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TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 



REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEES AWARDING PREMIUMS 



FOR 1839. 



FLOWER COMMITTEE. 



The Standing Committee on Flowers, having attended to the duty of 

 awarding the Premiums offered by the Society for the year 1839, report as 

 follows : — 



Geraniums — For the best twelve varieties of geraniums, to Wil- 

 liam Meller, a premium of . . . . $10 00 



For the second best twelve varieties of geraniums, to Hovey 



& Co., a premium of . . . . . . 5 00 



Tulips — For the best twelve varieties of tulips, to S. Walker, a 



premium of . . . . . . . 10 00 



For the second best twelve varieties of tulips, to S. Walker, a 

 premium of . 

 Pansies — For the best display, to S. Walker, a premium of 



For the second best display, to S. Walker, a premium of 



For the best seedling, to S. Walker, a premium of 

 ^0565 — For the best display, to A. Aspinwall, a premium of 



For the best twenty-four varieties, to S. R. Johnson, a premium 

 of . . . . 



For the best twelve varieties, to R. Howe, a premium of 



For the best twelve Chinese and other tender varieties, to S. R 

 Johnson, a premium of ... . 



Pinks— Fox the best display, to S. Walker, a premium of 



For the best sis varieties, to S. Walker, a premium of . 



For the best seedling, to William Meller, a premium of 

 Carnations — For the best display, to T. Mason, a premium of 



For the best six varieties, to William Meller, a premium of 



For the best seedling, to William Meller, a premium of 

 Dahlias — For the best display, to M. P. Wilder, a premium of 



For the second best display, to J. J. Low, a premium of 



For the third best display, to J. Breck & Co., a premium of 



For the fourth best display, to Hovey & Co.. a premium of 



For the fifth best display, to S. Walker, a premium of . 



For the sixth best display, to T. Mason, a premium of . 



No hyacinths were ofiered for premium. The seedling geranium was 

 not thought worthy of a prize by the judges. 



The committee also awarded the following premiums offered by the lib- 

 erality of T. Lee, Esq., for the encouragement of the growth of native 

 plants : — 



