Massachusetts Horticultural f^ociety. 155 

 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FRUITS, 



AWARDING PREMIUMS FOR 1843. 



The Committee on Fruits, after mature deliberation, award the follow- 

 ino- premiums, agreeable to the appropriation made for that purpose for 

 the present year : — 



J^PPLKS,— To Josiah Lovett, 2d, for best summer apples, . . #5 00 



J. L. L. F. Warren, best fall apples, 5 00 



L. P. Grosvenor, best Avinter apples, 5 00 



Pears. — To Samuel Walker, for best summer pears, . . 5 00 



Elijah Vose, best fall pears, 5 00 



Marshall P. Wilder, best winter pears, . • . . 5 00 



Cherries. — To Otis Johnson, for best specimen of cherries, . 4 00 



George Walsh, for second best specimen, . . . . 2 00 

 Peaches, under glass.— To J. F. Allen, for tlie best specimen 



of peaches, grown under glass, 5 00 



Otis Johnson, for the next best specimen, . . . . 3 00 

 Peaches, out-door culture.— To John Hill, for the best speci- 

 men of peaches, in open culture, 5 00 



S. & G. Hyde, for next best, 3 00 



Apricots. — To E. E. Bradshaw, for best specimen of Apricots, 5 00 



John Wells, for next best specimen, . . . . 3 00 

 Nectarines.— To David Haggerston, for the best specimen of 



nectarines, 3 00 



Quinces. — To John A. Kenrick, for the best specimen of 



quinces, 2 00 



Plums.— To Josiah Lovett, 2d, for the best specimen of plums, 5 00 



E. E. Bradsliaw, next best specimen, . . . . 3 00 



Gooseberries. — To O. Johnson, for the best specimen of 



gooseberries, . . . . . . . • . 5 00 



J. F. Allen, for second best specimen, . . . . 3 00 



Currants. — To A. D. Williams, for best specimen of currants, 3 00 



Josiah Lovett, 2d, for next best, 2 00 



Raspberries. — To Josiah Lovett, 2d, for the best specimen of 



raspberries, 4 00 



To Messrs. Hovey, next best, 2 00 



Strawberries. — To Messrs. Hovey «Sz. Co , for the best speci- 

 men of strawberries, 5 00 



J. F. Allen, next best, 3 00 



Mulberries. — To John Hovey, for the best specimen of mul- 

 berries, . . • . 3 00 



Water-melons. — To John Gordon, for the best specimen of 



water-melons, 3 00 



Green-fleshed Melons. — To John C. Howard, for the best 



specimen of green-fleshed melons, 3 00 



Grapes.— To John^C. Howard, for the best specimen, grown 



under glass previous to July 1st, 8 00 



J. F. Allen, for the next best specimen, . . • . 5 00 

 To David Haggerston, for the best specimen grown under 



glass since July 1st, 6 ^^ 



