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shall accrue, or become payable for, or in respect of said deposit ; and I di- 

 rect that by or in behalf of said town, tlie interest so received shall be 

 annually expended, one half to keeping the side walks in the public streets 

 of said town in good order, and tlie otiier half in tlie planting and preserving 

 trees in said streets, for the embellishing and ornamenting of said streets, 

 for the pleasure and comfort of the inhabitants." 



With the exception of the liberal bequest to the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society, by tlie late Hon. Theodore Lyman, this is one of the most noble 

 gifts ever made for rural improvement, and the name of Mr. Bromfield will 

 ever be held in grateful remembrance by the descendants of his native town. 

 —Ed. 



Art. n. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, JVov. 28. — Exhibited. — Fruit: From F. Tudor, two varieties 

 of pears, — one of them probably the Sieulle. From S. W. Cole, Cole's 

 Quince, Cornish Spice, and Columbia Pippin apples. 



December 1. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



The Executive Committee reported the following appropriations for premi- 

 ums for 1850: — 



Appropriations for Premiums, 8^c. — The Executive Coimnittee recommend 

 an appropriation, for 1850, of tlie sum of ^1,900 00, as follows : — Prospect- 

 ive Premiums, ,f 650 ; Flower Committee, $650 ; Fruit Committee, $450 : 

 Vegetable Committee, $150. 



A copy of the American Fruit Culturist was received from J. J. Thomas, 

 the author, and the thanks of tlie Society voted for the same. 



The report of the Vegetable Committee was read and accepted. 



The Corresponding Secretary reported that the Rev. J. Leach had accept- 

 ed of the office of Recording Secretary. 



Amos W. Stetson, Bridgewater ; Barnard D. Reynoso, South Boston ; 

 and G. F. Stone, Newton, were elected members. 



Adjourned two weeks, to December 14. 



Exhibited. — Fruit : From O. Johnson, fine specimens of Le Cure, Passe 

 Colmar, Echasserie and Easter Beurr6 pears ; also fine Baldwin apples. 

 From Jos. Stickney, handsome Coffin's Virgoulouse pears. From A. W. 

 Haven, fine Passe Colmar pears. From J. Lovett, fine Glout Morceau 

 pears, and Golden Russet apples. From D. T. Curtis, handsome Easter 

 Beurr6, Le Cure and Winter Nelis pears. 



December 8. — Exhibited. — Fruit: From Prof E. N. Horsford, apples, 

 supposed to be the Vandervere and Esopus Spitzenberg. 



December 15. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — 

 the President in the chair. 



The report of the Committee for Establishing Premiums was read, and 

 referred to the Executive Committee. 



It was voted that the resolution on tlie records, requiring the Recording 



