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Although tlic present is a period of extraordinary depression, when 

 many of our once wealthy citizens are reduced to poverty, or at least to 

 a scanty subsistence, and many of the industrious classes find no employ- 

 ment whatever, while there is scarcely a single stranger sojourning in our 

 city, yet the exhibition has been most liberally patronized, the receipts 

 exceeding generally the anticipations of the Society." — [Soc. Report.) 



Art. III. MassachuseUs HorticuUwal Society. 



Saturday, October 22d, 1812. — Exhibited. Flowers : Another very good 

 exhibition of the dahlia was made to-day ; Messrs. Copeland, Button and 

 McClure each had large stands ; and among the flowers many of the 

 starry and tipped varieties, such as Chas. XII., Painted Lady, President 

 Von Litchenburg, &c. Bouciuets were also shown by W. Kenrick. 



Fruit : — From the President of the Society, fine specimens of Capiau- 

 mont, Buffum, Pope's Russett, and autumn superb pears. From S. Pond, 

 beautiful and largo Bcurr6 Diel and Dix pears ; also Isabella grapes. 

 From J. F. Allen, black prince grapes, a fine sort, very little known ; also 

 black figs. From the Pomological Garden, Salem, handsome specimens of 

 Dumortier, Jalousie, Urbaniste, Marie Louise, Dundas, and other pears. 

 Mr. John Howland, of New Bedford, sent some fine specimens of pears, 

 under numbers, without names : The committee decided some of them to 

 be (No. 1) Brocas' Bcrgamot, (2) Pope's Russett, (3) Brown Bcurre, (4) 

 Passe Colmar, (5) St. Germain, (6) Marie Louise. From J. C. Gray, an 

 apple, having the appearance of being part Baldwin and part Russett. 

 From S. W. Cole, Jewett's fine red apples. From Hall J. How, Isabella 

 grapes. From J. Cass, Isabella and Sweetwater grapes. 



October 29th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, 

 — the President in tlie chair. 



A committee of three, consisting of the President of the Society, E» 

 Vose and C. M. Hovey, was chosen to prepare a vote, conveying the feel- 

 ings of deep regret which the Society experienced in the death of their 

 late member, R. Manning, Esq. 



A letter was received from Mr. A. H. Ernst, of Cincinnati, correspond- 

 ing member of the Society, describing the Stone pear. Referred to the 

 fruit committee. 



A copy of Dr. Harris's Treatise on Insects, was presented to the Society 

 from the author ; and the thanks of the Society were voted to Dr. Harris, 

 for the acceptable donation of so valuable a work. 



The Hon. Wm. Sturgis and J. W. Paige, of Boston, were admitted life 

 members ; and N. Carruth of Boston, E. Foord of Dedham, and A. S. 

 March of Roxbury, subscription members: Adjourned one week to No- 

 vember .5th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From J. Stickney, upwards of thirty dahlias, 

 among which we noticed some superb specimens of Hope. From R. M. 

 Copeland, about seventy-five blooms. From E. McClure, dahlias. 



Fruit : From the President of the Society, two baskets of large and 

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