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round with pale green scales ; flower large, four inches or moie in diameter, 

 thick, full and perfect; petals beautiful form, very numerous, 90 to 100 in 

 number ; the exterior rows broad, circular, gradually diminishing in size to 

 the centre, and arranged with great regularity ; color white, with an occa- 

 sional stripe of light rose, after the manner of Cam^ll/a japonica Duchesse 

 d' Orleans ; corolla very round and of great depth. 



Produced from seed of Cam61ha japonica var. Middlemist.. 



The other varieties were not so remarkable as those described, but still 

 worthy of notice and equal in beauty to many varieties highly esteemed. 

 As they have now bloomed for the first time, their character cannot be justly 

 determined. 



No. 3. Is a flower above medium size ; color purplish crimson ; fine 

 shape, large petals, rose leaved, perfectly arranged, compact with a full 

 centre. 



No. 4. A beautiful flower of medium size ; color of the outer petals car- 

 mine fading out to the centre to a fine deep rose color ; petals spirally 

 arranged. 



No. 5. Color bright rose, blotched with white ; similar to Camellia ja- 

 ponica imbricata, but the color not quite so brilliant, and about the same 

 size. 



Having seen only the flowers of the three last varieties without the foli- 

 age, we are not able to give a full description ; but it is not these varieties 

 that the Committee would point out to the Society, as worthy of the gratu- 

 ity, but those first described Camellias japonica Wilder/ and Mrs. Abby 

 Wilder. All which is respectluliy submitted. Joseph Breck, 



Boston, Feb. 21, 1846. Chairman of the Floiver Committee. 



It was voted, that the above reports be entered upon the records, and pub- 

 lished in the transactions of the Society. 



It was voted, that in the absence of any information in regard to medals, 

 from the Society's correspondent in London, the Chairman of the Committee 

 having the subject under consideration, be requested to make an early report, 

 to be published in the transactions of the Society. 



Voted, That the subject of awarding premiums for fruits and vegetables, 

 as soon as the season of exhibition may be over, be referred to the Commit- 

 tees for their consideration, to report upon the same. 



Adjourned one week, to Feb. 28th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : from P. Barnes, a cut flower of rose Caroline Mie- 

 nonne, very handsome. From A. Bowditch, four pots of cyclamens. 



Fruit: from S. Walker, good specimens of Easter beurr6 pears. From 

 J. Owen, Newton pippin apples. From E. M. Richards, very fine speci- 

 mens of the Echasserie pear, in good preservation. From W. E. Carter 

 a fine specimen of the Hubbardston Nonsuch apple. 



The schedule of Premiums of the Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Commit- 

 tees, and the Committee of Arrangements for 1846, having been approved 

 by the Executive Committee, tliey were ordered to be published. 



