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For the second greatest variety, Benj. Hodg-e, Buflalo. For the third 

 greatest variety, Oliver Phelps, Canandaigua. For the best twelve sorts 

 of table apples, Abner Bryant, IJuffalo. For the best new seedling apple 

 (the Early Joe), Jona. Buell, East Bloomfield. For the greatest variety 

 of table pears, David Thomas, Cayuga Co. For the greatest variety of 

 winter pears, the same. For the best twelve quinces, Nathaniel Draper, 

 Brighton. For the best twelve peaches, H. G, Hotchkiss, Vienna. For 

 the best twenty-four plums, Isaac Hills, Rochester. For the best six 

 bunches native grapes, J. W. Smith, Rochester. For the best six bunches 

 foreign grapes, Elihu Tyler, Buffalo. 



Vegetables : — Premiums awarded . Hugh MulhoUand , Brighton , for two 

 best purple egg-plants, $ 1 . The same, for the three best heads of cabbage, 

 $ 1. Nathaniel Hayward, Brighton, twelve best blood beets, $ 1. The 

 same, for the best half-peck of potatoes, $ 2. H. N. Langworthy, Iron- 

 dequoit, for the best crook-neck winter squashes, $ 1. The same, for the 

 best water melons, $1. The same, for the best musk melons, vol. Tr. 

 The same, for the best twelve varieties seedling potatoes, diploma. Alfred 

 Fitch, Riga, second best half-peck of potatoes, $1. Wm. Hamilton, 

 Rochester, best twelve parsnips, $1. The same, best pumpkins, $1. 

 C. F. Crosman, Rochester, best table summer scollop squash, $ 1. The 

 same, second best seed sweet corn, $1. The same, best M^hite-field car- 

 rots, vol. Tr. Richard Cooper, Rochester, best celery, $2. E. Waugh, 

 Rochester, best curled parsley, $ 1. 



Michael Elsenbach, Rochester, fine specimens of cabbages and potatoes, 

 discretionary premium of $ 1. E. Murdoch, Le Roy, best half-peck seed- 

 ling potatoes, $5. James S. Wadsworth, Geneseo, twelve ears best 

 seed corn, $ 1. Arthur H. Steen, M lunt Morris, half-peck best Lima 

 beans, $1. Wm. Blossom, Canandaigua, fine specimens of rice corn, 

 discretionary premium of vol. Tr. Elihu Tyler, best twelve tomatoes, $ 1 . 

 Abner Bryant, Black Rock, best table onions, $ 1. The same, best table 

 carrots, $ 1. The same, fine early Bassano beets, vol. Tr. — (Am. Ag.) 



Art. V. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, Nov. Ath, 1843. An adjourned meeting of the Society was 

 held to-day — the President in the chair. 



Mr. Vose, from the Finance Committee, made a semi-annual report 

 relative to the state of the funds of the Society. 



Isaac Livermore and James Munroe, Jr., Cambridge, and B. D. Emer- 

 son, Jamaica Plains, were admitted members of the Society. Adjourned 

 four weeks to December 2d. 



Exhibited. — Fruits : The President of the Society, some very highly 

 colored, though not large, specimens of the Dix, Louise bonne of Jersey, 

 and Passe Colmar pears ; also, fair specimens of the Comprette, Ananas, 

 Beurr6 Van Mons, Alpha, Doyenne Blanc, Belmont and Urbaniste pears ; 

 these were tasted by the Committee, and the two first, which are rather 

 new, appeared to be varieties worthy of cultivation. The most beautiful 

 basket of pears we ever saw upon the Society's tables was from Mr. Vose, 



