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Art. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, September 24th. We gave an account of the fruits and flow- 

 ers exhibited on this occasion, in our last. Officers for the ensuing year 

 Avere chosen at this meeting, viz: — Elijah Vose, president; E. Bartlett, 

 Jonathan Winship, S. A. ShurtlefF and John Prince, vice-presidents; Wil- 

 liam Worthington, treasurer ; Robert Treat Paine, corresponding secre- 

 tary ; E. Weston, Jr., recording secretary ; John Lewis Russell, A.M., 

 professor of botany and vegetable physiology ; T. W. Harris, M. D,, 

 professor of entomology ; J. W. Webster, M. D., professor of horticul- 

 tural chemistry. Various committees on fruits, flowers and vegetables, 

 were also chosen. 



October 1st. — Exhibited. From S. Sweetser, dahlias, viz: Countess 

 of Liverpool, King of the Yeflows, Loveley's Earl Grey; Widnall's Per- 

 fection, Lady Grey, King of the Whites, National Guest, Widnall's 

 Clio, I'Inapproachable, Maid of the Mill, Springfield Rival, Granta, 

 Queen of the dahlias, Queen of Whites, &c. From Hovey & Co., sev- 

 eral varieties, including Brown's Desdemona, Beauty of Cambridge, 

 Urania, Brewer's Rival King, Widnall's Venus, Well's Penelope, Mrs. 

 Wilkinson, Dutchess of Buccleugh, Metropolitan Perfection, Widnall's 

 Hebe, (?) Well's Zarah, and Bride of Abydos. 



Fruits: From M. P. Wilder, Marie Louise pears. From S. Phil- 

 brick, Heathcot, Duchess d'Angouleme pears. From S. Downer, wine 

 apples. From S. Pond, plums, name unknown. From L. B. Grosve- 

 nor, pears, name unknown. From John Prince, Easter beurre pears. 

 From S. R. Johnson, sweet water and black Hamburg grapes. From 

 E. R. Tileston, native wild grapes. 



October 8th. — Exhibited. From S. Walker, dahlias, viz: — Well's 

 Enchantress, Beauty of Cambridge, Priestley's Enchantress, Brown's 

 Ophelia and Widnall's Perfection ; also, fine seedling pansies. From 

 S. R. Johnson, several kinds of dahlias. From Hovey & Co., bouquets 

 of flowers. 



Fruits: From E. Vose, 'Echasserie, Andrews, Johonnot, long green 

 or mouille bouche pears, and a kind the name unknown. From Dr. 

 Swan, Medford, a pear, the name unknown. From S. Pond, Violette 

 Imperatrice (heretofore erroneously called Semiana) plums, and the 

 fruit of the Cydonia japonica or Japan pear; also. Julienne pears. 

 From Geo. Newhall, Tolman's sweeting, and several other varieties of 

 apples: Brocas bergamot pears. From E. Sharp, Alexander apples. 



October I5th. — Exhibited. From S. R. Johnson, dahlias, viz: — Mrs. 

 Wilkmson, Erecta, Duchess of Bedford, Rose d' Amour, and Lady 

 Grey. From S. Sweetser, Priestley's Enchantress and Springfield Ri- 

 val dahlias. From Hovey 8c Co., phloxes, dahlias, double asters, &.c. 



Fruits: From S. Pond, Fulton and Johonnot pears, and Violette Im- 

 peratrice plums. From S. A. Shurtlefi", Shurtleff^'s seedling grapes. 

 From Dr. Swan, Andrew's pears. FromE. Bartlett, Dix pears. From 

 S. R. Johnson, white sweet water and black Hamburg grapes. 



October '2'2d. — Exhibited. Fruits: From S. Downer, Seckel, Passe 

 Colmar, Fulton, Urbaniste, Autumn beurre, beurre Diel, Duchess d'- 

 Angouleme and Cumberland pears ; also, snow apples. From R. Man- 

 ning, belle lucrative, St. Ghislain, Saunder's beurre, and capsheaf 

 pears ; also, Italian prunes. From S. Pond, Julienne, Johonnot and 

 Fulton pears, and a kind unknown. From E. Vose, Seckel, Lewis, 

 Heathcot, Urbaniste, Brocas bergamot, and belle lucrative pears. From 

 Dr. Burnet, Southboro', Burnet pears, a fine native fruit. From I. 

 Clapp, South Reading, Piatt's bergamot pears, and two varieties of ap- 

 ples. From J. Eustis, York russet apples- From G. Parsons, Esq., 

 Porter apples. 



