520 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



For the best 12 ears corn, to Lewis Eaton, $\, 



For the best 12 onions, to Warren Granger, ^1. 



Adjourned. 



August 17th. — Vice-President Granger in the chair. 



Exhibited by Lewis Eaton, cherries, Belle Magnifique, Arch Duke, Late 

 Duke ; pears, Muscat Robert, Rousselet Hative ; sweet corn. D. S. 

 Manley & Brother, pears. Jargonelle, Rostiezer, Dearborn's Seedling, Blood- 

 good (?), (all unripe) ; apples, Yellow Harvest, Large Early Bough, Golden 

 Sweeting, Duchess of Oldenburgh ; phloxes, 6 var. ; Double Balsams, 6 var. 

 Mrs. L. Eaton, Double Balsams, 6 var. Mason & Lovering, Gladiolus, 2 

 var. ; Double Balsams, 6 var. 



The following prizes were awarded : — 



For the best 1 var. Summer pears, Muscat Robert, L. Eaton, $2. 



For the best 6 var. phloxes, to Manley & Brother, $1. 



For the best 6 var. Double Balsams, Mason & Lovermg, $1. 



For tlae best 12 ears sweet corn, L. Eaton, $1. 



After appointing a Committee of Arrangements for the Annual Exhibition, 

 Delegates were appointed to represent the Society at the Annual Exhibitions 

 of the New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania Horticultural Societies, 

 the New York, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Canada Agricultural Socie- 

 ties, and the American Pomological Congress, and the President was era- 

 powered to appoint additional Delegates, if required; after which the 

 Society adjourned. — Jno. B. Eaton, Recording Secretary. 



Art. in. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Friday, September 23d. — The premiums for dahlias took place to-day, by 

 agreement of the Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, and prin- 

 cipal exhibitors, at the tent in the public garden. Owing to the quantity of 

 flowers which had been cut for the general show, the display v/as not so 

 large as usual, but the specimens were many of them unusually fine. The 

 principal exhibitors were J. Breck & Son, P. Barnes, Hovey & Co., J. Nu- 

 gent, and J. Hyde & Son. Messrs. Hovey & Co.'s stand for the premier 

 prize contained some superb specimens of the newest varieties, but in con- 

 sequence of two or three blooms showing an eye, the prize was not award- 

 ed. The following is the list of the awards : — 



PREMIUMS AWARDED FOR DAHLIAS. 



Specimen Bloom. — For the best, to J. Hyde & Son, for Mr. Seldon, $3. 



Various Colors. — Best Yellow, to J. Nugent, for Cleopatra, $1. Best 

 White, to J. Nugent, for Mont Blanc, $\. Best Dark, to Hovey & Co., 

 for Admiral Stopford, $1. Best Striped, to J. Hyde & Son, for Ansell's 

 Unique, $1. Best Scarlet, to J. Nugent, for Latour d'Auvergne, $1. 



Twenty-Four Dissimilar Blooms. — For the best, to Hovey & Co., 



