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Art, III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



At a meeting of the Society in January, as before reported, the Flower, 

 Fruit, and Vegetable Committees, submitted their reports, awarding pre- 

 miums for 1842. The following are copies of tlie sam.e : — 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS, 



AWARDING PREMIUMS FOR 1842. 



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

 Premiums for the year 1842, report : — 



Tulips. — For the best display of fine blooms, a premium to S. 



Walker, of #5 00 



For the second best display of fine blooms, a premium to 



S. R. Johnson, of 3 00 



Pjsonies. — For the best display of flowers, a premium to W. E. 



Carter, of 5 00 



For the second best display of flowers, a premium to Messrs. 



Winship, 3 00 



Roses, — in classes as follow: 



Class 1. — Hardy kinds. 

 For the best 50 dissimilar blooms, a premium to S. R. 



Johnson, of 10 00 



For the second best 50 dissimilar blooms, a premium to J. 



A. Kenrick,of 8 00 



For the third best 50 dissimilar blooms, a premium to A. 



Bowditch, of 5 00 



Class 2. — Bourbon, China, Tea and jYoisette Roses. 

 For the best display of flowers, a premium to S. R. John- 

 son, of 5 00 



For the second best display of flowers, a premium to A. 



Bowditch, of 3 00 



Carnations. — For the best display of carnations and picotees, a 



premium to S. Walker, of 5 00 



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



Breck and Co. of 3 00 



For the best seedling picotee, a premium to Jos. Breck and 



Co. of . . 2 00 



Balsams. — For the best display, a premium to S. R. Johnson, 



of . . 3 00 



[No second premium was awarded.] 

 German Asters. — For the best display of flowers, a premium 



to Hovey and Co. of 3 00 



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



Johnson, of 2 00 



Dahlias, — in the following divisions and classes : 

 Division A. 

 Premier Prize. For the best twelve dissimilar blooms, a 



premium to Hovey and Co. of 18 00 



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