1847. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



119 



, FLOWERS. 



Professional List. 

 Greatest variety and quanti- 

 ty of Rowers, $5 



Dahlias. 



Greatest variety, $5 



Best 24(li!i«iinilar blooms, $3 



Rnsei. 



Greatest variety,... $5 



Best 24 dissimilar blooms, $'d 



Phloxes. 



Best 10 varieties, $3 



Best seedling, 2 



Verhe7ias. 

 Greatest var. and number, $3 



Best 12 varieties, 1! 



Best seedling, 2 



Gennaii An tors. 



Best collection, $3 



Pa/isys. 

 Best and greatest variety, $3 

 Best 24 varieties, $2 



Amatkur List. 

 Greatest varieij^and quantity 



of llowers, Sil. Medal. 



Dahlias. 

 Greatest variety, Sil. Medal. 

 Best 12 dissimilar blooms. 

 Horticulturist. 

 Roses. 

 Greatest variety, Sil. Med il. 

 Best 12 dissimilar blooms. 

 Horticulturist. 

 Phloxes. 

 Best G var.,.. Horticulturist. 

 Best seedling, " 



Verbenas. 

 Greatest var.,. Horticulturist 

 Best 12 varieties, " 

 Best seedling, " 



German Astors. 

 Best collection, Horticultar't 



Pansys. 

 Best and greatest var., -Hort. 

 Best 12 va.-ieties, " 



General List, open to all Competitors. 

 Best collection Groen House Plants owned by one per- 

 son, bilver Medal. 



Best Floral design, - - " 



Best Floral ornament, " 



Second best, Colman's Tour. 



Third best, Washington's Letters. 



Best hfind Boquet, "flat," Horticulturist. 



Second best, Washington's Let lers. 



Third best,. ...Vol. Transactions. 



Best hand Boquet "round," Horticulturist. 



Second best, Washington's Letters. 



Third best,. VoL^Transactions. 



'i\ best stalks celery, $1 



(J best heads caulillower, 1 



6 best heads brocoii 1 



12 best white table turneps 1 



12 best carrots, 1 



12 best table beets, I 



12 best parsnips, 1 



12 best onions, - 1 



3 best heads of cabbage,. 1 



12 best tomatoes, 1 



2 be>t purple egg plants, . 1 



VEGF/PABLES. 



12 best sweet potatoes, ... 1 

 Best half peck Lima beans, 1 

 Rest half peck \^'indsor do. 1 

 Wc^X. bunch double parsley 1 



Three best squnshes, 1 



Largest pumpkin, 1 



12 best ears seed corn,.-. 1 

 Best half peck table pota- 

 toes, 1 



Second best, _ 1 



Best seedling potato, 1 



Discretionary premiums will be awarded on choice gar- 

 den products not above enumerated. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Best iron gate for farm purposes, Silver Medal. 



" ornamental cast iron vase, on pedestal,. " 



" sample drain tile, " 



" quarter of an acre of osier willow, and the best spe- 

 cimens m inufaetured from the product, $5 



Best specimen wire hurdle fence, to be accompanied with 

 an account of cost, ...Silver Medal. 



PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS. 

 Best specimen, _ $ 1 and Diploma. 



" specimen of animal portr:iits, 10 " 



" drawing of show grounds and buildings, " 



STOVES. 



Possessing some new and valuable improvements. 



Best cooking stove for wood fire,... Diploma. 



Second best, _ _ Silver Medal. 



Best cooking stove for coal fire, Diploma. 



Sebond best,. Silver Medal. 



Best pnrlor stove, Diploma. 



Second best, Silver Medal. 



For improvements and michiriery useful to the farmer 

 and having valuable properties, premiums will be awarded. 



Premiams on Fruit. 



Lewis F. Allen, Buflalo, chairman of committee, 



APPLES. 



Yox the greatest and best variety of good table apples, 3 of 



eac.i variety, n imed and labelled, grown by exhibitor, 



Uowning's Fruit and Fruit Trees of America, col'd plates. 



For the second best,... $5 and Downing's common edition. 



Third best, Vol. Transactions. 



Best 12 var. table apples, labelled,.. $5 & Down. com. edi. 



Second best, __ 2 " 



Best 6 winter varieties do., labelled, 3 " 



Second best, $1 and Trans. 



PEARS. 

 I'or the greatest number of varieties of good pears, named 



and labelled. Dow ning's book, colored plates, 



Second greatest, $5 and Downing's common edition. 



Third greatest,. Vol. Transactions. 



For the best select collection of first rate autumn pears. 

 named and labelled .$5 and Downing's common edition, 



Second best, -_ 2 " " 



For the largest and best collection of winter pears, named 



and labelled, $2 and Downing's common edition. 



Second best " " 



For the best collection of newly introduced pears, with a de-. 

 scription, &c., as provided for new variety of seedling ap- 

 ples, - Downing's book, colored plates, 



PEACHES. 

 Best 12 varieties, labelled,... $5 and Downing's com n edi. 



Second best, 2 " 



Best 6 varieties, labelled, 3 " 



Second best, 1 " 



Best 12 peaches, 2 " 



Second best. .- " 



Best seedling var. 6 specimens .3 " 



Second best, 2 " 



PLUMS. 

 Best collection of plums, 6 spec, each var., $5 and Down 

 ings common edition. 



Second best, _ $3 and Downing's common edition, 



Best varieties of good plums, 6 spec, each, |3 and Thorn' 

 as' Fruit Culturist. 



Second best, -.$1 and Thomas' Fruit Cult, 



Best 12 plums choice variety,.. 1 " 



Second best, " 



Best seedling plums, with descriptions, as in apples, $5 and 



Downing s common edition. 

 Second best $2 and Dow ning's common edition. 



NECTARINES AND APRICOTS. 

 Best and greatest number of good varieties, 6 specimens 



each, labelled, $3 and Downing's common edition. 



Second best, $2 and 'I'homas' Fruit C'ulturist, 



Best 12 spec's of any good \ariety,-.$l and Down. com. ed. 

 Secend best, $1 and Thomas' Fruit Culturist. 



QUINCES. 



Best 12 quinces of any variety, $3 .ind Down. com. ed, 



Second best, ...$1 and Thos. Fruit Cult, 



Third best,.. " 



GRAPES, 

 Best and most extensive collection of good native grapes, 



grown in open air,... $5 and Downing's common edition. 



Second best, 2 " 



Best 3 varieties of native or foreign grapes, grown under 



glass, 3 bunches each to be shown. $5 & Down. com. ed, 



Second best, 2 " 



Best dish of native grapes, Thomas' Fruit Culturist, 



WATERMELONS. 

 Best 6 specimens of any variety, $3 and Brjdgman's Gard-i 

 ner's Assistant. 



Second best, $1 and Bridgman, 



MUSKMELONS. 



Best 6 specimens of any variety, $3 and Bridgman 



Second best,-- - - 1 " 



CRANBERRIES. 



Best peck of domestic culture, ---$5 



Second best, - ^ 



To 1)0 accompanied with a full description of the manner 

 of cultivation, nature of soil, &c. 



Any premiums may be withheld in the discretion of the 

 committee, if the samples exhibited are not worthy of a pre? 

 mium. 



The fruit exhibited and for which premiums are awarde<^ 

 to be at the disposal of tlie committee. 



Six volumes of Downing, common edition, and twelve of 

 Thomas' Fruit Culturist will be awarded by the committee, 

 in their discretion, lor choice fruits not enumerated. 



