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awarded. Diana — J. W. Page, Jamaica Plain, -12 ; 2d not 

 awarded. Concord — Warren Cobb, Sbaron, 1st and 2d, $3. 

 Delaware— N. B. White, South Dedham, -12 ; 2d not awarded. 

 Rogers' Hybrids— N. B. White, South Dedham, 1st and 2d, $3. 

 Allen's Hybrid— N. B. White, South Dedham, $2 ; 2d not 

 awarded. lona — N. B. White, South Dedham, 2d, $1. 



Quinces. — W. I. Stuart, Fairraount, 1st, $2. 



Cranberries. — C. and C. Mackintosh, Needham, 1st, $3 ; 

 Nathan Longfellow, 2d, $2. 



Basket of Fruit. — C. F. Curtis, Jamaica Plain, $5. 



For the Committee, 



E. C. R. WALKER, Chairman. 



RoxBURY, September 20, 1867. 



FLOWERS. 



" Were the bripjht flowers only made to tell 

 A warning tale of bloom, — that must decay? 

 Not such the lesson the Great Teacher drew 

 From flowers, the living jewels of the sod: 

 For men he taught, with wisdom deep and true, 

 To read in them the mercy of our God." 



The show of flowers did not come up to our usual standard 

 of excellence. The offerings were comparatively few, chiefly 

 of the common garden kinds, now become familiar. None the 

 less valuable, however, on that account. They may even be 

 more precious than others, because they remind us of beloved 

 homes and friends, of scenes of youthful pleasures, and bring 

 back memories dear to our hearts, like the " music of old- 

 remembered chimes." They are old friends, between whom 

 and us there are tender associations.' 



There were some exceptions. The double Zinnias, for which 

 special prizes were offered, were very satisfactory. But the 

 chief attraction was the collection of Gladiolas from the garden 

 of Mr. George Craft, of Brookline. For variety of forms and 

 delicacy of colors these flowers were unsurpassed. We may 

 particulary mention the seedlings named Freedman, Le Poussin, 

 and DeMorney. These were eminently beautiful, and attracted 

 deserved attention. 



The falling off from the experience of former years is not in 

 the raising of flowers, but in the exhibition of them at our 

 Fair. The numerous conservatories in this vicinity bear wit- 

 ness to a growing taste for flowers, immense quantities of 

 which are sold as ornaments to the person, the parlor, and the 



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