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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



MAT 19, 18*1. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 .'Vt a meeting of tlio Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society, held April 24th, 1841 — 



Voted, Tiiat the several Reports of Committees 

 awarding premiums fur the year past, as approved 

 of by the Executive Committer, be published in the 

 New England Farmer. 



Attest, E. M. RICHARDS, 



Rec. ficc'ry. 



Report of the Committee on Fruit. 

 The Fruit Committee of the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society, for 1840-41, recommend for the 

 approval of the E.xecutive Committee the following 

 premiums on Fruits, to be paid from an appropria- 

 tion made for that purpose : 



For the best Summer Apples, to John Hovey, 



Roxbury, $5 



best Autumn Apples, to George Lee, 

 West Cambridge, 5 



best Winter Apples, to Benjamin V. 

 French, Rraintree, .5 



best Summer Pears, to Samttel Pond, 

 Cambridgeport, .'j 



best Autunui do. to do. do. 5 



best Winter do. to Marshal P. Wil- 

 der, Dorchester, .5 



best Cherries, to Elijah Vose, Dor- 

 chester, 5 



next best do. to John A. Kenrick, 

 Newton, 4 



best Peaches, open culture, to J. L. 

 L. F. Warren, Brighton, 5 



next best, (a seedling,) to E. M. Rich- 

 ards, Dedham, 4 



best under glass, to Mr Milne, Port- 

 land, Me., 5 



best Plums, to Samuel Pond, Cam- 

 bridgeport, .5 



best foreign grapes under glass, to 

 David Haggerston, Watertown, 10 



best foreign grapes, open culture, to 

 Samuel R. Johnson, Charlestown, 5 



best Nectarines, to Elias Phinney, 

 Lexington, 5 



best Quinces, $:^ each to Elijah Vose, 

 Dorchester, and Samuel Pond, Cam- 

 bridgeport, 6 



best Gooseberries, to John Hovey, 

 Roxbury, 5 



best Raspberries, to Aaron D. Weld, 

 Roxbury, 5 



best Strawberries, to Messrs Hovey, 

 Boston, 5 



next best do. to J. L, L. F. War- 

 ren, Brighton, 4 



best Currants, to Aaron D. Williams, 

 Roxbury, 3 



best Muskmelons, to Elijah Vose, 

 Dorchester, ' 3 



best Watermelons, to Clement Sharp, 

 Roxbury, 3 



For a great variety of Pears, a gratuity to R. 



Manning, Salem, 10 



$122 



The amount of premiums awarded is one hun- 

 dred and twentytwo dollars, being within the 

 amount appropriated for that purpose ; which is re- 

 spectly submitted for consideration and approval, 

 by the Committee on Fruits. 



BENJ. V. FRENCH, Chairman. 



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Report of Committee on Vegetables. 

 The Committee would report the followi 

 liums for the year 1840 : 

 Asparagus — no premium. 

 Beans, Large Lima, to E. Vose, 

 Early Dwarf — no premium. 

 Broccoli, ' I 



Beets, to A. D. Williams, 

 Cabbnges — no premium. 

 Carrots, ' ' 



Cauliflower, ' ' 



(Celery, ' ' 



Corn, for boiling, to J. L. L. F. Wnrren, 

 Cucumbers, to do. do. 



Lettuce — no premium. 

 Peas, to J. L. L. F. Warren, 

 Potatoes — no premium. 

 Rhubarb, to Samuel Walker, 

 Squashes, winter, to A. D. Williams, 



do summer — no premium. 



Tomatoes, to John Hovey, 

 ■Egg Plant, to E. M. Richards, 

 Brussels Sprouts, to John Prince, 



$27 00 

 The Committee recommend the following 

 gratuities : 



To Messrs Hovey & Co., for fine specimens 

 of White Carrot, exhibited at the annual 

 exhibition, 2 00 



To E. Phinney, Esq., Lexington, for the 

 very fine specimen of Squash, called 

 " Harrison Squash," a gratuity of 4 00 



$33 00 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



SAMUEL POND. 

 April 24, 1841. 



Report of the Committee on Flowers, for 1840. 



The Committee on Flowers respectfully submit 

 the following report of the premiums awarded for 

 the year 1840 : 



Hyacinths — For the best display, a premi- 

 um to Jos. Breck & Co. of $5 



Tulips — For the best 12 blooms, to Sam'l 

 Walker a premium of 10 



For the second best do do to S. R. 

 Johnson a premium of 5 



Geraniums — For the best (5 plants in bloom 

 in pots, to A. Bowditcli a premium of 5 



For the next best 6 plants in bloom in pots, 

 to W. Meller a premium of 3 



Pansies — For the best 12 flowers, to S. 

 Walker a premium of 5 



For the best (5 different varieties, to W. 

 Meller a premium of 3 



For the best seedling, to S. Walker a pre- 

 mium of 2 



Roses — For the best 50 blooms of hardy ro- 

 ses, to J. A. Kenrick a premium of 8 



For the second best ^>0 blooms, to S. R. 

 Johnson a premium of 6 



For the best display of Chinese and other 

 tender varieties, to S. R. Johnson a premium of 5 



Paonies — For the best display of flowers, 

 to W. Kenrick a premium of 5 



For the second best display of flowers, to 

 J. A. Kenrick a premium of 3 



Pinks — For the best display of flowers, to 

 S. Walker a premium of 5 



For the best seedling, to S. Walker a pre- 

 mium of ;J 



Carnations — For the best display of flow- 

 ers, to W. Meller a premium of ,5 



For the second best display, to John Hovey 

 a premium of 3 



German Asters — For the best display of 

 flowers, to Messrs Hoyey & Co. a premium of 5 



For the second best display of do., to J. J. 

 Low a premium of 3 



Annuals — For the best display, to Joseph 

 Breck & Co. a premium of 3 



For the second best do., to Hovey & Co. a 

 premium of 2 



Dahlias — Premier Prize : Best 6 blooms, 

 to M. P. Wilder a premium of ],5 



Specimen Bloom : The best flower, to M. 

 P. Wilder a premium of 5 



Discretionary premium for second best, to 

 J. J. Low, .5 



Division A. Class I. — Best 24 blooms, to 

 M. P. Wilder, 8 



Second best 24 do., to J. J. Low, 6 



Class II. — Best 12 blooms, to J. Stickney, 6 



Second best 12 do., to Hovey & Co., 4 



Class III. — Best f! blooms, to D. Hagger- 

 ston, 4 

 Second best 6 do., to J. A. Kenrick, 2 



Division B. Class 1. — Best 24 blooms, to 

 D. Mclntyre, 8 



Second best 24 do., (no prize.) 



Class H.— Best J2 blooms, to S. Walker, 6 



Second best 12 do., to S. Sweetser, 4 



Class III Bestt! blooms, to W. Meller, 4 



Second best fi do., to N. E. Carter, 2 



$173 



The Committee have exceeded the amount voted 

 to them by the Society $48. It was their inten- 

 tion to ask for a larger sum last spring, but upon 

 further consultation, they concluded to off"er suita- 

 ble premiums for the encouragement of the Dahlia, 

 a plant which adds so nmch to the interest of our 

 annual displays, and leave it for the Society to 

 make up the defict at the end of the season. 



The committee are happy to have it in their 

 power to state, that the shows have been much 

 more interesting than usual ; that the specimens of 

 flowers exhibited, with the exception of Carnations, 

 have been very beautiful, and the premiums have 

 been worthily gained by the respective exhibitors. 

 They only regret that it was not in their power to 

 award a larger sum, and for a greater variety of 

 objects, which are well deserving of encourage- 

 ment. 



In conclusion they would hope that the funds of 

 the Society will enable them to devote a more libe- 

 ral sum for premiums, believing that in no way can 

 the interests of the science of Horticulture be so 

 much advanced. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. M. HOVEY, Chairman. 



[The appropriation of money for the flower com- 

 mittee, having been but .$125, the executive (;om- 

 mittee could not approve of the report, without its 

 being reduced to that amount, and it was then ac- 

 cepted, with the provision that the premiums should 

 be paid pro rata on that sum.] 



Many liberal men have become covetous, but I 

 never knew a covetous man who became liberal. — 

 Langhorne. 



