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REPORT ON VEGETABLES. 



Stephen Salisbury, Chairman; Charles Belcher, Marshall Flagg, 

 James Green, George Barber, Cyrus K. Hubbard, of Worcester; and 

 Newell Wood, of MiUburi/. 



The labors of the Committee were more easily discharged this year, than was 

 anticipated from the large collections, and still larger number of contributors of 

 past years. The small number of entries is no doubt owing to the fact that the 

 season has been unfavorable to the growth and perfection of specimens, and 

 for that reason, more credit is due to those who presented such worthy represen- 

 tatives to our exhibition. While enough is as good' as a feast, we barely 

 escaped no feast in this department this year. The number of entries was 

 two hundred and fifty-five, made by eighteen contributors; while the eutries of 

 last year were two hundred and ninety -six, from forty-one contributors. Five 

 members of the Committee made examination and awarded the following pre- 

 miums and gratuities : 



For the largest and best collection of seventy-five varieties to Alden 



H. Sears, $10 00 



For the second best sixty-three'varieties, to Sylvanus Sears, 8 00 



For the third best, to Geo. A. Adams, 4 00 



For the best three pure Canada Crook-neck squashes, to Elisha Kelly, 1 00 



For the best three Marrow squashes, to Alden H. Sears, 1 00 



For the best three Yokohama squashes, to Edward W. Lincoln, 1 00 



For the best three Cabbages, to Charles Nash, 1 00 



For the best three Cauliflowers, to Stephen Salisbury, 2 00 



For the best twelve ears of Sweet Corn, to Charles Richardson, 1 00 



For the best twelve Tomatoes, to Stephen Salisbury, 1 00 



The Committee would award $2 00 to William Coe, and $1 00 to 0. S. 

 Mowry, of Shrewsbury as gratuities for their collections, also to Stephen Salis. 

 bury fifty cents for a plate of early Tomatoes. To Geo. A. Adams Si 00 for 

 his Turban Squashes, which did not receive a premium from doubts as to their 

 purity ; and to Perry Thayer, $1 00 for his Marrow Squashes, which failed of a 

 premium for the same reason. 



Mr. John B. Pratt contributed a plate of very superior Tilden Tomatoes. 

 Mrs. S. Parsons, a Turban Squash of 1866 ; Mr. James Draper, a plate of fine 

 Tomatoes; Mr. Wm. Y. Holman, Squashes; Frank Adams, five years of 

 age, Ornamental Gourds ; Mrs. Warren Williams, a fine Marrow Squash of 

 1866 ; Mr. Charles Nash, a fine specimen of Scotch Kale. The Committee 

 noticed two fine Water Melons as worthy of commendation. 



For the Committee, 



STEPHEN SALISBURY, Jr. 



