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Dr. Wight, Capt. Lovett, and H. Vandine, were appointed a committee 

 to nominate a Committee of Arrangements for the ensuing year. 



The President, Treasurer, and M. P. Wilder, were appointed a Commit- 

 tee to settle with the Mount Auburn Cemetery. 



Geo. Southack, Boston, was elected a member. 



Adjourned one week, to December 11. 



Dec. 11. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — but no 

 important business was transacted. 



Exhibited. — Fruits : From H. Vandine, Glout Morceau, Passe Colmar, 

 New Long Rosewater, and Beurre d'Aremberg, all fine. From A. Cushing, 

 extra fine Passe Colmar. From J. Dane, very large and fine Winter Nelis. 

 From S. Downer, Jr., fine Easter Beurre, and Beurre Ranee. From Hovey 

 & Co., Beurre Langelier, very fine. From Dr. John Wheeler, Burlington, 

 Vt., Rosseau, Red Streak, Scarlet Nonpareil, Cornish Gilliflower, Jonathan. 



Fruits tested. — From Hovey & Co., Beurr6 Langelier, superior; Jo- 

 sephine de Malines, fine ; March Bergamot, good, peculiar flavor ; Belle 

 Henriette ; Bezi Vaet, good. From H. Vandine, Glout Morceau, fine. 



Dec. 18. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



Mr. Cabot, from the Committee on Gardens, and Mr. Breck, from the 

 Flower Committee, made their reports, which were accepted. 



Mr. C. M. Hovey, from the Committee appointed for that object, reported 

 that the Chairman of the Flower Committee have a compensation of $75 a 

 year. Accepted. 



Capt. Lovett, C. M. Hovey, and Mr. Austin, were appointed a Commit- 

 tee to consider the expediency of awarding some testimonial to the Chairman 

 of the Committee of Arrangements. 



Adjourned one week, to December 24. 



Exhibited. — Fruits : From J. Lovett, apples — Bottle Greening, Pigeon- 

 ette, Cogswell, Minister, Lady Sweeting; pears — Columbia, Echasserie. 

 From H. Vandine, pears — Glout Morceau, Long Rose Water, Van Mons 

 Leon le Clerc. From J. Gordon, pears — Jaminette, Easter Beurr6. From 

 J. Plimpton, pears — Glout Morceau. From J. Fowle, pears — Glout Mor- 

 ceau. From J. B. Moore, apples — Porter, Baldwin, Bellflower, R. I. Green- 

 ing, Hunt's Russet. From J. W. Foster, 4 dishes apples, without name. 

 From J. Dane, for John Lodge, pears — Glout Morceau. From T. E. An- 

 draws, pears — Beurr6 d'Aremberg, extra fine specimens, from a tree, on 

 quince, set out only three years ago. From A. W. Stetson, melons — 

 Mountain Sweet. 



Dec. 24. — An adjourned meeting of tlie Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



The Transactions of the New York Agricultural Society were received, 

 and the thanks of the Society voted for the same. 



The Committees on Fruits and Vegetables made their reports awarding 

 premiums for 1852, which were accepted. 



The Executive Committee reported the same appropriations for premiums 

 as last year, viz., twenty-two hundred dollars. 



