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under glass, in April, now measure, a few of them, 2^ inches, and 

 the remainder, from -^ to '2\ inches ; — not enou<^h better than 

 the averaije product of the out -door method, to pay for the addi- 

 tional trouble and expense. In consequence of the severe and 

 protracted drought of the present summer, the few seeds sown 

 last May did not come up till the first of November. These, of 

 course, were worthless. 



In the opinion of Dr. Lindley, Professor of Botany at the Royal 

 Institution, England, the following rules should be observed in 

 determining the qualities of seedling Gladioli. 



1. Thejiabit and constitution should be vigorous, the stems 

 strong and sturdy, and if branching from the base, so much the 

 better. 2. The flower spike should be long and well furnished, 

 the flowers all inclining to one side, so as to form one face. 

 3. The outline of the individual flowers should represent an ob- 

 tuse-angled triangle, either erect or reversed, the lip-marking 

 being confined, in the former case, to the one, and in the latter to 

 the two lower petals, or, if continued on the sepals, then symmet- 

 rically disposed. 4. The colors should be clear and the markings 

 distinct. 5. The surface and margins should be smooth, and the 

 textures firm and stout or fleshy, so as to be enduring. The new 

 varieties hereafter raised, may be considered superior, in the de- 

 gree in which they approach the standard thus set up. Now 

 seedlings are getting numerous, we hope censors will be firm in 

 applying these rules, for though all Gladioli are handsome flowers, 

 yet all are not Avorth naming and distributing. 



Wahiut Hills, JBrookline, Nov., 1864. 



REPORT ON BREAD. 



Whole number of entries twenty-eight. 



Wheat and Indian — First premium of $3, to Miss Mary Long- 

 fellow, Needham. 



Second, ^2, Miss E. S. Sewall, Medfield. 



Unbolted Wheat — First premium of $3, to Miss E. S. Sewall, 

 Medfield. 



Second, of $2, to Mrs. Nathan Longfellow, Needham. 



liye and Indian — First premium of $3, to Mrs. Wm. Hard- 

 ing, Dorchester. 



Second, of $2, to Miss ALary W. Pond, Foxboro'. 



White — F'irst premium of $3, to Mrs. Mary H. Porter, Stough- 

 ton. 



Second, of $2, to Miss M. E. Southworth, Stoughton. 



The Committee on Bread are happy to report that the quality 



