FLOWERS. ° ' 



tion of the various Native grasses properly prepared 

 and arranged, would show to advantage ; and also a 

 display of forest leaves, of which there is an infinite 

 variety, would add a pleasing feature to the exhibitions. 

 The Committee award the following premiums : 



FRUITS. 



Best dish of assorted Fruit, 

 2d premium to Waldo Wallace, $1,00 



P LA NT S IN POTS. 



2d, to Mrs Joseph Pierce, 1,00 



A Japonica. — It w T as not particularly elegant, but 

 considering the difficulty of rearing this plant it was 

 considered worthy of a premium. 

 Esther F. Sheldon, a gratuity of ,50 



This was an Oleander of moderate size and beauty. 

 Mrs. Josiah Sheldon, a gratuity of ,50 



A Salvia, which, though not a remarkably fine speci- 

 men, would have appeared' to better advantage, in the 

 opinion of the writer, if left simply growing in its pot. 

 To bind a quantity of flowers and foliage around the 

 pot, though in themselves beautiful, detracts from the 

 good effect the plant might otherwise produce. 

 Mrs. Lizzie White, a gratuity of ,25 



Three pots of plants : a common, small Fuschia, a 

 a very delicate little Amaryllis, and a Jacoba. 



F LOWERS. 



1st, to Mrs. Gilbert Howe of Sterling, $2,00 



An elegant bouquet, consisting of a much larger 

 variety of flowers than were found in any other, some 

 of which were rare. Good taste and skill appeared in 

 its arrangement. And here it may be said that it is 



