316 Massachusetts Horticiiltural Society. 



Kenrick, bouquets, cut flowers, and fine specimens of i?hodo(i6ndTon max- 

 imum. Bouquets from Hovey & Co. From Mr. Warren, flowers of the 

 wax plant, dahlias, verbenas, &c. &c. 



Fruit : From Capt. Lovett, four boxes of Hovey's Seedling strawber- 

 ries, very large and handsome. From G. Merriam, Newton, superior 

 Black Tartarian cherries. From C. Newhall, Giant Nottingham rasp- 

 berries, very large, resembling the Franconia. From 0. Johnson, fine 

 Bigarreau and Black Tartarian cherries. From A. D. Williams, Downer 

 cherries. From S. A. Walker, large and fine Bigarreau cherries. Geo. 

 Walsh exhibited fine Bigarreau of Savoy cherries. Cherries from T. R. 

 Raymond, Medford. Melons from James Arnold, Esq., New Bedford. 

 From Mrs. Howard, Black Hamburgh and Sweet Water grapes. 



July IZth. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



The committee appointed at the last meeting reported the names of a 

 committee of arrangements for the next annual exhibition, and the follow- 

 ing gentlemen were chosen. 



Samuel Walker, P. B. Hovey, Jr., Jos. Breck, E. M. Richards, O. 

 Johnson, J. A. Kenrick, D. Haggerston, J. Lovett and Wm. Quant. 



Adjourned three weeks to August 3d. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : From W. E. Carter, a fine plant of Gloxin/o, 

 alba, and cut flowers of Phlox picta, pinks, carnations, seedhng delphi- 

 niums, Chelone barbata, double nasturtium, bouquets, &c., &c. From 

 Jos. Breck & Co., Spiree a palmka, ^conitum variegatum, Phlox Shep- 

 herds, speciosa, grandiflora, and Drummondn, Catananche Cffirulea, dou- 

 ble scarlet lychnis, fifty varieties of picotees and carnations, several 

 kinds of holly hocks, Clark;a rosea, Calandrin/a discolor and a variety of 

 other annuals and bouquets ; also, specimens of native plants, gathered 

 from a swamp in Medfield, viz. ; Phododeudrou maximum, iilium cana- 

 densis and philadelphicum, C'ornus canadensis, Pyrolarotundifolia, Azalea 

 viscosa, &c. &c. From S. Walker, _4conitum variegatum, Spirs a pal- 

 mata, iythrum salicaria, phloxes, carnation and picotee pinks, and other 

 flowers. From S. R. Johnson, carnation and picotee pinks, Noisette 

 Jaune Desprez and Bourbon roses, double pomegranate, verbenas, &c. 

 From S. A.. Walker, dahlias, petunias, marygolds, bouquets, &c. 



From Hovey & Co., picotee pinks, carnations and bouquets. From W. 

 Kenrick, bouquets and a basket of flowers, handsomely arranged. From 

 John Parker, 2d, Roxbury, fine specimens of Marshal Soult and Striata 

 formosissima dahlias. From John Hovey, carnations, iilium japonicum, 

 bouquets and other flowers. From Mr. Warren, fine large specimens of 

 the common water lily, cultivated in his garden pond ; also dahlias, pico- 

 tees, a variety of cut flowers and handsome bouquets. From W. H. 

 Conant, three dalilias. From Rev. Mr. Barry, Newton, a beautiful clus- 

 ter of double flowering pomegranate. Bouquets from Misses Sumner. 



The premiums for picotees and carnations were awarded to-day. The 

 following is the report of the judges : — 



For the best six dissimilar blooms, a premium of $ 3 00 to Joseph 



Breck & Co. 

 For the second best six dissimilar blooms, a premium of $2 00 to S. 



R. Johnson. 



Messrs. Button, Barnes, and Nugent, judges. 



