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Art. IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, June 4th, 1836. — This was a quarterly meeting of the 

 Society, for the transaction of business. 



Read. A letter received by the Corresponding Secretary, from Com- 

 modore Porter, of the U. S. Navy. 



The fonner Chairman of the Flower Committee having tendered his 

 resignation, M. P. Wilder, Esq. was added, to fill the vacancy, and di- 

 rections given to the Committee to choose their chairman. A committee 

 was also appointed to invite some gentleman to deliver the annual ad- 

 dress before the Society. 



June nth. — Exhibited. From J. A. Kenrick, Pssonia officuialis, 

 officinalis albicans, rubra, uniflora, and P. paradoxica ; several varieties 

 of azaleas. From the Messrs. Winship, Harrison's yellow rose, nu- 

 merous varieties of the Scotch rose, and pseonies. 



From M. P. Wilder, Esq., Alstrojmeria pelegrina psittacina, auran- 

 tiaca and tricolor (Flos Martini), Marica caeriilea, Gladiolus ColvilhV, 

 Plumbago capensis, seedling calceolarias, and a variety called the 

 Grand Sultan ; Pancratium Amancces, Maurandya Barclayana, Petunia 

 phcenicea, salpiglossises, Tiger flowers, double white rockets, &c. ; 

 also. Triumph of Bollwiller, Lady Byron, and Belladonna roses. 



From Hovey & Co., various kinds of flowers and seedling pansiea. 

 From S. Walker, fine seedling pansies. 



From George Newhall, Early Virginia strawberries, and Russett 

 pearmain apples. 



June 18/A. — Exhibited. From S. Sweetser, Lophospermum erubes- 

 cens, Calampelis scabra, ^sclepias curassavica, fuchsias, &c., and ge- 

 raniums of the following kinds : — Regulator, Queen of Scots, Yeat- 

 manz«nMm, and many others. From T. Lee, Esq., Brookline, Esch- 

 scholtzia californica, Tdgetes liicida, Lupinus polyphyllus, pentste- 

 mons. Rose Ireue, &,c. From the Messrs. Winships, red and white 

 Boursalt, Harri^ion's yellow, and new Florida roses. 



From S. Walker, Astrantea major, .Achillea giberaltica. Lychnis Flos 

 Jovis, Papaver orientalis, Dictamnus albus, African day lily, statices, 

 double white rockets, hyacinth sp. from Pennsylvania, irises, &c. ; also, 

 superb new seedling jjansies ; one, which Mr. Walker has named 

 Othello, is an elegant dark flower, measuring upwards of ttoo inches 

 across the two upper petals ; the eye is a golden yellow, shaded off", 

 through a rich orange, into the purple ; many others wpre exceedingly 

 fine ; several specimens of Bow's Claudius pink ; these were finely 

 grown. 



From Hovey & Co., Pentstemon ovatum. Phlox sauveolens, and 

 maculata, Veronica latifolia. Calceolaria pendula. Campanula aggre- 

 gata, Sophbra australis, Pasonia siberica, jRosa calypso, pansies, gera- 

 niums, pyrethrums, &c. 



From E. Vose, Esq., Early Virginia and Royal scarlet strawberries. 

 From J. L. L. F. Warren, Brighton, Keen's seedling strawberries. 

 From T. Hastings, Keen's seedling strawberries. From Hovey 8t Co., 

 Royal scarlet strawberries. 



Presented. A beautiful painting of fruits and flowers, from John J. 

 Low, Esq. 



Distributed. Various kinds of melon seeds, received from the Rev- 

 J. Pierpont, and sent by him from Constantinople. 



June 'ibth. — Exhibited. From Hovey & Co., Pajonza WhittlejzV, 

 Papaver orientalis, Pentstemon ovatum. Phlox glomerata, bimaculata, 

 maculata and disticha, Gaillairdia aristata, Spirse^a bella, Campanula 

 aggregkta, &,c. ; Rivers's George the IV, new criinson Boursalt, and 



