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For collections of Native Plants, to be marked with the correct 

 botanical and common names, and neatly displayed in separate 

 bottles, premiums, So, $3 



For best arrangement of Native Flowers and Autumn Leaves, 

 premium, £2 



In gratuities to contributors in this department, as the articles 

 may seem to merit, will be awarded, £20 



Special Premium, offered by M. 13. Faxon of Saugus. For the 

 best display of Alters, filling 25 of the Society's bottles, £5 



1. Every plant or flower entered for premium (except native 

 flowers) must- be grown by the exhibitor. 



2. No premium shall be awarded unless the specimens exhib- 

 ited are of average excellence and worthy of such premium. 



3. No specimen entered for one premium sball be admitted in 

 competition for another different premium. 



VEGETABLES. 



Rules for Fruit apply to Vegetables. 



Beets — For best twelve specimens, Eclipse, Dewing, and Ed- 

 mauds, premium, each, $53 

 Carrots — For best twelve, short top, long Orange and Danvers 



Intermediate, premium, each, $3 



For be?t twelve. Short Horn Orange Carrots, premium, S3 



Mangold Wurtzels — For best six specimens, premium, §3 



Flat Turnips — Twelve specimens. For best Purple Top and 



White Flat, premium, each, $3 



Ruta Basras — Twelve specimens. For best Yellow and White, 



premium, each, S3 



Parsnips — For best twelve specimens, premium, $3 



Onions — One peck. For best Dtnvers, Yellow Flat and Red, 



premium, each, $3 



Potatoes — One peck. For best Early Rose, Beauty of Hebron, 



Clark's No. 1, Pearl of Savoy, Early Maine, premium, each, $3 

 Cabbages — For best three specimens Savoy. Fottler's Drumhead, 



Stone Mason Drumhead. Red Cabbage, eacb variety, premium, £3 

 For next best, each variety, premium, $2 



Cauliflowers — For best three specimens, premium, $3 



For next best, premium, !$2 



Celery — For best tour roots, premium, $2 



Sweet. Corn — For twelve ears ripest and best Early, premium, S3 

 For best twelve ears in milk. Late, premium, $3 



Squashes — For best three specimens Marrow, American Turban, 



Hubbard, Marblehead, Essex Hybrid, Bay State, each variety. 



premium, $3 



Melons — For best three specimens Nutmeg, Musk, Cassaba, 



each, premium, $2 



For best two specimens Watermelons, premium, £2 



Tomatoes — For best twelve s-pecimens Bound, Flat. Spherical, 



Essex Hybrid, or any other variety, each variety, premium £3 

 For exhibition of greatest variety, premium, $3 



Cranberries — For pecks of cultivated, premiums, $3, £2, Si 



For collections of vegetables, premiums, $8, S6, $4, S2 



Placed at the disposal of this committee for whatever appears 



meritorious, #30 



