HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 311 



No. 24. — Grain Seeds, and Vegetables. 

 To Hon. F. Watts, President of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural 



Society : 



The Committee (No. 24) on Grain, Seeds, and Vegetables, report as 

 follows : 



To Richard Pirn, best bushel white Wheat, $3. 



To Joseph Hemings, second best bushel white Wheat, $1. 



To G. and C. K. Engle, best bushel red Wheat, $3. 



To Jesse M. Williams, second best bushel red Wheat, $1. 



To Charles L. Wampole, best bushel of Rye, $3. 



To George Blight, second best bushel of Rye, $1. 



To David Landreth, for the best bushel of white Flint Corn, $3. 



To G. and C. K. Engle, for best bushel of Oats, $3. 



To David Landreth, second best bushel of Oats, $1. 



To James Sloan, best bushel of Potatoes, $3. 



To A. L. Felton, second best bushel of Potatoes, $1. 



To Ira Gibson, for a very fine sample of " Foxite Potatoes, $3. 



To Joseph Harrison, for best bushel of Sweet Potatoes, Pennsylvania 

 growth, §3. 



To William Blair, best bushel field Turnips, $3. 



To A. L. Felton, second best bushel field Turnips, $1. 



To A. L. Felton, best bushel of Carrots, $3. 



To William Blair, best bushel of Parsnips, $3. 



To David Landreth, best bushel of Flaxseed, $3. 



To Job Hayes, best bushel Timothy Seed, $3. 



The Committee also notice a very fine collection of garden and field 

 seeds, grown by David Landreth, Esq., at Bloomsdale, numbering over two 

 hundred different kinds. Also, some white flour corn and "Adams'" early 

 six week's corn. 



Paschall Morris & Co. also exhibited a large and highly crieditable col- 

 lection of field and garden products, including over one hundred varieties 

 of seed. 



Among the contributions, we notice fine samples of corn from G. Blight, 

 E. Hindle, E. T. Hoopes, Thomas Yeamans, W. Blair, J. Kinnear, Rev. 

 K. Goddard, E. J. Dicking, and others. 



Samples of wheat from M. Garret, M. Clegg, T. Yeamans, J. Lidster, J. 

 Cope, P. and G. P. Whitaker, G. Vanartsdalen, and others. 



The competition in potatoes, was large. Among the contributors we no- 

 tice G. Blight, T. Yeamans, J. Simpers, F- Scattergood, J. Kinnear, J. C. 

 Kane, T. R. Bunting, H. W. Ditman, and others, all of whom exhibited 

 fine samples. 



Messrs. Craig and Bellas, A. Garrett, G. S. Fox, E. T. Hoopes, M. H. 

 Cornell and C. M. Wampole, exhibited some good samples of oats. 



