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there prescribed. The committee say, at least hereafter ; — for in reg'ard 

 to this, the first year's competition, they have thought it best to overlook 

 some detects of statement in this particular, not to discourage the praise- 

 worthy effort of those who have begun this competition ; an exact com- 

 pliance may, with great propriety, be required hereafter. The facts to be 

 stated must necessarily be in tlie knowledge or belief of the exhibiter; 

 and if he omits to state them according to his knowledge or belief, the 

 committee ought to regard the specimens exhibited as excluded from com- 

 petition by the regulations. 



Upon the whole, iJie committee have deemed it tlieir duty to award 

 definitely the following premiums to the following persons : 



To Robert Biiist, for the greatest number of new plants and flowers ex- 

 hibited, to wit. Cinerarias, Camellia, Lilium, Gladiolus, and Muscat Blanc 

 Hatif Grape — the Azaleas not being, in the opinion of the committee, 

 within the regulations, twenty dollars. 



To Peter Mackenzie, for six specimens of Azalea and two specimens of 

 Rosa Devoniensis — thirteen otlier specimens of Azalea not being, in the 

 opinion of the committee, within tlie regulations, ten dollars. 



To Jf'illiam Cfialmers, Jr., for a beautiful specimen of Cereus, which the 

 committee learn ho has called Cereus Peperi,j7ve dollars. 



Tlie specimen of Doryantlies excclsa, exhibited by John Sherwood, 

 does not come within tlie regulations, and therefore it is not within the 

 power of the committee to award definitely a premium for it; but the 

 merit of Mr. Sherwood in the treatment of the plant, and the beauty 

 of tlie specimen, were such, that the committee unanimously concur in 

 recommending to tlie society to award to Mr. Slierwood a premium of 

 ten dollars.''^ 



The committee for establishing premiums have adopted their schedule 

 of prizes for 1843, but as the subjects for premiums are very numerous, 

 we have not room to give it entire. We can only name a few of the more 

 prominent ones. 



February meeting. — For the best 10 varieties of Camellias, ten dol- 

 lars ; 2d best, five dollars. 



March. — Best half-peck of pears, three dollars. 



April. — Best 10 pelargoniums, three dollars. Hyacinths, tliree dollars. 

 Best auriculas, three. 



May. — Best ever-blooming roses, twelve named varieties, in pots, seven 

 dollars. Next best, four dollars. Best seedling, three dollars. Best 

 American seedling camellia, at any stated meeting, from December to 

 May inclusive, five dollars. 



June. — Best foreign grapes, under glass, five dollars. Best garden 

 roses, 12 varieties, three dollars. Best pinks, three dollars. 



July. — Best cauliflowers, open ground, six heads, three dollars. Best 

 raspberries, two dollars. 



August. — Best pears, three dollars. Best peaches, two dollars. Plums, 

 two dollars. 



September. — Best Isabella grapes, not less than six bunches, three dol- 

 lars. Best Bland, three dollars. Best Catawba, three dollars. Best El- 

 sinborough, three dollars. 



Best foreign grapes, open air, four bunches, five dollars. Eight prizes, 

 viz : one for each of the following sorts — Hamburgh, Hasnteretto, black 

 Constantia, Chasselas, white Gascoigne, white Frontignac, St. Peters, and 

 one other sort. 



