KEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES. 193 



The exhibitions of forced vegetables during the earlier portion of 

 the year, from January to April, were the most meagre we 

 remember to have seen for several years. The improvement hoped 

 for at these exhibitions in a former report has not been realized. 

 With the exception of a few fine specimens of Tennisball Lettuce 

 from George F. Stone, J. B. Moore, Josiah Crosby, and Walter 

 Russell, and Cucumbers and Rhubarb from Cephas H. Brackett, 

 there was nothing offered worthy of special mention until the 

 Azalea Exhibition, which occurred April 6th. From this time up 

 to the Annual Exhibition, in September, the weekly shows were 

 generall}^ very fine. Yery few inferior specimens were to be found 

 on our tables during the entire season, which is more than can be 

 said of some former 3'ears, and is certainl}' creditable to our con- 

 tributors. 



A few vegetables, new to your Committee, have been shown for 

 the first time on our tables the past season, prominent among 

 which was a new variety of Rhubarb, exhibited by John C. Hovey, 

 June 1st, and called the Monarch. The specimens shown were ver}'^ 

 large and handsome, and received the first prize. 



July 13th Samuel G. Stone exhibited a new variety' of Sweet 

 Corn, under the name of Earh' Minnesota. It is a small but Aery 

 early variet}', and said to be of good quality, and may, on account 

 of its earliness, prove of value for the kitchen garden, although 

 we should consider it rather too small for a profitable market 

 variet}'. 



On the same day C. M. Atkinson showed a very handsome 

 new variety of Pea, called Carter's Challenger. Your Committee 

 were verj* much pleased with its appearance, and hope to see it in 

 other collections the coming 3'ear. 



June 15th M. W. Chadbourne showed a very fine collection of 

 Peas, consisting of the following varieties, viz. : Carter's First 

 Crop, Premium Little Gem, and Alpha. 



June 26th the first and second prizes for Peas were awarded for 

 Alpha, and the third for William First. In addition to the above 

 named varieties, we also noticed the following sorts, which were 

 shown from time to time : Hill's Early, b}' Josiah Crosby ; 

 Caractacus, by Samuel Hartwell ; Kentish Invicta, by S. G. 

 Stone ; McLean's Advancer, by Walter Russell and others ; and 

 Commander-in-Chief, by M. W. Chadbourne. The first prize for 

 Lima Beans was again awarded to Benjamin G. Smith, who seems 

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