Domestic Notices. 147 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, March 1, 1845. The meeting of the Society to-day was held 

 in the Library room of the new building in School street — the President 

 in the chair. 



The records of the last meeting having been read, the President address- 

 ed the Society in a few pertinent remarks ; he adverted to the condition of 

 the Society at the present day, in comparison with its organization in 1829, 

 — to its influence in disseminating a taste for gardening — and finally to the 

 usefulness which it was designed to exert in the cause of Horticultural im- 

 provement. 



The records of the last meeting having been read, it was voted to choose 

 a decorating committee for the next annual exhibition, and Messrs. D Hag- 

 gerston, W. Quant, A. Mc Lennan, J. A. Kenrick, and Augustus Story, 

 were appointed the committee. 



A further appropriation of one hundred dollars for premiums for 1845, 

 was made to the Committee on Fruits. 



Henry Vandine, Cambridgeport, E. C. R. Walker, and Warren Fisher, 

 Boston, were admitted members. 



Adjourned one week, to March 8th. 



Exhibit 3d. — Flowers: From the President of the Society, a plant in 

 flower of the Souvenir de la Malmaison, a new Bourbon rose, very beautiful ; 

 also a beau iiful plant of £rica Hartnelh? in full bloom. From W. E. Car- 

 ter, a fine plant of Andromeda floribunda, in bloom. From P. Barnes, two 

 large plants of Azaleas, one white and one purple. 



March 8th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — the 

 President in the chair. 



A letter was read from the Librarian of the American Antiquarian Soci- 

 ety, acknowledging the receipt of pamphlets, &c., from the Society which 

 were placed in their library. Adjourned two weeks, to March 22d. 



Exhibited — Flowers: From Hovey & Co., very fine specimens of the 

 following roses : — Bengal, Eugene Beauharnois, and Roi de Cramoises ; 

 Tea, Bougere, Pharoon, Caroline, Hardy, Nid d' Amour, and Farfait ; 

 Bourbon, Queen, Mrs. Bosanquet, Bouquet of Flora, and Marshal Villers. 

 From. W. E. Carter, Cypripedium insigne, double yellow primrose and 

 Azalea Smithw', and cut flowers of jRhododendron arboreum. 



Fruit : — From S. Downer, Nonsuch, Newton Pippin, Golden Russet, and 

 R. I. Greening. From Capt. Lovett, Minister and Phenice apples, hand- 

 some. 



The following is the Schedule of Premiunls as offered by the Society for 

 1845 :— 



At a meeting of the Flower Committee of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society, on the 27th of February, 1845 — Voted, That the following 

 schedule of Premiums be submitted to the Executive Committee for their 

 approval for the present year, viz. : — 



