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Wilson, of Albany, $1. James Wilson exhibited the largest variety of 

 greenhouse plants. 



For the best twenty-five varieties of hardy roses, the committee award 

 the first premium to James Wilson, $2; and for the second best variety 

 of roses, to Herman Wendell, $ 1. For the greatest and best variety of 

 hardy roses, a premium of $2, to James Wilson. A premium of $2 is 

 awarded to J. Dingwall for a beautiful variety of flowers, consisting of 

 verbenas, picotees, and carnations. 



The committee would specially commend Mr. William Cooper for the 

 beautiful bouquet of wild flowers, of fifteen varieties ; and they trust that 

 a very large increase in this department will be made, from the wild flowers 

 of our hills and valleys. 



The chairman of the committee, W. Newcomb, having retired, the res- 

 idue of the committee would report that their chairman presented a large 

 and good assortment of annual, biennial, and perennial flowers, together 

 with dahlias and roses, and that your committee would report that Mr. 

 Newcomb has exhibited the best and largest variety of annual and herba- 

 ceous, biennial and perennial flowers. 



The committee regret that they were not enabled to make a more full and 

 complete report, owing to the want of time and the late hour of exhibition ; 

 but, upon the whole, your committee would say, that the great number and 

 variety of roses and beautiful flowers exhibited does great credit to the 

 taste and enterprise of the exhibitors, and that they are specially deserving 

 of the thanks of the society. — Wm. Newcomb, Chairman. 



Floral Ornaments. — The committee on floral designs and bouquets 

 respectfully report, that, after a close examination, they have concluded to 

 award to Nathan B. Warren, of Troy, for the best round bouquet for vase, 

 the first premium of $2. To E. P. Prentice, of Mount Hope, the second 

 premium of $1. For the best pair of hand bouquets, one flat and one 

 round, to James Wilson, of Albany, the first premium of $2 ; and to Dr. 

 Herman Wendell, the second premium of % 1. — S. E. Warren, Chairman. 

 Cut Flowers, &c. — The principal exhibitors of flowers were Wm. 

 Newcomb, Dr. Wendell, William Cooper, Joel Rathbone, E. P. Prentice, 

 John Dingwall, James Wilson, and others. Dr. Wendell exhibited twenty va- 

 rieties of verbenas, including Dove-eye, Suzette, Rosy Cluster, and Caroline. 

 Fruits. — The committee on fruits report, that there were exhibited by 

 Dr. Herman Wendell, of Albany, ten varieties of cherries, viz : May Duke, 

 Florence, Black Heart, Napoleon Bigarreau, Arch Duke, Black Tartarian, 

 Yellow Spanish or Bigarreau, Bigarreau Colouer de Chair,Wendeirs Mot- 

 tled Bigarreau (a seedling), and Carnation Bigarreau (a seedling) ; and 

 three varieties of strawberries : Hovey's Seedling, Hovey's Boston Pine, 

 Ross's Phoenix. 



By D. T. Vail, of Hill Top, Mount Ida, Troy, six varieties of cherries, 

 viz: Black Heart, Black Tartarian, White Heart, Ox Heart, May Duke, 

 Morello. By A. Walsh, Lansinburgh, three varieties of cherries: White 

 Tartarian, May Duke, and Morello ; one variety of gooseberries. By 

 James Hall, Albany, two varieties of cherries : Ox Heart, and May Duke. 



