236 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Washington, Martha Washington, British Queen, Prince Albert, &c., 

 &c. together with bouquets, pansies, &-c. 



This day having been the time appointed for Premiums for pelargoni- 

 ums, the Committee awarded the pize of $3, for the best ten varieties, to 

 Mr. Meller, there being no competitor. 



May 4th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — the 

 President in the chair. 



J. S. Eldredge, of Dorchester, Avas admitted a subscription member. 



Adjourned two weeks, to May 18th. 



Exhibited. Flowers : from W. E. Carter, Saxifraga cordata, liibss 

 aureimi and Citysus alpinus ; also hyacinths of ditferent varieties. From 

 J. Brock & Co., pansies, polyanthuses, and hyacinths of several varie- 

 ties. Col. Bigelow exhibited a branch of a new white double flowering 

 peach, which originated in his garden at Medford about ten years ago ; it 

 resembles the common double flowering peach, except in the color of the 

 flowers, which are pure snowy white. 



Fruits : J. F. Allen exhibited handsome specimens of Black Hamburg 

 and Chasselas Bar Sur Aube grapes, the latter on a vine in a pot contain- 

 ing eight clusters, averaging half a pound each ; also Royal George 

 Clingstone peaches, handsome, large, and well colored; and Early Vir- 

 ginia and monthly strawberries. 



Vegetables: flne Asparagus, from David Hill, West Cambridge; also 

 good specimens, from G. Walsh, Charlestown. 



May llth. — Exhibited. Flowers: from Col. Bigelow, specimens of the 

 white double flowering peach, the same as those exhibited the 4th. Bou- 

 quets from S. Walker, Misses Sumner and W. Kenrick. 



Fruits : from Mrs. Howard, by her gardener, Mr. Nugent, handsome 

 Black Hamburg and Sweetwater grapes. 



May \8th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — the 

 President in the chair. 



The President reported that he had received a deed of the land, recent- 

 ly purchased of the city, agreeably to a vote of the Society, and had paid 

 $18,000. A loan of #i'<J,ObO had been efl^ected for the purpose of com- 

 pleting the building, but as the Building Committee would need a larger 

 sum to complete the Hall, it was voted to raise the amount to $15,000. 



John Marland, of Andover, was admitted a subscription member. 



Adjourned one week, to May 25th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers: from S. Walker, a variety of fine tulips, also 

 pretty specimens of Polemonium mexicanum and Pulmonaria virginica 

 and bouquets. From S. R. Johnson, a variety of tulips. From Jos. 

 Breck & Co., fine tulips, together with cut flowers of Wistan'o Conse- 

 quana, i5odecatheon Meadw, pansies, &c. From W. E. Carter, fine spe- 

 cimens of phloxes, viz. : P. divaricata and divaricata var. dark blue, P. 

 subulata and s. variety deep pink, and P. nivalis ; also Dodecatheon pur- 

 ple and white, honeysuckles, Magnolv'fi auriculata, cordata and acumina- 

 ta, double flowering cherry, bouquets, and a pretty specimen of the Abu- 

 tilon striatum. From J. L. L. F. Warren, pansies. J. A. Kenrick ex- 

 hibited a variety of fine flowering shrubs and plants, viz. : double white 

 and pink, new scarlet and new pink thorns, snow-drop tree, (Hales/o) Cal- 

 ycanthus, Kern'o japonica, Wistarjo Consequajja, Magnob'o tripetala, 

 S'pirEB^a Tiypericifolia, and a great variety of hardy azaleas. From W. Ken- 

 rick, bouquets, thorns, pseonies, &c. From W. Meller, fine pansies, pe- 



