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Art. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, May 2d. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to- 

 day, — the President in the chair. 



No business coming before the meeting, it was adjourned one week, to 

 May 9. 



Exhibited — Flowers : From W. Quant, six very superbly grown Pelar- 

 goniums, covered with very fine flowers. From P. Barnes, two seedling 

 Cinerarias. From R. M. Copeland, twenty kinds of Hyacinths. From J. 

 Breck & Co., fifty varieties of Hyacinths. Sweet peas in variety, from 

 D. Crowley. 



Hyacinths. — The premiums on these were awarded as follows : — 



To Joseph Breck & Co., for the best display, a premium of $ 5. 



To R. M. Copeland, for the second best display, a premium of $4. 



Messrs. Haggerston, Quant and Barnes, judges. 



Vegetables : From Messrs. Winship, five bunches of Asparagus, cut 

 from five rows, each row differently manured with guano, nitrate of soda, 

 salt, ashes, and horse manure ; that treated with guano at the rate of two 

 thirds of a peck to a row, ninety feet long, was the best. Fine Asparagus, 

 from John Hill. Tomatoes, from W. Quant. Six brace of Cucumbers, 

 from D. Crowley. 



Fruit : Grapes, from J. F. Allen. 



Saturday, May 9th. — An adjourned meeting was held to-day, — the Presi- 

 dent in the chair. 



It was voted, that the hall be opened for exhibition on Saturday, 16th inst. 



Mr. H. Bacon resigned his duties as porter, and the committee having 

 charge of this subject were authorized to procure one in his place. 



Adjourned one week to May 16th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From Messrs. Hovey & Co., a superb plant of the 

 new Azalea Gledsianes«, covered with its beautiful white flowers, slightly 

 pencilled with vermilion ; also roses in variety. From W. Quant, six fine 

 pelargoniums. From W. E. Carter, Pentst^mon Murrayanwwi, and 

 (Spiraea japonica. From J. A. Kenrick, magnolias. Clematis Siebdldn, 

 from P. Barnes. 



Fruit : From J. F. Allen, grapes and figs. 



Vegetables : Ripe tomatoes of fine size, and three bunches extra as- 

 paragus from W. Quant. 



May I6th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day. The 

 President in the chair. 



The committee reported that they had secured the services of Mr. Joy as 

 porter. 



Charles M. Reed, Boston, John Preston, Dorchester, Daniel Bingham, 

 Dedham, were elected members. 



Adjourned two weeks, to May 28th. 



Exhibited. — The first public exhibition of the year was held in the new 

 hall to-day, and the display was remarkably good for the season. Every 



