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and continued in bearing until killed h}' frost. Should this new 

 bean sustain the character with other cultivators which it has 

 exhibited in the grounds of the Chairman, it will prove to be one 

 of the most valuable of the many contributions which Mr. Dreer 

 has made to horticulture, and may worthily boar his name. 



The display made in this department at the Annual Exhibition 

 was very full and complete, except as regards potatoes, which as 

 before remarked, were generally a failure with most contributors 

 on account of the rot. In these, therefore, there was not much 

 competition, and the prizes were all taken by the few contributors 

 who were so fortunate as to have good specimens in sufticient 

 number to exhibit. Mrs. M. T. Goddard made the best display 

 and carried off most of the prizes. 



The exhibition of Squashes at the Annual Show was the best 

 which has been made for several years. The new Il3'brid Turbans 

 are attaining a deserved place in the front rank, and hereafter will 

 be recognized, as they should be, in our Schedule of Prizes. Some 

 very fine specimens were shown by W. W. Rawson and others at 

 this exhibition. 



Cauliflowers have been more abundant than usual and the quality 

 has been excellent. The specimens shown at the Annual and 

 and November Exhibitions were highly creditable to the contribu- 

 tors. W. W. Rawson and A. M. Teel were respectively awarded 

 the Special Prizes at the Annual Exhibition. 



The first Tomatoes of out-door growth were shown July 9, by 

 George Hill. As in previous seasons, there has been a large 

 number of competitors for the prizes, and this vegetable has 

 formed an interesting and attractive feature of our exhibitions. 

 I. E. Coburn's exhibits both during the season and at the Annual 

 Show, are entitled to special mention. A few so-called new 

 varieties were shown, but there did not appear to be distinction 

 enough between them and man}- well known sorts now in cultivation 

 to require any special note at this time. 



Decidedly the best specimens of Salsify ever shown before the 

 Society, were placed on exhibition by Charles F. Curtis at our 

 Annual Exhibition. For quite a number of years Mr. Curtis has 

 taken the lead in the cultivation of this vegetable, but the exhibit 

 which he made at that time excelled all former eflTorts in this direc- 

 tion. 



The special prizes for Celery were awarded to W. W. Rawson 



