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Gratuities — Cut Flowers and 54 varieties of cuttings of Ever- 

 green Shrubs, G. & C. Craft, Brookline, $2. 



Lizzie J. Watt, West Roxbury, for Cut Flowers, $2. 



Mrs. Hannah P. jNIcIntosh, Needhara, for Bouquets, ^1. 



Mrs. Hannah P. Mcintosh, for Cut Flowers, ^1. 



John G. Barker, Dedham, for Seedling Petunias and Gloxi- 

 anas, $2. 



Miss E. J. Boyden, Dedham, for Flower Basket, $1. 



Macey Randall, Jr., Sharon, for Bouquets of Dried Flowers, $1. 



Mrs. Horatio Clark, Dedham, for Pot Plant, $1. * 



Miss Sarah A. Boyden, East Foxboro', for Design of Dried 

 Flowers, a copy of Breck's Book of Flowers. 



Diplomas — Duncan Welsh, West Roxbury, for Coxcombs. 



Mrs. Emma J. Nevt'ton, West Roxbury, for Bouquet. 



Miss Lydia Shumway, Dedham, for Flower Basket. 



jNIr. John H. Adams, Milton, for Cut Flowers. 



Miss L. P. Fisher, Dedham, for Bouquet. 



For the Committee, 



ROBERT WATT, Chairman. 

 West Roxbury, Nov. 13, 1862. 



STATEMENT OF MESSRS. G. & C. CRAFT. 



The following statement by those experienced florists, Messrs. 

 G. & C. Craft of Brookline, was prejjared at the request of the 

 Committee, who were desirous of obtaining the result of the long 

 experience of those gentlemen in the care and culture of Ever- 

 green Trees and Shrubs. This statement, which has received the 

 em}ihatic endorsement of the President of the Society, and other 

 gentlemen of large experience, is submitted in the hope that it 

 may prove of great practical advantage to many members of the 

 Society, and to the public generally. 



To Robert Watt, Chairman of the Committee on Floivers : — 



Dear Sir — In compliance with your request, the following 

 statement is furnished respecting such varieties of Evergreen 

 Trees and Shrubs as have been cultivated and tested by us. The 

 land upon which most of the trees grow, lies rather low and level ; 

 the soil is a strong, black loam, not very deep, with a yellow sub- 

 soil, resting on hard pan gravel, about eighteen inches from the 

 surface. We never apply manure to evergreens. The newer 

 kinds are sheltered somewhat, by standing in the nursery, among 

 larger trees, both deciduous and evergeen. Some of the kinds — 

 especially those that are very common and well known — will be 



