384 Massachusetts Horticultiwal Society. 



Fruits : From tlie President of tlie Society, handsome specimens of 

 Belle Lucrative pears. Fine Washington plums, from S. R. Johnson. 

 From E. E. Bradshaw, very large and beautiful Washington and Smitli's 

 Orleans (?) plums; the Washington were nearly or quite equal to those 

 exhibited by Capt. Lovett last week. Fine President peaches from Hon. 

 T. H. Perkins. .T. F. Allen exhibited tine Dearborn's Seedling, Summer 

 Franc Real, Williams's Bon Chretien, Julienne, Summer Bon Chretien, 

 Jargonelle (of the French) and two kinds of pears, names unknown. From 

 S. A. Walker, Washington plums and peaches. From T. Mason, Sweet 

 Water grapes, and Williams's Bon Chretien and other pears. From F. 

 R. Bigelow, large peaches and Williams's Bon Chretien pears. 



Capt. J. Lovett exhibited very liandsome Long Blue, Washington and 

 Imperial gage plums : also a iine musk melon, and pears raised by Van 

 Mons, being No. SLXi of the list sent Mr. Manning. Large Blue plums 

 from A. D. Williams, called the Orleans, but supposed to be the Violette 

 Perdrigon, Italian Damask, Washington and Thomas's seedling plums and 

 apricots from Wm. Thomas. S. Pond exhibited good specimens of Cush- 

 ing. Julienne, Winship's seedling and Williams's Bon Chretien pears : 

 also Isabella, Smith's Orleans (?), Pond's seedling, Duane's purple, Long 

 Blue, green gage, and Lombard plums. From James Munroe, jr., Cam- 

 bridge, Cooledge's Favorite peaches and pears, without name. Smith's 

 Orleans (?) ])lums from II. Vandine. Spalding's seedling apple, from Dr. 

 J. C. Bartlett, Chelmsford. From A. II. Ernst, Cincinnati, Ohio, very 

 large and beautiful specimens of the Washington pear, picked fresh from 

 a tree in Mr. Longworth's garden, in Cincinnati, on the morning of Monday, 

 the 28th of August. From J. L. L. F. Warren, Duane's purple, Bingham, 

 Washington and Smith's Orleans (?) plums: also Lemon Clingstone 

 peaches. Porter apples, and pears without name. Melons from Dr. J. C. 

 Howard. 



Vegetables : Two boxes of fine Lima beans were exhibited by Dr. 

 Howard. Three varieties of tomatoes from J. L. L. F. Warren. 



Stptemher 9th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — 

 the President in the chair. 



Mr. Cheever Newhall was added to the delegation, to attend the fair of 

 the New York Institute. 



Adjourned one week. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From Hovey & Co., eight beautiful bouquets, 

 composed principally of roses. From J. II. White, a variety of dahlias. 

 From A. C. Hall, dahlias, balsams and phloxes. From E. McLellan, 

 gardener to W. Pratt, a stand of good dahlia flowers. S. A. Walker 

 exhibited a variety of dahlias, among which were Essex Triumph and 

 Girlinof's Prince of Wales. From F. W. Macondry, dahlias and German 

 asters. From J. L. L. F. Warren, dahlias, among the number fine blooms 

 of Admiral Stopford and Essex Triumph. 



Fruit : Capt. J. Lovett, a very fine melon. From G. Merriam, West 

 Newton, beautiful peaches, without name. From Mrs. Giles, Somerville 

 peaches. S. E. Hardy, Cambridgeport, exhibited handsome Williams's 

 Bon Chretien pears. From II. Vandine, Duane's purple and yellow gage 

 plums. J. II. Pierce, Dorchester, exhibited seedling plums, small, but of the 

 form of the Golden drop: also, squash apple, and Williams's Bon Chr(''tien 

 pears. From II. Vandine, Early Black(?), Smith's Orleans(?), Imperial Gage 



