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For the second best, to A. Bowditch, $ 1. 



For the best pair of mantel bouquets, to Hovey & Co., $2. 



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



For a large pyramidal bouquet, to Miss Russell, $ 2. 



A gratuity to Miss Russell for a basket of flowers, $ 1. 

 Fruits: From Messrs. Hovey & Co., Muscat J31anc Hatif, Pitmaston 

 White Cluster, and Chasselas de Fontainebleau grapes ; also, Lemercier, 

 and Late Duke cherries. From J. F. Allen, Wilmot's Black Hamburgh, 

 Victoria Hamburgh, Purple Muscat, and Black Hamburgh grapes ; also. 

 Sweet Montmorency cherries. Noblesse, Grosse Mignonne peaches, and figs. 

 From O. Johnson, Black Hamburgh, Zinfindal, White Muscat of Alexan- 

 dria, White Frontignan grapes; also. White Dutch currants. 



From W. Quant, Regne de Nice, Black Frontignan, Purple Muscat, 

 Muscat Muscadine (?), Black Hamburgh, extra large berries, Muscat of 

 Alexandria, White Frontignan grapes, very handsome. From John Wash- 

 burn, Red Astrachan apples, From John Owen, Early Harvest apples. 

 From A. D. Weld, Red and White currants, fine. From A. D. Williams 

 & Son, Red and White currants, fine. From John Hovey, seedling goose- 

 berries. From Mrs. Spalding, figs, extra large. 



Vegetables : From John Galvin, Newport, R. I., by Eben Wight, Ro- 

 man Emperor cucumber. From S. H. Hunneman, Roxbury, by J. C. 

 Hunneman, two large winter squashes, of last year's growth, perfectly 

 sound. From A. D. Williams, new potatoes. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR AUGUST. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Vines in the greenhouse or grapery will now be nearly ripe ; some 

 of the earlier kinds quite ripe, such as the White Chasselas, Macready's 

 Early White, &c. Plenty of air should now be given, a little very early 

 in the morning, and the floor should not be damped any longer. If any of 

 the laterals push, they should becut back again to the first eye. Vines in 

 the cold house will need particular care, as this is the season for mildew : 

 see that the house is closed early in cool windy weather, and do not allow 

 great drafts of air at any time until they begin to color ; keep the floor well 

 damped in hot dry weather. Vines in the open air should be now looked 

 after : see that all the laterals are cut off two eyes beyond the fruit, which 

 will prevent the shoots from becoming entangled ; lay in the wood carefully 

 for next year's bearing, and head in all that is not wanted for that purpose ; 

 this will throw the sap into the grapes, and mature a few leaves, which 

 are better than a mass of young foliage for elaborating the sap. 



Strawberry beds may be made this month, after the first good rain, pro- 

 vided the ground has been duly prepared. Let the rows be two feet apaity 



