REPORT 



OF THE 



Cominittee on Vegetables, 



FOR THE YEAR 1877. 



By C. N. BRACKETT, Chairman. 



The Committee on Vegetables for the year 1877 report as 

 follows : 



The past season has been remarkably favorable for the produc- 

 tion of fine vegetables. The various crops have been abundant, 

 and the quality excellent. 



"With such a season and such crops we naturally look for corres- 

 ponding results at our exhibitions, not only in the increased quantity 

 and variety of the various specimens offered for competition, but 

 also in their quality and improvement generally. In other words, 

 a favorable season means a good exhibition season. So far as this 

 department is concerned this expectation has been realized, and 

 our shows of vegetables have been among the best ever made. 

 From the commencement of the year to the opening exhibition, on 

 the 7th of April, there were occasionally some very fine specimens 

 of forced vegetables placed on exhibition in the Library Room, as 

 has been the case in former years. These contributions, although 

 limited in quantity in comparison with those of some previous 

 years, nevertheless comprised the choicest specimens of the 

 season, and furnished ample proof of care and skill in cultivation. 



During the months of January, February, and March, we were 

 indebted to the following contributors, to whom gratuities were 

 awarded for the objects named : to Josiah Crosby, for Celery, Let- 

 tuce, Dandelions, Radishes, and Cucumbers ; to Hovey & Co., for 

 Mushrooms ; to C. M. Atkinson, for Brussclls Sprouts, Swiss 



