468 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



express our views on tlie absurdity of growing plants as big as a hogshead. 



—Ed.] 



Art. II. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, Auguat 24. Exhibited. — Flowers : From Hovey & Co., P. 

 Barnes, Breck & Co., J. Nugent, J. Hovey, L. Davenport, Winship & Co., 

 Mrs. PI Bass, Miss Kenrick, Miss Russell, A. Bowditch, and T. Needham, 

 dahlias, roses, cut flowers, &c. 



, GRATUITIES AWARDED. 



To A. BoAvditch, P. Barnes, Breck & Co., T. Needham, L. Davenport, 

 Miss Kenrick, Miss Russell, J. Hovey, T. Nugent, and Winship & 

 Co., $1 each. 



Fruits : From J. Washburn, Manomet apples, large, beautiful and fine. 

 From C. E. Grant, blackberries, fine. From M. P. Wilder, Bloodgood and 

 Belle d'Aout pears and De Montfort plums. From S. Sutton, Washington 

 plums. From G. Merriam, fine blackberries. From F. King, apricots, fine. 

 From A. D. Weld, fine Williams' apples. From F. Dana, New Seedling 

 pears and Orange Sweet apples. From A. D. Williams &- Son, handsome 

 Williams' and Red Astrachan apples, and Italian Damask and Prince's 

 Gage plums. From J. Gordon, Williams' apples. From Jos, Lovett, Jar- 

 gonelle, Bloodgood, and Dearborn's Seedling pears, and fine blackberries. 

 From E. M. Richards, Benoni, Williams', and Sugar-loaf Pippin apples, 

 and Christiana melons. From Breck & Co., Summer Francreal and Belle 

 d'Aout pears. From O. Johnson, superior Red Astrachan and Bough 

 apples; Early Newington nectarines. Black figs, Fotheringham plums. 

 White Dutch currants, blackberries, and raspberries. 



From Hovey & Co., fine Jargonelle, Summer Francreal, Truckhill Ber- 

 ganiot pears; White Frontignan, Muscat of Alexandria, and Macready's 

 Early W^hite grapes. From II. Vandine, Yellow Gage, Royal Hative, 

 Italian Damask and Yellow Honey plums. From C. Newhall, Benoni and 

 Early Strawberry apples. From C. P. Cowles, Syracuse, N. Y., Rough 

 and Ready apples. 



Fruits tested by the committee : apples, from C. P. Cowles, a New Seed- 

 ling, called Rough and Ready, promises to rank with the best early apples. 

 Manomet Sweet apples, from J. Washburn, fine. A Seedling pear, from F. 

 Dana, of rich musk flavor, and promises well. De Montfort plums, from 

 Col. Wilder, of a delicious flavor. Macready's Early White grapes, from 

 Hovey & Co., fine. 



August 31, An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — the 

 President in the chair. 



Communications from the Essex Institute, the R. I. Hort. Soc, and the 

 West Chester Hort. Soc. Avere read, inviting delegates to attend their exhi- 

 bitions. 



S. Walker, C. M, Hovey, O. Johnson, and Jos, Lovett Avere appointed to 



