F. R. Elliot, Charles Downing, and Dr. J. A. Kinnicut, as the committee of conference.

The discussion of fruits was then resumed. The secretary stated, that the proceedings of the convention would make a pamphlet of nearly one hundred pages, and that a liberal sum would be required to meet the expense of the same; and, upon the probable amount being stated, the delegates present liberally subscribed that sum.

It was voted, that the proceedings should be published under the superintendence of the secretaries, and the president and vice-presidents, and be forwarded to every delegate, and to every Horticultural Society of the country.

Thanks were then voted to the president, and other officers of the convention, when the meeting adjourned. The session was brief, but very interesting, and the display of fruit excellent for so unpropitious a year.—Ed.

ART. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

Saturday, Sept. 1, 1849.-An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, the President in the chair.

The delegation appointed last season, with the addition of three members to be appointed by the chair, were appointed a delegation to attend the meeting of the Congress of Fruit Growers, to be holden at the city of New York, Oct. 2d, and Messrs. C. M. Hovey, Eben Wight, and Wm. R. Austin were appointed to complete the delegation.

A delegation consisting of five members, with power to fill vacancies, was appointed by the chair, to attend the annual exhibitions of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the West Chester County Horticultural Society, and Messrs. M. P. Wilder, B. V. French, Cheever Newhall, Wm. R. Austin, and Joseph Breck were appointed that delegation.

The President, and four other members, were appointed a delegation to attend the annual fair of the American Institute, and C. M. Hovey, Wm. B. Kingsbury, E. Wight, and Wm. R. Austin were appointed delegates.

The following members were elected :-Augustus Parker, Roxbury; Levi Whitcomb, Boston; Dr. M. P. Hanson, South Reading; Joseph F. Hovey, Charlestown.

Adjourned one week to Sept. 8th.

Exhibited.-FLOWERS: From the President of the Society, several seedling phloxes, some of them very fine. From Hovey & Co., a collection of beautiful dahlias, among which were Mont Blanc, a fine white, Roi de Pontelles, Mrs. Hovey, Miss Vyse, Pauline Rosenfeld, &c. Dahlias, cut flowers, bouquets, &c. from J. Breck & Co., J. Nugent, W. Kenrick, A. Bowditch, Messrs. Winship, J. Hovey, T. Needham, J. Quant, Miss Russell, G. Bowditch, and others.

GRATUITIES AWARDED.

CUT FLOWERS.-To J. Nugent, John Quant, Breck & Co. and T. Needham, $1 each.

BOUQUETS, &c.-To Messrs. Winship, A. Bowditch, and J. Hovey, $1 each.

BASKET OF FLOWERS.-To Miss Russell, $1.

FRUIT: From O. Johnson, five kinds of plums, including some fire specimens of the Green Gage; also, Rostiezer, Williams's Bon Chrétien and Valleé Franche pears, and figs. From Hovey & Co., six kinds of grapes. From T. Needham, five kinds of grapes. From A. Bowditch, Black Hamburgh grapes. From H. W. S. Cleaveland, Burlington, N. J., Mountain Sprout melon. From W. C. Strong, nine kinds of grapes, nectarines and plums. From H. Vandine, eight varieties of plums. From J. Washburn, Watson, Muscadine, and five other kinds of pears. From Jacob Deane, a large collection of apples, several of them seedlings, above twenty kinds in all; among the number, the Spice Sweet, Williams, Sops of Wine, &c. The committee tasted the Watson pear, and found it to possess a fine "bergamotte flavor."

Sept. 8th.-An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day,-the President in the chair.

The Vice Presidents of the Society were appointed a committee of reception to wait upon such delegates as may be present at the Annual Exhibition.

Adjourned one week to Sept. 15th.

Exhibited.-FLOWERS: The premiums on asters were awarded to-day, and there was a fine display of these showy autumnal flowers from the individuals who took the prizes, as well as other cultivators. There was also a fine exhibition of dahlias. Mr. Carter had some very fine seedling phloxes. Dahlias, asters, cut flowers, &c. from M. P. Wilder, J. G. Swan, Breck & Co., J. Nugent, A. Bowditch, P. Barnes, W. Kenrick, Miss Barnes, L. Spear, Messrs. Winship, L. Davenport, D. Pierce, E. Burns, J. Hovey, J. Quant, W. Carter, A. Bowditch, Hovey & Co., J. A. Kenrick, W. Kilham, and others.

PREMIUMS AND GRATUITIES AWARDED.

GERMAN ASTERS.-To Hovey & Co., for the best display, $4.

To Jas. Nugent, for the second, $ 3.

To L. Spear, for the third best, $2.

CUT FLOWERS, &c.—To M. P. Wilder, L. Davenport, T. Needham, P. Barnes, D. Pierce, Breck & Co., and E. Burns, $1 each.. BOUQUETS, &c.-To Miss Barnes, Messrs. Winship, J. Nugent, A. Bowditch, J. Hovey, Miss Russell, Miss Kenrick, T. G. Swan, and John Quant, $1 each.

VEGETABLES: From F. A. Davis, fine Lima beans, very large.

Sept. 15th.-An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day-the President in the chair.

It was voted, that the guests who may be present at the Annual Exhibition be entertained at the table of the committee of arrangements.

Adjourned one week to Sept. 22d.

Exhibited.-FRUIT: Although notice was previously given that the Hall would be closed on the Saturday previous to the Annual Exhibition, several

specimens of fruit were sent for examination by the committee. From Capt. Geo. Wilson, Imperial Gage, Manning's Long Blue, Green Gage, and Jefferson, the last fine. From Messrs. Winship, Hessel and Winship's Seedling pears. From B. Guild, Beurré Beaumont pears. From J. P. Cushing, Moyamensing and Colmar d'Aremberg, (very fine.) From A. Smith, Esq., Hartford, Summer Bon Chrétien, Dunmore, (fine,) Van Mons Leon le Clerc, (very fine,) and two other sorts. From B. F. Nourse, Bangor, McLaughlan and Penobscot plums, the former exceedingly fine. From S. Downer, Jr., Isabella grapes, and plums.

September 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st.-The Twenty-first Annual Exhibition of the Society was held on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, at the Society's Hall, in School street.

Owing to the severity of the last winter, and the drought of summer, it was feared that the exhibition would be greatly inferior to that of the last year. To a partial degree this was the result, but not to any thing like the extent that was anticipated. While the old exhibitors of Essex and Norfolk fell short, those of Middlesex came in for new honors, and carried off the palm with specimens superior to any ever before exhibited; and, while only a limited number of kinds was shown, the superiority of these few was apparent to all.

The flowers had been cut greatly short by the dry weather, and 'he dahlias had scarcely began to bloom, and as the Autumn show depends much on this flower, the display was more meager than usual. But, if the flowers were inferior, the plants nearly made up for this defect, for some very fine specimens were exhibited, as will be seen by our report. Of ornamental decoration there was but little. The bouquets, for the Bradlee and Society's vases, were very fine, but, beyond these there was but little to attract general attention: the show was, altogether, one of intrinsic merit.

Among the fruit, the most remarkable specimens were the Swan's Orange, gathered from the same tree in Rochester, as those exhibited last year, and presented by Messrs. Hovey & Co. The Beurré Rance, and Queen of the Low Countries, by Mr. Gordon, were very remarkable. The Andrews, and Louise Bonne of Jersey, by Mr. Stickney, the Buffum, by Mr. Wilder, the Glout Morceau, by Mr. King, the St. Ghislain, by Mr. Lackay, the Chaumontelle, by Mr. Wilson, and the Seckel, by Mr. Allen, were all extra fine. Of grapes, the most remarkable was a huge bunch of Poiteau Noir, weighing about 4 lbs. ; also, the Palestine, by Mr. Needham, and Black Hamburgh, by Mr. Emerson. The Seedling peaches, of Messrs. Pettee and Gould, very superior, as were also the specimens of Mr. Merriam. The apples were few, and generally poor. Of new pears, but few were shown the President and Mr. Washburn had the Josephine de Malines, and the same gentlemen and Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited Swan's Orange, the first which have fruited in New England.

Of vegetables the show was beyond any thing we have ever witnessed. All the specimens were fine, and the variety extensive; it was, altogether, highly creditable to this department of the Society, which they have fostered by liberal premiums.

Our report is condensed as much as possible, in order to bring it within a reasonable space. It is as follows:

PLANTS. From Messrs. Hovey & Co., a collection of upwards of sixty plants, embracing several new and rare kinds, among which were Cryptomèria japonica, 6 feet high, Cèdrus Deodara, Psidium Cattleyanum, (in fruit,) Schubertia graveolens, Clerodendron squamàtum and infortunatum, 10 fine varieties of Fuschias, 8 sorts of Achimenes, Erica, Amaryllis Belladona, Viburnum Tinus, Thùja filiformis, India Rubber Tree, Abèlia rupėstris, &c. From M. P. Wilder, a large collection of pot plants, among which were fine specimens of Lagerstroemia indica, Viburnum Tinus, Achimenes, var. longiflora, grandiflòra, ròsea, Erica, var. Massoni, cruénta, hyemalis, Aster chinensis, beautiful specimens, grown in pots. From Parker Barnes, Dorchester, 'fine specimens of Achimenes Liemanii, and atrosanguinea, new. From J. W. Brown, six beautiful specimens of balsams, cultivated in pots. From A. McLennan, three beautiful coxcombs, grown in pots. From Jas. Nugent, fine coxcombs, in pots, and Achimenes longiflora.

DAHLIAS, ASTERS, CUT FLOWERS, &c.-From M. P. Wilder, a variety of cut flowers, among which were specimens of rare dahlias. From J. Breck & Co., fine specimens of choice dahlias; also, a great variety of cut flowers, embracing fine specimens of Tropæ'olum peregrinum, Delphinium Bréckii, Aster chinensis, Impatiens Balsamina, and others. From P. Barnes, a great variety, embracing splendid dahlias, annuals in variety, verbenas, fine seedlings, coxcombs, Iberis odorata, Calendula officinalis, Scabius, in variety, Caprifolium sempervirens, Lathyrus odoratus; twenty varieties of seedling phloxes, very fine. From N. Gale, Chelsea, a large collection of cut flowers-among them were beautiful specimens of the dahlias, asters, verbenas, Salvia coccinea, Cacalia coccinea, Lathyrus odoratus, and coxcombs. From T. Needham, a fine display of choice dahlias. From J. Nesmith, Lowell, a very beautiful display of cut dahlias. From L. Davenport, cut flowers in great variety, consisting of the dahlia, and many others; roses, a very fine display; Gladiolus natalensis, floribundus, and Lilium, in variety.

From Hovey & Co., 50 varieties of dahlia, 50 of verbena, 25 of Phlox Drummondii, German and Pyramidal Asters, in great variety; 10 new sorts of phloxes, and a great variety of cut flowers. From J. Nugent, a great variety of cut flowers, including roses, Impatiens Balsamina, Aster chinensis, dahlias, &c., all fine. From Messrs. Winship, a splendid exhibition of cut flowers, embracing verbenas, roses, and dahlias, in great variety. Cut flowers, in variety, were also shown by J. M. Moore, S. S. Holton, South Reading, D. Pierce, J. Hovey, E. Burns, A. Bowditch, Otis Pettee, and others.

BOUQUETS, BASKETS OF FLOWERS, &c.-From Hovey & Co., two vase bouquets, two parlor bouquets, and other bouquets. From J. Nugent, two large pyramidal and two flat vase bouquets. From J. Needham, two finely arranged bouquets, in moss vases, with a fine variety of annuals and perennials, among which were very extra specimens of Impatiens Balsamina.

From Messrs. Winship, two large flat vase bouquets, finely arranged. From J. W. Mandell, two parlor bouquets, and two large flat bouquets, for vases, all of which were well arranged. From D. Crowley, three large pyramidal vase bouquets, very finely arranged. Fine bouquets were also sent by E. Allen, Lowell, D. Pierce, John Hovey, E. Burns, O. N. Towne, A. Bowditch, P. W. Pierce, Miss Russell, Miss Kenrick, Miss Barnes, Misses Needham, Miss Crocker, and others; bouquets of grasses, from Mrs. W. H. Richardson and I. Stickney; and bouquets of indigenous flowers, from J. G. Swan and John Quant.

PREMIUMS AND GRATUITIES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS, &C. PLANTS, IN POTS.-For best display of not less than 20 pots, to Hovey & Co., $ 12.

VASE BOUQUETS.-The best pair, suitable for the Bradlee vases, a prize of the Bradlee Plate, to Hovey & Co., $ 10.

For second best, to Daniel Pierce, $6.

For the best pair of bouquets, suitable for the Society's vases, to D.
Crowley, $10.

For second best, to James Nugent, $6.

PARLOR BOUQUETS.-For the best pair, to Hovey & Co., $8.

For second best, to J. W. Mandell, $6.

For third best, to Edward Allen, $5.

For fourth best, to James Nugent, $3.

COXCOMBS.-The best 6 pots, to James Nugent, $3.

BALSAMS.-The best 6 pots, to J. W. Brown, $3.

GRATUITIES. For a fine show of Ericas, and other pot plants, to M. P. Wilder, $12.

For fine coxcombs, to A. McLennan, $5.

For basket of flowers and bouquet, to Miss Russell, $3.

For bouquets, to O. N. Towne, $3.

For vases and bouquets, to T. Needham, $5.

For grass bouquets, to Mrs. W. H. H. Richardson, $3.

To Messrs. Hovey & Co., L. Davenport, J. Nugent, and J. Breck & Co., $5 each, for cut flowers.

To Messrs. Winship, and A. Bowditch, for cut flowers, $3 each. To E. Burns, Messrs. Winship, Miss Kenrick, P. W. Pierce, J. Hovey, Miss Barnes, and L. Davenport, for bouquets, $2 each. To J. G. Swan and John Quant, for indigenous flowers, $1 each. FRUITS. From the President of the Society, 45 varieties of pears, viz., Ananas, Beurré d'Aremberg, B. Brown, B. Diel, B. Duval, B. Golden of Bilboa, B. Goubault, Belle Heloise, Catillac, Crassane, (old,) C. Althorp, Colmar d'Ete, Columbia, Delices d'Harden pont, Doyenné White, D. Gray, D. Doré, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Dumas, Dunmore, Eyewood, Figue, Flemish Beauty, Belle Lucrative, Fondante Van Mons, Frane Real, (Summer,) Glout Morceau, Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee, Josephine de Malines, (new,) La Fortunee, Lansac, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise, Martin Sec, Monarch, Napoleon, Swan's Orange, Payency, Passe Colmar, Rousselet de Rheims, Valleé Franche, Van Mons Leon le Clerc, Le Curé, Long Green of Autumn.