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Aet. II. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, July 31. — Exhibited. Flowers: — From Messrs. Win- 

 ship, specimens of /Hypericum elatum, frondosum, and Ka]mianum, 

 .ySconitum variegatum, Clematis flammula, and Xylosteum album. 

 From S. R. Johnson, pinks, carnations, verbenas, and the double- 

 flowered pomegranate. From Misses Sumner, bouquets. From D. 

 Macintyre, Ne Plus Ultra dahlias. From J. Hovey, carnations and 

 bouquets. From S. Walker, phloxes, pentstemons, c4(conitum va- 

 riegatum (a fine specimen,) and bouquets. From Hovey & Co., 

 bouquets. From Capt. Macondry, dahlias. 



Fruits: — From Hovey & Co., very handsome Franconia raspber- 

 ries. From O. Johnson, fine specimens of black Hamburg and 

 Zinfindal grapes. From J. Hovey, early Harvest apples. From A. 

 D. Williams, large red and white Dutch currants. From Capt. Ma- 

 condry, early red plums, without name, (supposed the early scarlet 

 Cherry plum.) From J. F. Alien, beautiful peaches. From Messrs. 

 Winships, Plumstone Morello, and Belle Magnifique cherries. 

 From J. Lovett, Beverly, seedling currants (very large and good,) 

 and gooseberries. From S. Sweetser, tomatoes. From J. L. L. F. 

 Warren, tomatoes, wholly of out of doors growth. 



July 31 . — A quarterly meeting was held to-day. [Owing to want 

 of room, we are compelled to omit the doings of the Society, with 

 the exception of giving the names of the Committee of Arrangements 

 for the Annual Exhibition, on the 22d inst.] 



The meeting voted to hold its amnial exhibition of fruits and 

 flowers, and a committee was appointed to report a list of names for 

 the Committee of Arrangements, for carrying the same into effect. 

 The Committees are as follows: — 



Committee of General Arrangements. — S. Walker, J. Winship, 

 L. p. Grosvenor, M. P. Wilder, J. Stickney, J. J. Lovv, J. L. Rus- 

 Bell, R. T. Paine, C. M. Hovey, J. E. Teschemacher, O. Johnson, 

 D. Haggerston, W. H. Cowan, R. Manning, C- Newhall, J. M. 

 Ives, G. Brown, J. Breck, W. McLennan, W. Kenrick, S. R. John- 

 son, S. Sweetser, P. B. Hovey, Jr., J. A. Kenrick, J. L. L. F. War- 

 ren, W. E. Carter, J. W. Russell, R. Howe, S- Pond, J. Hovey, A. 

 Bowditch, AV. B. Kingsbury, A. Story. 



Special Committee to decorate the Hall, and to take charge of the 

 flowers and fruits— S. Walker, W. Oliver, B. V. French, J. L. L. 

 F. Warren, P. B. Hovey, Jr., and A. Story. 



Committee to make a Report of the floiuers, fruits, and vegetables 

 exhibited.—^. Walker, B. V. French, J. L. L. F. Warren, P. B. 

 Hovey, Jr. 



Exhibited. Flowers: — From Capt. Macondry, several dahlias, 

 among them Marshal Soult, and Fire-ball. From J. Hovey, carna- 

 tions and bouquets. From J. A- Kenrick, bouquets. From W. 

 Kenrick, bouquets. From S. Walker, large and showy bouquets. 

 From JL. L. F. Warren, dahlias and bouquets. From Mr. Win- 

 slow, Bign6nz« grandiflora, and dahlias. 



From the President of the Society, a fine flower of Constantia 

 dahlia, cut flowers of Fortulaca Thellusonz; (a fine new variety,) 

 and the nevv scarlet geranium. From Hovey & Co., seedling phlox- 



