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dus. From W. Kenrick, bouquets and dahlias. From H. "W. But- 

 ton, dahlia?:. 



From Hovey Si, Co., Gladiolus sp. , seedling verbenas, Plilox 

 Diuminoiidt/, tine pansies, and bouijuets. From the President, 

 dahlias, among which were Cox's Constantia, Eva, and Rival Re- 

 venge. From S. Walker, bouquets. From Messrs. Winship, La- 

 gerstrfeNnm indica, Passiflora alata, alth:eas, bouquets. Sec. From 

 William McClure, dahlias. From J. L. L. F. W arren, bouquets. 

 From the Public Garden, Portulaca Thellusonw, Gloxiuto speciosa, 

 and Ahutilon striata. 



Fruits: — From S. Pond, early apricot, seedling, Italian Damask, 

 Duane's purple, Royal de Tours, Bingham, and blue Mogul plums; 

 all handsome and good, except the last named. From J. M. Ives, 

 Bloodgood and Citron of Sireutz pears; also. Transparent sweet, a 

 seedling crab apple. From A. D. Williams, Williams's Favorite, 

 and a seedling apple, and red Dutch currants. From J. F. Allen, 

 Salem, summer Franc Real pears, figs, and black Hamburg, Con- 

 stantia, and Barsarobe [same as the Sweetwater] graj)es: the fics 

 were very superior specimens of an excellent kind. From J. C. 

 Lee, Trinidad and black Hamburg grapes. From O. Johnson, 

 Frothingham plums, very fine. From J. A. Kenrick, Duane's pur- 

 ple, Washinirton, white irage, and Smith's Orleans plums; Orange 

 Sweeting, Williams's Favorite, Priestley's Sweeting, and yellow 

 Siberian crab apples; also, summer Franc Real pears. 



From the President, Bloodirood pears; also, Benoni and Graven- 

 stein apples, and a basket of fine plums of several kinds. From B. 

 V. French. Williams's Favorite and River apples. From John 

 Hovey, Williams's Favorite, yellow Siberian crab, and a French 

 crab ajjple. From M. Lovering, Duane's purple plums. From E. 

 Breed, a basket of very large and beautiful peaches. From George 

 Brown, Beverly, Boaden pears, a new variety. From J. L. L. F. 

 "Warren, River apples; also, early Royal George, and two other 

 kinds of peaches. F'rom E. Vose, seedling peaches. 



August 2Sth. — An adjourned meeting was held to-day — the Presi- 

 dent in the chair. 



The committee chosen to consider the expediency of having a 

 public dinner, made a verbal re|>ort in favor of the same: but an 

 amendment was proposed by Mr. Vose, by which the Society gave a 

 dinner to the Committee of Arrangements, and any other members 

 joining them, by paying for their tickets, who desired to do so. 



Adjourned to Saturday, September 2d. 



Exhibited. Flowers: — From the President, about thirty dahlias, 

 among them Constantia, Primrose, Rival Revenge, and Lady Mid- 

 dleton, were very fine. From J. G. S|)rague, dahlias. From F. 

 W. Macondry, sixteen dahlias. P'rom H. W. Dutton, upwards of 

 twenty-five dahlias, among them Charles XII. and Fireball were ex- 

 cellent. From J. Stickney, dahlias. From W. McClure, dahlias. 

 From S. E. Hardy, dahlias. From P. Barnes, dahlias. From 

 Hovey &, Co., dahlias, among which Hero of Tippecanoe, Fair Maid 

 of Clifton, ami Monarch, were fine. From S. Walker, bouquets. 

 From D. Macintyre, Eva, Amato, Harwood's Defiance, and other 

 good dahlias. From S. Sweetser, dahlias, and six or eight kinds of 



