524 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



For the second best, to P. Barnes, $4. 



Class III. — For the best twelve dissimilar blooms, to Hovey & Co., $5, for 

 Minn, Essex Triumph, Louis Philippe, Lady of the Lake, Baron Frettan, 

 Miss Vyse, Buffalo Girl, Pickwick, Constantia, Andromeda, Hermione, 

 Mad. Wachy. 

 For the second best, to J. Gordon, $3. 



Fruit: From J. P. Gushing, specu^tiens of the folloM'ing pears, from trees 

 in various situations, as indicated : Doyenn^ Gris, under glass, and from a 

 wall ; D. Blanc, from espalier and standard ; Beurre Bosc, from a wall ; 

 Urbaniste, from espaliers and standard ; Brown Beurr^, wall, espalier and 

 standard ; Altliorpe Crassane, espa'lier ; Edwards's Elizabeth, espalier ; Belle 

 Lucrative, wall and espalier ; Gansell's Bergamot, wall ; Winter Nelis, wall ; 

 Beurre Diel, wall ; Styrian, wall ; Dix, standard ; Andrews, espalier and 

 standard ;- Spice, standard ; D'Aranville, received from W. Kenrick ; Catil- 

 lac, standard ; Las Canas, standard ; St. Andre, espalier. Many of them 

 were not in eating, but all the specimens were finely groAvn. 



From O. Pettee, thirty-three seedling peaches, some of them very good. 

 From S. Sweetser, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Bartlett, and one kind, unnamed. 

 J. Gordon, Andrews pears, fine. F. Dana, Andrews pears, superior. G. 

 Merriam, Morris White peaches. E. Cleaves, Beurre Bosc, fine. O. N. 

 Towne, Brown Beurr^, Duchess of Angouleme, Beurr^ Diel, and Columbia 

 pears ; also Roman Nectarines. A. W. Stetson, Isabella grapes. F. Tudor, 

 Seedling peaches, very fine. W. Monroe, fine Seedling peaches. W. 

 Frost, Beurre d'Aremberg pears, and three sorts, unknown ; also peaches 

 and apples, unnamed. S. Driver, Beurre Bosc, Seckel, Andrews, and Winter 

 Nelis pears, all good. Hovey & Co., Brunswick, Brown Turkey, White 

 Marseilles, White and Brown Ischia figs. Geo. Walsh, fine Bartlett pears, 

 and Imperial Gage and Damson plums. Mrs. Crehore, Diana grapes, very 

 fine. Winship & Co., Filberts and Medlars. 



Fruits tested by tlie Committee. Seedling peaches, called Mary, from W. 

 Munroe, Concord, of great beauty and fine quality. 



Oct. 5. — The stated quarterly meeting of tlie Society was held to-day, — 

 the President in tlie chair. 



The choice of officers for the ensuing year took place to-day, and the fol- 

 lowing persons were elected : — 



President — Samuel Walker, 



Vice Presidents — Benjamin V. French, Cheever Newhall, Edward M. 

 Richards, Joseph S. Cabot. 



Treasurer — William R. Austin. 



Corresponding Secretm-y — Eben. Wight. 



Recording Secretary — Daniel Leach. 



Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physiology — John Lewis Russell. 



Professor of Entomology — T. W. Harris, M. D. 



Professor of Horticultural Chemistn/ — E. N. Horsford. 



Committee on Fruits — Joseph S. Cabot, Chairman : Ebon. Wight, Josiah 

 Lovett, Joseph Breck, C. M. Hovey, J. S. Sleeper, W. C. Strong. 



Committee on Flowers — David Haggerston, Chairman : Alex. McLellan, 



