522 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Roses — For tlie best ten varieties, to L. Menand, for La Reine, Souvenir 

 de Malmaison, Bougere, Eugene Beauharnois, Aimee Vibert, Geante 

 des Batailles, Devoniensis, Marquis Boccella, Hermosa and Cliroma- 

 tella, f2. 

 Verbenas. — For the best twelve varieties, to N. Briggs, for Robinson's 

 Defiance, Eclipse, Roseura superbum, Queen, Polkii, Beauty Su- 

 preme, Suzette, Buist's new Blue, Fire Ball, Variegata, Monk's Pur- 

 ple, and Virginal, .$2. 



For the best six varieties, to D. T. Vail, for Robinson's Defiance, Beauty 

 Supreme, Polkii, Queen, Eclipse, and Suzette, f 1. 



For the best seedling, never before exhibited, to N. Tillman, from Dr. 

 Wendell's garden, $1. 

 Phloxes. — For the best ten varieties, to N. Tillman, from Dr. Wendell's 

 garden, for Reine de Jour, Princess Marianne, Anais ChauvieVe, Blanc 

 de Neuilly, Dodonise, Mazeppa, Fleur de Marie, Rosea superba, 

 Auguste, and Almerine, $2. 



For the best seedling, never before exhibited, to J. Wilson, $1. 

 Asters. — For the best display, to Wm. Newcomb, of Pittstown, f 2. 



For the second best, to J. Wilson, of Albany, $1. 

 Vegetables. — There was a fine display, and tlie following premiums 

 were awarded: — 



For the best new Seedling potatoes, the premium is awarded to Dr. H. 

 Wendell, for very fine specimens ; fifteen varieties exhibited, $% 



For best squashes, to E. P. Prentice, for variety Vegetable Marrow, $\. 



For best long blood beets, to V. P. Duow. 



For best carrots, to D. Watts, Altringham, $\. 



For best egg plant fruit, to V. P. Duow, purple, $1. 



For best celery, to N. Tillman, Seymour's White Giant, $1. 



For best winter cabbage, Drumhead, $1. 



For the best half peck of tomatoes, to J. Dingwall, $\. 



For the best exliibition of tomatoes, to Erastus Cornmg, Jun., $]. 



For the best sLx specunens of martynias, to Wm. Newcomb, $1. 



For the best specimens of okra, to V. P. Douw, f 1. 



Art. IV. Massachusetts Horliculiural Society. 



Saturday, September 21, 1850.— An adjourned meeting of the Society was 

 held to-day, — the President in the chair. 



The tlianks of the Society were voted to the Committee of Arrangements 

 for the very acceptable manner in which they had performed their duties. • 



Voted, That a committee be appointed to cause an inventory to be made 

 of tlie glass ware, baskets, &c., belonging to the Society, and that no per- 

 son be allowed to carry any article of furniture away from the Hall. J. 

 Breck, C. M. Hovey, and Jos. Lovett, were appointed tlie committee. 



A committee of tliree, consisting of Jos. Lovett, Jos. Breck, and E. Wight, 

 was appointed to nominate a list of officers for tlie ensuing year. 



