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For the best display and greatest variety, at the annual exhibition, 



a premium of. $ 10 00 



For the 2d best do., a premium of. 7 00 



For any new variety of vegetables, suitable for the table and 



vi^orthy of cultivation, other than seedling potatoes, a premium of 10 00 

 Celery. — For the best and largest blanched, not less than 6 roots, 



a premium of. 5 00 



For the 2d best do., a premium of. 3 00 



Wm. B. Kingsbury, Chairman. 



Regulations to be observed in the exhibition of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables. 



If, at any meeting, the Committees for awarding Premiums shall be of 

 opinion, that the time appointed, by the Premium List, of the exhibition of 

 any Fruits, Flowers, or Vegetables, will be too early or too late, they shall 

 have power to alter the time of exhibition, giving notice thereof to the So- 

 ciety at the time of such change. 



Committees shall have the discretionary power of withholding Premiums, 

 if the articles exhibited do not merit them. 



All articles exhibited shall remain in the Hall until 2 o'clock, P. M., 

 when they will be delivered to the contributors, unless otherwise directed. 



Every article, if possible, is to be accompanied by its proper name. 



The contributors of Fruits for exhibition or premium, are recommended 

 to present the same in the Dishes or Baskets of the Society, or in new 

 boxes of their own. 



When specimens are presented for a name, the owner is requested to give 

 all the information in his possession as to their origin, and the name by 

 which they have usually been known. 



When the Committee have good reason to believe that any information 

 has been withheld, as to the name of specimens, they will decline to give 

 their opinion. They are ready at all times to aid and assist, to the utmost 

 of their ability, in ascertaining the true name of any new production pre- 

 sented under these Regulations, but not otherwise. 



The Committees are authorized to remove all ordinary specimens from 

 the table. 



The Regulations of the Society, forbidding the handling of Fruits, 

 Flowers, &c. will be strictly adhered to. 



No Premiums on Fruits are to be awarded, unless specimens (if desired,) 

 of the same shall have been presented to the Committee, to enable them to 

 judge of the quality. 



No Seedling Flower, Fruit or Vegetable will be considered as deserving 

 a Premium, unless it possesses points of superior excellence. 



It is also required that the Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers exhibited 

 should be accompanied by brief observations on the mode of cultivation, if 

 peculiar, together with any other remarks of utility. 



All Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables, placed in competition for the above 



