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Radishes and Tennisball Lettuce, which were the finest and best 

 grown specimens shown up to that date. S. W. Twombly & Son 

 also exhibited specimens of Jersey Hybrid Cucumbers. 



The above includes all the exhibitions made in this department 

 previous to the Azalea Exhibition, April 10th, at which time, 

 owing to an unfavorable and very backward season, the show of 

 forced vegetables was somewhat limited ; such specimens as were 

 presented, however, were considered superior, and maintained 

 their accustomed standard of excellence. 



On the 5th of June, occurred one of the largest and best of our 

 weekl}^ exhibitions during the year. The display of Asparagus 

 by J. B. Moore, Walter Russell, and Samuel Hartwell, and the very 

 fine collections of Lettuce, Radishes, Cucumbers, etc., by Messrs. 

 Fillebrown, Chamberlain, Russell, Crosby, Marshall P. Wilder, 

 and others, were worthy of special mention. Some remarkably 

 fine specimens of Victoria Rhubarb were also shown by Alexander 

 Dickinson. From this date throughout the season, and especially 

 at the Annual Exhibition, the displays of the different varieties of 

 vegetables were extensive and of excellent quality. 



June 26th, C. D. Kingman showed specimens of the new potato, 

 Alpha, introduced last year by B. K. Bliss & Sons, and described 

 in our last report. It was also shown at the Annual Exhibition by 

 the originator, C. G. Pringle, whose specimens were exceedingly 

 fine, and considerably improved in size, as compared with the 

 specimens shown last season. 



At the Rose and Strawben-y Shows, June 28th and July 2d, the 

 exhibitions of Peas were unusually fine, and consisted of several 

 varieties which were new. They were shown by Joseph Tailby, 

 Charles Garfield, and W. C. Child. Those shown by Mr. Tailby 

 were William 1st, Emerald Gem, and Carter's Extra Early Gem. 

 The pods of the variety known as William 1st, were large, plump, 

 and well filled ; this variety was the earliest shown, and was 

 exhibited by Mr. Tailby June 26th, and again at the Strawberry 

 Show, when it was awarded the first prize for the best peck. The 

 varieties shown by Mr. Garfield were McLean's Best of All, 

 Duchess of Edinburgh, and Sutton's Giant Emerald, the last 

 variety being particularly fine. Later in the season W. H. Spooner 

 also exhibited the following collection : Laxton's Superlative, G. 

 F. Wilson, Laxton's Fillbasket, and Omega. 



Every year there are sent out a host of fancy varieties, many of 



