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hant, Richmoncl(?) peach. From William Quant, large quinces. From 

 Clieever Newhall, Cumberland pears. From George Walsh, peaches, 

 White Magdalen ; apple, large seedling ; pears, Williams's Bon Chretien, 

 Julienne ; grapes, Red Chasselas, White Sweetwater. 



Oct. 3. — The annual meeting of the Society was held to-day, for the 

 choice of officers and other business, the President in the chair. 



The polls were immediately opened, and remained open thirty minutes, 

 when the President announced the names of the officers elected. 



The following is the list of officers elected for the ensuing year, from 

 Jan. 1, 1847, to Jan. 1, 1848:— 



President — Marshall P. Wilder. 



Vice Presidents. — B. V. French, Jona. Winship, Cheever Newhall, E. 

 M. Richards. 



Treasurer. — Samuel Walker. 



Corresponding Secretary. — J. E. Teschemacher. 



Recording Secretary. — E. C. R. Walker. 



Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physiology. — John Lewis Russell, 

 A. M. 



Professor of Entomology. — T. W. Harris, M. D. 



Professor of Horticultural Chemistry. — S. L. Dana, M. D. 

 Standing Committees. 



Committee on Fruits. — Samuel Walker, Chairman: P. B. Hovey, Jr., 

 Otis Johnson, Josiah Lovitt, David Haggerston, J. F. Allen, Eben. Wight. 



Committee on Plants and Flowers. — Joseph Breck, Chairman: H. W. 

 Dutton, W. E. Carter, Parker Barnes, Alex. McLellan, E. A. Story, 

 William Quant. 



Committee on Vegetables. — A. D. Williams, Jr., Chairman: W. B. 

 Kingsbury, A. D. Williams, Josiah Newhall, James Nugent, Azell Bow- 

 ditch, E. C. R. Walker. 



Committee o?i Library. — C. M. Hovey, Chairman : C. K. Dillaway, R. 

 M. Copeland, Joseph Breck, W. B. Richards. 



Committee on Synonyms of Fruit. — M. P. Wilder, Chairman: B. V. 

 French, C. M. Hovey, J. S. Cab(>t, the Chairman of the Fruit Committee. 



Executive Committee. — The President, Chairman : the Treasurer, A. 

 Aspinwall, E. M. Richards, Otis Johnson. 



Committee for establishing Premiums. — The Chairman of the Committee 

 on Fruits, Chairman : the Chairman of the Committee on Flowers, the 

 Chairman of the Committee on Vegetables. 



Finance Committee. — Josiah Stickney, Chairman : Joseph Balch, F. W. 

 Macondry. 



Committee of Publication. — J. E. Teschemacher, Chairman: C. K. Dil- 

 laway, Eben. Wight, Recording .Secretary, Chairman of the Committee on 

 Fruits, Chairman of the Conmiittee on Flowers, Chairman of the Committee 

 on Vegetables. 



Messrs. S. Walker, C. M. Hovey, and D. Haggersion, were chosen 

 delegates to attend the Exhibition of the American Institute, New 

 York. 



