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perfect flowers ; eight fine blooms of Dodd's Prince of Wales, a fine yel- 

 low variety, cut from one plant, were also exhibited by Mr. Button. 



Joseph Brcck & Co., fine blooms of Competitor, Bianca, Niliil, Bedford 

 Surprise, Grace Darlin"', and Oakley's Surprise. 



Edward Allen — fine ilowers of Beauty of Sussex, Grace Darling, Twy- 

 ford Perfection, Queen of Trumps, Col. Baker, and Unique. 



Messrs. Winship — Widnall's Queen, Unique, and many others, were 

 very fine. 



Bouquets : Dahlias, phlox and cactus flowers, from J. L. L. F. Warren. 

 Bouquets from Miss Sumner. 



The display of dahlias to-day was one of the best of the season, and 

 many fine flowers, besides those mentioned, were exhibited. 



Fruits : Very excellent specimens of Brown Beurre pears, from Hon. 

 E. Vose. Vicar of Winkfield, Chelmsford, and Beurre d'Or pears, from 

 J. W. Sever. Twelve quinces, weighing 8 lbs. 12 oz. and grown in the 

 garden of Mrs. Tappan, of Roxbury, were exhibited by S. Walker. 

 Large quinces, by Albert Hague, of Lincoln. Six varieties of seedling 

 apples were exhibited by Mr. George Harvey, of Hastings, N. Y. Twelve 

 quinces from John Hovey, weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. Extra large Baldwin ap- 

 ples, from Reuben Farrington, I'righton. J. F. Allen, specimen of a 

 seedling peach, very rich flavor. A. H. Haven, Portsmouth, N. H., Seckel 

 and Gansel's Bergamot pears, excellent; also, Cuisse Madame pears. 

 Seedling peaches, of superior flavor, from Cheever Newhal). Isabella 

 and Catawba grapes, from Josiah Richardson, Cambridge. S. W. Cole 

 exhibited very large seedling apples and peaches. John Owen, green 

 gage plums. Dr. Shurtleff, Monstrous pippin apples. Geo. Walsh, St. 

 Michael pears. H. Vandine, St. Michael, Marie Louise, Vicar of Wink- 

 field and Brown Beurre pears, and Coe's Golden Drop plums. 



October 5. The annual meeting of the Society for the choice of offi- 

 cers was held to-day. The nominating committee, chosen at the last 

 meeting, reported a printed list of the candidates for the several offices 

 and committees for the year ensuing. A committee was appointed to 

 collect and count the votes for officers, &c., who reported that the follow- 

 ing gentlemen were elected. Their term of office commences on the first 

 Saturday in April, 1845, and terminates on the first Saturday in January, 

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President — Marshall P. Wilder. 



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

 M. Richards. 



Treasurer. — Samuel Walker. 



Correspondinx Secretary. — J. E. Teschemacher. 



Recording Secretary. — Ebenezer Wiffht. 



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. 



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

 O. Johnson, J. Lovett, 2d., Jona. Winship, D. Haggerston, J. F. Allen, 

 George Newhall, A. D. Williams, F. W. Macondry, William Thomas. 



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

 Sweetser, S. R. Johnson, J. Stickney, W. E. Carter, P. Barnes. 



Commillee on Vegetables. — W. B. Kingsbury, Chairman: J. A. Ken- 

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