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Villers; Noisette, Smith's Yellow, Comtesse de Grillon, &c. ; also bou- 

 quets. From J. Breck & Co., double red, albicans pleno, rosea, and 

 other paeonies, irises, and bouquets. From S. R. Johnson, double Yel- 

 low Harrison and Austrian Copper roses. From J. A. Kenrick, several 

 pretty varieties of azaleas, Scotch laburnum, double white and dou- 

 ble pink thorns, pasonies of several kinds, day lily, fringe tree, &c. 

 &c. From W. Kenrick, pajonies, laburnums, honeysuckles. Purple 

 beech and other flowers arranged in baskets and bouquets. Bouquets from 

 S. Walker and John Hovey. From Mr. Warren, three dahlias. From 

 J. F. Allen, fine large clusters of Noisette Ami6e Vibert rose, cut from a 

 plant set out in the border of a peach house. 



Fruits : From J. F. Allen, Black Hamburg and Chasselas Bar Sur 

 Aube and Ferral grapes, Grosse Mignonne, Coolidge's Favorite, and early 

 Royal George clingstone peaches, (measuring eleven inches in circumfer- 

 ence), and Fayal figs. Fine cucumbers from Mrs. Howard, Woodland. 

 Cucumbers from Geo. R. Russell, West Roxbury. 



From Messrs. Ellwanger and Barry, Rocherter N. Y., handsome spec- 

 imens of a new apple, called the Northern Spy, accompanying which, 

 was the following letter to the President of the Society. 



Sir — We send, accompanying this, a few of the Northern Spy apple, to 

 your address. It is considered a native fruit of western New York, the 

 original tree having produced numbers of suckers, that are now bearing 

 the identical fruit. It is esteemed here, one of our best fruits of this sea- 

 son, and it commands almost any price in our market. They are sold at 

 two to three cents each, now in the streets, at the fruit shops. The tree 

 is one of the most vigorous and handsome growing, and bears abundant- 

 ly. You will please present these specimens to the society in our name. 

 There are several quite superior fruits, considered natives of our region, 

 that we will forward in season for the inspection of your society. We 

 have now growing, over three thousand young trees of the Spy, that will 

 be two years old next fall. Very respectfully , <ffc., Elhoanger 4" Barry, 

 Mount Hope Botanic Garden and Nursery, Rochester, N. Y., May 23, 

 1844. 



The Spy appears to be a very superior fruit ; size, large ; form, some- 

 what similar to the Baldwin, bright shining red, with a tender and juicy 

 flesh, of a pleasant and agreeable flavor. It keeps till June. 



June 8th. An adjourned meeting of the society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the Chair. 



A letter was read from H. O'Reilly, Secretary of the New York State 

 Agricultural Society, accompanying a volume of the Transactions of the 

 Society, with a request for an interchange of publications. 



Adjourned two weeks, to June 22. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From the President of the society, Evlca, radiata, 

 and ampullacea, both fine specimens. From W. E. Carter, a variety of 

 cut flowers, embracing Phlomis tuberosa, Brha, maxima, (curious) white 

 fraxinella, Polemonium grandiflora, WhittlejV, PoUsii, Reevesn, and other 

 pffionies ; lupins, Harrison roses, Amaryllts jacobae'a, Baptisia leucophae, 

 and bouquets. From S. Walker, white fraxinella, Zychnis viscaria 

 pl^no, Spirae a ariincus, bouquets, &c. From P. Barnes, honeysuckles 

 paeonies, &c. From Jos. Breck & Co., irises of sorts, red fraxinella, 

 pansies, Papaver orientale, paeonies of several kinds, new Crimson Bour- 

 sault roses and bouquets. 



