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A communication was also received from W. P. Allen, Oswego, asking 

 for the Transactions of tlie Society, and tlie Corresponding Secretary was 

 directed to award it. 



Dr. Wendell presented the Journal of tlie New York State Agricultural 

 Society. 



Adjourned two weeks, to August 17, at 12 o'clock. 



Exhibiied. — Flowers : From Breck & Co., Hovey & Co., Winship & 

 Co., P. Barnes, J. Nugent, L. Davenport, J. Hovey, Miss Russell, H. Grun- 

 dell, W. Kenrick, W. E. Carter and others, a variety of cut flowers, bou- 

 quets, &-C. 



GRATUITIES AWARDED. 



To P. Barnes, for cut flowers, $2. 

 To Breck &l Co., for the same, $2. 



To Winship & Co., Hovey &, Co., J. Nugent, L, Davenport, Miss 

 Russell, J. Hovey and W. E. Carter, for cut flowers, $1 each. 



Fruits. — From J. F. Allen, very fine Belle-garde (alias Violet Hative) 

 peaches ; Late Newington nectarines, fine ; Bishop, Portieu Noir, Whort- 

 ley Hall Seedling, and White Hamburgh grapes, all late and desirable for 

 their keeping qualities ; also Franconia raspberries and blackberries. From 

 O. Johnson, very fine Red and White Dutch currants, and Black St. 

 Michael's figs. From Geo. Darracott, five varieties of grapes. From Jos. 

 Stickney, fine Madeleine pears. From L Fay, Madeleine pears. 



From Hovey & Co., Doyenne d'Ete and Madeleine pears ; Murray nec- 

 tarines ; Early Crawford peaches ; and Wilmot's Black Hamburgh No. 16, 

 and other grapes. From C. Stearns, Jr., Red Dutch currants. From J. 

 H. Blake, Red Astrachan apples. From E. M. Richards, Red Astrachan, 

 Early Harvest and Williams apples. From F. Dana, Garretson's Early and 

 Sopsavine apples, and Madeleine pears. From A. D. Weld, Red and 

 White Dutch currants, and Franconia raspberries. From J. Nugent, 

 grapes. From C. E. Grant, blackberries. From Geo. Wilson, very fine 

 Red and White Dutch currants. From B. V. French, Heath's Early Non- 

 such apples. From J. Hovey, fine Whitesmith gooseberries. From C. 

 Barnes, three sorts of gooseberries. From J. A. Keiuick, Bello Magnifique 

 cherries and Black Mulberries. From F. King, superior blackberries. 



[Vegetables. July 13. — From J. Nugent, String beans. From E. 

 Burns, String beans and cucumbers, open culture. From Hovey &. Co., a 

 brace of Walker's Prize cucumbers. 



July 20. From E. Burns, potatoes and cucumbers. Mr. Josiah Crosby, 

 cucumbers, beets and carrots. 



July 27. — From A. D. Williams, early potatoes. From E. Burns, pota- 

 toes. From A. Carter, potatoes. These were omitted in the regular order 

 of our report.] 



August 10. Exhibited. — Flowers: From H. Grundel, fine cut flowers 

 of jErica mammosa rubra, vestita, regerminans and seedling Japan lilies. 

 From Hovey and Co., fine balsams and phloxes. From T. Needham, fine 

 balsams and otlier flowers. From J. Nugent, fine balsams and other flow- 

 ers. Cut flowers were also sent sent by tlie President, Breck & Co., L. 



