22 



Amount brought forward, $400 00 



X After a Tiial of Three Years. 



For the best seedling Strawberry, the Lyman Plate, 



" " " " Raspberry, the Bradlee Plate, 



" " " " Hardy Rose, tlie Society's large Gold Medal, 



" " " " Camellia, the Society's large Gold Medal, . 



" " " " Azalea Indica, the Lowell Gold Medal, 



" " " " Blackberry, 



" " " " Gooseberry, 



" " " " Currant, Red, or White, .... 



$750 00 



PRIZES FOR GARDENS, GREENHOUSES, &c. 

 Amount appropriated. Two Hundred Dollars. 

 Ordered, That the following Prizes, to be awarded in 1853, be offered by 



the Society, viz : — 



For the most economically managed, best cultivated, and most 



neally kept Garden or Grounds, through the season. 

 For the second best, ..... 



For the most economically managed, best cultivated, and most 



neatly kept Fruit Garden, tlirough the season, . 

 For the second best, ..... 



For the most economically managed, best cultivated, and most 



neatly kept Flower Garden, through the season. 

 For the second best, ..... 



For the most economically managed, best cultivated, and most 



neatly kept Vegetable Garden, through the season. 

 For the second best, ..... 



For the best managed, most economically conducted, and well 



kept Greenhouse, through the season, 

 For the second best, ..... 



For the best managed, most economically conducted, and well 



kept Grapery, through the season, with or without fire heat. 

 For the second best, ..... 



$25 00 

 15 00 



25 00 

 15 00 



20 00 

 10 00 



20 00 

 10 00 



20 00 

 10 00 



20 00 

 10 00 



$200 00 



RULES AND REGULATIONS. 



1st. All applications for a visit must be made to the chairman, on or 

 before the 1st of May, stating the extent of grounds, number of fruit trees, 

 whether offered for a Prize, and such general outline as to give to the Com- 

 mittee some idea of the premises. 



2d. No Fruit Garden or Grounds, of less than one acre, [and this well 

 stocked and under fine cultivation,] can occupy the time of the Committee. 



