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MASSACHUSETTS HORT. SOCIETY, 



From William Kenrick, by Miss Russell, six bouquets and 

 a basket of flowers. 



From John A. Kenrick. by Mrs. Kenrick, a neat basket of 

 flowers. 



From James Nug:ent, one pyramidal and fine hand bou- 

 quets, with a variety of cut flowers 



From Lewis Davenport, Milton, Roses, Verbenas, Dah- 

 lias, etc. 



From James Cruikshanks, new Convolvulus minor (beau- 

 tiful,) and Sweet Peas. 



AWiiRD OF PREMIUMS. 



For the best pair of mantel bouquets, to John Cadness, $2. 

 For the second, to Mess-rs. Winship, $1. 

 For the best pyramidal bouquet, to James Nugent, ^2. 

 For the second, to John Slieehan, $1. 

 James Cruikshanks, S. Walker, J. Breck, judges 

 The committee recommend a gratuity of one dollar each 

 to Miss Russel and Mrs Kenrick, for baskets of fluwers. 

 Joseph Breck, Chn. 



FRUITS —Otis Johnson, Apples, Red Astrachan, very fine; 

 Figs, Black and St. Michael's; Grapes, Ziiifnidal and Black 

 Hamburgh, fine; Pears, Citron des Carmes. 



A. W. Withington, Apples Red Astrachan, Early Harvest, 

 Benoni and Sine qua non. .small. 



J. Owen, Apples, Early Harvest. 



J Eustis, Apples, Early Harvest. 



F. Dana, Apples. Sopsavine and Garretson's Seedling.(?) 



A. D. Williams & Son, Apples, William's Favorite, Early 

 Bough, Red Astrachan, Early Harvest, Dutch Codlin, and 

 one other sort ; Currants, Red Dutch; Pears, Sugar-top and 

 one other sort unnamed; Plums, American Yellow Gage, 

 also Jargonelle Pears, very fine. 



Henry Vandine, Apricots, Moorpark and Breda ;(?) Pears, 

 Citron des Carmes. 



J. S. Cabot, Pears, Citron des Carmes and Doyenne d'Ete. 



Jo«iah Lovett 2d, Pears, Citron des Carmes, fine; cultiva- 

 ted Blackberries, very fine. 



W. C. Strong, Plums, two sorts, Nectarine and Royal Hatif, 

 (?) large and fine in appearance. 



J. F. Allen, Peaches, Pot, (?) Tippecanoe and one other 

 sort not named; Grapes, White Nice, Wilmot's New Black 

 Hamburgh, Ferral and others; Raspberries, Franconia; Nec- 

 tarines, Hunt's Early Tawney. 



Cheever Newhall, Grapes, Zinfindal and Black Hamburgh. 



Azel Bowditch, Grapes, Lombardy and Black Hamburgh. 



Hovey & Co., Grapes, Chasselas, Fontainhleau, Wilmot's 

 Black Hamburgh, Black Hamburgh, White Frontignan, 

 Muscat blanc hatif, fine. 



Samuel Walker, Pears. Jargonelle, fine, Belle de Bruxelles. 



B. V. French, cultivated Blackberries, fine. 



Galen Merriam, cultivated Blackerries, very fine. 

 For the coraniitiee, 



Joseph S. Cabot. 



Exhibition of Saturday, August 12, 1848. 



FLOWERS.— The scorching heat of the past week was 

 most unfavorable for a good exhibition of flowers. It was 

 however, much better than could have been expected. There 

 were many fine Phloxes, Gladioli, Balsams, and oilier flowers 

 of the season. In the stand of the President of the Society, we 

 noticed a fine bloom of the new Dahlia Berryer, one of the 

 crack flowers of this trihe, for the present year — very fine 

 shape, color rich black maroon 



John Cadness made a grand display of Gladioli and other 

 flowers from Warren's garden ; two large flat bouquets, very 

 fine and numerous hand bouquets 



Joseph Breck & Co., made their usual display of cut flow- 

 ers, including a great variety of Phloxes and other perennials 

 and annuals. 



There were also cut flowers in great variety from Thomas 

 Needham, Parker Barnes, Lewis Davenport, James Nugent, 

 and others 



John Parker of Roxbury exhibited some fine Dahlias; very 

 good flowers were noticed in most of the collections. 



From Miss Russell, a fine pyramidal bouquet, bouquets al- 

 so from A. Bowditch and J. Nugent. 



AWARD OF premiums. 



For the best display of Balsams, first and only premium to 

 Thomas Needham, $3. 



For the best pmr of Mantel bouquets, first premium to John 

 Cadness, $2. 



Pyramidal ditto, first to James Nugent, $2. 



Second, to Miss Russell, $1, 



The committee recommended a gratuity of S3 to John 

 Cadi'.ess, fur a grand display of Gladioli, Gondiiensia, flori.= 

 bunda, belvideros, Petunias, etc. 



Also to Miss Mary Kenrick, for a basket of flowers very 

 neatly arranged, a gratuity of $1. 



FRUITS.— Otis Johnson, Apples, Red Astrachan, very 

 fine, E^rly Bough; Pears, Jargonelle of the French, Jargo- 

 nelle English. 



John Washburn, Plymouth, Apples, Horseblock Sweetingj 

 seedling apple (handsome,) Pears, Bloodgood. 



Joaiah Lovett, Blackberries ex!ra fine. 



C. M. Richards, Christiana Melons. 



J Fisk Allen, Grapes, Portien Noir 



Messrs. Hovey & Co., Peaches cultivated in pots, very fine, 

 two varieties; Grapes, Wilmot's Black Hamburgh, White 

 Frontignac, Cha^^selas Foiitaiiibleau, Black Hamburgh, Red 

 Chasselas, Chaptal (new) Chasselas, M usque Muscat B. Ha- 

 tif; Figs, Brunswick, White Marseilles, Black Ischia, Bronze 

 Turkey. 



J L L F. Warren, Apples, Early Harvest and River. 



Garden of Lunatic Asylum, Louis Phillippe Plums. 



A. D. Williams <k Son, Pears, Jargonelle Katers, five vari- 

 eties of early Pears, no name ; Williams and three other va- 

 rieties; Plums, three varieties; Currants. 



Samuel Wilker, Pears, Belle de Bruxelles, Jargonelle 

 English. 



John S. Sleeper, Plum, Early Apricot. 



Galen Merriam, Pears, Jargonelle of the French. 



Marshall P. Wilder, Pears( Beurre d'Allemagne, French 

 Jargonelle, Belle d'Aout, Bloodgood 



J. Owen, Pears, Crawford, English Jargonelle, French Jar- 

 gonelle, Plums, no name. 

 Azel Bowditch, Grapes, Lombardy and Black Hamburgh. 



E. Brown, Lynn, Apples, Early Harvest ; Pears, English 

 Jargonelle. 



Messrs Breck and Co., Belle d'Aout. 



Cheever Newhall, Apples, Curtis Stripe, Summer Rose. 



Messrs. Hyde, Apples, Orange Sweeting and Williams. 



James Nugent, three varieties of Grapes. 



Henry Vandine, Plums, Italian damask, Early Yellovir 

 Gage, Yellow Honey, Royal d'Tours one variety unnamed ; 

 Pear, French Jargonelle. 



F. W. Macondray,?Pears, French Marie Louise, Julien; 

 Jargonelle, Black Hamburgh Grapes ; Coolidge's Favorite. 



For the committee, 



F. W. Macondray. 



VEGETABLES —O. N. Lane, by A. Bowditch, Broad 

 Windsor beans. 



For the commhtee, 



A. D. Williams. 



Exhibition of Saturday, August I9th, 1848. 



FLOWERS.— From M. P. Wilder, President of the So- 

 ciety, and Joseph Breck & Co., a great variety of Phloxes, 

 Dahlias, and other cut flowers. 



From Hovey & Co., Phloxes. 



From James Nugent, Phloxes; 1 round, 2 mantel and 6 

 hand bouquets. 



From Warren's Gardens, by John Cadness, cut flowers, 

 pot plants, two large mantel and six hand bouquets. 



From O. H. Mathers, by Thomas .\eedham, Phloxes, Bal- 

 sams, &;c. 



From William Kenrick, by Miss Russell, two baskets of 

 flowers, and five bouquets. 



AWARD OP premiums. 



For the be,st 10 varieties of Phloxes, 1st premiun to Joseph 

 Breck & Co., $6. 



For the second best variety, a premium to Hovey ic Co., 

 of $4. 



For the third best variety, a premium to James Nugent 

 of $3. 



For best Mantel Bouquets, 1st premium to John Cadness. $2. 



For the second best, a piemium to James Nugent, of $1. 



For the best Pyramidal do , a premium to James Nugent, 

 of $2. 



William Quant, Alexander McLennan, Judges. 



The committee recommend a gralui ly to Miss Russell, for 

 baskets of flowers, of $1. 



Joseph Brbck, Ch'n Flower Committee. 



