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nibus, now filling a hall 100 feet by 45! and yet this is only the he<rinning 

 of the Horticultural Society! Other influences were to come, he said, 

 from the love of fruit and flowers, in the full exercise of thnt moral power, 

 which literally makes the desert to bloom as the rose. To hasten this 

 happy period, tlie speaker asked, ' ivhaf have ice to do ? ' and then gave 

 this forcible answer — ' we have to continue that oneness of action and pur- 

 pose, which has been our morning and evening star, and, with the aid of 

 our sister societies, actuated by the same desire, we shall accomplish 

 much, if not all, that we have to do." In conclusion, the Chairman pro- 

 posed : — 



The health, happiness, and prosperity of the members of the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society, individually and collectively. 



Mr. C. M. Hovey rose to offer some remarks. He read an account of 

 tlie first exhibition over made by the Society, and entered into a compari- 

 son of tlie fruits exhibited tlien and those shown the present year. He 

 also made some remarks relative to the introduction to notice of our Ameri- 

 can varieties of fruits, particularly of pears. It was through the means of 

 tlie Society that the Andrews, Gushing, Harvard, Clap, l)ix, Fulton, and 

 many others were brought before the public. Mr. Hovey hoped the supe- 

 riority of these fruits, which were accidental varieties, would induce culti- 

 vators to make attempts to raise fruits on scientific principles. He con- 

 cluded by offering a sentiment. 



Native Prui/s — Our woods and pastures have already yielded us a great number 

 of fine varieties. The skill of our cultivators is only waiUing, to make us depend- 

 ent upon no other cUme for the most delicious fruits. 



The following volunteer sentiments were offered by the members or 

 read from the Chair. 



f^ruit.^ and Flowers — The jewelry and poetry of Nature ; the gems of the Orch- 

 ard, and the alphabet of Angels. 



The Liberality of Culture— -ThaX encouragement to the earth, without which agri- 

 culture is not a science. The sure incentive towards fame nnd fortune. 



The memory of tlie late Jiobert Manning; of Salem — The enterprising cultivator 

 and the generous man. Massachusetts is his debtor, and her sons acknowledge 

 the debt with gratitude. 



T/ie Anniversaries of '42, 43 and 44— The memory of the past, the enjoyment of 

 the })resent, the anticipation of the future. Our ladies last year were the roses of 

 our banquet, adding sweetness to the hours. We drink to their memory in '43, and 

 hope for their presence in blooming beauty, on the next leap year. 



The Horticultural Societies of the United 5?a?cs— Projected and realized by wise 

 men, who, like the ancient Magi, are not without their star of Bethlehem. 



The memory of Lmcell and Prince — Translated from the Gardens their own 

 skilful hands hnd cultivated, to the blooming bowers of Paradise. 



The Recording Secretary of our Society— There are sprites amongst the flowers 

 and mad wights over all creation. We have a Wight amongst us of a different or-, 

 der— a friend to science and the useful arts. Not one of our Committee can set up 

 an Ebenezer against him. 



Mr. Pond — evidently a " Water-man ; " he cultivates a " Plum-island." 



The President of the Society — Making the Wilder-ness blossom as the rose. 



The Game of Gardening — A rich prize at stake. Something to cut, snd a good 

 deal of shovelling. 



Hut no Iricks in Ihp Irade, 



Except whiit we take wiili a spade. 



Our Society— May its members cluster like grapes upon their stem, and be fdled 

 with the juice of good fellowship. 



