REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES. 99 



through his fine field, and making a careful examination of the same, 

 would say that they returned more fully convinced than before of its 

 value. The Society's Silver Medal waa awarded Mr. Moore by your 

 Committee. 



The first exhibition of Tomatoes was on the 2d of July, at which time 

 Daniel Clark of Waltham made a fine display of specimens of two 

 varieties — Gen. CTrant and Boston Market — which are leading sorts in 

 this market thus far. August 0, W. E. Baker of Ridge Hill Farm, 

 Wellesley, exhibited samples of a new Tomato called the Trophy, very 

 large, and quite smooth, one specimen weighing one pound and two 

 ounces; it was also shown later in the season (August 20), by James 

 Comley and Andrew Wellington, in fine condition ; it has not yet been 

 sufficiently tested; if it should prove to be as e«rZi/ a variety as the 

 Grant, or Boston Market, it will, on account of its tize and solidity, 

 become exceedingly valuable for market purposes. 



August 6, a new Hybrid Pole Bean was shown by J. Tailby of "Wel- 

 lesley, said to mature early in the season, and as a shelled bean to be 

 of superior quality, and very productive. The specimens exhibited 

 were from seed planted June 8. 



The Dwarf Wax Podded Bean, and Egyptian Beet, introduced last 

 season by Mr. F. Burr, Jr., prove upon further trial to be valuable ac- 

 quisitions; the former for its beautiful colored pods, good quality, and 

 productiveness, and the latter for its earliness, fine form, and rich color. 

 Both are recommended for cultivation. 



The exhibition of Potatoes, both at the weekly shows, and at the 

 Annual Exhibition, were unusually fine, and in great variety. For ear- 

 liness, productiveness, and as a profitable variety for field culture, or 

 the garden, the Early Rose now takes the lead of all others. This 

 variety with the Peerless, we consider the two best for general cultiva- 

 tion yet introduced. The specimens of the latter named variety exhib- 

 ited by James Comley of Lexington at the Annual, in September, were 

 the finest we have seen. It is a very vigorous grower, and the most 

 productive of all of Mr. Bresee's seedlings, and of superior quality; it 

 requires the full season. 



The efiects of the severe and long-continued drought of the past sea- 

 son were plainly visible in this department at the Annual Exhibition, yet 

 notwithstanding the unfavorable character of the season, the show of 

 vegetables, although less in quantity than on previous occasions, was on 

 the whole much better than your Committee were led to expect. The 

 display of Melons, in all their several varieties, has rarely, if ever, been 

 excelled. Specimens of Watermelons were shown weighing from thirty- 

 three to upwards of forty pounds, by several contributors, which, as 

 regards quality, were all that could be desired, as your Committee are 

 willing to vouch. The fine specimens of the Cauliflower^ which we have 



