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The Committee recommend the following gratuities : — 



To Messrs. Hovey & Co., for fine specimens of white carrot, 



exhibited at the annual exhibition, . . . . $2 00 



To E. Phinney, Esq., Lexington, for the very fine specimen of 



Squash, called ''Harrison Squash," a gratuity of 4 00 



$33 00 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



SAMUEL POND, Chairman. 

 April 2ith, 1841. 



Meeting of the Society, Jn?ie 5, 1841. 



The new Constitution reported at the last stated meeting, came up for 

 its final acceptance. It was taken up in sections, and after some discus- 

 sion, adopted as the Constitution of the Massachusetts Horticultural Soci- 

 ety. 



Meeting of the Society, Jtme 19, 1841. 



The President read a letter from D. Haggerston, gardener to J. P. Cush- 

 ing, Esq., respecting the destruction of the rose sh/.g, and expressing his 

 desire to compete for the premium off'ered by the Society for destroying 

 this injurious insect. The report was referred to the chairman of the 

 Flower Committee, with a request that they report thereon as soon as prac- 

 ticable. 



The communication from Mr. Haggerston was as follows ; — 



To the President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Sir : — Having discovered a cheap and efiectual mode of destroying the 

 rose slug, I wish to become a competitor for the premium offered by the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



After very many satisfactory experiments with the following substance, 

 I am convinced it will destroy the above insect in either of the states in 

 which it appears on the plant, as the fly when it is laying its eggs, or as 

 the slug, when it is committing its depredations on the foliage. 



Whale oil soap, dissolved at the rate of two pounds to fifteen gallons of 

 water: I have used it stronger without injury to the plants, but find the 

 above mixture effectual in the destruction of the insect. I find, from ex- 

 periments, there is a diflference in the strength of the soap ; it will be 



