58 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPOET OF THE COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES, 



Foil THE Yeak 18GG. 



BY CHARLES N. BKACKETT, CHAIRMAN". 



In presenting their Annual Report, your Committee take this oppor- 

 tunity of expressing their great gratification in being able to congratu- 

 late the members of the Society for the marked improvement in this de- 

 partment upon previous years, not only in the quantit}^ of the vegeta- 

 bles offered for competition, but in their quality, number of varieties 

 newly introduced, uniform smoothness of growth, and beauty of appear- 

 ance. 



And 3'our Committee cannot refrain from tendering their thanks to 

 contributors for their exertions, and also hope that the success of the 

 past season under favorable circumstances, inay prove a stimulus to them 

 for future effort. 



The duties of the Committee, previous to the opening of the Hall, we re- 

 gret to say, were very light. The displays of forced vegetables, although 

 satisfactory in regard to quality, were not as numerous as we hope to 

 see in future. 



January 6. Anthony Hatch exhibited very fine Tennisball lettuce, 

 the first of the season. 



January 27, and February 3. Very fine and well grown Tennisba|l 

 lettuce was shown by Josiah Crosb}^ and radishes by Warren KawsoiJ. 



March 3. Andrew F. Allen exhibited Tennisball lettuce and radishes, 

 well grown and excellent, for which he received a gratuity. 



March 31. E. A. Brackett placed upon the table six varieties of Eng- 

 lish Prize cucumbers, splendidly grown, some of the specimens measur- 

 ing upwards of twenty inches in length. The varieties were, 



1 pair Minster Abbey, 1 pair Berkshire, 



1 " Manchester Prize, 1 " Sir Colin Campbell, 



1 " Stillwell's Matchless, 1 " Cathill's Highland Mary. 



A gratuity of five dollars was awarded Mr. Brackett for the collection. 



The interest in the Weekly Exhibitions appears to be increasing, but 

 there is still room for improvement, and it is hoped that vigorous efforts 

 will be made by contributors to this department in the future, to make 

 the weekly displays still more interesting. 



During the past season several new candidates for public favor have 

 been placed upon the table, prominent among which we notice the Early 

 Goodrich potato, exhibited for the first time this season at the Weekly 



