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I am now getting out a new edition of my Guide to the Orchard, with a 

 supplement. The Cydonia sinensis having bore fine and beautiful fruit last 

 fall, T have procured a lithograph of it, which will accompany the book. 

 The fruit is large, 5 inches long and J^| inches across, smooth, perfectly 

 oval, of a deep lemon color, it 'weighed 1 lb. 3 oz. avoirdupois. The tree 

 when in full fruit appears like a large lemon tree, and is very beautiful. 



I have also procured a copy of the Bolmer's Washington plum, from the 

 original drawing, made in 1818, when we first brought this plum into no- 

 tice. This will also accompany the book ; it is now ready for binding and 

 will soon be published. I shall send you a copy. — / am sir, very respect- 

 fully, your obt. St., Michael Floy, Haarlem Nursery, March 9th, 1846. 



Art. IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, May 30th, 1846. — Want of room in our last, rendered it ne- 

 cessary for us to omit the premiums awarded at the exhibition of this day. 

 They were as follows . — 



Pansies. — For the best twelve varieties, a premium to Messrs. Hovey & 

 Co. of $3. 



A gratuity of $2 to the Hon. J. S. Cabot, for several fine seedlings. 

 Plants. — First premium for six pots in plants, to W. Quant, of S2. 



Second premium for the same to Messrs. Walker & Co., of $ 1. 



A gratuity of S 1 to Thomas Needham, for six fine fuchsias. 

 Bouquets. — Best bouquet, a premium of $2 to W. Quant. 



Second best bouquet, a premium of $ 1 to Messrs. Winship. 



[The following report of fruit and vegetables was omitted.] 



Fruit : Grapes and peaches, from J. F. Allen. 



A^'egetables : Three brace of cucumbers from O. N. Towne. Two brace 

 of Windsor Prize cucumbers, very fine, from W. Quant. One brace of 

 cucumbers and six very superior heads of lettuce, from T. Needham. 



June 6th. Exhibited. — Flowers : From the President of the Society, 

 eight pots of seedling calceolarias, six pots of fuchsias, viz : Vesta, Queen 

 Victoria (Smith's), Colossus, Britannia, Baudoin, the two first very pretty 

 light colored varieties; also, .Erica tricolor and ampullcicea, and Azalea, 

 var. Daniels/ana. From W. Meller, some very fine seedling pelargoniums. 

 From S Walker, some very beautiful varieties of ranunculus. From C. 

 Newhall, handsome specimens of the Fringe tree and tulip tree. From 

 Messrs. Winship, fine specimens of the Fringe tree, and a great variety of 

 azaleas, loniceras, &c. From W. Quant, six pots of fine fuchias, but we 

 did not receive the names. 



Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited twelve greenhouse plants, as follows : — 

 Achimenes picta and longiflora, Gardenm florida, Enca, SavWeana (elegant), 

 Babingtonm camphorosrnas, Polygala latifolia, Cytisus sp., Nutta]/« sp., 

 from Texas, Diplacus puniceus, Mahern/a odorata, seedling Crassula and 

 Boronia viminea ; six fuchsias, viz, formosa elegans, Chauvieren, Defiance, 



