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Minister, Plubbardston Nonsuch ; pears — Beurr6 Eosc, Brown Beurr6, 

 Wilmington Baking, Columbia, Glout Morcoau, Eastor Beiirn', Wilkinson, 

 St. Germain, Duchcsse, Bcurre Diel, Passe Colmar, Urbaniste, Beurr6 

 d'Angletcrre, Beurr6 Montigeron, Bezi de la IMotte, St. iVIichael, Louise 

 Bonne of Jersey, Swan's Orange, Napoleon, F. de Wirtemberg. 



The Committee cannot f\iil to award praise for the exhibition of this day, 

 it being one of the finest ever placed upon the tables of the Society. 



The Society can but feel indebted to Mr. Tudor for his superior display 

 of Fruits, so finely grown and well colored, and in all respects one of the 

 handsomest exhibitions ever offered by any amateur. 



Fruits festtd. — From Hovey & Co., pears — Beurn'; Sterkman, fine, 

 Bonne des Zees, very fine, Jersey Gratioli, very fine, Styrian,Capsheaf, Bcurr^ 

 Montigeron, Oswego Beurre, Beurre Merod, excellent, Adams, superior, 

 Sheldon, superior, Rousselet de Mecster, fine, Swan's Orange ; grapes — 

 Diana, very fine. From M. P. Wilder, pears — Lallerard, Beurri^ Sterkman, 

 fine. From J. Hyde & Son, pears — Collins, excellent. From E. W. Bull, 

 Concord, grapes — Seedling, excellent. 



October 9. Exhibited. — Flowers : From Ilovey & Co., J. Breck & Son, 

 and L. Davenport, superb dahlias. From J. Nugent, fine dahlias, cut flow- 

 ers, and two bouquets. From T. Page, three bouquets. From W. Ken- 

 rick, a basket of flowers, dahlias, &.c. From P. Barnes, fine dahlias and 

 cut flowers. From K. Bailey, dahlias and other cut flowers. From C. 

 Copeland, fine dahlias and a great variety of beautiful roses. 



From F. Cunningham, a specimen of Phaseolus caracalla, or Snail Flow- 

 er, curious and beautiful. 



The display of dahlias was the best of the season, there being many 

 beautiful and perfect specimens from most of the exhibitors. As there was 

 but part of the money devoted to dahlias awarded at the Annual Exhibition, 

 the Committee appropriated the balance in gratuities to the following' 

 competitors : 



AWARD OF PREMIDMS AND GRATUITIES. 



Dahlias. — To James Nugent, for the best 12 flowers, $5. 



To Hovey & Co., second best, .$4. 



To Parker Barnes, third best, $3. 



To Lewis Davenport, fourth best, $2. 



To Charles Copeland, fifth best, $\. 

 Gratuity. — To C. Copeland, for a fine display of roses, $2. 

 Fruits : From J. W. Foster, plums — Reine Claude de Bavay; quinces — 

 Portugal ; peaches — Blood. From P. Barnes, peaches from the Double 

 Flowering peach; plums from St. John, N. B. From A. W. Stetson, 

 grapes — Sweetwater, Black Hamburgh ; pears — Beurrii Diel. From A.W. 

 Haven, Portsmouth, pears — Flemish Beauty, very fine. From J. A. Stet- 

 son, Quincy, apples, for a name, grown on Paradise stock ; pears — Buffum, 

 very fine, Stevens's Genesee, Payency ; apples, for a name. From B. Har- 

 rington, peaches — Crawford's Late ; apples — Porter, Ramshorn, River, Bell- 

 flower, Fall Sweet, Baldwin. From L. J. Bradish, Jamaica Plain, pears — 



