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and exhibits a beautiful and uniform appearance. It is protected 

 from depredation or injury on the side next the street by a hght, 

 open fence, which is needful, where a hedge of this material is 

 planted at level on the borders of a highway. 



For the hedge above described, which does so much credit to 

 the proprietor, and to Mr. Watt, who has had the entire charge 

 of it, your Committee recommend that the Society grant the first 

 premium of f 10.00. 



For the Committee, 



EBEN WIGHT, Chairman. 



DedJiam, October 17, 1855. 



REPORT ON FLOWERS. 



The Committee on Flowers report the following premiums : 



Finest collection of cut Flowers, to Parker Barnes, of Dor 

 Chester ....... 



Second best — to A. I. Washburn, of South Braintree 

 Third best — to B. V. French, of Braintree 



BOUQUETS. 



Finest — to Marshall P. Wilder, of Dorchester 

 Second best — to Mrs. A. B. Hall, of West Roxbury 



And the following gratuities : 

 To B. Stone, of Dedham, for cut flowers 

 To James Nugent, of Roxbury, for pansies and dahhas 

 To Miss Ehsabeth Sewall, of Medfield, basket of flowers 

 To Myra Smith, of Needham, for floral monument . 

 To Hannah Mcintosh, of Needham, for asters and dahlias 



Also, a diploma to each of the following : 

 Marshall P. Wilder, of Dorchester, for cut flowers. 

 Mrs. Russell, of Dedham, for vallota purpuera. 

 Mary Wiggin, of West Roxbury, for prickly pear. 

 E. S. Rand, Jr., of Dedham, for fine seedling petunias. 

 A. I. Washburn, of South Braintree, for bouquet. 

 James Nugent, of Roxbury, for bouquet. 



$3.00 

 2.00 

 1.00 



2.00 

 1.00 



1.00 

 1.00 

 2.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 



