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From James L. L. F. Warren, ten Pot Plants, viz. : Crassula spec, Rondeletia speciosa, 

 Erica ventricosa superba, Calceolaria, Gardenia radicans, Mammillaria scopa alba and 

 Wildiana, Echinocactus spec, Euphorbia maliformis and Ixora rosea; one ronnd Vase 

 Bouquet, one flat do., six flat Hand and two round Hand do. Also, a fine display of 

 Prairie Roses, and Cut Flowers, in great variety. 



From Messrs. Winship, a fine show of Prairie Roses; White Azalea; Shrubs and 

 Herbaceous Plants, in great variety. Also, two Mantel Bouquets. 



AWARD OF PREMIUMS. 



Bouquets and Pot Plants. — For the best six Hand Bouquets, to Messrs. Hovey & Co., 

 two dollars; for the second best do. do., to Azell Bowditch, one dollar. 



For the best pair flat Mantel Bouquets, to Messrs. Hovey & Co., two dollars ; for the 

 second best do., to Messrs. Winship, one dollar. 



For the best round Bouquet, to Messrs. Hovey & Co., two dollars ; for the second best 

 do., to J. L. L. F. Warren, one dollar. 



For the best Pot Plants, to J. L. L. F. Warren, two dollars. 



Prairie Roses. — James Nugent, R. M. Copeland, and J. Breck, Judges, 



For the best display, a premium to Samuel Walker, of four dollars ; for the second best 

 do.-, to Messrs. Winship, of three dollars. 



The Committee recommend a gratuity of five dollars, to the President, Marshall P. 

 Wilder, for his ten new varieties of Gladioli. 



Also, a gratuity of three dollars, to J. E. Teschemacher, Corresponding Secretary, for a 

 fine plant of Haemanthus tenuifolius. 



For the Committee, JOSEPH BRECK, Chairman. 



EXHIBITION OF FRUITS. 

 The beautiful specimens of Strawberries presented to-day, were placed upon the tables 

 with great skill and good taste. As a whole, it was the best display of this fruit that we 

 ever saw. 



Of an exhibition where all was so admirably done, we trust we may be permitted to 

 state that this is as it should be, and as it always ought to be. The arrangement of the fruit 

 in tlie dishes, presented on this and on former occasions by Otis Jolinson, of Lynn, has 

 appeared to us as worthy of imitation. Fruits, like flowers, may be much improved in 

 appearance by a judicious arrangement, so as to show the " sunny side." The " British 

 Queen" and " Princess Alice Maude" were made more ^^illustrious''' in the respective 

 dishes of the President of the Society, and J. L. L. F. Warren, by the graceful manner in 

 which the berries were displayed. 



Hovey's Seedling, by Otis Johnson; Hovey's Seedling and Boston Pine, by Messrs. 

 Hovey; Richardson's Seedlings, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Hovey's Seedling, Swainstone 

 Seedling, and Boston Pine, by Josiah Richardson ; five baskets of Fay's Seedling, and one 

 basket of Hovey's Seedling, by Isaac Fay — may be classed among the specimens as having 

 been arranged and exhibited to great advantage. They were truly beautiful. 



After a trial of two seasons, the Committee again place Jenney's Seedling among the 

 best. It is a very high flavored Strawberry when fully ripe. 



Josiah Richardson's Seedlings, numbers two and five, possess considerable merit. 



Isaac Fay's Seedling. The berries were large and handsome, but they lack the essential 

 quality of a good Strawberry, viz. : delicious flavor. 



The basket of Swainstone's Seedling Strawberry, presented to the Committee by Josiah 

 Richardson, (used by them as a test,) were very rich. Mr. Richardson will please accept 

 ^^e thanks of the Committee for liis generous supply. 



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