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largoniums and bouquets. From D. Mack, Northampton, specimens of 

 native flowers. 



Tlie exliibition of tulips and pansies for premium took place to-day, 

 and the following- is the award of the judges : — 



Tulips. — To S. Walker, for tlie best display of thirty dissimilar 

 flowers, a premium of $4 00. 



To Jos. Brock &. Co., for the second best display of thirty dissimilar 

 flowers, a premium of $2 00. 



PANSir:s. — To W. Meller, for the best exhibition of pansies, $6 00. 

 Judges : Messrs. W. E. Carter, P. Barnes and C. M. Hovey. 



Fruits: from J. F. Allen, beautiful Early Royal George Clingstone 

 peaches, and fine specimens of Hovey's Seedling and Early Virginia 

 strawberries ; also Black Hamburg and Chasselas Bar Sur Aube grapes. 

 From Woodlands, the garden of Mrs. Howard, fine Black Hamburg and 

 Miller Burgundy grapes. 



May 25th. — An adjourned meeting was held to-day — the President in 

 the chair; but there being no business, it was adjourned two weeks, to 

 June 8th. 



Exhibited. — Flowers : from the President, fine specimens of tree paso- 

 nies, among which there Avere several new ones, viz. : ^apaveracea, Banks- 

 {(B, Due de Bade, Heldiz plenissima, stellata atropurpurea, globosa Cas- 

 sorettiV, purpurea plena, and ^apaveracea plena ; also fine plants of 

 fuchsias, varieties Moneypennn and hybrida coccinea. From W. Meller, 

 pelargoniums, pansies, bouquets, &c. From W. Kenrick, papaveracea 

 and Banks/« pa3onies ; some herbaceous kinds, and handsome specimens 

 of double white and scarlet thorns, honeysuckles, purple beech, irises, 

 &c. &c. From Jos. Breck & Co., papaveracea and ]3anksi« pseonies, six 

 varieties of herbaceous sorts. Phlox divaricata and other flowers ; also a 

 fine specimen of American mountain ash, with variegated foliage, a 

 seedling tree, very beautiful. 



Hovey & Co. exhibited a great variety of fine roses, among which were 

 Tea: Triumph of Luxembourg, Hymenee, Lyonnais, Caroline, Leonid 

 Charmante ; Bengal : Roi des Cramoises, Triumphant, Theresa Stravius, 

 Clara Sylvain, Augustin Hersant, &c. ; Bourbon: Hermosa, Mrs. Bosan- 

 quet. Marshal Villers, &c. ; also bouquets. From Messrs. Winship, a 

 fine variety of azaleas, spiraeas, and other plants, together with the dou- 

 ble white and pink thorn, &c. From J. A. Kenrick, tree and herbaceous 

 pseonies, Wistar?'a Conscquana, laburnum, thorns of several kinds, mag- 

 nolias, a very beautiful hardy azalea. Bouquets from S. Walker and 

 Misses Sumner. 



The premium on hawthorns, azaleas, tree pseonies and magnolias took 

 place to-day, and the following is the award: — 



To J. A. Kenrick, of Newton, for the best display of hawthorns, a pre- 

 mium of .^2 00. 



To J. A. Kenrick, of Newton, for the best display of hardy azaleas, a 

 premium of $.3 00. 



The paeonies were not of sufficient merit to receive a premium. 

 S. Walker, J. Breck and P. Barnes, judges. 



Fruits: from J. F. Allen, fine Early Royal George and Grosse Mig- 

 nonne peaches, St. Michael's figs and Franconia raspberries. From Mrs. 

 Howard, Woodlands, fine Black Hamburg, Miller's Burgundy and Sweet- 

 water grapes. 



Vegetables : large and fine asparagus from J. Cummings, Jr., Woburn. 



