108 PROCEEDINGS. 



rosea, Cryptomeria Japonica. Large Round Bouquet, for Bradlee Vase, and two Flat 

 Bouquets. Dahlias and Cut Flowers in variety. 



From H. T. Haseltine, Asters, Verbenas, Cockscombs, &c. 



From J. Mann and Mrs. E. Parker, fine Grass Bouquets. 



From William Kenrick, by Miss Russell, an arbor Design. 



From Mrs. J. Dyer, a handsome Design. 



From M. E. C. Brown, J. Shekeen, Miss Kenrick, Miss Mary Kenrick, and J. Gilmore, 

 Designs of various sorts. 



From John Parker, very fine Dahlias. 



From Joseph Breck & Co., Dahlias, and other Cut Flowers. 



From James Nugent, Dahlias, Roses and Bouquets. 



From B. K. Bliss, Springfield, two fine Cockscombs, and a Design. 



The committee have not received the names of many plants contributed, some of which 

 were very fine, nor do they know from whence they came. 



EXHIBITION OF VEGETABLES. 



From J. E. Teschemacher, East Boston, New Cabbage, sown 19th of April, in the open 

 ground ; only manure, one tablespoonful of guano ; the finest flavored, and the most 

 delicate of the Cabbage tribe j have been grown of 15 pounds weight — introduced and 

 distributed by Mr. Teschemacher, in 1847. Sprouts from the same. New Cabbage — 

 Early Northern ; seed from St. Petersburg, Russia, received by the kindness of Horatio R. 

 Storer; sown in the open ground, 19th April; ready for table, 9th July. Sprouts of the 

 same. New String Bean — seed from California ; sown first week in June ; first gathering, 

 1st of August. The same plants continue to produce abundantly till the frost : the 

 specimen exhibited flowers, young beans and ripe seed on the same stem ; extremely 

 tender ; flavor very delicate ; grows about three feet high : introduced by Mr. T. White 

 Beet root, from which sugar is extracted in France and Germany. Seed from France, 

 1848. Onions, Carrots and Scotch Kale — exhibited, also, to show the action of guano. 

 All these vegetables were raised on very poor soil, which has had no manure for three 

 successive years but guano, at the rate of about four hundred pounds to the acre. 



From James Cruickshanks, German Curled Greens, or Scotch Kale ; Scotch Flag Leek; 

 Bassano Beet; Early Horn Carrot; Stringham do. ; Orange do.; brace Douglass Champion 

 Cucumber, new ; brace Victory of England do. ; Lima Beans, for table ; quantity of do. 

 ripe ; Custard Winter Squash ; Marrow do. ; Club do. 



From D. Denny, Dorchester, Drumhead Cabbages. 



From G. C. Crowningshield, by John Quant, Celery and Egg Plants. 



From Lewis Davenport, Milton, a peck of Sweet Potatoes. 



From Elbridge Tufts, Cambridgeport, Canada Squash; Crooknecked Striped do., six 

 from one seed. 



From Nahum Stetson, South Bridgewater, Mammoth Tomato; Club Gourd. 



From F. W. Macondry, Dorchester, Pumpkins : Blood Beet; Sugar do. ; Orange Carrot; 

 Marrow Squash ; White Crooknecked do. ; Canada Crooknecked do. ; Royal Cape Lettuce ; 

 Large Dutch Parsnip; Corn; Sugar Pumpkin; Drumhead Cabbage; Pea Beans; Seva 

 do. ; Horticultural do. ; Early China do. ; Russian bush do. ; Lima do. ; Seymour Celery ; 

 Cucumber; three varieties of Tomatoes, and thirtyfour varieties of Potatoes. 



From S. VV. Cole, Chelsea, Potatoes, viz.: — Hill's Early, Egg, White Kidney, Knevet's 

 Defiance, Holmes's Early, While Bluenose, Hall's Early, Early June, Wah's Oval, Light 

 Chenango, Chenango, Superior do., (two sorts). White Chenango, Carter, Snowball, Wait's 

 Round, Victoria, Kidney, St. Helena, Hancock, Butman, Long White, AV^ait's Long, Apple, 

 Longneck, Mohawk or Seal's Foot, Black, Peach Blow, Rohan, Calico, Waterloo, Clinton 



