284 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



the Virginia creeper. If for the flowers, the Sweet-scented Monthly Honey- 

 suckle. For the best three, we should take any one of the fine Prairie roses. 

 Wistaria sinensis, and the Honeysuckle. For the best eight, two Prairie roses, 

 the Crimson Boursault, Clematis flammula, the Sweet-scented Monthly, 

 Scarlet Monthly, and Yellow Honeysuckles, and Wistaria sinensis. — Ed.'\ 



Can you settle the question about budding the peach ? Are single, double, 

 and triple buds equally successful ? If not, Avhich are the best ? Which are 

 the next best? &c. — lours, /. 



[We have found no difference in either, — anything but a flower bud. 

 —Ed.] 



Best Twelve Verbenas. — R. T. S. The following are twelve of the 

 most distinct verbenas, both old and new : — St. Margaret, Reine de Jour, 

 Susanna, Suzette, Eximia, Defiance, Iphigene, Gem, Othello, Exquisite, 

 Odorata, and Marie Louise. 



Best Twelve Dahlias, both Fancy and Show Flowers. — An Ex- 

 hibittir. If you procure the following, and bloom them well, you need 

 not fear competition : — Shoiv Floivers : Mont Blanc, Louis Philippe, Miss 

 Chaplin, Miss Vyse, Richard Cobden, Cleopatra, Admiral Stopford, Black 

 Prince, Box, Purple Standard, Duke of Wellington, Victoria Regina. 

 Fancy : Picote^, Hoffgartner Meyer, Roi de Pontelles, Mrs. Shaw Le Fevre, 

 General Cavaignac, and Florence Dombey. 



Art. IV. MassachtLsetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, March 30. Exhibited. — Flowers from A. Bowditch, a fine col- 

 lection of hyacinths. From P. Barnes, fine seedling azaleas. 



GRATUITIES AWARDED. 



Hyacinths : For the best display, to A. Bowditch, the Society's silver 

 medal. [The notice of this exhibition was accidentally omitted in 

 regular course.] 



April G. Exhibited. — Vegetables : From E. Burns, a brace of Allen's 

 Victory cucumbers. From T. Needham, a brace each, of Wheildon and 

 Young Champion cucumbers. From A. G. Parker, lettuce, 



April 13. Exhibited. — Fruit : From J. F. Allen, Black Hamburgh and 

 Pitmaston White Cluster grapes. From E. Burns, Keen's Seedling straw- 

 berries. 



May 4. Exhibited. — Flowers : From Joseph Breck & Co., a fine dis- 

 play of hyacinths. From E. Burns, two bouquets. 



May 11. Exhibited. — Flowers : From Joseph Breck &. Co., a fine dis- 

 play of hyacinths. From E. Burns, fine plants of fuchsias and bouquets. 



PREMIUMS AWARDED. 



Hyacinths : For the best display, to J. Breck & Co., $5. 



For the second best, to J. Breck & Co., $3. 

 Gratuity: To E. Burns for fuchsias and bouquets $1. 



