328 Massachusetts HortlculLural Society, 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co., twelve plants of pelargoniums, as follows : — 

 Beck's Aurora, Orion, Marc Anthony, Isabella, Mustee, Zanzummin, Des- 

 demona, Gigantic, Hebe's Lip, Rosy Circle, Drury's Pearl, and Celestial. 

 Bouquets, cut flowers, &c., from Messrs. Breck & Co., W. Kenrick, 

 John Cadness, T. Needham, J. A. Kenrick, Jas Nugent, A. Bowditch, 

 Joseph Stetson, and others. 



Premiums were awarded as follows: — 

 Plants in Pots. — To John Quant, for the best six, $2. 

 Bouquets. — To Jas Nugent, for the best vase bouquet, $2. 

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

 To W. Quant, for the best pair oi mantel bouquets, $2. 

 To Messrs. Winships, for the second best, $ 1. 

 Hawthorns. — To Messrs. Winships, for the best display, $3. 



To J. A. Kenrick, for the second best, $2. (Omitted last week.) 

 Fruit : — From Messrs. EUwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, 

 Northern Spy apples, very fine specimens. They fully maintained the high 

 character of this apple as being the very best late keeper. Winter Sweet 

 apples from J. B. Moore, Concord, by Messrs. Hovey & Co. From J. F. 

 Allen, nine varieties of grapes, some of the specimens fine. 



Vegetables. — From Josiah Lovett, 2d, Victoria Rhubarb, 12 stalks, 

 Aveighing 21 lbs. ; Seedling Rhubarb of 1847, superior to any exhibited, 3 

 stalks weighing 7 lbs ; also seedling Rhubarb of 1848, fine. From J. L. L. F. 

 Warren, Victoria Rhubarb. From John Kenrick, Victoria Rhubarb, 12 

 stalks weighing 18 lbs. 4 oz. 



June 10th.— Exhibited. — Flowers: From Messrs. Winships, a great 

 quantity of cut flowera of shrubs and herbaceous plants, including some 

 fine hardy azaleas ; also two large bouquets. From John Cadness, eight 

 plants in pots, and a variety of cut flowers. From John Kenrick, beauti- 

 ful specimens of hardy azaleas, laburnums, &c. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co., cut flowers of Beck's pelargoniums, rhodo- 

 dendrons, Pseonm Pottsn', and other new varieties. From W. Quant, six 

 plants in pots. Cut flowers, bouquets, &c., from Messrs. Breck & Co., 

 W. Mellar, Jas. Nugent, S. Dike, S. Walker, A. Bowditch, John Dunck- 

 lee, W. Kenrick, Miss Russell, and others. 

 Premiums were awarded as follows : — 

 Plants in Pots. — To W. Quant, for the best six, $2. 



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

 Bouquets.— To Jas Nugent, for the best vase bouquet, $,2. 

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

 To Messrs. Winships, for the best mantel bouquet, $2. 

 To W. Mellar, for the second best, $1. 

 Gratuities. — To John Cadness, for rare plants, $2. 



To Miss Russell, for a large bouquet, $2. 

 Fruit. From J. F. Allen, White Frontignan, Black Hamburgh, Griz- 

 zly Frontignan, (fine and well colored,) and Zinfindal grapes ; also Black 

 Fig of St. Michael, fine and well ripened. From N. Stetson, Bridgewater, 

 Brunswick figs, very large. From J. Owen, handsome Boston Pine straw- 

 berries. 



