REPORT 



OF THE 



COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES, 



FOR THE YEAR 1874. 

 By CHARLES N. BRACKETT, Chairman. 



In presenting tlieir report for the year, your committee have 

 again to express their regret that the exhibitions of forced vege- 

 tables usually made during the early part of the winter and spring 

 months, have been so few and far between. Occasionally, however, 

 we were favored by small, but most excellent displays of choice 

 specimens from the hot-bed and forcing house, which at this sea- 

 son are always of interest, reminding one of the good time com- 

 ing. 



The first exhibition of the season was made January 17, by 

 James Comley, who exhibited a dish of very fine, well grown 

 Mushrooms, and continued to show superior specimens of this 

 delicate vegetable, from this date to April 25. Commencing Feb- 

 ruary 7, Mr. Comley also exhibited superb samples of forced Rhu- 

 barb from time to time, which for size, color, and beauty of growth, 

 we have never seen excelled at this season. January 24, C. M. 

 Atkinson placed upon the table remarkably fine specimens of 

 Brussells Sprouts ; they are quite hard}'^, easily grown, and deserve 

 more general cultivation. February 1, O. C. Gibbs exhibited a 

 very fine sample of Cucumbers from his forcing house, (the first 

 of the season) and Walter Russell excellent specimens of Celery. 

 February 28, we had Tennisball Lettuce from George F. Stone, 

 and Josiah Crosby ; March 14, Mushrooms from James O'Brien ; 

 March 21, White Spine Cucumbers from George H. Scott, and 

 Lettuce from George W. Pierce ; and March 28, Tomatoes from 



