This Society held its annual meeting January 25, 1864 The meeting was much larger than usual, and more interest seems to be manifested in the prosperity of the Society and the advancement of horticulture in the State. The Society was incorporated this month, and held its first meeting under the act of incorporation, when the following officers and committees were unanimously elected:

JOHN J. STIMPSON, President. Wm. S. PaTtEm, Vice President. Gilbert CoGdoN, Treasurer. Jons F. Drisool, Recording Secretary. JoHN Kingsbury, Corresponding Secretary. Wm. 8. Pattern, Wm. M. Snow, C. B. Manchester, Eaeceutice Committee. Owen Mason, Stephen II. Smith, Geo. B. Peck, John J. Sumpson, Ellis B. Pitcher, Lewis Dexter, James Eldred, D. H. Leonard, Silas E. Moore, I. H. Holden, Fruit Committee. Geo. Hunt) Richaid Daglish, Levi Medecalf; Wm. Nesbit, Wm. H. Dyer, Geo. Anderson, Alex. Forsyth, D. E. Carpenter, Wm. M. Snow, Wm. McLeod, Flower Committee. Wm. Vial, S. B. Haladay, Geo. L. Clark, Crawford Allen, Abner Gay, L N. Francis, P. W. Martin, Vegetable Committee. James T. Smith, Elisha Dyer, Jr., Audit Committee.

Rhode Island Horticultural Society #1

Our report of the June exhibition of this Society, gives us reason to believe it is one of the beat they have ever held. The Roses were especially 6ne and numerous. Mr. H. S. Mansfield contributed fine peaches from an orchard house, Zante currants, and Guava jelly made from fruit raised by himself, quite superior to the imported. Figs, strawberries of the best kind, and the rarer products of the greenhouse were most abundant.

Rhode Island Horticultural Society #2

At the Annual Meeting for the election of officers ect., Wm. S. Patten, Esq., was chosen Chairman. There was a good attendance of members, and an excellent exhibition of fruits and flowers. There were a number of bananas on the table, from Edward Hams, of Woonsocket, the first fruit of this kind ever raised in Rhode Island.

The Treasurer presented his Annual Report, from which it appears that the Society, after cancelling all its debts, has purchased an additional share of bank stock, making the entire amount thus invested $800. The receipts for the year were $487,75; expenditures, $441,31; leaving a cash balance of $46 41. The. report was received and placed on file.

The Committee, to whom was referred the subject of nominating a list of officers for the ensuing year, reported as follows:

President - Wm. W. Hoppin. Vice-President - William Viall. Treasurer - James H. Bourn. Corresponding Secretary - William S. Patten. Recording Secretary - J. Driscoll. The following votes were passed:

Voted, That the Society will hold an Exhibition of Fruits, Flowers, and Vegetables, for premiums, in June next, at such time and place as the Executive Committee shall determine and publish.

Voted, That the Committees on Fruits, Flowers, and Vegetables, report to the Executive Committee a list of premiums for the June exhibition in season for the Executive Committee to report the same to this Society at its next meeting.

Voted, That the Executive Committee report at the next meeting upon the expediency of engaging some distinguished friend of horticulture to deliver a public address, in connection with the next June Exhibition, - and that the same Committee report on the expediency of an independent, or associated, Fall Exhibition of this Society.

On motion of Mr. Bourn, the sum of $200 was appropriated for premiums at the June Exhibition. Eleven persons were voted in members of the Society.