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These rules and regulations are all to be found in the prin- 

 ted premium list of the society, which can be obtained of 

 the Secretary, or from any Committee. For instance, a 

 premium is offered for the best twelve, dahlias : some per- 

 son may exhibit hundreds of specimens in our general col- 

 lection ; unless twelve separate dahlias are set apart by 

 themselves, they are not considered as competing for a 

 premium. No Committee can look through a large col- 

 lection and select out twelve flowers, which in their opin- 

 ion are better than any other twelve in the Hall, and do 

 this through the whole list, in the very short time allowed 

 them. The printed rules should be studied by every ex- 

 hibitor who expects to compete for a prize. If this was 

 done there would be less of fault-finding and disappoint- 

 ment. 



The labor of many of the Hall Committee is very great 

 during the limited time allotted to them ; and we would 

 make this suggestion to be thought over, and possibly to 

 be acted upon at some future time, viz., that all the after- 

 noon, until evening of the first day, be allowed the Hall 

 Committees to examine and award the premiums ; and 

 that during such examination, everyone except the Com- 

 mittees and proper officers be strictly excluded from the 

 room. Also that the exhibition at the Hall be continued 

 another day, making two whole days and two evenings, 

 in which it will be opeu to the public. 



T. C. Thurlow, Mrs. C. N. S. Horner, Mrs. L. H. 

 Bowdoin, Win. Huff, Committee. 



VEGETABLES. 



The Committee on Vegetables have attended to their 

 duty, and respectfully report to the Secretary that they 

 have made the following awards : 



