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whole number, and the Committee feel no hesitancy in pronouncing most 

 favorably of this variety, both in flavor and prolificness. 



July 5. — Exhibited. Flowers: The display was liberal for the season. 

 Among the contributors were Messrs. Breck & Son, A. Bowditch & Son, 

 E. S. Rand, Jr., W. C. Strong, J. Hyde & Son, P. Barnes, T. Page, J. 

 Nugent, Jas. McTear, B. Dennis, Galvin & Hogan, E. A. Story, and D. 

 Murray. 



E. S. Rand sent fine cut specimens of Silene d'Orient, a new French 

 variety, with very large, compact, deep rose-colored heads, and a great im- 

 provement on S. compacta. J. Breck & Son sent 10 kinds of Clematis, all 

 hardy and fine. 



GRATUITIES AWARDED. 



To Parker Barnes and E. S. Rand, for cut flowers, $2 each. 



To Mrs. E. B. Grant, Mrs. W. J. Underwood, J. Breck & Son, E. A. 

 Story, A. Bowditch & Son, Mrs. R. M. Holman, J. Hyde & Son, 

 H. Vandine, T. Page, and Galvin &. Hogan, $1 each. 



Fruit : From B. Harrington, a large basket of strawberries, containing 

 6 or 8 kinds, picked on the stems ; also, Elton, Black Tartarian, and Black 

 Heart cherries. From J. W. Foster, Black Tartarian, Black Eagle, and 

 four other varieties cherries. From J. C. Blaisdell, Black Hamburgh grapes, 

 finely colored. From J. Breck &. Son, Cannon Hall and Muscat of Alex- 

 andria grapes. From Geo. B. Cord well, extra fine Black Tartarian cherries. 

 From W. Bacon, extra superior Black Tartarian cherries. From Mrs. F. 

 B. Durfee, Black Hamburgh, Black St. Peter, and White Chasselas grapes, 

 fine. From J. F. Allen, grapes, nectarines and peaches. 



From H. H. Hunnewell, Stanwick nectarine, a dozen beautiful speci- 

 mens, which proved of delicious flavor, and superior to any other variety the 

 Committee have ever tasted. 



From Hovey &. Co., 1 1 varieties of strawberries, in baskets, viz. : Sir 

 Harry, Admiral Dundas, Sir C. Napier, Omer Pacha, Bicton White, Hovey's 

 Seedling, Ajax, Victoria, Myatt's Eliza, Durfee's Seedling, and Scott's 

 Seedling. The Admiral Dundas were splendid specimens, eighteen of the 

 largest weighing one pound. 



The Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Wight, made the following Report 

 upon strawberries : — 



The Committee are enabled to speak more fully of the strawberries ex- 

 hibited by Messrs. Hovey, (for information of amateurs and others who have 

 not seen them), from having availed themselves of an invitation to attend a 

 strawberry festival at the residence of Mr. C. M. Hovey. The ground de- 

 voted to the cultivation of the plants is a very stiff loam, not trenched, and 

 only manured with a light application of guano. Yet the plants were vig- 

 orous and strong. The beds are kept with neatness, and well arranged on 

 either side of the walks, the English varieties side by side with the most 

 noted of the American varieties. After satisfying ourselves as to the pro- 

 ductiveness of each variety, we adjourned to a well-spread table, where 

 about thirty baskets, with as many varieties, were placed for testing and 

 comparison. And we cannot here omit to mention the good taste of Mr. 



