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Patterson. Plants shown for the first time, a special premium of $2 to R. 

 Buist's foreman, for E. miniata and E. candidissima. Another of $1 to Thos. 

 Meehan, gardener to C. Cope ; for Begonia alba-coccinea* Bouquet design, 

 for the best to Thos. Meehan ; for the second best to Thos. Megrahn, gar- 

 dener to R. Cornelius. Basket of Cut flowers — for the best to William 

 Haniill, gardener to Mr. Fisher; for the second best to Robert Kilvington ; 

 and for a- beautiful display of Hyacinths, a special premium of $2 to 

 Peter Raabe. The Committee specially notice a fine specimen of the Camel- 

 lia, variety Duc'a Yiscont, from F. Lennig's, an Italian variety, and 

 shown for the first time. Also a plant of the Cypripedium acaule, a native, 

 shown by H. C. Hanson. 



Pears. — For the best ten specimens — Easter Beurre, to Thomas Hancock; 

 for the second best, Glout Morceau, to F. Guoin, gardener to Mrs. J. B. 

 Smith. 



A^iles^ — For the best ten specimens — Newtown Pippin, to N. W. Roe ; 

 for the second best, the same kind, to Robert Cornelius' gardener. 



Vegetables. — For the best display of an amateur gardener — to William 

 Hamill, gardener to Mr. Fisher ; for the second best^ to Thomas Megrahn, 

 gardener to Robert Cornelius ; and a special premium to Thomas F. Croft 

 for a very handsome display of Rhubarb, containing five named varieties. 



An interesting ad interim report from the Fruit Committee was submitted, 

 of the objects shewn before them since the last stated meeting. 



Ordered : That the thanks of the Society be tendered to M. P. Wilder, 

 of Massachusetts, for the gift of a copy of Dr. Harris' Report on Insects 

 injurious to Vegetables, last edition, and the proceedings and Reports of 

 the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture. 



Objects Showx — By John Pollock, gardener to F. Lennig, Camellias — 

 Duchess d : Orleans, imbricata, Henri Favre, Miss Percival, miniata. — 

 Plants — Acacia longifolia; A. pubescens, A. conspicua. Gesnera zebrina, 

 Begonia manicata, Euphorbia splendens, Azalea speciosissima, A. indica al- 

 ba, Chorozema varium, Centradenia rosea, Camellia ochroleuca, Landrethii. 



By Wm. Grassie, gr. to Wm. W. Keen— Acacia pubescens; Ardisia ele- 

 gans, Azalea indica alba, Azalea coronata, Begonia manicata, Calla JEthio- 

 pica, Gesnera oblongata, Daphne rubra, Leschenaultia formosa, Spiroea pru- 

 nifolia, Weigela rosea, Aesehynanthus Boschianus. 



By Thomas Fairley, foreman to R. Buist. — Begonia manicata, Epacris 

 carmtoniensis, Correa multiflora rubra, C. speciosa, Ixora coccinea, Rogiera 

 amcena, Cyclamen coum, C. persicum, Daphne hybrida, Primula sinensis, fl. 

 pi., Amaryllis Johnsoniensis splendens, Centradenia rosea. 



By Thomas Meehan, gr. to C. Cope. — Hyacinth Penelope, II. Prince Al- 

 bert, Ixora incarnata, Centradenia floribunda, Aesehynanthus pulcher, Old- 

 enlandia Deppei, Goldfussia asophylla, Mahernia odorata, Cineraria seedling, 

 Henfreya scandens; Verbena Oib of Day, (Hovey's,) Bilbergia pyramidalis. 



