REPORT 



OF THE 



COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES, 



FOR THE YEAR 1875. 



By C. N. BRACKETT, Chairman. 



The past year has, in many respects, been one of more than 

 oi'dinary interest in this department of the Society. At the weekly 

 exhibitions an encouraging degree of interest has been manifested 

 throughout the season ; our shows have been sustained with spirit 

 and success, and have been considered superior, in some respects, 

 to those of any previous year. 



Competition for the prizes offered by the Society has been active 

 throughout the year, and the efforts of cultivators have resulted in 

 placing upon our tables products of their skill, which for beauty 

 and quality are rarely equalled in the most favorable seasons. 



Each year has its peculiarities, and the past has been no excep- 

 tion to the general rule. The extreme and long continued cold 

 weather, experienced during the early portion of the year, operated 

 unfavorably for our winter and early spring shows, so that from 

 the commencement of the year, up to the Azalea Exhibition in 

 April, the contributions of forced vegetables were made only in 

 limited quantity. , 



During the month of January, Mrs. E. M. Gill and George F. 

 Stone showed some very fair samples of Tennisball Lettuce, which 

 were the only contributions offered throughout the month. 



Fejaruary 27th, S. W. Twombly & Son exhibited Dandelions. 

 March Gth, S. H. Scott, very fine White Spine Cucumbers, the first 

 of the season. March 20th and 27th, excellent specimens of 

 Lettuce were shown by Josiah Crosby ; Sea Kale and Rhubarb, 

 by W. Gage, and specimens of Swiss Chard by C. M. Atkinson. 

 April 3d, Walter Russell presented samples of Long Scarlet 



