TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY. 



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The Committee trust that the Society will bestow an increased amount 

 for premiums the present year, and they look forward to a series of more 

 splendid exhibitions than has ever yet been made at the Society's room. 



Respectfully submitted, 



CHARLES M. HOVEY, Chairman. 



FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



The Committee on Fruits award the following Premiums for 1841 : — 



Apples — For the best Summer Apples, to Cheever Newhall, of 

 Dorchester, ...... 



For the best Fall Apples, to Benj. V. French, of Braintree 



For the best Winter Apples, to Lemuel P. Grosvenor, from 



his orchard in Pomfret, Ct., 



Pears — For the best Summer Pears, to Robert Manning, Salem 



For the best Fall Pears, to Elijah Vose, Dorchester, 



For the best Winter Pears to Marshal P. Wilder, Dorchester 



Cherries — For the best Cherries to George Walsh, Charlestown 



For the next best Cherries to John A. Kenrick, Newton, 

 Peaches — For the best Peaches, open culture, to J. L. L. F 

 Warren, Brighton, .... 



For the next best, open culture, to John Hill, West Cam 

 bridge, ...... 



For the best Peaches grown under glass, to J. F. Allen, Salem, 

 Phcms — For the best Plums, to Samuel Pond, Cambridgeport, 



For the next best, to William Thomas, of Boston, (seedling) 

 Apricots — For the best Apricots, to M. P. Wilder, Dorchester, 

 Nectarines — For the best Nectarines, to D. Haggerston Water- 

 town, ...... 



Gooseberries — For the best Gooseberries, to J. Hovey, Roxbury 

 Strawberries — For the best Strawberries, to Messrs. Hovey 

 & Co., Boston, ..... 



For the next best, to J. L. L. F. Warren, Brighton, 

 Currants — For the best Currants, to A. D. Williams, Roxbury 



Melons — For the best Water Melons, to J. L. L. F. Warren 

 Brighton, .... 



For the best Musk Melons, to J. Lovett, Beverly, 



Raspberries — For the best Raspberries, to Messrs Hovey & Co. 

 Boston, ...... 



Grapes — For the best Foreign Grapes, grown under glass, to 

 David Haggerston, Watertown, 



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