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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS, 



AWARDING PREMIUMS FOR 1851, 



The Committee submit the following Report of Premiums for 1851 : — 



PREMIUMS AT THE OPENING OF THE HALL. 



Pelargoniums. — Class I. — For the six best new and rare varieties, 



grown in eight-inch pots, to Hovey & Co., . . . !^6 00 



Roses. — For the best six varieties of Tea, Bourbon, Noisette, or 



Bengal, in pots, to Hovey & Co., . . . . 6 00 



Cactus. — For the best six varieties, to Hovey &l Co., . . 3 00 



Calceolarias. — For the best six varieties, to Hovey & Co., . 3 00 



Greenhouse Plants. — For the best display of not less than 

 twenty pots, regard being had to new and rare varieties, and 

 Av^ell grown specimens, to Hovey & Co., . . . 25 00 



Hyacinths. — For the best display, not less than twenty varieties, to 

 A. Bowditch, ....... 



For the second best, to J. Breck, .... 



Tulips. — For the best thirty distinct varieties, to Hovey & Co., 

 For the second best, to J. Breck, .... 



For the third best, to J. Breck, ..... 



Pansies. — For the best twelve distinct varieties, to A. Bowditch, . 

 For the second best, to Dr. C. F. Chaplin, 

 For the third best, to P. Barnes, .... 



Hawthorns. — For the best display, to Winship & Co., 



For the second best, to Hovey & Co., .... 



Hardy Azaleas. — For the best display, to Hovey & Co., . 



For the second best, to Winship «Sz. Co., 

 Shrubby Peonies. — For the best six varieties, to M. P. Wilder, . 

 For the second best, to M. P. Wilder, .... 



For the best display, to M. P. Wilder, .... 



Herbaceous Peonies. — For the best ten varieties, having regard 

 to the number of varieties, to M. P. Wilder, . 

 For the second best, to Hovey & Co., .... 



For the best display, to M. P. Wilder, .... 



Pinks. — For the best six distinct varieties, to A. Bowditch, . 

 Rose;.. — Class I. — Hardy Roses. For the best thirty distinct varie- 

 ties, to Hovey & Co., ..... 



For the second best, to M. P. Wilder, .... 



For the third best, to J. Breck, ..... 



For the best display, to M. P. Wilder, .... 



Class n. — For the best twelve distinct varieties, to M. P. Wilder, 

 For the second best, to M. P. Wilder, .... 



For the third best, to J. Breck, ..... 



Class ni. — Hardy Perpetual Roses. For the best ten varieties, to 



M. P. Wilder, 



For the second best, to M. P. Wilder, .... 



For the best display, to J. Breck, .... 



Prairie Roses. — For the best display, not less than six varieties, 



to Hovey & Co., . . . . . . 5 00 



