354 Exhibitions of the 



Sleeper, Jos. Gilmore, J. H. Cobb, J. Hooper, Jr., Mr. Bumstead, John 

 Owen, S. H. Smith, R. I., E. Brown, E. G. Withington, and others. 



Vegetables : From A. D. Williams, three large Drumhead cabbages. 

 From John Hooper, Jr., two Brocolis, fine. From J. E. Teschemaker, one 

 stalk of Blue Imperial peas, bearing 22 pods, grown on poor soil, and ma- 

 nured with guano. 



Aug. 9th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — 

 Vice President E. M. Richards in the chair. 



Some remarks being made in relation to the names of fruits, it was voted 

 that the London Horticultural Society's Catalogue be adopted by the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society, as authority, in their reports. 



The following members were elected : — B. W. Comstock, Providence ; 

 G. Merriam, Newton ; Geo. W. Bond, David Miller, Charles Amory, and 

 J. A. Blanchard, Boston ; Eben. Brown, Lynn. 



Adjourned one week, to Aug. 16. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From S. Walker, a very fine display of phloxes, 

 mostly seedlings, some of them beautiful : one of these Mr. Walker has 

 called Duttonu, a dark purple, dense flowered variety. From Messrs. 

 Hovey & Co., four new phloxes, very fine. From E. Allen, a small plant 

 of Pentas carnea, new and very handsome. Cut flowers, bouquets, &c., 

 were exhibited from A. Bowditch, Capt. Macondry, J. Breck & Co., S. 

 A. Walker, J. Hovey, P. Barnes, Mr. Kenrick, Mr. Warren, John Ar- 

 nold, Miss Russell, &c. 



The Committee awarded the following premiums : — 



To J. L. L. F. Warren, for best bouquet, $2, 



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



Fruits : From the President of the Society, Morocco plums and Blood- 

 good pears. From J. F. Allen, fine specimens of Black Hamburgh, Gol- 

 den Chasselas, Wilmot's new Black Hamburgh, White Frontignan, 

 Grizzly Frontignan, Black Prolific, Verdelho, Zinfindal, variegated Chas- 

 selas, Ferral, and White Chasselas grapes ; also, peaches and figs. From 

 J. Lovett, very fine blackberries, Morocco, Precoce de Tours (?) and 

 Cross's Seedling plums, and red Astrachan apples. From Hon. J. S. 

 Cabot, Fondante d'Ete pears, which proved a very indifferent fruit. From 

 R. Manning, Rivers's Seedling, Chester, Royal Hative, and Myrobalan 

 plums ; Dodge's Early Red and Irish peach apples. From E. Brown, 

 Lynn, fine Jargonelle pears. From O. Johnson, superior specimens of 

 Early Bough and red Astrachan apples. From C. Newhall, Curtis's 

 Early Striped apples and Jargonelle pears. From S. Pond, Bingham, 

 Apricot, Italian Damask and Duane's purple plums. From A. D.Wil- 

 liams, fine Jargonelle pears, Williams's Favorite, Benoni and River apples, 

 and fine currants. From J. Nugent, fine grapes, and P(,nd's Seedling and 

 yellow gage (!) plums. Grapes from J. Arnold. Peaches, pears, &c. 

 were exhibited by A. W. Withington, Geo. Walsh, James Monroe, J. A. 

 Kenrick, P. Barnes, E. G. Tucker, Mr. Batchelder, S. Walker, J. 

 Washburn, Jos. Gilmore, W. Richardson, and others. 



