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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



MARCH 80, 1S4 



PREMIUM REPORTS OF THE MASS. HOR- 

 TICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 O.N Fruits. 

 The Coinmitteo on Fruits, after mature delibera- 

 tion, award the following premiums, agreeable to 

 the appropriation made for that purpose for the 

 present year : 



^fJppUs. 

 To Josiah Lovett, jr., for best summer apples, $5 

 J. L. L. F. Warren, best fall do. 5 



L. P. Grosvenor, best winter • do. 5 



Pears. 

 To Samuel Walker, for best summer pears, 5 



Elijah Vose, best fall do. 5 



Marshall P. Wilder, best winter do. 5 



Cherries. 

 To Otis Johnson, for best specimen of cherries, 4 

 George Walsh, for second best specimen, 2 



Peaches under Glass. 

 To J. F. Allen, for the best specimen of peach- 

 es grown under glass, 5 

 Otis Johnson, for the ne.\t best specimen, 3 



Peaches, oul-door Culture. 

 To John Hill, for the best specimen of peaches 

 in open culture, ^ 



S. &. G. Hyde, for ne.xt best, 3 



Apricots. 

 To E. E. Bradshaw, for best specimen of apri- 

 cots, ^ 

 John Wells, for next best specimen, 3 



JVectnrines. 

 To David Haggerston, for the best specimen of 

 nectarines, •' 



^umces. 

 To John A. Kenrick, best specimen of quinces, 2 



Plums. 

 To Josiah Lovett, jr. for the best specimen of 

 plums, '' 



E. E. Bradshaw, next best specimen, 3 



Gooseberries. 

 To for the best specimen of 



gooseberries, "^ 



J. F. Allen, for second best specimen, 3 



Cur, -ants. 

 To A. D. Williams, for best specimen of cur- 

 rants, 3 

 Josiah Lovett, jr., for next best, 2 



Raspberries. 

 To Josiah Lovett, jr, for specimen of raspber- 

 ries, 4 

 To Messrs. Hovey, nf xt best, 2 



Strawberries. 

 To Messrs. Hovey, for the best specimen of 

 strawberrjes, .'J 



J. F. Allen, next best, 3 



JMulberries. 

 To John Hovey, for the best specimen of mul- 

 berries, 3 

 Heater .Melons. 



To John Gordon, for the best specimen of Wa- 

 ter Melons, 3 

 Gretnjleshed Melons. 



To John C. Howard, for the best specimen of 

 Green-fleshed Melons, 3 



Grapes grown under Glass previous to July 1. 

 To John C. Eloward, for the best specimen, §8 



J. F. Allen, for the next best specimen, 5 



Grapes grown under Glass since July ]. 

 To David Haggerston, for the best specimen, 

 Otis Johnson, for the next best do. 4 



Foreign Grapes from Out-door Culture. 

 To Kendall Bailey, for the best specimen of for- 

 eign grapes, open culture, 5 

 JValive Grapes. 

 To George Walsh, for the best specimen of na- 

 tive grapes, 3 



$140 

 Your committee recommend the following gra- 

 tuities be paid, partly from an unexpended balance 

 of ten dollars, and the balance of twentythree dol- 

 lars from a new appropriation. The excellent ex- 

 hibition of peaches and figs, the new seedling 

 grapes, pears and apples, deserve something more 

 substantial than a passing notice of merited praise. 

 To Wm. Quant, for a fine exhibition of white 



peaches, $3 



To J. F. Allen, for his monthly Fayal figs, 

 whicli prove abundant bearers, and of fine 

 flavor, 5 



To Mrs. Diana Crehore, for her Seedling Diana 

 grape, grown from the seeds of the Catawba 

 grape, and is the earliest and best native 

 grape your committee know of .5 



To Messrs. Wilcomb & King, for the Lawrenca 



pear, 5 



To Daniel Wilbur, jr., for the Hull pear, .5 



To Goodale, for the McLaughlin pear, 5 



To George Howland, for the 20 oz. Pippin, 5 



To A. 0. Capon, for very large and beautiful 

 apples, 5 



.$38 

 Your cominittee consider the introduction of 

 new and valuable varieties of fruits to the Society, 

 with a view to have them difl"used amongst its 

 members, and finally to the public, as one of the 

 great ends of our association, and every induce- 

 ment within our limited means, should be made 

 use of to that end. The Hull pear is from the same 

 individual who introduced the Early Wilbur, and 

 who has mora than once contributed largely for 

 the use of the members of our Society. The Mc 

 Laughlin pears, from Mr Goodale, and the Law- 

 rence pears, from Messrs. Wilcomb & King, with 

 the fine specimen and fine flavored 20 oz. Pippins, 

 from Mr Geo. Howland, are fruits that should be 

 in every good collection: they are natives, and 

 rank with our very be.st fruits. 



In regard to the Wells premium, your committee 

 are of opinion there have been no apples presented 

 that can have a preference to our known choice va- 

 rieties, and consequently no premium can be award- 

 ed. 



Communications in regard to the Curculio, have 

 been received, particularizing the habits of l.'ie in- 

 sect, made with much labor and nice observation. 

 As lliere appears nothing new in any of the com- 

 munications that has not been communicated by 

 the late Professor Pock, or by others since, and in 

 all the remedies that have been suggested for this 

 pest of our choice fruits, no one has been made 

 that your committee could deem thorough and ef- 

 fectual, nr if so, that the remedy would not bo too 

 burdensome to be compensated for by the crop of 



fruit. On this subject they would suggest for 

 consideration of the Society whether a grat 

 might not be granted, in lieu of the full promi 

 as the subject appears to be exhausted, and tl 

 is no probability, in the opinion of ynur comniil 

 that for many years to come, there will much u 

 be known of the Curculio than its habits. 

 For the Committee on Fruits. 



BICNJ. V. FRENCH, Ch'mi 

 Boston, Dec. 30. 1843. 



The Executive Committee approve of the ab 

 so far as to the use of the amount of one liun( 

 and fifty dollars, being the sum voted for the 

 of the Committee on Fruits for the present y 

 but as the approving of gratuities granted by 

 Committee beyond the sum placed at their disp. 

 might lead to a dangerous precedent, the Ex 

 tive Committee would stale that they agree 

 the Fruit Committee as to the propriety of gr 

 ing these gratuities, but that the same be don 

 a special vote of the Society ; and that it bo un 

 stood by this action of the Society on the sub 

 that the several committees whose duty it 

 award premiums, be strictly confined to an am 

 not exceeding the annual appropriations for 

 purpose. MARSHALL P. WILDER 



F. W. MACONDRAY, 



G. BARTLETT, 

 AUG. ASPINWALL, 



Feb. 22, 1844. Exec. Commilli 



O.N Flowers. 



The Committee on Flowers beg leave to su 

 the following report of their doings. They 

 awarded the premiums offered by the Society, 

 Tulips. — For the best specimens of not les: 



than 30 blooms, a premium to S. Walker, of 



For second best do. do. to S. R. Johnson 

 Geraniums. — For the best display of cut flow 



ers, a premium to Wm. Meller of 

 Pa-onies. — For the best display of flowers, i 



premium to Wm. E. Carter of 



For the second best display, to S. Walker 

 Pansifs. — For the best display, a premium tc 



Joseph S. Cabot of 

 Roses. — Class I. — Hardy kinds. For the bes< 



20 dissimilar blooms, a premium to Hove; 



& Co. of 



For the second best do. do. to S. R. Johnson 

 " third " " " J. Breck & Co. 



" Class H. — Bourbon, Chinese, &c. For ih' 



best display, a premium to S. R. Johnson ot 

 " Class HI. — Perpetual and other Roses. Fo 



the best display, a premium to Hovey &. Cc 



of 



For the second best display, a premium t 

 S. R. Johnson of 

 Pinks. — For the best display of flowers, a pre 



niiuni to S. Walker of 



For the second best, to Wm. Meller, 

 Carnations, ^c. — For the best display, a premi 



urn to J. Breck & Co. of 



For second best, to S. Walker 



For the best seedling, to J. Breck & Cj. 

 Balsams. — For the best display of cut fluwer; 



a premium to S. R. Johnson, of 

 German Jlsters. — For the best display, a pre 



iiiium to S. Sweetser of 



For the second best, to Hovey & Co. 

 Phloxes. — For the best display, a premium t 



Wm. E. Carter of 



For second best, to S. Walker „ 



