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A letter was received from Mr. A. J. Downing, transmitting acopy of the 

 second edition of his Treatise on Landscape Gardening. 



A committee of three was appointed to transmit to Congress, a peti- 

 tion, praying that a clause may be inserted in the new Post-office law, now 

 under consideration by Congress, authorizing the transmission of seed, sci- 

 ons, cuttings, &c., by mail, provided the package does not exceed a certain 

 weight, such as Congress may deem expedient. Adjourned for one week, 

 to January 11th. 



Exhibited. — Fine specimens of pears from J. S. Cabot, of Salem, viz; 

 Easter Beurre, Chaumontelle, winter Nelis, Glout Morceau, and Beurr6 

 d'Aremberg. The specimens were all large and fine, particularly the Easter 

 Beurr6, which were in good state of preservation, and showed that it is de- 

 cidedly one of the best late winter varieties. 



January llth. — An adjourned meeting of the society was held to-day, 

 at the Tremont Temple — the President in the chair. 



The chairman of the committee laid upon the table the petition prepared 

 by them, to be forwarded to Congress, which was accepted. 



A committee of five was appointed to take into consideration the propri- 

 ety of issuing tickets of admission to the society's exhibitions. 



Messrs. Walker, Newhall, C. M. Hovey, French, Breck, Teschemacher, 

 Haggerston, Lovitt, and Macondry, were appointed a committee to take 

 into consideration what arrangements may be necessary for the society to 

 make, the present year, in regard to the exhibitions in the new hall. Ad- 

 journed two weeks, to January 25th. 



January 25th. — An adjourned meeting of the society was held to-day, 

 at the Tremont Temple — the President in the chair. 



Mr. Walker, from the committee appointed at the last meeting, reported 

 that they had taken into consideration the subject of the report, and they 

 proposed to the Executive Committee the appropriation of the following 

 sums : Two hundred and fifty dollars for festoons, designs, &c., at the annu- 

 al exhibition ; four hundred dollars for the Flower Committee ; three hun- 

 dred dollars for the Fruit Committee ; and one hundred and fifty dollars for 

 the Vegetable Committee. 



Further time was granted for the committee appointed in regard to ad- 

 mission to the exhibitions, to report. 



The report of the Fruit Committee, awarding premiums for 1844, was 

 read, and referred to the Executive Committee. 



A letter was read from the Secretary of the American Institute, accom- 

 panied with several copies of the reports of the annual fairs, for 1842, 1843, 

 and 1844. 



Wm. G. Lewis, John Henshaw, and W. Hewens, of Boston, J. H. 

 Cobb, Dedham, and J. Nugent, Roxbury, were admitted susbcription mem- 

 bers. Adjourned two weeks, to Feb. 8th. 



