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From J. Lovett, pears — Seedling, handsome, medium size, melting, fine, 

 very promising ; Walker, fine. From B. D. Emerson, Seedling Black 

 Hamburgh grape, large, black, promises well. From L. Goodnow, Quincy, 

 Pocahontas pears, handsome, crisp and good. From I. Shepherd, seedling, 

 not in eating. From Mr. Williams, Dover street, Isabella grapes, very 

 sweet and ripe. 



Saturday, Oct. 15th. — From Clifton Rogers, pears — Van Mons Leon le 

 Clerc, fine ; Doyenne Blanc, Flemish Beauty, and Beurre Superfine. From 

 S. A. Bemis, apples — Bottle Greening, Holmes, Lyscom, Maiden's Blush, 

 Porter, Hubbardston, Crawford Sweet, and Gravenstein. From H. Rice, 

 Roxbury Russet, showing a freak in fruiting. From E. A. Chapin, pears — 

 Duchess d'Angouleme, weighing 17 oz. From F. Tudor, pears — Catillac, 

 Duchess d'Angouleme, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Columbia, Beurre Diel, 

 Chelmsford, Bezi de la Motte, Easter Beurre, B. d'Angleterre, Urbaniste, 

 Napoleon, Glout Morceau, Gansell's Bergamot, Doyenn6 Blanc, Brown 

 Beurre, and Onondaga, nearly every variety fine ; Porter apples. From J. 

 Dane, Beurr6 Diel pears. From S. Downer, Jr., quinces. From D. Crehore, 

 Diana grapes, fine. From J. Stearns, English walnuts^ (grown here.) 

 From E. M. Richards, peaches, well colored ; Orange quinces. From L. 

 Driver, pears — Beurr6 Bosc, extra fine. From G. Everett, Pound pears, 

 weighing from 17 to 21 oz. each ; Baldwin apples. From Z. Bates, Pound 

 pears. From M. Davis, quinces. From J. G. Treadwell, Dix pears, fine ; 

 apples for a name. From Hovey & Co., pears — Beurr6 d'Anjou, Hull, 

 Beurre Bosc and Urbaniste. From H. Vandine, pears — Buffum, Marie 

 Louise, Seckel, Heathcot, New Long Rosewater, St. Michael, Long Green, 

 Gendecean, Fall Vergaleu, Napoleon, Beurr6 Bosc, Van Mons Leon le 

 Clerc ; Apple quince. 



Fruits tested. — From D. Treadwell, Salem, apple — supposed to be the 

 Ben. From Marshall P. Wilder, pears — De Sorlns, Theodore Van Mons, 

 good; Exquisita, good; Abbott, good; Colmar de Silly; Van Mons, 1825, 

 good ; Fondante Rouge ; Catinka, good ; Doyenne d'Autumn ; Beurre 

 Soulange, fine ; Alexandre Lambre, fine ; Belle de Noel ; De Bavay, fine ; 

 Doyenn6 Dillen, good; B. Nantais, fine; Bergamotte Bernard, fine; De 

 Wael, 117. From Hovey & Co., Longue de Monkowty or Beurre Judes, 

 fine; Grand Soliel, extra fine; Hull, good ; Vesouziere, fine; Paternoster, 

 fine ; Oswego Beurre, extra ; Beurre Clairgeau, very fine. From A. W. 

 Stetson, grapes — Seedling Isabella, No. 1, do. do., No. 3, similar to Isa- 

 bella ; Seedling B. Hamburgh, similar to B. Hamburgh. From Mrs. Crehore, 

 Diana grapes, fine. 



The following letter was offered and directed to be printed with the 

 doings of the Society : — 



Boston, Oct. 10th, 1853. — My Dear Sir: I perceive from the minutes of 

 the Horticultural Society of Cincinnatr, that the plant I considered as Caj- 

 anus is tliere called Phaseolus, although without any specific appellation. 



This information reached me only after tlie flowers on my plants had 

 completely passed away, so that, as before, I am restricted to an examina- 



