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Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Pears. — For the best twelve varieties, of twelve specimens each, to 



W. R. Austin, Lyman Plate, valued at . . •S'QG 00 



For the second best, to J. Stickney, .... 

 For the third best, to S. Downer Jr., .... 

 For the fourth best, to Hovey «fc Co., . 

 For the best dish of twelve specimens, to S. Downer, Jr., for 



Louise Bonne de Jersey, ..... 



For the second best, to J. Richardson, for Flemish Beauty, 

 For the third best, to Geo. B. Cordwell, for White Doyenne, . 

 For the fourth best, to Ezra Cleaves, for Marie Louise, . 

 Assorted Fruits. — For the best basket of fruit, of various ftinds, 



to Otis Johnson, . . 



For the second best, to J. F. Allen, 

 Grapes. — For the best specimens, to Mrs. Durfee, 

 For the second best, to W. C. Strong, . 

 For the third best, to J. F. Allen, 

 For the fourth best, to J. Breck, 

 For the fifth best, to H. Hazeltine, 

 For the sixth best, to Chs. Sampson, 

 Peaches. — For the best specimens, to C. L. Tarbell, 



For the second best, to J. A. Kenrick, . 

 Gratuities. — To A. D. Williams & Son, Josiah Richardson, John 



Gordon, Samuel Walker, A. A. Andrews, J. S. Cabot, Josiah 



Lovett, R. Manning, and O. Johnson, for collections of pears, 



a gratuity of $7 each. 

 To William Bacon, J. S. Sleeper, A. Bowditch, H. Vandine, 



W. B. Kingsbury, W. P. Tenney, and Jonathan French, for 



collections of pears, a gratuity of $5 each. 

 The Bronze Medal to Bowen Harrington, Cheever Newhall, F. 



Burr, and E. Tufts, for apples. 

 To W. C. Strong, for basket of fruit, . . . . 7 GO 



To A. Bowditch, for the same, . . . . . 7 GO 



To Joseph Breck, for a design for grapes, . . ^ . 3 GO 



To George Watson, for plums, . . . . . 3 GO 



To H. Vandine, for plums, . . . . . 3 00 



For the Committee, Eben Wight, Cliairman. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES, 



FOR THE YEAR 1852. 



The Committee, in submitting the accompanying report, must say that, 

 at the weekly exhibitions, the variety of vegetables was not as great as 

 wished for; at the Annual Exhibition it exceeded tliat of 1851 by a large 

 increase. 



In regard to the Davis Seedling Potatoe, left to this Committee for trial, 

 it has fully met the expectations of the Committee. 



The Old Colony Sweet Corn, raised by A. R. Pope, of Somerville, we 

 recommend as worthy of culture by alL 



