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

 President in the Chair. 



The seeds received from Prof. Fischer were placed in the hands of the 

 Flower Committee. 



The Special Committee appointed at the last meeting, to whom was re- 

 ferred the subject of appropriating money for Premiums for 1844, reported 

 that it was expedient to appropriate the sum of four hundred and sixty 

 dollars, to be divided as follows : To the Flower Committee, two hundred 

 dollars ; to the Fruit Committee, two hundred dollars ; and to the Vege- 

 table Committee, sixty dollars; with a special provision that not more 

 than thirty dollars should be a-varded for any one class of flowers, fruits, 

 or vegetables ; and also, that of the above sums, the Flower and Fruit 

 Committees should reserve the amount of twenty-five dollars, to be award- 

 ed as gratuities, should objects be presented worthy of the same. 



It was voted, that a committee of five be appointed to take into consid- 

 eration the subject of awarding medals or plate instead of money, and 

 also, to report whether it is not expedient to award the medals at the time 

 of declaring the premiums, so far as practicable. Messrs. Newhall, Walk- 

 er, Stickney, C. M. Hovey, and Teschemacher, were appointed the com- 

 mittee. 



The reports of the Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Committees having 

 been approved by the Executive Committee, it was voted, that they be 

 published as usual. Adjourned one Aveek to March IGih. 



The following are the reports of the several committees : — 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS, 



AWARDING PREMIUMS FOR 1843. 



The Committee on Flowers beg leave to submit the following report of 

 their doings. They have awarded the premiums offered by the Society, 

 viz : — 

 Tulips. — For the best specimens of not less than 30 blooms, a 



premium to S. Walker, of $4 00 



For second best specimen of not less than 30 blooms, a pre- 

 mium to S. R. Johnson, of 2 00 



Geraniums. — For the best display of cut flowers, a premium to 



Wm. Meller, of . . 5 00 



PjEONiES. — For the best display of flowers, a premium to Wm. 



E. Carter, of . . . 5 00 



For the second best display, a premium to S. Walker, of . 3 00 

 Pansies. — For the best display, a premium to Joseph S. Cabot, of 2 00 

 Roses. — In classes, as follows : — 



Class 1. — Hardy kinds. 

 For the best 20 dissimilar blooms, a premium to Hovey & 



Co., of . 7 00 



For the second best 20 dissimilar blooms, a premium to S. 



R. Johnson, of 5 00 



For the third best 20 dissimilar blooms, a premium to J. 



Breck & Co., of . . 3 00 



Class 2. — Bourhon, Chinese, ^'c. 

 For the best display, a premium to S. R. Johnson, of . 5 00 



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