474 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Art. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, JVov. 2rf, 1844. Exhibited. — Fruits : From the President of 

 the Society, fine specimens of the Duchesse d'Angouleme, Queen Caro- 

 line and Bleeker's Meadow pears. From C. Newhall, Beurr6 Diel pears. 

 From D. Hag-gerston, from the garden of Mr. Gushing, extra fine St. Ger- 

 main and Beurrti Bronze pears. From J. Washburn, Plymouth, Sieulle 

 pears. From Mr. Oliver, fine Duchesse d'Angouleme pears. From Mr. 

 Hayden, Brookline, Beurre Diel pears. From J. Cass, Isabella and Sweet- 

 water grapes. From George Water, grapes and Doyenne blanc pears. 

 From C. Harris, Worcester, four sorts of apples, viz : — White Nonsuch, 

 poor ; Yellow Green Sweet, good; Red Sweet Seedling, fair; Hooper's 

 Large Red Cheek, fine. From H. A. Dyer, Brooklyn, Conn., three varie- 

 ties of apples, one called the Coggeshall, a pearmain of considerable , 

 merit. From H. Vandine, Marie Louise, Passe Colmar, and other pears. 

 From S. R. Johnson, Dix and Beurre Diel pears. Fine Sweetwater 

 grapes, from Kendall Bailey. Doyenn<i blanc pears from Dr. Robbins, 

 Roxbury. 



JVbv. 9. Exhibited. — Flowers : From Jos. Breck & Co., twenty varie- 

 ties of Chrysanthemums, many of them very fine. From E. Allen, a fine 

 collection of Chrysanthemums. 



Fruit: From the President of the Society, Chaumontelle, Figue de 

 Naples and Vicar of Winkfield pears. From S. Walker, Glout Morceau, 

 Passe Colmar, Long Green of Autumn, Beurr6 d'Aremberg, Vicar of 

 Winkfield and Figue pears ; Mr. Walker also exhibited, from the garden 

 of Mr. J. Richardson, specimens of the old Louise Bonne pear. From 

 Mr. Manning, Caen du France pears. From Mr. Cole, Alexander and 

 Jewett's Late Red apples. From S. & G. Hyde, fine specimens of Lys- 

 com and Hubbardston Nonsuch apples. Pears from H. Vandine, similar 

 to the Marie Louisa. 



JVov. \6th. An adjourned meeting of tlie Society was held to-day, 

 the President in the chair. 



A letter was read from S. L. Goodale, of Saco, Me. The President 

 laid before the Society several copies of impressions taken from the plate 

 placed under the corner stone, and it was voted that one copy be bound 

 and placed with the Society's documents at the Hamilton Bank — one copy 

 be presented to the Antiquarian Society at Worcester — and one to the 

 Historical Society of Boston. 



A letter was read from Mr. Brookhouse, Salem, relative to the family of 

 the late Mr. Manning. It was laid upon the table. 



Adjourned to Saturday, Dec. 7, to such place as tlie Secretary shall 

 give notice. 



Exhibited. — Fruit: From the President of the Society, Black Ap- 

 ples, received from S. L. Goodale, Paris, Maine, — said to keep till 

 July. From S. Walker, Vicar of Winkfield, Princess d'Orange, Glout 

 Morceau, and Long Green of Autumn pears. From H. Vandine, Marie 

 Louise pears. From Dr. Warren, Fameuse apples. From S. W. Cole, 

 Red Cheek, Capron's Pleasant, Red Pippin, Mother Apple, and Jewett's 

 Late Red, the two latter fine. Apples without name from Mr. Keith, 

 Roxbury. 



