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Thomas Needham, a variety of fine phloxes, viz : Princesse Marianne, Van 

 HoultJt, Cromwell, Kleur de Marie, bicolor, &c. ; also dahlias, inarigi-lds, 

 balsams, and other cut flowers. From Parker Barnes, phloxes and dahlias 

 in variety, and cut flowers ; also two superb specimens of Ipomopsis picta. 

 From Messrs. Hovey & Co., several new and fine phloxes, viz : PrinceSse 

 Marianne, CE.l de Lynx, Kermesina, NymphiE^a alba, Goethe, a new and el- 

 egant striped variety, Blanc de Neuilly, Apollo, &c., these came too late 

 for competition ; also, plants of Achimenes picta, longiflora, grandiflora and 

 patens, and Gesn^rci tubiflora ; six hand bouquets. From J. L. L. F. War- 

 ren, six hand and two mantel bouquets; Gladiolus floribiindus, gandav^nsis, 

 natalensis liybrida, balsams, phloxes, and cut flowers in variety. Bouquets 

 and cut flowers from S. Walker, S. R. Johnson, Anson Dexter, Messrs. 

 Winship, John Hovey, Jas. Nugent and W. Kenrick. 

 Award of Premiums : — 



Phloxes. — For the best 10 varieties, to J. Breck & Co., $6. 

 For the second best 10 varieties, to S. Walker, $;4. 

 For the third best 10 varieties, to Parker Barnes, S3. 

 Pl.^nts in Pots. — For the best six pot plants, to Hovey & Co., $2. 

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

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

 For the best pair of mantel bouquets, to J. L. L. F. Warren, $2. 

 For the second best pair, to James Nugent, $\.. 

 Gratuities. — To Hovey & Co., for two plants of G^snera tubiflora, $3. 

 To Parker Barnes, for two fine specimens of Ipomopsis picta, ^2. 

 To Miss Russell for a basket of flowers, fl. 

 Fruit — From J. F. Allen, Crawford's Early, Noblesse, variety un- 

 known, Grosse Mignonne, Lafayette, Cooledge's Favorite, and Belle Garde 

 peaches; Hunt's Tawny Nectarine, Sugar Top, Summer Francreal, and 

 Jargonelle pears ; Black Hamburgh, Gascoigne, Grizzly Frontignan, and 

 Wortly Hall Seedling grapes, and Black Fig. From the Pomological 

 Garden, Cheston or Matchless plums, and Sparhawk's apples. From Otis 

 Johnson, Jargonelle, and Bloodgood pears ; and Early Bough apples, fine. 

 From J. L. L. F. Warren, English Jargonelle, and French Jargonelle pears ; 

 Sopsavine, and River apples. From A. D. Williams & Son, Williams' Fa- 

 vorite, and other apples ; Jargonelle, and other pears. Fiom J. S. Sleeper, 

 Apricot plums. From O. H. Mathers, by T. Needham, Black Hamburgh, 

 Chassclas Musque, White Frontignan, Frankendale, and Chasselas de Fon- 

 tainebleau grapes. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co., eleven varieties of grapes, as follows: — 

 Bourdales, Chaptal, Chasselas de Fontainebleau, Grizzly Frontignan, Black 

 Prince, Pitmaston White Cluster, Esperione, Black Hamburgh, Muscat 

 Blanc llatif, Wilmot's Black Hamburgh, White Frontignan. Fnmi A. 

 Bowdilch, Black Hamburgh, and Royal Muscadine grapes. From H. 

 Vandiue, Early Black, Royal de Tours, Wilmot's Early Orleans, and 

 Early Yellow Gage plums ; also, a Seedling peach and Sopsavine ap. 

 pies. From E. M. Richards, Summer apple. Red Astrachan, Early 

 Bough, Banoni, Red Juneating, and River, (fine) apples ; also, Christiana 



