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luses and other flowers. Flowers, plants, bouquets, &c. from A. Bow- 

 ditch, John Quant, Messrs. Winship, A. Aspinwall, W. Kenrick, James 

 Nugent, 0. Everett, J. King, John Kenrick, and others. 

 Premiums were awarded as follows : — 



Tulips. To John Cadness, for the best thirty dissimilar blooms, $8. 

 To Joseph Breck & Co., for the second best, $6. 

 To S. Walker, for the third best, $3. 

 Pot Plants. To John Quant, for the best six plants, $2, 



To Azel Bowditch, for the second be.st, $\. 

 Parlor Bouquets. To Messrs. Winship, for the best parlor bouquets, $2. 



To A. Bowditch, for the second best, $1. 

 Vase Bouquets. To A. Bowditch, for the best vase bouquet, $2. 



To John Cadness, for the second best, $1. 

 Gratuities. To John Cadness, for a plant of Calyst^gia pub6scens,$3. 

 To Joseph Breck & Co., for a fine display of tulips, %3. 

 To N. J. Becar, Esq., the Society's Silver Medal, for a great variety 

 of beautiful calceolarias. 

 Fruit : From W. Quant, fine specimens of Black Hamburgh and Muscat 

 of Alexandria grapes. From J. F. Allen, of Salem, Black Hamburgh, 

 Grizzly Frontignan, and seven other sorts of grapes, all well grown. 



Vegetables : From Wm. Quant, very fine asparagus. From J. Quant, 

 two brace of cucumbers. From John Hill, asparagus and rhubarb, very 

 fine, presented too late for premium. 



May 27th. Exhibited. — Flow^ers : From the President of the Society, 

 a variety of plants, including Enca Bowieana and Azalea GledstanesM,- 

 also, cut flowers of several Tree paeonies, among which was one called 

 rosea sup6rba, a magnificent new one, with very deep red flowers, quite dis- 

 tinct, apparently a cross between the common double red and the BankseVe ; 

 with these were Grand Duke de Bade, Monstr6sa alba plenissima, Rocoeco, 

 &c., and other cut flowers. From Jos. Breck & Co., a fine show of her- 

 baceous and Tree pasonies. From Messrs. Winship, a variety of cut flow- 

 ers of shrubs, azaleas, hawthorns, &c. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co., fine pansies, twenty-two varieties of beauti- 

 ful azaleas, ranunculuses, and six kinds of hawthorns. From J. A. Ken-> 

 rick, fine clusters of flowers of the Wistaria sinensis, and azaleas, haw- 

 thorns, &c. From E. S. Rand, Esq., Dedham, a bouquet, composed of 

 indigenous plants. From John Cadness, fine plants of 7?hodod6ndron pon- 

 ticum, seedling calceolarias and cinerarias, Anigozanlhuscoccineus, and cut 

 flowers of Tree pasonies, in eight or ten varieties. From A. Aspinwall, a 

 splendid collection of roses. Bouquets, roses, cut flowers, &c. from E. 

 Wight, W. Quant, W. Mellar, W. Kenrick, S. Downer, Jr., P. Barnes, 

 E. M. Richards, James Nugent, A. Bowditch, S. Walker, and others. 

 Premiums and gratuities were awarded as follows : — 

 Tree Peonies. To J. Cadness, for the greatest number of varieties, $5^ 



To J. Breck & Co., for the greatest display, $3. 

 Hardy Azaleas, 'i'o Hovey & Co., for the best display, fS. 

 To Messrs. Winship, for the second best, $2, 



