174 TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Amount of money voted by the Society at the disposal of the 



Flower Committee, ...... $500 00 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



JOSEPH BRECK, Chairman Flower Com. 



COMMITTEE ON DECORATIONS AND DESIGNS. 



The Committee to whom was assigned the duty of awarding the Socie- 

 ty's Premiums for Designs and Floral Decorations, at the Annual Exhi- 

 bition, Sept. 16, 17, and 18, having attended to that duty, respectfully sub- 

 mit the following report : — 



To Wm. Quant, gardener to T. H. Perkins, for his beautiful Gre- 

 cian floral temple, 1st premium of . . . . $40 00 



To Walker & Co., for their much admired Chinese Pagoda, 2d 

 premium of . 



To J. L. L. F.Warren, for his neat Swiss cottage, 3d premium of 



To W. Sheehan; gardener to R. West, of Salem, for his fine Gothic 

 monument, 4th premium of . 



To John Galvin, gardener to Thomas Blotley, Jr., for his Gothic 

 bower, 5th premium of ..... 



To Daniel Crowley, gardener to J. L. Gardener, for the best pair 

 of large flat bouquets for the walls, 1st premium of • 



To James Nugent, for the second best pair of large flat bouquets 

 for the walls, 2d premium of . 



To Hovey & Co., for the best round pyramidal bouquet for the 

 Society's vases, 1st premium of ... . 



To S. A. Walker, for the second best round pyramidal bouquet for 

 the Society's vases, a premium of . 



To Hovey & Co., for the best pair of mantel or table bouquets, 

 1st premium of ..... • 



To W. E. Carter, for the second best pair of mantel or table bou- 

 quets, a premium of . 



To Hovey & Co., for the best pair of hand bouquets, 1st premium 

 of 



No claimant for the second premium. 



To Miss R. Bowker, for the best design of native grasses or moss- 

 es, 1st premium of . . . . . . 10 00 



To Mrs. E. A. Story, for the second best design of native grasses 



or mosses, 2d premium of . . . . 5 00 



Gratuities. 

 To Miss R. Bowker, for a very tasteful wreath of grasses for the 



clock, 5 00 



