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For the second best, to Azell Bowditch, $10. 

 For the third best, to Thomas Page, $8. 

 For the fourth best, to Hovey &. Co., $5. 

 Vase Bouquets. — For the best pair, suitable for the Bradlee vases, to 

 Hovey &l Co., tlie Bradlee plate, value $10. 

 For the second best, Winship & Co., $6. 



For the best pair of bouquets for the Society's vases, to J. Nugent, $10. 

 Parlor Bouquets. — For the best round, for parlors, to Hovey &. Co., 

 first premium, $8. 

 For the second best, to James Nugent, $6. 

 For the third best, to M. P. Wilder, $5. 

 For the fourth best, to Evers & Bock, $4. 

 Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to Thomas Page, $8. 

 For the second best, to Winship & Co., $6. 

 For the third best, to P. Barnes, $4. 

 Coxcombs. — For the best 6 pots, to J. P. Cushing, first premium of $3. 



For the second best, to Evers & Bock, $'2. 

 Gratuities. Bouquets. — To Winship & Co., T. Page, B. B. Mussey, 



and W. E. Carter, $9 each. To Evers & Bock, $5. 

 Plants in Pots.— To Winship & Co., M. P. Wilder, J. Nugent, and Ever? 

 & Bock, $5 each. A. Bowditch, Double White camellia, $3. T. 

 S. Sullivan, for Testudinaria elephantipes, $1. To J. Nugent, for 

 coxcombs, $2. N. R. Preston, fig tree, $1. J. Nugent, Japan pea 

 plant, $1. 

 Designs. — To Miss Russell, $3, for a floral temple, and $2 for a floral 

 basket. 

 To Miss M. A. Kenrick, for floral basket; Mrs. E. A. Story, for a 

 basket, and C. S. Holbrook, for design of amaranths, $2 each. 

 Messrs. Burr, for floral vase of grasses, and horn of plenty, $5 and 

 silver medal. 

 To B. B. Mussey, for a basket, $1. 

 To. A. Bowditch, floral design, $10. 

 To Mrs. W. Kenrick, for floral screen, $3. 

 Cut Flowers. — To Hovey & Co., $3. J. Nugent, $3; Messrs. Burr, $3. 

 Mrs. J. Heard, $1. C. Griffiths, $1. Dennis Murray, for dried ferns, 

 $3, and native plants, $5. Miss Mary Fisher, $1. F. SI. Howard, 

 for verbenas, $2. 

 Premiums were also awarded for dahlias, the report of which is deferred 

 till our next, with the names of the prize flowers. 



Fruit: From the President of the Society, 120 varieties of pears, among 

 them the Bonne des Zees, Fondante de Malincs, Bcurri Judcs, Doyenne 

 Boussock, Beurr6 de Montigeron, Beurra Langclier, Exquis, Las Canas, 

 Henkel, Belle de Noel, Grand Solid, &c.. &-c. 



From M. P. Wilder, 310 varieties of pears, including, among others, the 



Beurr6 Superfine, Westcot, Abbott, Beurrt Duhaume, Fondante Rouge, 



Grand Soliel, Beurre Clairgcau, Alex. Bivort, JMarshal de la C(Eur, Rous- 



selet Baud, Beurr6 Langelier, Beurr6 Sterkman, Laherard, Howell, Beurre 



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