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superior berries and fine plants iu pots, exceeded any show of the 

 kind ever made in this country, and the managers congratulate the 

 Institute on beins; the means of brinijino' this fine collection to the 

 notice of the puljlic. 

 The following is the official list of premiums awarded: 

 For the Greeley prize no award was made, there being no berry, 

 in the opinion of the committee, filling all the requirements. 

 Several fruits of great promise were ofiered for this prize, among 

 (vhich were: No. 18, "Charles Downing," presented by Mr. J. S. 

 Downer, Todd county, Kentucky, a seedling of remarkable size and 

 Deauty; No. 7, a seedling presented by Mr. Seth Boyden, Newark, 

 N. J., being No. 30 of his seedlings; No. 1, Romeyn's Seedling, 

 presented by Mr. Wm. H. Romeyn, Kingston, Ulster Co., N. Y., a 

 very prolific variety; and No. 20, Durand's Seedling, presented by 

 Francis Brill, Newark, N. J. 



Before this premium can be awarded according to the terms 

 specified, the plants should be examined on the ground, to ascer- 

 tain how they wintered, and again in fruiting time, by a committee 

 appointed for this purpose. 



Premium offered by Hon. D. S. Gregory, ,^50, to Reisig & Ilexamer, Newcastle, 

 Westchester Co., N. Y., for the best collection of 20 named varieties in bearing. 



Premium offered by Selene H. Wales, Esq., ^25, to Reisig & Hexamer, New- 

 castle, Westchester 'Co., N. Y., for the best collection of named varieties (not less 

 than 20), one pint of each. 



Premium offered by Wm. H. Butler, Esq., ^12, to Francis Brill, Newark, N. J., 

 for the best collection of named varieties (not less than 12), one pint of each. 



Premium offered by Nathan C. Ely, Esq., $6, to E. Williams, Montclair, N. J., 

 for the best collection of named varieties (not less than six), one pint of each. 



S. Springstead, Union Port, N. Y., for the best plant in fruit, of any kind, 



(Agriculturist) §5 



S. Springstead, Union Port, N. Y., for the three heaviest berries (Agricul- 

 turist) 3 



G. M. Betts, Stamford, Conn., for the best quart of Agriculturist 3 



Francis Brill, Newark, N. J., for the best quart of Austin 3 



Francis Brill, Newark, N. J., for the best quart of Durand's seedling 3 



Francis Brill, Newark, N. J., for the best quart of Gi'een Prolific 3 



E. Williams, Montclair, N. J., for the best quart of Ida 3 



Francis Brill, Newark, N. J., for the best quart of Jucunda 3 



Francis Brill, Newark, N. J., for the best quart of Lennig's White 3 



J. W. Faulkner, Stamford, Conn., for the best quart of Rippowam 3 



E. Mai-shall, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., for the best quart of Russell's Prolific. ... 3 



Mrs. R. A. Kerr, Marlborough, N. Y., for the best quart of Triomphe de Gand 3 



E. Marshall, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., for the best quart of Wilson'.s Albany. ... 3 



A. Beecher & Sons, Westville, Conn., for the best strawberry basket 5 



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