PREMIUMS 



FOR PEARS. 



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, Ta., September, ISYl ; Boston, 

 Mass., 1873; Chicago, III, 18T5; Baltimore, Md., 1877; Rochester, N. Y., 

 1879, Bronze Medals for a large and superior collection of Pears. 



Maryland Horticultural Society, Baltimore, September, 1875, First Premium 

 for the largest and finest collection of Pears — also in 1876-'77, '78, '79, 

 and '80. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, September, 1876, First 

 Premium for a large and superior collection of Pears. 



FOR PLANTS. 



I was awarded the following Premiums at the Cincinnati Industrial Expo- 

 sition : 



First Premium — "Best Group of Crotons." 



First Premium — ''Best Single Specimen of Croton." 



First Premium — " Best Group of Dracaenas." 



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 — " Second Best Group of Variegated Foliage Plants." 



Special Premium — " For Davallia Mooreana." 



I have also been Awarded for several years, leading Premiums by the Maryland 

 Horticultural Society for Drac^nas, Crotons, Foliage Plants, Stove and 

 Green House Plants, Ferns, &c. In Cut Flowers, for Dahlias, Roses, 

 Phloxes, Herbaceous Plants, &c. 



