FLOWERS. 



The committee on flowers respectfully submit the following : 

 Collection of wild flowers. Mrs. 8. W. Boutwell, Leverett. 



" Cultivfited flowers, 1st., L. W. Goodell, Amherst. 



" " " 2nd, Mrs. S. W. Boutwell, Leverett. 



" " " 3rd, Mrs. E. C. Parker, Amherst. 



" " " 4th, Mrs. George C. Fitch, Amherst. 



Bouquets, 2nd, L. W. Goodell, Amherst. 



" 1st, Mrs. S. W. Boutwell, Leverett. 

 Asters, L. W. Goodell. Amherst. 

 Dahlias, 1st, L. W. Goodell, Amherst. 



" 2nd, Mrs. S. W. Boutwell, Leverett. 

 Verbenas, 1st. L. W. Goodell, Amherst. 



" 2nd, Mrs. E. C. Parker, Amherst. 

 Gladiolas, 1st, L. W. Goodell, Amherst. 



'• 2nd, Mrs. E. C. Parker, Amherst. 



Amoug the exhibits, for which premiums were not offered, were 

 the following by L. W. Goodell : Balsams, 12 varieties; Nastur- 

 tiums, 8 var. ; Japanese Pinks. .'>0 var. ; D. Phlox, 18 var. ; Pansies, 

 25 var. ; Petunias, 12 var. ; Snapdragons, 12 var. ; Zinnias, 12 var. 

 The show of flowers was good ; the tables allotted them seemed to be 

 covered with a mass of sunshine of everj' conceivable color and hue 

 capable of being produced by our most beautiful flowers, the size, 

 foi'm and beauty of which almost made one believe that the extreme 

 drought of the past summer with its scorched and browned vegetation, 

 was a dream. The collection of Asters, twent^'-five varieties, was 

 tine, including many distinct forms and colors- Of Dahlias, there 

 were twenty-five or more different varieties, ranging from the small- 

 est button-shaped specimens to those of the largest size. The Dahlia 

 produces one of the most perfect-shaped flowers of all our cultivated 

 plants, if a change in nature's forms can be called perfect ; each petal 



