336 ON MANURES, - ON FLOWERS, 



I also keep a quantity of soil at a convenient distance from 

 the sink room, to receive the soap suds and waste water from 

 the house. This I replenish several times during the year, 

 and it makes a valuable manure for top dressing grass lands. 

 By this management, I make a much larger quantity of ma- 

 naure than I can obtain in any other way, for the same cost. 



From the little experience I have had with manure com- 

 posted as above, I am confident that I get as good crops as I 

 did when 1 used green manure altogether. 



LEWIS ALLEN, Chairman. 



Danvers, Nov. 25, 1852. 



FLOWERS. 



The Committee on Flowers awarded the following pre- 

 miums : 



To G. J, Thornton, of Andover, for a magnificent 

 Cone of Cut flowers. This Cone was six feet in 

 height, and five feet in diameter at the base, and was 

 a striking and beautiful object, - - - ^4 00 



Mr. Thornton also presented other cut flowers of 

 much beauty. 

 " Mr. Flynn, gardener of C. S. Storrow, Esq., of Law- 

 rence, for sixty specimens of Dahlias. These were 

 exceedingly well grown, and beautiful flowers, 3 00 



" John Hart, for forty Dahlias ; twelve Fuschias in 

 pots and in full bloom ; Balsams in plates, and oth- 

 er flowers, from garden of Gen. H. K. Oliver, of 

 Lawrence, - - - - - 3 00 



The above constituted nearly the whole of the floral exhi- 

 bition of the Fair. The committee regret that so limited a 

 show was made, but at the same time feel the justice of 

 awarding much praise for the beauty and perfectness of the 

 flowers shown, especially of the Dahlias. 



These, it is safe to say, were of the very highest order, in 

 shape of the flower, and distinctness of coloring and tint. The 

 tipped flowers were exceedingly well marked. The Fuschias 



