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Exhihitcd. — Flowers: From the President of the Society, seedling 

 Japan hHes, and three fine gladioluses, viz. Due d'Orleans, Lieb- 

 nitZM, and Gandav6nsis. From J. Breck & Co, carnations, picotees, and 

 other cut flowers in great variety. From Dr. C. F. Chaplin, Cambridgeport, 

 a fine collection of Clove pinks, picotees, &c. From S. Walker, roses. 

 (a fine cluster of Mad. Desprez,) phloxes, &c. From T. Needham, roses, 

 and varieties of phlox, Gaillard;a, var. Wellsm/ia, picla coccinea, &c. From 

 Miss Russell, large mantel and other bouquets, carnations, &c. From 

 J. Cadness, agapanthus, spiraeas, phloxes, pinks bouquets, and pot plants. 

 From S. R. Johnson, a beautiful display of Jaune Desprez roses, pinks, 

 picotees, &c. From P. Barnes, fine pinks, phloxes, Crassula coccinea, &c. 



From Messrs. Hovey and Co, four plants of Achimenes longiflora, two of 

 A. picta, a fine large specimen of the superb Hydrangea japonica with 

 eight or ten heads of flowers, and Z/ilium speciosum album ; also 12 named 

 varieties of new carnations and picotees, a great number of new seedlings, 

 Phlox Drummond??, &c. The ten varieties which obtained the premium 

 were as follows: — Wilson's Harriet, R. F, Princess Victoria, P. P., Meteor, 

 P. P., Duke of Newcastle, P. P., Seedling, S. F., Chadwick's Lucretia, 

 R. F., Costar's Squire Clark, P. F., Ely's Scarlet Dragoon, S. B., and 

 two without names. From J. E. Teschemacher, plants of Mamn.illaria 

 speciosa, Echinocactus, Melocactus, and one seedling. Bouquets, cut flow- 

 ers, &c , from William Mellar, G. B. Richardson, William Merriam, A. 

 Bowditch, William Winchester, J. Nugent, W. Ashby, and others. 



Award of Premiums. 



Carnations and Picotees. — To Messrs. Hovey & Co., for the^best ten 

 varieties, $5. 

 No second premium awarded. 

 To Hovey & Co., for the best display, $3. 

 Bouquets. — To J. Cadness, for the best mon^eZ bouquets, $2. 

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

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

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

 Gratuities. — To S. R. Johnson, for a display of pinks and picotees, $2. 

 Fruit. — From the President of the Society, Citron des Carmes pears, 

 and the Cherry Currant, new and handsome. From J. S. Sleeper, Franco- 

 nia raspberries, Florence cherries, and a seedling ; this is the second year 

 of trial of this cherry, and the committee were unanimous in passing the 

 high encomium they had the previous season. From O. Johnson, Fastolff 

 and Knevet's Giant raspberries; Zinfindal, Black Hamburgh, and Whitr 

 Frontignan grapes; Black Heart cherries, also a cherry without a name,ol 

 superior merit : Mr. J. has exhibited this cherry for six years, and has not 

 yet been able to identify it with any known variety. From Galen Merriam, 

 Downer's Late cherries. From Samuel Walker, Black mulberries. 



From J Lovett, large and fine specimens of Knevet's Giant, and Fastolff 

 raspberries. From Hovey and Co., Fastolff", and Franconia raspberries, and 

 Macready's Eaily White grapes. From J. F. Allen, Franconia raspber- 

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