500 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Alexandria, Charlesworth Tokay, Black Prince, Zinfindal, Red Chasselas, 

 White and Purple Frontignan, and Whortly Hall Seedling grapes. From 

 George Walsh, pears — Buffum, Dix, White Doyenn6, Brown Beurre, 

 Winter Nelis ; grapes — two varieties of Seedlings, Sweetwater. From 

 Alfred A. Andrews, Uvedale's St. Germain pears. From J. Gordon, pears, 

 for a name. 



Vegetables: From A. D. Williams, cauliflowers and broccoli. From 

 Alfred A. Andrews, very large carrots. 



October 2\st. Exhibited. — Fruit: From the President of the Society, 

 Beurr6 d'Anjou, Bezi de la Motte, and Duchesse d'Angouleme pears. From 

 S. Walker, Duchesse d'Angouleme, fine, Urbaniste, and other pears without 

 name. From F. W. Macondry, a Pippin apple. From George Walsh, 

 Charlestown, Messire Jean, Beurr6 Diel, Bon Chretien Fondante, Urban- 

 iste, and other pears. From Daniel Putnam, Danvers, President's apple. 

 From Thomas Needham, Black Hamburgh, Syrian, white Chasselas, white 

 Frontignan, Chasselas Musque, Muscat of Alexandria, Black Portugal, 

 Black Lombardy, and Black Frankendale grapes, all fine. From J. F. 

 Allen, Napoleon, Verte Longue d'Automne, Seckel, Duchesse d'Angou- 

 leme, and other pears for name ; also, Black Prince, Zinfindal, and Whort- 

 ly Hall seedling grapes. From J. Dudley, pears. A Seedling pear from 

 Salem, was exhibited, which the Committee have named the Ropes pear. 

 The specimens tasted were very good, but the Committee wish to see them 

 another season before giving a decided opinion of their merits. We have a 

 drawing and description of this pear, which we shall notice in our next vol- 

 ume. 



November 7. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — 

 the President in the Chair. 



A letter was received from Messrs. Wiley and Putnam, requesting cop- 

 ies of any works or Transactions of the Society since its origin, for the 

 British Museum. Laid over till an adjourned meeting. 



The following members were elected : — Kev. C. F. Barnard, R. G. 

 Shaw, D. Jarves, G. Howe, and B. Davis, Boston ; W. Parsons, Rox- 

 bury ; Jonas Weyth, and J. E. Worcester, Cambridge ; Wellwood Young, 

 New Bedford. 



Adjourned one month to first Saturday in December. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From Messrs. Hovey & Co., twelve pots of 

 chrysanthemums, of twelve varieties. From James Nugent, twelve va- 

 rieties of chrysauthemums. From D, Crowley, a fine display of chry- 

 santhemums. 



The premiums on chrysanthemums were awarded to-day, as follows : — 



Chrysanthemums. — To D. Crowley, for the best twelve varieties, a pre- 

 mium of $5. 



To James Nugent, for the second best twelve varieties, a premium of $ 4. 



The fine display from Messrs. Hovey & Co., came too late for competi- 

 tion. 



Fruits : From E. Vose, Duchesse d'Angouleme pears, very fine. From 

 Josiah Levitt, Seckel, fine, Louise Bonne de Jersey, and Petre pears. 



