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; MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 75. 
towards imparting a better knowledge of the culture of a 
general favorite, whose nature, however, is not sufficiently 
understood by many, and if I shall have succeeded in interest- 
ing even a single lover of roses in working according to these 
directions, I shall be amply repaid, for success is sure to attend © 
him. \ 
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE 
Appointed to make awards in Classes 53, 54 and 55, in the Floral 
Department at the State Fair, held in St. Paul, Sept. 23, 24, 
25 and 26, 1873, to which was awarded a premium by the State 
Horticultural Society at their annual meeting Jan. 20-23, 1874, | 
The committee appointed to make awards on Classes Nos. 
53, 54 and 55, at the State Fair, respectfully report the fol- 
lowing result of their labors. 
The rules made by the Horticultural Society to govern the 
action of the committee, were as follows: 
Exhibitors must have a separate and distinct quantity for 
each entry made. 
Persons exhibiting plants for the largest and best collec- 
tions, must exhibit them in. one body or group, and none of 
such plants shall compete for any other premium. 
In conformity with these rules, the committee have made 
made the following awards: 
Ciass 53. FLOWERS AND PLANTS IN Pots—Professional. 
Best and most tastefully arranged collection of green-house 
plants. Premium to J. C. Fleischer. 
Second best. Premium to J. E. Booth. 
Best and most tastefully arranged collection of hot-house 
plants. Premium to Lemke Bros. 
Second best. Premium to A. Bunde. 
Best collection of ornamental foliage plants. Premium to 
J. E. Booth. 
Best collection of Cactus. Premium to J. C. Fleischer. 
Best collection of Coleus. Premium to J. H. Booth. 
Best plant in hanging basket. Premium to J. C. Fleischer. 
Best 10 single geraniums in bloom. Premium to J. C. 
Fleischer. 
