520 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Also roses and bouquets, by various individuals, but for which there was 

 not room to exhibit. 



Dahlias. — The award of premiums was as follows : — 



DIVISION A. 



Premier Prize. — To Messrs. Hovey & Co., for the best twelve dissimilar 

 blooms, the Society's silver medal, $5 00, as follows:— Miss Vyse, 

 Orlando, Victorine, Viscount Ressegneur, Rose d'Araour, (Brown) 

 Cleopatra, Beeswing, Admiral Stopford, Andromeda, Wizard, and Queen 

 of the French. 

 Specimen Bloom.— To Jas. Nugent, $3 00, for Cleopatra. 

 Specimen Blooms of Various Colors. — Best Yellow, H. Moore, $\ GO, 

 for Cleopatra ; Red, to Hovey & Co., $1 00, for Beeswing ; Tipped, to 

 Hovey & Co., ^1, for Miss Vyse ; Lilac, to P. Barnes, $\ 00, for Queen ; 

 White, to J. Quant, $1 00, for Antagonist ; Pinli, to J. Quant, ^1 00, 

 name not known. 



division b. 

 Class I. — To P. Barnes, #8 00, for the best twenty-four dissimilar blooms, 

 for Victory of Sussex, Pickwick, Emerald, Unique, Duke of York, 

 (Keynes) Duchess of St. Albans, Beeswing, King of the West, 

 Sir Edward Antrobus, Fire King, Cheltenham Queen, Cleopatra, Capt. 

 Warner, Widnall's Queen, Great Western, Great Mogul, Eclipse, 

 Queen of Perfection, Hero of Stonehenge, La Polka, Alba Purpurea 

 grandiflora, Viscount Ressegneur, and two others. 

 No competition for the 2nd premium. 

 Class H. — No flowers worthy a premium. 



Class HI. — For the best twelve dissimilar blooms, to H. K. Moore, $5 00, for 

 Cleopatra, Primrose, Sir E. Antrobus, Latour, L'Avergne, Beeswing, 

 Antagonist, Essex Rosy Lilac, Duke of York, Miss Vyse, and three 

 not named. 



For the second best, to John Quant, ^3 00. No names of the flowers 

 were received. 

 Gratuity. — To the President, of $5 00, for his fine display of flowers. 



Fruit : From J. F. Allen, Golden Chasselas, Wilmot's Black Ham- 

 burgh, and Black Hamburgh grapes; Coe's Golden Drop plums, fine; 

 Seckel pears, very fine. From W. H. Moore, Isabella grapes, large and fine. 

 From J. Lovett, Beurre Diel, McLaughlin, Le Cure, Flemish Beauty, 

 Beurre Bosc, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Paradise d'Automne, Beurie Pic- 

 query (?) Madotte, and Colmar, (?) pears, all fine specimens. From W. 

 W. Merrill, Black Hamburgh grapes, open culture. From N. Stetson, 

 Catawba grapes, open culture, and grown under glass, fine ; peaches, two 

 sorts unnamed. From H. Vandine, Coe's Golden Drop plums, very fine; 

 Marie Louise pears. From I. Fay, fine Isabella grapes. From Warren's 

 Garden, Flemish Beauty pears, also, Persian Green Flesh melons. From 

 S. E. Coues, Portsmouth, N. H., Duchesse d'Angouleme pears. From A. 

 W. Allen, Portsmouth, Uvedale's St. Germain pears. From A. W. Haven, 

 Portsmouth, one dish unnamed. From O. Johnson, Calebasse Bosc pears (?) 

 From John Frothingham, Montreal, by S. May, St. Lawrence apples. 



