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Charles H. Merritt, of Troy, twelve varieties of roses, viz: 

 White Unique Moss, Crislala Moss, Striped Unique, London 

 Pride, Pinl< Moss, Madam Hardv, Royal Greainer=s, Lord 

 Nelson, Lanseseur, Queen of France, &c.; ten varieties of 

 Verbenas, and also a collection of perennial flowers 



Henry Vail, of Ida Farm, Troy, a large collection of beau- 

 tiful Pajonies. 



\Vm. H. DeWitt, Albany, Royal Provence. George the 4th. 

 Provence, and York and Lancaster roses; Red Maroon and 

 Sulfurea dahlias; several varieties of Sweet Williams ; Can- 

 terbury bells, and PKonia Huraii. 



E. P. Prentice, of Mount Hope, a number of choice roses, 

 Paeonies and oilier tiowers. 



Dr. J. M. Ward, a most splendid specimen of Magnolia 

 Macrophvlla, grown on his farm in New Jersey, which eli- 

 cited much admiration from the visitors at the exhibition. 



PREMIUMS.— The Committee awarded the premiums as 

 follows : 



Roses— For the best exhibition, to James Wilson, $3. For 

 the best twelve distinct varieties, viz: Persian Yellow, Gen. 

 Foy, Village Maid, Washington, Pomp"n bicolor. Cense Su- 

 perba, Nelly, Donna Sol, London Pride, Marjolin, La Tour 

 d'Auvergiie and Leopold, S'3; for the best six di.stinci varie- 

 ties, viz : Cristata Moss, Great Western, Leda, Queen, Daii- 

 viers. Princess Laraballe, $1— both to Jas. Wilson. 



Pinks— For the best six distinct varieties to Joel Rathbone, 

 $2. For the best three distinct varieties, to Joel Rathbone, $1. 



Pceonies — For the best collection, to V. P. Douw. $2. For 

 the best six varieties, viz: Humii, Fragrans Potsii, Reevesii, 

 Whitlejii, and Alba— to Jas. Wilson, $1. 



Pansies— For the best twelve distinct varieties, to Jas. Wil- 

 son, $2. For the best six do., to Dr. Herman Wendell, SI. 



J^McA5(as— For the best six varieties in pots, viz: Fulgens, 

 Venus Victrix. Multiflora, Emile's Perfection, Globcva and 

 Cocciiiea, to Joel Rathbone, $2. 



Annual and Perennial Flowers— For the best display, to .las. 

 Wilson, S2 For the best six different varieties of plants in 

 pots, to Joel Rathbone, $2. 



The Committee also award a gratuity of $1 to Wm. H. 

 DeWitt, for five varieties of beautiful Dahlias. 



The Committee cannot close their report withovt expressing 

 to the society their satisfaction at the beautiful display of 

 choice and rare flowers offered for exhibition, nearly all of 

 which exhibited great skill in their respective growers. 



Wm. Newcomb, Ch'n. 

 V. P. Douw, 



J. M. LOVETT, 



Committee. 



FLORAL DESIGNS, BOUQUETS. &c.— Tlie Committee 

 beg leave to report that Dr. Herman "Wendell exhibited a 

 large pyramidal floral design, composed of Roses, Pinks, 

 Lilies, Verbenas, &c. &c.; a centre table bouquet, composed 

 of rare Roses, Phloxes, Pinks, Verbenas, &c. &c.; a basket 

 bouquet with handle, composed of rare Rose buds, Pansies, 

 Pinks, Verbenas, Forget-me-nots, &,c. &c.,on a moss ground, 

 to which the Committee award the premium of $2. 



Mr. E. P. Prentice exhibited a large round bouquet for cen- 

 tre table, and composed of Roses, Larkspurs, Pajonies, &c. 

 &c., to which they awarded a discretionary premium of SI. 



Mr. Jas. Wilson exhibited a large flat bouquet for mantle 

 vase, composed of Roses, Hydrange, Larkspurs, Pce-nies, Ho- 

 neysuckles, &c.; a flat hand bouquet, composed of Hoyas, Sea 

 bious, Epacnis, Camellias, Moss Rose Buds, Pinks, Gerani- 

 ums, &c., to which the Committee awarded the premium of 

 $1 ; also a round hand bouquet, composed of about the same 

 varieties, to which the Committee award the premium of SI. 



Mr. Joel Rathbone exhibited two beautiful basket bouquets, 

 with handles, composed of Roses, Pinks, &,c.; also a large 

 pyramidal floral design. 



Mr. D. T. Vail exhibited a large round bouquet for centre 

 table vase, composed of Roses, Pinks, Larkspurs, Calceola- 

 rias, &c., to which the Committee awarded the premium of $2. 



Mr. Wm. Newcomb exhibited a large flat bouquet for man- 

 tle vase, composed of a choice collection of rare and beauti- 

 ful perennial and biennial flowers, viz : Verbenas, ten varie 

 ties; Campanula pyramidalis. Pelargoniums, Carnation and 

 Picotee Pinks, Dianthus Barbatus, Loniceras, Sempervirens, 

 and Flexuosum ; six varieties of Roses, viz: Red Moss, Bur- 

 net, Nigra, and three other varieties; Delphinums, Elatum, 

 Ceruleum and Graiidiflorum, Phloxes, Lilies, Polemoniums, 



Reptans, Ceruleum, and Alburn, Hesperis pleno, Lupinus po- 

 lyphyllus, .Silene regia, Aquilegia variegata. Ins germanica, 

 and Lulescens, Robinia, Hispida, and Marophylla, Pieonies. 

 Humii. Whitlejii, and Fragrans, Lychnis flore pleno, &c. &c., 

 to which the Conmiittee awarded the premium of $2. 



Mr. John Wilcox exhibited a large floral design, of pyra- 

 midal shape, and leaning, {al'ter the manner of the Tower of 

 Pisa.) compo.'^ed of Roses, Lilies, Pceonies, Larkspurs, Pinks, 

 Carajjanulas, Valerians, Phloxes, &c. &c., $2 



John B. Gale, Ch'n. 

 Erastus H Pease, 

 Abel French, 

 Committee. 



VEGETABLES— The Committee on Vegetables respect- 

 fully report, that although the weather I'or the past month has 

 been very unfnvorable to the growth and ripening of all ve- 

 getables in the open air, in this vicinity, there was presented 

 quile a respectable show of a number of varieties of very 

 fine esculents in competition for premiums. 



V P. Douw, of Wolveiihook, Greeiibush, exhibited Lan- 

 dreth's early peas, four very beautiful heads of cauliflowers, 

 (these attracted the attention of all visiiors,) some fine heads 

 of Lettuce, Turnip Beets, Giant Rhubarb, and three remarka- 

 bly large Cucumbers, of a variety called the '' Roman Em 

 peror." 



E. P. Prentice, of Mount Hope, exhibited Cauliflowers, 

 Ttrrnip Beels, Giant and Victoria Rhubarb, (six stalks of the 

 latter weighing four pounds,) Early Racehorse and Prince 

 Albert Peas, White-spine Cucumbers, (very fine.) Early 

 York Cabbage, and some fine heads of Silesian Lettuce. 



Dr. Herman Wendell, of Albany, exhibited some of the 

 Hoo-Sung, a new vegetable, lately introduced from China by 

 the London Horticultural Society, and which. Dr. W. inform- 

 ed us, should — al'ler being stripped of its leaves— be cooked 

 and eaten in the same manner as Asparagus, which the stems 

 in some degree resemble. He also exhibited four new varie- 

 ties of Lettuce, viz: the Artichoke-leaved, the Malta, the 

 .Swedish or Sugar, and the Imperial, and some fine stems of 

 Victoria Rhubarb. The Malta was a remarkably bitter varie- 

 ty, but one which the Committee believe, when eaten as a 

 salad prepared with the proper condiments, will be greatly 

 relished by bon vivanis- The Artichoke-leaved variety is a 

 curious but very agreeable one. So also is the Sugar and 

 Imperial. 



The Committee cannot allow the opportunity to pass with- 

 out calling the attention of the society to these successful 

 attempts of Dr Wendell, to introduce new varieties of vege- 

 tables from other countries, as worthy of all praise, and 

 highly honorable to him, as a member of the society, and 

 they would recommend that a discretionary premium be 

 awarded him. 



Joel Rathbone, of Kenwood, exhibited Giant Rhubarb, 

 Early York Cabbages, Admiral Lettuce, Eariy June and 

 Kacehorse Peas. 



D. Thomas Vail, of Ida Farm, Troy, exhibited some very 

 fine heads of Pearly York Cabbage. 



Jacob Henry, of Watervliet, exliibited some very fine 

 early .lune Peas. 



Frederick Kiisel, near the Orphan Asylum, Albany, exhi- 

 bited early June Peas Turnip Beets, some beautiful heads of 

 Silesian Lettuce, fine double curled Parsley, six heads of fine 

 white Celery, and sonr:e white spine Cucumbers. 



The Committee recommend that a discretionary premium 

 be allowed Mr. Kiesel for his Parsley, Beets, Cucumbers, and 

 Peas, which were very fine. 



James Wilson, of Albany, exhibited six stems of Hybrid 

 Rhubarb, which weighed six pounds. 



The Committee have awarded the premiums as follows: 



On Beets, to E. P Prentice, of Mount Hope, $1. 



On Cabbage, to D. T. Vail, of Ida Farm, Troy, SI. 



On Cauliflowers, to V. P. Douw. of Wolveiihook, Green- 

 bu.sh, SI. 



On Celery, to F. Kiesel, of Albany, $1. 



On Cucumbers, to V. P Douw, of Wolveiihook, Green- 

 bush, SI. 



On Lettuce, to F Kiesel, of Albany. $1. 



On Peas, to V. P. Douw, of Wolvenhook, Greenbush, $1. 



On Rhubarb, to James Wilson, of Albany, SI- 



C. N. Bement, Ch'n. 

 Robert F. Johnstone, 

 S. Cheever, Committee. 



