82 TRANSACTIONS, &lc. 



Repokt on Flowers and Dkccrations. 



Committee. — Samuel Y. Haven, Chairman ; Charles Wheeler, 

 Clarendon Harris, Horatio Phelps, and William R. Paine. 



The Committee beg leave to report as follows : — 



They found as much variety and excellence in the contributions 

 of Flowers, as could reasonably be expected, at this period of a 

 season, during which all the productions of the eartli have had an 

 early maturitv, and consequently have been subject to an early decay. 

 The Bouquets, Stands, Vases, and other forms of arrangements, were 

 sufficiently numerous for all the purposes of ornament, forming, with 

 wreaths and festoons of evergreen, a chaste and effective decoration 

 of the Hall. They were, at the same time, a favorable representa- 

 ti(m of the autumnal flora, both in quality and diversity ; and exhib- 

 ited a degree of taste in selection, and skill in combination, highly 

 creditable to the contributors. They may be enumerated thus : 



Isaac Davis, Worcester. Lemon, Orange, and Guava Trees. 



Stephen Salisbury, Worcester. Vallotta Purpurea, and Cut Flowers, 



Mrs. F. Kinnicntt, Worcester. Vase of Cut P'lowers. 



D. S. Messinger, Worcester. Stand of Cut Flowers. 



Ann E. Paine, Worcester. Basket of Cut Flowers. 



Henry Goulding, Worcester. Two stands of Dahlias, one Bou- 

 quet, Red Angle Feather. 



Mrs. Edwin Draper, Worcester. Bouquet of Cut Flowers. 



Mrs. Canfield, Worcester. Three Stands of Cut Flowers. 



IsaTC Southgate, Leicester. Vase of Dahlias. 



Nathaniel Paine, Worcester. Vase of Cut Flowers. 



Mrs. Henry Goulding, Worcester. Two Vases of Cut Flowers. 



Wm. T. Merrifield, Worcester. Stand of Dahlias, 20 varieties, 

 Stand of Roses, 20 varieties, thirteen Pots Green-house Plants, and 

 two Parlor Bouquets. 



F. VV. Paine, Worcester. Two Stands of Cut Flowers. 



S. P Champney, Worcester. Stand of Cut Flowers. 



Wm.G. Maynard, Worcester. Stand of Dahlias. 



Mrs. Wm. Greenleaf, Worcester. Two Stands of Dahlias. 



