12 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



1847 and 1848. Josiah Bradlee Fund. $1000.00. 



Income to be awarded in premiums for fruits and flowers. 

 {Incatne applied in Schedule) . 



1861. Benjamin V. French Fund, No. 1. $500.00. 



The income to be forever appropriated in prizes for the improve- 

 ment of the apple. {Income applied in Schedule). 



1863. H. H. Hunnewell Fund, No. 1. $500.00. 



Income to be applied in premiums and gratuities for the intro- 

 duction and cultivation of new evergreen trees and shrubs, and 

 particularly new varieties of hardy rhododendrons. (Income ap- 

 plied in Schedule) . 



1864. H. H. Hunnewell Fund, No. 2. $2000.00. 



The income to be allowed to accumulate for periods of two, three, 

 or more years, and distributed from time to time, after sufficient 

 notice, under such regulations as may be deemed expedient, by a 

 committee appointed for that purpose, in one or more prizes to ' 

 the owners of estates of not less than three acres in extent who shall 

 lay out and plant them with the most rare and desirable ornamental 

 trees and shrubs, in the most tasteful and effective manner, develop- 

 ing the capabilities of the locations in the highest degree, and 

 presenting the most successful examples of science, skill, and 

 taste, as applied to the embellishment of a country residence; the 

 trees to be under the most thorough cultivation, the grounds in 

 high keeping, and the prizes to apply equally in cases where pro- 

 prietors take professional advice, as well as when acting on their 

 own judgment in their improvements. 



1873. H. H. Hunnewell Fund, No. 3. $1500.00. 



The income of this fund to be distributed in prizes for the en- 

 couragement of the cultivation of rhododendrons and hardy 

 azaleas. 

 (Income applied in Schedule). 



1864. William J. Walker Fund. $2354.43. 



Income to be awarded for promoting the objects of the Society, 



and for encouraging the introduction and cultivation of superior 



vegetables. 



(Income applied in Schedule) . 



1870. Levi Whitcomb Fund. $500.00. 



Income to be awarded in prizes for potatoes of superior quality. 



