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Fron\ Mrs. T. H. Carey, Greville roses. Cut flowers, bouquets, &c., from 

 Miss Russell, Mary M. Kenrick, J. A. Kcnrick, Wm. Kenrick, F. L. Ca- 

 pen, J. Bumstcad, James Nugent, J. Hovey, and others. 



GRATUITIES AWARDED. 



To J. Rnmstead, J. Nugent, P. Barnes, Miss Russell, Mary M. Kenrick, 

 and J. Hovey, $1 each. 



Fruit: From O. Johnson, Napoleon Bigarreau, very fine. Black Tarta- 

 rian, White Bigarreau, Black Eagle, and Mottled Bigarreau cherries, all 

 fine. From M. H. Simpson, Black Tartarian and Black Eagle cherries, 

 extra fine. 



From Hovey & Co., splendid specimers of their new Seedling cherry, 

 noticed by the chairman in Jiis last annual report. From Isaac Stone, seed- 

 ling cherries, from the Black Tartirian. From Geo. Walsh, cherries, Nos. 

 1 and 2, very fine. From G. Merriam, Downer(?) cherries. From B. Da- 

 vid, Bigarreau(?) cherries. From J. F. Allen, peaches, good. From K. 

 Bailey, Franconia raspberries. From A. Bowditch, Knevet's Giant rasp- 

 berry. 



Fruits tested. — From Isaac Stone, seedling cherry, of medium size, 

 black, sweet, and good. 



July nth. — Exhibited. Flowers : From H. Schimmin, gardener to J. P. 

 Gushing, eleven plants in pots, among which were fine calceolarias, Japan 

 lilies (dark varieties), Clerodendron fallax, Lyne's Seedling Gloxinia, and 

 the lovely Dipladenia splendens, which we have noticed in another page ; 

 also, hollyhocks, bouquets, &c. 



From Hovey & Co., splendid collections of carnations and picotees, 

 among them some fine seedlings. The prize stand contained the following 

 sorts: Beauty of Middlesex (Hovey's), King Alfred, Duke of Newcastle, 

 picotee, Jenny Lind (Hovey's), picotee. Beauty of Cambridge, yellow pico- 

 tee, Belle Americaine (Hovey's), Mrs. Hovey, white picotee. Defiance, 

 (Hovey's), and two unnamed. Also, 12 varieties of phlox, a large collection 

 of hollyhocks, and fine specimens of Z#ilium japonicum and canadensis, the 

 latter showing thirty five flowers and buds. 



From Dr. C. F. Chaplin, a great display of picotees and pinks, mostly 

 seedlings, and some of them very fine. From P. Barnes, a fine display of 

 hollyhocks and other flowers. Cut flowers, &c., from J. L. Boyden, Mary 

 M. Kenrick, Miss Russell, J. Nugent, T. Page, J. Hovey, Mrs. L, Capen, 

 and Winship &, Co. 



premiums and gratuities awarded. 

 Carnations and Picotees. — For the best ten varieties, to Hovey & 

 Co., $5. 

 For the second best, to Dr. C. F. Chaplin, $4. 

 For the best display, to Dr. C. F. Chaplin, $3. 

 Hollyhocks. — For the best display, to P. Barnes, $5. 

 For the second best, to Hovey &, Co., $4. 

 For the third best, to H. Schimmin, $3, 

 Summer Phloxes. — For the best ten varieties, to Hovey & Co., #6. 



