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Art. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, Aug, 2d, 1845. An adjourned meeting of the Society was 

 held to-day, — the President in the chair. 



Scions of Roberts's Red Heart cherry were received from Mr. Roberts, 

 of Salem, for distribution. The thanks of the Society were voted. 



Adjourned one week, to Aug. 9lh. 



Evhibiled. — Flowers : From Messrs. Breck & Co., fine varieties of 

 Phlox Drummondw, verbenas, sweet peas, stocks, &c. &c. From W. E. 

 Carter, three fine seedling phloxes, one of which was called Russellztirna, 

 and the other two under Nos. 31 and 32, each of them fine variegated 

 kinds of vigorous habit : also other flowers. From J. E. Teschemacher, a 

 fine plant of Echinocactus Eyriesu, with flowers only two years old, and 

 copiously watered with guano. From E. Allen, six fine specimens of 

 Gloxin?a speciosa, six small pots of Campanula pumila alba, a very neat 

 little species. Fuchsia conspicua arborea, and nerium splendens. 



Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited several new and superb phloxes, among 

 which were Charles, blush white, with lilac eye ; rosea siip6rba, fine large 

 rose ; Bridges^ lilac ; Coldryana, large fine crimson ; and Princesse Mari- 

 anne, beautifully and distinctly striped : also, Achimenes picta, peduncu- 

 lata, grandiflora, longiflora and hirsuta, and Iponise^a Learu. Cut flowers, 

 bouquets, &c., were exhibited by S. Walker, Messrs. Winship, S. A. 

 Walker, Capt. Macondry, W. Kenrick, John Hovey, James Nugent, A. 

 Bowditch, H. W. Button, P. Barnes, Mr. Warren, and John Arnold. 



The Committee awarded the following premiums : — 



To Edward Allen, for the best six plants in pots, $2. 



To Miss Russell, for a large bouquet, $ 1. 



To W. E. Carter, for a large bouquet, $ 1. 



To J. L. L. F. Warren, for a large bouquet, $ 1. 



Fruits : From J. F. Allen, peaches, nectarines, Franconia raspberries, 

 and sweet Montmorency cherries. From R. Manning, Charlomoski and 

 Tetofsky apples, not ripe ; also handsome Citron des Carmes panach6 

 pears. From James Nugent, fine Black Hamburgh and other grapes. 

 From A. D. Williams, Williams's Favorite, Early Harvest, and Early 

 Sopsavine (1) apples. Also, fine red and while Dutch currants. From 

 Paul Newhall, Lynn, a small but excellent apricot, which the Committee 

 called Newhall's Early ; it is a clingstone. From Capt. Lovett, fine black- 

 berries. From J. T. Buckingham, Curtis's Early Striped apples. From 

 Mr. Warren, sugar-top pears and Franconia raspberries, summer rose, and 

 Early Sopsavine (?) apples. From Messrs. Hovey & Co., fine specimens of 

 peach apricots, and two new pears, called the Belle Alliance de Fanon and 

 the Mabille (?) the former inferior, the latter probably incorrect, but a sec- 

 ond-rate summer pear. Apricots, apples, and other fruits, from John 

 Hovey, J. Warren, Jr., C. Newhall, S. A. Walker, E. G. Tucker, Geo. 

 Walsh, S. Walker, H. D. Gray, C. E. Grant, W.' Richardson, J. S. 



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