40 



To Julia I\I. Farr, Groveland, for two Crosses composed of 



Dahlias, Gratuityof, SI 00 



To Peter Smith, Andover, For display of Coxcomb — Ar- 



bututon Cuphea Achunesnis, Si 00 



To George S. Merrill, Lawrence, For Floral Pyramid, 



SI 00 

 To J)avid Middleton, Andover, For display of Coxcmob, .50 

 To Miss L. M. Ives, Salem, For display of French Bal- 

 sams .50 

 To Mrs. Rufus Slocumb, Haverhill, For fine Boquet of 

 Asters, .50 

 To George Turner, Haverhill, For Boquet of Dahlias, .50 

 To M. J. Goodwin, Lawrence, For Geranium, .50 

 To Andrew Lackey, Marblchead, For fine Balsams, .50 

 To A. R. BrcAvster, Mrs. Abigail Brown, Mary Ann Per- 

 rin, Everitt Perrin, Catherine Foster, J. B. Gilbert, L. M. 

 Dearborn, A. Crosby, John Hanagan, all of Lawrence, 

 for their contributions the thanks of the Society. 



G. W. Gage, > ^ 

 1X7 T\ T ?■ Committee. 



Wm. D. Lamb, 5 



VEGETABLES. 



To this Committee were assigned those productions of the 

 vegetable kingdom, not classed among the fruits, as the 

 apple, pear, quince, peach, plum, grape, &c., or the lovely 

 and beautiful flowers ; these were placed under the charge 

 of other Committees. 



The collection was very good, exceeding that of any 

 previous year. It was very promiscuous, including varie- 

 ties of corn, squashes, melons, tomatoes, cabbages, celery, 

 onions, potatoes, beets, &c., some of these are the ripened 

 fruit, some the pericarp or receptacle of the seed, some the 



