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and Feast's Prairie Roses ; and the subject was referred to the Fruit and 

 Flower Committees, to report upon the same. 



A letter was received from A. J. Downing, cor. member, accompanied 

 with a copy of his new work, the Fruit and Fruit Trees of America. The 

 thanks of the Society were voted, and the chairman of the library author- 

 ized to purchase two copies for the use of the Society. 



The following members were admitted : — Thos. Mollis, F. E. White, R. 

 S. Denny, John Dane, M. H. Simpson, Francis Gardener, A. E. Belknap, 

 Lewis Mills, J. L. Mills, C. B. Blake, Boston, O. F. Rogers, Quincy, 

 Dr. W. A. Davis, S. Dowr.er, Jr., Dorchester, Dr. H. Lyon, Charlestown, 

 George Denny, Westboro', N. Whitney, Milford. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From the President of the Society, two plants of 

 seedling japan lilies, very beautiful, resembling L. riibrum ; they were the 

 first which have bloomed out of three or four hundred seedlings which were 

 obtained by various cross impregnations ; only one flower appeared on each. 

 Prof. I. W. Jackson, of Schenectady, sent several specimens of Queen of 

 the Prairies, Baltimore Belle, perpetual pink, and pallida roses, which ar- 

 rived in very good order. From S. Walker, Queen of the Prairies, branch- 

 es of Bourbon, Mad. Desprez, one with forty-five, and the other with sixty- 

 six buds. From Messrs. Hovey & Co., a variety of roses, including Queen 

 of the Prairies, Baltimore Belle, and perpetual pink, scarlet geranium king, 

 &c., and a plant of Achimenes picta, with six flowers expanded. From 

 Messrs. Winship, roses in variety, and other flowers. From Jos. Breck & 

 Co., roses, carnations, pinks, &c., and a fine bloom uf Cypriptdium spec- 

 tabile. From Mr. Warren, roses, dahlias, &c. From E. Allen, plants of 

 Gloxinia speciosa, Ixora coccinea, and seven seedling calceolarias ; also, a 

 few dahlias, roses, and cut flowers, were exhibited from W. Kenrick, A. 

 Aspinwall, 0. N. Towne, J. T. Buckingham, S. R. Johnson, and J. A. 

 Kenrick. 



Fruits : From the President of the Society, handsome specimens of the 

 Deptford Pine Strawberry, large, handsome, and promises to be a desirable 

 kind if it proves hardy : also, Swainstone Seedling Strawberry, and Big- 

 arreau Princesse, B. Gabaulis, and Belle d' Orleans Cherries, the latter 

 very tender and sweet. From W. Gordon, New Bedford, tv^ro kinds of 

 Seedling Strawberries. From Hovey & Co., specimens of their New Seed- 

 ling, and Hovey's Seedling Strawberries. From J. P. Cushing, im- 

 mensely large clusters of the Syrian and Poonah Grapes. The Grapes ex- 

 hibited as usual from Messrs. Allen, Johnson, and Nugent, were very fine. 

 David Roberts, Esq., Salem, sent a few of his Red Heart Cherry, which 

 is described by Mr. Manning, (Vol. VHI, p. 285,) as ripening July 25th. 

 Fine specimens of Manning's Mottled Bigarreau Cherries, and Hovey's 

 Seedling Strawberries, from Mr. Warren. Coolidge's Favorite Peaches, 

 and large heart-shaped Cherries, from 0. Johnson. Cherries, from Geo. 

 Walsh. Fine Hovey's Seedling Strawberries, from Josiah Richardson. 



Vegetables ; Capt. Lovett exhibited some remarkably fine and solid heads 

 of Turkey Lettuce. New Chili String Beans, from Capt. Macondry. 



