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THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



Collections of cut flowers were likewise contributed by Messrs. E. A. 

 Story, E. S. Rand, Jr., Evers & Bock, W. J. Underwood, F. Burr, Macy 

 Randell, E. Stone, B. Harrington, S. Walker, Galvin & Hogan, and others. 



By J. Brack & Son, a display of 42 varieties phlox. To the cultivation 

 and improvement of this flower Mr. Breck has, for a long period, given par- 

 ticular attention, and has been successful in producing a great variety of 

 beautiful seedlings, fine specimens of which were exhibited in their col- 

 lection to-day : By the same, a collection of balsams. By Hovey & Co., a 

 very fine display of phloxes, including, among rare imported roots, a collec- 

 tion of rich and very beautiful seedlings. 



AWARD OF PREMIUMS AND GRATUITIES. 



Phloxes. — For the best ten distinct varieties, to J. Breck &. Son, $5. 



For the second best, to Hovey & Co., $i. 



For the third best, to Parker Barnes, S3. 

 Balsams. — For the best eight varieties in spikes, to J. Breck & Son, $3. 



For the second best, to James Nugent, $2. 



For the third best, to Parker Barnes, $1. 

 Gratuity. — To Jonathan French, for balsams, $1. 



Fruit : By Messrs. Burr, Strawberry tomatoes (Physalis) and 3 varieties 

 of apples. By J. W. Foster, apples, and extra fine blackberries. By M. P. 

 Wilder, Beauty of Clyde apples, and Supreme de Quimper pears, in good 

 eating. By J. Richardson, apples and blackberries. By L. Jennings, Jr., 

 Franconia raspberries. By F. Dana, apples and blackberries. By J. Nu- 

 gent, extra fine blackberries. By J. F. Allen, extra large St. Michael figs, 

 and his usual large variety of grapes. By C. S. Holbrook, blackberries. 

 By I. Blanchard, a fine show of grapes. By H. Vandine, plums, pears, and 

 apples. By S. Walker, apples and blackberries. By G. L. Baxter, apri- 

 cots. By G. Merriam, blackberries and Lawton's, (being the first time 

 presented as grown here.) Mr. Seymour (through George Davenport.) 

 New Rochelle, had forwarded samples of Lawton's Seedling blackberries, 

 as grown on his grounds, but through delay of the train they failed to 

 arrive in time for the exhibition. 



Vegetables : By B. Harrington, White Kidney beans, Chenango pota- 

 toes. Purple Top turnips. Marrow squash. By H. Bradlee, Summer squash, 

 Sweet corn, cucumbers, Jackson potatoes. By F. Marsh, French carrots. 



portitultural ©ptrations 



for SEPTEMBER. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



The month of August has been cooler than the average, and the latter 

 part quite dry, so much so that vegetation in some places begins to feel tlie 

 eflfects of the drought. Fruit now swelling up would be greatly benefited 

 by copious showers. 



