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REPORT ON VEGETABLES AND ROOT CULTURE. 



The Committee award the following premiums : — 



To H. H. Humiewell of "West Needham, the first premium of a 



Silver Cup. 

 To Cheever Newhall of Dorchester, the second premium of $5.00 

 To G. R. Sampson of Brookline, the third premium of . 4,00 

 To Lyman Kinsley of Canton, the fourth premium of . 3.00 

 To E. Davenport of Milton, for thirteen varieties of potatoes, 5.00 

 To Asahel Newton of West Dedham, for hops, a gratuity of 1.00 

 Gratuities of $1.00 each to E. Stone of Dedham, C. Slone of 

 Milton, Jackson Belcher of Randolph, J. Davenport of Needham, 

 and C. C. Sewall of Medfield. 



For the Committee, 



AARON D. CAPEN, Chairman.. 



REPORT ON CRANBERRIES. 



The Committee on Cranberries respectfully report, in part, that 

 seven parcels of this fruit Avere on exhibition to-day, all of which 

 were deserving of particular notice. The premiums of the Society 

 are limited to " the most successful experiment in transplanting 

 cranberry vines, or raising them from the seed ;" and these pre- 

 miums were unanimously awarded as follows : — 



To Dr. E. D. Miller, of Dorchester, the first premium of $15.00 

 To William Metcalf of Franklin, the second premium of 10.00 



Regretting that the premiums at our disposal were thus limited, 

 and desiring to encourage the growth and exhibition of cranber- 

 ries on a large scale, we award a gratuity to each of the other 

 contributors as follows : — 



To Nathan Rockwood of Franklin, a gratuity of . . $5.00 



To Miss Esther G. Edson of Dedham, a gratuity of . 1.00 



To Benjamin N. Sawin of Dover, a gratuity of . . 1.00 



To Hiram W. Jones of Dover, a gratuity of . . 1-00 



To C. Slone of Milton, a gratuity of .... 1.00 



Mr. Rockwood has been a contributor of this article to our an- 

 nual exhibitions for several years, without any notice of his con- 

 tributions, because no entry of them iiad been presented to the 

 Committee. The specimens exhibited by him to-day were par- 

 ticularly ripe and beautiful. 



