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MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS. 



June 22. — The show at the rooms of the Massachusetts Horticultural Soci- 

 ety was very good for the season. Peaches of two varieties were shown by C. 

 T. Holbrook ; fine Muscat of Alexandria, and other grapes, by M. H. Simpson ; 

 Hovey's Seedling Strawberries, by George Hill. J. D. Hovey exhibited Buf- 

 falo Seedling, Rippowam, and Agriculturist Strawberries. Cherries from Joseph 

 Breck. F. Parkman had a splendid show of roses, of many varieties. Cut 

 flowers were exhibited by James M'Tear, E. A. Story, George Crafts, F. Park- 

 man, W. C. Strong, H. Vandine, and N. Washburn. Beautiful baskets of flow- 

 ers, prepared by Miss Story, Miss A. C. Kenrick, Miss S. E. Westgate, Mrs. 

 S. B. Joyce, Mrs. C. B. Chase, were on the tables. Peas were showed by James 

 Comley, J. B. Moore, and C. H. Laughton. 



The following prizes were awarded for herbaceous paeonies, postponed from 

 last Saturday : For the best ten named varieties, to Hovey & Co, $5 ; second 

 best, to Joseph Breck, $4. 



Baskets of flowers were shown by five different contributors. The first prize 

 was awarded to Mrs. S. Joyce ; second, to Mrs. C. B. Chase. 



Cut flowers were unusually fine. The first premium was awarded to W. C. 

 Strong of Brighton ; second, to Francis Parkman of Jamaica Plain ; third, to 

 George Craft of Brookline. Good displays of cut flowers were also made by 

 James M'Tear, E. A. Story, N. Washburn, John A. Kenrick, and Henry Vandine. 



In the vegetable department, the display was small. J. B. Moore of Concord 

 took the first prize for the best peck of Carter's first crop peas ; the second 

 prize was awarded to Mr. C. H. Laughton of Dorchester, for Tom Thumb ; 

 third, to James Comley of Lexington, for Carter's First Crop. 



ROSE AND STRAWBERRY SHOW. 



June 25 and 26. — This is quite a prominent exhibition with this society ; 

 being held on two days, Tuesday and Wednesday. Liberal premiums were 

 offered, and the display was large and fine ; in the department of roses, never 

 better. F. Parkman led off" with more than two hundred varieties of this queen 

 of flowers. He raises just as good ones as he writes about in his admirable 

 book on the cultivation of roses. Other contributors brought roses in great 

 abundance, of most excellent quality ; among whom were Hovey & Co., Walker 

 & Co., Mrs. T. W. Ward, Edward Flynn, W. Heustis, E. Stone, James M'Tear, 

 E. Wason, and H. H. Hunnewell. Cut flowers in great profusion from H. H. 

 Hunnewell, James Nugent, E. A. Story, C. B. Brigham, James Comley, W. C. 

 Strong, Joseph Breck, and J. G. Chandler. Large and fine assortment of Paisley 

 Pinks from Hovey & Co. and E. Wason ; Gloxinias of unequalled beauty, from 

 Mrs. T. W. Ward ; large collection of Plants from Hovey & Co. The show of 

 roses and other flowers was very satisfactory. Strawberries were shown in 

 abundance. James Comley had six varieties, among which were fine specimens 



