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Musk Melon. — For the best in open culture, on or before the last 



Saturday in September, to J. Lovett, 2d, for Christiana, . $5 00 

 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., for Beechwood, . . 3 00 



Nectarines. — For the best twelve specimens, to Stephen H. Per- 

 kins, for Lewis, . . . . . . 6 00 



For the next best, to J. F. Allen, . . . . 4 00 



Peaches. — For the best twelve specimens grown undes glass, on or 



before the second Saturday in July, to J. F. Allen, . . 6 00 



For the next best, to Otis Johnson, . . . . 4 00 



With a gratuity of $4 to W. C. Strong. 



For the best twelve specimens of open culture, to J. F. Allen, . 6 00 



For the next best, to C. E. Grant, . . . . 4 00 



And a gratuity of $4 to John Hill, and the Bronze Medal of the 

 Society to J. P. Wyman, both for fine specimens of Craw- 

 ford's late. 

 Pears. — For the best collection not exhibited before this year, with 

 a written description of the same. For this there was no 

 competitor who came within the rules, neither for the second 

 prize offered for same. 



For the best twelve summer pears, on or before the last Satur- 

 day in August, to Josiah Lovett, 2d, for Rostiezer, . . 6 00 



For the next best, to M. P. Wilder, for Bloodgood, . . 4 00 



For the best twelve autumn pears, on or before last Saturday 



in November, to Emery Bemis, for Louise Bonne de Jersey, . 6 00 



For the next best, to Samuel Leeds, for Duchess d'Angouleme, 4 00 



The Silver Medal of the Society to S. Downer, Jr., J. F. Allen, 

 M. P. Wilder and Henry Vandine ; and the Bronze Medal to 

 E. Cleaves, J. Dane, W. R. Austin, J. Stickney and S. Driver. 



For the best twelve winter pears, on or before the third Satur- 

 day in December, to J. Lovett, 2d, for Beurrd Diel, . . 8 00 



For the next best, to Henry Vandine, for Glout Morceau, . 6 00 



For the next best, to S. Downer, Jr., for Glout Morceau, . 4 00 



Plums. — For the best specimens, not less tlian two boxes, to J. 



Lovett, 2d, for Green Gages, . . . . . 6 00 



For the next best, to H. Vandine, for Peach plum, . . 3 00 



To O. Johnson for Green Gage, to J. F. Allen for Washington, 

 and to J. Mann for Peach plums, the Bronze Medal of the 

 Society. 

 Quinces. — For the best twelve specimens, to Jonathan Mann, . 5 00 



For the next best, to Waldo Maynard, . . . . 3 00 



Raspberries. — ^For the best specimens, not less than two boxes, to 



J. Lovett, 2d, for Knevet's Giant, . . . . 5 00 



For the next best, to Cheever Newhall, for Knevet's Giant, . 3 00 



To S. Sweetser, the Bronze Medal of the Society. 

 StiRAwberries. — For the best specimens, not less than two boxes, 



to S. Downer, Jr., for Jenney's Seedling, . . . 6 00 



For the next best, to O. Johnson, for Hovey's Seedling, . 4 00 



