PEEMIUMS 



I have taken Premiums as follows for collections of Pears, which 

 will give our patrons some idea of the varieties and quality of 

 fruit we grow : 



American Pomological Society, Richmond, Va., Sep- 

 tember, 1871; Boston, Mass., 1873; Chicago, 111., 1875; 

 Baltimore, Md., 1877 ; Rochester, N. Y., 1879, Bronze 

 Medals for a large and superior collection of Pears. 



Maryland Horticultural Society, Baltimore, Septem- 

 ber, 1875, First Premium for the largest and finest collection 

 of Pears— also in 1876-'77 and '78. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, 

 September, 1876, First Premium for a large and superior 

 collection of Pears. 



w®m PI4RTS, 



I was Awarded the following Premiums at the Cincinnati 

 Industrial Exposition, September, 1879. 



First Premium — " Best Group of Crotons." 



First Premium — "Best Single Specimen of Croton." 



First Premium — " Best Group of Draccenas." 



First Premium — " Best Group of Marantas." 



First Premium — " Best Single Specimen of Maranta." 



First Premium — " Best Single Specimen of Dieffenbachia." 



First Premium — " Best Single Specimen of Variegated Foliage 



Plant." 

 Second Premium — " Secoud Best Group of Yariegated Foliage 



Plants." 

 Special Premium — " For Davallia Mooreana. 



I have also been Awarded for several years, leading Premiums 

 by the Maryland Horticultural Society for Draccenas, Crotons, 

 Foliage Plants, Stove and Green House Plants, Ferns, &c. 

 In Cut Flowers, for Dahlias, Roses, Phloxes, Herbaceous 

 Plants, &c. 



