1 14 MASSACHUSETTS BOllTICULTUIUL SOCIETY. 



The cabbage-worm exhibited by Mr. Spi-ague was " introduced 

 into this country from Europe about the year 1859, and is now 

 almost totally destroying the cabbage-crops at tlie Nortli and West. 

 It has no insect enemies in America. Remedy, hand-picking." 

 During the past season, this worm has been very destructive in 

 many localities in this vicinity ; in many instances, completely de- 

 stroying the crop. 



Great improvement has been made within the past few years in 

 the several varieties of root-crops, more especially the beet : finer or 

 more uniform specimens of this vegetable have never before been 

 shown than were to be seen at our Annual Exhibition. Your Com- 

 mittee, in awarding the prizes, found it extremely difficult to dis- 

 criminate wliere all were so nearly equal. The varieties were the 

 Eai'ly Egyptian, Dewing's Improved, and Hatch. The Egyptian is 

 a new variety, noticed in a former report of your Committee, and 

 introduced to notice here by Mr. Fearing Burr, jun., in 1869. It 

 has proved to be a most valuable acquisition. Its merit consists 

 in its earliness, fine form, and rich deep crimson-color. 



June 29. — Walter Russell exhibited remarkably fine samples of 

 Early Wyinan Cabbage, a single specimen weighing twenty-eight 

 pounds. This is a favorite variety with the market-gardeners, and 

 one of the best and most profitable early cabbages grown. It heads 

 early, is of large size and superior quality, and brings the highest 

 price of any early cabbages brought into the Boston market ; selling 

 readily at eighteen dollars per hundred by the thousand. The 

 first prize was awarded this variety at the weekly exhibition, July 1. 



July 1. — James Comley of Lexington exhibited three varieties 

 of summer lettuce of English origin. The varieties were Dick- 

 son's All the Year Round, Monitor, and Little Pixie. The specimens 

 presented were very fine, and are said to be superior sorts for sum- 

 >ner culture, the heads remaining for a long time during the hottest 

 weather before running to seed. 



Moore's Early Concord Corn, which was described in our report 

 of last year, was again on our tables, from July 22 through the sea- 

 son. It deserves all the praise that has been given it in ])reviou8 

 reports, and appears to succeed as well with other cultivators as in 

 ttie hands of Capt. Moore. The first prize was awarded to James 

 Comley of Lexington for this variety (Aug. 5). It was also ex- 

 hibited on the same date by Capt. Moore, W. C. Child, and others, 

 in fine condition. At the Annual Exhibition, in September, it was 

 also awarded the first and second premiums. 



Aug. 26. — James Carter & Co. of London exhibited, tlirough 



