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apportioned as follows for flowers, $125 ; fruits, 

 and vegetables, $50, the total amount being nearly 

 double that appropriated eight years before. Of the 

 amount placed at the disposal of the Flower Committee 

 more than fifty dollars was offered for dahlias. The pre- 

 miums designed to encourage the cultivation of native 

 flowering shrubs and other plants, and also that for 

 camellias, were omitted. Instead of single premiums 

 for the best apples and pears, offers were made for the 

 best summer, autumn, and winter apples, and the same 

 for pears. In the vegetable department a premium 

 was offered for the best six " spears" of rhubarb, which 

 seems to indicate that this plant (of which only one 

 variety was then known) was more commonly cultivated 

 than at the formation of the Society. The premiums 

 generally were increased in amount. 



The exhibition on Saturday, the 28th of April, 1838, 

 was announced as the Geranium Show, and was open 

 to the public from eleven A.M. to two P.M., an hour 

 longer than usual. A prize of five dollars was offered 

 for the best six varieties in pots, and one of three dol- 

 lars for the best seedling. This was the first show of 

 the season, and was attended by a large number of in- 

 terested visitors, auguring well for the success of the 

 summer and autumn shows. The best display was 

 made by Marshall P. Wilder, the finest among his col- 

 lection being Lord Denman, Diadematum, and Hericart- 

 ianum. The premium for the best seedling was taken 

 by Samuel Sweetser. May 19 beautiful specimens of 

 upwards of twenty named varieties of hyacinths were 

 exhibited by Hovey & Co. June 9 William Kenrick 

 showed " Wistaria Consequana or Chinese Glycine, 

 which is hardy, and flowers profusely in an exposed sit- 



