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REPORT ON VEGETABLES. 



The Committee on Vegetable and Root Culture, respectfully 

 offer the following Report : 



The number of exhibitors in this department was thirty-seven. 

 The specimens of vegetables and roots exhibited, made a very re- 

 spectable appearance, and were of superior character. This is 

 true, whether we do or do not consider the severe drought of the 

 season. It is true of potatoes, squashes, pumpkins, beets, carrots, 

 turnips, &c. &c., which formed a very creditable portion of the 

 exhibition. 



The Committee regret that they had not, at the day of exhibi- 

 tion, and that they have not had since that time, statements of the 

 modes of their culture, or of " the best conducted experiments in 

 raising them." Premiums for the best experiments, in this re- 

 gard, they consequently are not prepared to award. 



To Mr. Cheever Newhall, of Dorchester, for the best 

 collection and variety of vegetables, regard being 

 had to the quantity as well as the quality exhibited, 

 the Committee award the first premium — a silver 

 cup of the value of . . . . . . |10.00 



To Mr. B. V. French, of Braintree, they award the 



second premium of . . . . . . 5.00 



To Mr. J. W. Clarke, of Dedham, the third premi- 

 um of ....... . 4.00 



To Mr. T. G. Whital, of West Roxbury, the fourth 



premium of ...... . 3.00 



To Mr. William Whiting of Dedham, the fifth premi- 

 um of ....... . 2.00 



To Mr. Charles Breck, of Milton, for the best collec- 

 tion of potatoes, 18 varieties, not less than a peck 

 of each variety, the Committee award a premium of 5.00 



To Rev. C. C. Sewell, of Medfield, for 10 varieties, 



a gratuity of 5.00 



To Mr. S. b. Mann, of Dedham, for 12 varieties, do. 5.00 



For the Committee, 



D. KIMBALL, Chairman. 



