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R. Johnson, fine balsams, roses, and verbenas. From A. H. Hovey, 

 Phlox Drummonde'i, fine asters, &c. Bouquets from W. Keiirick, 

 Misses Sumner, J. Hovey, S. VValker, and J. L. L. F. Warren. 



Native Plants from B. E. Cottin:^. 



Fruits: — From the President, Remsen's Favorite, Corse's Admi- 

 ral, and Lombard plums; also, Williams's Bon CIn-etien, Belle et 

 Bonne, pears without name, and Cooliiliie's Favorite peaches. From 

 R. Manning, fjolden Beurre of Bilboa, St. Ghislain, Harvard, Beurre 

 Romain, and Beurre of Mons pears; also, red a|tricot jdums. From 

 B. V. French, Gushing, Belle et Bonne, and King of Wurtendjurg 

 pears; also, Summer Queen, De Witt, Garden striped, and other 

 apples, and Coe's Golden Drop plums. From J. F. Allen, Salem, 

 fine black Hamburg and Chasselas grapes, and Seckel jjcars. From 

 S. Pond, St. Ghislain pears, and several kinds of plums. From Col. 

 Bigelow, St. Michael pears, apjiles, and fine |)eaches. From F, 

 W. Macoudry, handsome sjjecimens of the golden Beurre of Bili)oa 

 pear, and large egg plants. From George Brown, Chelmsford 

 pears. From J. L. L. F. Warren, a variety of handsome ])eaches, 

 and fine Porter ap|)les; also, Julienne jjcars, two musk-melons, the 

 seeds of which were received from Smyrna, and three water-melons 

 weighing seventy-five pounds. 



Sept. 18lh. — An adjourned meeting from the 11th — the President 

 in the chair; but there v\*as no business of importance transacted. 



Exhibited. Flowers: — Dahlias from the President, Hovey & Co., 

 D. Macint}re, H. W. Button, and others, and bouquets from J. L. 

 L. F. Warren, J. Hovey, S. Walker, and others. 



Fruit: — F'rom S. Pond, Andrews, Julienne, Burnet, Wilbur, and 

 St. Ghislain pears, and Lombard, Corse's, and white gage plums. 

 From George Brown, Beverly, Seckel, gohlen Beurre of Bilboa, Ja- 

 lousie, brown Beurre, Bartlett, and Duchess de Angouleme pears; 

 also, seedling nectarines called the Harrison, and Drap d'Or and 

 Spitzemburg apjdes. From Col. Bigelow, Bon Chretien pears, and 

 fine specimens of sweet apples. From T. Mason, black Hamburg 

 grapes. From W. Stearns, Roxbury, apples without name. From 

 J. L. L. F. Warren, native grapes, and a Cassaba melon (so called,) 

 the seeds of which were brought from Italy by the Rev. Mr. Pier- 

 pont; also seedling raspberries, a variety of handsome peaches, and 

 citron melons. From H. Codman, Heathcot pears. From O. Ev- 

 erett, jr., handsome St. Michael pears. 



From Messrs, Winship, specimens of the Physalis peruviana, re- 

 ceived from two difl'erent sources, one from the East Indies, and one 

 from Michigan. A similar species also grows abundantly in some 

 parts of South Amertca; very little of the fruit exhibited was ripe 

 enough to test its value, either as an eatable fruit, or for the purposes 

 of tarts, |)reserves, &c. The Michigan specimens may be easily 

 grown in the o[)en garden as an annual, if the fruit is worth any 

 thing. The fruit is about the size of a potato ball, and of a deep 

 yellow color when ripe. It is quite acid, but has a pleasant and 

 rather agreeable flavor. Mr. Winship informed us that the seeds 

 were sown last fall; the plants kept in the green-house, and turned 

 out into the ground during the summer, where they bore an abund- 

 ance of fruit. 



