62 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



GKATUITIES AWAKDED FOE FORCED VEGETABLES, 

 Previous to the Opening or the Hall, 



February 15. To George Hill, for Celery and Lettuce, - $4 00 



" 22. Josiah Crosby, for Tennis Ball " 



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" " Walter Russell, " " " 



March 14. D. Zirngiebel, for Short Scarlet Radishes, - 



May 2. George Hill, for White Spine Cucumbers, - 



" " S. G. Damon, for Rhubarb, - 



" 9. George Dorr, " (open culture), - 



« " S. G. Damon, "... 



" 30. John B. Moore, for Asparagus, (weight of 



12 stalks, 2 lbs., 95 ounces), 



" " Walter Russell, for Asparagus, 



" " Josiah Crosby, for White Spine Cucumbers, 



♦♦ " George Hill, for Rhubarb and Cucumbers, - 



PRIZES AWARDED AT THE WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS, 



During the Season. 



Asparagus. — For the best four bunches, on the fifth Saturday 



in May, (oiDcning of the Hall), to John B. Moore, 



For the next best, to Walter Russell, ... 



For the next best, to Francis Skinner, - - . 



Cucumbers. — For the best pair, grown under glass, on the 



fifth Saturday in May, or the opening of the Hall, to 



Walter Russell, 



For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, _ . - 



For the next best, to George Hill, . - - - 



Rhubarb. — For the best twelve stalks, on the fifth Saturday 



in May, or the opening of the Hall, to George W. Pierce, 



For the next best, to Francis Skinner ... 



For the next best, to James Nugent, . . - 



Radish, Long Scarlet. — For the best four bunches, on the 



fifth Saturday in May, or the opening of the Hall, to 



Walter Russell, ...... 



For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, ... 



For the next best, not awarded, .... 



