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dytuft, Clara N. Nichols, do, 1 ; do feathered cockscomb, H. 

 C. Whippen, do, 1; do double stocks, S. T. Goodwin, 1; 12 

 lilliputian dahlias, J. T. Marble, Lynn, 1 ; double and colored 

 balsams, Clara M. Nichols, do, 1 ; display Nasturtiums, Wil- 

 liam Stone, 1. Parlor bouquets, S. T. Goodwin, pjratuties 1 ; 

 do do, H. Young, 1 ; dish cut flowers, S. T. Goodwin, 1 ; table 

 design, Mrs. Geo. Atkinson, 1 ; floral harp, A. Lord, 1 ; floral 

 horse shoe, H. Young, 1 ; basket of flowers, Mrs. Plumstead, 

 1 ; design of flowers, Mrs. Plumstead, 1 ; table design of flow- 

 ers, John Halliday, 1 ; cockscombs, Dr. Leon Rideout, 1 ; 

 cockscombs, Mrs. D. H. Sweetser, 1 ; asters, Mrs. M. P. Nich- 

 ols, 1 ; display of native flowers, Miss Susan A. Tracy, Lynn, 



1 ; japonica, H. C. Whippen, do, 1 ; dahlias, N. Lindsey, 1 ; 

 fernery, John W. Darey, 2 ; mixed eternal flowers, Mrs. G. H. 

 Wickford, 2 ; variety everlasting flowers, Mrs. M, P. Nichols, 



2 ; pot plant, Irving Atwill, 1 ; best display pot plants, John 

 Wooldridge, Lynn, 4. 



J. J. H. Gregory, /or the Committee. 



VEGETABLES. 



The Committee on vegetables beg leave to submit the follow- 

 ing report : — The Chairman and Mr. Hawkes, a member of 

 the committee, met directly after the business meeting was 

 over, and waited two hours for the other members, and then 

 had to make up the committee as best we could. I think 

 when men are put on committees, if they cannot serve they 

 should give notice to the chairman, then he can make up the 

 committee and proceed to business at once. 



I never saw better specimens of vegetables, take them all 

 together, than was exhibited. We find that exhibitors pay but 

 little attention to the rules of the society in regard to the 

 number of specimens, some having a much larger number than 

 was called for, and others were deficient ; one lot of corn was 

 entitled to the first premium, but there was not the requisite 



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