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ALBANY AND RENSSELAER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



10 varieties of Roses : 12 seedling Verbenas, and a large dis- 

 play of cut Roses, Phloxes, Dahlias, Asters— very fine— ami 

 other Bowers 



Also, l>y Mr. Wilson: 18 green house plants in pots. 



By 1< Menan I : Green house plants in p its. 



By E. I' Prentice: G varieties of choice Dahlias, and a 

 collection of other flowers. 



By J Dingwall : 21) varieties of Verbenas. 15 varieties of 

 China roses. One centre table bouquet composed of choice 

 flowers, most tastefully arranged : tW.i beautiful hand bou- 

 quets composed of choice and rare flowers, arranged with 

 much taste; as also, a collection of cut Dahlias. Asters, 

 Amaranths. Ate. &c. 



By Mrs BrinckerhofT, a growing Tuberose in full bloom, 

 a variety of Dahlias and other flowers. 



By Dr Herman Wendell : 27 varieties of Phloxes. 27 va- 

 rieties of seedling Verbenas, 40 varieties of new seedling 

 Phloxes, some of which were very beautiful. A design re- 

 presenting a temple of Flora, of circular form, supported by 

 four massive pillars, surmounted by a dome, and elevated 

 on a raised platform ; the groundwork of the whole of green 

 Moss, studded with choice and delicate flowers, the ceiling 

 of the temple of small flowers, arranged in the form of a 

 star on a moss ground. A floral design in shield-like form, 

 covered with Dahlias. Roses, Asters, Verbenas, and other 

 flowers, and a basket bouquet composed of choice flowers 

 exquisitely arranged. The above designs and basket were 

 made by Mathias Tillman, Dr. VV's gardener 



By Joel Rath! one: 16 varieties of fine Verbenas; 5 varie- 

 ties of rare Dahlias. 25 different varieties of cut flowers, 

 as Roses, Fuchsias, Asters, &c. &c. A floral design in Can- 

 delabrum form six feet high, on a broad base of green moss. 

 studded with flowers; the sockets of the brandies filled 

 with exquisitely arranged petite bouquets of choice flowers, 

 the whole evincing much ski 1 ! and a fine taste in Col. R.'s 

 gardener. A design in antique form four feet high, compo- 

 sed of green moss studded with choice flowers, and having 

 its angles and apex surmounted with beautiful bouquets taste- 

 fully arranged, showing good taste in the gardener. 



By D. Thomas Vail, of Ida farm Troy: Several varieties 

 of choice dahlias and other flowers, a beautifully arranged 

 pyramidal design elevated on a platform with mossy ground, 

 studded with gay flowers, supported on four square columns, 

 and composed of choice Roses, Dahlias, Verbenas, Helio- 

 tropeums, surmounted by an exquisite bouquet of rare 

 green house flowers. A rustic cottage of moss, studded 

 with White and Red Amaranths, and altogether arranged 

 with much skill, both of the above being very creditable to 

 John Quin, Mr. Vail's gardener. 



PREMIUMS. 

 The premiums were awarded as follows : 



Plants — For the best six growing in pots, to Louis Me- 

 naud $2 



Dahlias— For the best display, to Mr. Newcomb, of 

 Pittstown, 3 



Best twelve dissimilar blooms, to .las. Wilson, for Con- 

 stantia, Orlando, Lutea Alba, Golden Rule, Chelten- 

 ham Queen, Mckenzie's Perfection, Lady Ami Mur- 

 ray, Minerva, Caleb Cope, Tippecanoe, La Belle 

 Blonde, and Marquis of Aylesbury, 2 



For the best six, to Wm. Newcomb. for Cleopatra, He- 

 ro of Stonehenge, Fulwood Scarlet, Marshal Soult, 

 Eevque de Bayeux, and Great Mogul. 



For the best flower — specimen bloom — to D. T Vail, for 

 Beauty of Sussex, 1 



Roses — For the best ten varieties, including hardy Per- 

 petuals and Isle de Bourbons, to James Wilson, for 

 Souvenir de la Malmaison, Br Roques, Mrs. Elliott, 

 Madam Fabert. Eugene Joviene, Crimson Globe, Eu- 

 gene Hardy, Emilie Courtier, Giant de Batteur, and 

 Phffinix 2 



For the best six varieties, to James Wilson, for Souve- 

 nier de la .Malm lison, Marquis Bocella, Crimson 

 Globe. Giant de Batteur, Eugene Hardy, Duchess of 

 Sutherland, and Emily Courtier, 1 



Phloxes— For the best ten varieties, to Dr. Herman 

 Wendell, for Anias Chauviere, Eclipse, Reine de 

 Jour, Superbissima Dodonia. Rosea Superba, Blanc 

 de \( mlly. Muzeppa, Auguste audPrincess Mariana, 2 



For the best six varieties, to Dr. Herman Wendell, for 

 Goethe. Fieur de Marie, Lawrencia, Eclipse, Anias 

 Chauviere, and Princess Mariana. 



For the best seedling, to James Wilson, for a beautiful 

 flower of fine habit and form, its petals being of large 

 size and of variegated white and pink, 1 



German Asters— For the best display, to Wm. New- 

 comb, 



For the second best, to James Wilson 1 



Verbenas — For the best twelve dissimilar blooms, to 

 James Wilson, for Rosy Pink, Beauty Supreme, Bolls 

 Seedling, Davidson's Seedling, Jackson's Red, Jack- 

 son's Pink, do Lilac, do. Purple, Eclipse. Rosea, Su- 

 perba, Brills' Fulgens, Queen and Fulgens, 2 



For the best six, to James Dingwall, for Beauty Su- 

 preme, Eclipse, Roseum, Bride's New Purple, New 

 Fulgens and Susette, • 1 



For the best seedling, to James, Dingwall, for a beauti- 

 ful light pink flower with well formed truss and large 

 petals 1 



Round Vase Bouquet — For Centre Table, for the best, 

 to James Dingwall, 2 



Flat Parlor Bouquet — . or Mantle Vase, for the best, 

 to Wm Newcomb, 2 



Hand Bouquei— Best and most beautiful round one, to 

 Jas. Wilson, I 



Best and most beautiful flat one, to Jas. Wilson, . 1 



Basket Bouquet — Best and most beautiful, with han- 

 dle, to Dr. Herman Wendell, 2 



Floral Designs — Best, most beautiful, and most appro- 

 priate, to Joel Rathbone, 3 



Second best, to Dr. Herman Wendell, 2 



Third best, to D. Thomas Vail 1 



VEGETABLES. 



The Premiums on Vegetables, were awarded as follows: 

 To Dr. Herman Wendell, ior the best new seedling po- 

 tatoes, $2 



Dr J. Wilson, of Bethlehem, half peck of winter po- 

 tatoes, 1 



E. P. Prentice, of Mount Hope, for the best Winter 



squashes, 1 



John S. Gould, of Albany, blood beets, 1 



E. P. Prentice, Mt Hope, for the best carrots, 1 



do do for the best parsnips, 1 



Joel Rathbone. of Kenwood, for the best egg plants,. . . 1 

 Dr Herman Wendell, Albany, for the best winter cab- 

 bage, 1 



John S. Gould. Albany, for the best cauliflowers, 2 



V. P. Douw, Wolveuhook, for the best celery 1 



Wm. Newcomb, Pittstown, for the best Martynias,. ... 1 



Jno. S Gould, for the best tomatoes, 1 



E. P- Prentice, for the most numerous varieties of toma- 

 toes, 1 



Joel Rathbone, Kenwood, for the best specimens of 

 Okra, 1 



DISCRETIONARY PREMIUMS. 



To Dr. Herman Wendell, for the finest exhibition of ve- 

 getables, $9 



Dr. John Wilson, of Bethlehem, for his assortment of 

 beans, 1 



Erastus Corning, Jr., for a very large and fine mammoth 

 squash, X 





