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6. Eacli competitor shall give to the Chairman of tlie Flower Coinniit- 

 tee a list of tlie names of tlie Howers he exhibits, sealed up, and signed 

 with his name. 



7. The blooms shall be shown in bottles, provided by tlie Society, with- 

 out foliage, or any other embellishment. 



8. No seedling, not sold out, will be allowed to be placed in either of 

 the divisions or classes, except the seedling class ; nor must any stand 

 contain two blooms of the same variety. 



9. The judges shall sign their award with a declaration upon their 

 honor, that, to the best of their knowledge, they have decided upon the 

 respective merits of the flowers exhibited. 



Committee on Fruit. 



The Committee on Fruits recommend the following premiums to be 



awarded for the ensuing year: — 



Apples — For the best Summer Apples, to be exhibited previous to 



the 1st September, $!5 00 



For the best Fall Apples, to be exhibited previous to the 1st De- 

 cember, 5 00 



For the best Winter Apples, to be exhibited after December 1st, 5 00 



Pears — For the best Summer Pears, to be exhibited previous to 



September 1st, 5 00 



For the best Fall Pears, to be exhibited previous to December 1st, 5 00 



For the best Winter Pears, to be exhibited after December 1st, 5 00 



Cherries — For the best specimen of Cherries, . . . . 4 00 



For the next best do. do., 2 00 



Peaches — For the best exhibition of Peaches, . . . . 5 00 



For the next do. do., 3 00 



For the best Peaches grown under glass, 5 00 



For the next best do. do., 3 00 



Grapes — For the best Foreign Grapes grown under glass, exhib- 

 ited before July 1, 8 00 



For the next best do. do. do., 5 00 



For the best grown under glass and exhibited after July 1, . 6 00 



For the second best, 4 00 



For the best grown in open culture (Foreign), . . . . 5 00 



For the best Native Grapes, open culture, . . . . 3 00 



Apricots — For the best specimen of Apricots, . . . . 5 00 



For the next best Apricots, 3 00 



Nectarines — For the best specimen of Nectarines, . . . 3 00 



Quinces — For the best specimen of Quinces, . . . . 2 00 



Pi-UMS — For the best specimen of Plums, 5 00 



For the next best do., 3 00 



Gooseberries — For the best exhibition of Gooseberries, . . 3 00 



Strawberries — For the best exhibition of Strawberries, . . 5 00 



For the next best, 3 00 



Currants — For the best specimen of Currants, . . . . 3 00 



For the next best, • . . 2 00 



Raspberries — For the best specimen of Raspberries, . . 4 00 



For the next best, 2 00 



Mulberries — For the best exhibition of Mulberries, . . . 3 00 



