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Exhibited. — Flowers : Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited several fine new 

 hybrid perpetual Bourbon and Noisette roses ; — La Reine, Souvenir de la 

 Malmaison, Marquis Boccella, Mrs. Cripps, Mad. Laffay, Clara Wandel, 

 Le Pactole, La Sylphide, Desfontaines, Devonensis, &c. &c. ; Gladiolus 

 Colvill/i pudibundus and blada, Tritonia longiflora, Double white Chinese 

 primrose, Gloxima macrophylla variegata, new scarlet geranium King; 

 seedling pelargoniums, Nuttaha from Texas, seedling calceolarias, &c. &c. 

 From W. E. Carter, Trillium grandiflora and hurtans, Mahonz'a Aquifo- 

 lium, seedling Cineraria, a fine seedling petunia, Pyrus japonica rubra and 

 rosea, double cherry, peach, almond and apple, Dodecatheon alba and pur- 

 purea, Troillius asiaticus, and a great variety ofpffionies, magnolias, tulips, 

 &c. &c. From P. Barnes, three dahlias. 



Fruit: Fine peaches from J. F. Allen. Cucumbers from O. N. Towne. 

 Two cucumbers from Jos. Bumstead, Roxbury. 



Mmj 2ith. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day,— the 

 President in the chair. 



It was voted that the Hall be opened the succeeding Saturday for exhibi- 

 tion, and that in the mean time the tickets be prepared, and regulations 

 adopted. 



The committee chosen to solicit Mr. Lunt's address, made a report, and 

 it was voted, that 1200 copies be printed for the use of the members. 



C. S. Hunt and J. H. Adams, Boston, were admitted members. 



Adjourned one week, to May 3 1st. 



Exhibited — Flowers : From the President of the Society, seven varieties 

 of lilacs, some of them fine, four varieties of tree pseonies, yellow azaleas, 

 and other cut flowers. From Messrs. Hovey & Co., a plant of the 

 new and rare Achimenes picta, in bloom ; also two seedling pelargoniums, 

 and the following roses with other kinds : — hybrid perpetual Due de Cha- 

 tres, Tea Moire, &c. From Joseph Breck & Co., a most splendid speci- 

 men of Wist^rza Consequanc grown in the open air ; also paeonies, phloxes, 

 &c., and one hundred and twenty fine tulips. J. A. Kenrick exhibited 

 double white, pink, and new scarlet thorns, magnolias, pseonies, lilacs. 

 Wistaria Consequo?ifl, and other flowers. From Mr. Quant, gardener to Col. 

 Perkins, an admirably grown specimen of pelargonium Clarissa, being more 

 than two feet in diameter, and completely covering the pot with the foliage. 

 From S. Walker, a large collection of tulips. From S. R. Johnson, a 

 collection of tulips. Tulips and pansies from Mr. Warren. Pansies from 

 A. Bowditch. Bouquets of large size were presented by W. Kenrick, 

 Messrs. Winship, A. McLennan, and S. Walker. 



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



For the best thirty varieties, to J. Breck & Co., a premium of eight dol- 

 lars. 



For the second best thirty varieties, to S. Walker a premium of six dol- 

 lars. 



A gratuity of three dollars was awarded to S. R. Johnson, for his stand. 

 Messrs. Quant, McLennan, and Nugent, judges. 



