48 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1849. 



For the best collection, to David S. Messinger, of Worcester §3 00 



For the second best collection, to Obadiah B. Hadwen, of Worcester,... 2 00 



For the best collection of Squashes, to Franklin Howe, of Millbury.... 1 00 



For the best collection of Cabbages, to Asa H. Allen, of Shrewsbury, 1 00 

 Also, a Gratuity of $1, to B. F. Franklin, of Worcester, for the third 



best collection of Vegetables, 1 00 



From the %/ of Thursday, September 29th, A. D. 1849.— [Edited by John 

 Milton Earle.] 



HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION. 



" We have never before been so signally disappointed in any Exhibition of 

 " our Horticultural Society as in the present one. It is really capital, not- 

 *' withstanding the fears which had generally prevailed, in consequence of the 

 " unfavorable season, of a great falling off. We have never before seen- such 

 " an exhibition of Peaches and Plums, either here or elsewhere. Not only are 

 '' entries numerous, but they are of many and choice varieties, and are re- 

 *' markably well grown, large, fair, and very finely colored. In Pears, we 

 '• looked for a felling off, but we think there never before has been so large an 

 '' exhibition of specimens raised in this Conniy. Some of the varieties are not 

 " so large and handsome as usual, while others are remarkably fair. Among 

 ** the latter, we may name the St. Michael, many dishes of which are of the 

 " highest excellence. So it is too, with the Flemish Beauty, Seckel, Louise 

 " Bonne de Jersey, Marie Louise, &c., &c. 



" The only falling off is in Apples. These are less numerous than hereto- 

 " foi-e and not of so good quality, but we think the deficiency more than com- 

 " pensated by the excellence of other departments.'" 



