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Miss Faunell, Nortliern Beauty, Beauty of Wakefield, Duchess of 

 Portland, Suffolk Hero. 



No second prize was awarded. 



Class II. 



Best 12 dissimilar blooms : — A premium of $ 5 to J. L. L. F. Warren. 

 (The names of this stand we were unable to procure.) 



No second prize was awarded. 



Class III. 



Best 6 dissimilar blooms : — A premium of $ 3 to S. A. Walker. (The 

 names of this stand we could not procure. 



No second prize was awarded. 



Division C. 

 Opai to all cultivators of less than 200 plants. 

 Class I. 

 Best 24 dissimilar blooms : — A premium of $ 7 to Josiah Stickney, for 

 Constantia, Pickwick, Northern Beauty, Eva, Optime, Bridesmaid, Maid 

 of Bath, Virgil, Dodd's Prince of Wales, Essex Triumph, Maria, Middle- 

 sex Rival, Amato, Nicholas Nickleby, Marshall Soult, Queen of Beau- 

 ties, Ne Plus Ultra, Eclipse, (Cattleugh's,) Frances, (Jones's) Rouge et 

 Noir, Harwood's Defiance, Miss Johnson, Andrew Hofer, Charles XII. 

 No second prize was awarded. 



Class II. 



Best 12 dissimilar blooms : — A premium of $ 5 to H. W. Dutton, for 

 Constantia, Primrose, Pickwick, Unique, Charles XII., Oakley's Sur- 

 prise, Essex Triumph, Eva, Maid of Bath, Miranda, Admiral Stopford, 

 Widnall's Queen. 



No second prize was awarded in this class, nor neither of the prizes in 

 Class III. 



A superb stand put up for the premier prize by Mr. Robinson, contained 

 the following varieties : — Prince Albert, Optime, Favorite, Marshall Soult, 

 Ploughboy, Lady Harland, Pickwick, Unique, Prince of Wales (Dodd's), 

 Admiral Stopford, Anna Minei'va, Eclipse. 



Besides the stands put up for premiums, there was a variety of good 

 blooms from various contributors. The President of the Society exhibited 

 Essex Triumph, Springfield Purple, Argo, Primrose, Virgil, Pickwick, 

 and many others. From Messrs. Winship, Conqueror of Europe, Andrew 

 Hofer, Pickwick, &c. Col. H. K. Oliver exhibited fine blooms of Oakley's 

 Surprise, Miranda, Lady Rae Reed, Eva, Dodd's Prince of Wales, &c. 

 From Jos. Upton, Salem, Northern Beauty, Pickwick and Primrose. 

 From F. Putnam, Unique, Marshall Soult, Lady Bathurst and Maid of 

 Bath. Seventy-five blooms from H. W. Dutton, containing, with others, 

 Oakley's Surprise. From Jos. Stickne}^, nearly one hundred and fifty 

 blooms, many fine ones. From J. Robinson, several large and fine flowers. 

 From W. Meller, Striata formosissima, &c. From E. Winslow, several 

 dahlias. Other flowers were exhibited, as follows : — German Asters from 

 Jos. Stickney and J. F. Trull. Small and choice bouquets of roses from 

 Hovey & Co. From Dr. Howard, bouquets, dahhas, &c. From J. L. 

 L. F. Warren, bouquets, verbenas, asters, phlox, &c. Flowers from 

 John Howe, Roxbury. 



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