478 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Gratuities. — For fine grapes, to J. Owens, gardener to J. A. Lowell, 

 Esq., B. D. Emerson, and L. Blodgett, $5 each. 

 For a fine display of peaches, to Galen !Merriam, and Otis Pettee, $5 



each. 

 To F. Burr, Hingham, for a collection of pears, $8. 

 To G. Phipps, for W.Bon Chretien pears; G.Wilson, Mavblehead, 

 for Cliaumontelle pears ; H. N. Langworthy, for Swan's Orange 

 pears; J. Nesmith, Lowell, for Late Crawford peach; A. Lackey, 

 Jr., Marblehead, for St. Ghislain pear; A. Dexter, Roxbury, for 

 Andrews and Seckel pear; Henry Poor, Andover, for Flemish Beauty 

 pear, and Porter apple ; J. Breck <S/. Co., collection of pears ; L. Bald- 

 win, Brighton, collection of fruit; H. C. Merriam, collection of 

 peaches ; M. P. Wilder, Columbia and Buffum pears; C. Hurd, col- 

 lection of pears ; A. D. Webber, Needham, melons ; J.B.Moore, 

 watermelons, — severally awarded the Society's silver medal, valued 

 at $5. 

 Vegetables : From A. D. Williams, fine cauliflowers, carrots, parsnips, 

 salsify, tomatoes, cabbages, potatoes, in variety, squashes, fine Marrow and 

 Canada, Sweet and Early White corn. From S. W. Cole, a large and very 

 fine collection of potatoes, embracing forty standard and thirty-five seedling 

 varieties. This exhibition attracted much attention ; also, pumpkins. Winter 

 Crookneck squash. Winter Blood beet. Turnip beet, Bassano beet, Early 

 Horn carrot, and Cabbage turnip. From F. A. Davis, Lima, Saba, Dwarf, 

 White Kidney, and London Horticultural beans; Savoy, Red Dutch, and 

 Large Scotch cabbages ; fine squashes, potatoes, salsify, okra, Martynia, 

 cranberries, (upland growth,) Turnip-rooted and Blood beets, carrots, pars- 

 nips, and Ruta Baga. From Q. Hersey, Early Frame, Early (Mauley's) 

 Egyptian, Shepard's Early, Philadelphia Red, Long Red, Seals-foot, Pink- 

 eye, Chenango, and Early Red potatoes; also, a variety of fine specimens 

 of corn. 



From Hovey & Co., 14 varieties of corn, many of them very beautiful ; 

 also, fine Marrow squashes. Giant tomato, Apple tomato true, extra-fine 

 specimens of Egg Plant (purple). Blood beets, turnips, and five varieties of 

 potatoes, and fine specimens of Canada squash, three of the growth of 

 1848. From F. Alexander, Lynn, two very fine and large squashes, the 

 largest weighing 111 lbs. From J. Bumstead, Roxbury, two fine squashes, 

 one of which weighed 82^ pounds, the other 62 pounds. From A. E. Bel- 

 knap, Boston, Yellow tomatoes, raised from seed sent from Cuba ; very 

 beautiful specimens. From H. Poor, North Andover, White Flat Winter 

 wheat, produced 30 bushels to the acre ; also. Black Sea Spring wheat, 

 fine specimens. From J. B. Moore, Concord, Blood beet, Ruta Baga, 

 Canada squash. Seal-foot potatoes, Darling's Early Sweet corn, ripe ; not 

 planted until the 10th of June. From J. Lovett, 2nd, several fine heads 

 of Brocoli. From J. Stickney, carrots, fine specimens, and several fine 

 plants of the Pomeranian cabbage. Vegetables in variety, from F. Mosely, 

 A. McLennan, O. N. Towne, Jas. Parker, A. D. Weld, J. D. W. Wil- 

 liams, O. Pettee, Mrs. L. Spaulding, W. H. Whitney, J. Gammell, 

 George Walson, G. J. and A. Parker, and others. 



