468 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Exhibited, — Flowers : The principal exhibitors were Hovey & Co., 

 Winship & Co., Brack & Son, Miss Russell, E. M. Richards, J. Hyde & 

 Son, P. Barnes, B. Harrington, J. Hovey, E. Chamberlain, and J. Nugent. 



AWARD OF PREMIUMS FOR PHLOXES. 



For the best ten varieties, to P. Barnes, $6. 

 For the second best, to Hovey &. Co., $i. 

 For the third best, to E. Chamberlain, ^3. 



Gratuities. — To James Nugent, $2. 

 To E. M. Richards, for seedlings, $2. 



Fruit : From J. Gordon, pears — Summer Francreal, fine, Rostiezer. 

 From A. D. Webber, Beechwood melons. From H. Allen, apples — Sops 

 of Wine ; six dishes of grapes. From F. Tudor, basket of figs of the Brown 

 Turkey variety, large and fine ; Rostiezer pears. From S. A. Bemis, ap- 

 ples — Early Harvest, and Red Astrachan. From A. Newhall, Brown Tur- 

 key figs. From C. E. Grant, blackberries. From J. Richardson, 8 boxes 

 Yellow Gage, and 8 boxes Black Imperial plums ; two dishes pears. From 

 B. Harrington, apples — 5 varieties ; Bartlett pears ; peaches — Early Craw- 

 ford, and a basket purporting to be Morris White, not true to name. From 

 J. F. Allen, figs in variety ; Coe's Transparent plums ; grapes — Wilmot'd 

 B. Hamburgh, Faquer, a new variety, first time of exhibition, proved fine on 

 tasting. Black Hamburgh ; pears — Manning's Elizabeth. 



From N. Carruth, peaches, fine. From T. Page, fine figs. From J. 

 Lovett, Christiana melons ; Early Bough apples ; Rostiezer pears ; Gondouin 

 currants. From A. D. Williams, Williams apples. From J. B. Loomis, 

 Rostiezer pears, fine. From J. Stickney, melons — Water, Musk and Chris- 

 tiana. From H. Vandine, plums, 10 varieties ; pears — Rostiezer, Muskin- 

 gum, Green Sugar, French Jargonelle, Dearborn's Seedling, two kinds for 

 a name. From Messrs. Hovey, 19 varieties of pears, viz., D. Seedling, Su- 

 preme de Quimper, Calebasse d'Ete, Passans du Portugal, Manning's Eliz- 

 abeth, Summer Francreal, New Native Seedling, Rostiezer, Golconda No- 

 va, Brandyvvine, Ott's Seedling, Winship's Seedling, Tyson, Summer St. 

 Germain, Poire de la Foret, &c. ; also, Jaques and Early Crawford peaches. 



Vegetables. — From A. R. Pope, Old Colony Sweet corn. From J. 

 Nugent, tomatoes. From H. Bradlee, Adams's Sweet corn, Lima beans. 

 From A. D. Webber, Egg plant. 



August 27th. — Exhibited. Flowers : From A. Bowditch, Miss Russell, 

 J. Hovey, J. Nugent, C. Copeland, P. Barnes, J. Hyde & Son, Messrs. 

 Winship, Messrs. Hovey, Messrs. Burr, and H. M. VViswall, cut flowers, 

 dahlias, Terbenas, &c. 



Fruit: From Hovey & Co., Golconda Nova, Calebasse d'Ete, Duchess 

 de Berri, Salviati, Brandywine, Moyamensing, St. Menin, New Native 

 Seedling, Valle Franche, D. Boussock, Gushing, Passans du Portugal, and 

 Dearborn's Seedling pears, and Early York peaches. From H. Vandine, 

 Corse's Nota Bona, Huling's Superb, Ives' Seedling, Aspinwall, and 14 other 

 vars. of plums ; pears — Green Sugar of Hoyerswerda, Muskingum, Dear- 



