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Hon. Martin Brimmer, and S. H. Walley, Jr., of Boston, Hon. Jos. Gren- 

 nell, New Bedford, E.F. Cutter, Somerville. 



Adjourned one week, to June 14th. 



Exhibited — Flowers : From the President of the Society, fine plants of 

 Gloxinia Candida, grandiflora, and Menzi^su', ^rica ampullacea, and Lech- 

 enaultj'a formosa, also cut flowers of eight varieties calceolarias. From J. 

 Breck & Co., branches of the variegated American mountain ash, Harrison 

 roses, paeonies, and a variety of herbaceous plants. From W. E. Carter, 

 Chionanthus virginica, Spirae^a crataegiflora, azaleas, and a variety of other 

 flowers. From A. Aspinwall, a fine collection of hardy and other roses. 

 From J. T. Buckingham, Xilium superbum and aurantia, and other flow- 

 ers. 



Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited Feast's pallida and superba rubifolia 

 roses, two fine seedling pelargoniums, Gloxinia macrophylla variegata, and 

 a seedling, two new and beautiful cactuses, C^reus speciosissimus, and a 

 variety of roses. From S. Walker, double white rocket, Jychnis visc^- 

 ria pleno, (beautiful) and other flowers. Fiom Messrs. Winship, a branch 

 of the Chionanthus virginica, and a variety of other flowers. From W. 

 Quant, a superbly grown plant of a pelargonium. From A. Bowdilch, two 

 very large and splendid bouquets, S-i feet high each, together with smaller 

 bouquets and other flowers. Bouquets and flovvers were exhibited by J. 

 Hovey, Misses Sumner, W. Meller, P. Barnes, A. McLennan, C. New- 

 hall, H. J. Burton and J. A. Kenrick. 



A gratuity of ten dollars was awarded to Mr. Bowditch for his splendid 

 bouquets. 



Fruit: From C. Newhall, very good specimens of the Easter Beurr6 

 pear, in excellent preservation. From J. F. Allen, very fine specimens of 

 grapes and peaches. From Mr. Nugent, beautiful specimens of grapes. 

 Early Virginia strawberries from John Hill. 



Vegetables : Large and fine Prince Albert peas, which has proved the 

 earliest variety cultivated, from Capt. Macondry. From the President of 

 the Society, Myatt's Victoria rhubarb. Capt. Lovett exhibited some very 

 large specimens of the same variety, thirteen stalks weighing twenty-one 

 founds. From Messrs. Hovey & Co., handsome cucumbers. Cucumbers 

 from J. Bumstead. Early hill peas from J. Hill. 



June 14th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — 

 the President in the chair. 



The following gentlemen were admitted members : — H. K. Horton, R. 

 C. Hooper, J. P. Palmer, Charles Bradbury, Joseph Burnett, Rev. Mr. 

 Cornell, John Hooper, Jr., and Allen Liverraore, of Boston, Com. Nichol- 

 son, Charlestown, Dr. C. F. Chaplin, Cambridgeport, W. B. Lowell, 

 West Newton, and Mr. Armand. 



Adjourned one week, to June Slst. 



Exhibited — Flowers : From the President of the Society, a plant of C^- 



reus speciosissimus, and cut flowers of paeonies and roses, including among 



the latter the following varieties of mosses : — Common, prolifere. White 



Bath, Princess Royal, Luxembourg, Carnea, Celina, Unique, ajid Eclatante ; 



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