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To Marshall P. Wilder, for the best exhibition of pears, the Lyman plate, 

 valued at $25. 



To Samuel Walker, for the 2d best do. , the Lowell silver gilt medal, $ 10. 



To Josiah Lovett, 2d, for the 3d best do., $5. 



To Samuel Pond, for 12 specimens of the Williams's Bon Chretien pear, 

 $5. 



To Henry Vandine, for 12 specimens of the Flemish Beauty pear, $3. 



The Committee, in awarding the premiums for the best pears of not less 

 than 12 specimens, deemed it a duty incumbent on them to bestow the 

 premium, (where there was a doubt,) in favor of the variety the qual- 

 ity of which had been repeatedly tested and approved. They would 

 therefore beg leave to recommend a gratuity of five dollars, equal to 

 the highest special premium. 



To Ralph Crooker, for 12 specimens of the Van Mons Leon le Clerc 

 pear, $5. 

 Grapes. — David Haggerston, Alexander McLennan, Wm. Quant, Judges. 



To Thomas Needham, gardener to O. H. Mather, Brighton, for the ihree 

 best varieties, (two bunches of each,) the Lyman plate, valued at $25. 



To Hovey & Co., for the 2d best, $ 10. 



To Wellwood Young, gardener to Ja's Arnold, N. Bedford, 3d best, $5. 

 Assorted Fruit. — C. M. Hovey, John Fisk Allen, D. Haggerston, Judges. 



For the best basket of assorted fruit, containing a fine variety, to Otis 

 Johnson, $ 10. 



For the 2d best basket, to W. Quant, $ 7. 



And they recommend a gratuity to A. Bowditch, for a basket of grapes 

 tastefully arranged, $5. 



FLOWERS. 



For Floral Decorations, dfc. — Joseph Breck, A. Story, Wm. Quant, Alex- 

 ander McLennan, L. Winship, S. R. Johnson, Judges. 



For ihe best pair of vase bouquets for the marble vases, to Hovey & Co., 

 $10. 



For the 2d best do., to J. L..L. F. Warren, $6. 



For the best pair of vase bouquets for the Bradlee vases, to James Nu- 

 gent, $ 10. 



For the 2d best do., to Messrs, Winship, $6. 



For the best pair of parlor bouquets, to Messrs. Winship, $5. 



For the 2d best do., to Charles Brims, $3. 



For the 3d best do., to Hovey & Co., $2. 



For the best pair of hand bouquets, to A. Bowditch, $3. 



For the 2d best do., to James Nugent, $2. 



For the 3d best do., to R. West, $ 1. 



For the best bouquet composed of indigenous flowers, to John Quant, $ 3. 



For the 2d best do., to E. M. Richards, $2. 

 For Designs, Baskets of Flowers, cjr. — To Wm. Quant, for a moss vase on 

 a pedestal, v/ith flowers, first premium, $ 12. 



To J. Thomas, for a design, wrought with moss and flowers, 2d prem- 

 ium, $8. 



