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Warren, roses, dahlias, and bouquets. From A. Bowditch, some 

 fine roses, nereums, and bouquets. 



From Messrs. Winship, a great collection of plants, including 

 pseonies, honeysuckles, larkspurs, &c. &c., and a fine specimen of 

 that new and elegant shrub, Deutz^a scabra. From Joseph Breck 

 & Co., some fine roses. From A. H. Hovey, fine rocket larkspurs. 

 From W. Meller, a fine show of pinks, geraniums, Cereus si)ecio- 

 sissimus, Epiphyllum AckermanM, pansies, /Salvia patens, calceo- 

 larias, and roses. From S. R. Johnson, an excellent display of 

 hardy and Chinese roses; among the hitter, some of the yellow teas, 

 and Triumph d'Arcole, were very beautiful. 



From the President of the Society, a beautiful show of roses; 

 among those very superior, we noticed King of the Hundred Leaves, 

 Henriette Boulogne (perpetual,) Borde Rouge, Athelin, Leaa, blush 

 Noisette (moss,) Brenas, Ne Plus Ultra, Mossonia, Gen. Lamarque, 

 George IV., Beaute Ethereal, La Important, Duke of Devonshire, 

 Miralba, Vibert (perpetual,) and numerous others. From Hovey 

 &. Co., Ne Plus Ultra, Madame Hardy, George IV., and other roses, 

 also bouquets. From S. VValker, an elegant show of pinks, and 

 some very large and choice bouquets: many of the pinks were seed- 

 lings, particularly those which gained the prize as the best six, of 

 which the following are the names, — Walker's Estelle, Sophia, Col. 

 Wilder, Marie Louise, Miss Simmons, and Claudius, and one new 

 one, which Mr. Walker will call Mrs. Paige. 



The premium for roses and pinks was awarded this day, according 

 to notice, and the following is the report of the judges: — 



Roses. — For the best fifty dissimilar blooms, a premium to J. A. 

 Kenrick. 

 For the second best fifty dissimilar blooms, a premium to Messrs. 



Winship. 

 For the next best fifty dissimilar blooms, a premium to S. R. 



Johnson. 

 For the best display of Chinese and other tender roses, a pre- 

 mium to S. R. Johnson. 

 For the second prize there was no competition. 



Messrs. S. Walker and D- Haggerston, judges. 

 Pinks. — For the best display of pinks, a premnim to W. Meller. 

 For the best six flowers, a premium to S. Walker. 

 For the best seedling, a premium to S. Walker. 



Messrs. C. M. Hovey and A. McLennan, judges. 

 Fruit: — From Hovey &, Co.. one basket and eight boxes of their 

 seedling strawberry, of enormous size, many of the largest berries 

 measuring five to six inches in circumference; also, specimens of 

 the fruit in clusters, as picked from the vine, from plants set out last 

 August, in order to show the productive character of this seedling. 

 The Committee, and several gentlemen tasted the t>uit in comparison 

 the Methven, Royal scarlet, &c. 



From J. L. L. F. Warren, Methven scarlet. Seedling Methven, 

 Early Virginia, Alpine, and Hautbois (?) strawberries. Fmm O. 

 Johnson, very large and fine early Virginia strawberries. From J. 

 C. Gray, pine-apple or mulberry strawberry From J. A. Kenrick, 

 Wood strawberries. From Madame Eustis, Royal scarlet and 

 Methven scarlet srawberries. 



