460 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Miranda, Striata formosissima, Constantia, Nonpareil, Cinde- 

 rella, Antler and Arethusa, a premium to Messrs Hovey & Co., 



of $3 00 



Class III. — The judges were also of opinion that Hovey & Co., and 

 J. L. L. F. Warren exhibited flowers worthy of premium in 

 Class No. 3 ; but as it is not considered in accordance with the 

 design of the Society to award two premiums in the same divis- 

 ion, they are necessarily withheld. Hovey & Co.'s flowers 

 were as follows : — Orlando, Viscount Ressegeur, Primrose, 

 Standard of Perfection, Lady Harland, Victory of Sussex. J. 

 L. L. F. Warren's were : — Antagonist, Competitor, Viscount 

 Ressegeur, Harlequin, Ultimatum, Unique. 



DIVISION c. 



Class I. — Disqualified. 



Class n. — For the best twelve dissimilar blooms, viz., Cleopatra, 

 Lady Antrobus, Ad. Stopford, Antagonist, Lady St. Maur, 

 Widnall's Queen, Unique, Fairy Queen, Essex Triumph, Essex 

 Champion, Mrs. Shelly, Nonpareil, to W. Quant, a premium of 5 00 

 For the second best twelve dissimilar blooms, viz.. Antagonist, 

 Marchioness of Ormonde, Duke of York, (Keyne's,) Cleopatra, 

 Primrose, Beauty of Sussex, Lady Harland, Essex Bride, Miss 

 Watson, Unique, Beauty of Birmingham , and Pickwick, to W. 

 Meller, a premium of . . . . . . . . 3 00 



Class HL — For the best six dissimilar blooms, viz., Sir E. An- 

 trobus, Admiral Stopford, Arethusa, Great Mogul, Argo, and 

 Viscount Ressegeur, (No Competitor,) to Henry Reed, gardener 

 to N. Stetson, a premium of . . . . . . . 3 00 



To the President of the Society, for fine dahlias, a gratuity of . 5 00 

 Bouquets. — For the best bouquet, to Miss Russell, a premium of $2. 

 For the second best, to R. West, a premium of $\. 

 Fruit : From Nahum Stetson, fine peaches and Beurr6 Diel pears. 

 From Wm. Stickney, melon. From Josiah Lovitt, 2d, White Sweetwater 

 grapes, and two dishes of fine peaches. From Robert M. Morse, two Wil- 

 liams's Bon Chretien pears, very fine. From J. F. Allen, White Fron- 

 tignan, Syrian and Black Hamburgh grapes ; Belle de Vitry peaches ; Gan- 

 sel's Bergamot, Williams's Bon Chretien, Louise Bonne de Jersey and 

 Seckel pears. From Otis Johnson, Crawford's late Melacaton peach, very 

 fine. From George Newhall, two kinds seedling peaches and Newington ; 

 Isabella grapes ; pears, Fulton, Bon Chretien, Seckel, Doyenn6 blanc, Roi 

 de Wurtemberg, Catillac; apples, kind unknown, Tippecanoe. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co.. Tippecanoe and Clinton peaches; also, 

 Wilmot's new Black Hamburgh grapes, firm fleshed, rich and fine flavored. 

 From G. Merriam, Yellow Alberge, Morris White, and Blood jieaches. 

 From Isaac Fay, peaches, Owen's Lemon Rareripe, Jacques, Old Mixon 

 free stone, Lemon Rareripe, and fifteen kinds of seedlings. From J. S. 

 Sleeper, Beurre d'Amalis and Dix pears, fine. From F. Tudor, Esq., Na- 



