382 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



For the best pyramidal bouquet, to Hovey & Co., $2. 



For the second best, to Mrs. Russell, $ 1. 



For the best pair of mantel bouquets, to Messrs. Winship, $2. 



For the second best, to Hovey & Co., $ 1. 



For the best design, a premium of S 2 to J. Thomas. 

 Gratuities. — To M. P. Wilder, $5 for his fine display of Japan lilies, 

 and $ 3 for a fine plant of Veronica Lindleya?!a 



To William Meller, a gratuity of $ 3 for a plant of Clivia nobilis. 



To Joseph Breck & Co., for a fine display of hollyhocks, $3. 



To P. Barnes, for fine hollyhocks, $2. 

 Plants in Pots. — For the best six, to William Quant, $2. 



For the second best six, to Hovey & Co., $ 1. 

 Fruit : From J. F. Allen, the following varieties of grapes : Black Por- 

 tugal, Tottenham Park Muscat, White Frontignan, Black Hamburgh, 

 White Nice, Wilmot's Black Hamburgh, and Zinfindal ; also, Violet Hative, 

 Nectarines, Yellow Rareripe, Noblesse, and Crawford's late peaches, Sweet 

 Montmorency cherries, two varieties of figs, and specimens of the Bergamot 

 lime. Mr. Tudor exhibited from his gardens, at Nahant, a branch of the 

 Amire Joannet pear, which contained two hundred and thirty-two pears, 

 which were not, however, ripe ; the branch measured but twenty-seven 

 inches in length, and was literally covered with fruit. From C. Newhall, 

 Knevett's Giant raspberries. From O. Johnson, Franconia raspberries. 

 From H. Bailey, Franconia raspberries. 



From Hovey & Co., the following grapes: Chasselas of Fontainebleau, 

 Pitmaston White Cluster, Macready's Early White; also, FastolflJ" rasp- 

 berries. From F. W. Macondty, fine specimens of peaches. From J. L. 

 L. F. Warren, Franconia and FastolfF raspberries. From Anson Dexter, 

 Franconia raspberries. From the Messrs. Winship, White Antwerp, and 

 Franconia raspberries, and White thimbleberries. From Josiah Lovett, 

 Knevett's Giant raspberries. S. R. Johnson, John Hovey, and J. G. 

 Thurston, exhibited fine specimens of English gooseberries. From S. W. 

 Cole, three varieties of apples, of last year's growth. 



Vegetables : From Samuel Walker, water cress, raised from seed from 

 the banks of the Isis. From A. D. Williams, new potatoes. 



July 31. Exhibited. — Flowers : From J. Breck & Co., twelve varieties 

 of fine double balsams, and twelve do. of fine double hollyhocks, and the 

 following fine phloxes : Charles, white with blush eye; Kermesi7ifl', white 

 with lilac eye ; Fleur de Marie, white with violet purple eye ; Annais 

 Chauviere, pure white with a very distinct light purple eye, corolla large, 

 round, and perfect, — a very beautiful variety ; (Eil de Lynx, white with a 

 purplish red eye, fine ; Grato, rose white mottled with pink ; also, cut 

 flowers in great variety. From Messrs. Hovey & Co., two large flat, one 

 pyramidal, and six hand bouquets. Bouquets and cut flowers from J. Par- 

 ker, J. Nugent, Wm. Kenrick, Messrs. Winships, E. Winslow, J. L. L. 

 F. Warren, and A. Bowditch. 

 Award of premiums : — 

 Bouquets. — For the best six hand bouquets, to Hovey & Co., $2. 



