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which has been taken from one tree the present season. H. Vandine, 

 Coe's Golden Drop plums, excellent; Miller Burgundy, Catawba, Isa- 

 bella, and Sweetwater grapes. Wm. Buckminster, extra large Baldwin 

 and Lyscorn apples — one of the former measured thirteen inches in cir- 

 cumference; they were grown in Marlborough, Mass.; also, a very large 

 quince, weighing twenty-three ounces, from Leominster. Rev. A. B. 

 Muzzey, fine Isabella grapes. Henry Plympton, St. Michael pears, un- 

 commonly fine specimens, grown in Boston, where this old favorite va- 

 riety is produced in all its original beauty and perfection. Mrs. Bigelow, 

 St. Michael pears. Jacob Deane, Mansfield, exhibited a variety of ap- 

 ples — among them was Peck's Pleasant, a fine winter fruit, and the Gilli- 

 flower. Wine apple, &c. ; also, a seedling pear. Mrs. J. Russell, Milton, 

 a basket of beautiful Seek-no-Further apples. 



Rev. J. L. Russell sent specimens of a pear, said to be a seedling, and 

 originated in Hingham, Mass. James Munroe, good specimens of Vicar 

 of Winkfield, Heathcote and St. Michael pears, and two varieties of ap- 

 ples. J. S. Sleeper, Hubbardston Nonsuch apples. Gardiner Brewer, 

 Fondante d'Automne pears. Dr. S. A. Shurtleff exhibited a seedling 

 plum, — size, aopearance and flavor very much like the Green Gage ; also. 

 Blue Imperatrice plums. Dr. S. also presented for exhibition a number 

 of seedling apples, one of them a very excellent sweet apple, called 

 Keen's Sweet; size medium, color a fine golden yellow: — two other va- 

 rieties, Ribston Sweet and Hammond Pearmain, were fine apples and 

 worthy of cultivation. From E. W. Hayward, a beautiful striped apple, 

 of a lively agreeable flavor; no name, probably a seedling. Otis John- 

 son, Blue Imperatrice and Semiana ? plums; these two varieties have 

 been confounded, but there is no doubt the true varieties are distinct 

 fruits. S. R. Johnson, Beurre Diel and Dix pears. T. Parsons, Brown 

 Beurre pears. Mr. Kane, large Catillac pears. John Bullard, Pepperel, 

 two fine sorts of apples, no names given. J. Lovett, very handsome Coe's 

 Golden Drop plums. Dr. Walton, Pepperel, a handsome apple, called 

 the " Ames." From L. Peters, by Mr. Breck, four varieties of apples. 

 George Richardson, a beautiful seedling apple. George Walsh, Isabella, 

 Sweetwater, Red Chasselas and native grapes, and St. Michael pears. 

 D. Haggerston exhibited from the garden of J. P. Gushing, Esq. four va- 

 rieties of pears; also, a splendid specimen of Van Mons Leon le Clerc, 

 very large and of fine shape, 



J. L. L. F. Warren, Porter, Hubbardston Nonsuch and Blue Pearmain 

 apples, and three varieties pears. G. W. Oliver, Lynn, fine specimens of 

 Oliver's Russet Seedling pears, rather under medium size, but very hand- 

 some, and is an excellent fruit. 



October I9th. — The Society held an adjourned meeting. M. W. Green, 

 Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, was admitted a member. There being no other 

 business of importance, adjourned one week. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : Another fine display of dahlias was made to-day 

 from the gardens in the city, which have, as yet, not been visited by frost, 

 and still present a fine show of autumnal flowers. H. W. Dutton exhib- 

 ited one hundred and twenty blooms; Josiah Stickney, one hundred and 

 forty, and R. M. Copeland, forty to fit\y blooms. Most of the flowers in 

 each collection were very fine and perfect specimens. 



Fruits: From William Oliver, Wilkinson and fine St. Michael pears. 

 Mr. Rodman, New Bedford, Capiaumont, Passe Colmar, Louise Bonne de 



