88 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



AUGUST 18, 1835. 



BOSTON, WEDNF.SDAY EVENING, AUGUS I' 12. 1835. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAI, SOCIETY. 



Saturday, August 8, 1835. 



A meeting of the Society was lield at their Hall in 

 Cornhill.the Hon. E. Vosc, President, in the chair. 



A donation of seeds of the Silk Tassel Rose tree, from 

 Com. David Porter, Charge of the U. S. at the Sub- 

 lime Porte, was laid before the Society, with a letter from 

 Gen. Dearborn OH the subject. The seeds having been dis- 

 tributed among the members of the Society, and the 

 President having remarked upon the cultivation, the fol- 

 lowing resolution was moved by Dr S. A. Shurtleff, and 

 unanimously adopted. 



Resolved,— That the thanks of the Society be present- 

 ed to Com. David Porter, Charge des Afl'aires of United 

 States at the Sublime Porte, for his kind attention in 

 again transmitting seeds of the Silk Tassel Rose trec^ 

 and that the Society duly appreciate his renewed and 

 valued services in promoting its objects at Constanti- 

 nople. 



Voted, — That Gen. Dearborn's letter be published in 

 the New England Farmer. 



ROXBURY, JOLY 30,1835. 



My Dear Sir — Having recently received seeds of 

 the Silk Tassel Rose tree, from David Porter, Esq. Charge 

 des Affaires of the United States at the Sublime Porte, 

 I transmit them, to be disposed of in such manner, as 

 the Horticultural Society may deem most expedient, to 

 insure the propagation, of that superb ornament, of the 

 gardens of the East. 



It will be recollected that we are under great obliga- 

 tions to our distinguished representative, for several 

 valuable presents of seed ; and the deep solicitude 

 which he has evinced, in numerous instances, to sub- 

 serve the interest of his country, in all its branches of 

 industry, entitle him to high commendation. 



The public officers of ihe United States, who like him, 

 visit foreign nations, have it in their power, to confer 

 great benefits upon their fellow citizens, in many ways, 

 other than in the faithful performance of the duties of 

 tiieir station ; and 1 know of none, who has shown a 

 more ready and anxious desire, to be extensively usefuli 

 in these respects, than Com. Porter. 



Enclosed is an extract from liis letter which accompa- 

 nied the seeds. 



With ancere esteem, your obt. servt, 



H A. S. Dearborn. 



United States Legation, ^ 



St Stephano, De Constantinople, > 



February 22. 1835. ) 



Mt Dear Sir, — I enclose you a few seeds of the 

 Silk Tassel Rose Tree, obtained from the Sultan's Gar- 

 den, at Ters Hana, where it grows in greater beauty and 

 perfection, than any that I have ever seen. 

 With sincere respect, your obt. servt. 



David Porter. 

 H. A. S. Dearborn, Esq. 



The committee on the subject reported that Mr John 

 Lewis Russell of Salem, Professor of Botany and Vege- 

 table Physiology of the Society, had accepted their invi- 

 tation to deliver the anniversary address — report unani- 

 mously accepted. 



Marshall P. Sawyer, Esq. was chosen a subscription 

 member. 



Robert Thompson, Esq. of London was chosen a cor. 

 responding member, and the Corresponding Secretary 

 charged with informing him of the same. 



Mr Joseph T. Buckingham was chosen subscription 

 member. 



A letter accompanying a donation of China flower 

 seeds, from Mr Alexander Walsh of Lansingburg, New 

 York. 



Voted, That the letter be published in the New Eng- 

 land Farmer. 



Lansingburgh, May 17, 1835. 



Dear Sm^Accompanying this letter I send the Mas- 

 .sachusetts Horticultural Society a small parcel of China 

 flower seeds, which was presented me, by a Flower 

 loving friend, who received them a slirrt time since, di- 

 rect from China. 



The name of your society is familiar to everv man 

 who delights in Horticultuie ; its acts have been the 

 subject of all praise. Not content with exciting others 

 to deeds of good, it has put its own hand to the plough; 

 not confining itself to theories, it has boldly and 1 am 

 happy to learn successfully, entered upon practical de- 

 monstration. 



Mount Auburn will long remain a proud monument to 

 the honor of its projectors, while life will permit them 

 to continue the cultivators of its surface; and to their 

 memories, when that surface will cover them from the 

 world's gaze. Mount Auburn is a masterpiece of its 

 kind, highly useful indeed toils neighboring city, and 

 valuable to the state in which it is placed, but more ex- 

 tensive will be the utility that must arise from the desire 

 to imitate its plan, or the efforts that may be made to ex- 

 cel. Your course may beget envy or the spirit of ri- 

 valry in others, hut surely such envy cannot be criminal, 

 such rivalry must be virtuous. 



Happy will I be, should I in any manner prove in- 

 strumental in promoting the laudable objects of your so- 

 ciety. I shall certainly embrace fur that purpose, every 

 opportunity that may come within my reach. 



Yours very respectfully, Alexander Walsh. 



Z. Cook, Jun. 



President of the Mass. Hort. Society. 



The seeds were placed in the hands of the Committee 

 on Flowers, and they were charged with their cultiva- 

 tion. 



Voted, That the thanks of the Society be presented to 

 Mr Walsh. 



The seeds were of 20 different kinds, viz. 



Tottering Bridge, Golden Eagle, Scarlet Bird, Magno- 

 lia fuscotta. Crimson China astor. White do., Wind pre 

 polled carriage, Seven lovely cousins. White finger nail. 

 Begonia Discolia, White samos. Red do., Smiling flow- 

 er, Buxus, Benanda or planton, flower of Vernal spring, 

 Indian Rose, Magnolia pluelia, Helianthus, Hiliacus 

 mutabilis, Vermilion Butterfly. 



Voted, — That the assessment of subscription membeis 

 admitted since the commencement of the year, should 

 be considered as beginning with the second quarter. 



The Society adjourned to the next Saturday, eleven 

 o'clock A. M., at which time Ihe meeting stands noti- 

 fied. 



EiniBITION OF flowers. 



Saturday, .'\ugust 8. 



The exhibition continues to be attractive, the speci- 

 mens of Dahlias, and other Flowers shown this day were 

 equal if not superior to any before exhibited at the So- 

 ciety's rooms. 



S. Sweetser, Cambridgeport. — Dahlias — White frim- 

 briata, do. King of the Whites, do. Scarlet, Widnall's 

 Chancellor, do. do. Turban, do. Coccinia speciosissima, 

 Dark Paragon of Perfection, do. do. Negro Boy, do. do. 

 Globe, do. Striped Picta formosissima ; Lophospermum 

 maurandia. Gladiolus Psittacina, Asclepias tuberosa, 

 Noisette Lamarque Rose new and fine,&c. 



M. P. Wilder, Dorchester. — Dahlias — Coccinea mul- 



tiflora, Widnall's Perfection, New Crimson Globe 

 Queen of DahlLas, Belladonna, Cicero, Widnall's defi 

 ance, Dcnnisi Minor, Lovely's Earl Gray, Maid of Si 

 Leonard, Feronia, Coccinea speciosissima, Le Brilliant 

 Lass of Richmond Hill, Pavonia, Barrett's Susannah 

 Aggripina, Paragon of Perfection, Theodore Taleve 

 ra,&c. 



E. Weston, Jun. — Cassia marylandica, Gnaph.iliuiT 

 marsantacum, Apocynum androKmifolium, Lysimacbii 

 hybrida, Agrimonia empaloriodes, Dicsonia ptiosiuscula 

 Eupalorium purpureum,Spireatomento3a, Achillea mil- 

 lifolia, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Lespedeza divergens 

 Baptisia tinctoria, Helianthus divaricatus, Aster solidagi 

 noidcs, Clematis virginica. 



Samuel Walker, Roxbury. — Dahlias — Amunsta. 

 Countess of Liverpool, Plennisi, Veronica virginica, 

 Iberis purpurea. Phlox alba, purpurea, &c. 



Messrs Hovey,ife Co., Cambridgeport. — Bouquet con 

 talning variety of flowers. 



Thomas Mason, Charlestown Vineyard. — Bouquet 

 containing variety of Flowers. 



B. P Winslow. — Bouquet containing variety of flowers. 

 For the Committee, William Kenrick. 



FRDITS EXHIBITED. 



Pears. — By Mr Manning, Beauty of Summer, a small 

 fruit. 



By Cheever Newhall, Citron des Carmes. 



By M. P. Wilder, Citron des Carmes. 



By E. M. Richards, Madeleine. 



By John Heard, of Watertown,a new variety of pear,, 

 received of Mr Knight — of medium size, and turbinatei 

 form — at the insertion of the stalk, fleshy — the skin rather 

 rough, of a green color — melting and juicy, not very 

 sweet, but pleasant. 



By Charles Bowen, of Newton, Madeleine pears. 



Apples. — By B. V. French, a variety received by him 

 for Early Nonsuch, a small red striped and pleasant fruit. 



Apricots. — By Mr Rennells, of Boston, of fine ap- 

 pearance. 



Cantalocp. — By Mr M. P. Sawyer, of Portland, a 

 ripe specimen, from his green-house — very fair. 



Gooseberries. — By S. Walker, (omitted in last Sat- 

 urday's report) Whitesmith, Waiting maid. Top Sawyer, 

 Queen Ann, Red Lion, Hopley's Globe, and other vari- 

 eties. These, like all those exhibited by Mr Walker, on 

 former occasions, were very fine. 



The exhibitions of this class of fruits, were never be- 

 fore so abundant as during this season. This most pro- 

 ductive and eminently hardy ftuit is fast growing into 

 favor. There is no part of our country so cold, but that 

 this fruit will flourish well. The soil should be extreme- 

 ly rich, if enormous crops are desired. The gooseberry 

 has proved remarkably fine this year, in airy situations, 

 but has invariably mildewed in the shade. It may be 

 advisable, therefore, that those bushes which are now 

 growing in the shade, should be removed by the^r^t of 

 October, to a highly cultivated soil and airy situation. If 

 removed thus early, they may strike root this autumn, 

 and bear an abundant crop another year. 



For the Committee, Wm. Kenrick. 



Unprecedented COLD in August. — The weather on 

 the 3d and 4th was so cold, that fires were necessary to 

 comfort in the house, and we believe were generally put 

 in requisition. On the morning of the 4th there was a 

 stiff, crispy frost on the low grounds, like Ihe frosts of 

 October, gardens in exposed places suffered in their ten- 

 der vegetables, and some fears are expressed that th« crop 

 of corn now just in the silk is materially injured. — 

 Windsor, Vermont Chronicle. 



