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Exhibited. Flowers: — From John A. Kenrick, a fine variety of 

 azaleas, Peebnia Moiitan joapaveracea, and p. var. Bknksicc; several 

 herbaceous peeonies, double white and the scarlet hawthorn, the latter 

 very beautiful; flesh colored and common horse-chestnut, Haleszate- 

 traptera, Magnohrt cordata, early white Italian, and the i^ed Tartarian 

 honeysuckle, &c. From Hovey & Co., bouquets. 



Native Plants: — From B. E. Cottin^ forty species of native plants, 

 among which were three sjjccies of Convallaria, three of Fiola, and 

 two of Prunus. From E. Weston, Jr. and F. Parker, twelve species. 



Vegetables: — From S. Walker, twelve stalks of rhul)arl), weighing 

 six pounds and three quarters, also fine asparagus and well grown. 

 From J. L. L. F. Warren, a bundle of stalks, also of good appear- 

 ance, and one bunch of asparagus. 



Jtme 12. — Exhibited. Flowers: — From W. E. Carter, Dictam- 

 nus fraxiuella alba and rubra, pneonies, Lilium japoiiicum, yellow 

 Harrison rose, and bouquets. From Messrs Winship, a great vari- 

 ety of cut flowers, both hardy and tender, among them some beauti- 

 ful specimens of the Fringe tree, which should be cultivated by ev- 

 ery one who loves an ornamental shrub. From John Hovey, bou- 

 quets. From S. Walker, piuks, double rockets, ranunculuses, Har- 

 rison rose, and larjie bouquets. From Capt. George Lee, a neat and 

 pretty bouquet, with some rare flowers for the season. From J. L. 

 L. F. Warren, bouquets. 



From W, Kenrick, Scotch roses, i)neonies, irises, Hemerocallis 

 flava, yjictamnus fraxiuella rubra, bouquets, and a curious specimen 

 of a horse-chestnut, with variegated foliage, from a seedling tree. 

 From J. A. Kenrick, Scotch laburnum, early white Italian honey- 

 suckles, several varieties of hardy and beautiful azaleas, pseonies, 

 Magnolia purpurea and tripetala, red and yellow Austrian roses, 

 cranberry tree, phloxes, Calycanthus florida, &c. From A. Bow- 

 ditch, double white camellia, and the blush, yellow, and white tea 

 roses, Noisette Lamarque, undulata, Stc. 



From Hovey & Co., bouquets. From W. Wales, fine geraniums, 

 viz: — Sylph, Gaines's King, Percy's Queen, Louis Philippe, Prima 

 Donna, Priory Queen, Parker's Triumph, and Garth's Perfection. 



Native Plants: — From B. E Cotting, upwards of twenty-five 

 species, all in good order, and embracing some not very common. 



Fruit: — From Capt. George Lee, a dish of fine peaches, picked 

 from a tree in a pot. From C Golderman, svveetwater grapes. 

 From J. L. L. F. Warren, early Virginia strawberries. From J. 

 S. Ellery, handsome black Hamburgh, white sweetwater, and Mil- 

 ler Burgundy grapes. 



Vegetables; — From Hovey & Co., two handsome cucumbers, each 

 about a foot in length. 



June 19. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — 

 the President in the chair. 



The President read a letter from D. Haggerston, gardener to J. P, 

 Gushing; Esq., respecting the destruction of the rose slug, and ex- 

 pressing his desire to compete for the premium offered by the Soci- 

 ety for destroying this injurious insect. The report was referred to 

 the chairman of the Flower Committee, with a request that he re- 



