154 PROCEEDINGS, 



11. The expenses of the Committee shall be paid by the Society; and a record shall be 

 kept by the Chairman, of all places visited. 



Respectfully submitted, for the Committee. WILLIAM R. AUSTIN. 



PRIZES AND GRATUITIES VOTED FOR THE PAST SEASON, 



To Otis Johnson, for the neatest, best kept, and most economical Fruit Garden, a 



Prize of $25 00 



To John Gordon, for a productive and economical Fruit Garden, a Prize of - - 15 00 



To Messrs. Hovey & Co., for the well kept and thriving condition of their Gardens, 



Grounds, &c., a Prize of 25 00 



To the Gardener of R, C. Hooper, for the general neat appearance of his Greenhouse, 



Garden, and Grounds, a Gratuity of - 10 00 



To John Geddes, the Gardener of G. R, Russell, for a very neat and well kept Vege- 

 table Garden, a Gratuity of 10 00 



To the same, for a neat and well managed Grapery, a further Gratuity of - - 10 00 



To the Gardener of J. P. Gushing, for the neatly kept and orderly premises under his 



care, a Gratuity of 10 00 



To J. F, Allen, for his extensive Graperies, and great number of varieties, a Gratu- 

 ity of 15 00 



To W. C. Strong and T. Needham, for well kept Graperies during the season, a 



Gratuity to each of 10 00 



To W. R. Austin, for his neatly kept Garden, well managed and promising condition 



of his Fruit Trees, a Gratuity of 15 00 



llEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS, AWARDING PREMIUMS 



FOR 1850. 

 PREMIUMS AT THE OPENING OF THE HALL, 



Pelargoniums. — Class I. — For the best six new and rare varieties, grown in eight- 

 inch pots, to H. Grundel, Gardener to M. P. Wilder, - - - - $6 00 

 Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to J, Nugent, 3 00 



For the 2d best, to J. Breck & Co., 2 00 



Fuchsias. — For the best six varieties, to E. Burns, 6 00 



For the 2d best, to K Burns, 4 00 



Calceolarias. — For the best six varieties, to H. Grundel, Gardener to M. P. Wilder, 3 00 



For the 2d best, to H. Grundel, Gardener to M, P. Wilder, - - - - 2 00 



Heaths. — For the best varieties, to H. Grundel, Gardener to M. P. Wilder, - - 3 00 



For the 2d best, to H. Grundel, Gardener to M. P. Wilder, ... 2 00 

 Various Sorts. — For the best display of various sorts of Green-House Plants, not 



less than twelve pots, to H. Grundel, Gardener to M, P. Wilder, - - 8 00 



For the 2d best, to E, Burns, 5 00 



Hyacinths. — For the best display, not less than twenty varieties, to J, Breck & Co., 5 00 



For the 2d best, to J. Breck & Co., 3 00 



Tulips. — For the best thirty distinct varieties, to J. Breck & Co,, - - - 8 00 



For the 2d best, to Hovey & Co., 6 00 



For the 3d best, to J. Breck & Co., 3 00 



Pansies. — For the best twelve distinct varieties, to Hovey & Co., - - - - 4 00 



For the 2d best, to Hovey & Co., 3 00 



For the 3d best, to J. Breck & Co., 2 00 



Hawthorns. — For the best display, to Winship & Co., 3 00 



For the 2d best, to J. Kenrick, 2 00 



Hardy Azaleas.— For the best display, to Hovey & Co., 6 00 



For the 2d best, to John Kenrick, 3 00 



