OF THE 



COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES. 



FOR THE YEAR 1873. 



BY CHARLES N. BRACKETT, Chairman. 



From the commencement of the year to the Opening Exhibition, 

 in April, your committee have but little of special interest to 

 record. 



The contributions of forced vegetables usually made from time 

 to time during this period, were much smaller than on previous 

 occasions. This was, no doubt, owing mainly to the unfavorable 

 weather occurring at this time ; a large proportion of those months 

 usually devoted to the forwarding of early vegetables under 

 glass being dull and cloudy, rendered it a matter of some difficulty 

 for cultivators to furnish such specimens of their skill as they were 

 willing to see placed on exhibition. 



Yet, notwithstanding the unfavorable character of the early part 

 of the season, we are gratified to be able to record the exhibition 

 of a few choice specimens (previous to the opening exhibition), 

 by the following contributors, for which suitable gratuities were 

 awarded : — 



January 25. — C. M. Atkinson, for Green Curled Endive. 



February 1. — M. P. Wilder, for very fine forced Asparagus. 

 . March 1. — James Carter & Co., London, for Giant Rocca 

 Onions. 



Mai'ch 8. — Josiah Crosby and W. D. Philbrick, for very fine 

 samples of Tennisball Lettuce. 



March 15. — George F. Stone, for Tennisball Lettuce. 

 " 22. — Walter Russell, " " 



