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TEE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[July, 



H. W. Wliitney, 3620 Baring street, West 

 Philadelphia, very good " Jucundas." 



Edward S. Handy, Philadelphia, " White Pine 

 Apple," (Lennig's White) remarkably good 

 fniit of this shy bearing but excellent variety. 

 Also " Jucunda," very high colored, and on the 

 whole the best of this variety that has so far 

 been exhibited. 



A. L. Felten, Phila., 3 seedlings, "Alliance," 

 "Continental," and "Beautiful." These seed- 

 lings are not as large as some popular kinds ex- 

 hibited, but are above the average in flavor of 

 most that have come before the committee, and 

 on the whole were promising varieties, the first 

 named perhaps the best. 



H. R. Grat, Gloucester, N. J., very good " Mon- 

 archs." 



S. C. Decou, Moorestown, N. J., sends several 

 kinds of good fruit. 



H. Jerolamon, of the Seth Boyden's farms, 

 Irvington, N. J., makes a very handsome display 

 in 5 kinds. Of " Boyden's 30," he had 3 crates 

 of 45 quarts each, with extra fine fruit of this 

 popular variety. He had also a box with plants 

 proving the healthy, free growth of this kind, 

 and also that it will bear a long succession of 

 fruit, a good character in a strawberry. 



E. M. Durand, Irvington, N. Y., nine new seed- 

 lings called "No. 14," "Great American," " No. 

 83," "No. 23," "Essex," "No. 12," "Pioneer," and 

 " Giant." They were mostly of extra large size 

 and very beautiful in color, making the best col- 

 lection of seedlings so far exhibited, none of 

 them of the highest flavor. " No. 14 " is in the 

 opinion of the committee the best. The raiser 

 regards the " Great American " as the best, tak- 

 ing growth and all points into consideration. 



Rev. E. P. Roe, Cornwall, N. Y., made a very 

 fine display of eleven kinds. 



Of these " Kerr's Prolific," " Cliampion," and 

 "Damask Beauty," are on the exhibition tables 

 for the first time, and are equal to the average of 

 other good kinds; the whole collection is creditable 



Peter Hendei-son, New York, exhibits " Boy- 

 den's 30," to show what can be had from plants 

 Bet out last August. They are not as large as 

 Bome of this kind that have been before us, but 

 Btill .superior to many. 



E. Burroughs has a dish of superior "Charles 

 Downing." 



Rev. E. P. Roe has a gooseberry, a seedling of 

 the European race, which so far has shown no 

 tendency to mildew, which is so common with 

 foreign varieties. 



A. L. Felten, cherries, " Black Tartarian," and 

 " English Morello." 



A. Outerbridge, Philadelphia, Burmuda Pota- 

 toes and remarkably fine Burmuda Tomatoes, 

 equal to the best American production. 

 Special Committee of Judges, 



rW. L Shaffer, 

 I A. W. Harrison, 

 Jg"e , 1 jQgj^jj Hoopes, 



[ Thos. Meehan. 



The International Jury upon Miscellaneous 

 Fruits, has at length been appointed, consisting 

 of Messrs. W. L. Shaffer, Thos. Meehan, 

 A. W. Harrison, Josiah Hoopes, Wm. Parry, 

 Edwin Satterthwaite, and will meet in Agri- 

 cultural Hall, every Tuesday at 1 P. M., and 

 every Thursday at 3 P. M., for inspection of all 

 fruits on exhibition. Commendatory reports will 

 be made and i^ublished upon all displays of high 

 merit, and the various reports collected at the 

 end of the exhibition for publication in pamphlet 

 foi-m. At the time of the Grand Pomological 

 Displays, July 18th, and September 11th, the 

 work of the Judges will be divided up imder the 

 classes of Apples, Pears, Peaches, Grapes, &c. 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society. — 

 Special prizes for Essays offered : 



For the best Essay upon the Culture and va- 

 rieties of Roses, $25. 



For the best Essay upon the Culture of Flow- 

 ers and Foliage for Winter Decoration and the 

 Market, with a list of the most desirable varie- 

 ties, $25. 



For the best Essay upon the culture of the 

 Squash and Melon, with a list of the best varie- 

 ties, $25. 



For the best Essay upon the Ripening and 

 Marketing of Pears, $25. 



For the best Essay upon the Improvement and 

 Ornamentation of Suburban and Country Roads, 

 $25. 



The Essays to be sent to the Committee on 

 Publication and Discussion, Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston, so as to be received by the first of No- 

 vember, in sealed envelopes, unsigned, but ac- 

 companied by the name of the writer in a sepa- 

 rate sealed envelope. Notice will be given to 

 successful competitors of the time for reading 

 their Essays. 



All the Society's prizes are open to general 

 competition. William C. Strong, 



Chairman of Committee on Publication and Dis- 

 cussion. 



