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early race horse and Prince Albert peas, white-spine cucumbers, (very 
fine,) early York cabbage, and some fine heads of Silesian lettuce. 
Dr. Herman Wendell, of Albany, exhibited some stems of the Hoo-Sung, 
a new vegetable lately introduced from China by the London Horticul- 
tural Society, and which Dr. W. informed us, should, after being stripped 
of its leaves, be cooked and eaten in the same manner as asparagus, 
which the stems in some degree resemble. He also exhibited four new 
varieties of lettuce, viz: tlie Artichoke-leaved, the Malta, the Swedish or 
Sugar, and the Imperial, and some fine stems of Victoria rhubarb. The 
Malta was a remarkably bitter variety, but one which the committee 
believe, when eaten as a salad prepared with the proper condiments, 
will be gi-eatly relished by hon vivants. The artichoked-leaved variety is 
a curious but very agreeable one. So also is the sugar and imperial. 
The committee cannot allow the opportunity to pass without calling 
the attention of the Society to these successful attempts of Dr. Wendell, 
to introduce new varieties of vegetables from other countries, as worthy of 
all praise, and highly honorable to him, as a member of the Society, and 
they would recommend that a discretionaiy premium be awarded him. 
Joel Rathbone, of Kenwood, exhibited giant rhubarb, early York cab- 
bages, admiral lettuce, early June and race horse peas. 
D. Thomas Vail, of Ida Farm, Troy, exhibited some very fine heads 
of early York cabbage. 
Jacob Hemy, of Watervliet, exhibited some very fine early June peas. 
Frederick Keisel, near the Orphan Asylum, Albany, exhibited early 
June peas, turnip beets, some beautilld heads of Silesian lettuce, fine 
double curled parsley, six heads of fiiie white celery, and some white- 
spine cucumbers. 
The committee recommend that a discretionary premium be allowed 
Mr. Keisel for his parsley, beets, cucumbers, and peas, which were very 
fine. 
James Wilson, of Albany, exhibited six stems of hybrid rhubarb, which 
weighed six pounds. 
The committee have awarded the premiums as follows : 
On Beets, to E. P. Prentice, of Mount Hope, $1. 
On Cabbage, to D. T. Vail, of Ida Farm, Troy, $1. 
On Cauliflowers, to V. P. Douw, of Wolvenhook, Greenbush, $1. 
On Celery, to F. Keisel, of Albany, $1. 
On Cucumbers, to V. P. Douw, of Wolvenhook, Greenbush, $1. 
On Lettuce, to F. Keisel, of Albany, $1. 
On Peas, to V. P. Douw, of Wolvenhook, Greenbush, $1. 
On Rhubarb, to James W^ilson, of Albany, $L 
C. N. BEMENT, Chairman, 
ROBERT F. JOHNSTONE, 
S. CHEEVER, Committee. 
Floral Designs, Bouquets, fyc. 
The committee beg leave to report that Dr. Herman Wendell exhibited 
a large pyramidal floral design composed of roses, pinks, lilies, verbenas, 
&c., &c. — a centre table bouquet composed of rare roses, phloxes, pinks, 
verbenas, &c., &c. — a basket bouquet with handle composed of rare 
rose buds, pansys, pinks, verbenas, forget-me-nots, &c., &c., on a moss 
ground, to which the committee awarded the premium of $2. 
Mr. E. P. Prentice exhibited a large round bouquet for centre table, 
composed of roses, larkspurs, pjBonies, &c., &c., to which they have 
awtirded a discretionary premium of $1. 
