Massachvsetts Horticultural Society. 435 



Class III. 



For the best six dissimilar blooms, a premium of $ 3 to W. B. Richards. 



For the second best, a premium of $2 to S. A. Walker. 

 Messrs. J. Nugent, E. Allen and J. Breck, Judges. 



A premium of $2 was awarded to Mr. Warren for the best bouquet, and 

 a premium of $ 1 to W. Kenrick for the second best. 



Fruit : From C. Newhall, Black Hamburgh, and Ohio grapes, the latter 

 not considered worthy of cultivation for the table. From Geo. Walsh, 

 White Doyenne, Easter Beurr6 and other pears. FromS. Walker, Louise 

 Bonne of Jersey, Van Mons Leon le Clerc, Flemish Beauty, Andrews and 

 Fondante d'Automne pears. From Mrs. Geo. Hallett, fine'specimens of Black 

 Hamburgh grapes. From J. F. Allen, Gansell'sBergamot, Ronville and 

 Williams's Bon Chretien pears and Black Hamburgh grapes. From Hovey 

 & Co. Macready's Early White, and Pond's Seedling and Catawba grapes, 

 very fine. From Mrs. Boardman, Boston, extra fine Brown Beurr6 

 pears. Pears, apples, grapes, &c. were shown by other contributors. 



Oct. Alh. The quarterly stated meeting of the Society was held to-day — 

 the President in the chair. 



The officers for the ensuing year were chosen to-day, and the follow- 

 ing is a list of those elected for the year commencing Jan. 1, 1845, and 

 ending Jan. 1, I84fi. 



President. — Marshall P. Wilder. 



Vice Presidents. — B. V. French, Jona. Winship, Cheever Newhall, E. 

 M. Richards. 



Treasurer. — Samuel Walker. 



Corresponding Secretary. — J. E. Teschemacher. 



Recording Secretary/. — Ebenezer Wight. 



Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physiology. — John Lewis Russell, 

 A. M. 



Professor of Entomology. — T. W. Harris, M. D. 



Professor of Horticultural Chemistry. — S. L. Dana, M. D. 

 Stanuing Commitees. 



Committee on Fruits. — Samuel Walker, Chairman: P. B. Hovey, Jr., 

 O. Johnson, J. Lovett, 2d, D. Haggerston, J. F. Allen, George Newhall, 

 A. D. Williams, F. W. Macondry, J. S. Cabot, E. Wight. 



Committee on Flowers. — Joseph Breck, Chairman : H. W. Dutton, S. R. 

 Johnson, P. Barnes, W. E. Carter, E. A. Story, Alex. McLennen. 



Committee on Vagetables. — W. B. Kingsbury, Chairman : J. A. Kenrick, 

 John Hill, Samuel C. Mann, Josiah Newhall, A. D. Williams, Jr., James 

 Nugent. 



Committee on the Library. — C. M. Hovey, Chairman : C. K. Dillaway, J. 

 E. Teschemacher, E. Wight, R. M. Copeland, J. Breck. 



Committee on Synonyms of Fruit. — M. P. Wilder, Chairman : B. V. 

 French, S. Downer, W. Kenrick. 



Executive Committee. — M. P. Wilder, Chairman : A. Aspinwall, J. J. 

 Low, E. M. Richards, Otis Johnson. 



Finance Committee. — Cheever Newhall, Chairman : E. M. Richards, Jo- 

 seph Balch. 



