430 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Davenport, Winship &, Co., P. Barnes, W. E. Carter, W. Kenrick, A. 

 Bowditch, J. Hovey and others. 



PREMIUMS AND GRATUITIES AWARDED. 



Balsams. — For the best display, to T. Needham, $3. 



For the second best, to J. Nugent, $2. ' 



For the third best, to Hovey & Co., $\. 



To J. Nugent, Hovey & Co., L. Davenport, Winship &l Co., Breck & 

 Co., A. Bowditeh, P. Barnes and J. Hovey, for cut flowers, $\ each. 



Fruit : From Hovey «Sz^ Co., Doyenn6 d'Ete pears. From O. Johnson, 

 Black St. Michael figs ; Muscat of Alexandria grapes, and Red and White 

 Dutch currants. From M. P. Wilder, Cluster pears, one of Gov. Edwards's 

 seedlings. From O. N. Towne, grapes. From A. D. Williams & Son, 

 Williams's, Red Astrachan, Bough and Spice apples. From E. M. Rich- 

 ards, Early Harvest, Williams, Bough, Summer Rose, Red Juneating and 

 Sugar-loaf Pippin. From Joseph Lovett, fine Roaring Lion, and Hough- 

 ton's Seedling gooseberries, and fine Victoria currants. From F. W. 

 Dana, Garretson's Early and Sops of Wine apples. Very fine blackberries 

 from G. Merriam and C. E. Grant. From W. C. Strong, Peach plums, 

 fine. From B. V. French, fine Early Harvest and Irish Peach apples, and 

 blackberries. From J. Washburn, Red Astrachan apples. From F. Tudor, 

 Easter Beurre pears, preserved by D. T. Curtis, and in good condition. 

 From E. Brown, Lynn, Red Astrachan and Early Harvest apples. From J. 

 Eustis, fine Early Harvest apples. From J. Hovey, very fine Early Har- 

 vest apples. From H. Vandine, Jaune Hative plums. Sops of Wine apples, 

 and Breda apricot. 



Fruits tested by the committee : Early HaiTest apple, fine ; Garretson's 

 Early, fine flavor and a fair fruit. Cluster pear, inferior. Doyenne d'Ete 

 pear, first quality. 



AiLgusl 17. An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — 

 Vice President, E. M. Richards, in the chair. 



On motion of C. M. Hovey, the following delegates were appointed to 

 attend the exhibitions of the New York State Fair and American Institute : — 



S. Walker, B. V. French, J. S. Cabot, C. M. Hovey, M. P. Wilder, Eben 

 Wright, Jos. Breck, Otis Johnson, J. S. Sleeper, delegates to the New 

 York State Fair. 



S. Walker, M. P. Wilder, C. IVL Hovey, W. R. Austin, E. A. Story, 

 delegates to attend American Institute. 



Adjourned two weeks to August 31sL 



Exhibited. — Flowers : The premiums for phloxes were awarded to-day, 

 and there was a very fine display of a large number of varieties, including 

 a few beautiful seedlings. Messrs. Breck & Co. had a very fine striped 

 one, something in the way of Princess Marianne, but the flowers were 

 larger, and the petals better ; it belongs to the class of tall growing kinds, 

 -and ])roduces its flowers in a dense panicle. Messrs. Carter and Barnes 

 had some good seedlings, but nothing decidedly new. Breck & Co.'s 

 ^tand contained Nymphsea alba, Blanc de Neuilly, speciosa, rosea superba, 

 and seven seedlings. That of Hovey & Co. contained Blanc de Neuilly, 



