286 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Fuchsias. — For the best six varieties, to William Quant, $6. 

 Cinerarias. — For the best six varieties, to W. Quant, $3. 

 Various sorts of Greenhouse Plants. — For the best twelve plants, 

 to W. Quant, #8. 

 For the second best twelve plants, to A. Bowditch, S5. 

 Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to W. Quant, 03. 



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

 Gratuities. — To M. P. Wilder, for a display of greenhouse plants, $8. 

 For the same, to Thos. Willott, $5. 

 To Henry Reed, for Cytisus racemosus, $3. 

 May 22. Exhibiled. — Flowers : From the President of the Society, 

 twelve seedling calceolarias, some of them very beautiful ; cut flowers of 

 seedling camellias, one of which appears to possess good properties, and 

 other varieties ; Tea, Princesse Adelaide, and Solfitaire roses, the former 

 quite rare ; also, Bourbon and Perpetual roses, and hardy azaleas, (forced.) 

 From R. M. Copeland, fine hyacinths. From W. Quant, a splendid plant 

 of Stephanotus floribiindus, cinerarias, geraniums, &c. From J. Thomas, 

 six handsome verbenas, also a fine show of sweet peas, pelargoniums, cal- 

 ceolarias, &c. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co., beautiful seedling pansies. From T. Need- 

 ham, cut flowers of verbenas, cinerarias, abutilons, &c. From Joseph 

 Breck & Co., hyacinths in great variety ; fine varieties of Phlox subulata ; 

 white swan and other double varieties of the Polyanthus, with a great va- 

 riety of other perennial flowers of the season. From Mrs. L. Spalding, a 

 fine pant of C^reus ext6nsis, in full bloom. From J. L. L. F. Warren, 

 Burch^lla specidsa, a new and rare species ; also, Callistemon spl6ndens, 

 bouquets, &c. Bouquets and cut flowers, from A. Bowditch, J. VV. Man- 

 dell, and S. R. Johnson. 



The award of premiums was as follows : — 



Plants. — For the best six pot plants, to W. Quant, a premium of $2. 



To A. Bowditch, for the second best, a premium of #1. 

 Bouquets. — For the best mantel bouquet, to A. Bowditch, $2. 

 For the second best, to W. Quant, $1. 

 For the best hand bouquets, to A. Bowditch, $2. 

 For the second best, to J. L. L. F. Warren, $1. 

 Gratuities — To Wm. Quant, for a splendid plant of Stephan6tus flori- 

 biindus, S5. 

 To R. M. Copeland, for a very fine display of hyacinths, $3. 

 Fruits. — Mr. Allen again made another fine display of his grapes, viz: 

 Ferral, Black Hamburg, Zmandal, early Black July, Grizzly Frontignan, 

 Pitmasion white cluster, and white Chasselas ; also, black and white figs 

 of St. Michael, Azores. The Pitmaston white cluster is a small round 

 berry, and, when fully ripe, of a fine amber color; it will ripen in from 

 tea to twenty days less time than the Chasselas or Sweetwater. It is a 

 very desirable variety. 

 Vegetables. — From W. Quant, fine asparagus. 



