understand this method of cultivating the lemon." 

 A gentleman attached to the Russian legation, in- 

 formed me at Washington in the year 1828, that 

 he has resided several years at Madrid, and was 

 surprised to find several orange trees left out all 

 winter, in the garden of oneof the European min- 

 isters at that court, without injury. It is probable 

 <hat they owe their preservation to the process 

 above mentioned. James Mease. 



The Horticultural Society of Massachusetts. 



The following letter and the seeds therein 

 named have been received, from the Hon. Ste- 

 phen C. Phillips. 



Salem, August 21, 1833. 



My dear Sir, You may recollect your interview 

 with my brother-in-law Mr. J. W. Peele, at New 

 York, in December 1831, when he waB on the 

 point of embarking for Manilla, and that you then 

 requested him to furnish you with such speci- 

 mens of the agricultural productions of the Philip- 

 pine Islands as he could readily procure, for the 

 use of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. I 

 received from him, some time since, two packages 

 of Cotton and Tobacco seed, which I now send 



with this letter. They will probably be esteemed 

 curiosities, and may prove valuable. 

 Very sincerely your friend, 



Stephen C. Phillips. 

 Hon. II. A. S. Dearborn. 



As our climate is not favorable to the cultiva- 

 tion of these seeds, it is desirable they should be 

 placed in the hands of the planters in the southern 

 states, to whom they may prove important acqui- 

 sitions ; and as there are Horticultural Societies 

 at Baltimore in Maryland, and at Charleston, South 

 Carolina, it is recommended that the Tobacco seed 

 be sent to the former and the Cotton seed to the 

 latter. Respectfully submitted, by 



H. A. S. Dearborn, Pres. Mass. Hor. Soc. 

 Brinley Place, Roxburij, Sept. 14, 1833. 

 Resolved, That the thanks of the Society be 

 presented to J. W. Peele, Esq. for the valuable 

 seeds which he has sent from Manilla. 



Dr. John II. Richards of Paris, was elected a 

 corresponding member ; and the following gentle- 

 men as subscription members — Dr. John Williams, 

 Cambridgeport ; Robert Wilson and John H. East- 

 burn, Boston. 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS AT THE MASS 

 HORT. SOC. ROOMS. 



Saturday, Sept. 14, 1833. 



S. Walker, Roxbury, Dahlias — Gloria florum 

 superbum, Wells' royal Lilac, Imperiosa, Foster's 

 incomparable, Dennisii, Coccinia speciosissima, 

 Romulus, Squbb's pure yellow, Barrall's Susanna, 

 Brilliant yellow, ColvilPs perfecta, Hall's Mogul, 

 Albina, Walker's Mary Louisa, together with a 

 variety of flowers. 



J. A. Kenrick, Newton, Dahlias, &c. 



Thomas Mason, Charlestown Vineyard, fourteen 

 varieties of Dahlias, and other flowers. 



Messrs. Winship, assortment of flowers. 



Also were presented by Mr. Winship, for exhi- 

 bition only, some superior specimens of Dahlias 

 and Callistema anemone flore plena, cultivated by 

 Mr. Wm. Leathe, Cambridgeport, in his usual ex- 

 cellent manner. 



By order of the Committee, 



Jona. Winship, Chairman. 



words of Van Minis, in describing his best fruits, 

 "eminently worthy of cultivation." 



Plums and JVectarines. By Samuel Pond, Coe's 

 Golden Drop ami Semiana. By John Heard, Jr. 

 Esq. a variety of Plums, and one of Nectarines, un- 

 named. By Thomas Mason, Early Nectarine 

 (Brugnon Hatir) Peaches. By Lieut. James Arm- 

 strong, U. S. navy, Seedling Peaches of large size, 

 not at maturity. By Thomas Mason, English 

 Swalch. By E. M. Richards, a good seedling 

 variety. By Capt. Martin of Woburn, seedling 

 Peaches, not at maturity. By E. Cowing, L em on 

 Freestone, and one variety, name unknown. By 

 Miss E. Watson, Boston, a basket of beautiful 

 seedling Peaches. By William Kenrick, Van Zant's 

 Superb, a new variety from New York. By S. G. 

 Perkins, Esq. two Peaches raised from the stone, 

 called the " Pine Apple Clingstone." 



Peaches and all stone Fruit, should ripen on the 

 tree ; if gathered before ripe, they never show the 

 beautiful colors of the skin, or the high flavor of 

 the flesh, which they otherwise would have done ; 

 the most delicious peaches are those which drop 

 ripe from the tree ; the Committee cannot judge of 

 the correctness of the name, or the quantity of the 

 fruit when sent iu an immature state. 



Robert Manning. 

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PAWTUXET CATTLE SHOW & FAIR 



EXHIBITION OF FRUITS. 



Apples. By Dr. Noyesof Newburyport, 2 sorts 

 of Seedling Apples, over ripe. By A.D.Williams, 

 Sops of Vine, beautiful and good. By I. A. Ken- 

 rick, Governor apple and White pumpkin Sweet. 

 By Charles Ellis, Newton, Pumpkin Sweet. 



Pears. By John Heard, Jr. Esq. Johonnot Pears, 

 a fine table fruit. Andrews Amory of Gibson, Au- 

 tumn Catherine, a name unknown to the Commit- 

 tee. By B. V. French, Esq. a basket of new Pears 

 raised from seed in Rhode Island called the Wilbur 

 pear, good and worthy of cultivation. By Mr. Bil- 

 lings of Roxbury, the Chelmsford Tyngsborough 

 or Mogul Summer, a foreign fruit which has re- 

 ceived the above names, the true one being un- 

 known; this pear is of very large size, very pro- 

 ductive, but suitable only for baking. By Gen. 

 Dearborn, Maria Louisa Pears, unripe. By R. 

 Manning, the Ronville of the New Duhamel, pre- 

 maturely ripe. By N.Davenport of Milton, a Na- 

 tive pear of large size ; it may prove a good Baking 

 sort, but not for the table. By Samuel Pond, 

 Pears, name unknown. By S. Downer, Esq. An- 

 drews, Capiamont, Knox, Fulton and dishing ; 

 this last is a very superior fruit, and the Commit- 

 | tee can give no higher praise than to borrow the 



COMMITTEES. 



The Standing Committee of the Rhode Island 

 Society for Encouragement of Domestic Industry, 

 on the 11th of Sept. 1833, appointed the following 

 Committees to officiate on the 24th and 25th insts. : 



On Neat Stock, excepting Working Cattle — John 

 Pitman, George Burton, Edmund Brownell, Lewis 

 Dexter, Wilbor Kelley, Stephen T.Northam, Du- 

 tee Arnold. 



On Sheep and Swine — Thomas Holden, Gorton 

 Arnold, Samuel Low, Ira P. Evans, John Foster. 



On Horses — Charles Eldridge, Truman Beck 

 with, Stephen Harris, Bates Harris, Moses B. Ives, 

 Thos. Buftum, Nathaniel Mowry. 



On Working Cattle — Joel Aldrich,Thomas Straf- 

 ford, Sterry Jeuckes, Thos. Remington, [S. B.] 

 Stephen Waterman, [Coventry], Caleb Congdon. 



On Raw Silks and Mulberry Trees — Solomon 

 Drown, Stephen H. Smith, Sylvester Knight, Win. 

 N. Rhodes, Amasa Manton. 



On Agricultural Experiments, Vegetable Crops, 

 Grain, &fc. — Asa Messer, John Jenkes, Richard 

 Anthony, Palemon Walcott, William E. Richmond, 

 Christopher Knight. 



On Shop Manufactures — James F. Simmons, 

 John Farnum, Barney Merry, Samuel Pearson, 

 John Allen, John Pettis, James Anthony. 



On Ploughing Match — Jesse Tourtellott, Thos. 

 W. Greeue, Sion A. Rhodes, Smith Arnold, Jere- 

 miah Whipple, Charles Collins, Isaac Field, Wil- 

 liam Lippitt. 



On Butter and Cheese — William Anthony, Jo- 

 siah Whitaker, Freeborn Sission, Matthew Wat- 

 son, Geo. Smith, Christopher Spencer. 



On Household Manufactures — Wm. E. Rich- 

 mond, Joseph S. Cooke, Tully Dorrance, Joseph 

 J. Tillinghast, Sylvanus G. Martin, C.S.Rhodes. 



AUCTIONEERS. 



For Premium Articles — Martin Stoddard. 

 For Stock — Nathaniel Mowry, 2d. 



05=For REGULATIONS, &c— see p. 79. 



