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Art. V. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, Jan. 2c?, 1841. — An adjourned meeting was held this 

 day — the President in the chair. Some discussion tool? place relative 

 to the duties of the Treasurer, and the whole subject was laid upon 

 the table for action at the adjourned meeting. 



A Committee of three was appointed to revise the Constitution 

 and By-laws of the Society. 



Mr. J. E. Teschemacher was elected corresponding member of the 

 Society. 



No other business being before the meeting, it adjourned for two 

 weeks, to January 16th. 



January 16th. — An adjourned meeting was held to-day — the Presi- 

 dent in the chair. The unfinished business relative to the duties of 

 the Treasurer was called up, and motion was made to strike out cer- 

 tain resolves passed two or more years since, which was carried. 



Messrs. Baumann &. Brothers, Nurserymen, of Bolwiller, on the 

 Haut Rhine, were elected corresponding members of the Society. — 

 Adjourned two weeks, to January 30th. 



Exhibited. — Fruits: — From R. Manning, Catillac, Medale's St. 

 Germaine, (Belle de Jersey, or Pound of American Catalogues,) and 

 Bon Chretien Turc, or Flemish Bon Chretien, (Lon. Hort. Soc. Cat- 

 alogue,) pears: also, Pumwater Sweet, Bellflower, Sweet Baldwin, 

 Reinette, Noir Sanguine, Cat-head Greening, and a variety of apple 

 unknown. The origin of the Pumwater Sweet and the Red Sweet 

 Baldwin are unknown to the committee. 



From B. V. French, Ortley Pippin, Black, (Coxe No. 67,) yellow 

 Bellflower, Winter Nonsuch, Wellington, one variety unknown, 

 and the Reinette du Canada apples: the latter were of large size and 

 fine flavor. Mr. Thompson, of the London Horticultural Society, has 

 pronounced it as the best apple of its size for a dessert fruit. 



From the President, fine Easter beurre pears. From E. Phin- 

 ney, large red apples, name unknown. From J. De Wolf, Brighton, 

 very fine Easter beurre pears: these, as well as those shown by the 

 President, were the produce of standard trees, and were as fair as 

 any ever exhibited at the Society's room. 



Vegetaliles: — From S. C. Mann, Dedham, large and fine speci- 

 mens of Giant celery. The roots were in a fine state of preserva- 

 . tion. 



Jan. 30. — Adjourned from the 16th — the President in the chair. 



The committee to whom was referred the subject of substituting 

 medals in the place of money, for premiums, made their report, 

 which was read to the Society, It was very favorably received, [)ut 

 further information was wanted, and it was laid upon the table, to be 

 culled up at the adjourned meeting, when „the committee will give 

 the information called for. 



A committee of three was chosen to make a report of the doings 

 of the Society for the past year, to include a statement of the funds 

 of the Society, the amount paid away in premiums, the amount to be 



