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The Connnittee of arranf,fcnioiit, and the society, talce this occasion to 

 return their tliaiiks to all the contributors, as Avcli of cut flowers, as of 

 plants, fruit and vegetables. 



The following Premiums were awarded by the several committees of 

 the Horticultural Society, at the third annual exhibition. 



It siiould be observed that the articles lor which these premiums were 

 awarded, are produced and e.vhibitcd during the year commencing the 

 Saturday following the last day of the last annual exhibition, and conse- 

 quently embrace many articles not exhibited at the present exhiltition. 

 And also that, besides th(!.-se premiums, the Society has awarded a special 

 premium for some meritorious articles every Saturday since about the 

 15th of April last. 



Vegetable Department. — For the best Cauliflowers, to Thomas Kehoe, 

 gardener to Col. B. C. Howard, )|f5. For the best Lettuce, to T. Kehoe, 

 do. do., $3. For the best Rhubarb, to Wm. Feast, $3. For the best 

 Beets, to Thomas French, $3. For the best Onions, from seed, to Caleb 

 Whittemore, $3. For the best Cape Brocoli, to C. Whittemore, ^'3. 

 For the best Celery, to Edward Doran, $3. For the best Egg Plants, to 

 Robert Dore, $3. For the best Tomatoes, to Thomas Dixon, $'i. For 

 the best Lettuce, open ground, to George Duncan, $1. For the best 

 Early Potatoes, to Thomas Dixon, )i?3. For the best Salsify, to Peter 

 Coombs, $3. For the best Asparagus, open ground, to Peter Nante, ^2. 

 For the best Crookneck Squashes, to Peter Coombs, ^'3. For the best 

 Pickling Cucumbers, to Edward Keen, ^'2. For the best Lima Beans, to 

 Richard Vallentine, $2. For the best Snap Beans, to Mr. Wilhelm, 

 gardener at Hampton, $2. For the best Garden Peas, James Pitcher, ^'^. 

 For the best Early York Cabbages, a discretionary premium of l$2. 



Fruit Department. — For the best Peaches, one peck, the amateur pre- 

 mium, to Geo. W. Miller, $20. For the best Strawberries, (last season,) 

 to James Maidlow, $3. For the best Raspberries, to Caleb Whittemore, 

 $2. For the best Gooseberries, to Andrew Clarey, $4. For the best 

 Cherries, to John B. Bastian, $3. For the best Pears, to James Stro- 

 necke, ^5. For the best Foreign Grapes, to Thomas Holmes, ^5. For 

 the best Native Grapes, to R. Sinclair, Sen., $b. For the best Plums, 

 to Mrs. B. L Cohen, $3. For the best Early Apples, to Wesley Han- 

 cock, $3. For the best Apricots, to Mrs. Leonard Frailey, $3. For the 

 best Figs, to Miss Eliza Schroeder, $2. For the best Cantaloupes, to 

 Henry Thompson, $3. For the best Winter Cantaloupes, $3. And the 

 following discretionary Premiums, viz.: For fine Oranges and Lemons, 

 to James Carroll, Jr., $b. For a line seedling Peach, to Mrs. W. J. 

 Alcock, $5. 



Ornamental Department. — For the best collection of Camellia japon- 

 icas, to Edward Kurtz, ijjilO. For the best Seedling Camellia japonicas, 

 to Edward Kurtz, $6. For the best collection of dahlias, to S. Feast, 

 $5. For the best seedling dahlias, to G. B. Smith, $5. For the best 

 collection of heaths, to S. Feast, ^'5. For the best collection of Azaleas, 

 to John Feast, $5. For the best collection of Amarylises, to Z. Waters, 

 $3. For the best collection of Auriculas, to S. Feast, $b. For the best 

 Seedling Pelargoniums, to J. Feast, $3. For the best collection of Tea 

 Roses, to S. Feast, $3. For the best collection Chrysanthemums, to Mrs. 

 George H. Keerl, $2. P^or the best collection of Carnations, to Capt. 

 Thomas Holmes, $2. For the best collection of Tulips, to Henry Moore, 

 $2. For the best collection of Hyacinths, Mrs. B. L Cohen, |2. For 

 the best collection of Primula polyanthuses, to John Feast, !ij;2. For 

 the finest and rarest Exotic, to Samuel Feast, for his splendid new Ro- 

 dodendron hybrida, $b. For the best collection of succulents, to St. 

 Mary's College, $b. For the best collection of herbaceous j)lants, to 

 John Feast, $3. For the best managed Green-house, to Mrs. Thomas 

 L. Emory, $lb. — Baltimore Farmer and Gardener. 



