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E. A. Story, F. Lyman Winsliip, H. \V. Button, Parker Barnes, Azell 

 Bowditch. 



Committee on Vegetables — Aaron D. Wek?, Chairman : Augustus Parker, 

 James Nugent, S. W. Cole, A. B. Moore, A. D. Williams, D. T. Curtis. 



Committee on lAhrary — C. M. Hovey, Chairman : H. W. Button^ R. M. 

 Copeland, Joseph Breck, Geo. Wilson. 



Committee on Synonipns of Fruit — M. P. Wilder, Chairman: P. B. Hovey, 

 Robert Manning, Josiah Lovett, J. S. Cabot. 



Executive Committee — The President, Chairman : the Treasurer, Marshall 

 P. Wilder, E. M. Richards, Otis Johnson. 



Committee for establishing Premiums — J. S. Cabot, D. Haggerston, A. D. 

 Weld, Josiah Lovett, P. B. Hovey. 



Finance Committee — ^Marshall P. Wilder, Chairman : Josiah Stickney, Otis 

 Johnson. 



Committee on Publication — Eben. Wight, Chairman : Josiah Lovett, 

 Joseph Breck, T. Leach, J. S. Cabot, D. Haggerston, A. D. Weld. 



Committee on Gardens — Jos. S. Cabot, Chairman : Joseph Breck, W. R« 

 Austin, A. D. Weld, Josiah Lovett. 



Samuel Frothingham, Jr., of Milton Hill, and Nathan Durfee, of Fall 

 River, Avere elected subscription members. 



The thanks of the Society were presented to the American Institute for a 

 copy of tlieir Journal. 



Adjourned four weeks to November 2. 



Exhibited. — Fruit: From F, Tudor, Swan's Orange, Louise Bonne of 

 Jersey, Duchess of Angouleme, Bize de la Motte, Glout Morceau, and 

 Columbia, all very superior specimens, raised at Nahant ; also, apples, prob- 

 ably the Fall Jenneting. Josiah Lovett, Drap d'Or, Porter, Dutch Codlin, 

 Gravenstein, and Oliphant (?) apples, all fine. J. G. Gunderson, Ribston 

 Pippin apples. M. S. Lincoln, Duchess of Angouleme. H. Howe, Marie 

 Louise, fine. F. Dana, Louise Bonne of Jersey, fine. J. Mann, Flemish 

 Beauty, and Beurr6 Bosc pears, fine ; also, apple quinces. B. D. Emerson, 

 fine Black Hamburgh grapes. G. Merriam, Crawford's Late peaches. 

 J. Gordon, Buffum, White Doyenne, Brown Beurre, and Crofl Castle pears, 

 all fine ; also, Hubbardston Nonsuch apples, and Coels Golden Drop plums, 

 very superior. J. Washburn, Orange quinces. 



From O. Johnson, fine Urbaniste pears, and Black Hamburgh grapes. 

 W. C. Strong, Chasselas Musqn^, White Chasselas, Esperione, St. Peters, 

 Red Chasselas, Black Prince, Zinfindal, Black Muscat, (?) Grizzly Frontig- 

 nan, and Black Hamburgh grapes, all good. J. S. Sleeper, Louise Bonne 

 of Jersey, Glout Morceau, White Doyenn6, Seckel, Buffum, Beurre Diel, 

 and Passe Colmar pears, all fine. E. Cleaves, Black Hamburgh and White 

 Frontignan grapes, fine. S. Driver, Beurre Bosc and Seckel pears. H. 

 Vandine, Buffum, Flemish Beauty, Seckel, and two other sorts pears ; very 

 fine Coe's Golden Drop and Egg plums, and Porter apples. F. King, very 

 fine Coe's Golden Drop plums. J. Hyde & Son, Crawford's Late peaches, 

 and Collins' pears, from the original tree in Watertown. Unnamed fruits 

 were exliibited by several contributors. 



