TKANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 163 



REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEES AWARDING PREMIUMS 

 FOR 1846. 



FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



The Committee of Fruits would respectfully submit the following list of 

 premiums, which they have awarded during the year 1846 : — 



Awarded at the Annual Exhibition in September. 



Apples. — For the greatest number of kinds and the best grown, to 



B. V. French, a premium of . . . . . $10 00 



For the second best greatest number of kinds and the best 



grown, to Geo. Hyde, a premium of . . . . 5 00 



For the third best greatest number of kinds and the best grown, 



to F. W. Macondry, a premium of . . . . 3 00 



Pears. — For the greatest number of kinds and the best grown, to 



M. P. Wilder, a premium of . . . . . 10 00 



For the second best greatest number of kinds and the best 



grown, to S. Walker, a premium of . . . . 5 00 



For the third best greatest number of kinds and the best grown, 



to J. S. Cabot, a premium of . . . . . 3 00 



Grapes. — For the best exhibited, to David Haggerston, 1st premi- 

 um of . . . . . . . . 10 00 



For the next best exhibited, to Thomas Needham, 2d premium of 7 00 

 For the next best exhibited, to Hovey & Co., 3d premium of . 5 00 

 For the greatest number of varieties and the best grown, to J. 



F. Allen, a premium of . . . . . 10 00 



For the next best greatest number of varieties and the best 



grown, to Wm. Quant, a premium of . . . 5 00 



Assorted Fruit. — For the best basket of fruit of various kinds, to 



Otis Johnson, a premium of . . . . 10 00 



For the best dish of apples, not less than 12 specimens of one 



variety, to Hyde & Co., a premium of . . . 5 00 



For the second best dish of apples, not less than 12 specimens 



of one variety, to Otis Johnson, a premium of . . 3 00 



For the best dish of pears, not less than 12 specimens of one 



variety, to J. F. Allen, a premium of . . . 5 GO 



For the next best dish of pears, not less than 12 specimens of 



one variety, to S. Walker, a premium of . . . 3 00 



Assorted fruits in baskets were not entitled to any other than the 



premium for such. 

 The above premiums were awarded on the first day of the Exhi- 

 bition . 



