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Crawford's Early and Late, and a Seedling', all fine; pears — Doyenne 

 d'Ete. From J. Nugent, five dishes B. Hamburgh grapes. From G. Mer- 

 riam, 16 boxes blackberries, fine. From G. Leland, Madeleine pears — fine. 

 From J. Lovett, three boxes blackberries, extra fine; Victoria currants, 

 fine. From J. B. Moore, White Dutch currants. From H. Vandine, three 

 boxes apricots ; three dishes plums. From C. B. Prentiss, two varieties 

 Black currants. From J. Hovey, apples — Williams, Early Harvest, fine. 



PREMIUMS AWARDED FOR FRUIT. 



Grapes. — For the best specimens, before July 1, to Mrs. F. B. Dur- 

 fee, ^10. 



For the second best, to M. H. Simpson, $7. 

 Peaches. — For the best, before July 1, to J. F. Allen, §6. 



For the second best, to M. H. Simpson, $i. 

 Strawberries. — For the best specimens, to J. B. Moore, for Hovey's 

 Seedling, $6. 



For the second best, to M. H. Simpson, for Hovey's Seedling, $4. 



For the third best, to M. H. Simpson, for Durfee's Seedling, $Z. 



To I. Fay, a gratuity of f3, for his Seedling Jenny Lind. 



Vegetables. — From B. Harrington, potatoes. From P. Barnes, cucum- 

 bers. From J. Crosby, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, excellent. 

 From J. Nugent, tomatoes, fine. From H. Bradlee, Gordon cucumbers. 

 From T. McCarty, Sweet Corn. From J. B. Moore, tomatoes and beets, 

 fine ; Darhng's Early Sweet Corn. 



August 6. — Exhibited. Flowers : From J. F. Allen, the segments of a 

 decaying flower of the Victoria Regia, or Royal Water Lily, showing the 

 arrangement of the petals, stamens, pistil and seed vessels ; also a leaf of 

 the Lily about six feet in diameter. The flower was exhibited on the after- 

 noon and evening of the 4th instant, to a crowd of admiring visitors. A 

 detailed description, and habits of this floral wonder, will at some future 

 time be reported. 



From Alvin Adams, (of Adams & Co.'s Express,) remarkable specimens 

 of cereal grains brought by him from California, viz. : oats, 9 feet high; 

 wheat, 5 and 6 feet ; barley, 7 feet ; also bark and foliage from the mam- 

 moth Arborvitae Tree, said to be about 300 feet high, with proportional 

 diameter. 



Fine Double Balsams, from J. Breck &. Co. Cut flowers and bouquets 

 were also exhibited, from Winship & Co., P. Barnes, J. Nugent, A. Bow- 

 ditch, Miss Russell, J. Hovey, Mary M. Richards, and others. 



Fruits : From Hovey &, Co., extra fine Early Crawford peaches. From 

 E. Brown, Red Astrachan apples, and Bloodgood, Jargonelle, and Jargo- 

 nelle of the French pears. From W. Richardson, Williams apples, supe- 

 rior. From J. W. Foster, Early Harvest apples and Seedling Gooseberries, 

 extra. From B. Harrington, Sops of Wine and Williams apples, fine. 

 Jargonelle pears, Early Crawford peaches, and Orleans plums, fine. From 

 J. Hovey, Williams and Early Harvest apples, very fine. From A. D. Wil- 



