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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES. 



AWARDING PREMIUMS FOR 1844. 



The Committee on Vegetables for the year 1844, report the premiums 

 awarded by them as follows : 



For the best and earliest asparagus, to George Walsh, 



For the largest and best 12 stalks of rhubarb, to J. A. Kenrick, 



For the earliest and best peck of peas, to John Hill, 



For the finest 6 heads of lettuce, open culture, to Josiah Lov- 



ett, 2d, .....-• 



!For the best peck of early potatoes, to Josiah Lovett, 2d, 

 For the best pair of cucumbers grown under glass, to A. D. Weld, 

 For the best pair of cucumbers, open culture, no premium. 

 For the earliest and best Lima beans, to Josiah Lovett, 2d, 

 For the best and largest cauliflowers, to Josiah Lovett, 2d, 

 For the earliest and best drumhead cabbages, to Wm. Mcintosh, 

 For the best and largest brocoli, to Josiah Lovett, 2d, 

 For the best and largest celery, no premium. 



For the finest egg plants, to John A. Kenrick, . . . 3 00 



For the best tomatoes, no premium. 

 For the largest variety of squashes at annual exhibition, to Josiah 



Lovett, 2d, . . . . . • . 5 00 



For the best display of vegetables at the annual exhibition, not 



including squashes, to Josiah Lovett, 2d, . . . 5 00 



For the second best display of vegetables at the annual exhibition, 



to Hovey & Co. . . . . • . 3 00 



$47 00 



GRATUITIES. 



To James Nugent, for fine cucumbers under glass, . . 3 00 



To James Nugent, for fine early peas, . . . . 3 00 



To William B. Kingsbury, for fine drumhead cabbages, . . 3 00 



To Samuel Walker, for fine specimens of rhubarb, . . 3 00 



$12 00 

 The Committee regret that so little interest is manifested in this depart- 

 ment ; and are of opinion that the principal cause of this apparent want of 

 interest, arises from the insufficiency of the amount appropriated for premi- 

 ums ; and are confident that the only way to raise this department to its pro- 

 per elevation, is, to give it its just proportion of the aggregate granted by 

 the Society for premiums. — John A. Kenrick, Chairman. 



