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DIVISION B. 



Class T. — For the best twenty-four dissimilar blooms, to W. Quant, $ 8 00 



For the second best twenty-four dissimilar blooms, to J. Kugent, 5 00 

 Class II. — For the best eighteen dissimilar blooms, to P. Barnes . 6 00 



For the second best eighteen dissimilar blooms, to J. L. L. F. 



Warren, . . . . . . . . . . 4 00 



Class 111. — For the best twelve dissimilar blooms, to Messrs. Hovey 



& Co., 5 00 



For the second best twelve dissimilar blooms, to W. Quant, . 3 00 



As we could not gettlie names of all the varieties which took the prizes, the 

 folldwing are named as among those in the prize stands : — Beeswing, crimson, 

 Antagonist, white ; Cleopatra, yellow ; .\rethusa, purple ; Purity, while ; Bi- 

 ondetta, buff ; Vicomte de Ressigneur, lipped ; Consiantia, edged ; Primrose, 

 sulphur; Lady Cooper, rose; Golden Rule, yellow; La tour I'Auvergne, 

 scarlet ; Cheltenham Queen, white ; Sir Edward Antrobus, crimson ; Caleb 

 Cope, vivid rose ; La Polka, primrose ; Ultimatum, fine scarlet; llburiel, 

 buffshaded with pink ; Ansel's Unique, yellow lipped with red ; La Belle 

 Blonde, white lipped with lavender; Lady St- Maur, white tipped with 

 light purple ; Princess Alice, white ; Fssex Triumph, very dark ; Kssex 

 Champion, bright orange; Princess Hadzville, white laced with purple; 

 Harlequin, white edged with scarlet , Lady Charleville, fine lilac ; Victory 

 of Sussex, maroon; Monsieur Walner, deep crimson with white edge ; In- 

 dispeiisible, white ; King of Lilac ; Fleur de Gand, lilac ; Spitfire, scarlet; 

 Essex (Jhampion, scarlet. 



Award of premiums for flowers: — 



BoiQUETS. — For the best six hand bouquets, to Ilovey & Co., $2. 

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

 For the best parlor bouquet, to Messrs. Winships, $2. 



Gka.tuities. — To the President, for a display of dahlias, $6. 

 To J. Breck & Co., for a display of dahlias, $5. 

 To W. Kenrick, for a large bouquet, $ 1. 



Vegktables. — From Hazen Hazeliine, one dozen celery. 



October Qth. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day, — 

 the President in the chair. 



There being no business before the meeting, — adjourned for one week. 



Exhihiled. — Flowers : From the President of the Society, Jose| h Breck 

 & Co., Hovey & Co., Parker Barnes, Emery Bemis, J. L. L. F. \\'arren, 

 John Parker, William Meller, O. H. Mather, A. Bowditch, John Hovey, 

 Kendall Bailey, T. Seward and others, superb collections of dahlias, em- 

 bracing numerous fine varieties and specimens. 



From J. L L. F. Warren, two pyramidal and six hand bouquets. From 

 J. liovey, two mantel bouquets, and two plants of Amaryllis Belladonna. 

 From A. Bowditch, five hand bouquets. From W. Meller, two mantel 

 bouquets. From James Nugent, nine hand bouquets. From Hovey & 

 Co., two mantel and six hand bouquets. From John Quant, one pyramidal 

 bouquet. 



