NOVEMBER. 



531 



Water-Mei.ons. — Special premium of to R. L. Colt, New Jersey. 



For fine collection, to J. J. Hatch, $10. 



For fine specimen Mountain Sweets, to Champion & Golde, $3. 

 The weather was remarkably fine during the entire week, and the ex- 

 hibition was witnessed by more than 150,000 persons. It was a very suc- 

 cessful and satisfactory display. 



PassHtljusctts porttcultural ^Sotietij. 



Saturday, Oct. 4. — The annual meeting of the Society was held to-day, 

 the President in the chair. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : — 

 President — Joseph S. Cabot. 



Vice Presidents — Benjamin V. French, Cheever Newhall, Edward M. 

 Richards, Josiah Stickney. 



Treasurer — William R. Austin. 



Corresponding Secretarif — Eben. Wight. 



Recording Secretary — F. Lyman Winship. 



Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physiology — John Lewis Russell. 



Professor of Entomology — J. W. P. Jenks. 



Professor of Horticultural Chemistry — E. N. Horsford. 



Committee on Fruits — Eben. Wight, Chairman; W. R. Austin, C. M. 

 Hovey, Joseph Breck, W. C. Strong, F. L. Winship, J. F. C. Hyde. 



Committee on Flowers — E. S. Rand, Jr., Chairman ; E. A. Story, Azell 

 Bowditch, Thomas Page, A. C. Bowditch, W. J. Underwood, Matthew H. 

 Burr. 



Committee on Vegetables — D. T. Curtis, Chairman ; Bowen Harrington, 

 Eliphalet Stone, Francis Marsh, Galen Merriam. 



Committee on Library — C. M. Hovey, Chairman; Azell Bowditch, R. 

 McCleary Copeland, Librarian, Henry Bradlee, E. S. Rand, Jr. 



Committee on Syjiojiyms of Fruit — M. P. Wilder, Chairman ; B. V. French, 

 Samuel Walker, C. M. Hovey, and Chairman of Committee on Fruits. 



Execidive Committee — The President, Chairman; the Treasurer; M. P. 

 Wilder, P. B. Hovey, Samuel Walker. 



Committee for Establishing Premiums — Chairman of Committee on Fruits, 

 Chairman; Chairmen of Committees on Flowers, Vegetables, and Gardens; 

 F. L. Winship, P. B. Hovey. 



Finance Committee — M. P. Wilder, Chairman ; J. Stickney, S. Walker. 



Committee of Publication — Chairman of Committee on Fruits, Chairman ; 

 Chairmen of Committees on Flowers and Vegetables ; Recording Secreta- 

 ry ; C. M. Hovey, W. C. Strong, R. M. Clark. 



Committee on Gardens — Samuel Walker, Chairman ; W. R. Austin, F. L. 

 Winship, Thomas Page, Chairmen of Committees on Fruits, Flowers, and 

 Vegetables ; Ex-Officio members. 



