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of Rxotic plants, the successful culture of the rarer and finer fruits, 

 and the remarkable progress in the growth of culinary vegetables. 

 Nor was the growing interest which our citizens generally feel in the 

 subjectj less apparent or less gratifying on the occasion, for at no 

 former period have the rooms been more thronged with visitors, or 

 more animated by a delighted and refined public. (Soc. Report.) 



Art. hi. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, Oct. 30th, 1841. — An adjourned meeting of the Society 

 was held to-day — the President in the chair. 



It was voted that the President be authorized to subscribe for the 

 American Orchardist for the library of the Society. 



Adjourned four weeks to Nov. i27th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers: From S. Sweetser, the following dahlias, all 

 very good specimens for the season: — Queen of Sarum, Hope, Prim- 

 rose, Fire-ball, and Fair Maid of Clifton. From T. Lee, Princess 

 Marie, and other fine roses. 



Fruit: — From the President of the Society, Duchess d'Angouleme, 

 Buffum, Glout Morceau, Beurre Diel, Passe Colinar, and Bleeker's 

 Meadow pears. From William Oliver, St. Michael pears. From 

 John Pierce, a specimen of corn, of good size and handsome appear- 

 ance. 



Nov. 6th. Exhibited. — Fruits: From the Rev. Dr. Harris, hand- 

 some Dix pears, from the original tree. From John Prince, Colmar, 

 Soveraine, Beurre Diel, Glout Morceau, and Urbaniste pears, with 

 a kind the name of which was unknown. From E. Vose, a basket 

 containing about two dozen of the finest Duchess d'Angouleme pears 

 ever exhibited at the Society's room. The specimens were not re- 

 markable for their size, but ratiier for their fairness and great beauty: 

 they grew on a dwarf tree on the quince. 



Nov. 13th. Exhibited. — Flowers: From the President of the So- 

 ciety, a collection of Jersey chrysanthemums. 



Fruit: From R. Manning the following kinds of pears: — Lewis 

 of Bologna, Enfuns Prodige, Hacon's Incomparable, and No. 121S 

 unnamed from Van JNIons — these were all sorts of fine qualities; also 

 Tilling Frangipane, and No. 1230 unnamed from Van Alons, second 

 rate compared with the four first named; Mr. Manning also exhibit- 

 ed specimens of the Cornish aromatic and red Gillifiower apples. 

 From S. Pond, quinces. From L. P. Grosvenor, Duchess d'Angou- 

 leme pears. 



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