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By Luther Tucker of Hope Cottage, Bethlehem — Royal Scarlet, a fine 
variety, of beautiful appearance, niucli resembling the Ross Phojiiix, and 
Stoddart's Washington Alpine Strawberries. 
By Jacob Ileury of Watervliet^early Virginia Scarlet Strawberries. 
By E. Wickes, of Albany — Royal Scarlet aud Iowa Strawberries — the 
latter is a varietj' recently introduced froui tlie West; it is prolific, hardy, 
agreeable in flavor, large in size and beautiful iu appearance, but will not 
bear transjjortation, as it becomes soft, and it does not possess the high 
flavor of many of the older and favorite varieties. 
The comn)ittee awarded the first j)remium of $2 to Volkert P. Douw 
of GreenbusJi, for beautiful specimens of Ross Phoenix ; and the second 
premium of $1, to E. P. Prentice of Mount Hope, for well gro\vn and 
beautiful specimens of Bishop's Orange — a well known favorite variety. 
In coming to a decision as to the merits of tlie respective varieties, the 
committee took into consideration the size, flavor and general appear- 
ance of the soecimens offered for competition. 
HERMAN WENDELL, Chairman, 
B. B. KIRTLAND, 
WM. BUSWELL, Committee. 
Plants and Floicers. 
The committee on gi-een house plants and flowers report that there 
were exhibited by Joel Rathbone, of Kenwood, pelargoniums in pots. 
Bridegroom, DoAvager Queen, Victoria, Garths Perfection, Duchess of 
Kent, Anson's Superb and Imperial ; Fuchsias, Coccinea, Globoso, Ful- 
gens, Venus Victrix, Midtiflora, Emeli Perfecti, Passiflora Loudonii, 
Stapclia Variegata, Burchillea, &c.; twelve distinct varieties of Picotee 
pinks and several varieties of roses, among them were Solfaterre, La 
Reine, Prince Albert, Rivers, Souvenir de Malmaison, &lc., &c. 
By V. P. Douw, of Greeubush — several varieties of pansies, eight va- 
rieties of Picotee pinks and a large number of choice roses, a list of which 
were not handed to the committee. 
By Dr. Herman Wendell — twenty-five different varieties of roses, 
among tiiem were 3Ia(lam Laffiiy, Gen. Dubourg, Dr. Roques, Prince 
Albert, Great Western, London Pride, B\dgens, George the 4th, Henry 
Planter, Souvenir de Malmaison, Tuscan, Palagii, Luxendnirgh moss, 
Cristata moss. Old Blush njoss, Persian yellow, &c. &c. ; Phloxes Van 
Houtii, Grato and Sauveolens, Philadelphus multiplex, several varieties 
of pansies. Paisley pinks, pteonies. Lady Hume aud Roseum Fragrans, &c. 
By James Wilson — seventy-five varieties of roses, among tliem were 
Persian yellow. Donna Sol, Marjolin, George the 4th, Madam Hardy, 
Queen, Leda, Princess Lambelle, Great Western, La Tour D'Auvergne, 
Leopold, Washington, Loudon Pride, Nelly, Pompon Bicolor, Cerise Su- 
perba. Village Maid, Cristata moss, &c., &c. ; twenty varieties of pansies, 
three varieties of daisies, red and white Fraxinella, Clematis Erecta and 
Integrifoiia, perennial Indian Pop[)y, Pyretheums, PjEouies, Humii, Fra- 
grans, Potsii, Revesii, (Sec, six varieties of beautiful Rocket Larkspurs, 
twelve varieties of Verbenas, six varieties of Petunias, Phloxes Maculata, 
Van Houtii, Suaveolens, and a large and beautiful collection of perennial 
and biennial flowers. 
diaries H. Merritt, of Troy — twelves varieties of roses, viz: White 
Unique Moss, Cristata Moss, Striped Uui(pic, London Pride, Pink Moss, 
Madam Hardy, Royal Greatness, Lord Nelson, Lansescur, Queen of 
France, London Pride, &c. ; ten varieties of Verbenas, and also a collec- 
tion of i)erennial flowers. 
