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and, for size and beauty, surpassed any thing we have ever seen. The 

 brown Beurre pears, from Mr. Ives, were picked from a tree grafted on a 

 quince stock, and they were handsome. Some brown beurres, from the 

 nurseries of Messrs. C. & A. J. Downing, Newburgh, N. Y., attracted 

 much attention ; they were very large and fine. 



M. P. Wilder presented some specimens of wax fruit worthy of notice ; 

 they were received by him from Frankfort on the Main, and consisted of 

 apples, pears and cherries. We have never seen any wax fruit which were 

 such faithful representatives of the originals. 



OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR1889-40. 



At the annual meeting of the society, Oct. 5th, the following officers 

 were elected for 1839 and 1840 :— 



President. — Elijah Vose. 



Vice-Presidents. — Jonathan Winship, Marshal P. Wilder, Benjamin V. 

 French, William Oliver. 



Treasurer. — Samuel Walker. 



Recording Secretary. — Edward M. Kichards. 



Corresponding Secretary. — Robert T. Paine. 



Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physiology. — John Lewis Russell. 



Professor of Entomology. — T. W. Harris. 



Professor of Horticultural Chemistry. — Dr. S. M. Dana. 

 Standing Committees. 



Committee on Fruits. — Edward M. Richards, chairman ; Robert Man- 

 ning, William Kenrick, Samuel Doumer, Benjamin V. French, John A. 

 Kenrick, John M. Ives, P. B. Hovey, Jr., L. P. Grosvenor, J. L. L. F. 

 Warren, Samuel Pond. 



Committee on Products of Kitchen Garden. — J. L. L. F. Warren, chair- 

 man ; Samuel Pond, Aaron D. Williams, Rufus Howe, Ebenezer Crafts. 



Committee on Flowers, Shrubs, ^c. — Samuel Walker, chairman; J. E. 

 Teschemacher, C. M. Hovey, Joseph Breck, Samuel Sweetser, David Hag- 

 gerston, Samuel R. Johnson, William E. Carter, John Towne. 



Committee on the Library. — Elijah Vose, chairman ; Robert T. Paine, 

 William Kenrick, Ezra Weston, Jr., Charles M. Hovey, M. P. Wilder, 

 Thomas Lee. 



Committee on Synonyms of Fruit. — John Lowell, chairman ; Robert Man- 

 ning, William Kenrick, Samuel Downer. 



Executive Committee. — Elijah Vose, chairman; William Oliver, Benja- 

 min V. French, Edward M. Richards, Enoch Bartlett. 



Committee on Finance. — Elijah Vose, chairman ; Benjamin V. French. 

 William Oliver. 



