234 JMassachusctts Horlicullural Society, 



The Committee on Vegetables reported, that the display of vege- 

 tables this evening was very interesting, and got up with a great de- 

 gree of neatness and variety; and that they award the premium for 

 the l)est farced cucumbers to Joseph Cook, gardener to William 

 Norris; for the most interesting display of vegetables, to William 

 Chalmers, gardener to Mrs. Stoft; for the next most interesting, to 

 Joseph Cook; and for the third most interesting, to Jacob Engleman. 



The Committee noticed four bunches of fine asparagus from Rob- 

 ert Kilvington: also several heads of the vegetable called borecole, 

 shown for the first time before the Society, by Jacob Engleman. 



The Committee on Plants and Flowers report that they have 

 awarded the Society's premiums as follows, viz: — 



For the best six pelargoniums in pots, to Joseph Cook; for the next 

 best six pelargoniums in pots, to Joseph Cook; for the best six pots 

 of pansies, to Wm. Chalmers, Sen.; for the next best six pots of pan- 

 sies, to Wm. Chalmers, Sen.; for the best bouquet, to John Sher- 

 wood; for the next best, to Ritchie & Dick; and for the most inter- 

 esting collection of plants in pots, to Joseph Cook. — (Soc. Rep.) 



Art. III. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, Jlpril 24, 1841. — The following are the reports of the 

 several committees awarding premiums for the past year, which 

 were accepted at this meeting, and were omitted in our last for 

 want of room. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS, 

 FOR 1840. 

 The Committee on Flowers respectfully submit the following re- 

 port of the premiums awarded for the year 1840: — 



Hyacinths. — For the best display, a premium to Joseph 



Breck & Co., of $5 00 



TcLips. — For the best twelve blooms, to Samuel Walker, 



a premium of . . . . . • . . 10 00 



For the second best twelve blooms, to S. R. Johnson, a 



premium of . . . . . . . . . 5 00 



Geraniums. — For the best six plants in bloom in pots, to 



A. Bowditch, a premium of . . . • . . 5 00 

 For the next best six plants in bloom in pots, to W. 



Meller, a premium of . . . . . . . 3 00 



Pansies. — For the best twelve flowers, to S. Walker, a pre- 

 mium of . . . . . . . . . 5 00 



For the best six different varieties, to W. Meller, a pre- 

 mium of 3 00 



For the best seedling, to S. Walker, a premium of . . 2 00 



