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British Queen, Prince Albert, and Myatt's Eliza strawberries, the former of 

 good size. From J. F. Allen, Royal George, Grosse Mignonne, Early 

 Crawford, Coolidge's Favorite, and Tippecanoe Peaches, the latter very 

 beautiful, and one of the finest flavored peaches ; this is not the Tippecanoe 

 (incorrectly) of Powning's Fruit and Fruit Trees, a clingstone, but a variety 

 described in our Magazine, (Vol. Yl, p. 348,) also Early Black, Miller's 

 Burgundy, Ferral, Chasselas, Zinfindal, Muscat, White Frontignan and 

 Black Hamburg. Fine grapes from Mr. Nugent. Strawberries from Mr. 

 Warren, Capt. Robbins, John Hill, and E. K. Whittaker. 



Vegetables : Two cucumbers from O. N. Towne. 



June 21s/. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



The following gentlemen were admitted members : — A. P. Kimball, Jos. 

 Eveleth, S. F. Morse, Charles Merriam, Calvin Bullard,W. W. Clapp,R. 

 R. Waldron, and E. T. Hastings, Jr., Boston. 



Adjourned one week, to June 28th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From the President of the Society, a variety of 

 fine roses, including ten varieties of moss ; also six pots of Fuchsias, finely 

 grown, and various cut flowers. From A. Aspinwall, a splendid collection 

 of roses. From J. Breck & Co., fine specimens of various herbaceous 

 plants, and a few fine pinks and carnations ; also, a fine collection of roses. 

 From W. E. Carter, cut flowers of various plants, several fine roses, and 

 two plants of Z-ilium eximium and japonicum, beautiful. From W. Meller, 

 several fine seedling pelargoniums. From P. Barnes, fine specimens of 

 Gladiolus floribiindus, and eight fine fuchsias in pots. Messrs. Hovey & 

 Co., exhibited a magnificent collection of roses, comprising upwards of four 

 hundred varieties, and more than one thousand flowers ; among them, 12 

 varieties of moss, the new Persian Yellow and Bourbon Gloire des Paris, 

 Souchet, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Noisette Solfitaire, Queen of the Prai- 

 ries, Perpetual Pink, and Baltimore Belle, &c. The names of the thirty 

 finest show flowers, which were awarded the first premium, were as follows : 



French. — Corinna, Pallida de Nabonne, Boule de Nauteil, Mazeppa, An- 

 toine d' Ormois, Julie d' Etrangers, Apollo, Delices des Amateurs, Neron, 

 Anarelle, Violet Carn6, William Tell, Gil Bias, Belle de Marly, Alicia, 

 Ardoise de Bruxelles, Bizarre Marbre6 : — Hybrid China: De Laage, Ch6ne- 

 dole, Geo. IV : — Hybrid Bourbon: Paul Perras, Great Western, Coupe d' 

 Hebe : — Hybrid Provence : Melanie, Aspasie, La Ville de Londres, La 

 Vestale : — Provence: Dutch Cabbage: — Alba: Queen of Denmark, As- 

 tree : also, cut flowers of Achimenes picta, seedling pelargoniums. Gloxinia 

 rubra, and seedlings. From Mr. Quant, a splendid bouquet. From T. 

 Motley, a splendid bouquet. Cut flowers and bouquets were exhibited from 

 S R. Johnson, J. A. Kenrick, Messrs. Winship, J. Hovey, W. Kenrick, 

 W. Mather, C. Newhall, and B. V. French. 



The award of premiums for roses was as follows : — 

 Division A. — Class 1. 



Hardy Roses. — For the best thirty specimen blooms, a premium to 

 Messrs. Hovey & Co., of eight dollars. 



