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Chinese and tea roses. From A. H. Hovey, Gladiolus floribundus, 

 Plilo.v DruminondiJ, verbenas, &c. From S. R. Johnson, roses, 

 balsam?, and verbenas. Boucjuets from Messrs. Winship, W. Ken- 

 rick, Misses Sumner, and J. L. L. F. Warren. 



Fruits: — From the President, Dearborn's seedlin*?. Julienne, and 

 Hassel pears; green Jjage seediini?, and Bingham i)lums. From S. 

 Pond, Isabella, Washington (beautiful,) Smith's Orleans, Duane's 

 j)urple, seedling, Italian Damask, white gage, and Bingham plums; 

 also, Julienne, Gushing, and Williams's Bon Chretien pears. From 

 R. Manning, Passans de Portugal, Julienne, Gros Blanrpiet, August 

 Muscat, green summer Sugar, summer Franc Real, Dearborn's seed- 

 ling, and d'Amour pears; also, Drap d'Or plums, and Elfrey prunes, 

 and Gravenstein ajjples. From J. F. Allen, Summer Franc Real 

 and Williams's Bon Chretien pears; also, Constantia and Barsarobe 

 [sweetwater,] grapes, and Washin<rton plums and Royal George 

 peaches. From O. Johnson, Washington plums. From J. C. Lee, 

 black Hamburg and Zinfindal grapes, both excellent; also, Vallee 

 Franche and Julienne jieai's, and green tlesh jjine-apple melon. From 

 J. Lovett, Beverly, early Bough apples, and Bezi Blanc pears; also, 

 beautiful Washington plums, and green flesh melons. From G. B. 

 Perry, Bradford, Wyncoop Harvest apples. From .J. L. L. F. 

 Warren, black Hamburg grapes, Duane's purple, and Bingham 

 plums, and early Royal George peaches. 



Sept. 4th. — An adjourned meeting was held to-day — the President 

 in the chair. 



On motion of P. B. Hovey, Jr., it was voted that the vote passed 

 at the last meeting, in relation to the dinner for the Committee of 

 Arrangements, be reconsidered. 



It was then voted, that the Society have a public dinner, provided 

 that it be at no expense for the san>c; and the President, B. V. 

 French: S. Walker, C. M. Hovey, D. Ha-rserston. J. Breck, E. M. 

 Richards, O. Johnson, J. Stickiiey, H. W. Dutton, S. Pond, and 

 Capt. Macondry, were appointed a special committee to carry the 

 same into eftect. 



Mr. William Oliver then tendered his resignation as Vice-Presi- 

 dent, and it was voted to lay the consideration of the same on the 

 table. Adjourned to Saturday, September 11th. 



Exhibited. Flowers: — From Hovey & Co., about thirty-five 

 dahlias, among which Heiskel's Fanny, Hero of Tijipecanoe, and 

 Glory of Plymouth, were very good. From D. Macintyre, up- 

 wards of forty dahlias, in which Eva and Harwood's Defiance were 

 first rate. From S. Walker, dahlias. From J. J. Low, u])wards of 

 thirty dahlias. From J. Stickney, Constantia and other dahlias. 

 From H. W. Dutton, Charles XII., Nicholas ISickleby, and Lev- 

 ick's Incomparable dahlias, the latter tijiped with white. From the 

 President, Ovid, Pickwick, Eva, and several other good dahlias. 

 From N. Kleinstrop, dahlias and asters. From P. Barnes, dahlias. 

 From L. B. Haskell, Roxbury, dahlias. From S. R. Johnson, ver- 

 benas and fine balsams. Bouquets from Misses Sumner, J. Hovey, 

 J. L. L. F. Warren, Messrs. Winship, W. Keurick, and Hovey & 

 Co. Dahlias from F. W. Macondry. 



Native plants from B. E. Cotting. 



