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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES, 



AWARDING PREMIUMS FOR 1843. 



Tlie Committee on Vegetables for the year 1843, report the premiums 

 awarded by them as follows : — 



Asparagus. — For earliest and largest four bunches, to John 



Hill, a premium of $3 00 



Rhubarb. — Largest twelve stalks previous to 1st Saturday in 



July, to Ilovey & Co., a premium of . . . . 3 00 

 Peas. — No premium awarded. 

 Lettuce. — No premium awarded. 

 Potatoes. — No premium awarded. 

 Cucumbers. — Under glass — best pair exhibited in May, to J. L. 



L. F. Warren, a premium of . , . . . . 4 00 

 Open culture — No premium awarded. 

 Beans. — Large Lima, best two quarts, to Josiah Lovett, 2d, a 



premium of 3 00 



Earliest Dwaif — No premium awarded. 

 Cauliflowers. — No premium awarded. 

 Brocoli. — No premium awarded. 

 Celery. — No premium awarded. 

 Egg Plants. — No premium awarded. 

 Tomatoes. — No premium awarded. 

 Squashes. — Best display of largest number of varieties at the 



annual exhibition, to .Tosiali Lovett, 2d, a premium of . 5 CO 

 For best display of various vegetables at annual exhibition, (not 



including squashes,) to F. W. Macondray, a premium of . 5 00 

 To Josiah Lovett, 2d, for a remarkably large cauliflower, a gra- 

 tuity of . . 3 00 



#26 00 

 The committee regret that so little interest is taken in this department. 

 Of many articles for which premiums were offered, no specimens have 

 been exhibited ; and as it was presumed that the intention of the Society, 

 in making the appropriation, was to give rewards only where they were 

 merited, they have withheld premiums whei-e, in their opinion, there was 

 no excellence in the specimens exhibited — and more than half the amount 

 at their disposal will not be called for. — John A. Kenrick, CJmirman. 



March 16. An adjourned meeting of the Society Avas held to-day, — 

 the President in the Chair. 



A letter was received from S. L. Goodale of Saco, Maine, accompa- 

 nied with scions, for distribution to the members, of the McLaughlan pear. 

 Cuttings of the Diana grape were also received from Mrs. Crehore, for 

 the same purpose. The thanks of the Society were voted to Mr. Goodale 

 and Mrs. Crehore. 



A committee was chosen to revise and amend the Constitution and By- 

 laws of the Society, and also to consider the expediency of printing the 

 schedules of premiums to be awarded the present year. TJie committee 

 consists of the President, Messrs. Walker, Newhall, Breck and Dr. 

 Wight. Adjourned one week to March 23d. 



