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Dr. Herman Wendell, Swiss Chard or Silver Beets. The tops or stems of the leaf of this vegetable are cooked and eaten as is asparagus, and, as far as appearance goes, it is the most luscious looking vegetable we have seen this season; their fresh, dewy, and crisp creamy stems, made the mouths of some of the committee water in spite of the epidemic reports. Also, California Acorn squashes. The seeds from which these squashes were produced were received by Mr. Johnson, the secretary of the society, from the Patent Office last spring, who distributed them to several gentlemen; they appear to be very fine, and are nearly a month earlier than other summer squashes.

PREMIUMS.-The premiums were awarded as follows:

On corn, for the best exhibited, to V. P. Douw, $1.
On cucumbers of open culture, to Joel Rathbone, $1.
On egg plants, to E. C. McIntosh, of Albany, $2.
On squashes, to Dr. Herman Wendell, $1.

On tomatoes, to Joel Rathbone, $2.

The committee also recommend a special premium of one dollar to Dr. Herman Wendell, for the Swiss Chard; and one of the same amount to E. P. Prentice, for four varieties of tomatoes, being the greatest number exhibited by one person.-B. P. JOHNSON, Secretary.

ART. IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

Saturday, August 4th, 1849.-An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, the President in the chair.

Mr. C. M. Hovey presented the following votes, which were passed unanimously::

Voted, That the members of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society having learned, with feelings of the deepest regret, of the death of their respected fellow-citizen, the Hon. Theodore Lyman, an honorary member of this association, and the munificent donor of a liberal sum for the promotion of the objects of the Society, therefore,

Voted, That, in the sudden death of Mr. Lyman, the community have sustained a severe loss and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society one of its most ardent and enthusiastic friends. Deeply interested in all that pertains to the cultivation of the earth, and endowed with a true taste for landscape beauty, his example, as evinced in the arrangement of his own elegant grounds, had a high influence in disseminating a love for horticultural pursuits.

Voted, That the Society sympathise with the family of Mr. Lyman, in their afflicted bereavement, and respectfully tender their condolence.

Voted, That the above be placed upon the Society's records, and a copy of the same be transmitted to the family of Mr. Lyman, by the Corresponding Secretary.

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Geo. T. Blake, H. B. Stanwood, Henry Poor, and J. P. Goddard, Boston; Peter Smith, Andover; Henry Shimmin, Watertown.

Adjourned two weeks to August 18th.

Exhibited.-FLOWERS: From J. Breck & Co., A. Bowditch, Messrs. Winship, J. Hovey, J. Nugent, P. Barnes, E. Burns, Miss Barnes and Miss Russell, cut flowers, bouquets, &c., &c. From J. G. Swan, indigenous flowers. From Rev. H. A. Graves, a collection of Melocacti from Jamaica, W. I.

GRATUITIES AWARDED.

To P. Barnes, J. Breck & Co., J. Hovey, E. Burns, Miss Barnes,
Miss Russell, J. Nugent, Messrs. Winship, J. G. Swan, and A.
Bowditch, $1 each, for cut flowers, bouquets, &c., &c.

FRUIT: From Hovey & Co, Muscat of Alexandria, Victoria, Macready's Early White, White Chasselas, and Chasselas Bar-sur-aube grapes; Jacques peaches, raised in pots, very fine; Seedling cherries, and specimens of the Guava, (Psidium Cattleyanum.) From A. D. Weld and A. D. Williams, White and Red Dutch currants. From O. Johnson, Houghton's Seedling gooseberries, Franconia raspberries, and Black figs. From J. F. Allen, fine peaches and nectarines. From O. N. Towne, three kinds of grapes. Blackberries, very fine, from C. E. Grant and Galen Merriam. From J. Hovey, fine Early Harvest apples and Seedling gooseberries. From J. Nugent, Black Hamburgh grapes.

August 11th.-Exhibited.-FLOWERS: From M. P. Wilder, Perpetual Roses, Phloxes, and other flowers. Phloxes, Balsams, and other flowers, from Hovey & Co., Breck & Co., J. Nugent, A. Bowditch, T. Needham, J. Hovey, P. Barnes, Messrs. Winship, and others. The balsams of Mr. Needham, which obtained the first prize, were very fine.

PREMIUMS AND GRATUITIES AWARDED.

BALSAMS.-For the best display, to T. Needham, $3.
For the second best, to J. Nugent, $2.
For the third best, to Breck & Co., $1.
GRATUITIES.-To Breck & Co., for cut flowers, $1.
To M. P. Wilder, for cut flowers, $2.
To P. Barnes, for the same, $1.`

To Messrs. Winship, J. Hovey, J. Nugent, and A. Bowditch, for
bouquets, $1 each.

FRUITS: From O. Johnson, M. of Alexandria, B. Hamburgh, Zinfindal, and W. Frontignan grapes, very fine; also, blackberries, figs, and Madeleine pears. From J. Nugent, 3 var. grapes. From W. A. Strong, B. Hamburgh grapes and Peach plums. From A. Bowditch, grapes. From J. F. Allen, Whortley Hall grapes, and peaches and nectarines. Blackberries, fine, from C. E. Grant and G. Merriam.

From Hovey & Co., B. Hamburgh, August Muscat, Macready's Early White, M. of Alexandria, (very fine,) W. and Grizzly Frontignan, (very fine,) W. and R. Chasselas, Muscat Blanc Hatif, Muscat Jesus, and Chasselas Bar-sur-aube grapes; also three dozen splendid Jacques peaches.

currants, blackberries, and apples. Seedling plums from C. Stearns. From J. Hovey, Early Harvest

From A. H. Ernst, Summer Queen apples. From E. M. Richards, Christiana melons. From B. V. French, From A. D. Weld, Sugar-top pears. From H. K. Moore, Moor Park apricots. apples and plums. From W. W. Whieldon, melons.

The committee report that some seedling cherries, raised by H. Vail, Esq., of Troy, were received in a somewhat decayed state, and that they could not so well judge of their quality; but, from their being so late, and said to be an abundant bearer, the cherry promises to be a valuable acquisition. Gros. Bleu grapes, a new black variety from Hovey & Co.; they promise to be of good quality.

VEGETABLES: From W. W. Whieldon, Egg Plants and Canada squashes. From A. D. Williams, tomatoes, and Chenango and Early White pota1oes. From N. Green, Manchester Prize cucumbers.

August 18th.-An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day,the President in the chair.

A copy of the Eighth Volume of the Transactions of the New York State Agricultural Society, was received from B. P. Johnson, the secretary, and the thanks of the Society were voted for the same.

Adjourned one week, to August 25th.

Exhibited.-FLOWERS: From the President of the Society, seedling phloxes, and other flowers. From Breck & Co., seedling phloxes, two or three of them very fine; the prize stand contained nine seedlings and Nymphæ a alba; also, a display of annuals, &c. From M. P. Wilder, a fine collection of phloxes, heaths, perpetual roses, &c. From Hovey & Co., thirty varieties of new and fine phloxes; the prize stand contained Princesse Marianne, Robert de Flandres, Thesé, Rosetta, alta clerénsis, Blanc de Neuilly, Eil de Lynx, Annais, Marchantia speciosa, and speciosa. From J. W. Brown, gardener to Col. Winchester, fine balsams, asters, phloxes, &c. From H. S. Waldo, very fine balsams. Bouquets, cut flowers, &c., from J. G. Swan, P. Barnes, Miss Barnes, J. Nugent, T. Needham, J. Hovey, Miss Russell, L. Davenport, A. Bowditch, Miss Kenrick, Mrs. Dagget and others.

PREMIUMS AND GRATUITIES AWARDED.

PHLOXES. TO Jos. Breck & Co., for the best ten distinct varieties, $6. To Hovey & Co., for the second best, $4.

To M. P. Wilder, for the third best, $3.

GRATUITIES.-To Miss Barnes, Miss Kenrick, and Miss Russell, for baskets of flowers, $1 each.

To Messrs. Winship, J. Nugent, and A. Bowditch, for cut flowers
and bouquets, $1 each.

To P. Barnes, T. Needham, and J. W. Brown, for cut flowers, $1 each.
To M. P. Wilder, for ericas and roses, $2.

To J. Hovey and J. G. Swan, for bouquets, $1 each.

To Miss Dagget, for a plant of Vallòta purpurea, $1.

FRUIT: From M. P. Wilder, Monsieur Hatif plums, very good: Mr. Wilder thinks this may be identical with the Italian Damask. From J.

F. Allen, nectarines and peaches, and two fine clusters of a new grape, the largest weighing three pounds, called the Bishop. From T. Needham, four varieties of grapes. From A. Bowditch, Black Hamburgh grapes. From C. Newhall, M. of Alexandria and B. Hamburgh grapes. From W. C. Strong, grapes, five sorts. From Breck & Co., Fondante d'Ete and Belle d'Aout pears.

From Hovey & Co., nine varieties of grapes, including the Cannon Hall, and two dozen fine peaches. From H. Vandine, several kinds of plums. From O. Johnson, three sorts of grapes, figs, Franconia raspberries, blackberries, and pears. From Jos. Richardson, Italian Damask plums. From G. Merriam, peaches and French Jargonelle pears. Currants, pears, and other fruits, from A. D. Williams, Messrs. Winship, S. W. Cole, John Hovey, and George Newhall, and others

August 25th.-An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to day— the President in the chair.

Letters were received and read from the Chester County Horticultural Society, Penn., and the New Haven Horticultural Society, Conn., inviting a delegation from this Society to be present at their respective annual exhibitions.

Voted, That a minute of the reception of the letters be made upon the records, and an acknowledgment forwarded to the societies by the corresponding secretary.

Voted, That a delegation, consisting of five members, be appointed by the chair to attend the annual exhibition of the New Haven Horticultural Society, and Messrs C. M. Hovey, Joseph Breck, Josiah Lovett, 2d, Ebenezer Wight, Wm. T. Austin, were appointed delegates.

Voted, That the societies to whom an invitation was extended last season be invited to be present at the coming annual exhibition.

A communication was received from Lawrence Young, Esq., of St. Louis, Mo., in regard to the use of lime as a preventive to the ravages of the curculio upon the plum, and it was

Voted, That the letter be placed in the hands of the committee of publication, to be printed with the Transactions of the Society.

Exhibited.-FLOWERS: Phloxes, in variety, and other fine flowers, from M. P. Wilder, Breck & Co., P. Barnes, and T. Needham. Cut flowers, bouquets, &c., from A. Bowditch, Miss Barnes, Miss Russell, J. Hovey, W. Kenrick, J. A. Kenrick, Messrs. Winship, J. Nugent, and others.

GRATUITIES AWARDED.

CUT FLOWERS, &c.-To M. P. Wilder, Breck & Co., P. Barnes, and T. Needham, $1 each.

BOUQUETS, &c.-To Miss Russell, Miss Barnes, Miss Kenrick, A. Bowditch, J. Nugent, J. Hovey, and Messrs. Winship, $1 each.

FRUITS From Hovey & Co., eleven varieties of grapes, including the Zinfindal, Chaptal, White Nice, and Wilmot's No. 16 Hamburgh. From O. Johnson, three kinds of grapes, Early Bough apples, Black figs, Dearborn's Seedling and August Muscat pears, Washington, Brevoort's Purple, and one other kind of plum, and a nectarine. From W. W. Merrill, fine

Washington plums. From E. M. Richards, two fine Christiana melons. From Geo. Newhall, one of the same. From Warren G. Rayner, Salem, fine Rostiezer pears. From M. H. Simpson, Saxonville, Washington plums. Grapes, of several kinds, from W. C. Strong, T. Needham, A. Bowditch, and Jas. Nugent. Bartlett pears, from a graft of last year, by W. Curtis. From H. Vandine, Jefferson, Yellow Gage, and Orleans plums.

PREMIUMS AWARDED ON FRUITS.

CURRANTS.-TO Messrs. Hovey & Co., for the best specimens, (Victoria,) $5.

To Geo. Wilson, for the second best, (White Dutch,) $3. MELONS.-To Geo. Newhall, for the best, (Christiana,) $5.

To E. M. Richards, for the second best, (Christiana,) $3. RASPBERRIES.-To J. Lovett, for the best specimens, (Knevet's Giant,)$5. To Jos. Richardson, for the second best, (Franconia,) $3. BLACKBERRIES.-For the best, to G. Merriam, $5.

For the second best, to O. C. Grant, $3.

SUMMER APPLES.-To John Hovey, for the best specimens, (Early Harvest,) $6.

To O. Johnson, for the second best, (Bough,) $4. No summer pears worthy of premium.

ART. V. Obituary.

DEATH OF HON. ELIAS PHINNEY.-We regret to announce the death of this distinguished agriculturist and friend of horticultural improvement, which took place at his residence in Lexington, Mass., on the 24th of July, at the age of seventy years. Mr. Phinney was one of the most scientific and practical cultivators in New England. His farm was an object of great attraction, and was visited by gentlemen interested in agriculture from all parts of the country. By his enterprise and industry, his estate, naturally hard and rather sterile, was transformed into fertile pastures, arable fields and fruitful orchards. Mr. Phinney also did much to improve the breed of dairy cows, and the Massachusetts Agricultural Society placed the valuable stock, imported by them, under his care. Notwithstanding his arduous duties as clerk of the courts of Middlesex for many years, he found the leisure to attend to the labors of his farm, every department of which was superintended by himself. In his death, the agricultural interest has sustained a severe loss.

DIED, at his residence in Lansinburgh, N. Y., on the 4th of August, ALEXANDER WALSH, Esq., in the 67th year of his age. Mr. Walsh was an eminent merchant of Western New York, and a devoted friend of horticulture and agriculture.

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