iJ^' :^m ^^^"^-9-^ LIBRARY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS A^T^TruLTURAL SB )LLEGE 21 %8A2 -— date..?-_tJ8.S(p, CHaPLl This book may be kept out TWO WEEKS only, and is subject to a fine of TWO CENTS a day thereafter. It will be due on the day indicated below. Mftft^-rrt^' TRANSACTIONS THE YEAR 1866. BOSTON: HENRY W. DUTTON & SON, PRINTERS, 90 AND 92 Washington StEBEi. 1867 CHAPEL i^fet-tl C 0 N T E N T S. Report of the Committee on Ornamental Gahuening, ... i Report of the Committee on Plants and Floweks, - - . . 6 rremiums and Gratuities awarded, - - 15 Report of the Committee on Fruits, 36 Premiums and Gratuities awarded, 48 Report of the Committee on Vegetables, 58 Premiums and Gratuities awarded, 61 Report.ok the Committee on the Library, 67 Report of the Finance Committee, 70 Report on the Robin, 75 Repoet and Resolutions concerning the Statues, - - - - 81 Addresses — By C. M. Hovey, the retiring President, - - - - 83 By J. F. C. Hyde, tlie President elect, 89 Members of the Society — For Life, 91 Annual, 97 Extracts from By-Laws, 104 EEPOETS. EEPORT or THE C0}[3IITTEE ON OENAIENTAL GAEDENIN^, For the Year 186G. The Garden Committee respectfully submit their report for 1866: It is to be hoped that our Society may, in future years, exert a more positive and direct influence, through this Committee, in awakening and extending an interest in gardening. We can but think that this Society and the public are to receive great benefit from the munificent prizes which the liberality of one of our members has enabled the Society to ofier, for skill in this art. For the present year the duties of your Com- mittee have been limited to three invitations, all of which were from the Government of the city of Boston. On the 20th of September your Committee visited the Public Garden in Boston, by invitation of and in company with His Honor the Mayor and other members of the City Government. In every part of the Gar- den we found indications of constant care and interest. The walks were clean and in good order; the grass was well cut; beds were evenly graded and neatly kept, and of some kinds of flowers there was a fair supply. Taking the ground in the condition in which it was laid out, without venturing upon radical changes, the officers having this in charge have succeeded in satisfying the public by the pleasing effect of lawn, water, shrubbery and gay flowers. Contrasting its present condition with the ofiensive marsh which it was, a few years since, it may well be a source of pride and pleasure to the citizens of Boston; and its care- ful culture is a credit to the Committee having it in charge. Yet your Committee cannot refrain from expressing the opinion that this Garden is capable of producing much higher effect than at present. There seems to have been a decided lack of skill in the original plan of the grounds. Instead of studying effects, opening vistas, creating a sense of extent and " magnificent distances " in contrast, at the next turn, with some sudden surprise of quiet beauty; instead of grouping the plants in harmony, in order to produce distinct impressions, instead of skilful design, we find unmeaning mixedness in every part. Effects are spoiled by some impertinent obstruction of the vision, or frittered away by a lack of harmony and distinctness. As an example of the 1 2 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. latter defect, take the groups of shnibbery, assorted with entire disre- gard to their habits of growth, their form, color and time of flowering. Instead of massing plants, homogeneous in their nature, the Kalmia with the Rhodendron, for example, we find a dozen or two of these plants scattered over the entire extent of ground and rendered ridiculous by the side of some coarse shrub. Whatever may be deemed expedient in regard to changes of some of the walks and some of the curves in the outline of the lake, in the opin- ion of your Committee it does not admit of a doubt that no time is to be lost in recasting and judiciously grouping the shrubbery. And this should be done with such discretion that the object of the group should be distinct, and that eftect should be sustained throughout the season, in all parts of the ground, either by foliage or flowers. At present there is too much sameness, and much of the growth is of coarse quality. The entire lack of some of the finest and most suitable plants, the Japan Lily, for example, was quite noticeable. This lack was not com- pensated by any skilful combinations of bedding-plants, or annuals, but, on the contrary, the effect of these latter was diffuse and meagre in the extreme. It hius been said that the grass appeared well. The soil is deep and rich, and during this moist season the growth was strong. Being fre- quently cut with the scythe, the effect was a pleasing green, especially at a distance. But the sward was very poor, a mixture of weeds and grasses of every sort, utterly unfit to remain. The only remedy will be to turn the sward and resow with pure grasses. The city should no longer be content with lawns so far inferior to many private lawns in its vicinity. The extent of ground is so limited, the natural capacity and the facilities are so excellent, and the object is so worthy and desirable that there is no excuse why this work should not be carried to the per- fection of landscape art. It will be no rival of the Central Park, but as a model of pure taste and high art, it is capable of being made a credit and a source of unmingled pleasure to the citizens. In this connection it becomes necessary to speak of the conservatory, standing upon the public grounds. This is rented by the city, and as a conservatory, for the sale of flowers, its management is creditable to the gentleman who rents it. It will bear comparison with many establish- ments of florists in this vicinity. But, considering the use to which it is put, it could not be expected that the appearance of the house, or the <5ollection of plants would be at all comparable with many of our best private houses. It pretends to nothing more than the production of the most profitable flowers at the least cost, to be cut as soon as opened. It may be said that, as we expect nothing, we are not disappointed. But •do we not, and have we not a right to expect soniewhat from a building standing in so conspicuous a place upon public ground? The fact is that strangers do and will hold the city answerable for such a structure and GARDEN committee's REPORT. 3 such results. In contrast, what untold enjoyment and moral and intel- lectual profit would result to our citizens from a well-selected, classified and well-kept collection of plants? Such collections are within the abil- ity of many of our private citizens to maintain. The city is exi^ending a vast sum in the formation of a magnificent driving park for the enjoy- ment of the wealthier classes. Would it be deemed extravagant to spend a fraction of the interest of this outlay in supporting a conservatory of plants Avhich would prove a source of unalloyed pleasure and profit to all classes? This appears to us to be a subject of great public interest, oftering to our city the opportunity of a proud pre-eminence. Whether our Horticultural Society should desire any connection with such a proj- ect, is also a question worthy of careful consideration. Yet again, by invitation of the City Government of Boston, your Committee visited the farm connected with Deer Island House of Indus- try, on the 18th of October last. It does not come within the province of your Committee to speak of the thorough system, the admirable order and neatness which characterizes the management of the interior of the establishment. Our visit was to the farm, which is also under the same efficient superintendence of T. E. Payson, Esq. We found no extravagant outlay, but everything administered practi- cally and economically. The old barns were neat and well arranged for service. A large new barn is also well designed, having, as a special feature, a noble cellar, for the storage of roots in vast quantities. The product of roots was so extraordinary that it will be interesting to notice the data kindly furnished by Mr. Payson. During the past year there were four and one half acres devoted to mangolds and sugar beets, five-sixths of which were mangolds, the whole producing a gross weight of 264 tons. One measured acre of mangolds, carefully weighed, yielded 73 tons, and the green tops probably would have weighed five tons more. As this is undoubtedly the largest trust- worthy account on record in this country, Mr. Payson has kindly fur- nished your Committee with such information as it desired, and the state- ment of his treatment will be valuable. It is to be regretted that the limit of this report compels us to condense. This acre was planted with potatoes in 1863, with carrots in 1864, with onions in 1865 and with mangolds in 1866, in drills two and a half feet apart. Each of these years previous to 1866 it has been manured with a compost of sea kelp and stable manure, at the rate of twenty cords yearly. " In the autumn of 1865 as much sea- weed, recently thrown up by the sea (variety Laminaria,) was ploughed in as could be covered, and no manure was put on it in the spring of 1866. In this respect it was differently treated from the rest of the land. It was ploughed, how- ever, in the spring, and sowed in the latter part of April with four pounds of seed per acre. I think every seed must have germinated, for the 4 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. quantity of young plants pulled out was enormous. It is easier to thin, however, than to supply deficiencies. The croj:) never ceased growing from the time the plants appeared until the roots were harvested. I have had the roots grown on this lot analyzed, and they are found to contain exactly the same amount of saccharine matter as the sugar beets, "which were grown on a dilferent location." Mr. Pa3^son further states that mangolds under the same circumstances will produce at least thirty-three and one-third per cent, more than sugar beets, and are much the most profitable crop. If sown early they are a sure crop, and if well fed the leaves cover the ground and check the weeds, and Mr. Payson concludes that they will produce more than any other root for the labor that they require. Of carrots there were four acres, yielding the enormous crop of 117 tons. The Flat turnip crop was also magnificent, but the weight is not given. It will be seen that manure is a most important element in the attain- ment of these enormous results. Kot content with the bountiful supply of kelp which is thrown upon the Island, all of which is carefully saved, and composted, or ploughed in when first thrown up, there are also large supplies of manure from the dairy stables and from the piggery. This last is an institution in itself, apparently managed with great skill, economy and success. We are prevented from entering into detail, but it may be well to state that Mi\ Payson attributes his great success in breeding to the use of well-matured sows, having good points, not pre- ferring pure breeds and not oljjecting to breeding in and in. "We must pass without notice the hay crop, the onions, the dairy and other items of interest upon the farm ; but it is evident from what has been stated that under the present efficient superintendence, greedily seizing upon all which the sea may give, husbanding every enriching material from the houses, the barns and the piggery, and making a ju- dicious use of these decided advantages, it can but be a work of a few years to transform this bleak and hitherto barren isle into an enormously productive farm. In view of present results, and especially for the crops of mangolds and carrots, your Committee award a gratuity of twenty- five dollars. Early in September your Committee visited Mount Hope Cemetery. The writer of this report was not present, andean only state the impres- sions of the Committee. The decided opinion is expressed that the con- dition of the Cemetery is a credit to its SuiDcrintendent, Mr. C. M. At- kinson. Every part of the ground was in good order, the work was ju- diciously done, and the effects were distinct and striking, especially so at the entrance. The finest specimens of the ribbon style of arranging colors in plants, were here to be seen. This feature was noticed with decided commen- GARDEN COMMITTEE S REPORT. 6 flation, as having been done with much skill, bringing out the merit of each class of plants, either by hapjjy blending, or by distinct contrast of colors. In some cases the best results may be obtained by this arbitrary and artificial arrangement of bedding plants. Yet care is to be observed that this system is not carried to a degree of sameness and stiffness which shall make the colors obtrusive. Kothing of this was noticed in Mr. Atkinson's work. On the contrary his taste, energy and good judgment are manifest throughout the Cemetery. For skill and cax-e in the management of Mount Hope Cemetery a gratuity is awarded of twenty-five dollars. All of which is respectfully submitted, For the Committee, W. C. STROJN'G. MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. EEPORT OF THE COIMITTEE ON PLANTS AND FLOWEES, For the Year 18G6. BY B. W. BUS-WELL, CHAIRMAN. The Committee on Plants and Flowers beg leave to make the follow- ing Eeport: From the commencement of the year, to the " Opening of the Hall " in May, the contributions were of course but few. Such of our friends as had, from time to time, flowers of interest among the old varieties, or of new and rare kinds, brought them for our consideration. We note such as were deemed worthy of mention. On January 13th, Messrs. Hovey & Co. showed fine specimens of Big- nonia venusta. January 20th, Jona. French brought some twenty blooms, about ten varieties of Camellias. Some of the varieties were well known good ones, but all seemed forced into too sudden bloom by a too high temper- ature. January 27. Hovey & Co. : a half dozen Camellias, all seedlings, em- bracing three of the favorably known Mrs. Anne Marie Hovey; all perfect in form and quite dissimilar in color. These gentlemen favored us with small, but excellent displays of this flower from day to day, until the 28th of February, when they took the flrst prize for the best twelve, and thence forward, until the 28th of March. February 3. Hovey & Co.: Gelsemium sempervirens, or Carolina Jessamine, a charming evergreen climber, with light yellow tubular blos- soms, quite fragrant. A desirable acquisition. February 10. J. McTear: a collection of Pansies, all of good form and markings. February 17. C. M. Atkinson: Dielytra spectabilis alba, new, resem- bling the old 6ne except in color, which in this specimen was a clear white. Desirable as a variety. February 24. J. McTear: Iris reticulata, one of the bulbous species, clear metallic royal purple. The outer petals with a centre of clear yel- low, dotted with purple and margined with splashes of pure white. De- lightfully fragrant and hardy; making it desirable as an early bloomer with the Crocus, &c. March 28. W. C. Strong: a Zonal Pelargonium," Herald of Spring," rosy scarlet, good habit, and a pleasing variety. April 4. G. "W. Pratt: a single truss of Clerodendron Thompsonia, a wheel shaped, scarlet flower, standing out of an inflated, five sided, white calyx; the filaments in turn, extending far beyond the corolla. Form of FLOWER committee's REPORT. 7 truss like Solanum jasminoicles. As the calyx is quite })ersistent, and as it has a long succession of bloom, it presents the appearance, at a little distance, of a bunch of white flowers interspersed with scarlet. A plant of this, profusely in bloom and finely trained, was exhibited at the " Opening of the Hall, " by Mr. Hunncwell, and took the first prize as a Specimen Plant. For its rarity and great beauty, it was considered one of the most attractive plants ever contributed to our exhibitions. Also, on April 4th, J. McTear : a well grown plant of Deutzia crenata fl. pi. A new hardy shrub, a little more robust than the D. gracilis, and much less so than the D. scabra, and more valuable than either, for its well filled flowers. Pure white, like the others, when grown under glass; it gives promise of becoming a popular favorite. G. "W. Pratt: Four varieties of Calceolarias, of great size and vigor of habit, and of the more intense colors common to that flower. Ilovey & Co. showed at this date the first plant of the variegated Japan Maize, which has since become more generally known. April 25. There was no competition for Tulips, but instead, a collec- tion of unnamed, by J. Kugent. May 9. Hovey & Co. took the first prize for Hyacinths, with the fol- lowing early varieties, La Cour de France, Argus, Gesneria, La Augur. Superintendant, Golden Standard, Colour Cardinal, Victoria, Pottebakker White, Belle Rose, Yermilion Brilliant, Royal Standard, Duchess of Parma, Olympus, The Monument, Thomas Moore, Archduke of Aus- tria, Proserpine, Grootmeester and Yellow Prince. They also showed a general collection of twenty blooms, all good; and fine specimens of Trillium grandiflorum. It is a question here, whether the prize day for Tulips should not be fixed to embrace the late varieties also. Messrs. Hovey & Co. also won the first prize for Js'arcissus. Their display numbered forty blooms, embracing nine varieties, viz. : two of Trumpet Major, three of Polyanthus flowered; Van Sion, Sulphur Crown, Orange Phoenix, one each, and one unnamed. This show was too early to meet the Poeticus and some others. May 16. Messrs. "Walker & Co. exhibited one hundred blooms of late Tulips, excellent in quality and of good variety. This brings us to the Opening of the Hall, on the 23d of May. We shall now allude to some of the more noteworthy of the contribu- tions, and report the awards afterward in the order of their occurrence. Jona. French contributed a collection of Greenhouse Plants, and one of Fancy Pelargoniums. Hovey & Co. : Greenhouse Plants, Greenhouse Azaleas and Japan Maize. H. H. Hunnewell: a collection of Show Pelargoniums, and that elegant climber before noticed, the Clerodendron Thompsonia. W. C. Strong: a collection of Zonal Pelargoniums. F.. 8 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, Parkman: Aqiiilogia glandulosa, intense!}^ blue and pure white, and Viburnum lantana. J. McTear: Eutoca Ortgiesiana and Ornithogalum conicxun. J. A. Kenrick: Hardy xVzaleas. C.J.Power: Iresene Herb- stii, Sibthorpia Europea, Ageratum variegata, and two varieties of Silena pendula. J. Tailby: Seedling Mimulus. Jos. Brcck: a display of Tulips. Messrs. Hovey & Co., J. E. Westgate, J. McTear, and W. C. Strong: each a stand of Cut Flowers. Misses S. C. Westgate, H. G. Dunklee, B. Dunklee, A C. Wheeler and Mrs. C. B. Chase: each a Basket of Flowers. J. E, Westgate: a pair each of Parlor and Hand Boucpiets, and Hovey & Co., a collection of Spring Herbaceous Plants. May 30. H. H. Hunnewell: Hardy Azaleas; J. McTear: Cut Flow- ers; J. A. Kenrick: Hardy Azaleas and Shrubs. Miss M. E. Carter: a collection of Xative Plants; H. Yandine: Cut Flowers; F. Parkman: Clematis azurea grandiflora; J. C. Chandler: Pavia rubra and lutea, and Adiantum speciosum. Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. L. Guerineau, Miss S. C. Westgate, Miss S. W. Story and Miss A. C. Kenrick: each a Basket. June 6. H. H. Hunnewell: Rhododendrons; W. C. Strong: Hardy Shrubs; F. Parkman: Cut Flowers; Hovey & Co.: Cut Flowers, Shubby Paeonies, Iberis Tenori, Azaleas and Rhododendrons; Miss S. C. Westgate, Miss A. C. Kenrick and others : Baskets; J. McTear: Her- baceous Plants and Zephyranthus roseus; Jona. French: Pelargoniums and Gloxinias; J. Nugent: Yiburnum opulus sterilis, of monstrous size; J. A. Kenrick: Azaleas, Magnolias, &c.; H. Yandine: Cut Flowers; Miss E. M. Harris: Cut Flowers and a collection of Natives; Thomas Smallwood: Cypripedium acaule and Sarracenia purpurea; J. J. Glover: Pinus Austriaca with its curious arrangement of male blossoms in whorls. June 13. F. Parkman: Cut Flowers, twenty varieties of Tuberous Iris, and Clematis Helena, pure white ; Hovey & Co. : Cut Flowers and Pyrethrum roseum fl. pi. as full as a quilled aster, and much resembling it; J. McTear: twenty varieties of Tiiberous Iris and Cut Flowers; Jona. French: a gorgeous display of Pelargoniums; J. A. Kenrick: Azaleas; H. Yandine: Cut Flowers; Miss E. M. Harris: Cut FloM^ers and Natives; Miss M. E. Carter: Natives, and Cross and Wreath also of Native flowers; Thos. Smallwood: Rose Acacia, remarkable for pro- fusion of bloom. From a private grower came Ranunculus and Anem- one, never excelled in these rooms, save once. Mrs. C. B. Chase, Miss S. W. Story, Miss S. C. Westgate and Miss A. C. Kenrick: each a Basket. June 20. F. Parkman: Cut Flowers, and a large display of Perpetual Roses, embracing ver}^ many rare si^ecimens, and all admirably grown; W.C. Strong: CutFlowers; Hovey «& Co.: Cut Flowers, a full collection of Herbaceous Peonies, and another of Spring Herbaceous Plants; Geo. Craft, J. A. Kenriek aad II. Yandine: each a display of Cut Flowers; FLOWER committee's REPORT. 9 J. McTear: Cut Flowers, Lilium auratum, Ipomea tricolor elegantis- sima, and eighty varieties of Hardy Herbaceous Plants; H. II. Ilunne- well: thirty varieties Khododendrons, and twenty of PeriDctual Koses; J. W. Brooks: six Fuchsias, very large, uniformly pyramidal, well grown, and literally covered with bloom; Miss S. C. Westgate, Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. E. M. Gill, Miss A. C. Kenrick and Miss S. W. Story: each a Basket. June 27Tn and 28th. Eose Show. Messrs. Hovey & Co. : Koses in Classes one, four and five, Paisley Pinks, Sweet Williams, Herbaceous Peonies, English Iris, six Fancy and six Show Pelargoniums, Delphiniums, and a sjilendid achievement in the way of hybridization of the Lilium lancifolium with the auratum. This combined all the good qualities of the former with the size of the latter. J. C. Chaffln: Roses in Classes one, three and seven, and one Hand Bouquet; J.Nugent: Roses in Classes two, four and six; J. McTear: Roses in Classes two, four, five and six, Paisley Pinks, Sweet Williams, and a IDair of Hand Bouquets; W. C. Strong: Roses in Classes two, three and seven, Paisley Pinks and Cut Flowers; F. Parkman: Roses in Classes two, five and seven. Seedling Delphiniums and Cut Flowers; M. P. Wilder: Roses in Class five; J. French: Roses in Class seven. Paisley Pinks, and eighteen Ornamental Foliaged Plants; Mrs. T. W. Ward: Roses in Class seven, and seven pots of Gloxinias grown to perfection; H. H. Hunnewell : Roses in Class seven. Sweet Williams, and a rare col- lection of Cut Flowers; George Craft: Sweet Williams, and a display of Cut Flowers; John Parker, J. G. Chandler and N". Washburn: each a stand of Sweet AVilliams; Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. E. M. Gill, Miss S. C. Westgate and Miss S. W. Story: each a Basket; J. McTear: a pair of Hand Bouquets; Hovey & Co.: a pair of Parlor ditto; and J. E. West- gate: a pair each of Hand and Parlor; J. A. Ivenrick: Magnolia mac- rophylla, and a collection of Cut Flowers ; J. W. Brooks : two Fuchsias of merit nearly equal to those of the week previous; J. W. Underwood: a rich display of seedling Paisley Pinks; Miss M. E. Carter and Miss E. M. Harris: each an interesting array of I'I'atives; C. J. Power: a miscellaneous collection of Pot Plants; The Chairman; Salvia argentea, Stipa pennata, and a Hemerocallis, that still wants a name. July 11. J. McTear: ten varieties Summer Phlox, a pair of Hand Bouquets, and a collection of Summer Herbaceous Plants; F. Parkman: a display of Cut Flowers, Clematis Jackmanii, intensely blue, probably a seedling of the C. azurea grandiflora, with one of the deep varieties of the Viticella, and a vase of Lilies, among which were aurantiacum, can- didum, atrosanguineum and Canadense; J. E. Westgate: Cut Flow- ers; W. C. Strong: Cut Flowers, and a collection of Perpetual Roses, many of them new and meritorious; Mrs. C. B.Chase, Mrs. E. M. Gill, Miss S. C. Westgate, Miss A. C. Kenrick, Miss S. W. Story and Miss A- 10 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. C.Wheeler: each a Basket; ^Y. C. Harding, J. F. Eogers and J. F. C. Hyde: each a collection of Picotees. The last named were seedlings from the Sophia, showing great diversity of marking, and some of them fully equal to the best imported varieties, in both form and color. Mrs. T. W. Ward: Carnations, Picotees, and two large dishes of rare Exotics; Sumner Downe: three stalks of Lilium candidum, six feet high and averaging fifteen blooms each; E. A. Story and H. Vandine: each a display of Cut Flowers; Miss M. E. Carter, Miss E. M. Harris and Miss Martha Ware: each made interesting displays of Natives; Parker: brought a variety of Kalmia latifolia, found upon the line of the Worcester Kailroad, town not ascertained. This was very deeply and distinctly crimped and pitted, and clearly margined with a brownish red, somewhat resembling a Paisley Pink, entirely new and unique. What the hj'bridization is from, is a mystery. July 18. W. C. Strong: a collection of Cut Flowers; F. Parkman: Cut Flowers, Hollyhocks and Clematis rubra violacea; J. E. Westgate: Cut Flowers; J.French: Carnations and Picotees; J. McTear: Carna- tions, Picotees and Cut Flowers; Hovey & Co.: a seedling Cactus, seed- ling Verbenas and Calluna vulgaris, the " i^ative Heath " of Tewks- bury notoriety. Native or exotic it is worthy a place in all good collec- tions of hardy shrubs. J. F. C. Hyde, Samuel Sweetser and C. J. Power: each made good displays of Carnations and Picotees; H. H. Westgate: a pair of Hand Bouquets; Mrs. C. B. Chase, Miss A. C. Kenrick, Miss S. W. Story and Miss S. C. Westgate: each a Basket; Miss E. M. Harris and Miss M. E. Carter: each a stand of seasonable Natives. July 25. W. C. Strong and F. Parkman: each a collection of Cut Flowers; Hovey & Co.: a collection of Cut Flowers, one of Summer Herbaceous Plants, and Antirrhinum fl. pi., new and eftective as a border flower; H. H. Westgate: a collection of Cut Flowers and a pair of Hand Bouquets; Joseph Breck: a collection of Cut Flowers; J. McTear: a collection of Summer Herbaceous ; Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Gill, Miss H. G. Dunklee, Miss Kenrick and Miss AVestgate: each a Basket; Miss B. Dunklee: a vase of Lathyrus latifolius albus, a fitting companion to the oldroseus; Thos. Smallwood: a stand of Hollyhocks ; Mrs. T. W. Ward: two dishes of elegant Exotics, and vases of Torenia Asiatica, Roupella grata, Allamanda grandiflora and GardeniaFortunii. The Misses Harris and Carter each made admirable collections of Natives. August 1. F. Parkman, J. McTear, Hovey & Co. and C. B. Brig- ham: each a display of Cut Flowers; J. E. Westgate: Parlor and Hand Bouquets; E. Wason: a sturdy plant of Hydrangea hortensia, in profuse bloom; Thos. Smallwood: Hollyhocks; Miss Carter: Natives; and Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Gill and Miss Kenrick: each a Basket. August 8. F. Parkman: Summer Phloxes and Cut Flowers; J. Mc- Tear: Summer Phloxes and Summer Herbaceous; W. C. Strong: Sum- FLOWER committee's REPORT. II mer Phloxes and Cut Flowers; Hovey & Co.: Summer Herbaceous and Cut Flowers; H, H. Westgate: Cut Flowers; Geo. Craft: Cut Flowers; "Wm. Carnes: Seedling Verbenas of good promise; Mrs. E. A. Story, Mrs. C. B. Chase, Miss A. C. Kenrick and J. E. Westgate: each a Basket; Mrs. Ward: four dishes and four vases of rare Exotics, em- bracing two varieties of Allamanda, Rondeletia speciosa, Stephanotus floribundus, Combretum purpureum, Tabernsemontana coronaria and Koupella grata. Natives were contributed by Miss Harris, Miss Carter and another votary of the science, in the person of Miss Lizzie M. Strong of Auburndale. August 15. The competitors for the prizes for Balsams were J. Nu- gent and J. E. Westgate. For Petunias, A. McLaren, Geo. L. Stearns and J. McTear. Hovey & Co., J. E. Westgate, J. McTear and O. H. Peck: each a stand of Cut Flowers; Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Gill, Mrs. Story, Miss kenrick and Miss Westgate: each a Basket; J. McTear: a spike of Crocosmia aurea, somewhat resembling the Ixia, but larger and more showy. One of the most beautiful and useful of Annuals the Didiscus cseruleus, by E. S. Rand, Jr.; Messrs. Hovey & Co.: Abronia fra- rans, in umbels of pure white, expanding at nightfall, very fragrant, and hardy in light soil. August 22. Cut Flowers, by W. C. Strong, Geo. Craft, J. McTear, J. E. Westgate, C. B. Brigham, N. Washburn, R. S. S. Andros, O. H. Peck, H. Vandine and Mrs. E. S. Joyce; Baskets, by Mrs. S. N. Brad- bury, Mrs. E. M. Gill, Mrs. E. A. Story, Miss Westgate, Miss Eussell and Miss Wheeler; Summer Herbaceous, by Hovey & Co. and J. Mc- Tear; J. E. Westgate: a pair each of Hand and Parlor Bouquets; Miss Cartel-, Miss Strong and Miss Ware: each a large collection of Natives. The last named lady arranged a dish of Ferns, Mosses and Fungi, which attracted much attention and furnished study for the scientific. M. P. Wilder: a display of Asters and seedling Lilium lancifolium; W. C. Strong: a gorgeous array of Gladiolus; Mrs. Ward made one of her very best displays of rare Exotics. August 29. W. C. Strong: Gladiolus in Class one, Stocks, Verbenas and Cut Flowers; J. McTear: Gladiolus in class two. Seedling Gladio- lus, Asters in Class two, and Verbenas; Geo. Craft: Gladiolus in Classes two and four; F. Parkman: Gladiolus in Class four, and Seedlings, also Cut Flowers; J. Breck: Asters in Classes one and three; J. E. West- gate: Asters in Class one, and Cut Flowers; A. McLaren: Asters in Classes one and three, and Verbenas ; N. Washburn : Asters in Class one; R. S. S. Andros: Asters in Classes one and three; J. Nugent: As- ters in Class two, seedling Verbenas and a dish of Japan Lilies; Hovey & Co.: Verbenas and Cut Flowers; J. W. Foster, G. L. Stearns and Wm. Carnes: Seedling Verbenas; Mrs. Gill, Mrs. Joyce, Mrs. Story, Miss Westgate, Miss Kenrick and Miss Wheeler: each a Basket, all 12 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. good; Miss "Ware, Miss Carter, Miss Strong and AV. T. Brigham: each a large stand of Natives; Miss Strong: Mosses, Ferns and Fnngi, and an interesting collection of Grasses. Miss Ware brought what was un- doubtedly a Monotropa, yet it was not at once recognized as such, being in color red and yellow, and so much resembling the Echeveria glauca as to be readily mistaken for that. It was found at Auburndale, in the usual habitat of the Monotropa, and on inspection presented all the characteristics of it, except color. September 5. Joseph Brack: Zinnias in Class one, Lillipiit Dahlias, and a large and varied display of Asters, most excellent in quality; Hovej' & Co.: Zinnias, in Class one, and the best Specimen Bloom; also Cut Flowers, Asters, Japan Lilies and double Petunias; A. McLaren and J. F. Eogere: each Zinnias, in Class one; J. McTear: Zinnias, in Class two. Cut Flowers and a dwarf Antirrhinum, Tom Thumb, so com- pact in habit as to be valuable for edgings; C. B. Brigham: Zinnias in Class two, and Cut Flowers; Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. J. L. D'Wolf, Mrs. S. Joyce, Miss Kenrick, Miss Wheeler and Miss Story: each a Basket. These have indicated an increased skill from the first of the season, until now they can hardly be excelled. F. Parkman: Cut Flow- ers and Seedling Gladiolus of a high order; J. E. Westgate: Cut Flow- ers, Japan Lilies and a pair of Bouquets ; W. C. Strong : Cut Flowers, embracing many Gladiolus and Tritoma uvaria; Geo. Craft: a large col- lection of Gladiolus, mainly seedlings of such quality as defy foreign growers; J. L. D'Wolf and O. II. Feck: each Cut Flowers; J. iN'ugent: seedling Gladiolus and Japan Lilies; Joseph Jackson, of Dorchester: a plant of Campanula pyramidalis, nine feet high with thousands of blos- soms; E. S. Rand, Jr.: Gaultheria Shallon, and three dishes of Japan Lilies, all seedlings, and all good; Miss Ware: Ferns and Fungi; Miss Harris and Miss Strong: Natives; Miss Susan Sanborn, of Rochester, N. H.: Xymphea odorata, some pure white, and others various shades of rose. AVe make further allusion to these hereafter. ANXTJAL EXniBITIOK. The contributors of twenty Greenhouse Plants were Messrs. Ilovey & Co. and Jona. French. Ten Variegated leaved Plants, all hardy and suitable for open culture, F. Parkman and Ilovey & Co.; eight Cala- diums, Jona. French and Hovey & Co. ; twelve Ferns, J. French and H. H. Hunnewell; six Ferns, Hovey & Co.; six Lycopods, Hovey & Co. and II. II. Hunnewell; Specimen Plant, Hovey & Co. and H. H. Hunnewell ; Specimen Variegated Plant, II, II. Hunnwcll and Hovey & Co.; six Begonias, H. H. Hunnewell; Cut Flowers, W. C. Strong, Hovey & Co., J. E. Westgate, F. Parkman, Jos. Breck, E. Flynn, J- McTear, J. L. D'Wolf, O. H. Peck, E. Wason and Geo. Craft, the last named, a mass of Gladiolus. Dahlias: C. J. Power, E. Flynn, Hovey & FLOWER committee's REPORT. 13 Co., John Parker and B. D. Hill, Jr. Mr. Ilill's collection embraced many varieties of the Lilliput, gems of the tribe. Bouquets: M. P. Wilder, W. C. Strong, J. E. Westgate, Hovey & Co., Thos. Hooper, Jr., and others. The large Yase Bouquets -vvere by J. E. Westgate, J. Xugent and Hovey & Co., in a spirit of rivalry which redounded to tlie credit of the exhibition. The Baskets were by Miss S. C. Westgate, Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. E. M. Gill, Miss A. C. Wheeler, Miss A. C. Kenrick, Miss S. ^V. Story, Miss S. A. Kussell, Mrs. S. Joyce, Miss A. G. Wright and J. L. D'Wolf. The competition was brisk, and they were admirably kept or renewed during the exhibition. The Natives were by Miss M. E. Carter, Miss E. M. Strong, Miss Martha Ware and James Barratt. In Mr. Barratt's collection we no- ticed a Liatris which we had never before seen. Instead of the hitherto universal purple, this was a dull drabish white, and otherwise resembled the scariosa or spicata. James T. Ames, of Chicopee: a plant of Alo- casia macrorhiza fol. var., from Ceylon, now for the first time exhibited here. In habit it bears some resemblance to the Calla Ethiopica, and more, perhaps, to a Caladium; strikingly marked, and very eflective. Mr. HunneWell also showed a plant of the same, less advanced and there- fore less showy, Geo. L. Stearns: a splendid spike of Hedychium Gard- nerianum; Dexter Snow, of Chicopee: a choice selection of Verbenas from his acres of that plant; E. Thieler: an endless variety of Immor- telles, Grasses, &c.; C. M. Atkinson, of Mount Hope Cemetery: a beau- tiful collection of Cut Flowers, well kept during the exhibition; H. II. Hunnewell: one hundred species and varieties of Hardy Coniferte. This collection was made up of all the most choice and valuable kinds known to our growers, with many not yet fotmd elsewhere with us, and was viewed with interest by all who take pleasure in ornamental evergreens. Mrs. T. W. Ward: four varieties of AUamanda; L. Jenny, Jr., of Eair- haven, had on exhibition a small specimen of a variety of Filbert, called by him the Sicilian Nut, said to be hardy and quite ornamental. Its fruit is certainly very pleasant to the taste. Messrs, Hovey & Co, brought a small plant of Saxafraga tricolor, new with us, and a perfect gem for hanging baskets. In the account of this, as of the preceding exhibitions, we have not attempted a full report, for that would occupy too much space, and we can only hope that important interests will not suffer b}^ the omissions. October 31, C, J, Power: two flowers of Dahlia Imperialis, This is new with us this season, and probably Avill not be found to do its best in the open border; yet its majestic habit and graceful foliage render it an imposing plant; but when well grown in the conservatory, and 14 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. stiidded with a multitude of large, nearly white, pendent flowers, it is exceedingly showy and beautiful. I^ovember 14. J. W. Brooks: six Pompon Chrysanthemums, of bet- ter quality than we have seen in the rooms for many years before. All were very full and uniformly in bloom, and so well furnished with foli- age as to allay all doubt as to the possibility of growing them fit for ex- hibition. Mr. Brooks also showed a general collection, but little, if any, inferior to the others. We commend his example to others, and hope in future to see, instead of one, many collections offered for the prizes. PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 15 PEIZES AWARDED FOR PLANTS, FLOWERS AND BOU- QUETS. February 28, Camellias. — For the best twelve named varieties of Cut Flow- ers with foliage, to Hovey & Co., _ . . For the next best, not awarded, . - . - Epacris. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, not award- ed, - - - - - - - For the next best, not awarded, _ . - . April 25. Hyacinths. — For the best twelve named varieties, not award- ed, -------- For the next best, not awarded, - - - - May 9. Tulips. — For the best twenty flowers, not less than ten named varieties, to Hovey & Co., . - . - For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Narcissus. — For the best display, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, . - - - Opening of the Hall, May 2.3. Greenhouse Plants. — For the best display of twelve vari- eties, regard to be had to new and rare varieties, and well grown specimens of named plants, to Jonathan French, For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Greenhouse Azaleas. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, to Hovey & Co., . . - - . For the next best, not awarded, _ > . - For the next best, not awarded, - . - - Pelargoniums. — For the best six named Show varieties, in pots, to H. H. Hunnewell, - - - - - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - For the best six named Fancy varieties, in pots, to Jonathan French, 8 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 5 00 For the best six named Zonal varieties, in pots, to W. C. Strong, - - - - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Heaths. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, not award- ed, 6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 $5 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 2 00 4 00 2 00 4 00 2 00 15 00 12 00 9 00 10 00 5 00 8 00 8 00 5 00 16 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Specimex Plant. — Kcgarcl being had to new and rare vari- eties. For the best specimen plant, of a kind for which no special prize is ofiered, to H. II. Hunnewell, - - - $6 00 For the next best, to C. J. Power, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Cinerarias. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded, 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Calceolarias. — For the best six varieties, not awarded, - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Fuchsias. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, not award- ed, 8 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 6 00 Gloxinias. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded, - 8 00 For the next best, not aAvarded, - - - - 6 00 ACHIMENES. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded, - 6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 Pansies. — For the best six distinct varieties, in pots, not award- ed, - 5 00 For the next best, not aAvarded, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to Ilovey & Co., - G 00 For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, - - - 5 00 For the next best, to J. McTear, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Miss S. C. Westgate, 3 00 For the next best, to Miss H. G. Dunklee, - - - 2 00 Bouquets. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, to J. E. Westgate, - - - - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best pair of Hand Bouquets, to J. E. Westgate, - 3 00 • For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 May 30. Hajbdy Azaleas. — For the best display of named varieties, not awarded, - - - - - -8 00 For the next best, to H. II. Hunnewell, - - - 5 00 Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 bottles, not 'awarded - - - - - - -4 00 For the next best, to J. McTear, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Miss C. Westgate, 2 00 For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - 1 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 17 June 6. Shrubby Peonies. — For the best six named varieties, to . Hovey & Co., S5 00 For the next best, not awarded, . . - . For the next best, not awarded, . . . . Khododendrons. — For the best display of named varieties, to H. H. Hunnewell. ------ For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Hardy Shrubs. — For the best display, to W. C. Strong, For the next best, not awarded, - - . . For the next best, not awarded, - . - - Cut Flowers. — For the best, to F. Parkman, - - - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - - - . Baskets. — For the best, to Miss S. C. Westgate, For the next best, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, - - - June 13. Iris, (Tuberous varieties.) — For the best twenty named vari- eties, to J. McTear, ----- For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - Cut Flowers. — For the best, to F. Parkman, - - - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Baskets. — For the best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - For the next best, to Miss S. W. Story, - - - June 20. Cut Flowers. — For the best, to F. Parkman, - - - For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - Baskets. — For the best, to Miss S. C. "Westgate, For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - Spring Herbaceous Plants. — For the largest and best dis- plays of named species and varieties, exhibited April 4th, May 2d and 23d, June 6th and 20th, — prize to be awarded June 20th, not awarded, - - - - - 10 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 8 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 6 00 Rose Show, June 27 and 28. Class I. Hardy June Roses. — For the best twenty distinct named va- rieties, to Hovey & Co., - - - - - 6 00 For the next best, to J. C. Chaffin, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 2 4 00 3 00 8 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 18 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Class II. For the best ten distinct named varieties, to J. McTear, For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - -- - For the next best, to J. Nugent, . - - . Class III. Hardy Perpetual Eoses. — For the best twenty distinct named varieties, to J. C. Chaflfin, ... For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - For the next best, to "W. C. Strong, - - - - Class IV. For the best ten distinct named varieties, to Hovey & Co., - For the next best, to J. iNTugent, - . . . For the next best, to J. McTear, . . - - Class V. Moss Roses. — For the best display of not less than ten named varieties, to Hovey So Co., ----- For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - For the next best, to J. McTear, - - . - Note. — In this class clusters of buds are admissible. Class VI. Tender Roses. — For the best display of not less than ten named varieties, to J. McTear, . - . - For the next best, to J. Nugent, . - . - For the next best, not awarded, . . . - Class VII. Roses. — For the best general display, to W. C. Strong, For the next best, to J. C. Chaffin, - - - - For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - Sweet Williams. — For the best thirty trusses, not less than ten distinct A"arieties, to H. H. Hunnewell, For the next best, to J. McTear, . - - . Paisley Pinks. — For the best sixty blooms, not less than five named varieties, exhibited in bunches of three of the same variety, to Jona. French, ----- For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - - Bouquets. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, to J. E. Westgate, ------- For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the best pair of Hand Bouquets, to J. McTear, - For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, . . - Herbaceous Peonies. — For the best ten named varieties, to Hovey & Co., ..---- For the next best, not awarded, . - - - For the next best, not awarded, .... 13 00 2 00 1 00 6 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 19 Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to H. II. Hunnewell, - S4 00 For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to W. C. Strong:, - - - - 2 00 Baskets. — For the best display, to Miss S. C. Westgate, - 2 00 For the next best, to Miss S. W. Story, - - - 1 00 Delphixiums. — For the best display, not awarded, - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - 2 00 July 11. Summer Phloxes. — For the best ten distinct named varieties, to J. McTear, --.... For the next best, not awarded. . . _ . For the next best, not awarded, - - _ - Bouquets. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, not award- ed, -------_ For the next best, not awarded, . . _ . For the best pair of Hand Boiiquets, to J. McTear, - For the next best, not awarded, - . . . Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to F. Parkman, For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, . . . For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - - Baskets. — For the best display, to Miss S. C. "Westgate, For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, . . . July 18. Carxatioxs. — For the best thirty flowers, not less than ten named varieties, not awarded, . . . . For the next best, to Jona French, - - - - For the next best, to J. McTear, . . . _ Picotees. — For the best thirty flowers, not less than ten named varieties, not awarded, . . . . - For the next best, to J. McTear, .... For the next best, to Jona. French, ... - Cut Flow^ers. — For the best display, to W. C. Strong, For the next best, to F. Pai-kman, . - - - For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, - _ . Baskets. — For the best display, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - . _ July 2.5. Cut Floavers.— For the best display, to F. Parkman, For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - . For the next best, not awarded, .... Baskets.— For the best display, to Miss S. C. Westgate, For the next best, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, ... 4 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 20 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. August 1. Hollyhocks. — For the best ten distinct varieties in spikes, not awarded, ^4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Parlor Bouquets. — For the best pair, to J. E. Westgate, - 2 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 1 00 Hand Bouquets. — For the best pair, to J. E. Westgate, - 2 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 1 00 Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to F. Parkman, - - 4 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not aM'arded, - - - - 2 00 Baskets. — For the best display, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - 2 00 For the next best, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, - - - 1 00 August 8. Phloxes. — For the best ten distinct named varieties, to J, Mc- Tear, 5 00 For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - - 3 00 For the best Seedling, the Society's Silver Medal, not awarded. Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to W. C. Strong, - 4 00 For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - 2 00 Baskets. — For the best display, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - 2 00 For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, - - - 1 00 August 15. Petunias. — For the best collection of named varieties, thirty flowers, to Geo. L. Stearns, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to J. McTear, - - - - 2 00 For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - - 1 00 Balsams. — For the best twelve spikes, not awarded, - - 3 00 For the next best, to J. Nugent, - - - - 2 00 For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, - - - 1 00 Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to Hovey & Co., - 4 00 For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Baskets. — For the best display, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - 2 00 For the next best, to Miss S. C. Westgate, - - - 1 00 August 22. Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to W. C. Strong, - 4 00 For the next best, to Geo. Craft, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, - - - 1 00 Baskets.— For the best display, to Mrs. E. M. Gill, - - 2 00 For the next best, to Miss S. C. Westgate, - - - 1 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 21 Summer Herbaceous Plants. — For the largest and best displays of named species and varieties, exhibited July 11th and 25th, August 8th and 22d, — prize to be awarded August22d, to J. McTear, $10 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - 8 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 6 00 August 29. Class I. Gladiolus. — For the best twenty named varieties, in spikes, to W. C. Strong, 6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - . _ - For the next best, not awarded, - _ _ . For the next best, not awarded, . _ . - Class II. For the best ten named varieties, in spikes, to J. McTear, For the next best, to Geo. Craft, - _ - . For the next best, not awarded, - _ . . Class III. For the best display of named varieties, in bunches of four spikes, of one variety in each bunch, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, _ - - - For the next best, not awarded, ... - For the best single specimen spike, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, . . . - For the next best, not awarded, . _ - - Class IV. For the best display of named or unnamed varieties, to Geo. Craft, For the next best, to F. Parkman, .... For the next best, not awarded, . . . - For the best Seedling of the season, the Society's Silver Med- al, to F. Parkman. For the next best, the Society's Bronze Medal, not awarded. Class I. Asters. — For ths best thirty flowers, not less than ten vari- eties, to J. Breck, - - - - - -5 00 For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to :Nr. Washburn, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to K. S. S. Andros, - - - 2 00 Class II. For the best twenty flowers, not less than eight varieties, to J. McTear, 3 00 For the next best, to J. Nugent, - - - - 2 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 1 00 5 00 4 00 8 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 8 00 5 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 6 00 4 00 2 00 99 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Class III. POMPOXS. — For the best sixty blooms, not less than six vari- eties, in bunches of three of the same variety, to Joseph Breck, _-..... For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - - Verbexas. — For the best named collection of sixty trusses, twenty varieties, in bunches of three of the same varietj-, to A. McLaren, _--_.- For the next best, to J. McTear, . . - . For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - - For the best new Seedling Avith foliage, the Societj^'s Silver Medal, not awarded. Stocks. — For the best display, not less than six varieties, to "W. C. Strong, ------- For the next best, not awarded, . . . _ For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to F. Parkman, For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - - For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, . - - Baskets.— For the best display, to Mrs. E. M. Gill, - For the next best, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, - - - September 5. Class I. Double Zinnias. — For the best thirty flowers, not less than six varieties, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the next best, to J. F. Rogers, - - - - Class II. For the best twenty flowers, not less than four varieties, to J. McTear, For the next best, to C. B. Brigham, - - . For the best specimen bloom, to Hovey & Co., Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to F. Parkman, For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - For the next best, to Geo. Craft, . - - - Baskets. — For the best display, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - For the next best, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, - - - Annual Exhibition, September 18 to 21. Plants in Pots. Greenhouse Plants. — For the best twenty greenhouse and stove plants, of different varieties, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, to Jona. French, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - For the next best, not awarded, . . - - ;4 00 2 00 4 00 3 0(» 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 8 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 5 00 4 0(t 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 25 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 f 10 OU 8 00 6 00 5 00 3 00 8 00 5 00 8 00 6 00 5 00 3 00 5 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 23 Variegated leaved Plants. — For the best ten varieties, not offered in the collection of greenhouse plants, to Hovey & Co., ..._-- For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, _ . - . Variegated Plant. — For the best single specimen not of- fered in any collection, to H. H. Hunnewell, For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - Caladiums. — For the best eight named varieties, to Jona. French, ...-..- For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - Ferns. — For the best twelve named varieties, to Jona. French, For the next best, to H. H. Hunnewell, - . - For the best six named varieties, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, . - - - Lycopods. — For the best six named varieties, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, to H. H. Hunnewell, . - - Marantas. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded, - For the next best, not awarded, . - . - Begonias. — For the best six named varieties, to H. H. Hun- newell, - • 5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Plants in Bloom. — For the best six varieties, in pots, not awarded, ------- For the next best, not awarded, . - - - For the next best, not awarded, - . - - Specimen Plant. — For the best, not variegated, of a kind for which no special i^rize is offered, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, - . . . For the next best, not awarded, - . . - Cut Floavers. — For the best display, and best kept during the exhibition, to W. C. Strong, - - - - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, ... For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - For the next best, to Jos. Breck, . - - - For the next best, to Edward Flynn, - - . For the next best, to J. McTear, - . . . Dahlias. — Prizes awarded the first day of the Annual Exhibition. For the best twenty-four named varieties, to C. J. Power, For the next best, to Edward Flynn, For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - For the best twelve named varieties, to John Parker, 8 00 6 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 16 00 14 00 12 00 10 00 8 00 6 00 4 00 L. 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 24 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. For the next best, to B. D. Hill, Jr., - - - S2 00 For the next best, to EdAvard Flynn, ... For the best specimen bloom, to John Parker, Dahlias. — Prizes awarded the third day of the exhibition. For the best twenty-four named varieties, to C. J. Power, For the next best, not awarded, . _ - - For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For the best twelve named varieties, to C. J. Power, - For the next best, to John Parker, - - For the next best, to B. D. Hill, Jr., For the best specimen bloom, to C. J. Power, - - - For the best display during the exhibition, to C. J. Power, - For the next best, to Edward Flynn, . . . For the next best, to B. D. Hill, Jr., ... Parlor Bouquets. — For the best pair, exhibited on Tuesday, to M. P. Wilder, For the next best, to TV. C. Strong, . - - - Hand Bouquets. — For the best pair, on Tuesday, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, . . - . Parlor Bouquets. — For the best pair, exhibited on Wednes- day, to W. C. Strong, . - - . - For the next best, not awarded, - - * - Hand Bouquets. — For the best pair, exhibited on Wednes- day, to Hovey & Co., . . - - - For the next best, to Thos. Hooper, . - - - Parlor Bouquets. — For the best pair, exhibited on Thurs- day, not awarded, ------ For the next best, not awarded, . . - - Hand Bouquets. — For the best pair, exhibited on Thursday, to Hovey & Co., ------ For the next best, not awarded, .... Large Bouquets. — For the best pair, suitable for the Brad- lee or Jones Vases, and best kept during the exhibition, to J. E. Westgate, ...--- For the next best, to J. Xugent, - - * - Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged and best kept during the exhibition, to Miss S. C. Westgate, For the next best, to Mrs. E. M. Gill, . - - For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - November 15. Chrysantheums. — Best six varieties, in pots, not awarded, - For the next best, not awarded, .... For the best six Pompons, in pots, to J. W. Brooks, - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - 1 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 12 00 8 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 10 00 6 00 10 00 6 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 25 DURING THE SEASOK Lilies. — For the best display of the season, not awarded, - .f 6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Delphiniums. — For the best Seedling during the season, the Society's Silver Medal, not awarded. For the next best, the Society's Bronze Medal, not awarded. 26 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. GRATUITIES AWARDED AT AVEEKLY EXHIBITIONS. Jaxuaky 20. Jona. French, fin- Camellias, . _ . _ Feukitaky 24. J. McTear, for Iris reticulata, . - . . February 28. Hove}- & Co., for Camellias, - . . - April 25. James Xugent, for Ih-acinths, - - . - May 16. Walker & Co., for Tulips, Opening of the Hall, May 23. Miss B. Duncklee, for Basket, - . - . " A. C. Wheeler, do. - - - - Mrs. C. B. Chase, do. . - - - F. Parkman, for Aquilegia glaudulosa, - - - J. McTear, for O rnithogalum conicuiii, ... J. A. Kenrick, for Hardy Azaleas, . - - C. J. Power, for Pot Plants, .... Joseph Breck, for Tulips, - . - - - May 30. Miss S. W. Story, for Basket, - . - - " A. C. Kenrick, do. . . - . J. A. Kenrick, for Azaleas and Shrubs, - - - Miss M. E. Carter, for Natives, - - - - H. Yandine, for Displaj-, - - - - - F. Parkman, for Clematis azurea, ... June 6, James Nugent, for Display, . . - - J. A. Kenrick, do. . - . - . H. Yandine, do. - - Miss E. M. Harris, for Display and Natives, Hovey & Co., for Rhododendrons and Azaleas, - Jona. French, for Pelargoniums, . - - - Thos. Smalhvood, for Cypripediuin and Sarraceuia, June 13. Jona. French, for Pelargoniums, &c., - - - H. Yandine, for Display, - - - - - Miss M. E. Carter, for Natives, . - - - $1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 27 Miss E. M. Harris, for Natives and Display, J. McTear, for Display, - . - - - JuxE 20. Ilovey & Co., for Spring IIer])aceons, through the season, J. McTear, do. do. do. Geo. Craft, for Display, . - - - - H. Vandine, do. . - - - - J. A. Kenrick, do. . _ - . - J. McTear, do. Herbert H. Westgate, for Bouquet, . - . Hovey & Co., for Peonies, . . - . J. McTear, for Lilium auratuni, - - - - F. Parkman, for Koses, . - - - - J. W. Brooks, for six Fuchsias, - - - - II. H. Hunnewell, for Rhododendrons and Roses, Miss E. M. Harris, for Natives and Display, June 27. J. G. Chandler, for Hand Bouquet, ... J. A. Kenrick, for Magnolia niacrophylla, E. W. BusAvell, for Novelties, . . - - Washburn & Co., for Bouquet and Basket, Hovey & Co., for twelve Pelargoniums, - . - Mrs. T. W. Ward, for seven Gloxinias, - . - J. W. Brooks, for two Fuchsias, - . - - Jona French, for Pot Plants, . . - . J. G. Chandler, for Sweet Williams, . _ - N. Washburn, do. do. ... Geo. Craft, for Sweet Williams and Display, H. Vandine, for Display, - - - - - Miss M. E. Carter, for Natives, . . - - J. A. Kenrick, for Display, . _ . - F. Parkman, for Delphiniums, . - . - W. J. Underwood, for Paisley Pinks, . - - Hovey & Co., for English Iris, . - - - Mrs. E. T. Farrington, for Roses, - - - Hovey & Co., for Phlomis abassicus, - - . Miss E. M. Harris, for Natives and Display, W. C. Harding, for Display, . - - - Chas. Burchard, for Bouquet, . . - - C. J. Power, for Wai'dian case and Pot Plants, - John Dunklee, for Display, . . - . John Galvin, for Bouquet, .... W. C. vStrong, for Roses and Cut Flowers, Mrs. T. W. Ward, for Roses, ... - S2 00 1 00 5 00 5 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 5 00 8 00 2 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 5 00 7 00 3 00 10 00 1 00 1 00 4 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 28 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Jona. French, for Cut Flowers, - - - - - S3 00 J. McTear, do. do. . . - . . Hovey & Co., do. do. - - - - . F. Parkman, do. do. - - . - . Geo. Craft, do. do. - - - - - Miss E. M. Harris, do. - - - - - Miss A. C. Ivenrick, for Basket, - - - . . Miss S. W. Story, do. - - ' - Mrs. E. M. Gill, do. July 11. W. C. Harding, for Pinks, . - - . . J. F. Eogers, do. . - . . - J. F. C. Hyde, do. Miss A. C. Kenrick, for Basket, . - . . " S. W. Story, do. .... " A. C. Wheeler, do. ..... Mrs. E. M. Gill, do. - - - - - " T. W. Ward, for Kara Exotics, . . - . '' " " Pinks, . - . - . Snmner Downe, for Lilium candidum, .... E. A. Story, for Display, --.--- H. Yandine, do. ..-..- Miss M. E. Carter, for jSTatives, - - . - . " E. M. Harris, do. " Martha Ware, do. ..... F. Parkman, for Clematis .Jackmani, 1st Class Certificate of Merit. July 18. J. F. C. Hyde, for Pinks, .--.-- Saml. Sweetser, do. ...--. C. J. Power, do. - Miss E. M. Harris, for Is'atives, - . - . - " M. E. Carter, do. ..... " S. W. Story, for Basket, . - . . - " S. C. Westgate, do. ..... Hovey & Co., for Seedling Cactus, . . . . Mrs. C. B. Chase, for Vase of Oleander, .... H. H. Westgate, for Hand Bonqnets, . . . - F. Parkman, for Vase of Hollyhocks, . . . - J. McTear, for Display, ...... July 25. Miss E. M. Harris, for Natives, ..... '' M. E. Carter, do. ..... Hovey & Co., for Display, - _ - - - 2 00 2 00 4 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 29 H. H. Westgate, for Display. Jos. Breck, do. - Mrs. T. W, Ward, for Exotics, - " C. B. Chase, for Basket, " E. M. Gill, do. Miss H. G. Dnncklee, do. " B. Duncklee, for Lathyrus latifolius alba, August 1. Miss M. E. Carter, for Natives, - Elbridge Wason, for Hydrangea hortensia, C. B. Brigham, for Display, Thos. Sinallwood, for Hollyhocks, Mrs. E. M. Gill, for Basket, J. McTear, for Display, - - - August 8. Mrs. E. A. Story, for Basket, Miss A. C. Kenrick, do. Mrs. T. W. Ward, for Rare Exotics, Miss M. E. Carter, for Natives, - " Lizzie M. Sti'ong, do. " E. M. Harris, do. Geo. Craft, for Display, - - - H. H. Westgate, do. - August 15. Miss A. C. Kenrick, for Basket, - Mrs. E. A. Story, do. " E. M. Gill, do. J. McTear, for Display, - - - O. H. Peck, do. . - - J. E. Westgate, for Table Bouquets, Miss M. E. Carter, for Natives, - " L. M. Strong, do. W. C. Harding, for Petunias, A. McLaren, for Verbenas and Petunias, J. McTear, for Crocosmia aurea, - August 22. Mrs. S. N. Bradley, for Basket, - Miss A. C. Wheeler, do. " S. A. Russell, do. Mrs. E. A. Story, do. " T. W. Ward, for Rare Exotics, J. E. Westgate, for two pairs Bouquets, - C. B. Brigham, for Display, O. H. Peck, do. SI 00 1 00 5 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 4 00 2 00 1 00 30 M.VSS.VCHDSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. J. McTear, for Display, ^1 00 Mrs. S. Joyce, do. - - - - - 2 00 M. P. Wilder, for Asters and Lilies, - - - . 2 00 W. C. Strong', for Gladiolus, - - - - - 5 00 N. Washburn, for Asters, - - - - - 1 00 Miss M. E. Carter, for Natives, - - - - - 2 00 " L. M. Strong, do. - . . . . 3 OO " M. Ware, for Natives, Mosses and Fungi, - - - 3 00 Septembkr o. Joseph Jackson, for Campanula ])yraniidalis, the Societj-'s Sil- ver Medal. AxxixAL Exhibition. O. ir. Peck, for Display, 3 00 E. Wason, do. ... - . - 3 00 J. L. D^Wolf, do. ------ 2 00 John Parker, for Display of Dahlias, - - - - 2 00 Ilovey & Co., for Pair Vase Bouquets, - - - - 6 00 Miss A. C. Wheeler, for Basket, - - - - - 2 00 " A. C. Kenrick, do. - - - - - 2 00 " S. W. Story, do. - - - - - 2 00 " A. G. Wright, do. 1 00 Mrs. Joyce, do. - - - - - 2 00 J. L. D^Wolf, do. - - - ' - - 2 00 Miss S. A. Kussell, do. - . - - - 1 00 A. McDermott, for Table Bouquet, - - - - 1 00 G. L. Stearns, for Hedychiuni Gal'dneranuni, - - - 1 00 James T. Ames, for Alocasia macrorhiza, - - - 3 00 Dexter Snow, for Seedling Verbenas, - - - - 2 00 Mrs. C. B. Chase, for Wreath, 1 00 W. C. Strong, for Collection Greenhouse Plants, - - 10 00 F. Thieler, for Immortelles, - - - - - 5 00 Miss Martha Ware, for Ferns, Fungi and Natives, - - 4 00 " E. M. Strong, for Natives, 5 00 " M. E. Carter, do. - - - - - 4 00 George Craft, for Dis2)lay of Gladiolus, - - - - 8 00 II, II. Hunnewell, for 100 Species and Varieties of Coniferie, - 5 00 J. H. Adams, for Display, - - - - - 1 00 James Barratt, for Liatris scariosa var., - - - - 1 00 Mrs. Wm. Kenrick, for Design, - - - - - 1 00 " R. E. Crossett, for Ferns and Mosses, - - - 1 00 A. Butler, for Orange Tree, - - - - - 2 00 Hovey & Co., for Collection Greenhouse Plants, - - 5 00 Miss S. A. Russell, for Basket and Bouquet, - - 2 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 31 Mrs. Brown, of "Waltham, for Design, G. Ct. Hubbard, for Seedling Geraniums, Ilovey & Co., for Polianthes tuberosa, - - - Mrs. T. W. Ward, for Allamanda, four var., Miss A. C. Kenrick, for "Wreath, - - - - Mrs. E. M. Gill, do. . - . . II. H. Ilalliday, for Wardian Case, . . - B. D. Hill, Jr., for Lilliput Dahlias, Miss E. M. Harris, for Fringed Gentian, J. E. Westgate, for Basket, . . - . J. L. D'Wolf, for Basket additional, Mrs. A. Pierce, for Design, - . - . W. C. Strong, for one Yase Bouquet, ... XOVEMBER 14. J. "W. Brooks, for Chrysanthemums, The amount of .$1,234 has been aAvardcd in Prizes and during the year, to the following persons : — SI 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 6 00 Hovey & Co., - - S219 00 Jona. French, - - 90 00 J. McTear, - - 91 00 James Nugent, - - 21 00 H. H. Hunnewell, - 60 00 W. C. Strong, - - 112 00 Walker & Co., - - 2 00 C. J. Power, - - 31 00 J. E. Westgatc, - - 65 00 Miss S. C. Westgate, - 22 00 Miss H. G. Duncklee, - 3 00 Mrs. C. B. Chase, - 20 00 F. Parkman, - - 93 00 Miss A. C. Ivenrick, - 15 00 Miss B. Duncklee, - 2 00 Miss A. C. Wheeler, - 5 00 J. A. Kenrick, - - 9 00 Jos. Breck, - - 19 00 Miss S. W. Story, - 8 00 Miss M. E. Carter, - 23 00 H. Yandine, - - 6 00 Miss E. M. Harris, - 22 00 Thos. Smallwood, - 2 00 Geo. Craft, - - 32 00 H. H. Westgate, - - 6 00 J. W. Brooks, - John C. Chaffin, - J. G. Chandler, - E. W. Buswell, - Washburn & Co., Mrs. T. W. Ward, N. Washburn, W. J. Underwood, Mrs. E. T. Farrington, W. C. Harding, - Chas. Burchard, - John Duncklee, - John Galvin, Mrs. E. M. Gill, - J. F. Rogers J. F. C. Hyde, - Sumner Downe, - E. A. Story, Miss Martha Ware, Saml. Sweetser, - E. Wason, C. B. Brigham, - Mrs. E. A. Story, Miss L. M. Strong, Geo. L. Stearns, - Gratuities, - .S27 00 - 14 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 - 33 00 5 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 - 13 00 5 00 7 00 1 00 1 00 9 00 1 00 0 00 5 00 3 00 - 10 00 4 00 32 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, A. McLaren, - 813 00 Mrs. Wm. Kenrick, - $1 00 O. H. Peck, 6 00 " R. E. Crossett, 1 00 Mrs. S. X. Bradbury, 1 00 A. Butler, 2 00 Miss S. A. Russell, 4 00 Mrs. Brown, 1 00 Mrs. S. Joyce, 4 00 W. H. Halliday, - 2 00 M. P. Wilder, - 6 00 Mrs. A. Pierce, - 1 00 K. S. S. Andros, - 2 00 James T. Ames, - 3 00 Edward Flynn, - - 15 00 Dexter Snow, 2 00 John Parker, 8 00 F. Thioler, 5 00 B. D. Hill, Jr., - 9 00 G. G. Hubbard, - 1 00 Thos. Hooper, 3 00 J. L. DWolf, 5 00 Amount awarded, S1234 00 Miss A. G. Wright, 1 00 Balance uncxiDcnded, 66 00 A. McDermott, - J. H. Adams, 1 00 1 00 Amount apin-opriated. 1300 00 James Barratt, - 1 00 The following awards were also made : To Francis Parkman, for Clematis Jackmanii, a First Class Certifi- cate of Merit. To the same, for the best Seedling Gladiolus, the Society's Silver Medal. To Joseph Jackson, for a Avell grown plant of Campanula pyramid- alis, the Society's Silver Medal. To Messrs. Hovey & Co., for Seedling Lily, from the Lancifolium ru- brum, hybridized with the auratum, the Society's Silver Medal. As the exhibitions during a large part of the season are mainly of those things which come within the line of our duties, and as we there- fore feel ourselves more or less responsible for the character of the dis- plays, and especially as we were in some measure instrumental in changing the day fron Saturday to Wednesday, we have watched with interest the progress of events. From the beginning of the year to the opening show in May, it was evident that our contributors were unable to at once forget the habit of so many years, and conform to the new order of things, and we must confess that we sometimes feared a willing- ness on the part of some to let the exhibitions flag, because of the change. Prior to the opening, all contributions, on whatever day, were carefully noticed. After that, with few exceptions, all came on the prescribed day. The opening exhibition was considered a good one, and was well at- tended. In short, the attendance through the season, with few excep- tions which were attributable to unfavorable weather, was such as to FLOWER committee's REPORT. 33 indicate a fair degree of interest in our objects, on the part of the com- munity. And yet, there is much need of improvement in that matter, and it behooves us to seek its accomplishment. That some of the dis- plays during the early part of the season were not such as we could wish, was not a matter of surprise, inasmuch as the Flowering Shrubs and Her- baceous Perennials were in some degree affected as were Fruit Trees, by the severe drought of the preceding two summers ; and beside, the law of supply and demand in the inarket operated against us. This last, however, our Executive have sought to remedy in the future, by placing at the disposal of the Committee, a sum more nearly equal to their re- quirements. It was thought best to make the Rose Show this year a fee-paying one, and get it up on a corresponding scale. This was done. Contribu- tions of a high order filled both Halls, and but for unpropitious weather, it would have been (as it was in all other respects) financially successful. As it resulted, the balance of expenditures over receipts, was less than would have been the cost of such a show, free. The latter part of the season our exhibitions were a series of triumphs, crowned by the an- nual one, which was generally considered one of the best we have ever held. The contributions to this, were limited only by the space devoted to them, and they were almost universally of an excellent character. Important featiires in our Weekly Exhibitions, which have lent them such a charm and given to them much of the interest they have had, de- serve more than a passing notice. First let us speak of the growing taste for botany as manifested in the very full and frequent displays of Native Plants and flowers, made by our young lady contributors. The knowledge to enable and the taste to prompt them to make such collections, the patience and skill displayed in the arrangement and scientifically naming of so many specimens, are worthy of great com- mendation and greater reward. We would suggest prizes hereafter, for this branch of our shows, as the best means of fostering an interest of so great value to all. The result of oft'ering prizes instead of gratuities, has shown itself very satisfactorily in the past few years, in the case of Baskets of FLOVfERS. We have had upon our tables this year many specimens that can hardly be excelled, and all would rank very high in the scale of beauty. The money value of the prizes is small, to be sure; that cannot ' be the motive poAver; but the spirit of gentle rivalry which springs from conpetition, added to the correct taste of our fair friends, has resulted in giving us a standard high above that of our sister cities, and in form- ing an important element in our success. The measure of praise bestowed upon them is a fair index of the value set upon this branch of our exhibitions. Lovers of the really beautiful in horticulture, have had many opportunities this season to admire the frequent contributions of a 3 S4 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCItTT. lady, whose wealth and taste enable her to place npon our tables speci- mens of Rare Exotics, which we seldom have the privilege otherwise to enjoy. Everything which comes from her grounds is of the very highest order, and grown to the utmost pei-fection. May she long con- tinue to favor us in this direction. Another very important feature with us, is the progress of artificial hybridization. Many of our grow- ers are giving it much attention, and we are reaping glorious results. AVe are now independent of the French in the Gladiolus, having pro- duced very many of beauty equal to the best imported ones. They grow freely from seed and give a sure return for tlie care bestowed upon them. We have had this season, seedlings in endless variety, many of a de- gree of beauty which, a few years ago, we had not even dreamed of see- ing, come they from whatever source. So also of Pinks, Lilies, and a variety of other things, which may teach us that nature's laws work as unerringly in our hands as elsewhere. We fear that we have not given the encouragement to this matter which its importance demands. Why should not our people be willing to labor for the production of these tilings, which yield so freely of interest and pleasure in their develop- ment, rather than take them ready-made from abroad. During last year prizes were offered for Herbaceous Perennials exclusively as such. But as is too often the case, when specific days for exhibition are not fixed, the displays were not uniformly good. This 3'ear the days for those of both S2:)ring and summer blooming were indi- cated, and although contributors were few, yet the result has been more satisfactory. It is hoped that this very important branch of floriculture will become a more prominent feature in our future exhibitions. On the 15th of August, we had presented to us a deep rose colored Pond Lily, brought from Ilj-annis. It possessed all the beauties of form, and the fragrance of the wdiite one, in fact, resembled it every way, except in color. Our notice of it at the time, met the eye of a lady in Rochester, X. II., who kindly sent us other specimens, in various shades from deep rose to pure white. She assured us that the roots were a few years ago taken from the Cocheco river, Avhere none other than white were ever seen; that these were then also white; that afterward, these gradually changed, until now the rose color predominates with her. If these are cases of hybridization, the question arises, what with? and if a flport, how shall we account for itV The subject is one worthy the atten- tion of the scientific and curious in such matters. As a whole, our exhibition season may be considered a successful one. A good degree of unanimity has prevailed in the decisions of the Com- mittee, which have been met by a cheerful acquiescence on the part of contributors. Weekly reports have been prepared, and published by one of our evening papers, which, if they had no further merit, served to FLOWER committee's REPORT. 35 «how to contributors that their efforts were appreciated, and to remind the public of our objects. In closing this Report, and the labors of the year, and in taking leave of these duties, the Chairman would tender to the Society, and especially to the contributors, his thanks for their generous forbearance, and to the Committee, with whom he has long been associated, his heartfelt obliga- tions for their prompt and efficient aid and cordial cooperation. E. W. BUSWELL, Chcdrman. Approved, J. C. HOVEY, C. H. B. Breck, James McTear, r. Parkman, Geo. Craft, S. H. GiBBENS. 36 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. EEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OiN FRUITS, For the Year 1860. by jame3 f. c. hyde, chairman. Time, in its rapid flight, has brought us to the close of another year, reminding us that we owe a duty to the Society, in the way of a brief summary of our doings as its Fruit Committee. The past season has been very unlike the year previous. It has been what we generally term a wet season ; a season very favorable for growth, but not for ripening fruits; a good season to give size, but not to give the highest quality. "While, during a season of severe drought, we complain of the scarcity of rain, when it comes, and that too so frequently as to wet and mildew, to grow weeds in abundance, as to prevent our securing our crop of hay in good condition, M'e again complain of the abundance of moisture, and wish it were otherwise. Vegetables have flourished wonderfully under the influence of plenty of rain, with some sunshine, but fruits have suf- fered, certainly in the point of quality. There has been no necessity for mulching, but more for thorough drainage. The strawberry flourishes under a liberal supply of water, so that it has been remarked that noth- ing can be done that will prove more beneficial to this crop than a free use of the pump handle. The drought of the previous year was so se- vere that the strawberry plants had made few runners, and those had but a feeble hold upon the soil, and the winter following proving what is generally called an open winter, the strawberry plants came out very poorly in the spring. The crop consequently, notwithstanding the favor- able weather of May and June, was a partial failure, and the fruit brought high j^rices, and even where the plants appeared pretty well there was little or no crop. We account largely for this from the tact of their having suffered so much during the time of drought. Could the water have been applied freely during the previous year, so that the plants would not have suffered, there can be no doubt but fine croi)s of fruit would have this j^ear rewarded the growers. It should be our constant study to know what more can be done to promote the cultivation of the strawberry, a luscious and healthful fruit that ripens at a time when there are few other fruits. Year after year we have endeavored to increase the interest of the members of our Soci- ety in the culture of this delicious fruit, but while our neighbors at Bel- mont have been eminently successful in securing an abundance of the largest and best specimens at their exhibitions, we have nearly failed in this respect, so much so the past season that we could not award some FRUIT committee's REPORT. 37 of the largest prizes offered for the strawloerry. ]Sro%y shall this continue to be the case when our numbers have so increased and we are or ought to be better able than formerly to produce this fruit? What can be done to furnish our tables more abundantly? Shall we offer larger premiums and in this way try to induce more of our members to enter upon the cultivation of the strawberry in right good earnest, not only for their own tables, but for exhibition? We presume strawberries are grown to considerable extent by those connected with this Society, but from indifference, or from the fact that the fruit is not of the best quality', they refrain from exhibiting. Some changes will be made in the Schedule of Prizes for the coming year, that we hojie will have the effect to increase the number of contributors, liovey & Co. take the lead in number of vax-ieties and quality of fruit. If others can be induced to give the subject the attention it has received at their hands we shall be able to excel in this fruit. The whole number of contributors of this fruit the past season was twelve. IIove3''s Seedling is still the best variety of its season. Jenny Lind is a favorite early sort. La Constante has been gaining friends, though we fear that for ordinary field culture it will ikx^ succeed. Brigh- ton Pine still holds its place, especially among market gardeners. The Buffalo Seedling and Eussell's Prolific are not valuable varieties. The French Seedling is soft and poor and of no value as a market fruit. Some fine specimens of the Agriculturist were shown by E. A. Brack- ctt, of Winchester, who has been quite successful with this variety. In point of quality, it is not up to our well known varieties, but may like the Wilson, to which it is siiperior, be grown for market. It is a good grower and bearer. The ^Monitor is a soft and worthless variety. The Brooklyn Scarlet is acid, small or medium size, and of poor quality. Hon. M. P. Wilder brought to our notice two seedlings raised by him, from a cross between the Hovey Seedling and La Constante, partaking of the good qualities of both those sorts; large, fine color, firm, excel- lent fiavor, and if we mistake not, one or both promise to prove valua- ble'acquisitions to our list of strawberries. The foliage is better than that of La Constante, though resembling it somewhat. We iinderstand that if they shall prove on further trial equal to the expectations already entertained of them, thej* will be jiroperly named and given to the pub- lic without charge li}- their originator. Other varieties were shown, many of them of foreign origin, and none of particular value except for amateurs. Members of the Society, we beg of you to cultivate more good strawberries. Soon after the strawberries come the cherries, which seem to have im- proved in quality within a year or two. There were but six contribu- tors of cherries, and some of the fruit was quite ordinary. This fruit during the past season sold in the market at very high prices. One great 38 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. drawback to the successful cultivation of the cherry is the birds, espe- cially out in the open country, where the robins make great havoc with the crop. Since the cultivation of the pear and grape has attracted so much attention the cherry has been neglected, though in former years it was quite a source of income on some farms. The varieties shown were Black Tartarian, Downer, May Duke and Black Eagle. The raspberries ripen with the cherries, and are a fine fruit, coming at a thne when they are very acceptalile. This fruit too, is receiving less attention than formerly. Tliore were but two contributors, both of whom showed Knevett's Giant, one of the very best varieties. The prizes were not all awarded this year, and the same has been true for one or two years past. Is it true that we are retrograding in the culti- vation of the small fruits'? It would certain!}^ seem to be the case, judg- ing from our AVeekly Exhiljitions. The raspberry is much less difficult of cultivation than the black1)erry, and gives quite as good results. It is true that five or six years ago the price ran down too low to pay the growers, but so it will be with most everything else. There are times when there seems to be a glut in the market, but this should not lead to t\ie entire abandonment of a fruit. Horticulturists, of all others, should sow and plant in faith, and patiently wait for results, and not be discouraged if some of their pet projects occasionally fail. We are not ready to give up the raspberr}'. During the warm season we seem to desire some acid fruit, and the currant comes at just the right time to supply this extensive want. Great improvement has been made in the size of the currant, within a few years, by the introduction of new varieties, but we fear that for qual- ity they are no improvement on the Red and White Dutch, which are old favorites. The cultivation of this fruit was somewhat discouraging to the market gardener during the high prices of sugar, or before we became accustomed to high prices, and many dug up their plantations because they did not pay. This is not a good way. This fruit is worthy of cul- tivation, and through a term of years will pay in dollars and cents, as well as in the satisfaction that one may derive from the free use of the fi'uit for himself and family. There were fivecontribiitors, who exhibit- ed specimens of but three varieties, La Versaillaise, Dana's Transparent, and Bed Dutch. Surely this does not show very well for our large So- ciety, embracing as it does, most of the prominent fruit growers of this part of the State. !N'o excuse can be made by any man for not raising a few currants, if he has any land upon which to plant a bush, or even a slip, for no fruit can be more easily grown, and none will adapt itself bo readily to a variety of soil and climate. Of gooseberries, we can say but little, for it has never been a favorite fruit in this part of the country. The sorts that flourish so M'ell in the more genial climate of England seem to fail here, while those that with- FRUIT committee's REPORT. 39 stand our climate are mostly of inferior size if not of quality. There are occasional exceptions, and good specimens of some good English sorts are shown. This was eminently true of two baskets of this fruit raised by P. J. Stone, and placed on our tables. There were but two contributors in all, and only one prize awarded. As new American va- rieties increase we shall raise this fruit more extensively. We pass to blackberries, a delicious fruit, but one difficult to grow to perfection. The plant requires a strong soil and high cultivation, to- gether with good protection in the winter. The latter is difficult to man- age, though some lay down the bushes as raspberries or half hardy grape vines are laid. If left up the plants are almost sure to winter kill, and the crop is lost. The difficulty of picking the fruit, added to all the other difficulties, have led many persons to abandon its cultivation on an extensive scale. This is to be regretted, as there are perhaps few fruits more healthful than this. In some small gardens it is trained up to a wall or fence like the grape vine, or on the shady side of a green- house, and does remarkalily well. A few contributors continue to place on our tables, year after year, magnificent specimens of this fine fruit. James N'ugent, B. B. Davis and H. Yandine were the only contributors the past season. The gentleman first named seems to have had remark- able success with the blackberry through a series of years. Our hope is that this fruit may be grown in spite of all the obstacles that seem to lie in the wa3^ "We have little to report concerning jjlums, for this fruit has become very scarce on our tables of late years, though very plentiful in former times. Our friend Yandine always has a few specimens to exhibit in spite of warts, curculios and everything else. By what leTgerdemain he succeeds in defeating the latter enemy, we cannot tell. We have fewer regrets at parting with this fruit than with almost any other that could be named. The principal contributors were H. Yandine, B. B. Davis, J. B. Loomis and Mrs. T. W. Ward, who showed some very fine speci- mens. We are sorry to say there were no out-door peaches the past season in this region. Those grown in-doors and exhibited by C. S. Holbrook, Mrs. Ward, H. H. Hannewell, George Lincoln, Jr., John Falconer and* others, were very fine. The variable weather of last winter destroyed the fruit-buds, though it did not materially injure the trees. This is fre- quently the case and should not discourage us at all, for if we can have healthy trees free from that pest, the yellows, we can be content to raise a crop even two years in three, or every second year. Among all the fruits raised in this latitude none is more delicious than this. We know that in our boyhood days immense crops of this fruit were raised, and with less trouble than pears are new, and why may we not expect the same results again if we will but plant trees. Some say that because 40 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. the forests are stripped off there is le^s snow, and the winter weather more changeable. There may be some truth in this theory, for it is a fact that as the country becomes more open the fruit trees are less shel- tered from the cold winds. Almost all fruit trees are benefited by pro- tection, and this is emphatically true of the peach, for if we could train our peach trees horizontally and near the ground so that we could easily cover them as we do vines, there can be no doubt a crop of peaches would be the reward. Plant some peach trees every year, plant in tubs or boxes, and remove them into the cellar in winter, and thus protect them. Fine peaches can be grown in this way. The past season has been a very unfavorable one for grapes. There was a short crop, and even this did not fully ripen. It is said by the best observers that in the West there was not more than half a crop of grapes. The cold and wet season was particularly unfavorable for good flavored fruit. We have tasted no grapes that have fully sustained their reputation, and we shall not venture to express decided opinions from our experience and observation of the past season. There was much mildew on some varieties, and few or none were entirely free from it. The Deleware suffered severel}^ losing nearly all its leaves, and in many cases failing to ripen its fruit. The Creveling was troubled in much the same way. The lona held its leaves well, but hardly ripened its fruit. It requires a full season. The Adirondac was fully ripe, but was little better than sweetened water in quality, being destitiite of that fine flavor it possesses when grown under favorable circumstances. The Concord held its leaves well, but the fruit rotted some. The Hartford Prolific did well. The Eebecca suffered from mildew, but ripened its fniit, and it is a ciirious fact, as we found on a recent vi,sit to Bangor, Maine, that this variety ripens there nearly every year, and is regarded as almost sure. Israella shed its leaves badly, the result of mildew. The Rogers Numbers did very well, except what we believe to be number seven, that proves worthless on account of its susceptibility to mildew. Allen's Hybrid failed in nearly every instance. The fruit mildewed more than the foliage. The Diana hardly ripened. The grapes sent to market this year, while they were colored, were not ripe, and did not possess the good qualities that a drier and more favorable season would give them. The show of grapes was large at the Annual Exhibition, both of foreign and native sorts. The arrangement for the display of this fruit, on the long table in the library room, gave both the exhibitor and the visitor very general satisfaction. Never perhaps have we had a greater number of contributors, or a more interested crowd of visitors, than were seen during this show. Mr. Dingwall, of Alltauy, New York, took the trouble to bring many numbers of the Rogers Hybrids, with other grapes to our exhibition, all of which added much to the interest of the occa- sion. Davis & Bates, W. C. Strong, F. Dana, C. E. Grant, J. B. Moore FRUIT committee's REPORT. 41 and M. P. Wilder, were also large contributors. J. W. Bailey contrib- uted tine looking clusters of the Adirondac, whose appearance was much admired. Mr. Moore, of Kochester, jSTew York, favored us at a later day with a bunch of the Diana Hamburg, but owing to the causes al- ready named it did nt)t come up to the specimens of last year. It can but be regarded as promising. Out-door grapes have brought a higher price than in years past, though of an inferior quality. The display of foreign grapes was principally made by E. S. Kogers, Mrs. T. W. Ward, H. S. Mansfield, M. H. Simpson, R. W. Turner, Mrs. F. B. Durfee, Davis & Bates and G. W. Harding. ]Sro entirely new^ variety of native or foreign grapes has been brought to our notice. Of apples we cannot say much, for very few have been shown. The apjDle crop proved the past season a greater failure than ever; even where there has been no cankerworm or caterpillars to injure the trees there has been the same dearth of fruit. The only plausible theory that we can advance to account for this scarcity is the drouth of the tv.-o preced- ing years. The trees were not in a condition to give a crop, for they have had all they could do to support themselves and keep alive without preparing for a crop of fruit. Even where the trees blossomed fidl last spring and gave promise of fruit, still it was a failure, and for the same reason given; there was not enough strength and vitalitj' in the tree to carry the fruit. Some may object to this theory- and say that on low moist lands it could not be true that the trees suHered to such an extent as to prevent their bearing, but we think trees so situated suffer jvs much as those on drier land, for the roots are naturally near the surface, and when a severe drouth prevails they suffer. This is true of all vegetation in a season when the early part is wet, followed by a drouth. In confirmation of the theory advanced, we give an instance where a few trees that stood in a moist piece of land were mulched and watered all through the drouth of ISO."), and the result was a tine crop of fair fruit in 18G6. This fruit we saw^ on the trees, and it was the handsomest lot of apples we have seen during all the season. The past season has been very favorable for growth of wood and preparation for a crop, and we predict a large crop of apples next year in regions not infested with cankerworms. Messrs. F, & L. Clapp, whose tine orchard is in Dorchester, sur- rounded by cankerworms, have exhibited many very tine apples. Among others the Gravenstein, of which these gentlemen raise large quantities ; also Williams, Baldwin and others equal in every respect to the jn'oduct of former years. We know that they are obliged to contend with the insects injurious to the apple as well as others, but they have done it suc- cessfully for many j^ears, by the aid of wooden troughs tilled with oil about the base of the tree. Apples have been contributed liy J. W. Fos- ter James Eustis, Josiah Newhall and otaers. Dr. Eben Wight brought 42 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. to our notice the " Bottle Greening," which liy the way is a very ugly name, but one that has become so firmly fixed to it that it will be impos- sible now to change it. It is a greening with a bright blush on the sunny side, entirely covered with bloom. In shape more like the Ilubbardston Xonsuch than the Rhode Island Greening, and of imiform size for the table. Keeps all winter. Tree a very fine grower. We think it a vahial)le variety. Most of the cultivators about Boston have concluded that tarring the trees frequently is after all the most effectual way to prevent the grubs of the cankerworm from ascending the tree. With all the pears we can possibly grow we cannot wholly give up the apple, and if Ave in the vi- cinity of the large cities, or along the sea coast, fail with this fruit, the farmers further back in the country must go more extensively into its cultivation to supply the cities. We should not be obliged, in ordinary years, to send to Xew York or Ohio for our apples, when our own State has thousands of acres Avell adapted to apple growing. We hope not to be obliged to mourn a lack of apples after this, for a long time to come. We now come to. the pear, a favorite fruit with horticulturists, and one that can be quite easily grown. Formerh', it seemed to require a life- time to bring a pear orchard into btaring, biit of late years, it requires no more time than it does to get a good apple orchard. As pears are more extensively raised, it seems as though prices increased, for they have sold higher the past year than formerly. We pay better attention to this fruit, and rely more upon it than we did before the failure of the apple croji. It has fewer enemies, and gives better results, perhaps, than any fruit we cultivate. Prominent among the contributors, during the season and at the Annual Exhibition, were Hovey & Co., M. P. Wild- er, H. Yandine, F. Dana, Walker & Co., Wm. E. Austin, Davis & Bates, and Josiah Stickney; many others exhibited very fine specimens, though on the whole, the fruit shown for prizes did not appear and was not as large and fair as that of some previous years. Though a silver cuj) was oflfered for the best dish of Bartletts, yet there were but few contributors and the specimens caine far short of those shown on a former occasion for a similar i")rize. It is somewhat remarkal)le, that the same gentle- man should take both cups, each time having the best dish of ]5artlett pears. Prominent among the good pears shown, were such varieties as Bartlett, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Sheldon, Urbaniste, Beurre d'Anjou, Dana's Ilovej^, Doyenn<^ du Cornice, Merriam, Doyenne Boussock, Law- rence and others. The President had a ver}^ fine collection, in addition to his twenty varieties that took the first prize. M. P. Wilder also had a very fine collection, embracing some of the newer vai-ietics, such as Gen. Todleben, Emile de Heyst, Counseilleur de la Cour, and Caen de France. Dr. Shurtletf, of Brookline, who is an industrious and intelli- gent laborer in the field of horticulture, sent in a large number of his seedling pears, most of them named, but some yet withoiit names. We FRUIT committee's REPORT. 43 tested many of them, and found that they did not prove equal in quality to the specimens we had before seen. We give herewith the Doctor's description of his seedlings, simply remarking, that we have not had sufficient opportunity to fully verify his descriptions, and therefore we do not endorse what he may say of, them: Seedlixg Pears fruited by Dr. S. A. Shurtleff, of Brook- LixE, Mass. J^o. 1, Gen. Kearney. — Fruited in 1S62. Short diam. .3 inches; long diam. 4^ inches; fine grain, juicj^ rather high flavor; color, green- ish yellow, good market pear. Ripe in September. Pyriform. 1^0. 2, Makking. — Fruited in 18GG. Diam. 3 inches; stem, fleshy; skin, yellow, with russet streaks and dots; flesh, fine grained, white, juicy, with a very rich pleasant flavor; Small core; ripens soundly Sept. 22. Quality, first-rate. Obovate. Xo. 3, Speedwell. — Fruited in 1863. Short diam. 2i inches; long diam. 3 inches; color, green; flesh, melting, juicy, with rich flavor; ripens soundly Sept. 1. Quality, fine. Obovate. No. 4, Fortune. — Fruited in 1866. Short diam. 2A inches; long diam. 2^ inches; color, golden yellow, with russet spots; flesh, white, melting, juicy, and very sweet; ripens soimdly Oct. 6. Quality, first- rate. Turbinate. No. 5, Gen. Sherman. — Fruited in 186.3. Diam. 2% inches; flesh, white, melting, breaking and juicy; November to December. Turbinate. No. 6, Chattanooga. — Fruited in 1863. Diam. 3 inches; color, dark green; fine grain, melting and juicy, with nice flavor; ripens soundly October 2. Qualit}^, fine. Turbinate. No. 7, Dim AN. — Fruited in 1863. Diam. 2-^ inches; color, russet, with red cheek; flesh, breaking, melting, very sweet and juicy; ripens soundly in all October. This pear has improved, 3'ear by year, in size and char- acter; its quality for beauty and flavor is first-rate. Turbinate. No. 8, Shenandoah. — Fruited in 1862. Short diam. 3 inches; long diam. 4 inches; skin, j^ellow; flesh, fine grained and sweet; keeps well, and is a good market pear. Piriform. No. 9, Lemon. — Fruited in 1862. Diam. 3i inches; color, yellow; has much improved in four years. Turbinate. No. 10, Golden Bell. — Fruited in 1862. Short diam. 2-^ inches; long diam. 3i inches; color, golden yellow; flesh, fine grained, with good flavor. An enormous bearer, and an excellent market pear. Pipe Sep- tember 20. Pj'riform. No. 11, Francis. — Fruited in 1862. Diam. 2A inches; color, dark green; skin, tough, and rather liable to crack; flesh, fine grained, white, and delicate, with a flavor inclining to that of St. Michael; quality, very fine; ripe Nov. 1. Turbinate. 44 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Xo. 12, IIaxcock. — Fruited in ISGL Short diani. 3 inches; longdiam. 4.i inches; color, light green; flesh, breaking and Juicy; a great bearer, and an excellent cooking pear; ahva3-s sells readily. Sept. Obovate. Xo. 13, President. — Fruited in 1862. Diani. 4|-5 inches; color, green- ish yellow, and russety; good grain, melting and juicy; ripens soundly. A very large and showy fruit; much like the Beurr6 Diel, in character, but does not crack; regular bearer; Nov. 1st. Quality, first-rate. Tur- binate. No. 14, Farragut. — Fruited in 18G2. Short diam. :i\ inches; long diain. 4i inches; color, dark green; flesh, fine grained, white, melting, and juicy, with fine flavor; ripens soiuidly; is an abundant and regular bearer, a ver}' handsome and attractive fruit. Quality, very fine; ripe Sept. 25. Pyriform. No. 15, Orange. — Fruited in 1862. Diam. 3-1 inches; skin, tough, and bright yellow, with points; fine grain, keeps well, capital cooking jDear; regular bearer, and markets well. Dec. 31. Roundish. No. 16, Porter.— Fruited in 1862. Diam. 2i inches; melting, sweet, and juicy; ripens soundly; good market pear. Oct. 1. No. 17, May Flower. — Fruited in 1863. Short diam. 2^ inches; long diam. 3 inches; flesh, rather dry, and firm; skin, yellow, with red cheek; keeps soundly without extra care until May. A most prolific bearer. Short pyriform. No. 18, Shurtleff. — Fruited in 18G4. Short diam. 2^ inches; long diam. 3i inches; flesh, fiue grained, scarcely any core; flavor, delicious, very juicy; coloi*, golden yellow, with russety spots; keeps well, and rii^ens soundh'. Quality, tirst-rate. Oct. 6. A favorite with every one. Pyriform. No. 19, Allertox. — Fruited in 1862. Short diam. 3 inches; longdiam. 5i inches; good grain, high flavor, rather acid; color, bright yellow. A large, handsome fruit, and always markets well; ripe Oct. 25. Long pyriform. No. 20, Yaruna. — Fruited in 1862. Short diam.3i inches; long diam. 4 inches; color, greenish yellow, good grain; flesh, white, and juic}^; small core; slighth' acid. Large bearer; ripe in Sept. Turbinate. No. 21, Sheridan, — Fruited in 1864. Short diam. 3 inches; longdiam. 3i inches; good grain, juicy, rather vinous in flavor; color, dark green; ripens soundly. Large bearer, and good market pear. Turbinate. No. 22, Davis. — Fruited in 1862. Diam. 3 inches; color, green; flavor, pleasant; very juicy; Oct. 11. Turbinate, No. 23, Norfolk County. — Fruited in 18()2. Short diam. 3 ^ inches; long diam. 3| inches; color, green, with dots; good grain, juicy, with pleasant flavor; ripens well, a handsome fruit, and large bearer. (Jet. 11. Long turbinate. No. 24, Admiral Foote. — Fruited in 1863. Diam. 3i inches; color, FRUIT committee's REPORT. 45 green; flesh, melting, very juicy; fine grain, small core; exceedingly rich, sweet, vinous flavor; rijjens well, and is in every respect first-rate, Sept. 1. Obovate. No. 25, Brookline. — Fruited in 1862. Diam. 3 inches; melting, juicy, with good flavor; ripens soundly, great bearer, fine market pear. Aug. 1. Short pyriform. No. 26, Chilton. — Fruited in 1865. Diam. 2^ inches; color, brown russet; flesh, sweet, juicy, and buttery, with high flavor; ripens well; very fine. Oct. 6. Turbinate. No. 27, Banks. — Fruited in 1863. Diam. 2| inches; color, rich yellow, with sunny side bright red; flesh, melting, juicy, very sweet, with much character; ripens perfectly, and keeps remarkably for an early pear. Valuable not only for its great beauty and fine qualities, but for its time of ripening. In every respect first-rate. Aug. 27. Turbinate. No. 2S, CusHMAN. — Fruited in 1865. Short diam. 2.i inches; long diam. 3 inches; yellow and russety in color; nodular surface; flesh, sweet and fine graiiied; small core; keeps well. Oct. 25. Pyriform. No. 29, Grant. — Fruited in 1862. Long diam. 4^ inches; short diam. 3i inches; color, greenish yellow; flesh, sweet, fine grained; small core; flavor, rich; quality, first-rate. Oct. 4. Obtuse pyriform. No. 30, CiTRiNA. — Short diam. 2 inches; long diam. 3 inches; (fruited in 1862); skin, bright yellow, lumpy and nodular; flesh, rather gritty, but very rich in flavor and totally unlike any other pear; great bearer. Sept. 15. Short jiyriform. No. 31, Muddy Brook. — Fruited in 1862. Diam. 2^ inches; skin, dark green; flesh, white, melting and juicy, with good flavor; great bear- er, and good market pear. Sept 1. Short pyriform. No. 32, . Fruited in 1865. Diam. 3 inches; j'ellowish green, with russet; good cooking pear, and keeps well into the middle of Feb- ruary. Turbinate. No. 33, John Cotton. — Fruited in 1862. Diam. 2i inches; color, green; flesh, fine grained, slightly acid; ripens well and bears abundant- ly ; good market pear. Sept. 25. Turbinate. No. 34, Gov. Carver. — Fruited in 1863. Diam. 3 inches; flesh, firm and very rich in flavor; keeps jjerfectly until June or July of following year, and ripens well; fine flavor, and a valuable pear. Turbinate. No. 35, St. Patrick. — Fruited in 1863. Diam. 2^ inches; color, green, with dots and some blush; keeps well, and ripens perfectly, with a pleasant flavor. February 15. Short pyriform. No. 36. WiNSLOW. — Fruited in 1865. Diam. 2i inches; color, brown russet; flesh, sweet, juicy, buttery and high flavored; ripens well. Oct. 21. Koundish. No. 37, Bergamotte Seedling. — Brought from Boston in 1838. 46 M.VSSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Color, green, with a blush; good flavor, but rather gritty about the core; large bearer, and markets well. Sept. lo. Obovate. No. 38, . Fruited in ISGo. Diam. 3 inches; color, light green; very juicj"^, with good grain, and nice flavor. Oct. 25. No. 39, . Fruited in 1865. Diam. 3 inches ; color, yellow, with dots and blush; ripens well; Juicy and pleasant flavor. Oct. 29. Xo. 40, LoTHKOP. — Fruited in 1800. Diam. 2t inches; skin, yellow, with russet; flesh, white, with good flavor. Sept. 16. Xo. 41, LucKA. — Almost exactly like the Merriam. Fruited in 1860. Xo. 42, BuEWSTEK. — Fruited in 1865. Yellow color; melting and juicy; ripens well in Xovcmber. Size, medium. Xo. 43, Isabella. — Fruited in 1866. Resembles St. Michael in size and shape; promises exceedingl}- well; ripe in Xovember. Xo. 44, QuixCE. — Fruited in 1862. Diam. 3 inches; skin, lumpy and nodular; flesh, fine grained, juicy and sweet; great bearer. September. Xo. 45, Carleton. — Fruited in 1862. Diam. 3 inches; color, light gieen; melting and juicy, little acid; good bearer; markets well. Oct. 11. Obovate. It is quite remarkable that any one person should have raised so many of so good average quality. It must take time to test the value of any new pear for general cultivation, for many varieties possessing good points have failed to become popular. Few among the hundreds of varieties that exist are fully recommended for general cultivation. Yery fine specimens of the Mount Vernon have been exhibited by Walker & Co. This variety seems to improve in size and quality each year. It is well worth growing on account of its size, its good quality and very pe- culiar and pleasant flavor. AVe are satisfied that it has a tendency when fully or over ripe to rot slightly at the core. As it is ver}' desirable to get as wide a range of flavors in fruit as possible, we recommend this to every amateur. It may possibly prove a good market variety as the tree gets age. S. L. Goodale, Esq., of Saco, Maine, kindly sent us speci- mens of the Goodale pear for further trial. We can add nothing to ■what we said last year. We are glad to know that it is in a fair way to lie soon introduced to the pulilic. F. Dana brought in specimens of Augustus Dana, which is a pear of the very best quality, good enough, and will compare favorably with Dana's Ilovey. We regard Mr. Dana as the most successful producer of new varieties of whom wo have any knowledge. It is seldom that any one man produces more than a single variety that will stand the test of time, but we believe Mr. Dana will prove an exception. The same causes that have operated in nature to prepare the apple tree for a good crop next year, have also given the pear trees vigor, strength and prom- ise. If the fruit house being built on Prof. Xyce's plan shall prove all FRUIT committee's RErORT. 47 that is claimed for it, the surphis fruit will be absorbed in time of plenty to be given out again when it has become scarce and high. The eflect will be to prevent a glut of fruit in the market, to equalize prices, and to furnish the delicious summer and autumn pears for our tables weeks or months after they would otherwise have disappeared from the market. We are reminded that we were favored with a specimen of Glout Mor- ceau last April or May from one of these fruit houses, and it proved very tine indeed; the flavor well preserved, tasting like a pear that had ripened in the usual way. The experiment, if experiment it can longer be called, is in good hands, and another year will test the practicability of keeping fruit in this way. We would call attention to the changes in the Schedule of Prizes for next year, especiallj^ for fruit during the latter part of the season, after the Annual Exhibition. We close our report with the list of prizes awarded the past season. James F. C. Hyde, W. C. Strong, Jos. S. Cabot, E. A. Bkackett, D. T. Curtis, r. BVRR, P. B. IIOVEY. 48 MASSACHUSliTTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. PRIZES AWARDED FOR FRUITS DURIXG THE SEASON. For the best and most interesting exhibition of Fruits during the season, the LoAvell Plate, to H. Vandine, valued at - S15 00 For the next best, to B, B. Davis, - - - - 10 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 8 00 Apples. — For the best tvrelve Summer Apples, of one variety, on or before the third Wednesday in August, to F. & L. Clapp, 6 00 For the next best, to Henry Yandine, - - For the next best, to J. W. Foster, - - - - For the best twelve Autumn Apples, of one variety, on or be- fore the third "Wednesday in November, to F. & L. Clapp, ------- For the next best, to J. W. Foster, - - - . For the next best, to James Nugent, - _ . For the best twelve Winter Apples, of one variety, on or be- fore the first Wednesday in December, to F. & L. Clapp, ------- For the next best, to A. J. Dean, - - - - For the next best, to James Eustis, - - - - French Premiums. — For the best ten varieties of Api^les, twelve specimens each, to be exhibited on the first Wednesday of November, the French Plate, toF. & L. Clapp, valued at For the next best, the French Plate, not awarded, - For the best dish of twelve specimens of one variety, not awarded, ------- For the next best, not awarcBed, - - . - For the next best, to F. & L. Clapp, . . - Apricots. — For the best twelve of one variety, on or before the third Wednesday in August, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, . - _ . Blackberries. — For the best specimens, not less than four quarts of the same variety, to James Nugent, For the next best, to B. B. Davis, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, .... For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Cherries. — For the best specimens, not less than two quarts of the same variety, to P. J. Stone, - - . For the next best, to Galen Merriam, . . - For the next best, to George B. Cordwell, - - - 5 00 4 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 12 00 9 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 FRUIT committee's REPORT. 49 Currants. — For the best specimens, not lest than four quarts of the same variety, to W. H. Barnes, - - - S3 00 For the next best, to J. "W. Foster, - - - - 2 00 For the next best, to F. Dana, - - - - 1 00 Figs. — For the best twelve specimens of one variety, to Walker & Co., 3 00 For the next best, to Josiah Newhall, - - - 2 00 Gooseberries. — For the best specimens, not less than two quarts of one variety, to P. J. Stone, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 1 00 Grapes, Foreign. — For the best specimens grown under glass, on or before the third Wednesday in July, not less than five varieties of two bunches of each variety', to C. S. Holbrook, - - - - - - -800 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - . 4 qO For the best specimens grown imder glass, subsequently to the third Wednesday in July, five varieties of two bunches each, to C. S. Holbrook, - - - - - 6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 Native. — For the best specimens of four varieties of IS'ative Grapes, of four bunches of each variety, to J. F. C. Hyde, 6 00 For the next best, not awai'ded, - - - - 5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - . 4 00 For the best specimens of two varieties, of four bunches of each variety, to C. E. Grant, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to C. E. Grant, - - - - 3 00 For the best specimens of one variety, four bunches, to E. A. Brackett, - - - - - - -3 00 For the next best, to J. B. Moore, - - - - 2 00 Nectarines. — For the best twelve specimens of one variety, not awarded, - - - - - -3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Peaches. — For the best twelve specimens of one variety, grown under glass, on or before the third Wednesday in July, not awarded, - - - - - -600 For the next best, to C. S. Holbrook, - - - 5 00 For the next best, do. do. - - - 4 00 For the next best, do. do, - - - 3 00 For the best twelve specimens of one variety, open culture, not awarded, - - - - - -500 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 4 50 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For the next best, not awarded, ... - Pears. — For the best twelve Summer Pears of one variety, on or before the third "Wednesday in August, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, to II. Yandine, - - - - For the next best, to P. K. 1j. Stone, . . _ For the best twelve Autumn Pears of one variety, on or be- fore the third Wednesday in November, to John E. Poor, ..._.-- For the next best, to R. AV. Ames, - . - - For the next best, to do. do. . . . - For the next best, to J. C. Chase, - . - - For the best twelve "Winter Pears of one variety, on or be- fore the first AYednesday in December, to Ilovey & Co., For the next best, to F. Dana, .... For the next best, to Jonathan French, . - _ For the next best, to AA'alker & Co., ... Plums. — For the best twelve specimens of one variety, to J. B. Loomis, ....... For the next best, to II. Vandiue, . - - - For the next best, not awarded, - . - . Quinces. — For the best twelve specimens of one A'aricty, to James A. Stetson, ------ For the next best, not awarded, - - - . - Raspberries. — For the best specimens, not less than four quarts of the same variety, to J. AV. Foster, For the next best, not awarded, _ . . - For the next best, not awarded, . . . . For the next best, not awarded, .... Strawberries. — For the best four varieties in baskets, two quai'ts each, to be exhibited on the last AVcdnesday of June, not awarded, - - - - - - 20 00 For the second best four varieties in baskets of two quarts each, not awax-ded, - - - - - - lo 00 For the third best four varieties in baskets of two quarts each, to Hovey & Co., 10 00 For the best two quarts of Hovey's Seedling, during the season, to George Hill, - - - - - 4 00 For the best two quarts of Triomphe de Gand, during the season, not awarded, - - - - - 4 00 For the best two quarts of La Constante, during the season, to AVilliam Gray, Jr., 4 00 For the best two quarts of Jenny Lind, during the season, not awarded, - - - - - -4 00 $3 00 2 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 7 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 10 00 8 00 7 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 r. Dana, do. do. J. W. Foster, do. do. F. & L. Clapp, do. do. John Falconer, do. do. Jas. Eustis, do. do. M. P. Wilder, do. do. E. ^y. Turner, do. do. Horace Partridi^e, do. do. FRUIT committee's REPORT. 51 For the best two quarts of Boston Pine, during the season, not awarded, - - - - - - $4 00 For the best two quarts of Brighton Pine, during the season, to Geo. Hill, 4 00 For the best two quarts of any other sort, during the season, to E. A. Brackett, - - - - - - 4 00 GRATUITIES AWARDED A^ WEEKLY EXHIBITION'S. Dr. Shurtletr, for Pears, 5 00 Mrs. T. W. Ward, for Peaches and Strawberries, - - 5 00 William Cruikshank, for forced Strawberries, - - - 6 00 Hovey & Co., for Fruits during the season, - - - 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 5 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 - - - 2 00 PRIZES FOR FRUITS, AWARDED DURIXG THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION. Apples. — ^For the best twenty varieties, of twelve specimens each, the Lyman Plate, to F. & L. Clapp, valued at For the next best, to Asa Clement, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - - . . For the best fifteen varieties, of twelve specimens each, to J. W. Foster, ------- For the next best, to Jas. Eustis, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - . - - For the best ten varieties, of twelve specimens each, not awarded, ------- For the next best, not awarded, _ - _ _ For the next best, not awarded, - - - For the best five varieties, of twelve specimens each, to W. A. Crafts, ------- For the next best, to J. L. D'Wolf, - - - - For the next best, to H. Barker, - - . . For the best dish of Apples, twelve specimens of one variety, not awarded, _...-- For the next best, to Warren Heiistis, - - - For the next best, Jo F. & L. Clapp, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - . _ _ 20 00 15 00 12 00 12 00 10 00 8 00 4 8 00 6 00 5 00 6 00 o 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 S25 00 20 00 16 00 15 00 12 00 10 00 10 00 8 00 6 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 62 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Pears. — For the best twenty varieties, of twelve specimens each, to Ilovey & Co., - . . . . For the next best, to H. Yandine, - - - - For the next best, to Davis & Bates, . . . For the best fifteen varieties, of twelve specimens each, to Alex. Dickinson, - - - - ^ - -v, For the next best, to Josiah Stickney, - - - For the next best, to W. A. Crafts, - - - - For the best ten varieties, of tAvelve specimens each, to Jesse Haley, - - - - - - For the next best, to Jas. H. Smith, - For the next best, to J. C. Park, . . . _ For the best five varieties, of twelve specimens each, to Jacob Eaton, .---..- For the next best, to Augiistns Parker, . . - For the next best, to J. E. Poor, ... - For the best dish of Bartlett Pears, a special prize of a Silver Ci;p, to Alexander Dickinson, - - - - 25 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Bartlett Pears, to J. C. Chase, 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Beurre Bosc Pears, to Josiah Stickney, - - - - - -5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Seckel Pears, to Alexander Dickinson, - - - - - 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Swan's Orange Pears, to F. & L. Clapp, 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Louise Bonne Pears, to Jacob Eaton, - - - - - - 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Urbaniste Pears, to Horace Partridge. - - - - - -5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Duchesse D'Angou- leme Pears, to R. L. Saville, - - - - 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Beurre Diel Pears, to Wm. P. Butterfield, 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Beurre d'Anjou Pears, to J. R. Poor, - - - - 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Slieldon Pears, to Hovey & Co., - - - - - - 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Glout Morceau Pears, to Alexander Dickinson, - - - - - 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Doyenne du Cornice Pears, to Hovey & Co., - - - - - 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Beurre Superfin Pears, not awarded, - - - - - 5 00 FRUIT committee's REPORT. 53 Pears. — For the best dish of twelve specimens of Lawrence, to Jesse Haley, - - - - - - S5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Marie Lomse, to John Savage, Jr., - - - - - - 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Belle Lucrative, to Alexander Dickinson, - - - - - 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Merriam, to A. J. Dean, 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of Winter ISTelis, to Andrew McDermott, - - - - - ' 5 00 For the best dish of twelve .specimens of Dana's Hovey, to F. Dana, 5 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of any other sort, to F. & L. Clapp, 5 00 Peaches. — For the best four varieties, of twelve specimens each, to H. H. Hunnewell, _ _ . - For the next best, not awarded, . _ . - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - For the next best, not awarded, _ . _ - Plums. — For the best four varieties, of twelve specimens each, not awarded, ._.--- For the next best, not awarded, . - . - For the next best, not awarded, . _ _ - For the next best, not awarded, . . . - Grapes, Foreign. — For the best three bunches of Black Ham- burg, to H. S. Mansfield, - - - - - For the next best, to K. W. Turner, - - - For the best three bunches of any other black sort, to Joseph Clark, _.-.--- For the next best, to K. S. Rogers, - - - - For the best three bunches of any white Muscat, to E. S. Rogers, 5 00 For the next best, to M. H. Simpson, - - - 4 00 For the best three bunches of any other white sort, to John Pearce, _.-.--- For the next best, not awarded, ... - For the best two varieties, two bunches of each, to R. W. Turner, ..-.--- For the next best, to G. W. Harding, _ . - For the next best, to Mrs. F. B. Durfee, - - - For the next best, to Davis & Bates, . . _ For the best six varieties, two bunches of each, to Mrs. F. B. Durfee, -..---- For the next best, to R. W. Turner, - - - - 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 LO 00 8 00 54 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Grapes, Foreign. — For the next best six varieties, not awarded, $6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 J^ative. — For the best collection, four bunches of each variety, not awarded, - - - - - - 15 00 For the next best, to Davis & Bates, - - - 10 00 For the best six bunches of Delaware, to W. Miller, - - 4 00 ■ " " " Diana, to F. Dana, - - 4 00 " " " Isabella, to C. E. Grant, - 4 00 " " " Concord, to J. B. Moore, - 4 00 " « " Hartford Prolific, to W.C. Strong, 4 00 " « ' u Rebecca, not awarded, - - 4 00 " " " Creveling, not awarded, - - 4 00 " " " Allen's Hybrid, not awarded, - 4 00 " " " lona, not awarded, - - 4 00 " " " Adirondac, not awarded, - 4 00 " " " any other sort, not awarded, - 4 00 SPECIAL PEIZES FOR 18G6, OFFERED BY WM. GRAY, JR., ESQ. For the best specimen Peach Tree, in a pot or box, in full fruit, the pots or tubs not to exceed eighteen inches in diameter, or in a box not over fourteen inches square, not awarded. For the best specimen Grape "Vine, in a pot or tub, in full fruit, the pot or tub not to exceed eighteen inches in diameter, or in a box not over fourteen inches square, not awarded, 25 00 25 00 GRATUITIES AWARDED AT THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION. M. P. Wilder, Hovey & Co., Geo. H. Dickerman, Horace Partridge, Joseph H. Fenno, S. A. Shurtleff, Andrew McDermott, Henry Yandine, Hiram Emerson, Samuel Sweetser, Chas. H. Gallup, Thomas Groom, Josiah Crosby, John Mahoney, for collection of Pears, do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. da. do. do. do. 10 00 8 00 6 00 5 00 5 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 FRUIT committee's REPORT. 55 Henry L. Chase, for collection of Pears, C. E. Grant, do. do. J. A. Kenrick, do. do. A. B. Shedd, do. do. C. N. Brackett, do. do. Mrs. J. W. Smith, do. do. • Joseph Breck, do. do. Warren Heustis, do. do. W. C. Strong, do. do. John D. Dodge, do. do. Geo. B. Cordwell, do. do. A. H. Kamsey, do. do. B. B. Davis, do. do. W. H. Hollis, do. do. J. E. M. Gilley, do. do. Josiah Newhall, for collection of Apples, Geo. Peirce do. do. Justin Jones, do. do. Joseph H. Fenno, do. do. C. C. Dike, do. do. J. T. Foster, do. do. Jas. Xugent, do. do. William P. Baker, do. do. G. G. Hubbard, do. do. Jas. Eustis, do. do. Jas. A. Stetson, do. do. Jas. H. Smith, do. do. G. L. Stearns, for collection of Peaches, M. H. Simpson, do. do. H. Vandine, for collection of Plums, S. G. Damon, do. do. Mrs. T. W. Ward, do. do. J. B. Kendall, for collection of Foreign Grapes, C. E. Grant, do. do. do. Amos Bates, for IS'ative Grapes, J. F. C. Hyde, do. do. W. H. Wilcox, do. do. J. W. Bailey, do. do. L. C. Bicker, do. do. J. y. Wellington, do. do. State Keform School, do. do. Mrs. R. Johnson, do. do. B. B. Davis, do. do. F. Dana, do. do. m 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 6 00 4 00 2 00 2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 56 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Asa Clement, for Xati^ ^e Grapei s, ... S2 00 M. P. AVUder, do. do. - - . 2 00 Geo. Lincoln, Jr., do. do. ■ - - 1 00 C. Bennett, do. do. - 1 00 John Dingwall, do. do. Silver Medal, Chas. J. Powers, do. do. - - _ 1 00 Geo. Walsh, do. do. . 1 00 The awards, amounting i to $901, ] tiave been made to the following per- sons : — Hovey & Co., - $72 00 Joseph H. Fenno, $7 00 r. & L. Clapp, - - 68 00 Jonathan French, 7 00 Alex. Dickinson, - - 55 00 E. A. Brackett, - 7 00 Henry Vandine, - - 52 00 W. C. Strong, - 6 00 J. W. Foster, - 30 00 M. H. Simpson, - 6 00 Davis & Bates, - - 28 00 J. C. Park, 6 00 C. S. Holbrook, - - 26 00 Mrs. T. W. AVard, 6 00 Francis Dana, - 23 00 Geo. H. Dickei-man, 6 00 K. W. Turner, - - 20 00 Warren Heustis, - 6 00 Jas. Eustis, - 18 00 J. B. Moore, 6 00 Josiah Stickney, - - 17 00 John Peirce, 5 00 Asa Clement, - 17 00 H. S. Mansfield, - 5 00 B. B. Davis, - 17 00 John L. D'Wolf, - 5 00 Wm. A. Crafts, - - 16 00 Augustus Parker, 5 00 J. E. Poor, - 16 00 R. L. Saville, 5 00 Jesse Haley, - 15 00 Wm. Cruikshank, 5 00 M. P. Wilder, - - 15 00 John Falconer, - 5 00 C. E. (Grant, - 15 00 Amos Bates, 5 00 Mrs. F. B. Durfee, - 13 00 Wm. P. Butterfield, 5 00 Horace Partridge, - 12 00 H. H. Hunnewell, 5 00 Jacob Eaton, - 11 00 Joseph Clark, 5 00 R. W. Ames, - 11 00 John Savage, Jr., 5 00 Jas. F. C. Hyde, - - 11 00 W. Miller, 4 00 James Nugent, - - 10 00 G. W. Harding, - 4 00 A. J. Dean, - 10 00 J. B. Loomis, 4 00 R. S. Rogers, - 9 00 William Gray, Jr., 4 00 James H. Smith, - 9 00 P. R. L. Stone, - 4 00 J. C. Chase, - 9 00 11. Barker, 4 00 Andrew McDermott, - 8 00 James A. Stetson, 4 00 S. A. Shurtleff, - - 8 00 Geo. B. Cordwell, 4 00 Walker & Co., - - 8 00 George Peirce, - 4 00 Josiah Newhall, - - 8 00 Hiram Emerson. - 3 00 George Hill, - 8 00 Samuel Sweetser, 3 00 P. J. Stone, - 7 00 C. H. Gallup, 3 00 FRUIT COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 57 Thomas Groom, - Galeu Merriam, - W. H. Barnes, - J. W. Bailey, J. B. Kendall, W. H. Wilcox, - John W. Dodge, - Joseph Breck, Mrs. J. W. Smith, C. F. Brackett, - A. B, Shedd, John A. Kenrick, H. L. Chase, John Mahoney, - Josiah Crosby, - Justin Jones, C. C. Dike, S3 00 Geo. L. Stearns, - - $2 00 3 00 L. C. Kicker, - - 2 00 3 00 J. V. Wellington, - 2 00 3 00 State Keform School, - 2 00 3 00 Mrs. K. Johnson, - 2 00 3 00 A. H. Kanisey, - - 1 00 2 00 W. II. Hollis, - - 1 00 2 00 J. E. M. Gilley, - - 1 00 2 00 Wm. P. Baker, - - 1 00 2 00 G. G. Hubbard, - - 1 00 2 00 Geo. Lincoln, Jr., - 1 00 2 00 C. Bennett, -' - 1 00 2 00 Chas. J. Powers, - - 100 2 00 Geo. Walsh, - - 1 00 2 00 S. G. Damon, - - 1 00 2 00 J. T. Foster, - - 1 00 2 00 Amount of Premiums oflFered at Exhibitions, during the Season, " " " Annual Exhibition, Special premiums offered at Annual Exhibition, '' " " by individuals, Reserved for Gratuities, - Amount awarded at Weekly Exhibitions Whole amount of awards, Amount of appropriation unexpended. S402 00 - 512 00 - 25 00 - 50 00 - 161 00 S1150 00 in premiums. $267 00 " Gratuities, 43 00 " at Annual Exhibition in n premiums, - $410 00 " of Special Premiums, - 25 00 " in Gratuities, 156 00 $310 00 $591 00 $901 00 $249 00 58 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. REPOET OF THE COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES, Foil THE Yeak 18GG. BY CHARLES N. BKACKETT, CHAIRMAN". In presenting their Annual Report, your Committee take this oppor- tunity of expressing their great gratification in being able to congratu- late the members of the Society for the marked improvement in this de- partment upon previous years, not only in the quantit}^ of the vegeta- bles offered for competition, but in their quality, number of varieties newly introduced, uniform smoothness of growth, and beauty of appear- ance. And 3'our Committee cannot refrain from tendering their thanks to contributors for their exertions, and also hope that the success of the past season under favorable circumstances, inay prove a stimulus to them for future effort. The duties of the Committee, previous to the opening of the Hall, we re- gret to say, were very light. The displays of forced vegetables, although satisfactory in regard to quality, were not as numerous as we hope to see in future. January 6. Anthony Hatch exhibited very fine Tennisball lettuce, the first of the season. January 27, and February 3. Very fine and well grown Tennisba|l lettuce was shown by Josiah Crosb}^ and radishes by Warren KawsoiJ. March 3. Andrew F. Allen exhibited Tennisball lettuce and radishes, well grown and excellent, for which he received a gratuity. March 31. E. A. Brackett placed upon the table six varieties of Eng- lish Prize cucumbers, splendidly grown, some of the specimens measur- ing upwards of twenty inches in length. The varieties were, 1 pair Minster Abbey, 1 pair Berkshire, 1 " Manchester Prize, 1 " Sir Colin Campbell, 1 " Stillwell's Matchless, 1 " Cathill's Highland Mary. A gratuity of five dollars was awarded Mr. Brackett for the collection. The interest in the Weekly Exhibitions appears to be increasing, but there is still room for improvement, and it is hoped that vigorous efforts will be made by contributors to this department in the future, to make the weekly displays still more interesting. During the past season several new candidates for public favor have been placed upon the table, prominent among which we notice the Early Goodrich potato, exhibited for the first time this season at the Weekly VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 59 Exhibitions. Tliis is the last and best of the vahiable new varieties raised b}^ the late Eev. C. E. Goodrich, Chaplain of the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, New York, who, during a course of experiments, ex- tending through fifteen years, raised and tested over sixteen thousand seedlings. The Goodrich is a seedling of the Cuzco, very early, healthy, enormously productive, and of the finest table quality; long, smooth eyes, on the surface, flesh and skin white, said to be the best of all Mr. Goodrich's productions. Full grown specimens of this potato were shown at the Philadelphia Horticultural Society's Exhibition on the 16th of June last, which took the first prize over all other sorts. Erom the favorable accounts received from all directions where this potato has been grown, together with oui* own experience with it during the past season, we recommend it with confidence, believing it will prove a valuable early market variety. Simons' Extra Eaely Beet. — Introduced last season from Phila- delphia by the Chairman, maintains its well earned reputation. It is quite an improvement on the Bassano, being quite as early, smooth, of a blood red color, and very handsome shape. Keyes' Eakly Prolific Tomato. — This new variety was originated by Mr. C. A. Keyes, of Worcester, in 1864. It came up in a plot of ground where several varieties had been grown the preceding year. Not having the appearance or the usual smell of the tomato plant, Mr. Keyes transplanted it out of curiosity. The i^lant produced a cluster of fruit, twenty in number, within twelve inches of the root of the plant, ripening at least thirty days earlier than any of the several varieties in Mr. Keyes' grounds. This year he tested it with the Tilden and other leading kinds, and found it thirty days earlier than either. Whole clusters, from six to twenty in a cluster, of the Prolific were fully ripe, while the Tilden con- tained but one single specimen on the vine. The fruit of this variety grows in clustei-s, from seven to twenty clusters on a vine, with the fruit not over eighteen inches from the root. The foliage is very large, some of the leaves measiiring eight inches in length by six inches breadth, entirely distinct from other varieties. Fruit of medium size, uniformly smooth, solid, and of excellent flavor. Mr. Keyes exhibited both fruit and foliage of this tomato at the An- nual Exhibition, and it is, in the opinion of the Committee, a new and distinct variety, and worthy of trial. In order to preserve this or any other variety in its purity, seed for jDlanting should be saved only from the smoothest, best formed, and earliest ripened fruit. All the varieties rapidly degenerate if grown from seed taken from late, immature fruit, remaining on the plants at the close of the season. 60 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Pekin Black Egg Plaxt. — Introduced by Messrs. Hovey & Co., the past season, is a native of China. It is veiy distinct in its cliaracter. Fruit very large, round, of a purplish black color, weighing from five to seven pounds each, very prolific, and of excellent quality. Plant erect, vigorous, without thorns; leaves, oblong, and of a dark bluish-black color, quite ornamental. Messrs. Ilove}'^ & Co. exhibited fruit of this new Egg Plant at the Annual Exhibition, which attracted considerable attention. Large Eussiax Sun Floaver, is a variety recently introduced, grows to a large size. "With good cultivation this variety has been known to produce heads twenty inches in diameter. It is cultivated for its seeds, which are very large, and said to produce a salad oil of superior quality. The show of vegetables, at the Annual Exliiliition, Avas in all respects a good one; the tables literally groaned under the weight of the valu- able varieties with which they were covered. There Avere many points of great excellence in this department Avhich were especially deserving mention, and first of all Ave shall notice that feature which particularly called forth the admiration of visitors, the splendid collection of cauli- floAvers, brought out in competition for the Silver Cup. These were shoAvn in great perfection, especially those from James H. Smith, gar- dener to Francis Skinner, Esq., to whom the Cup was awarded for the best three. Mr. Smith made a really fine shoAv, and well deserved the praises and the prizes that Avere aAvarded him so freely. Competition was unusually brisk hoAvever, there being no less than eight entries for the prize, Mr. J. C. Convers foIloAving very closely after Mr. Smith with three splendid specimens, taking the second Cup offered by the Committee. As the Committee propose to offer another Cup at the next Annual Ex- hibition for the same object, Mr. Smith Avill have to look Avell after his laurels. Mr. C. W. Gleason, of Holden, Avho makes the cultivation of the po- tato a speciality, contributed seventy -five distinct varieties of this valua- ble esculent, constituting a prominent and very interesting feature of the exhibition. Mr. Gleason has also several ncAV and very promising seed- lings not yet introduced, and among them one from the Early Goodrich, which he considers an acquisition. To particularize the productions, hoAvever, Avould consume more time and space than can well be alforded, and Ave must content ourselves, therefore, with adding here, that the contributions from the different competitors were in most instances remarkably fine, and in great variety, and bore ample evidence of good culture and well directed skill in their cultivation. VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 61 GRATUITIES AWARDED EOR FORCED VEGETABLES PREVIOUS TO OPENING OF THE HALL. Jau'y 6. To Anthony Hatch, for Tennisball Lettuce, - $2 00 " 27. To Josiah Crosby, " " - 2 00 Feb'y 3. To Warren Rawson, for Radishes, - - - 1 00 March 3. To Andrew F. Allen, for Tennisball Lettuce, - 2 00 " 31. To E. A. Brackett, for six varieties Cucuml^ers, - 5 00 PRIZES AWARDED AT THE WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS DURING THE SEASON. Asparagus. — For the best, to John B. Moore, - - $4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Beets. — For the best, to George Hill, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to James H. Smith, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - - 2 00 Beans. — For the best, to Bowen Harrington, - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best two quarts Early Shelled, not awarded, - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best two quarts of Large Lima, to Geo. Leland, - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best two quarts of Small Lima, or Sieva,not awarded, 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Cabitages.— For the best, to Geo. Hill, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - 2 00 Carrots. — For the best Long Orange, to Josiah Crosby, - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best Scarlet or Early Horn, to James H, Smith, - 3 00 For the next best, open culture, not awarded, - - 2 00 Cauliflowers. — For the best, not awarded, - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Celery. — For the best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Corn. — For the best Sweet Corn, to Jonathan French, - - 4 00 For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to C. N. Brackett, - - - 2 00 Cucumbers. — For the best pair, under glass, to Jas. Comley, 4 00 For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to James Comley, - - - 2 00 62 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Egg Plant.— For the best, to Geo. L. Stearns, - - $3 00 For the next best, to J. P. Bush, - - - - 2 00 Lettuce. — For the best, to Bowen Harrington, - - 4 00 For the next best, to James Comlej, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Oxioxs.— For the best, to Geo. Hill, - - ■- - 3 00 For the next best, to James II. Smith, - - - 2 00 For the best peck, dried, any variety, to C. II. Laughton, - 4 00 Parsnips. — For the best, to James II. Smith, - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Potatoes. — For the best, to J. P. Bush, - - - 4 00 For the next best, to Geo. Hill, - - - . 3 00 For the next best, to " - - - - 2 00 Peas. — For the best Early, to George Leland, - - - 4 00 For the next best, to F. T. Bush, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best Late, to Bowen Harrington, - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Rhubarb. — For the best twelve stalks, to James Nugent, - 4 00 For the next best, to Samuel Sweetser, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to George Dorr, - - - - 2 00 Eadisii. — For the best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 2 00 Squashes. — For the best, to Jonathan French, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best Scollop Squash, not awarded, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not aAvarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best six Marrow Squashes, to Josiah Crosby, - 4 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 3 00 Tomatoes. — For the best, to Geo. Leland, - - - 4 00 For the next best, to Bowen Harrington, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 1 00 TuRKiPS. — For tbe best, to Jonas Gammell, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Watermelons. — For the best pair, not awarded, - - 4 00 Melons. — For the best Greenflesh, not awarded, - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the largest and best display of Vegetables during the season, to George Hill, - - - - - 10 00 GRATUITIES AWARDED AT WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS. Elbridge Wason, for Cauliflower, - - - - S2 00 Josiah Crosby, for Early Ox Heart Cabbage, - - - 2 00 James Comley, for Collection, - - - - - 4 00 VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 63 Mrs. Abner Pierce, for Early String Beans, - - - |!2 00 David Ilill, for Cabbage, 2 00 George Dorr, for Collection, - - - - - 2 00 Walter Kussell, for Summer Squashes, - - - - 2 00 " " Long Orange Carrots, - - - 2 00 Mrs. Abner Pierce, for Early Shelled Beans, - - - 2 00 Walter Kussell, for Marrow Squashes, - - - - 2 00 Mrs. Abner Pierce, for Marrow Squashes, - - - 2 00 C. N". Brackett, for Tilden and Cook's Favorite Tomatoes, - 2 00 James H. Smith, for Cauliflowers, - - - - 2 00 James Comley, for Collection. Harris's " Insects Injurious to Vegetation." Walter Russell, for Greenflesh Melon, - - - - 1 00 C. K. Brackett, for Egg Plants, - - - - - 1 00 George Hill, for Collection, - - - - - 3 00 Bowen Harrington, for Rhubarb and Asparagus, - - 1 00 George Dorr, for Rhubarb, - - - - - 1 00 John B. Moore, for Asparagus, - - - - - 2 00 C. N. Brackett, for Early Goodrich Potatoes and Egg Plants, Harris's " Insects." George Dorr, for Lettuce, - - - - - 1 00 Josiah Newhall, for new Cucumbers, - - - - 1 00 D. Zirngiebel, for Tilden Tomatoes, June 20th, - - - 1 00 Hovey & Co., for Tilden Tomatoes, - - - - 1 00 Bowen Harrington, for Celery, - - - - - 1 00 PRIZES AWARDED AT THE AN:N'UAL EXHIBITION. Beets. — For the best, to Anthony Hatch, - - - $4 00 For the next best, to George Hill, - _ . . For the next best, to J. Fillebrown, - - - . For the best Long Blood, to G. W. Pierce, - . . For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - - . For the next best, to James H. Smith, . . , Carrots. — For the best Short Scarlet, or Early Horn, to Geo. W. Pierce, ------- For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - - . For the next best, to John L. D'Wolf, - - - For the best Long Orange, to Walter Russell, For the next best, to John FillebroAvn, . . - For the next best, to A. F. Allen, . - - - Corn. — For the best Sweet, to Bowen Harrington, For the next best, to J. J. H. Gregory, - . . For the next best, not awarded, - - 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 64 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Corn. — For the best in eating, to B. Harrington, For the next best, to J. J. H. Gregory, - . - For the best Yellow or Field, not awardecl, - - - For the next best, not awarded, . _ - - For the next best, not awarded, - _ - . Cranberries. — For the best, not awarded, - - - For the next best, not awarded, . - . . MusKMELONS. — For the best Greenflesh, to A. F. Allen, For the next best, to Walter Kussell, ... For the next best, to J. Fillebrown, - - - - Watermelons. — For the best, to J. B. Moore, For the next best, to James IT. Smith, . . - For the next best, to George Leland, ... Parsnips. — For the best Turnip-rooted, to James H. Smith, - For the next best, to C. N. Brackett, ... For the next best, not awarded, .... For the best Long, to George Hill, - - - . For the next best, to Walter Eussell, _ . . For the next best, to John L. D'Wolf, . - . Potatoes. — For the best six varieties, to James II. Smith, For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, . - - - For the next best, to D. & G. F. Stone, For the best peck of Jackson, to S. A. Merrill, " " Garnet Chili, to J. H. Smith, - " " Sebec, to John Fillebrown, " " Worcester Seeedlings, not aAvarded, " " Early Detroit, not awarded, " " Davis Seedling, to Samuel Hartwell, Squashes. — For the best Marrow, to Geo. Hill, For the next best, to A. F. Allen, . - - - For the next best, to George Dorr, - . - - For the best Hubbard, to Seth W. Hathaway, For the next best, to John Fillebrown, . . - For the next best, to Geo. W. Pierce, ... For the best Canada, to Geo. Hill, . - - - For the next best, to B. Harrington, „ . . For the next best, to Geo. Dorr, .... For the largest and best Mammoth, not less than 100 lbs., to Moses Hunt, the Society's Silver Medal, . - - For the next best, to Anthony Hatch, . - - Turnips. — For the best, to Jonas Gammell, . - - For the next best, to Samuel Hartwell, . - . For the next best, not awarded, ... - $5 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 6 00 .5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 65 Tomatoes. — For the best three varieties, to C. N. Brackett, - For the next best, to Geo. W. Pierce, ... For the next best, to James Comley, ... For the best single dish, to Geo. Dorr, - . - . Cauliflowers. — For the best, to Andrew F. Allen, - For the next best, to James H. Smith, . . _ For the next best, to C. X. Brackett, . . - Cabbages. — For the best Drumhead, to Seth ^V. Hathaway, - For the next best, to James H. Smith, ... For the best single specimen, not less than thirty-five pounds, to Seth W. Hathaway, 40 lbs., .... For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, 35 lbs., ... Red Cabbage. — For the best, to James H. Smith, For the next best, to C. N. Brackett, For the best Savoy, to James, Comley, ... For the next best, not awarded, - - - . Horse Radish. — For the best, to John Fillebrown, For the next best, to A. F. Allen, - - - . Peppers. — For the best, to Geo. Dorr, - - . - For the next best, to C. N. Brackett, ... Onions. — For the best peck, any variety, to Samuel Hartwell, For the best five varieties, to James H. Smith, For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - . . . For the next best, to Samuel Hartwell, - . . Egg Plants. — For the best Long Purple, to Geo. Hill, For the next best, to C. ^N". Brackett, ... For the best Round Purple, to Geo. Hill, ... For the next best, to Elbridge Wason, ... Pumpkins. — For the best, not less than tour, and not less than twenty pounds each, the Society's Silver Medal, to Wal- ter Russell. For the next best, to S. G. Damon, - - - - 3 00 Cauliflowers. — For the best three exhibited at the Annual Exhibition, to James H. Smith, the Special Prize of a Silver Cup, valued at - - - - . . 15 qO For the next best three, to J. C. Converse, a Silver Cup (Gratuity by the Committee), valued at - - - 10 00 GRATUITIES AWARDED AT THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION. C. W. Gleason, for collection 75 varieties Potatoes, - - $^5 00 Mrs. Abner Pierce, for collection, - - - - 5 00 AV. C. Harding, for do. . - - . 3 qq J. J. H. Gregory, for do. - ... 2 00 5 S4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00. <3<> MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. James Comley, for collection, - - . . Hovey & Co., for New Black Fekin Egg Plant, "■ " for collection, - - . . J. R. Poor, for Turban Squash, - . - . F.B.Hayes,- for collection, G. J. & J. I. Munroe, do. - - . E. Wason, do. ... (Jeorge Leland, do. - . . Josiah Crosby, do. ... J). & G. F. Stone, do. - - . John L. D'Wolf, do. F. Alley, do. - . . Jonas Garamell, do. - . . S. A, Carleton, for Squashes, - - > . (t. Pierce, for 12 Squashes, - . . . "\Vni. Richardson, for collection. - - . . Josiali Newhall, for do. - , . . U 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 LIBRARY committee's REPORT. 67 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE LIBEAEY, For the Year 1866. by f. parkman, chairman. Your Committee are happy to report that, during the past year, the circulation of books has increased one third over that of the year pre- ceding. As arrangements have been made which will give greater facil- ities of access to the Librarj^ it is to be hoped that the next year will show a yet larger increase. Books may henceforward be taken cut or examined throughout the business hours of every week-day. The great necessity of the Library is a good catalogue, of which every member of the Society should have a cojDy. To make one such as will eftectually answer its purpose and not discredit the Society, requires the services of a person accustomed to work of this kind and acquainted with foreign languages. Such a one can be employed at the rate of twenty dollars a week, and as the catalogue can certainly be made with- in the space of a month, the outlay will be small. Your Committee re- quest that you will authorize them to have this work done. The number of costly illustrated books in our collection, while it makes the library exceedingly valuable relatively to the number of volumes contained in it, at the same time calls for care and precaution in its use. A^''hile the greater part of the books may be allowed a free circulation, it is indispensible to the interests of the Society that others should be consulted in the library-room alone, or be permitted to leave it only by a special vote of the Committee. The reduced rates of exchange, will, it is hoped, make it possible to import during the next year, at a reasonable price, several valuable books which hitherto it has been impossible to procure without too great an outlay, notwithstanding our exemption from the payment of duties. The expenditure for the past year amounts to S407.06, of which a por- tion was on account of purchases of the preceding year. A balance of ^72 94 is now on hand, but it will be covered by orders already given for books. The following books were purchased during the past year: — Album de Pomologie, 4 vols., 4to. Miller's Gardener's Dictionary, 3 vols., 8vo. Worcester's Large Dictionary, 1 vol., 4to. Grevelle's Scottish Flora, G vols., royal Bvo. QS MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Hoare on the Cultivation of the Grape, 1 vol., 12mo. Nolan on Domestic Fowls, 1 vol., 12mo. My Vineyard of Lakeveine, 1 vol., 12mo. How to Farm two Acres, 1 vol., 18mo. The Hive and the Honey Bee, 1 vol., 18mo. The Apiary, 1 vol., l*2mo. Glenny's Culture of Flowers, 1 vol., 12mo. " Practical Gardening, 1 vol., 12mo. "• Gardener's E very-day Book, 1 vol., 12mo. " Culture of Fruits and Vegetables, 1 vol., 12mo. " Farming for the Million, 1 vol., 12mo. " Gardening for the Million, 1 vol., 18mo. " Properties of Fruits and Vegetables, 1 vol., ISnio. Mann's Every Man his own Gardener, 1 vol., ISmo. Gardener's and Farmer's Eeason Why, 1 vol., 12mo. Poultry Keeper's Manual, 1 vol., 12mo. Science and Practice of Gardening, 1 vol., 18mo. Vine Manual, 1 vol., 12mo. Fruit Manual, 1 vol., 18mo. Orchard Manual, 1 vol., 18mo. Spring and Winter Garden, 1 vol., 18mo. In door Garden, 1 vol., 18mo. Out door Garden, 1 vol., 18mo. Pearson on the Orchard House, 1 vol., 18mo. Hussman on the Grape, 1 vol., 12mo. Lindley's Digitalis, 1 vol., folio. Hooker's Journal of Botany, 4 vols., Bvo. Gilpin's Landscape Gardening, 1 vol., royal Bvo. Hughe's Garden Architecture, 1 vol., Svo. Forsyth on Fruit Trees, 1 vol., 8vo. The following donations have been received : — Transactions of the Illinois Horticultural Society. Transactions of Essex County Horticultural Society. , Report of the Michigan State Board of Agriculture. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. Breck's Book of Flowers; last edition. Parkraan's Book of Roses. Band's Garden Flowers. Strong on the Grape Vine. Burr's Field and Garden Vegetables. Transactions of the Alton Horticultural Society. Memoirs of the Boston Society of !N'atural History. LIBRARY committee's REPORT. 69 The following periodicals have been taken: — Knglisii. Cottage Gardener. Gardener's Chronicle. Gardener's "Weekly Magazine. Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Floral Magazine. Florist and Pomologist. Farmer's Magazine. Journal of Agriculture. Journal of the London Agricultural Society. FREXCn. Eevue Horticole. Illustration Horticole. Flore des Serres et Jardins de TEurope. AmekicAjST. Boston Cultivator. Massachusetts Ploughman. Xew England Farmer. Ohio Farmer. California Farmer. Gardener's Monthly. Horticulturist. Magazine of Horticulture. American Farmer. Country Gentleman, American Horticulturist. Silliman's Journal of Science and Art. Your Committee hope that the usual appropriation for the Library will be made for the ensuing year. F. PAEKMAN, Chairman. 70 MASSACBUSEITS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. EEPORT OF THE FLXANCE COMMITTEE. Massachusetts Horticultural Society,"? January, 1867. ) The Finance Committee report, that in conformity with Article No. 17 of the By-Laws, they have examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer, and find the same correct and properly vouched. The balance of cash on hand, .^"266.66, is on deposit to his credit at the Tremont National Bank. They have also settled with the Proprietors of the Mount Auburn Cemetery, and have received from them the sum of §8,735.40, being the Society's proportion of the sales for the joiw 1866. They have, during the past year, exercised a constant supervision over the property of the Society, and the acts of the Superintendent and Treasurer. Since the By-Law uniting the two oflBces took eflect the execution of the duties of the Committee has been very easy and pleas- ant. As the Treasurer's report is so clear and full in its details, of the transactions of the Society, for the past year, and of its present tinancial position, the Committee deem it unnecessary to add thereto. They will only say that the fidelity and zeal of the present incumbent seem to de- serve the thanks of the Society, as they have certainly obtained the warmest commendation of those who have officially been called upon to notice them. Respectfully submitted, by JosiAii Stickney, y Marshall P. Wilder, [» Finance Committee. C. O. Whitmore, ) TREASURER'S ACCOUNT FOR 1866. Receipts of Income. By cash in Treasury, January 2, 1866, - - - - §7,077 54 For Admissions and Assessments, - .f 2,575 9.3 Rents from Stores, . - - - 11,450 00 Rents from Halls, . - - - 5,235 50 Received from Mount Auburn Ceme- tery, for 1866, ... - 8,735 40 FINANCE committee's REPORT. 71 By cash received from Mount Auburn Ceme- ' tery (Balance, 1865), - - - $143 97 Gross Receipts from Rose Exhibition, 157 50 Gross " '• Annual " 1,091 00 Sale of Book Case and Rubber Hose, 43 00 Received from H. H. Hunnewell, for Special Prizes on Roses, - - 260 00 29,692 30 136,769 84 Expenditures. To cash paid in Prizes and Gratuities, - f 2,848 00 Salaries and compensations, in- cluding that of Treasurer for 1865, For Library, - - - - Heating, less amount paid by Tenants, .... Coal bill, winter 1865^6, Insurance for 5 years on build- ing, S75,000, at li per cent, - Insurance on Library 1 year, - Interest, less dividends, - Gas, ..... "Water, less assessed on tenants. Expenses, Rose Exhibition, Expenses, Annual Exhibition, Taxes, . . - . - Additions, alterations and re- pairs on building, - - - 2,193 87 New furniture, refitting and re- pairs, ... - - 1,464 65 Testimonial to W. R. Austin, 150 00 " " Dr. E. Wight, 100 00 " " F. L. Winship, 100 00 Extra service, (by vote of the , Society) to R. M. Copeland, 1,000 00 Stationery, postage and print- ing, 1,592 80 Labor and incidental expenses, 950 87 * This item includes the coal bill for the winter of 1866-67, but does not include the amounts assessed upon the tenants for the same term payable next rent day. 2,286 66 427 06 804 56* 806 23 1,125 00 15 00 6,562 04 669 96 188 31 108 25 1,295 17 2,925 20 79 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Te cash deposited in Market Bank, to pay Prizes and Gratuities awarded in 1866 — less $65 00 awarded Mr. Ilunnewell, and by him generous- ly presented to the Society, - S2,534 00 Amount paid for reduction of float- ing: debt, r.,355 55 36,503 18 In the Treasury, - - - - 266 66 iB36,709 84 The Floating Debt of the Society, is - - - - As an asset which may be applied to its reduction, we have 107 shares, C. & P. llailroad, worth to-day, - Leaving a balance of .__-_.. $35,000 00 8,132 00 $28,868 00 1,125 00 806 23 750 00 The Insurance on building The bill for coal, for 1865, The salary of Treasurer, for 1865, - - - - Included in this year's expenses, amount to - - $2,681 23 The amount, $3,010 60, expended for additions and alterations of build- ing, is added to the cost of building in making the present value of the real estate. "With our present rate of income, and a good degree of economy in our expenditures, we may hope to very soon cancel the floating debt. We may then be able to set aside, annually, such sums as will serve to extinguish the mortgage debt at maturity; beside leaving to the Society a large sura for current use in aid of the objects and aims of its founders. The property of the Society consists of its real estate, building and furniture, costing at date, . . . . $249,082 87 Li))rary and glass ware, ... - 5,427 06 107 shares, C. & P. Eailroad, at 76, - - - 8,132 00 Cash in the Treasury, ... - 266 66 The Society owes a debt secured by mort- gage of, $100,000 00 A floating debt of, - - - - 35,000 00 $262,908-59 135,000 00 Leaving a balance as the cost of the Soci- ety's property at date, - - - $127,908 59 FINANCE committee's REPORT. 73 The usual custom, of leaving the prizes of the present 3"ear to be jDaid during the succeeding one, has this 3'ear been departed from, as also the payment of the coal bill, and some others, as more properly bringing the work of the year within itself. This fact, together with the payment of last year's salary of Treasurer, the insurance on building, a considerable aiuoimt paid for addition and alterations to building and furniture, and other exi^enditures, which are not liable again soon to occur, may ac- count for the apparently small amount in which the floating debt has been reduced. These expenditures nevertheless reduce the indebtedness of the Society, and leave the income of another year to be more freely applied to that jDurpose. It will be seen by the figures that the income arising from the Halls is very considerable, and it is believed that the amount may be iDermanent- ly increased. The Stores remain rented as at the date of last Report. In the capacity of Superintendent, your Treasurer has, with the concur- rence of the Finance Committee, made such imjirovements and additions to the fittings of our Halls as render them the most desirable rooms of their class in the city, and assurances are such as warrant the belief that our building will sustain our highest expectations of income, and at the same time increase in favor with the better portion of our community, as its facilities are better known. The rooms devoted to the use of our members are open, during ordinary business hours, for reading and for social intercourse. A cordial invitation is extended to all to make this a place of resort and free use of the library. This last privilege will be much f\icilitated by a very full and complete catalogue recently prepared of our books. In closing this report, your Treasurer asks your kind for- bearance Avith any apparent short comings. Undertaking as he did, at a time of unusual activit}'- in the work of the Society, the untried position of Treasurer and Superintendent combined, inexperience could only be atoned for by an earnest desire and an honest purpose in the Society's behalf. To the full and hearty support of the Finance Committee, and the Society generally, belongs the credit of whatever success may have crowned these eflbrts. Respectfully submitted, E. ^y. BUSWELL, Treasurer. Boston, January 12, 1867. 74 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Statement of Sales of Lots IN THE Cemetery of Mount Auburn, during THE ; Year 1866. Sales u it in January, " February, " March, - - S306 25 375 00 300 00 li a " April, " May, - " June, - - 5778 00 4941 75 4353 75 " July, - " August, - - 5058 09 4399 76 11 u " September, - " October, - - 1905 00 3894 00 u " li'ovember, - - 2215 75 u " December, - - 3289 75 u " Public Lot, - - 562 00 S37,379 10 Less. July 7. Paid A. A. Barker, for Lot 3413, - 700 00 HfoY. 20. llefund E. B. Stickney and J. R. Poor, for 270 feet, not enclosed, 337 50 Less for expenses. Massachusetts Horticultural Society, one-quarter. Proprietors of Mt. Auburn Cem., three-quarters, E. & O. E. 1,037 50 36,341 60 1,400 00 S34,941 60 8,735 40 26,206 20 434,941 60 GEO. WM. BOND, Treasurer. Boston, December 31, 1866. REPORT ON THE ROBIN. 75 ATTEMPT AT A REPOET OE THE COMMITTEE ON THE "EOBIN, ETC." BY JOHN li. EUSSELL, CHAIRMAN. At a quarterly meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, October 7, 1865, it was voted, " That a Committee be appointed to re- view the former action of the Society in regard to the protection of the Robin, and also to investigate in regard to the habits and food of that and other birds, and report to the Society." The President appointed Messrs. W. C. Strong, T. M. Brewer, F. Parkman, J. W. P. Jenks, E. A. Brackett, H. W. Fuller, John L. Russell, Chairman. The first intimation the Chairman of the Committee had of the Soci- ety's vote was on January 26, 1866, by an official letter from the Record- ing Secretary, bearing date of January 19, 1866, as follows : Boston, January 19, 1866. Sir: — You are respectfully requested to attend a meeting of the Com- mittee, of which you ai'e a member, at the library room of the Society on By order, Chairman. The members of the Committee will meet you at any time you will name. F. P. Denny, Bee. Sec. To this I replied as follows: — Salem, 26th January, 1866. F. P. Denny, Recording Seci-etary, &c. : Ignorant of the fact that I am on any Committee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, from not being notified to that effect by the Corresponding Secretary, I am, dear sir, unable to appoint any time of meeting as proposed in your favor of 19th inst. Respectfully yours, John L. Russell. This reply was directed to the Recording Secretary, addressed to Bos- ton, and sent by mail, and not having reached him was returned to me from the Return Letter Office on April 5, 1866. Shortly after I received the following: — Boston, April 9, 1866. Prof. Russell: Dear Sir: — At a meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Socie- ty, held on Saturday last, it was voted, " That the Recording Secretary 76 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Avritc to Prof. Russell, Chairman of the Committee on the Robin, and request him to call a meetino: of his Committee as soon as possible," Very truly yours, (Signed) F. P, Denny, Bee. Secretary. On the IGth of April last, the Recording Secretary sent me a copy of the vote passed October 7, ISGo, as noticed in the beginning of this re- port. Ascertaining what were the duties assigned your Committee, its Chair- man called its several members to meet him on Saturday, May 5th, by letter addressed to each, from one of whom he received reply that he '' resigned his position as Professor of Zoology some five years ago, and had not been at a single meeting of the Society since," &c. In case of the robin, I am sure I could do no more than reproduce my report published in the journal of the proceedings of the Society, March, 1859. My casual investigations each year since have only con- firmed that exhaustive investigation for robins in my locality. I sincerely wish there might be some effective legislation to protect birds, and i:)articularly by protecting their eggs, which are now destroyed by wanton boys, by the wholesale, &c. Yours trulj'', (Signed) J. W. P. Jenks. The 5th of May being the time of an adjourned meeting of the Socie- ty for some important business, (By-Laws and Amendments previously proposed,) scarcely more than casual conversation could be had by the Committee. Such information as the Chairman could elicit then and sub- sequently is here a^^pended. The protection of the robin by legislative action seems to have origi- nated in an idea of its importance as an insect destroyer. A bird of such size, and seen at almost all seasons of the year, afforded a tempting mark to gunners who are not professional sportsmen, and with those whose tastes are not so particular as to the quality of the game they kill, this bird might be regarded as an article of food. The hardy character of the robin, by Avhich it endures our mild winters, or returns very early in the spring from the Middle Slates, necessitates it in being omnivorous, and negligent of any partiality to particular food, taking whatever occurs to them at the time. The robin bears a misnomer in its name, and having a red breast, it was called by the first settlers of this country by the same familiar title that quite a dis- tinct bird is known by in England. To distinguish the two, ours was from the first called the American Robin, Avhile that retained the name of Robin Red Breast. Through this unfortunate want of discrimination we have attached somewhat the same sentiment to ours that belongs in the old country and abroad to the Red Breast of Europe. The confiding and REPORT ON .THE KOBIX. 7< trustful behavior of the foreign bird is represented in the l)okI and dar- ing impudence of our own species. The increase of gardens and of horticultural operations, and the attendant increase of insects and smaller fruits, have emboldened several other birds to visit such places on very familiar terms. The earliness of our seasons, in their bright sunshine, ripens and prepai'es a miscellaneous food for birds, when rearing their young. Those whose instincts prompt them to seek insect food are wonderful entomologists, flnding in the air the first denizens of that ele- ment which the vernal breeze awakens to life. If this fails by cold and snowy weather, a consequent destruction among their ranks occurs. Of these the swallow tribe is familiar instance, and though one swallow does not make summer, yet its appearance tells that its food has preceded its coming. Tho A'n3rican r^bin belong.^ to the thrushes, a large tamily, and i-ep- resented in the fauna of Asia, Europe, Africa and America. Some of the finest songsters are to be found among them, but their habits seem to be nearl^g the same in every country. Worms, insects, snails and fruits compose their food, and in Europe, where the garden snails abound, such a bird is very useful in destroying these very destructive creatures, whose shelly coverings protect them from external injury. Although the thrushes are classed by Nuttall among the insectivorous birds, it is evident that insects are but a portion of their food. The robin is the only thrush whose habits we can readily notice, and the immunity it has enjoyed renders it so bold that no ordinary means prevent its visits on predatory excursions. The cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry and even pear are all laid under contribution, but we suspect that this propensity to feed on fruit obtains most when the young need some variety in diet. We are led to this opinion by noticing that sud- denly, and as it were at once, some vines of the Dorchester blackberry were unmolested, after repeated and continued feeding on the berries as soon as they were soft and ripe. As to its taking Avorms and larvse there can be no doubt, but how much these enter into its diet we have no data. Its fondness for the common earth-worm or angle worm, (Lumbricus tei-restris,) seems to indicate that flesh or muscle, lean diet so to speak, were to its taste. The skill, dexterity and patience with which it seeks this worm does not seem to be pursued towards subterraneous larvse, al- though I have the assurance of Dr. Brewer that it greedily devoured the cut worm (the gray grub or larva of the Agrotis) which he laid aside for rearing the perfect insects, and to obtain which the robin followed his steps closely when in the garden. This gentleman also asserted that some Andrews pears, on becoming red long before ripening, were picked' and perforated by robins, and in consequence rotted on the tree. Mr. Brackett, also of your Committee, considers in view of such facts, that the food of this bird may be much more miscellaneous than is supposed. 78 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. and that examinations of its crop, at different seasons of the year, wonkl show that a h)ng catalogne onl}- could enumerate the articles on which it feeds. Having long laid aside the gun and ornithological studies, for which I once used it, I have myself no opijortunity to test the value of the robin, or American red breasted thrush, in a horticultural point of view. The little fruit in the way of that bird which grows on my premises, I have fully shared with the feathered tribes, caring more for them than for my stores of fruit. But to those who depend on early and fine fruit for sale and sujiport, it were no more than reasonable that a balance were struck between the injury and the benefit; between the loss of crops and the extirpation of their foes, the insects. Nothing Init patient and constant annual and daily observation can bring to us any certain and sure residts; and it may require that some two hundred or three hundred birds fall in the cause of scientific inquiry, as to the contents of their gizzards and stomachs, before the comparison could be made. Nature in her economy makes no discrimination and form's no excep- tions. An expert entomologist only would be competent to decide among the exuviae of skins and wings and elytra, to what class of insects each belonged. The bird which fed on insects to-day and on berries to-mor- row, if fitted by the power of wing or shape of mandibles, would snap as eagerly at a harmless or even useful insect as at a destructive one. It is by no means to be taken for granted that all insects are injurious, and for what amount of the destructive class are we to permit the con- trol over our fruits, often to our serious loss? As one of your Committee to whom this subject has been referred, the Chairman, while feeling authorized to speak only to a very limited degree for other members, is placed, by being no more than an amateur cultivator, in a position not quite advantageous to do the subject full and impartial justice. The protection of birds, and their utility or injury, ap- peals rather to his feelings and early education, touches the sentiment rather than the pocket. The increasing varieties of fruit from year to year, instead of glutting the market, only seems to swell the facilities of disposing of it in mercantile ways. The President, (J. F. C. Hyde, Esq.,) has shown this in the culture of the pear, and declared it was so in 8trawl)erries, the price advancing every year. New species of insects appear on our farms and in our gardens, transported by eggs or other means, on foreign trees, scions, seeds, &c. It is evident that the more there is raised for insects to destroy, so the more insects will be on hand to destroy it. It is a constant question then whether we can spare any means to diminish their numbers and the injury they effect. And if it be allowed and should be found that the American robin is our friend at periods of the season when insects must be its food, though a foe when REPORT ON THE ROBIN. 79 its young need the succulent fruits to rear them, would it be wise policy to remove the protection which our game laws have thrown around it? Kg one but such of you who raise the smaller fruits for the market can estimate the actual profit on each box of strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. If it is as great as I suppose it may be, it seems to me better to have more birds and less fruit, M'hich can be enjoyed only by those who can aftbrd to pay such exorbitant prices. I do not know whether any argument against the robin is based on the ditficulty of raising such fruits to be sold at moderate or loio prices^ but the rather on the seeming cupidity of the owner of the cherry tree, for example, who would be glad to sell every quart for any amount of money he could ob- tain. If it be then to make money and exorbitant profits, resort to some mechanical protection, by nets or the like, were no bad resort, and better than running any risk in extirpating a xiseful and pleasant bird. The finest and rarest sorts of pears, the earliest or best peaches, and the finest and choicest grapes will always command any price, quite enough to remunerate the expense of raising them ; and so would it not be with the cherry and other smaller fruits? The Chairman of your Committee speaks with great diffidence on this branch of the subject, and rejiresents so far as he knows no one's views but his own. Having had some occasion to watch the market retail prices on a single article, the rasj^berry, he feels that too much money may be expected from this fruit. Indeed, why should it not be as cheap as the wild berries, when the plants will grow anywhere, and better than anywhere else, in the shade of trees, so that every garden could raise enough for family consumption in spots where nothing else would grow? Fruit growers who furnish the market doubtless have a different system and make the raspberry an extensive crop. It should be the aim of all agricultural pursuits to make the products of the farm, orchard and fruit grounds as advantageous to the consumer as possible; and when on in- crease of cultivation increase of purchasers shall be the ratio, the in- crease should be leaning towards as wide a consumption as may be. Feeling then, as I do, that it is yet an open question, regarding the robin, and one which requires much time and careful investigation to de- cide, I beg leave to refer the matter to such of you whose interests are more in that way than are mine. But before closing this report let me allude to another topic connected with your interests as fruit growers and as cultivators in general. It must be evident that the possible ex- tirpation of insects by birds is to be anticipated by the protection of the smaller birds, such as those whose bills, slender, delicate and soft are fitted to probe the blossoms of plants and extract the kinds of insects which despoil our gardens. There are others, such as the swallow tribe, which feed on the wing and take an immense amount of prey as food. An accurate and observing entomologist assures me that he took from 80 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. the bii'd-house, erected for the acconiinodution of the purple martin, a quart of wing cases of the cucumber bug, (Galeruca vitfatcu) a most de- structive insect, and which rears several broods in a single summer. The warblers which visit us in the time of the aiiple blossoming, and of M'hicli the summer yellow bird (Sylvia ccstivd) is a resident with us, the gar- den wren, the humming bird, some of the smaller sparrows, others that are seed eating even, are more especially insect devourers and should be looked upon with favor. The red-eyed vireo is another which shoidd be added to the list, and later the chickadee and the brown creeper, are our fast and trusty friends. These smaller birds are the sure prey to worth- less cats, and are liable to annoyance by thoughtless children who wan- tonly rob or break down the nests. Dr. Brewer, who speaks feelingly on this topic, from injury received by the predatory character of the feline race, has suggested that the at- tention of horticulturists should be turned in this direction. Indeed while the questionable utility of dogs submit their owners to an annual tax, and thus to a practical license to keep them, a similar tax should be imposed on cats, which any one favorably disposed towards the race, viewing them as rat-catchers or family pets, would be willing, or ought to be willing to pay. Others, not collared or marked as licensed, would become vermin, and at once submitted to such treatment as to diminish their numbers and save our birds. A few winter birds, such as the woodpeckers, come in for a thought; and as to the actual value of the croM% the article of Mr. E. A. Samuels, in the American Journal of Horticulture, could be read by profit for its suggestions and facts. A word on the delay of your Committee in making their Eeporl. Your Chairman received from the Corresponding Secretary a vote passed by the Society on the 8th of September, to the efiect that the Committee be instructed to report on or before the lirst day of December. On re- ceipt of this vote, September 17th, I notified the several members, desir- inf^ to obtain from them any new facts, or any information that they micht wish to communicate to the Society in the report. To this request I received only two answers, one from W. C. Strong, Avho declares him- self against the robin, feeling as he does, that its rapacious appetite for fruit, and the destruction of it by right as it were on its part, lays the cultivator under the necessity of resort to the gun. The other from Dr. Brewer, whose views are embodied in this report. Hoping that the action of the Society will lead it to a liberal and ju- dicious course, and begging to be excused from any further considera- tion of a topic I am unfit to decide upon. I am very respectfully, &c., JOHN L. RUSSELL. REPORT CONCERNING THE STATUES. 81 EEPOKT AND EESOLUTIONS CONCEENING THE STATUES. At a regular rrieeting; of the Society, held July 7th, 1866, the following Report from Turner Sargent was read by the President: — On the -ith of February, 1865, II. H. Hunnewell, C. O. Whitmore, B. P. Chenc}^ and Turner Sargent were constituted a Committee for receiving donations, and placing upon the north and south corner but- tresses of the first story of the Tremont Street facade of the Society's new building, and also upon the centre crowning tablet of said facade, three statues, and were authorized to cause the same to be erected. The spontaneous and noble generosity of his three associates, who have respectively presented to the Society, "Flora," "Pomona" and " Ceres," leaves the Chairman but the simple duty of reporting, that there now stands upon the Society's new building, three colossal statues, one representing the Goddess of Flowers, one the Goddess of Fruits, and one the Goddess of Grain. They are symbolical and typical, and being such it is thought that they are peculiarly appropriate, not only to the architecture of the building itself, but to the principles by which the Society is actuated, and by which it lives and flourL'«hes. In one sense the Society dis- penses the beautiful, as is manifested in the flowers that decorate its halls, in the fruits that gladden the eye, and in the grain that cheers the heart, it is therefore that these statues, standing as they do, boldly and bravely out in the sunshine and in the stone, show to the passer-by the object and the aim of the Society, and make manifest its great intention. As it is inappropriate to descant upon the heroic beauty of the Cyclopic Ceres, the playful gracefulness of the "Flora," or the matronly dignity of the " Pomona," the simple fact only will be alluded to that a few months since, the mighty boulder, that had been sleeping amidst the granite hills of New Hampshire since the creation of the world, was touched by the Ithuriel spear of art, and developed into these embodiments of the good, the useful and the beautiful. For this we are indebted to the gifted young artist (Martin Milmoro) whose name is cut at the feet of the statues, indicative of his veneration for art, and for his adoration of its mighty power. 6 82 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICDLTDRAL SOCIETY. It is not irrelevant here to state, that mtich care and much thought have been bestowed during the progress and completion of these statues, on their design, and their adaptability, and if the gratification of the eye touches some latent emotion of the heart of any gazer, however careless or however humble, and leads the thoughts upwards to the Great Creator, who guards the lily and protects the grain, then these silent architectural interpretations will not have been presented or erected in vain. Turner Sargent. At a subsc'(pient meeting the President offered the following resolu- tions, which were unanimously^ accepted and ordered to be placed on the Records and printed with the Transactions of the Society: — liesolcal^ That the thanks of the Society be respectfully tendered to B. P. Cheney, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and C. O. Whitmore, Esqs., for the munificent gifts of the three statues which adorn the Society's Hall, and that the President be requested to transmit a copy of this Resolution to each of the gentlemen named. liesolved. That the Report submitted to the Society, July 7th, 1866, by Turner Sargent, Esq., be entered in full upon the records, and that the thanks of the Society be tendered to Mr. Sargent for the aid, and interest taken by him, in the completion of the statues. MR. hovey's address. 83 /VDDEESSES. At the regular meeting of the Society, held on Saturday, January 5, 18G7, the retiring President, Charles M. IIovey, made the following valedictory address: — Gentlemen: — Another year has been added to our existence, as a society, and we are now assembled, at this season of fresh hopes and renewed endeavors, to discharge the duties M^hich devolve upon us, and inaugurate the gov- ernment for the present year. Our labors have been crowned with success, and we gather together once more to participate in mutual con- gratulations upon our prosperity and condition. Everything combines to render this occasion one of more than ordi- nary interest. It is the period when the newly elected oflicers enter upon their official duties. It is the period when the appropriate Com- mittee report the financial state of the Society, — its receipts and expenditures, — and give us the valuation of our property. It is the time when we are to listen to the suggestions of the President, and pass upon important appropriations for the year. But even the new administration which is to be inaugurated — the valuable reports to be presented — or any other business would give it the interest which characterizes the jjresent occasion. No, gentlemen, these are the expected and interesting details of the January meeting, wiiich make you acquainted with the progress of the Society in its onward march to a more elevated position. The deep interest which attaches to this assemblage is, that the official ties which have bound us together for four long, eventful, anxious years, are now to be severed, and the pleasant business associations, though often burdened with responsibilities and labors, in the erection of the new Hall, are now and forever to be broken off. This event would be viewed with sadness were it not that it is only officially that these ties are to be sundered ; for released from the duties and cares of office, with more leisure at my command, it will be a source of the highest gratifi- cation to become once more a working member, "and bring the same aid — the same zeal — the same enthusiasm — and the same earnest aspirations — to the support of the Society, which have been exerted in its behalf for more than thirty years. 84 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Entering upon the duties of President at a time when the conntry was convulsed with civil war, — when property was considered almost value- less— and our Society retired from its once prominent position to a place scarcely known to the public, — it became a duty, as it was esteemed a pleasure, to exert all the influence at mj"^ command, not only to maintain the Society in the condition in which I found it, but to sjiare no time or effort to give it more vitalit}' and force. Its name was honored — and the memory of its founders revered. The effects of its early organiza- tion were not only apparent in the neat cottage gardens — beautiful villas — suburban r-etreats — and rural avenues everywhere in our neighborhood, but the dead, who have found their last resting place beneath the shady recesses of Mount Auburn, coidd they but speak, would chant the praises of our intelligent and thoughtful predecessors, who, by their wise coun- sels and broad views, conceived and carried out the great enterprise which has established that "Sacred Garden of the Dead," and, in part,' enabled us to rear this Temple, dedicated, forever, to the Science which not only lills our gardens with radiant flowers and our orchards with " Fiiirest fruit Blossoms, and fruit at once, of golden hue," but adds that crowning grace, of embellishing the earth beneath whose verduroxis turf all of us must some day slumber, with leafy boAvers, under whose shade we may linger, seeking consolation for the lost and loved. How strongly — yes, how vividly are we reminded of the great achievement of establishing a cemetery as we survey the old burial ground immediately before us, and contrast it Avith the diversified sur- face,— the picturesque aspect and matchless beauty of Mount Auburn, once known as "• Sweet Auburn," the dearly cherished name given by him, who often meditated amid its silent dells, who had chosen it for his home, Imt who surrendered it for our use, " Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the plain." In all that has been accomplished, it is pleasant to record the unanim- ity and zeal with which I have been supported and sustained in all the acts and duties of the four years it has been my lot to preside over you. Success is not to be attributed to me alone, Tiut to my associates who surveyed our position, and with triie courage, determined upon nobler and greater issues. Such pioneers as Dearborn, Lowell, Cook, and others, did not look to the dying out, or even neglect of an association established for the great objects which were the constant pursuit and diligent study of their lives. But bringing to the task intelligence, per- severance atid skill, asserted and maintained the importance of every exertion to develop a taste for Rural Art. None can appreciate more fully than I do, the entire confidence you reposed in the Building Com- MR. hovey's address. 85 mittee, when you placed unreservedly all the available funds of the Soci- ety at their disposal; or ask for a more hearty co-operation in all the varied changes which brought the structure to its final completion. I have to thank you for this and other re^Deated acts of approval and ap- probation. The Society's Hall will compare favorably with any similar edifice in the United States — and as a single isolated building, complete in itself, it will, I think, be difficult to find its equal. Its interior accommodations are no less perfect than its exterior design and finish, and without know- ing the views of the members, generall}', I can only affirm that if the means wei'e now at our command, I know not that it could be material- ly altered or improved without additional ground. It is true some have thought there was a want of room ; but this could only be had by our extension to the rear, which it was not then, though it may hereafter be, in the power of the Society to do. It was a matter, however, by no means, overlooked. And here, gentlemen, I must detain you for a moment in regard to our Hall. Beautifi51 as the M'ell known skill and taste of our architects who designed it could make it, within our means, its crowning charac- teristic, which, more than anything else, typifies it as the Temple of Horticulture, belongs to the elegant statues which dignify and adorn its beautiful front. But they typify more than this; they reflect not only the wealth which is ever ready to aid meritorious works, but the taste which is now, happily, the frequent accompaniment of it. To the princely merchants, M'hose only garden is the crowded avenue of the noisy city — whose only flowers are the long lines of figures in the ledger and bank book, and whose daily works are confined to the dusty count- ing room — as well as the retired gentleman, Avhose beautiful grounds exhibit so many of the beauties of nature embellished by art, — are we indebted for generous acts, materially strengthening the position of the Society; but more particularly for the gift of the graceful Statues of Ceres, Pomona, and Flora. These enduring monuments of their gener- osity will keep their names ever fresh in our memory. The possession of a new building of so much larger proportions, has naturally resulted in a change in the details of management; and in or- der to accomplish all the great results wtiich the increased facilities of the Society afford, and which were in part foreseen by your Building and Finance Committees, it was found expedient and desirable to revise the By-Laws to conform to the new state of things. This was not done, how- ever, only after long and mature deliberation, and the alterations which have been made, will, I have no doubt, work to the entire satisfaction of every member, and add greatly to the income of the Society. All must admit that such a valuable property as the Society now possesses, should be placed in the hands, or under the care of, a responsible superintend- 86 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ant, who should he present here at all times to lease the halls, collect the rents, keep the hnildinjr in order, attend to repairs, ojien the rooms to strangers interested in horticulture, visiting our city, and in various ways look after the wants of the members. The change, though efiected only a few months ago, has already largely enhanced the income of the Soci- ety, and aided in making more widely known the high value of the halls, for various purposes required hy the public, over all similar edifices in our city. Its constant almost uninterrupted occupation, for three months, is the best evidence of its adaptation to the wants of our citizens. An important change has also been made in placing the property under the control of the Finance Committee, as they are to provide means, when required, for the payment of all debts and mortgages. It has been thought that they could be better intrusted Avith the charge and manage- ment of the building. I think you will all agree that it is in competent and responsible hands. And here, gentlemen, you will ])ardon me for a brief allusion to our late Treasurer, Capt. Austin, who for seventeen years has performed the duties of the position so acceptably to all. During that long period, commencing when the resources of the Society were limited, up to and through the time of the erection of the hall, when the property had more than quadrupled, and large amounts expended, there has been the same uniform, systematic rendering of accounts, and miniiteness of detail that characterize his private business. Xothing has been lost, and under his careful management a great deal saved. Fortunate has the Society been in the selection, as well as the keeping of sucli a faithful Ti'casurer. All must regret the necessity of his resignation, in consequence of his inability to attend to the increased labors of Superintendant and Treasurer combined. In like manner I might note the resignation of tlie tried and faithful Librarian, and Superintendant of our weekly exhibitions. Years of constant active labor in the duties of his office have made him well known to all who visit the Society's rooms. After so long a 2)eriod, devoted more to the Society because he sympathized with its objects, than for pecuni- ary reasons, he now, with increasing years, finds i,t necessary to relin- quish his services in our behalf. We can only hope that his place will be filled by others equally zealous and faithful, and that the niemorj' of so many years passed among books and flowers and tempting fruits, will lighten his pathway in whatever direction it may lead. I hardly need recount the labors and progress of four years with wliich most of you are familiar. From the organization of tlie Society in 1829, up to 18G2, a period of thirty-three years, with a list of members some- times more and sometimes less, the entire number .Tune 1, 1862, was 571 The total number to-day is 936. In 1844, at the time of erecting the old hall, the entire property was valued at .'?37,0.'51:.12, and the gross income MR. hovey's address. 87 $3,2.50. With many liberal and tiinclj" donations since then, the accum- ulation from Mount Auburn, and the sale of the old hall, the property was valued January 1, 1862, at $92,625.91, and the gross income .$10,550. The property to-day, January 5, 1867, is valued at $270,000, and this without taking into account the largely increased value of the land on which the building stands, and the gross income foi: 18C0, $30,350. Yet during the last twenty years the Society has awarded in prizes and medals upwards of $50,000. It is a record of which any similar insti- tution might be ]3roud. In my brief remarks before you at the time of my inauguration, I al- luded to the very great importance of offering liberal j^rizes, and have since kept the subject before you, and it is especially gratifying to be able to state, that the Society, from its good position has increased the prizes gradually, during four years, from $3000 to $3600. In addition to this there is the most acceptable donation of Mr. Ilunnewell, for the encouragement of the rose, to the amount of ,$500, making the sum, if there should be no further increase, of $4100 for 1868. If there is any subject I would request you to keep constantly in remembrance, it is the continued increase of prizes. I can congratulate you, therefore, upon the very prosperous state of affairs. IN"othing seems to be wanting which could give the Society ad- ditional vigor and force. It enters upon the new year under auspices which must be cheering to all. With its building finished, its fine halls affording ample space for the exhibitions, with its greatly aug- mented income, and the fair prospect of such an increase that it will ere long be enabled to cancel its mortgages, and offer prizes equal to the object it desires to encourage, with its list of members nearly doubled, and with a President active and zealous in the cause, whose pomological attainments will give to the Society that distinction which it has ever been jealous to maintain, it cannot but go on reaping new honors, and gathering fresh reno^vn. I have little to add : yet in leaving the position I have held for four years, I desire again to urge you to renewed exertions in your round of duties, as members, as exhibitors, as cultivators, as lovers of plants and flowers, of trees and Shrubs, or of fruits and vegetables. The standard of horticulture in Massachusetts, and in our city and its neighborhood in particular, is high. I think it was the late Mr. Downing who said, in some remarks upon the progress of horticulture, that Boston was fifty years in advance of ISTew York. But this I take to be a slip of the pen. That we are more advanced I do not think will admit of a douljt. But whether true or not, we wish to maintain the high standard and reputation alreadv reached, and cal! upon the members of our Society to do their part in the work. Our country advances with almost frightful rapidity in every branch of iulustry and material wealth. The telegraph is already too slow. 88 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. We annihilate sjiace and are not satisfied. In this restless advancing indomitable spirit of our people there is danger — danger that our mate- rial wants and objects will absorb oureesthetic and liner tastes. Wealth is now accumulated rapidl}', and by millions, and it finds its outlet, not so much in the country as in the busy city. We are uneasy in the quiet retreat of the suburbs, away from the commotion and turmoil of the great marts of trade, and the pleasant occupation of planting, as well as the contemplation of Nature's handy work, becomes, after a time, labo- rious and wearisome, or ceases to attract our attention. The shady groves, the brilliant flowers, and even the ruddy fruits, the product of our own hands, are neglected. The fresh air of the dewy morn, and the gentle breeze of the summer eve lose their pleasant and invigorating in- fluence, and we sigh for the excitement of the busy city, where we can join in the bustle, bask in the exchange, or particijjate in the chances of the gold-room. It cannot be denied that a purely horticultural taste, — not a mere love of show, the frequent appendage of wealth alone, — is diminishing rather than increasing. I say this with deep regret, and perhaps you will dis- sent from my opinion. By this taste I mean a real genuine love of the country, of pleasure grounds and verdant lawns, of gardens and conser- vatories, and all the accessories of a rural home, where ai'e gathered to- gether the representatives of every clime, and Avhere, amid the noble palms of the East, the fragrant orange trees of the South, or the gigan- tic evergreens of the far West, we can always find, summer and winter, new and unceasing sources of pleasure, instruction and delight. This may be an extreme view; but it will serve to illustrate the idea I wish to press upon you, to labor for the dissemination of a true, hearty love of nature, and the thousand objects which contribute to the happiness and comfort of a highly civilized and refined people. Induce our culti- vators not to be content with the ephemeral beauty of the summer gar- den, but to bring here and place upon your tables the rich and varied products of every region of the globe, and the magnificent specimens which the art of the cultivator has enabled him to rear. Ofter large prizes, and create a laudable spirit of rivalry which shall not cease, but continue to extend, until liberal wealth and cultivated taste shall be usurped by sordid aims and gross desires. It is not, said Gen. Dearborn, in his address to the Society in 1829, " until the imperious demands of man — the multiplicity of riches — the embellishment of letters, and discoveries of science — legislation and jurisprudence — the honorable profession of arms — the love of music painting, sculpture and architectui-e, — it is not until all these various ob- jects of immediate interest, or of contingent and associated importance, have been zealously pursued and successfully attained, that horticulture unfolds her endearing: and exalted beauties. She forms the wreath which MR hyde's address. 89 crowns the monument of an Empire's greatness, and takes rank among the number, and becomes the most distinguished of tlie fine arts." And now, gentlemen, again I have to thank you for the forbearance which you have manifested in the discharge of my duties, and the many tokens of friendship extended to me in my official career. Whatever errors I may have committed have been of the head and not of the lieart. I have endeavored to perform all the duties devolved upon me to the best of my ability. I trast, at least, I have not sacrificed any interests of the Society. One single act remains to be performed, and my connection with the Society as President will be terminated. It is to introduce to you my successor, whom you have selected to preside over you. Into his hands I commit all the duties assigned to me, assured he will so conduct the affairs of the Society that its well-earned reputation will be preserved and maintained untarnished to his successors. I tender to you, sir, my kindest regards for your health and prosperity. Gentlemen of the Society, I bid you adieu. ADDRESS OF MR. HYDE. On taking the chair, J. F. C. Hyde, the President elect, addressed the Society as follows: — Gentlemen of the Massachusetts HoiiTicuLTtrRAL Society: — It is with great hesitation that I enter upon the duties, and assume the responsibilities of the oflice you have so unanimously chosen me to fill. I remember the many distinguished gentlemen and horticulturists that have occupied this chair; men of culture, wealth and rank; men who devoted their lives to the promotion of the beautiful in nature, who in- augurated rural cemeteries, who built magnificent residences and sur- rounded them with beautiful trees and flowers, who introduced new fruits, who founded this Society, and who gave their time, their talents, and their wealth freely to promote its interests. Some who now look down upon us from the glowing canvas have passed to their reward, leaving behind an honored name; others are yet alive, and some are with us to-day. Prominent among the living will stand the name of the retiring Pres- ident. Under his watch and care the rough material has taken on forms of beauty and elegance, rising higher day by day, until at last we are in possession of this beautiful temple, dedicated to the pleasant pursuits over which the Goddesses Ceres, Flora and Pomona, whose statues grace this edifice, are supposed to preside. He has given the Society the ben- efit of his extensive knowledge, excellent judgment, and untiring energy, 90 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. during the whole term of his official service, which forms an important epoch in its history, securing to us a home whicli we hope may stand for many generations, and around which may cluster many pleasant mem- ories. During the past four or live years, though some of them have been years of war and bloodshed, the Society has enjoyed luiusual prosperity, both in respect to its income and increase of numbers. "We feel that our Society is yet in its infancy, and believe there is a wide field of honora- ble usefulness open before it. It is very gratifying to know that entire harmony and imity prevails in our ranks, that nothing remains to trouble us in the least, except a debt incurred in the erection of this building. Under the judicious management of the Treasurer, assisted and advised by the able Finance Committee, the oldest member may expect to see the debt paid, and our Socict}' the happy owner of a splendid building in one of the most convenient and pleasant locations in the city. The portion of the building not needed by the Society is well rented for a term of years, while the halls are quite a source of income, which, in ad- dition to our yearly income from Mount Auburn, yield a large sum to be applied to a reduction of the debt. It will become necessary from year to year to increase our prizes, both in number and amount, especially if there shall be that neglect of the early small fruits that we have witnessed during the past three or four years. There have been some important changes made in the Schedule of Prizes for the ensuing year, which it is believed will prove to be im- provements. The time for the weekly exhibitions has been changed from Wednesday to Saturday, on which day they have been held for many years. In fact it had become so fixed a habit to visit Horticultural Hall on Saturday that it seemed almost impossible for some of the members to become reconciled to any other day. We hope, as the change has been made, that it will be satisfactory to all parties, and that vve may witness durino- the year just opening richer and more extensive displays of fruits, flowers and vegetables than have ever been seen in our hall. This result may be attained if we will but put ourselves to the work with fresh zeal and courage. It shall be my constant endeavor, while I occupy this position, to co- operate with you in all efforts to render our Society, still more worthy of public esteem, to increase its members and usefulness, and thus fulfil the hif»'hest hopes and anticiiiations of its founders. Relying upon your kind forbearance and co-ojieration, I close by wish- ing you one and all a happy new year. MEMBERS FOR LIFE. 91 MEMBERS MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTUEAL SOCIETY. DENOTES THE MEMBER AS DECEASED. MEMBEES FOR LIFE. *Adanis, Daniel, N'ewhury. Adams, Georj^-e E., Medford. Allen, John Fisk, Salem. Ames, r. L., Easton. Ames, F. M., Canton. Ames, George, Boston. Ames, P. A., " Amoiy, Charles, " Amoiy, James S., " Andrews, Charles L., Swampscot. Andrews, Frank W., Boston. Andrews, W. T., " Andres, Milton, Brookline. Appleton, Edward, Beading. *Appleton, Xathan, Boston. *Armstrong, Samuel T., " *Aspinwall, Augustus, Brookline. Atkins, Elisha, Belmont. Austin, "William R., Dorchester. Avery, Edward, Boston. Ayling, Isaac, " Ayer, Adams, Boxhury. *Babbitt, Isaac, Boston. Bacon, George, Brookline. Bailey, Edwin C, Boston. Bailey, Kendall, Churlestoivn. Barnard, James M., Boston. Barnard, Rev. C. F., " Barnes, Walter S., Somerville. Barnes, William II., Boxhury. Bartlett, E., Ken-huryport. Barrows, Thomas, Dedham. Barrett, Aaron, MaJden. Barrett, James, S. Framingham. Bates, Amos, Hingliam. Bates, Caleb, " *Bates, John D., Boston. *Bancroft, E. P., Newton. Bayley, John P., Boston. Beal, Alexander, Dorchester. Beeloe, James M., Boston. Bemis, Emery, Cambridge. Bickford, Weare D., Brighton. Billings, Joseph II., W. Boxhury. Birehard, Charles, IF. Cambridge. Bird, John A., Brookline. Black, J. W., Boston. Blagg, Samuel, Waltham. Blake, George B., Brookline. Blaney, Henry, " *Blodget, J. W., Boston. Boardman, TVm. II., " Bockus, C. E., Dorchester. Bond, George W., Boxbury. Bouve, Theodore T., Boston. *Bowman, Abner H., " Bowditch, A. C, Canibridgeport. Bowditcli, J. Ingersoll, Boxhury. Botame, John, Stoncham. 92 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Brackett, C. N., Newton. ♦Bradford, Samuel D., W.Boxhury. Bradish, L. J., Boston. Bradlee, J. B., " , *Bradlee, Joseph P., " ♦Bradlee, Josiah, " Breed, Andrew, Lynn. Breed, Henry A., " ♦Brewer, Eliab Stone, Bnxbury. Brewer, Gardner, Boston. Brewer, John Reed, " ♦Brewer, Thomas, " Brewer, Otis, Boxhurij. Bright, Jona. B., Waltham. Bright, William E., » Brown, Ebenezer, Lynn. Brooks, Francis, Medford. Brooks, J. W., Milton. Brooks, Peter C, Boston. Buckminster, W. J., Maiden. Burr, Fearing, Jr., Himjham. Burr, M. H., Burnett, Joseph, Southhorowjh. Burnham, T. O. H. P., Boston. Butterfield, Samuel, W. Cambridge. Butterfield, William P., " Cadness, John, New York. Capen, John, Boston. Carruth, Charles, " Carruth, Xathan, Dorchester. Chandler, J. G. Roxbury. Chapin, N. G., Brookline. ♦Chapman, Jonathan, Boston. Chase, Daniel E., Watertoirn. Chase, Hezekiah, S. Boston. Chase, William M., Worcester. Cheney, B. P., Boston. Childs, N. R., Dorchester. Clapp, E. W., Walpole. Clapp, Frederick, Dorchester'. Clapp, Lemuel, 2d, " ♦Clapp, Thaddeus, " ♦Clark, B. C, Boston. Clark, W. L., Neponset. Clay, Henry, Dorchester. Clement, Asa, Dracut. Cleveland, Ira, Dedham. Cobb, Albert A. C, Brookline. ♦Codman, John, Dorchester. Codman, Ogden, Lincoln. Coflan, G. Winthrop, W. Roxbury. ♦Collamore, G. W., Boston. Comer, G. N., Dedham. Comerais, Henry, " Copeland, R. M'Cleary, Boston. Copeland, R. Morris, Lexington. Courtis, William, Lawrence. Craft, George, Brookline. ♦Crafts, Ebenezer, Roxbury. Crocker, Uriel, Boston. ♦Crowninshield, Geo. C, " Cruickshank, James, Maiden. Cummings, John, Jr., " Cushing, J. G., Belmont. dishing, R. M., " ♦Gushing, Thomas P., Boston. Daggett, H. L., Boston. Dale, Ebenezer, " Damon, Samuel G., W. Cambridge. Dana, Charles B., Brookline. ♦Dana, Nathaniel, " Darling, Charles K., Boston. Davis, Hervey, Cambridgeport. ♦Decker, Louis, Boston. Denny, Francis P., Brookline. Denny, Daniel, Dorchester. ♦Denny, Geoi'ge, Westborough. Denny, R. S., Dorchester. Dexter, G. M., Boston. Dexter, F. Gordon, " D'Wolf, John L., Roxbury. Dickerman, George H., Somerville. Dickinson, Alex., Cambridgeport. Downer, Samuel, Dorchester. Duncklee, John, Brighton. Durant, H. F., Boston. Durant, William, " Durfee, Mrs. F. B., Fall River. MEMBERS FOR LIFE. 93 Durfee, George B., Fall River. Durfee, Kathan, " *Edwards, Elisha, Springfield. Eldridge, E. 11., Boston. *Eliot, Samuel A., " Ellicott, J. P., Jamaica PlaM. Everett, Otis, Boston. Everett, William, " *Fairbanks, H. P., Charleston: n. Fairbanks, J. Loring, Boston. *rairhanks, Stephen, " Farlow, John S., Newton. Fearing, Albert, Ilingham. Fenno, J. B., Boston. *Fenno, John, Chelsea. Feukes, Edwin, Newtonville. Fillebrown, John, W. Cambridge. *Fisher, Dan. Simmons, JRoxhury. Fisher, Francis K., Brookline. Fisher, James, Boxbury. Fisher, Warren, " *Fiske, Oliver, Worcester. Flagg, Augiistus, Boston. Flint, Charles L., " Foster, John H., " Foster, J. W., Dorchester. Freeman, Abraham, " *French, Benj. Y., " French, Jonathan, Boxbury. Freeland, Charles Wm., Boston. Frothingham, Samuel, " Fuller, Henry Weld, Boxbury. *GafBeld, James, Gloucester. Gage, Addison, W. Cambridge. Gardner, Menry N., Belmont. *Gardner, W. F., Salem. Galvin, John, West Boxbury. *Gibson, Kimball, Boston. *Gilmore, Addison, " Gillard, William, " Gilley, J. E. M., Chelsea. Glover, Joseph B., Boston. Goddard, A. Warren, Brookline. Gould, Samuel, Boston. Gorham, J. L., Jamaica Plain. Greig, George, Kewton. Grinnell, Joseph, New Bedford. Groom, Thomas, Dorchester. Grundell, H., " Guild, J. Anson, Brookline. *Hall, Adin, Boston. Hall, George B., " Hall, John R., " Hall, George H., K. Chelsea. Hall, Stephen A., Hammond, Gardner G., Boston. Hammond, Samuel, " Harnden. S., Beading. Harding. C. L., Cambridge. Harding, G. W., Dorchester. Harding, W. C, Boxbury. *Harris, Wm. T., Cambridge. *nastings, Edmund T., Boston. Hathaway, Seth W., Marblehead. Hatch, Anthony, Saugus. Hayden, A. AV., Portsmouth. Hayes, Francis B., Boston. Hazeltine H., " ^ Heath, Charles, Brookline. *Hedge, Isaac L., Plymouth. Hill, George, W. Cambridge. ' Hill, John, Stoneham. Hillbourn, A. J., Chelsea. Hodgkins, John E., Chelsea. Holbrook, C. S., East Bandolph. Hollis, J, W., Brighton. Hooper, John, Jr., Marblehead. Hooper, Thomas, Bridgewater. Hooper, Robert C, Boston. Hovey, C. M., Cambridge. Hovey, John C, Cambridgeport. Hovey, P. B., *How, Hall J., South Boston. Howard, Joseph W., " Howe, Jabez C, " 94 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Howe, George, Eo.rbury. Howe, John, Brookline. *Howland, Henry, Maiden. Howland, John, Jr., Neio Bedford. Hubbard, G. G., Camhrid(je. Hubbard, J. C, Boston. *Hulibard, W. J. " Huckins, James "W., Boxhury. Humphrey, F. J., Dorchester. Hunnewell, H. H., Wellesley. Hunt, Franklin, Boston. Hunt, Moses, Boston. Hyde, J. F. C, Neioton. Inches, Herman B., Boston. Inches, Henderson, '' Jackson, Abraham, Boston. Jeffries, John, Jr., " *Jones, C. F., Boxhury. *Jones, Thomas, Boston. Johnson, Otis, Lynn. Joyce, Mrs. Samuel, Medford. Kakas, Edward, Medford. Kelley, E. G., Newhuryport. Kendallj D. S., Boston. Kenney, John M., Wareham. Kent, John, Charlestown. Keyes, E. W., Charlestown. Keyes, George, Concord. Kidder, H. P., Boston. Kimball, A. P., " *King, Edward, Dorchester. King, Franklin, " King, William S., Boxhury. Kingman, A. A., South Boston. Kingsbury, Wm. B., Boxhury. Kinsley, Lyman, Camhridgeport. Kittredge, E. A., Boston. Lancaster, C. B., Neicton. Lamb, Thomas, Boston. Lawrence, James, Boston. Lawrence, Edward, Charlestown. Lawson, Peter, Loii'ell. Leavins, S. Davis, Boston. *Lee, George, Watertown. Leland, George, WaUhani. Leuchars, R. B., Quhicy. Lewis, A. S., Framinyham. Lewigf, Wm. G., " Lincoln, George, Jr., Hingham. Lincoln, Levi, ^yorcester. *Lincoln, William, " Lincoln, D. Waldo, " *Livermore, George, Camhridge. *Lloyd, James, Boston. Locke, W. II., Belmont. Lodge, Giles IL, " *Lombard, I., " Loomis, J. B., Chelsea. Lothrop, Edward W., " Lord, George C, JSfeioton. Lovett, G. A., Beverly. Low, Ariel, Boxhury. Lowder, John, Watertown. Lowell, Augustus, Boston. Luke, Elijah II., Cainhridgeport. Lyon, Henry, Charlestown. Mann, Jonathan, Camhridge. Maloon, William, Salem. *Manning, Joseph, Medford. Manning, Robert, Salem. Mansfield, H. S., Blackstone. *March, Andrew S., Boxhury. Marland, A., Andocer. Marsh, Francis, Dedham. Martin, D. A., Chelsea. Martin, J. S., Boston. *Martin, Richard S., " Matthews, Nathan, " May, Samuel, " *Merriam, Charles, West Nexoton. Merrificld, W. T., Worcester. Mills, Charles II., Boston. Miller, E. D., Dorchester. MEMBERS FOR LIFE. 95 Milton, W. H., Roxhunj. JSIinott, Charles, Somerville. Mixter, Charles, Boston. Moore, J. B., Concord. Morse, S. B., Boston. Morse, Samuel F., "• Morrill, Joseph, Jr., Eoxoury. Motley, Thomas, W. Boxhury. Muclge, E. E,., Lynn. Mudge, George W., " Madge, George A., Boston. I«reedham, Daniel, Groton. ]N"ewhall, Cheever, Dorchester. Newhall, George, '' JSTewhall, John M., " Newhall, Josiah, Lynnfield. *Newraan, Henry, Boxhury. Nichols, Henry, South Boston. Nourse, Benj. F., Camhridgexwrt. Noiirse, B. F., Boston. *Nuttall, Thomas, of England. Osgood, .James Kipley, Boston. Page, Thomas, Iowa. Paige, James TV"., Boston. Paine, Robert T., " Palmer, J. P., " Parker, Augustus, Boxhury. *Parker, Daniel P., Boston. Parker, James, " Parker, William A., " *Parkman, Rev. Francis, " Parkman, Francis, Jamaica Plai *Parsons, Gorham, Brighton. *Parsons, William, Boston. Partridge, Henry, " Partridge, Horace, Somerville. Pearce, John, West Boxbury. Peck, O. H., Melrose. Peirce, S. B., Dorchester. Penniman, A. P., Waltham. Perkins, Edward K., BrooTdine. Perkins, William P., BrookUne. *Perry, .John, Sherborn. Philbric-k, William D., BrookUne. Pierce, George W., Maiden. Pierce, Henry L., Dorchester. Poole, Benjamin C, Chelsea. Poor, John R., Someri-ille. Pope, Alexander, Dorchester. Potter, Joseph S., W. Cambridge. Pratt, George W., Boston. Pratt, William, Winchester. Pray, Mark W., Maiden. Prescott, C. H., Cornwallis., N. S. Prescott, W. G., Boston. Prescott, William G., Quincy. Preston, George H., Boston. Preston, John, Dorchester. Prouty, Gardner, Littleton. Putnam, Joshua H., BrookUne. Rand, E. S., Boston. Rand, E. S., Jr., Dedham. Rand, Oliver J., Cambridgepcrt. Ramsay, A. H., Cambridge. Rayner, John J., Lexington. Reed, George W., Kingston. *Roynoso, Bernard de, »S'. Boston. *Richards, Edward M., Dedham. Richards, William B., Boston. Richardson, Joseph, Boston. Richardson, C. E., " Richardson, George C, Cambridge. Rol)inson, J. H., Dorchester. Rogers, John H., Boston. n. Rogers, R. S., Salem. Ross, Henry, Newton. Ross, M. D., Bostoti. *Rotch, William, New Bedford. *Russell, George R., Moxbury. Russell, John Lewis, Salem. Russell, Walter, W. Cambridge. Runey, John, Somerville. Sampson, G. R., BrookUne. 93 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Sanborn, Anios C, Camhrid'jeport. Sanford, O. S.. Cordacille. Sargent, Ignatius, Brookline. Sargent, Turner, Boston. Sawyer, Timothy T., Charlestoicn. *Seaver, Nathaniel, Boxhury. Seaver, Eoliert, Jamaica Plain. Sever, J. W., Dorchester. Scott, Charles, Newton. Scudder, C. W., Brooldine. Scudder, Marshall S., GrantinUe. *Shaw, Robert G., Boston. Shaw, S. P., Cambridge. Sheafe, Charles C. Bosto7i. Sheafe, William, Brookline. Sheldon, O. S., Miltim. Shimmin, Charles T., Boston. Shorey, John L., Lynn. *Silsby, Enoch, Bradford. Skinner, Francis, Newton. Slack, Lewis, Brookline. Smith, Charles A., Boston. Smith, Charles H., Jamaica Plain. Smith, James H., Neivton Corner. Smith, Peter, Andover. *Smith, Stephen H., Providence. Southmayd, John K., Boston. Sparhawk, Edward C, Brighton. Springall, George, Maiden. Springer, John, Sterling. Spaulding, Edward, Jamaica Plain. Stetson, James A., Quincy. Stetson, I^ahum, Bridgewater. Stevens, Paran, Boston. Stickney, Josiuh, Watertown. Stickney, Rufus B., SomerviUe. Stimpson, George, New York. Stimpson, H. H., Cambridge. Stone, G. F., Newton. *Stone, James W., Dorchester. Stone, Phineas J., Charlestown. Story, E. A., Brighton. Story, F. II., Salem. ♦Story, Joseph, Cambridge. Strong, "William C, Brighton. *Sturgis, AVilliam, Woburn. Swain, Charles D., Boxhury. Taft, John B., Boston. Tappan, Chai'les, " Taylor, Horace B., " *Teschemacher, J. E., " Thacher, Alfred C, Dorchester. *Thaxter, A. W., Jr., Boston. *Thayer, J. E., " Thayer, N'athaniel, " Thomas, William, " *Thorndike, Israel, "■ Thorndike, John H., " Tileston, E. P., Dorchester. Tilton, Stephen W., Boston. Todd, John, Hingham. Tolman, Lucius A., W. Boxbury. Torrey, Everett, Charlestown. *Towle, Lyman, Boston. *Tremlett, Thomas, Dorchester. Turner, J. M., " Turner, R. W., Newton. Turner, R. W., Jr., Randolph. Upton, George B., Boston. Yose, B. C. , Wainwright, Peter, Boston. Wainwright, Wm. L., Braintree. Wakefield, E. H., Chelsea. *Waldo, Daniel, Worcester. Walker, Edward C. R., Boxhury. *Walker, Samuel, " Walker, Samuel A., Brookline. Walker, T. W., Waltham. Warren, G. W., Boston. Walcott, Edward, Pawtucket. Ward, John, Newton. Ware Benjamin P., Marblehead. Wason, E., Brookline. Waters, Edwin F., Newton. ANNUAL MEMBERS. 97 Webber, A. D., Wellesley. Webster, Joshua, Maplewood. ♦Webster, Nathan, Haverhill. Weld, Eichard H., Boxbiiry. Weld, M. W., Dr., Boston. Weld, W. G., Brookline. Wellington, H. W., Mrs., Boxbury. Wellington, Henry M., West " Welsh, J. ir., Dorchester. •West, Thoma.s, Haverhill. Wetherell, Leander, Boston. Wheelwright^ A. C, " Whipple, John A., " *Whitcoinb, Levi, " White, B. C, " White, Edward A., " Whitmore, C. O., Whiting, N'athaniel, Brookline. White, Francis A., " Whitney, Luther F,, Charlestown. Whittle, George W., Somerville. Whitton, Bela. Whytal, Thomas G., W. Boxbury. Wight, Eben, Declham. Wilbur, G. B., Watertown. Wilder, Henry A., Boston. Wilder, Marshall P., Dorchester., Willcutt, Levi L., West Boxbury. * Williams, Aaron D., Boxbury. Williams, Aaron D., "• Williams, Benjamin B., Boston. *Williams, Moses B., Brookline. Wiuship, Franklin, Brighton. Winship, F. Lyman, " Winship, Herman, " *Worthington, William, Dorchester. Woodward, Royal, Brookline. Wrisley, Frank, Boston. ANNUAL MEMBERS Abbott, Sam'l L., M. D., Bostotu Adams, Charles F., Quincy. Adams, C. S., Framingham. Adams, William, Winchester. Allen, Abbot, West Cambridge. Allen, Andrew F., " Allen, Calvin, Boxbury. Allen, Frederick D., Boston. Allen, George D., Maiden. Allen, Henry O., " Allen, C.H.,M.D., Gambridgeport. Allen, W. H., Dedham. Ames, R. W., Boxbury. Ames, Samuel T., Boston. Andrews, C. Janes, " Andrews, Joseph, Waltham. Apple, Antone, Brighton. Atherton, Samuel, Dorchester. 7 Atkinson, Charles M., Boxbury. Atkinson, Edward, Brookline. Ayers, John W., Boston. Bachelder, Samuel, Cambridge. Bacon, Augustus, Boxbury. Bacon, William, " Bacon, William J,, " Baker, W. P., Quincy. Ball, S. B., Port Norfolk. Bangs, Edward, Boston. Barnard, C. F., West Newtoi^ Barnes, Parker, Dorchester. Bartlett, James, Brookline. Barker, Hiram, Brighton. Barker, John G., West Cambridge. Bates, Erastus C, Cambridge. Bates, Ives G., Boston. 98 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. BaA'ley, Dudley II., Boston. Beck, Frederick, " Bell, Theodore H., lioxbiinj. Bennett, Edmund H., Taunton. Bennett, Oliver, FramingJiam. Benton, Benben P., SonierviUe. Binney, Amos E., Brookline. Bird, Harrison, " Blake, G. T., Boston. Blanchard, George D. B., Maiden. Bliss, B. K., Springfield. Blodgett, W. A., Wacerley. Blood, C, L., Boston. Belles, Matthew, West Eoxbury. Boott, William, Boston. Bolton, John B., Somerville. Bouve, EjAraim, Jioxbury. BoAvditch, Azell, Bowditch, W. I., Brookline. Bowker, Mrs. Howard, Mcdden. Boj'd, Francis, Boston. Brackett, E. A., Winchester. Bradford, Charles F., Boxhury. Bradlee, John D., Milton. Bradlee, J. T., Boston. Bradstreet, Samuel, Dorchester. Breck, C. H. B., Brighton. Breck, Joseph, " Brewer, Thomas M,, Boston. Briggs, Kichard, Brookline. Brigham, Charles, Grafton. Brigham, C. B., Brittan, S. A., Boxhury. Brooks, Addison, West Cambridge. Brooks, George, Brookline. Brookhouse, John H., Somerville. Brown, A. S., Jamaica Plain. Brown, Atherton T., lioxbury. Brown, Frederick, Boston. Brown, Joseph T., " Brown, Jonathan, Somerville. Bruce, Benjamin, Brookline. Brj'ant, G. J. F., Boston. liullard, Calvin, " Bullard, Lewis, Dedhanu Burley, Edward, Salem. Burr, Charles C, Newton. Burrage, Joseph, West Camhridg'e,, Bush, F. T., Weston. Bush, J. P., Boston. Buswell, E. W., Maiden. Cabot, Edward C, Brookline. Cabot, Joseph S., Salem. Caines, William, South Boston. Campbell, Benjamin F., Boston. Candler, John W., Brookline. Carlton, Samuel A., Somerville. Carlisle, Ira B., Boston^ Chandler, Henry H., " Chadbourne, M. W., Watertoion. Chadwick, Joseph 11., lioxbury. Chaftin, John C, Newton. Chajiman, John "W., Maiden. Chapman, Moses C, Milton. Chase, Mrs. C. B., Medford. Chase, G. Wingate, Dorchestevt Chase, Henry L., Maiden. Chase, J. C, Cambridgeport. Chenery, Winthroji TV., Belmont. Cheney, Arthur, Boston. Chickering, Horatio, Dedham. Chilson, G., Boston. Childs, Alfred A., Dorchester. Clark, G. W., Maiden. Clark, John J., Boxhury. Clark, Joseph, Canton. Clark, Josejih W., Dedham. Clark, Eandolph M., "• Clay, Edward C, 3falden. Cobb, Edward W., Boston. Cobb, Jonathan II.. Dedham. Cole, II. Hammond, Chelsea. Comins, Linus B., Boxhury, Comley, James, Worcester. Converse, Joshua P., Wohirn. Converse, James C, IF. Cambridge. Cooke, Isaac, Charlesiinvn. ANNUAL MEMBERS. 99 Copeland, Charles, Wyoming. Cordwell, G. B., Roxhury. Crafts, W. A., '' Crain, Charles A., W. Camhridije. Croker, J., Dorchester. Crosby, Josiah, West Camhridge. Cruickshank, J. T., Camhridge. Cuininings, Amos, Jr., Reading. Ciimmings, Nathaniel, Boston. Curtis, D. T., " Curtiss, Charles F., West Roxhury. Cutter, G-eorge B., Weston. Dacy, Patrick, Dorchester. Daltou, Henry L., Boston. Dana, Francis, Roxhury. Dana, Liither, JSfeioton. Dana, Thomas, Camhridge, Dane, John H., Brookline. Daniell, H. W., Boston. Davenport, Edward, Dorchester. Davenport, George, Dedhani. Davis, Barnabas, Boston. Davis, benjamin B., Brookline. Davis, Seth, West Newton. Davis, W. H., Ifilton. ■ Dean, A. J., Roxhury. Deblois, Stephen G., Boston. Dennison, J. IN"., " Dexter, Anson, Roxhury. Dike, Charles C, Stoneham. Dillaway, Charles K., Roxhury. Dixwell, J. J., West Roxhury. Dodge, John F., Charlestown. Dorr, George, Dorchester. Downe, Sumner, Maiden. Doogue, "William, Boston. Duncklee, Miss Betsey, Bvighton. Dnncklee, Miss Harriet G., " Dupee, James A., Brookline. Dutton, Henry "W., Bostmi. Dwight, Benjamin F., " Eastbnrii. John H.. " Eaton, Jacob, Camhridgeport. Eaton, George, Quincy. Eaton, Russell P., Dorchester. Edmands, J. W., Wewton. Edson, William, Boston. Emerson, E. C. "■ Emmons, John A., West Roxhury. Eustis, James, South Reading. Evans, W. J. E., West Roxhury. Evers, Gustave, Wyoming. Falconer, James, Roxhury. Farmer, Elbridge, W. Camhridge. Farrar, Abijah, Boston. Farrier, Amasa, Stoneham. Fay, Hervey G., Brookline. Fay, Isaac, Camhridge. Fisher, James, Roxhury. Flynn, Edward, Lawrence. Foley, Bernard, Roxhury. Forbush, Jonathan, Bolton. Ford, Elisha B., Boston. Fowle, H. D., Fowle, Seth W., Brookline. Foster, Joshua T. Medford. Fox, Joseph, North Camhridge. French, Asa, Braintree. French, Henry F., Boston. French, W. E., " Frost, George, West JSFetcton. Frost, Rufus S., Chelsea. Furneaux, Charles, Melrose. Gamraell, Jonas, Lexington. Gardner, John, Dedham. Gaut, S. K., Somerville. Gay, Samuel S., Roxhury. Gay, Timothy, Chelsea. Gerry, Chas. F., Hyde ParkVillage. Gibbens, Samuel H., Boston. Gilbert, J., Roxhury, Gilbert, John, Boston. Gilbert, Samuel, Jr., " Gilmai], Ai'thur, '' 100 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Gill, Mrs. E. M., Medford. Gleason, Herbert, Maiden. Glover, Edward W., " Glover, Horatio J^., Dorchester. Goddard, Thomas, Boston. Goodrich, Daniel O., Boston. Godbold, G. A., Chelsea. Grant, Charles E., Eoxhury. Grant, E. B., Belmont. ■ Gra}^, John C, Boston. Gray, AVilliam, Jr., Dorchester. Green, Franklin, Jamaica Plain. Greenough, D. S., West Eoxhury. Greenwood, E. H., Newton Centre. Gregorj^, James J. H., Marhlehead. Grew, Henry, Dorchester. Griggs, Charles, Boston. Guild, Chester, Somerville. Hill, Henry Y., Belmont. Hillard, George S., Boston. Hilton, William, " Hodgdon, E. L., W. Cambridge. Holmes, G. W., Boston. Hollis, Thomas, " Horton, Henry K., " Holden, Oliver H., West Kewton. Home, C. F., Watertown. Houghton, Francis, Somerville. Howe, Estes, Cambridge. Howe, Rufus, Marlhonmgh. Howe, S. G., South Boston. Hubbard, J. W., " Hutchins, Ezra C, Newton. Hyde, George, Charlestown. Ireland, George W., Somerville. Hadley, T. B., Stoneham. Hall, Jere F., Maiden. Hall, Peter C, Medford. Hall, William T., North Chelsea. Haley, Jesse^.Camhridgeport. Harding, JiTewell, Somerville. Harrington, Bowen, Lexington. Harrington, William K., Salem. Hartwell, Samuel, Lincoln. Harris, Charles, Cambridge. Harris, F. L., West Needham. Harris, Miss Ellen M., Jamaica PI. Harwood, Daniel, Boston. Hastings, John, Lexington. Hatch, Samuel, Boston. Hayward, George P., Hingham. Hayward, James F., Boxbury. Hazelton, H. L., Newton. Head, C. D., Boston. Healey, Mark, Lynn. Heath, George W., Melrose. Hersey, Alfred C, Hingham. Heustis, Warren, Belmont. Hewins, Charles A., Boxbiory. Hill, Benjamin D., South Danvers. James, W. E., Jamaica Plain. Jenks, Charles W., Boston. Jenks, J. H., " Jones, George H., Newton. Jones, Moses, Brookline. Jordan, Samuel, Andover. Josselyn, Alonzo, Boxbury. Keith, W. W., Boston. Kennard, M. P., BrooMine. Kennard, Charles W., Boston. Kendall, Isaac P., Somerville. Kendall, Jonas, Framingham. Kenrick, Miss Anna C, Newton. Kenrick, John A., " Kenrick, William, " Kermes, C, Melrose. Kern, Frank F. B., Cambridge. Kingman, Abner, Boston. Kittredge, Alvah, Boxbury. Lake, F. J., Grantvillc. Lane, J. C, Boston. Lang, John H. B., Dorchester. Langmaid, S. P., Charlestown. ANNUAL MEMBERS. 101 Lathrop, John, Dedham. Laiighton, Chas. H., W. Boxhury. Lee, Francis L., Brookline. Lee, Thomas, " Leavens, E. W,, Maiden. Leavitt, Thomas, South Maiden. Leeds, Samnel, South Boston. Leonard, George, W. Roxbury. Leonard, Joseph, Boston. Lerned, T. P., Cambridge. Lincoln, Calvin A., Hingham. Lincoln, F. W., Canton. Lincoln, F. W., Jr., Boston. Little, C. C, " Lincoln, William, " Livermore, Isaac, Camhridgeport. Locke, B. D., W. Cambridge. Lockwood, R. G., Charlestown. Loring, Alfred, South Hingham. Loring, C. G., Boston. Loring, George B., Salem. Loring, John A., Boston. Lothrop, D. W., West Medford. Lothrop, Thornton K., Boston. Low, -John J., Boxhury. Lowell, John, Newton. Manning, J. W., Beading. Martin, Jeremiah, Melrose. May, F. W. G., Boston. McDermott, Andrew, Boxhury. McDonald, Alexander, Hingham. McGee, James B., S. Danvers. Mclntire, James, Maiden. Mclntire, Joseph, Melrose. McLarin, Anthony, W. Boxhury. McLennan, Alex., Watertoivn. McTear, James, Boxhury. Melcher, William K., Brookline. Mellen, James, Camhridgeport. Meriam, John N., " Merriam, Galen, West Newton. Merrick, John, Jr., Walpole. Merrill, S. A., Salem. Merrill, J. Warren, Camhridgeport. Millar, John L., Boston. Miller, David, South Boston. Miller, William, JEast Boston. Mills, John F., Boston. Minot, G. R., Boxhury. Minot, William, Jr., Boston, Morandi, Francis, Maiden. Morris, Thomas D., Boston. Moulton, Charles H., " Murray, Daniel C, Watertown. Murray, James, Boxhury. Muzzey, A. B., Cambridge. Nichols, W. S., Boxhury. Noyes, Geoi'ge N., Melrose. Nudd, Jacob, Cambridgeport. Nugent, James, Boxhury. Odiorne, F. II., Maiden. Oliver, Stephen, Lynn. Oldreive, John R., Chelsea. Oldreive, Richard, Newton. Osgood, Benjamin D., Boston. Owen, John, Cambridge. Packer, Charles H., Boxhury. Page, Edward, Boston. Parker, Harvey D., " Parker, John, " Parker, Charles E., Auburndale. Parker, James M., Charlestown. Parker, Nelson, Stoneham. Park, J. C, Somerville. Parsons, Theophilus, Camhridge. Parsons, William, Boston. Palmer, Stevens G., " Pattee, William, W. Camhridge. Patterson, James, Camhridge. Payson, Samuel R., Boxhury. Peck, Albert G., W. Camhridge. Penniman, George, Milton. Pearman, W. R., Chelsea. Perkins, S. C, Dorchester. 102 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Perkins. T. Henry, Cohasset. Pettiugill, Thomas S., BrookUne. Philbrick, Edward S., " Phillips, ^STathaniel, Dorchester. Pierce, Jacob W., BrookUne. Piper, Henry A., Cavibridge. Potter, John C, Newton. Power, Chas. J., S. Framimjlmm. Pratt, J. C, Boston. Prescott, Eben C, " Preston, Jonathan, " Prince, F. O., Winchester. Putnam, C. A., Salem. Rawson, Warren, West Camhridge. Pay, Edwin, Boxbury. Rand, I. P., Boston. Rice, Charles, Newton L. F. Rice, Edward E., Dorchester. Rice, George W., Itoxhury. Rice, Henry, Boston. Rice, Thos., Ji-., Newton L. F. Richards, Francis, Boston. Richardson, Horace, Frmningham. Rinn, F. B., Dedham. Roberts, Edward, Hyde Park. Rogers, James E., Chelsea. Rogers, John F., Cambridge. Ruggles, John, Brighton. Russell, George, M. D., Boston. Russell, C. D., Russell, Joseph M., Maiden. Sanborn, John, Charlestown. Sanford, H. G., Gloucester. Sands, Edward, Boston. Saltonstall, Leverett, '' Sargent, Henry AVinthrop, '' Sargent, Wingate P., Melrose. Savage, John, Jr., Somerville. Saville, Richard L., BrookUne. Sawtell, J. M., Fitchburg. Sawyer, John, frrantriUr. Sawyer, Nathaniel C, Boston. Sclilegel, Adam, Boston. Scribner, S. S., Maiden. Seaver, Chandler, Jr., Needham. Seaver, IN'athaniel, East Boston. Shaw, Christopher C, Boston. Simpson, Michael H., Saxonville. Sleeper, J. S., Roxbury. Smallwood, Thomas, Newton. Smith, George O., Boston. Smith, J. M., Smith, Edmund, Brighton. Soule, J. P., Maiden. Sowle, John, Somerville. Spencer, A. W., Dorchester. Spooner, Wm. H., Jr., W. Boxbury. Sprague, Charles J., Boston. Squires, J. P., West Cambridge. Stanley, John H., Chelsea. Stanwood, H. B., Boston. Stanwood, E. Howard, Grantville. Starbird, Louis D., Maiden. Stearns, Charles, BrookUne. Stearns, George L., Medford. Stearns, Richard H., Boston. Stephenson, John H., " Stone, Eliphalet, Dedham. Stone, P. R. L., Cambridge. Story, Miss Sarah W., Brighton, Sturgis, Russell, Boston. Swan, J. Edwin, Dorchester. Sweetser, Samuel, Cambridge. Taylor, S. P., Boston. Thatcher, Thomas, Jr., Boxbury, Thompson, G. M., Waltham.. Tolman, James, Boston. Torrey, Augustus, Beverly. Tower, Elisha, Lexington. Trautman, Martin, Boxbury. Tucker, James, Jr., Dorchester. Turner, X. W., South Maiden. Tuttlo, Samuel J., Boston. Fiidorwood, William J., fichnont. ANNUAL MEMBERS. 103 Vandine, Henry, Camhridgeport. Vila, James, Boston. Wales, William, Dorchester. Walker, Charles H., Chelsea. Walker, Joseph T., Iloxhury. Wallis, William, Boston. Walsh, George, Charlestown. Walsh, James, Camhridge. Ward, Edward A., " Warren, Samuel D., Waltham, Warren, Washington, Chelsea. Washburn, Alexander C, Boston. Washburn, E. E., Quincy. Washburn, N'ehemiah, Brookline. Washburn, G. W. C, Eoxhury. Watson, David, Jr., Maiden. Weatherbee, Comfort, Dedham. Webster, J. K., M. D., Milton. Weightman, W. S., Boston. Weld, Aaron D., West Boxhury. Weld, Stephen M., " Wellington, Joseph O., Belmont. Wellington, Joseph Y., Camhridge Wells, Benjamin T., Boston. West, W. C, Maiden. Westgate, J. E., Melrose. Westgate, Miss S. C, " Wetherell, John G., Dorchester. Wetherell, Charles M., Maiden. Wheeler, Lewis, Camhridge. Wheeler, S. L., Newton Centre. Wheildon, William W., Concord. Whitcomb, William 15., Medford. White, N". B., Dedham. Whitnej^, Joel, Winchester. Whitney, William E,, Boston. Whittemore, J. E., W. Cambridge. Wilder, Charles E. Orantville. Williams, Dudley, Jamaica Plain. Williams, Elijah, Boston. Williams, John E., Jamaica Plain. Williams, Stephen, Eoxhury. Wilson, Elisha T., Boston. Wilson, George W., Maiden. Wilson, B. O., Waterto^cn. Wiswell, Henry M., Watertown. Wood, Edmund W., Boston. Woodford, Joseph H., Newton, Woodman, G. E., West Boxhury. Wolcott, J. W., " Young, Willwood, Fall River. Zirngiebel, D., Needluim. 104 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. EXTRACTS FROM BY-LAWS. SECTIOK XXy.— Life Members. The payment of thirty dollars shall constitute a Life Membership, and exempt the member from all future assessments. And any mem- ber having once paid an admission fee, may become a Life Member by the payment of twenty dollars in addition thereto. SECTIOl^ XXVI. — Admission Fee and Annual Assessment. Every subscription member, before he receives his Diploma, or exer- cises the privileges of a member, shall pay the sum of ten dollars as an admission fee, and shall be subject afterwards to an annual assessment of two dollars. SECTIOK XXVIIL— Discontinuance of Membership. Any member who shall neglect, for the space of two years, to pay his annual assessment, shall cease to be a member of the Society; and the Treasurer shall erase his name from the list of members. * * ♦ * The attention of Annual Members is directed to Section XXVIIL, above. By an early remittance the Treasurer will be saved much time in making collections. TRANSACTIONS OF THK assHcljusctis Jortiailteral ^adti^, THE YEAR 1867. BOSTON: IIKNMiY \V. BUTTON & SON, PRINTERS 90 AND 92 Washington Street. 1 8 G 8 . CONTENTS Report of the Committee on Plants and Flowers, . - - 1 Premiums and Gratuities awarded^ 10 Report of the Committee on Fruits, ------ 31 Premiums and Gratuities awarded, ------- 40 Report of the Committee on Vegetables, 48 Premiums and Gratuities awarded, 51 Report op the Committee on Ornamental Gardening, - - - 58 Report of the Committee on the Library, 5 Letter from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, - - - 70 Address of the President, James F. C. Hyde, - - - - 72 Members of the Society — For Life, 75 Annual, 81 Extracts from By-Laws, - - 88 EEPOETS. EEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANTS AND FLO¥EES, For the Year 1867. by j. c. hovey, chaibmam". The past season has been most favorable for the growth and produc- tion of Flowers; from early in June to late in September, the garden and lawn were clothed in their brightest colors, and seldom has the gardener been better repaid for his labors. The Weekly Exhibitions have been generally good, though smaller in quantity than usual. This was caused in part, no doubt, by the severe rains which invariably came on Saturday. The following Exhibitions, worthy of mention, have been made during the season: On February 16th James McTear showed Stellaria glauca, a dwarf herbaceous plant, with white, star-shaped flowers, much resembling Cerastium tomentosa; also, plant of Arabis bliphariphylla, a handsome, spring-blooming herbaceous plant, growing eight inches in height, with rosy purple flowers, Messrs. Ilovey & Co. exhibited four fine Seedling Camellias. March 2d. Hovey & Co., three of their best Seedling Camellias, namely: Mrs. Anne Marie Hovey, Gem, and C. M. Hovey. Richard Oldreive, twelve fine varieties of Azalea Indica; also, a large collection of named Yerbenas. James McTear, good specimens of Camellia, Mrs. Abby Wilder. March 9th. Hovey & Co., a large collection of Camellias, including ten of their best Seedlings; also, plant of Abutilon vexillarium, a new half twining species, flowers an inch or more in length, with scarlet calyx, golden-yellow petals and black stamens. A large specimen of this beautiful plant was exhibited by Messrs. Hovey & Co. at the open- ing Exhibition, and awarded the first prize, as the best specimen. March 16th. G. W. Pratt showed a branch of Araucaria imbricata folia variegata, or new variegated Chillian Pine, quite ornamentaL Hovey & Co., five varieties Camellias. March 23d. Hovey & Co., three varieties Seedling Camellias ; also, new Seedling Azalea, Suzett flower, bright crimson, good form. Jonathan French, a handsome plant of Epacris paludosa, major. The cultivation 1 2 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. of this fine class of plants seems to be much neglected, none having been exhibited for premium for more than three years. April Gth. James McTear, small collection of Herbaceous Plants. A\n-i\ 13th. James McTear, a fine Seedling Verbena; flower, bright crimson, with clear white eye; fine truss. April 20th. E. fl. Sawyer, of Easthampton, good specimens of Car- olinea insignis, one of the oldest and best stove plants. Wm. Wales exhibited fine specimens of Marechal Xiel Rose; flower, very large; color, light canary -yellow. It will prove a great acquisition to the list of half hardy roses. April 27th. James McTear was awarded the first premium for the best ten named Il3'acinths, there being no competition. In Class II., best twenty named varieties, the day for the award was postponed to May 4th. i^. Washburn showed a large collection of Hyacinths, without names, and was aw^arded a gratuity. May 4:th. Hovey & Co. were awarded the first premium for the best twenty named Hyacinths. N. Washlnirn, a good collection of Hyacinths without names. Wm. Wales, large bouquet of tender Roses, including good specimens of Marechal IS'iel, Bon Soline and Empress Eugenie; also, plant of a new Seedling Azalea Indica, with crimson, semi-double flowers. May 11th. Hovey & Co. were awarded the first premiums for early single Tulips and ]^arcissus. They also exhibited a collection of double Seedling Petunias, and a stand of double and single Hyacinths, without names. John A. Kenrick, specimens of Magnolia Soulangiana and conspicua. G. W. Pratt, dish of Pansies; very large size, but not re- markable for color. Ma^^ 18th. Wm. Wales sent another fine bouquet of Roses. Hovey & Co. showed specimens of eight new Pyrus Japonica, namely: Alba, Rosea, Moerloosii, Coccinea, Macrocarpa, Sulphurea, Malardii and Rubra Aurantiaca. James Comley, a fine Seedling Verbena; large truss; color, wdnte. Also, Gladiolus Bizantinus and a double Seedling Petunia; color, white, purple spotted, John C. Chatfin, Prunus triloba rosea, a new variety of the dwarf, double-flowering Chinese Plum, with light, rose-colored flowers. John A. Kenrick, Magnolia conspicua and Soulangiana. Opening Exhibition. — May 25th. Hovey & Co. contributed a large collection of Greenhouse and Stove Plants, among which were fine specimens of Hibiscus Cooperii, Pitcair- nia, Alstentenii, Pandanus elegantissimus, Statice Holfordii, Dracana Braziliensis and Abutilon Vexillarium; also, collection of Azaleas, Pelargoniums, Zonal Geraniums, Calceolarias, double Petunias, and stand of Cut Flowers. FLOWER committee's REPORT. 3 11. II. Hunnewell, fine collections of Show and Fancy Pelargoniums. Francis Parkman, stand of Cut Flowers and specimens of Aquilegia coerulea, a new species from Minnesota, with light blue and white flow- ers; also, fine plant of Gentiania acaulis. James Comley, double Seed- ling Petunias and stand of Cut Flowers. Walker & Co., fine display ot late flowering Tulips. Miss M. E. Carter, 72 varieties Xative Plants, many of which are quite rare iu the vicinity of Boston. J. E. Westgate, handsome Hanging Basket of Plants. Mrs. S. Joyce, Miss S. C. West- gate and Miss A. C. Kenrick, each a Basket of Flowers. John A. Kenrick, three varieties hardy Magnolias. J. W. Brooks, six large specimens Fuchsias, not fully in bloom. June 1st. Francis Parkman showed Cut Flowers; also specimens of Aquilegia glandulosa and Mains floribundus, a new variety of the double-flowering Apple. Hovey & Co., stand of Cut Flowers and Wistaria sinensis alba, I^arcissus bulbicodium and Sarah Howard Pink. W. C. Strong, Cut Flowers. Joseph Breck, fine display of Bybloemen Tulips. " James Comley, Cut Flowers and two specimens Fuchsias in full bloom. Mrs. S. Joyce, handsome Basket of Flowers. Samuel Svveetser, fine specimens of Wistaria sinensis. H. W. Welling- ton, of Koxbury, large branch of Cornus florida. Thomas Smallwood, double-flowering Almond. June 8th. Francis Parkman, Cut Flowers and fine display of Hardy Shrubs; also, good plant of Salisburia triloba folia variegata, and flower of Lilium tenuifolium, raised in one year from the seed. James IS'ugent, John A. Kenrick, Henry Vandine, James Comley, Mrs. S. .Joyce and J. McTear, each showed a stand of Cut Flowers. Miss M. E. Carter, 75 varieties Kative Plants. Hovey & Co., large display of Azaleas, Shrub- by Pseonies and Hardy Shrubs ; also, specimen of a new double Seed- ling Pyrethrum. Miss S. C. Westgate, Mrs. S. Joyce and Miss A. C. Kenrick, each showed a Basket of Flowers. Wm. Cairnes, two good specimen Fuchsias. Francis Dana, flowers of the Podophyllum pelta- tum, or May Apple. Dr. J. P. Kirtland, of Cleveland, Ohio, sent speci- mens of two new Shrubby Pteonies, named Col. Wilder and E. S. Rand, Jr., said to have been selected from many hundred seedlings; the flowers were very double and quite distinct, but too much wilted to bear a comparison with older varieties. Hovey & Co., five new, double Hardy Azaleas. F. Parkman, specimens of Clematis Helena, fine. Thomas Smallwood, good display of Shrubby Pteonies. Mrs. S. Joyce, flowers of Bragmantia Knightii. Parker Barnes, plant of Silene inflata folia variegata, found growing wild; quite ornamental. James McTear, 36 species of Herbaceous Plants. June 15th. H. H. Hunnewell, a fine display of Rhododendrons and Azaleas. Hovey & Co., display of Rhododendrons. J. F. C. Hyde, a collection of double Persian Ranunuculus; this beautiful fiower deserves 4 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. a place in every garden, but at present is little cultivated. Miss L. M, Strong, 90 varieties Native Plants. Miss M. E. Carter, 60 varieties Native Plants. E. S. Rand, Saxifraga pyramidalis, a handsome herba- ceous plant, with numerous small, white flowers, spotted with red. Erancis Parkman, Cut Flowers and double Seedling Pyrethrum; good. James McTear, fine display of German Iris; also, stand of Cut Flowers. Mrs. M. E. Gill, Miss A. C. Kenrick, Miss S. C. Westgate and Mrs. S. Joyce, each Baskets of Flowers. Geo. Craft, W. C. Strong, J. McTear, and Henry Yandine, each stands of Cut Flowers. June 22d. Hovey & Co., stand of Cut Flowers and fine display of Herbaceous Pfeonies, Kahnias and Azaleas. Sumner Downe, two handsome bouquets. Francis Parkman, splendid collection of Hardy Perpetual Roses, and stand of Cut Flowers. E. S. Rand, Jr., specimens of Cypripedium spectabilis, one of our finest native plants. J. McTear, E. A. Story, X. AVashburn, John A. Kenrick, "W. C. Strong, Geo. Craft, and Henry Yandine, each Cut Flowers. John A. Kenrick, flowers of Magnolia macrophylla. O. H. Peck, three Greenhouse Plants. James McTear, fine collection of Herbaceous Plants. Mrs. S. Joyce, Mrs. C. B. Chase, Miss S. C. Westgate, Miss A. C. Kenrick, and Miss S. TV. Story, each exhibited Baskets of Flowers. Juke 25Tn and 26th.— Rose Show. Hovey & Co., Roses iu Classes one, three and five. Hand Bouquets, Parlor Bouquets, Paisley Pinks, Cut Flowers, and large collection of Pot Plants. Francis Parkman, Roses in Classes one, three, four, five, and seven; also, flower of Magnolia macrophylla, from seed, J. McTear, Roses in Classes two, four, five and six; also, stand of Paisley Pinks. James Nugent, Roses in Classes, two and four; also Cut Flowers. Joseph Breck, Roses in Class two, and stand of Cut Flowers. John C. Chaflin, Roses in Classes three and seven. C. J. Power, Roses in Class four. Elbridge Wason, good display of Paisley Pinks. Warren Heustis, Roses in Class seven, C, B. Brigham, fine display of Sweet Williams. H. H. Hunnewell, fine display of Cut Flowers, Mrs, S, Joyce, Mrs. E. M, Gill, Miss A. C, Kenrick, Miss S. W, Story and Misa S. C. Westgate, each exhibited handsome Baskets of Flowers. Miss M. E. Carter, oao hundred varieties of Native Plants. J. W. Brooks, Wm. Cairnes, Walker & Co., Sumner Downe, E. A. Story, W. J. Underwood, J. W. Manning, J. G. Chandler, Henry Yandine, Elbridge Wason, N. Washburn, W. C. Strong, James Comley and James Nugent, each showed collections of Cut Flowers. Edward Flynn, Warren Heustis, Mrs. J. E. M. Gilley, Mrs. T. W. Ward and C. J. Power, each a display of Roses without names. Elbridge Wason, Paisley Pinks, mostly seedlings. J. J. Dixwell, specimens of Sty rax li3evigatum, a fine shrub, with white, spirea-like flowers, W, H. Halliday, handsome Wardian FLOWER COMMITTEE S REPORT. 5 Case. Wm. "Wales, specimens of the Marechal Niel Eose. A. Farrier, four Bouquets. Mrs. T. W. Ward, eight fine plants of Gloxinias, each plant being a perfect specimen in itself. The collection Avas composed of the following varieties: Claude Lorraine, Rose Mutabilis, Gouverneur de Backer, Frederico Mylius, Guido Reni, Ipomoea, Charles Rae?, Alba Auriculata. J. W. Brooks, ten fine plants Fuchsias. Eliphalet Stone, fine display of Roses in Class seven. Hovey & Co. exhibited a large specimen plant of their new hybrid Seedling Lily, with nine tiowers, fully expanded. This beautiful Lily was exhibited for the first time at the Rose Show, 18G6, and described in the Annual Report. July 6th. F. Parkman showed two new double Seedling D.elphiniums, namely, Mrs. S. Parkman and Bicolor Semiplenissima; also, specimens of the new double Deutzia crenata, and a fine display of Delphiniums and Cut Flowers. E. Stone, six Hardy Perpetual Roses. Hovey & Co., fine new Seedling Iris Kempferi and stand of Cut Flowers. Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. S. Joyce and Miss A. C. "Wheeler, each exhibited Baskets of Flowers. "W. C. Strong, J. McTear, Sumner Downe, Henry Vandine and N. "Washburn, each Cut Flowers. J. McTear, 42 varieties Herbaceous Plants. Miss L. M. Strong, a fine display of Native Plants, numbering 90 varieties. Hovey & Co., two good Plants of Gardenia florida, or Cape Jasmine. July 13th. J. F. C. Hj'de, fine collection of Seedling Pinks and Picotees. Mrs. T. "W. Ward, a splendid display of Exotics, including many rare varieties; also, fine collection of Gloxinias and Carnations. A. Farrier, two Hand Bouquets. W. C. Strong, two new Clematis Jack- manii, and Jackman's No. 9; the last named is a veiy strong growing, free flowering variety ; flowers, light blue, shaded with white ; this seems to be one of the best of this fine class of Clematis. James McTear, Summer Phloxes and stand of Cut Flowers. Miss M. E. Car- ter, 100 varieties Native Plants. Francis Parkman, W. C. Strong and Hovey & Co., each Cut Flowers. Mrs. S. Joyce, Mrs. E. M. Gill and Miss A. C. Kenrick, each a Basket of Flowers. A. McLaron, Seedling Verbenas and Petunias. Sumner Downe, three varieties of Lathyrus latifolius. Alba, Rosea and Rubra. James Comley, fine spike of Lilium canadense, with twenty-one flowers expanded. T. W. Deland, display of Dahlias. Mrs. C. E. Bockus, fine show of Hollyhocks. July 20th. James McTear, Carnations and Picotees; also, small col- lection of Herbaceous Plants. Miss L. M. Strong, 145 varieties Native Plants. Miss Ware, 90 varieties Native Plants. J. E. Westgate, six Bouquets. J. F. C. Hyde, specimens of a new Seedling Picotee, called Emily; color white, of good form and size; also, large collection of Seedling Pinks and Picotees, without names. F. Parkman, W. C. Strong and N. Washburn, each a stand of Cut Flowers. Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. S. Joyce and Miss A. C. Kenrick, each a Basket of Flowers. 6 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Thomas Smalhvood, two dishes Hollyhocks. Mrs. C. E. Bockus, fine display noll3'hocks. July 27th. Francis Parkman, fine specimens of Asclepias tnberosa; also, stand of Cut Flowers. Miss M. E. Carter, 110 varieties Native Plants. C. B. Brigham, display of Hollyhocks and Cut Flowers. Mrs. T. ^V. Ward, splendid display of Hothouse Flowers. Hovey & Co., James McTear and Sumner Downe, each Cut Flowers. Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. S. Joyce, Mrs. E. M. Gill, Miss A. C. Kenrick and Miss H. G. Duncklee, each a Basket of Flowers. Miss L. M. Strong, 140 varieties Native Plants. J. E. Westgate, pair of Parlor Bouquets. Mrs. S. Joyce, Hand Bouquets. Thomas Smalhvood, display of Hollyhocks and fine specimens of Lilium Philadelphicum. James Nugent and A. McLaron, each a stand of Hollj^hocks. Aug. 3d. George E. Nelson, fine show of Allamanda Schottii. John Jeffries, Jr., twelve fine spikes Hollyhocks. Hovey & Co. exhibited flowers of the new, double flowered, scarlet Geranium, named Gloria de Nancy; also, stand of Cut Flowers. James McTear, a small collection of Herbaceous Plants. Mrs. S. Joyce and Miss A. C. Kenrick, each a Basket of Flowers. C. B. Brigham, stand of Cut Flowers. James Liversage, collection of Hollyhocks. Miss "Ware, Native Plants. Aug. 10th. Geo. E. Nelson, fine specimens of Imatophyllum minia- tum and Allamanda Schottii. Miss E. M. Strong, 150 varieties Native Plants. John S. Richards, a large and fine display of Seedling Gladio- lus, many of which were as good, if not better, than many named varie- ties now in cultivation. Geo. Craft, specimens of Lobelia cardinalis. James McTear, twelve varieties Phloxes, and stand of Cut Flowers. Hovey & Co., Phloxes and Cut Flowers. J. E, Westgate, fine display of Japan Lilies and large Bouquet. A. Farrier, four Hand Bouquets. F. Parkman, N. "Washburn, .James McTear, C. B. Brigham, Henry Van- dine and W. C. Strong, each Cut Flowers. Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. S. Joyce, Miss A. C. Kenrick and Mrs. E. M. Gill, each a Basket of Flowers. Joseph Breck, twelve Phloxes. J. C. Hovey exhibited Plants of Arenaria glauca, in full bloom, from the summit of Mt. Washington. C. B. Brigham, two dishes of Fungi, handsomely arranged. Aug. 17th. John S. Richards, fine display of Seedling Gladiolus. C. B. Brigham, two dishes of Fungi; also, a collection of Cut Flowers and Balsams. J. McTear, Cut Flowers and Balsams. Francis Park- man and W. C. Strong, each a stand of Cut Flowers. Mrs. S. Joyce, Mrs. C. B. Chase and Miss A. C. Kenrick, each a Basket of Flowers. Joseph Breck, collection of Petunias and Balsams. Mrs. T. W. Ward, a magnificent display of Exotics; also, fine collection of Roses. J. E. Westgate, dish of Japan Lilies. A. Farrier, two small and one large Bouquets. S. Whitney, specimens of Collinsonia Canadensis. Aug. 24th. Cut Flowers, by F. Parkman, Geo. Craft, James McTear, FLOWER COMMITTEES REPORT. 7 C. B. Brigham and oST. "Washhiirn. Baskets of Flowers, by Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. S. Joyce, Miss A. C. Kenrick and Mrs. E. M. Gill. Bouquets by J. E. Westgate and A. Farrier. C. B. Brigham, two dishes of Fungi. Mrs. S. Joyce, flowers of Bragmantia Knightii. James ISTugent, fine display of Japan Lilies. Miss S. "W. Story, dish of Japan Lilies. Hovey & Co., flowers of the different varieties Lilium lancifolium; also, a fine specimen of auratum. G. W. Pratt, good specimens of Eucharis Amazonica, an exotic bulb. Benj. D. Hill, Jr., good display of Dahlias. John S. Kichards, stand of Seedling Gladiolus, in every vari- ety of shade and color. Joseph Breck, fine display of French Aster. James McT'ear, fifty species Herbaceous Plants. Francis Parkman, large and fine display of Jjilium lancifolium; also, Seedling Gladiolus, crimson, white throat, ver}^ fine. Aug. 31st. Joseph Breck, xysters in Classes one, two and three; Glad- iolus in Class one; also, pair of Hand Bouquets and stand of Cut Flow- ers. Hovey & Co., Asters in Classes one and three; Gladiolus in Class one, and stand of Cut Flowers. F. Theiler, Asters in Class one. El- bridge Wason, Asters in Class two. James Is'ugent, Asters in Class two; collection of Verbenas and fine display of Lilium lancifolium rubrum. Barnard & Hunnewell, fine collection of Verbenas. Wm. Cairnes, Verbenas and Cut Flowers. Francis Parkman, stands of Cut Flowers and Lilies. W. C. Strong, Gladiolus in Classes two and four; also, collection of Cut Flowers. Miss M. E. Carter, display of N'ative Plants. Miss S. C. Westgate, Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. S. Joyce, Miss A. C. Kenrick, Mrs. E. M. Gill and J. fi. Westgate, each Baskets of Flow- ers. N. Washburn and Mrs. G. W. C. Washburn, each Cut Flowers. C. B. Brigham, three dishes of Fungi; also, stand of Cut Flowers. A. Farrier, two Bouquets. Herman Grundel, Japan Lilies and Asters. John S. Richards, large collection of Seedling Gladiolus. Hovey & Co., plant of Sedum Fabarium, a fine, new, hardy, herbaceous plant, grow- ing one foot in height, with light, rose-colored flowers. Mrs. E. M. Gill, Seedling Verbenas. Sept. 7th. Mrs. T. W. Ward, splendid collection of Hothouse flowers, including fine specimens of Allamanda grandiflora. Belladonna Lily and Hedychium Gardnerianum. Hovey & Co., double Zinnias in Class one; also, specimens of Anemone .Japonica, Honorine Jobert, a new variety of A. Japonica, with pure white flowers, one of the best new hardy herba- ceous plants. C. B. Brigham, double Zinnias in Class one; stand of Cut Flowers and fine display of Fungi. Joseph Breck, double Zinnias in Class one. F. Theiler, double Zinnias in Class two. Geo. Craft, fine display of Gladiolus, including 27 named and 2.j seedling varieties. F. Parkman, W. C. Strong, Hovey & Co., J. McTear, J. G. Chandler, and i^. Wash- burn, each Cut Flowers. Miss S. C. Westgate, Mrs. C. B. Chase, Mrs. E. M. Gill, Miss A. C. Kenrick and Mrs. S, Joyce, each Baskets of 8 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Flowers. James Xugent, pair of handsome Hand Bouquets; also, dis- play of Japan Lilies. A. Parrier, Bouquets. J. E. Westgate, Japan Lilies and three fine spikes of Tuberose. Miss E. M. Strong, 120 varie- ties Native Plants. Benj. D. Hill, Jr., good display of Liliputian Dahlias; also, stand of named Phloxes and two fine Seedling Gladiolus. Francis Parkman, thirty pots of rare Evei-green Trees and Shrubs. The collection was composed of the following species and varieties: — Thujopsis dolabrata, three feet high and eight in circumference; also, dolabrata variegata and borealis, lletinospora picifera, aurea, ericoides, Japonica variegata and obtusa, Cryptomeria Japonica nana variegata, Torreya taxifolia, Taxus elegantissiraa and canadensis. Thuja aurea, Nepalensis, glgantea, Occidentalis, variegata, macrocarpa and Hoveyii, Cupressus Lawsoniana, Euonymus Japonica aurea, Juniperus tamaris- cifolia, sph.ierica and Plibernica, Picea cephalonica and nobilis, Chamaj- cypai'is sphreroidea variegata. Sept, 14th. E. S. Rand, Jr., fine specimens of Rhexia Yirginica, one of our best native plants. Geo. Craft, display of Seedling and named varieties Gladiolus. Benj. D. Hill, Jr., good collection of Liliputian Dahlias. Mrs. M. D. Baker, Swampscott, two fine Seedling Verbenas. Mrs. G. W. C. Washburn, Basket of Asters. Annual Exhibition. — September 24, 25, 26 and 27. Hovey & Co. contributed twenty Greenhouse and ten variegated leaved Plants, six Lycopods, ten Caladiums, six Fei'ns, six Marantas, six Begonias, six Plants in Bloom, two Hanging Baskets and two speci- men Plants; also, Cut Flowers, Dahlias and Bouquets. Jonathan French, twenty fine Greenhouse Plants; also, a variegated specimen. H. H. Hunnewell, twenty Greenhouse Plants, twelve Ferns, six Lyco- pods, six Begonias, and fine specimen Plant of Alocasia metallica. James McTear, twelve Greenhouse Plants, six Ferns; also. Dahlias, Hand Bouquets and vase of new Gladiolus. Geo. Craft, fine display of Gladiolus. C. J. Power, Dahlias in Classes one, three and four. Edward Flynn, Dahlias in Classes one and two; also, stand of Cut Flowers. James Nugent, Dahlias in Class two ; also. Cut Flowers, Hand Bouquets and two fine plants variegated Hydrangeas. B. D. Hill, Jr., large dis- play of Liliputian Dahlias, fine. M. P. Wilder, pair of handsome Parlor Bouquets. Joseph Breck, Parlor Bouquets and stand of Cut Flowers. Miss S. C. Westgate, Mrs. C. B. Chase, Miss A. C. Kenrick, Miss S. A. Russell and Mrs. E. M. Gill, each Baskets of Flowers. Mrs. S. Joyce, Miss Martha Ware, Miss A. C. Kenrick and Miss Mary R. Ware, each Basket of Wild Flowers. Table Designs were exliilntcd by AVashburn & Co., George Moore and Mrs. S. Joyce. 01m & Brothers, Springfield, collection Pot Plants and good display of Dahlias. A. McDermott, Dahlias. Geo. F. Stone, pair of Bouquets. George Leland, Amaranth FLOWER COMMITTEE S REPORT. 9 Design and six pots of Cockscombs. E. S. Hand, Jr., five pots rare Evergreens. Mrs. T. W. Ward, three varieties Allaraandas. John Galvin, two dishes of Kative Phmts. Miss Mary R. Ware, fine speci- mens of Gentiana crinita. Francis Theiler, fine display of Amaranths. W. C. Strong, two fine plants Coleus Verschaffeltii, and very interesting display of variegated foliage. Wm. Cairnes, large collection of Green- house Plants. Herman Grundcl, a beautiful plant of Begonia diversi- folia, an old but rare bulbous-rooted species; grows eighteen inches in height, with bright, rose-colored fiowers. Oct 5th. James McTear, a fine plant of Nerine coruscans, with five spikes of flowers. Hovey & Co., a Seedling Scarlet Geranium. Oct. 12th. James Nugent, a good Seedling Gladiolus; color, light salmon, with white throat. Hovey & Co., three varieties of Aneinone Japonica. Oct. 19th. James Barrett, of Bradford, Mass., exhibited a rare and very curious Fungi, called Polyporus frondosus, found growing on a decayed oak stump. Kov. 16th. Hovey & Co., and James McTear, each exhibited Cut Chrysanthemums. 'Nov. 30th. II. II. Hunnewell showed flowers of Celosia pyramidalis, versicolor variety, hybrida atrobruneis, a new, hybrid variety of this beautiful tender annual. The Committee were informed by Mr. Harris, gardener to Mr. Hunnewell, that the plants from which these flowers were gathered measured five feet in height and four feet through, each plant being literally covered with their bright, magenta-colored flowers, presenting a sight unsurpassed by few plants of this season. Dec. 28th. Geo. W. Pratt exhibited a fine specimen of the beautiful Dendrobium nobile. SG 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 10 MASiSACHUSEiTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. PRIZES AWARDED FOR PLANTS, FLOWERS AND BOU- QUETS. Jaxuary axd February. Camellias. — For the best display of named varieties, exhib- ited during the months of January and February, not awarded, ---...- For the next best, not awarded, - - February 2.3. Epacris. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, not awarded, - - - - - - ' - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - April 27. Hyacinths. — For the best ten named varieties, not awarded, 4 00 For the next best, to James McTear, - - - 3 00 May 4. Hyacin^ths. — For the best twenty named varieties, to Hovey & Co., - - - - , - - - 6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 5 00 May 11. Tulips, Early. — For the l)est twenty flowers, not less than ten named varieties, to Ilovey & Co., - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Karcissus. — For the best display, to Hovey & Co., - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Opening of the Hall, May 25. Greenhouse Plants. — For the best disjilay of twelve vari- eties, regard to be had to new and rare varieties, and well grown specimens of named plants, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For the next best, not awarded, - Greenhouse Azaleas. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, not awarded, . _ . - - For the next best, not awarded, _ . - - For the next best, not awarded, . _ . - Pelargoniums. — For the best six named Show varieties, in pots, to H. H. Hunnewell, - - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - . - - For the best six named Fancj' varieties, in pots, to H. H. Hunnewell, ------- For the next best, not awarded, - - - - For the best six Zonal varieties, in pots, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 20 00 15 00 12 00 10 00 8 00 5 00 8 00 5 00 8 00 5 00 4 00 2 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 11 Heaths.— For the best six named varieties, in i)ots, not awarded, - - - - - - -$6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 Specimen PlaisT. — Regard being had to new and rare varieties. For the best specimen plant, of a kind for which no special jDrize is offered, to Hovey & Co., . - - - For the next best, not awarded, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, _ . . . CiiN'EKAEiAS. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, - . - - Calceolarias. — Ft»r the best six varieties, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, - . _ _ Fuchsias. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, not awarded, ------- For the next best, not awarded. - - - . Gloxinias. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded, For the next best, not awarded, . - - - AcHiMEXES. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded, For the next best, not awarded, Pansies. — For the best. six distinct varieties, in pots, not awarded, 5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - IIaxgixg Baskets. — The plants to have been growing in them at least one month. For the best specimen, to Hovey & Co., - - - For the next best, to John E. Westgate, - - - Tulips, Late. — For the best twenty flowers, not less than ten named varieties, not awarded, - - . - For the next best, not awarded, - . - - Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, . - . - For the next best, to James Comley, - - - For the next best, to Francis Parkman, - - - For the next best, not awarded, Native Plants. — For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, to Miss M. E. Carter, For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, 3 00 For the next best, to Miss S. C. Westgate, - - . Bouquets. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, - - - . For the best pair of Hand Bouquets, not awarded, - For the next best, not awarded, . . - . G 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 2 00 10 00 8 00 8 00 6 00 8 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 , 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 8 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 12 massachusetts horticultural society. June 1. Cut Flowers.— For the best display, filling 150 bottles, to Francis Parkman, - - - - - - S5 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - -. - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, 2 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 1 00 June 8. Hardy Azaleas. — For the best display of named varieties, to Hovey & Co., ------ For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Hardy Shrubs. — For the best display, not awarded, - For the next best, not awarded, - - . - For the next best, not awarded, _ . - - Shrubby Peonies. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded, ------- For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - - . - Native Plants — For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, to Miss M. E. Carter, - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Cut Flowers.— For the best, to F. Parkman, For the next best, to James Xugent, - . . For the next best, to James McTear, - . . Baskets of Flowers.— For the best arranged, to Miss S. C. Westgate, - - - ' - For the next best, to Mrs S, Joyce, - - - - June 15. Rhododendrons. — For the best display of named varieties, to II. II Ilunnewell, . - - - - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - Iris, (Tuberous varieties.) — For the best twenty named varie- ties, to James McTear, . - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Cut Flowers. — For the best, to Francis Parkman, - For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - - For the next best, to Geo. Craft, - - - - Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs S. Joyce, For the next best, to Miss S. C. AVestgate, - - - June 22. Herbaceous Peonies. — For the best ten named varieties, to Hovey & Co., ------ For the next best, to Joseph Breck, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - . . . 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 8 00 5 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 13 Cut Flowers.— For the best, to W. C. Strong, - - S5 00 For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to Geo. Craft, - - - - 3 00 Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, 2 00 For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - 1 00 Sprixg Herbaceous Plants.— For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, exhibited April 6th, May 4th and 25th, June 8th and 22d, prize to be awarded June 22d, not awarded, - - - - 10 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 8 00 For the next best, to James McTear, - - - 6 00 Eose Show, June 25 and 26. Class I. Hardy June Eoses. — For the best fifteen distinct named varieties, to Francis Parkman, - - - - 6 00 For the next best to Hovey & Co., - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Class II. For the best ten named varieties, to J. McTear, - - 3 00 For the next best, to James Nugent, - - - 2 00 For the next best, to Joseph Breck, - - - 1 00 Class III. Hardy Perpetual Eoses. — For the best twenty distinct named varieties, to John C. Chaffin, - - - 6 00 For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - Class IV. For the best ten distinct named varieties, to C. J. Power, For the next best, to F. Parkman, . - - - For the next best, to J. McTear, - . - Class V. Moss Eoses. — For the best display of not less than ten named varieties, to Francis Parkman, _ - - - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the next best, to James McTear, . - . Class VI. Tender Eoses. — For the best display of not less than ten named varieties, to James Nugent, . - - For the next best, to J. McTear, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - Class VII. Eoses. — For the best general display, to Francis Parkman, For the next best, to E. Stone, , . - - For the next best, to John C. Chaffln, . - - 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 14 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Savekt "Williams. — For the best thirty trusses, not less than ten distinct varieties, not awarded, ... For the next best, to C. B. Brighani, ... Paisley Pinks. — For the best sixty blooms, not less than six named varieties, exhibited in bunches of three of the same variety, not awarded, .... For the next best, not awarded, .... Bouquets. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, .... For the best pair of Hand Bouquets, to Hovey & Co., ' For the next best, not awarded, .... Cut Flowers. — For the best, to H. 11. Ilunnewell, - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., ... For the next best, to Josei^h Breck, ... Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, 2 00 For the next best, to Mrs. E. M. Gill, - - - 1 00 Xatiye Plants. — For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, to Mrs. M. E. Carter, For the next best, not awarded, .... July 6. Delphiniums. — For the best ten named varieties, to Francis Parkman, ..-.--- For the next best, not awarded, - - - For the next best, not awarded .... Cut Flowers. — For the best, to F. Parkman, For the next best, to W. C. Strong, .... For the next best, to Hovey & Co., .... Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, For the next best, to Mrs. C. B.'Chase, ... • July 13. Summer Phloxes. — For the best ten distinct named varieties, not awarded, ...... For the next best, not awarded, .... For the next best, to James McTear, ... Cut Flowers. — For the best, to F. Parkraan, For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - - For the next best, to J. McTear, .... Baskets of FLowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, ....... For the next best, to Mrs. E. M. Gill, - - - Native Plants. — For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, to Miss M. E. Carter, For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. lU July 20. Carnations. — For the best ten named varieties, not awarded, §5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to James McTear, - - - 3 00 PicOTEES. — For the best ten named varieties, not aAvarded, - 5 00 For the next best, to James McTear, - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Cut Flowers. — For the best, to Francis Parkman, - - 5 00 For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - 4 00 For the next best, to N. Washburn, - - - 3 00 Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - - - - - 2 00 For the next best, to Mrs. S. Joyce, - - - 1 00 July 27. Cut Flowers. — For the best, to Ilovey & Co., - - 5 00 For the next best, to F. Parkman, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to C. B. Brigham, • - - - 3 00 Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - - - - - 2 00 For the next best, to Mrs. S. Joyce, - - - 1 00 Bouquets. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, to John E. Westgate, - - - - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best pair of Hand Bouquets, not awarded, - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Native Plants. — For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, to Miss M. E. Carter, - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Hollyhocks.— For the best ten distinct varieties, in spikes, not awarded, - - - - - -5 00 For the next best, to James Nugent, - - - 4 00 For the next best, to A, McLaron, - - - - 2 00 August 3. Cut Flowers. — For the best, to Hovey & Co., - - 5 00 For the next best, to C. B. Brigham, - . - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, 2 00 For the next best, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, - - - 1 00 August 10. Phloxes. — For the best ten distinct named varieties, to James McTear, - - - - - - - 5 00 For the next best, to Joseph Breck, - - - 4 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - 3 00 For the best Seedling, the Society's Silver Medal, not awarded. 16 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Cut Flowers.— For the best, to W. C. Strong, - - S5 00 For the next best, to F. Parkman, - . - - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., ... Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, --.__.. For the next best, to Mrs. S. Joyce, . . . ArorsT 17. Petunias. — For the best collection of named varieties, thirty tlowers, not awarded, - . . . . For the next best, not awarded, - - - - For the next best, to Joseph Breck, _ . _ Balsams. — For the best twelve spikes, to Joseph Breck, For the next best, to James McTear, . . . For the next best, to C. B. Brigham, - - . Cut Flowers. — For the best, to F. Parkman, For the next best, to W. C. Strong, . . _ For the next best, to J. McTear, .... Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, .---... For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, ... August 24. Cut Flowers. — For the best, to F. Parkman, For the next best, to Geo. Craft, . . . - For the next best, to James McTear, ... Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, ....... For the next best, to Mrs. S. Joyce, ... Bouquets. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, to J. E. Westgate, -.-.-.. For the next best, not awarded, .... For the best pair of Hand Bouquets, not awarded, - For the next best, not awarded, .... Summer Herbaceous Plants. — For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, exhibited July 4th and 20th, August 3d and 24th — prize to be awarded August 24th — not awarded, - - - - 10 00 For the next best, to James McTear, - - - 8 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 6 00 August 31. Class I. Gladiolus. — For the best twenty named varieties in spikes, to Hovey & Co., 6 CO For the next best, to Joseph Breck, - - - 5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 GO S4 00 3 00 2 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 17 Class II. For the best ten named varieties in spikes, to W. C. Strong, For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For tlie next best, not awarded, - . . - Class III. For the best display of named or unnamed varieties, not awarded, ------- For the next best, not awarded, - - - . For the next best, not awarded, . - - - For the best single specimen spike, to W. C. Strong, For the next best, not awarded, . - - - For the best Seedling of the season, the Society's Silver Medal, to Geo. Craft, (for Maud Miiller). For the next best, the Society's Bronze Medal, not awarded. Verbenas. — For the best named collection of sixty trusses, twenty varieties, in bunches of three of the same variety, to Barnard & Hunnewell, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to James ISTugent, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Wm. Cains, - - - - 2 00 For the best new Seedling with foliage, the Society's Silver Medal, not awarded. Class I. Asters. — For the best thirty flowers, not less than ten varie- ties, to .loseph Breck, - - - - - 5 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - 4 00 For the next best, to Francis Theiler, - - - 3 00 Class II. For the best twenty flowers, not less than eight varieties, to Elbridge Wason, - - - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to James Nugent, - - - 2 00 For the next best, to Joseph Breck, - - - 1 00 Class III. Pompon Asters. — For the best sixty blooms, not less than six varieties, in bunches of three of the same variety, to Hovey & Co., - - - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to Joseph Breck, - - - 2 00 Stocks. — For the best display of not less than six varieties, not awarded, - - - - - . 4 OO For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Cut Flowers.— For the best, to Francis Parkman, - - 5 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - 4 00 For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - 3 00 2 18 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Baskets of Flowers.— For the best arranged, to Miss S. C. Westgate, - - - - - - - |!2 00 For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - 1 00 Native Plants. — For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, to Miss M. E. Carter, - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 September 7. Class I. Double Zinnias. — For the best thirty flowers, not less than six varieties, to Hovey & Co., - _ _ . For the next best, to C. B. Brigham, ... For the next best, to Joseph Breck, . _ . Class II. For the best twenty flowers, not less than four varieties, not awarded, ------- For the next best, to Francis Theiler, - - - For the best specimen bloom, not awarded, - - - Cut Flowers. — For the best, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, to C. B. Brigham, - . . For the next best, to Joseph Breck, - _ _ Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Miss S. C. AVestgate, ------- For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - Annual Exhibition. — September 24, 25, 26 and 27. Plants in Pots. Greenhouse Plants. — For the best twenty greenhouse and stove plants of different varieties, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, to Jonathan French, - . - For the next best, to H. H. Hunnewell, - - - For the next best, not awarded, - - . - Yariegated Leaved Plants. — For the best ten varieties, not offered in the collection of greenhouse plants, to Ilovey & Co., ------ For the next best^ not awarded, . . - - For the next best, not awarded, . . - - Variegated Plant. — For the best single specimen, not of- fered in any collection, to H. H. Hunnewell, For the next best, to Jonathan French, - - - Caladiums. — For tlic best ten named varieties, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, . - - - Caladiums. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded, - For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 30 00 25 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 8 00 6 00 5 00 3 00 10 00 8 00 5 00 4 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 19 Ferxs. — For the best twelve named varieties, to H. H. Hunne- well, _--._._ For the next best, not awarded, - . _ _ For the best sik named varieties, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, to James McTear, . . _ Lycopods. — For the best six named varieties, to Ilovey & Co., For the next best, to H. H. Hunnewell, . - - Maeantas. — For the best six named varieties, to ITovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, - . . _ Begonias. — For the best six named varieties, to II. II. Hun- newell, - - - - - - For the next best, to Ilovey & Co., - . _ Plants in Bloom. — For the best six varieties in pots, to Ilovey & Co., ---._. For the next best, not awarded, - - - . For the next best, not awarded, - - . - Specimen Plant. — For the best, not variegated, of a kind for which no special prize is offered, to Ilovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, - - . _ Hanging Baskets. — The plants to have been growing in them at least one month. For the best specimen, to Ilovey & Co., - . . For the next best, not awarded, - - . . For the next best, not awarded, - . . . Cut Flowers. — For the best display and best kept during the • Exhibition, to Hovey & Co., - - . . For the next best, to Joseph Breck, - . - For the next best, to Francis Parkman, - . _ For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, - - . For the next best, to Edward Flynn, - . . For the next best, to Elbridge Wason, ... For the next best, to James Comley, ... Gladiolus. — For the best display of named or unnamed va- rieties, to Geo. Craft, - - . . . For the next best, not awarded, .... For the next best, not awarded, .... Dahlias. — Prizes awarded on the first day of the Annual Ex- hibition. For the best twenty-four named varieties, to C. J. Power, - For the next best, to Ilovey & Co., ... For the next be^t, to Edward Flynn, ... $8 00 G 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 10 00 14 00 12 00 10 00 8 00 6 00 4 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 20 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. For the best twelve named varieties, to Edward Flyiin, - S3 00 For the next best, to James McTear, . . _ For the next best, to J. Nugent, - - . . For the best specimen bloom, to C. J. Power, LiLiPUTiAX Dahlias.— For the best twenty flowers, not less than six named varieties, to B. D. Hill, Jr., For the next best, to C. J. Power, - - - . Dahlias. — Prizes awarded the third day of the Exhibition. For the best twenty-four named varieties, to Edward Flynn, For the next best, to Ilovey & Co., ... For the next best, not awarded, . . . . For the best twelve named varieties, to Edward Flynn, For the next best, to D. B. Hill, Jr., For the next best, not awarded, . - - . For the best specimen bloom, to Edward Fljum, LiLiPUTiAN Dahlias. — For the best twenty flowers, not less than six named varieties, to B. D. Hill, Jr., For the next best, not awarded, - - - . Parlor Bouquets. — For the best pair exhibited on Tuesday, to M. P. Wilder, For the next best, to Joseph Breck, ... Hand Bouquets. — For the best pair exhibited on Tuesday, to James McTear, . . . . . For the next best, to James ISTugcnt, ... Parlor Bouquets. — For the best pair exhibited on Thursday, to M. P. Wilder, For the next best, to Joseph Breck, ... Hand Bouquets. — For the best pair exhibited on Thursday, not awarded, - - For the next best, not awarded, .... Large Bouquets. — For the best pair, suitable for the Brad- lee or Jones vases, and best kept during the Exhibition, to Hovey & Co., ...... For the next best, not awarded, .... Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged and best kept during the Exhibition, to Miss S. C. Westgate, - For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - . - For the next best, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, - - - November 1G. Chrysanthemums. — For the best six varieties in pots, not awarded, .-.--.. For the next best, not awarded, - - - - For the best six Pompons in pots, not awarded, For the next best, not awarded, - - - . 2 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 6 00 4 00 G 00 4 00 6 00 4 00 6 00 4 00 12 00 8 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 10 00 6 00 10 00 6 00 premiums on flowers. 2i During the Season. Lilies. — For the best display of the season, not awarded, - S6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 DELPniNiUMS. — For the best Seedling during the season, the Society's Silver Medal, to Francis Parkman, for the Seedling named Mrs. S. Parkman. For the next best, the Society's Bronze Medal, not awarded. Ev'ERGREEN TREES AND Shrubs. — For the best display in pots during the season, to Francis Parkman, - - 8 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 5 00 SPECIAL GEATUITIES AWARDED AT THE AIN'N^UAL EXHIBITION. Open to all Contributors. Table Design. — For the best, to be composed of flowers only, or of fruit and flowers combined, and not to exceed four feet in height, to Washburn & Co., - - - For the- next best, to Geo. Moore, - - - - Baskets of Wild or N'ative Flowers. — For the best arranged and best kept during the exhibition, to Mrs. S. Joyce, ._.---- For the next best, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, - - - For the next best, to Miss Martha Ware, - 15 00 10 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 22 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. GRATUITIES AWARDED AT WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS. February 1G. James McTear, for Stellaria glauca, - - - - SI 00 March 2. Richard Oldreive, for twelve varieties Azaleas, - - 1 00 April 27. N". Wasliburu, for Hj'acinths, - - - - - 3 00 May 4. X. Washburn, for Hyacinths, - - . - - Wm Wales, for Bouquet of Roses and Seedling Azalea, May 18. Hovey & Co., for nine varieties Pyrus Japonica, Wm. Wales, for Bouquet of Roses, ... - John C. Chaffln, for Prunus triloba rosea, John A. Kenrick, for Magnolias, . _ _ . Opening of the Hall — May 2o. John A. Kenrick, for three varieties of Magnolias, Walker & Co., for late Tulips, Hovey & Co., for five pots Azaleas, ... - Miss S. C. Westgate, for Bouquets, .... Francis Parkman, for three Pot Plants, .... Hovey & Co., for double Seedling Petunias, J. W. Brooks, for six plants of Fuchsias, Hovey & Co., for collection of Pot Plants, June 1. James Comley, for Cut Flowers, .... ^Y. C. strong, for Cut Flowers, - - - - ■ Joseph Breck, for display of late Tulips, James Comley, for two plants of Fuchsias, June 8. James Comley, for Cut Flowers, .... Henry Vandine, do. . . . - Mrs. S. Joyce, do. . . - - John A. Kenrick, do. .... Miss A. C. Kenrick, for Basket of Flowers, Hovey & Co., for Hardy Shrubs, ... F. Parkman, do. - - - - . Hovey & Co., for new doitble Hardy Azaleas, - F. Parkman, for Seedling Lilium tenuifolium, - Wm. Cains, for two plants of Fuchsias, - - - Mrs. G. W. C. Washljurn, for Basket of Pansies, F. Parkman, for Pot Plants, ... - 2 00 4 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 5 00 1 00 2 00 0 00 4 00 5 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 23 June 15. H. II. Hunnewell, for Rhododendrons and Azaleas, Hovey & Co., for Rhododendrons, James McTear, for Cut Flowers, . _ . Henry Vandine, do. . . - - F. Parkman, for Iris, . . . . - Mrs. E. M. Gill, for Basket of Flowers, Miss A. C. Kenrick, do. do. - F. Parkman, for double Seedling Pyrethrum Carneum, J. F. C. Hyde, for Ranunculus, . - - . E. S. Rand, Jr., for Saxifraga pyramidalis. Miss M. E. Carter, for ]!^ative Plants, Miss E. M. Strong, do. . . . June 22. James McTear, for Cut Flowers, Ilov^cy & Co., do. _ ■ - . E. A. Story, do. . . - . John A. Kenrick, do. _ . . . N". Washburn, do. . . - - Miss S. C. Westgate, for Basket of Flowers, Miss A. C. Kenrick, do. do. Miss S. W. Story, do. do. Miss Ware, for Native Plants, - . - . O. H. Peck, for Pot Plants, . . . - E. S. Rand, Jr., for Cypripedium spectabilis, Sumner Downe, for Bouquets, - - - - John A. Kenrick, for Magnolia macrophylla, F. Parkman, for display of Roses, - . . Rose Show. — June 25 and 2G. J. W. Brooks, for Cut Flowers, - - - - William Cains, do. - . . . AValker & Co., do. . _ . . E. A. Story, do. . . . . AV. J. Underwood, do. . . . _ J. W. Manning, do. . _ . . J. G. Chandler, do. _ _ _ - Henry Yandine, do, . . - _ Elbridge Wason, do. - - . - N". Washburn, do. . . . . W. C. Strong, do. . . . . James Comley, do. . _ _ . James Nugent, do. - _ . . Edward Flynn, for Roses, _ . . . Hovey & Co., do. . . . . ^5 00 3 CO 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 CO 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 CO 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 2 CO 2 00 00 00 CO 00 00 00 00 00 3 00 2 00 00 3 00 2 00 24 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Wiirrcn Heustis, for Eoses, - - - - - S2 00 Mrs. J. E. M. Gillcy, do. .... Mrs. T. W. Ward, do. .... Walker & Co., do. .... C. J. Power, do. .... Miss A. C. Kenrick, for Basket of Flowers, Miss S. W. Story, do. * do. - Miss S. C. Westgate, do. do. ... James McTear, for Paisley Pinks, ... Hovey & Co., do. .... Elbridge Wason, do. .... C. B. Brigham, for Sweet Williams, ... John A. Kenrick, for Magnolia macrophylla, F. Parkman, for Seedling Magnolia macrophylla, John J. Diswell, for Styrax Irevigatum, - - - James Comley, for Fuchsia Variegata, ... Wm. H. Ilalliday, for Wardian Case, - Wra. Wales, for Marechal Niel Kose, ... Amasa Farrier, for Bouquets, - Hovey & Co., for collection of Pot Plants, Mrs. T. W. Ward, for eight pots of Gloxinias, - J. W. Brooks, for ten specimen plants Fuchsias E. Stone, for renewal of Koses, . - - - F. Parkman, do. . . . _ C. J. Power, do. .... J. C. Chaffin, do. .... Hovey & Co., for renewal of Cut Flowers, Sumner Downe, do. do. ... Wm. Cains, do. do. - - - Miss S. C. Westgate, for Basket of Flowers, July 6. James McTear, for Cut Flowers, ... Miss A. C. Wheeler, for Basket of Lilies, Sumner Downe, for Cut Flowers, ... E. Stone, for Roses, .... F. Parkman, for Deutzia crenata, (double). Miss E. M. Strong, for ITative Plants, - . - Hovey & Co., two plants of Gardenia florida, - July 13. A. McLaron, for Seedling Petunias and Verbenas, Hovey & Co., for Cut Flowers, - - - - Sumner Downe, for three varieties Lathyrus, W. C. Strong, for Clematis, Jackinan's No. 9, - Sumner Downe, for Cut Flowers, ... 1 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 20 00 8 00 10 00 2 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 25 Miss A. C. Kenrick, for Basket of Flowers, - - - SI 00 J. F. C. Hyde, for Seedling Pinks and Picotees, - - 3 00 Mrs. T. W. Ward, for rare Exotics, Gloxinias and Picotees, - 5 00 Amasa Farrier, for two Bouquets, - - - - 1 00 James Comley, for Liliiim canadensis, - - - - 1 00 July 20. Miss A. C. Kenrick, for Basket of Flowers, - - - 1 00 Thomas Smallwood, for Hollyhocks, - - - - 1 00 Mrs. C. E. Bockns, do. - - - - - 1 00 J. F. C. Hyde, for new Seedling Pinks and Picotees, - - 2 00 Miss E. M. Strong, for Native Plants, - - - - 3 00 " Martha Ware, for Native Plants, - - - - 2 00 J. E. Westgate, for six Bouquets, - - - - 2 00 July 27. James McTear, for Cut Flowers, - - - - 2 00 Miss E. M. Strong, for Native Plants. - - - - 2 00 Mrs. E. M. Gill, for Basket of Flowers, - - - 1 00 Miss A. C. Kenrick, do. do. - - - - 1 00 " H. G. Duncklee, do. do. - - - - I'OO Mrs. S. Joyce, for Hand Bouquets, . . . . i C. B. Brigham, for Hollyhocks, ----- 1 Sumner Downe, for Cut Flowers, - - . _ 1 Thomas Smallwood, for Hollyhocks, - - - - 1 Mrs. T. W. Ward, for Pare Exotics, - ... 5 Thomas Smallwood, for Lilium Philadelphicum, - - 1 August 3. Geo. E. Nelson, for Allamanda Schottii, - - - 1 00 John Jeffries Jr., for fine Hollyhocks, - - - - 4 00 Miss Martha Ware, for Native Plants, - - - - 1 00 James Liversage, for Hollyhocks, - - - - 1 00 August 10. Miss A. C. Kenrick, for Basket of Flowers, - - - 1 00 Mrs. E. M. Gill, do. do. - - - 1 00 Geo. Craft, for Lobelia cardinalis, - - - - 1 00 J. C. Hovey, for Arenaria glabra, .- - - - 1 00 C. B. Brigham, for Fungi, - - - - - 1 00 J. E. Westgate for Lilium lancifolium - - - - 1 00 Geo. E. Nelson, for Display, - - - - - 2 00 Henry Vandine, for Cut Flowers, - - - - 1 00 C. B. Brigham, do. do. 2 00 James McTear, do. do. - - - - - 2 00 N. Washburn, do. do. 2 00 J. E. Westgate, for Large Bouquet, - - - - 1 00 A. Farrier, for Bouquets, - - - - - -2 00 Miss E. M. Strong, for Native Plants, - - - - 2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 26 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. John S. Eichards, for Seedling Gladiolus, August 17. C. B. Brigham, for Cut Flowers, - Mrs. T. ^y. Ward, for Kara Exotics, J. E. TVestgate, for Japan Lilies, A. Farrier, for Bouquets, Miss A. C. Kenrick, for Basket of Flowers, C. B. Brigham, for Display of Fungi, August 24. Miss A. C. Kenrick, for Basket of Flowers, Mrs. E. M. Gill, do. do. - Amasa Farrier, for Bouquets, C. B. Brigham, for display of Fungi, Mrs. S. Joyce, for Brugmantia Knightii, James Nugent, for Japan Lilies, - Miss S. W. Story, do. do. - Hovcy & Co., for Liliuni auratum, Benj. D. Hill, Jr., for Dahlias, John S. Kichards, for Seedling Gladiolus, Joseph Breck, for Truffanfs Asters, C. B. Brigham, for Cut Flowers, - N. Washburn, do. AUGUT 31. Joseph Breck, for Cut Flowers, Wm. Cains, do. C. B. Brigham, do. K. Washburn, do. Mrs. G. W. C. Washburn, do. " S. Joyce, for Basket of Flowers, Miss A. C. Kenrick, do. do. Mrs. E. M. Gill, do. do. J. E. Westgate, do. do. C. B. Brigham, for display of Fungi, Amasa Farrier, for Bouquets, Hovey & Co., for seedling Japan Lilies, - H. Grundel, for Asters and Japan Lilies, Hovey & Co., for plant of Sedum Fabarium, Joseph Breck, for Bouquets, Mrs. S. Joyce, for Sedum, " E. M. Gill, for Seedling Verbenas, - John S. Richards, for Seedling Gladiolus, James Nugent, for Japan Lilies, September 7. Mrs. T. W. Ward, for Rare Exotics, C. B. Brigham, for disjilay of Fungi, $2 00 1 00 5 00 1 00 1 00 1 CO 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 I'OO 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 3 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 27 James I^ugent, for Bouquets and Lilies, - - - $3 00 Mrs. E. M. Gill, for Baskets of Flowers, . , . Miss A. C. Keurick, do. . . . . Mrs. S. Joyce, do. . - - . A. Farrier, for Bouquet, . _ . - - J. E. Westgate, for Japan Lilies and Tuberoses, Geo. Craft, for Seedling and named varieties Gladiolus, James McTear, for Cut Flowers, .... C. B. Brigham, do. . . . - . J. G. Chandler, do. . . _ . . N. Washburn, do. . . . . . Miss E. M. Strong, for Native Plants, .... Benj. D. Hill, Jr., for Phloxes and Dahlias, . . - Annual Exhibition. — September 24, 25, 26 and 27. C. B. Brigham, for Cut Flowers, _ _ . - N. Washburn, do. . - . - . James McTear, do. ..... Mrs. G. W. C. Washburn, for Cut Flowers, Francis Skinner, do. .... Mrs. E. M. Gill, for Basket of Flowers, " S. A. Eussell, do. Miss Mary E. Ware, for Basket of Native Flowers, Edward Flynn, for display of Dahlias, ... Benj. D. Hill, Jr., do. 01m & Brothers, do - A. McDermott, do. - - - . - A Farrier, for Display, ..-.-. George F. Stone, for Bouquets, . - . - . George Leland, for Amaranth Design, .... do. for Cockscombs, .... James McTear, for new Gladiolus, . . . _ Mrs. C. B. Chase, for Basket, - - . - do. for Design, . . - _ - E. S. Band, Jr., for Evergreens, . . - . do. for Balsam Apples, . - - - Mrs. T. W. Ward, for three varieties Allamandas. John Galvin, for Native Plants, . - - . - Hovey & Co., for Hand Bouquets, - - - ^ - Miss Mary K. Ware, for Gentiana crinita, ... John H. Adams, for Cut Flowers, .... Francis Theiler, for Amaranths, .... Mrs. E. M. Gill, for stand of Flowers, .... " G. W. C. Washburn, for Basket of Amaranths, 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 5 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 3 00 1 00 2 00 5 00 1 00 5 00 2 00 4 00 1 00 2 00 8 00 2 00 1 00 28 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. C. B. Brigham, for fine display of Fungi, "W. C. Strong, for Coleus Plants, James Nugent, for Variegated Hydrangeas, "Wni. Cains, for collection of Plants, Olin & Brothers, do. . - - James McTear, do. - - - Hovey & Co., for Caladiums, . - . "W. C. Strong, for Variegated Foliage, - do. for collection of Verbenas, Francis Skinner, for Cut Flowers, Herman Grundel, for plant of Begonia diversifolia, J. E. "Westgate, for two Baskets of Flowers, Mrs. "Wm. Kenrick, for Wreath of Everlastings, Hovej' & Co., for Hanging Basket of Plants, - James McTear, for Bouquet, ... Mrs. S. Joyce, for Design, . . . do. for Basket of Flowers, October 5. James McTear, for plant of IRerine coruscans, October 19. James Barrett, for Polyporus frondosus, November 16. Hovey & Co., for Chrysanthemums, J. McTear, do. - - - NOVEMBEB 30. H. H. Ilunnewell, for new Celosia, During the Season. Hovey & Co., for Camellias, ... Francis Parkman, for Lilies, ... S8 00 3 00 2 00 10 00 4 00 00 00 00 00 00 3 00 4 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 5 00 3 00 The amount of .^1,471 has been during the year, to the following per Hovey & Co., - - ^347 00 James McTear, - - 101 00 Joua. French, - - 28 00 James jSTugent, - - 36 00 H. II. Ilunnewell, - 77 00 W. C. Strong, - - 59 00 Walker & Co., - - 0 00 C. J. Power, - - 13 00 J. E. Westgate, - - 32 00 Miss S. C. Westgate, - 17 00 Miss H. G. Duncklee, - 1 00 awarded in Prizes and Gratuities, sons: James Comley. - Mrs C. B. Chase, Francis Parkman, Miss A. C. Kenrick, Richard Oldreive, Miss A. C. Wheeler, John A. Kenrick, Joseph Breck, Miss S. W. Story, Miss M, E. Carter, Henry Vandine, - - S18 00 - 19 00 - 132 00 - 18 00 1 00 1 00 6 00 - 63 00 2 00 - 19 00 4 00 PREMIUMS ON FLOWERS. 29 E. stone, - - S7 00 Thomas Smallwood, - 3 00 George Craft, - - 20 00 Mrs. C. E. Bockus, - 1 00 J. W. Brooks, - - 10 00 John C. Chatlin, - - 11 00 J. G. Chandler, - - 2 00 Geo. Leland, - - 4 00 Wm. Cains, - - 19 00 Geo. F. Stone, - - 1 00 Washburn & Co., - 15 00 John J. Dixvvell, - 1 00 A. Earrier, - - 9 00 Mrs. T. W. Ward, - 35 00 N. AYashburn, - - 18 00 W. J. Underwood, - 1 00 Mrs. G. W. C. Washburn, 6 00 J. W. Manning, - - 1 00 George Moor, - - 10 00 Wm. AVales, - - 7 00 Erancis Skinner, - - 6 00 John Galvin, - - 2 00 Mrs. E. M. Gill, - - 13 00 J. F. C. Hyde, - - 7 00 Sumner Downe, - - 7 00 E. A. Story, - - 2 00 John H. Adams, - 2 00 Miss Martha Ware, - 6 00 Miss Mary E. Ware, - 2 00 James Liversage, - 1 00 The following awards were also made: To Erancis Parkman, for the best Seedling Delphinium, the Society's Silver Medal. To George Craft, for the best Seedling Gladiolus, the Society's Silver Medal. To Ilovey & Co., for improved Seedlings of Iris Ktempferi, the Society's Silver Medal. To J. S. Richards, for fine collection of Seedling Gladiolus, the Society's Silver Medal. Elbridge Wason, C. B. Brigham, - Mrs. Wm. Kenrick, Miss E. M. Strong, E. S. Rand, Jr., - Anthony McLaron, O. H. Peck, Barnard & Hunnevvell, Miss S. A. Russell, Mrs. S. Joyce, - M. P. Wilder, - Geo. E. Nelson, - John Jeflries, Jr., H. Grundel, Edward Elynn, - Warren Heustis, - Benj. D. Hill, Jr., 01m & Brothers, James Barrett, - A. McDermott, - Mrs. J. E. M. Gilley, W. H. Halliday, - Erancis Theiler, - John E. Richards, J. C. Hovey, Amoiuit awarded. Balance unexpended. - S12 (0 - 45 00 2 00 - 12 00 8 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 1 00 - 38 00 - 12 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 - 31 00 2 00 - 10 00 6 00 2 00 2 00 1 CO 3 00 - 13 00 8 00 1 CO ^1471 00 - 29 00 Amount appropriated, - 1500 00 At the commencement of the past season, liberal premiums were oflfered for nearly every desirable class of plants and tiowers ; but, it is to be regretted, that in a large Society like ours, so few of our members, so MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. who have gardens and greenhouses, have been competitors for premi- ums, or even contributors to our exhibitions. The Opening Exhibition was good, though smaller than usual, not more than two-thirds of the premiums offered being awarded. The at- tendance at this, and also at the Weekly Exhibitions through the season, has much improved, and shows a gradually increasing interest. The Third Annual Exhibition of Roses was held on the 25th and 2Gth of June, and filled both Halls. It was thought liest to make this a fee- paying exhibition, as last year. The disjilaj' of Roses was larger and better than at any previous Show for a number of years. Financially, it was also a success, as the following figures will show: Total receipts of exhibition, S2G2.25; expenses of exhibition, S200.88; balance over expenses, S61.37. One of the most interesting features at our Weekly Exhibitions, have been the large and fine collections of Native Plants, by our young lady contributors. Premiums were offered the past season for this class of plants, but as most of the contributors were not members of the Socie- ty, gratuities had to be substituted in place of premiums. The display of Baskets of Flowers has also been much improved, and now forms a very conspicuous part of our Weekly Exhibitions. During the past season fine displays of rare Hothouse Flowers have been made from time to time from the Conservatory of Mrs. T. W. Ward. Eight plants of Gloxinias from the same source were exhibited at the Rose Show, which were pronounced perfect specimens in every sense. The Annual Exhibition was all that could be desired, though much crowded for want of space. On the first night of the Exhibition we were visited by a frost, which, in some localities, was quite severe, pre- venting a number of contributors from rei^lenishing their stands of Cut Flowers. The amount appropriated by the Society for Floral Prizes was S1500. Of this amount the Committee have awarded in Premiums and Gratu- ities S1471, leaving a balance of S29 to the credit of the Committee. In closing this Report, we would call the attention of contributors to the changes in the Schedule of Prizes for the ensuing year, especially those at the Rose Show. J. C. IIOVEY, Chairman. Appi'oved, James McTear, E. F. Washburx, F. Parkman, C. H. B. Breck, O. II. Peck, S. H GiBBENS. FRUIT C0M3IITTEE'S EEPORT. 31 EEPOET OF THE COMMITTEE ON EEUITS. For the Year 1867. by "w. c. strong, chaibman. It is a rare occurrence that a season may be called perfect for the de- velopment of all the various kinds of fruit. So many conditions are required, covering the cold of winter, the heat and moisture of summer, the early and late frosts, the growth of previous years; so multiplied, various and disconnected are the elements that we are accustomed to expect unequal results. It is a reason for thankfulness that we have such a variety in fruits, so distinct and independent that the abundance of one crop may be a suj^ply for the want of another. With us a total ftiilure is even more rare than perfect success. If we examine the record of fruits exhibited before this Society for nearly two score years, we shall find that, while the items vary, the tables are almost uniformly filled. It is with greatest surprise that Ave note the conclusions of an eminent cultivator '"after two years of travelling all over the Christian world, . , . that America is the worst fruit-growing country in the world, excejit the North of Europe." It is indeed true that, in this transition period of exhaustion of our virgin soil and aridity of climate consequent upon the wholesale destruction of our forests, together with a natural increase of injurious insects, certain crops are not as spontaneous as in former years. The peach will be recalled as a marked illustration of this fact. Yet if we look on the encouraging side we shall find that every season of the year is abundantly supplied with fruits of the highest known excellence, so that we are rather inclined to say that exactly the reverse of Mr. Sar- gent's proposition is true. Take the crops in their order. For forced fruits, our clear bright sun more than counterbalances the extreme cold of winter. With ease, almost amounting to certainty, we can produce the best of forced fruits for the Spring months. Promptly in June comes the inestimable Strawberry, no where surpassed, and never before equalled in quantity. The small fruits which follow, the Easpberry, the Currant, Blackberry and native Gooseberry all yield almost certain re- turns for judicious culture. The Pear was never more abundant or more easy of management. The successful example of several Apple orchardists demonstrates that this standard fruit can be grown with en. tire success even in the most infected districts. And for the life-invigor- ating Grape, with all the drawbacks of rot and mildew and early frosts, what can we say for the Grape? This we will say, that in this unprece- dented year of rain, with complete failure in some localities, and with 82 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. some varieties, j-et a considerable and, under the circumstances, a most encouraging crop was gathered even in New England, a single excep- tional Isabella vine yielding over 1000 pounds, under the very shadow of the White Mountains. Enterprising cultivators in New England were never more hopeful for the Grape than now. If we go back from the Atlantic Coast, where the season has been, in marked contrast, exces- sively dry, we shall find the Grape crop has fully equalled that of the most famous wine growing districts in the world, with the possible ex- ception of our own Pacific Coast. An eminent and reliable writer who has had the best facilities for procuring statistics, has yet so greatly ex- ceeded previous estimates that we must doubt the accuracy of his data. He gives the number of acres of Grapes in bearing. East of the Eocky Mountain range in 1867, as 1,500,000. The yield is over two tons per acre. Three million tons of Grapes at 10 cents per pound, makes the round value of §600,000,000, (Six hundred million dollars). He also estinuites the land planted in vineyard, not yet in bearing, at 1,000,000 acres. Granting this to be an over-estimate, yet it indicates a rapid stride, and a success in grape-culture which is without a parallel, if we except our own Golden State, where single vineyardists have a million vines in bearing. In the foregoing list or in fruits of equal value can any country show a brighter prospect? Grant that the Peach and the Plum tail in many localities and that the Cherry is less certain tlian for- merly, yet even these are by no means abandoned fruits, and throughout wide regions tliey are abundantly i^roliflc. This is our bright side of the picture, and while we freely admit that far more care and toil are re- quired than when the soil was new, yet we must be encouraged by the fact that ours is not an exceptional case. Such a list of fruits of such intrinsic value cannot be produced in any temperate clime, the world over, without the price of eternal vigilance. It is our duty to note the influence of the varying seasons, and other operating causes in order that we may, as far as is possible, eliminate every element of failure. The past season has been remarkable chiefly for the amount of rainfall during the growing months. From R. T. Paine, Esq., who has kept a careful record, at Boston, for the past forty years, we have ol)tained the following data: The whole amount of rain for the year, was 49.84 inches, being an ex- cess of 4.5 inches over the average for forty years past. The amount for July was 5.68 inches, which is an excess over the monthly a-s erage of 1.54 inches. In August the amount is much greater, reaching the large quantity of 9.96 inches, which is 5.54 inches above the average. Large as this is, the quantity increases as we go South, on the Atlantic Coast, until it reaches the unprecedented amount of 17 inches, at Philadelphia, during the single month of August. The nearest approach to this was in July, 1863, when the monthly fall was 12.5 inches, and 5.64 inches in FRUIT committee's REPORT. 33 August, and the total for that year was the enormous amount of 67.84 inches. The amount for 1SC2 was G1.06 inches, which shows an aggre- gate of 128.9 inches in two consecutive years, — over lOi solid feet of water, an ample amount for a second deluge. This is 38.3 inches in ex- cess of the average gauge for two years, which is 90.06 inches. The extremes of variation are between the maximum of 1803 and the minimum fall of 26 inches in 1816, showing a difference of over forty inches. It is evident that the common impression that about the same quantity of rain falls each year is an error. Yet the cases cited are ex- tremes, and it is true that the variations from the average are not greater than we might expect. We were greatly relieved the present season by the absence of rain during the ripening month of September, the fall being only three quarters of an inch, or one thirteenth part as much as in August previous. This change was an inestimable advantage to the Grape and other ripening crops, and also to the trees, which were unu- sually succulent. Yet the remedy came too late to prevent the injury caused by the excessive rain of the summer months. Forage plants may luxuriate in the moisture, but even with these the growth is too succulent. Of course the evil is great!}' mitigated by thorough drainage, and it is less felt in soils naturally porous. Yet nothing can compensate for the lack of the warm genial influence of the sun. Vegetable growth has been luxuriant, but there has been a uniform lack of flavor in all our fruits. Perhaps the pear has suffered in quality as much as any fruit, being watery and lacking in the high flavor of former years. Many kinds have cracked worse than ever, owing to the stagnant action of the roots in the cold wet ground. As we should expect. Grapes have been subject to the difterent forms of mildew, which cause, in addition to the unusually late start in the spring, has prevented many kinds from ripen- ing. It seems evident that moderate dryness is essential to the develop- ment of the highest quality in fruit. Along, the shores of Lake Erie, the showers which are generated by the Lakes are carried over and empty themselves upon the interior hill country, while the shore belt and the islands are favored with a gentle humidity and a uniformity of tem- perature which insures the best results. In the vicinity of Boston, where the average rain fall during the three summer months is about 12^ inches (an inch more than at Cleveland, Ohio, and from three to four inches more than in the wine districts of Europe,) we must choose drier and more porous soils, steejier declivities, we must see that drainage is per- fect, in a word, we must make it the great problem to counteract the effect of a superabundance of rain. The difficulty is that our rain is most unequally distributed; excessive drought following excessive rain. Belts of Evergreens have a surprising effect in modifying these extremes, and preserving a uniformity, of temperature and moisture. But Ave have 3 34 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. exceeded our limit in these speculations, and now turn to record the work of the season. Ou the 16th of Januaiy your Committee visited the Fruit House of E. S. Converse, in Maiden, constructed on the plan of Professor Nyce. Mr, Converse gave us most liberal opportunity for testing the keeping quali- ties of various fruits, and also for inspecting the jjlan and merits of the House. "Well knoM^n principles of science have been applied, in the con- struction of the House, so that the results are highly satisfactory. "While there are some exceptions, the Strawberry being an example, the great majority of fruits may be kept as in a dormant state, for a great length of time. In most cases the flavor of the fruit is not materially allected, though the change is generally rapid when brought into the ojjen air, "With good judgment in the selection of varieties there can be no doubt of the practical value of these Fruit Houses, though it is to be borne in mind that fruits out of season are often out of place. Bartlett Pears sold at lower rates in November than in Septembei*. "Were they brought in as abundantly in the latter month, the market would be quite over stocked. This law of the market is recognized by every dealer, no en- terprise for securing the earliest fruits being considered hazardous, while the late varieties of a given kind of fniit have to meet a satiated appetite. This accounts, in a degree, for the neglect of the so called ever-bearing, or fall-bearing varieties of fruit. At the Pomological Convention of this year, there was a disposition to condemn the entire list. The Catawissa Rasi)berry, at least, deserves to be excepted, since it is so entirely sepa- rated from all the other crops of small fruits, as to be called an indepen- dent crop. Under good management it will yield a large crop in Sep- tember, not valuable for the market it is true, but supplying a tea table want which has been met only by peaches. As has been stated, the appetite is keen for early fruits, for good spec- imens of which extravagant prices are paid. No variety of fruit is so well adapted for forcing as the Grape. It is easy of management, it retains the highest excellence of flavor under glass, it is an attractive and saleable fruit in the market. As a jiecuniary enterprise we think that in sheltered positions and in low houses adapted solely to this purpose, grapes may be forced with great success, and at prices much belo'vf' those now ruling, during the months of April, May, and a part of June. M. II. Simpson was the only exhibitor of early Grapes. His Muscat of Alexandria, on the 22d of June, were compact and fine bunches, yet scarcely ripe. C. S. Ilolbrook has been very successful in growing forced Peaches, bringing them in just before the ripening of Strawber- ries, in June, and obtaining from .512 to SIS per dozen for the fruit. The house in which these are grown is 60 feet long, and contains 30 trees, in boxes 3 feet square. The present was the 13th crpp, and on one tree 220 fruit were picked. These figures are remarkable, and it must be added FRUIT committee's REPORT. 35 are entirely deceptive in estimating the profit of the crop. We may say it is an extraordinary crop of an extraordinary tree, at an extraordinary price. Probably the crop of this tree did not attain the size to command any thing like the price named. Yet enongh is seen and known to war- rant the statement that, with skilful and high culture, forced fruits are a source of profit as well as highest enjoyment. It is to be hoped that the number of contributors of forced Strawberries, Peaches and Grapes, instead of diminishing may at least increase relatively with our popula- tion. On the loth of June, the Jenny Lind Strawberry opened the list of out-door fruits; a worthy herald of the continuous and bountifid supply which fills out the year to its close. Other varieties are almost equally early, the Boston Pine, for example, being exhibited on the same day with the Jenny Lind. The Wilson has been an unj^opular fruit in our markets, on account of its poor quality, but its productiveness is so marked that it is gaining favor. The Jucunda is a fine looking fruit, yet not equal to La Constante in this respect, while it has disappointed us as to quality and productiveness, upon its first year of trial. But we trust another trial and in various soils may demonstrate its claim to the high praise it has received in other sections. The favorable opinion entertained last year of the Seedling Straw- berry of Hon. M. P. Wilder, a cross between La Constante and Ilovey's Seeding, and now designated as Xo. 60, is confirmed this season. The fruit is of the largest size, of good flavor, in appearance a medium be- tween its parents, not so polished or glazed, and with seeds more im- bedded than in La Constante. An examination of the bed gave indica- tions of vigor and decided productiveness. Mr. Wilder's other Seedling was shown as Ko. 13, and more nearly resembles Hovey's Seedling. Both varieties are promising, and we trust the former may prove worthy of the name of the distinguished originator. Other new Strawberries were exhibited, but did not appear to be noteworthy. La Constante continues to be the finest exhibition fruit, though not sufficiently pro- ductive to compete with the Hovey, Triomphe de Gand, Agriculturist and Wilson in the market. The exhibition of Cherries is smaller than it should be. It will 'be remembered that the Cherry was injured to a remarkable degree by the severe winter of 1857. The present short supply is a result of this in- jury. The remedy is in more extensive planting of young trees. We cannot dispense with this fruit, although it may not hold out strong inducements to plant for profit in the market. The leading varieties on exhibition continue to be Black Tartarean, and Black Eagle. On the 13th of July, Mr. T. S. Pettingill exhibited a red Cherry resembling Downer's Late, with rather more juice and spirit. Of Currants, La Yersaillaise is taking the first rank, both for exhibi- 36 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. tiou and for the market. Its size is regarded as more than an offset to its slightly interior quality to the old Eed Dutch. Mr. J. C. Park ex- hibited the Berton's Seedling Currant, resembling La Versaillaise, but not quite equal in size. Who will give us a Seedling Currant as large as the Cherry and as good as the Eed Dutch? It is a tempting opportu- nity. Rasptjerries are a neglected fruit. The amount in the market is, perhaps, less than it was ten years ago. We must reform in this respect. The Knevett's Giant is an advance upon old varieties, and is a noble fruit. The Philadelphia is perfectly hardy and is remarkably produc- tive, but its size is a great drawback. We have not had the fruit of the Clark upon our tables, but it is regarded with much favor by those who best know its merits. The Dorchester Blackberry has continued to take the first prize. The Wilson and Kittatinney Blackberries have not, as yet, been exhibited and of these we cannot speak. The great increase in the number of varieties of small fruits will of itself increase the public interest, and the extent of culture, and thus in some measure offset the loss resulting from worth- less novelties. The maxim seems to be to try all " and hold fast that which is good." The Plum is virtually an abandoned fruit. H. Vandine continues to exhibit several varieties, but we should judge his crop is not large. Mrs. T. W. Ward has exhibited very fine specimens of Plums which have been protected from the curculio by showering the whole tree with lime water, of the consistency of a thin whitewash, twice a week, from the time the fruit is as large as a pea, until the 24th of June. This is foimd to be a perfect protection. Peaches have been more abundant than usual, though by no means reminding us of the years gone by. Foster's Seedling resembles Early Crawford, and may prove to be superior in appearance and in hardiness. Of this we can only judge Avhen it is cul- tivated in various localities. The Van Buren Dwarf is a fine looking fruit, of high flavor, but the flesh is firm and clings to the stone to an objectionable degree. Pears have been abundant and of fine size, but very deficient in quali- ty, owing to the superabundance of rain and the lack of sunshine and heat. Beurre Gilfard was prominent as the best early kind on exhibi- tion, receiving the three prizes. Clapp's Favorite maintained its high reputation, gaining the first prize for Autumn. Doyenne du Comice wins favor with each season, and ranks among the very best. Beurre d'Anjou, Sheldon, Beurre Superfin, Swan's Orange, Url)aniste, Duch- esse, Louise Bonne and Beurre Bosc all sustained their high rank, as Autumn Pears. Mention may also be made of fine dishes of Dix, St. Michael, Glout Morceau and Beurre Diel, not commending them to pub- lic favor, but as showing that protection and favoring circumstances will, even now, restore these old favorites. It is clearly incorrect to say that FRUIT committee's REPORT. 37 these varieties have deteriorated. We may rather say that the condi- tions of healthy growth have failed. Dr. ShurtlefF exhibited specimens of his Seedling Pears, a lengthy description of which was given in the report of last year, to which we can add nothing at present. The fol- lowing Seedlings worthy of note were exhibited by T. & L. Clapp: Sarah, above medium, obovate, yellowish, with russet i^atches; flesh, white, melting, sweet, flavor of the Seckel; ripe October 12th, promising. Xewhall, a Seedling from Marie Louise, which it resembles, promises well, ripe October 20th. Also, a Seedling not named, a russet, above medium, a perfect pyramid, juicy, a spicy mace-like flavor, good. F. Dana extends his long list of Seedlings, exhibiting one resembling the Marie Louise, and another very like the Dix. The Goodale Pear was on the tables at the Annual Exhibition, but as it has been fully described in previous reports we can add nothing. Asahel Foot exhibited a Seedling of the Seckel, which is more oblate, but otherwise like its parent. Another Seedling by Mr. Foot is called "Weeping Willow, from the remarkably pendulous habit of the tree, but the fruit is of third quality. The only prominent Winter varieties were Lawrence, Winter Nelis and Caen de France. Ajiples are grown with perfect success in the very heart of infected districts. It may be difiicult yet, plainly, it is possible to triumph over cankerworms, curculio and caterpillars. When the cultivator has but few trees, it is scarcely an object to exercise eternal vigilance, but for a large orchard, the cost of continuous tarring for the cankerworm is comparatively trifling. Enterprise is the main requisite. It has been a great mistake to sacrifice healthy young orchards which, with little ex- pense, would jjrobably yield as large profit as anv other product. The single orchard of the Messrs. Clapp disproves thfe whole list of diseased, neglected and stunted orchards to be seen on every side. The evil is, however, in many cases beyond remedy. Trees which have been stripped of foliage for three or four years, especially if of full age, become so stunted and checked as to be scarcely worth recovering. Hence the greater need of protecting all that are yet vigorous. The Williams was, as usual, the most prominent Summer Apple, fol- lowed by the Gravenstein in Autumn, and, with unusual prominence, by the Iluljbardston for Winter. Of course it is not safe to follow these indications blindly. The best and most showy fruits may not be pro- ductive or adapted to general culture. Yet it is believed that an exami- nation of the prize varieties of the various fruits will, in the main, guide to safe conclusions. The Grape has been affected by the excessive rains, more than any other fruit. The Concord has suffered severely from mildew of the bunch, while all varieties have been more or less affected by mildew of the foliage. Add to this, that the crop was backward and in many local- 38 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ities Avas caught by early frosts, and it will be seen that the result must be meagre. Still the display has been fair, indicating general interest in this fruit, and giving great encouragement to persevere. In this region the Concord requires a dry arid comparatively poor soil. Excessive moisture and high feeding causes mildew of the bunch, over luxuriance and barrenness. But there have been some instances of full crops of the Concord, of which that of Daniel Clark was quite remarkable, perhaps the best we have ever seen. Mr. Clark's vines are planted at the base and trained over a ledge of rocks, securing conditions known to be favorable. The Hartford Prolific has given a larger crop than any other kind. The Delaware has mildewed and failed in most instances. Eogers iN'o. 1.5, has not ripened well. Xo. 4, has done much better, and for qual- ity, appearance and good habits coTnbined, is the best of Mr. Rogers' Seedlings as yet noticed by your Committee. Israella appeared to be ten days later than the Hartford. lonas did not ripen, except in favored spots. A Seedling from 01m Brothers was very like, and probably identical with Catawba ; also, from the same, a Seedling rcsem])ling Lenoir. A wliite Grape from Rev. I. P. Langworthy, called Fedora, did not appear to be equal to the Allen. On the 19th of October, Mr. Jacob Moore sent specimens of his Diana Hamburg, and Clover Street Black, both in good condition. The former has the thick skin and a trace of the flavor of Diana, but it appeal's to have a decided preponder- ance of foreign blood. The Clover Street has also a thick skin, some pulp, but no foxiness. In quality and appearance, these Seedlings stand high. Of their habits we cannot speak. Mr. J. B. Clyne, of Rochester, K. Y., sent samples of Grapes ripened by him, giving an excellent op- portunity of comparing them with fine samples grown by Mr. llervey Davis, in his protected vineyard at Cambridgeport. As the season at Rochester was quite in contrast with our own, being unusually dry and warm, we should expect sviperior quality. Rogers No. 15 was better than we had conceived it ever could be, with some aroma and little of the roughness usually noticed. Ko. 4 was sweeter than Union "Village, but not as juicy, quite a good Grape, and, considering its noble appear- ance, its freedom from disease and its apparent productiveness, it prom- ises to be a valuable addition. This was equally good in this section as, from Rochester. The "Main Grape," so called, was received from several sources, from vines sold by Mr. Main. The fruit and foliage so exactly corres- pond with the Concord that there can be no doubt of its identity. After receiving a good deal of evidence, your Committee is comijelled to say that this sale of the Concord vuider a new name is a gross outrage upon the public. Mr. J. II. Felt has kindly furnished a record of the Sanborn- ton, 'New Hampshire, Isabella vine, for the current year. This is the 21st year of bearing. Over one thousand i)ounds have been cut, two- FRUIT committee's REPORT. 39 thirds of which are said to be fully ripe, and three bushels of fruit not ripe remained on the vine October 19th. The fruit as tested October 19th was fairly ripe. This is a surprising instance of what can be done, a hundred miles north of Boston, with so late and so uncertain a vari- ety as the Isabella. Accompanying this Report is a list of prizes awarded during the year, with the premium varieties given, in most instances. An inspection of this list will assist to some degree in forming an opinion of the merit of different varieties. All of which is submitted by the Committee. W. C. Strokg, P. B. HOTEY, E. A. Brackett, D. T. Curtis, * • a. c. bowditch, Hervey Davis, Fbedeeick Clapp, 40 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. PEIZES FOE FEUITS DUEIXG THE SEASON. Apples. — For the best Summer Apples, before the third Sat- urday in August, to Geo. Hill, for Williams Favorite, - S6 00 For the next best, to F. & L. Clapp, for do. - 5 00 For the next best, to J. W. Foster, for Eed Astrachan, - 4 00 For the best specimens of Autumn AjDples, to F. & L. Clapp, for Gravenstein, - - - - - -6 00 For the next best, to Lewis Wheeler, for Porter, - - 5 00 For the next best, to Isaiah Xewhall, for do. - - 4 00 For the best twelve Winter Apples, of one variety, to J. B. Moore, for Hubbardston, - - - - 6 00 For the third best, to H. Vandine, for Hubbardston, - 4 00 French Premiums. — For the best ten varieties of Apples, twelve specimens each, to be exhibited on the first Saturday of November, to F. &. L. Clapp, the French Plate, valued at 12 00 For the best dish of twelve specimens of one variety, the French Prize, to Samuel Ilartwell, for Hubbardston, - 4 00 For the next best, to J. W. Foster, for Golden Eusset, the French Prize, - - - - - - 3 00 Blackberries. — For the best specimens, not less than four quarts of the same variety, to J. W. Foster, for Dorches- ter, -------- For the next best, to B. B. Davis, - - - - For the next best, to Francis Dana, . _ _ For the next best, to Wm. F. Hall, - - _ Cherries. — For the best specimens, not less than two quarts of the same variety, to Phineas Stone, - - . For the next best, to Horace Partridge, - - - For the next best, to James Nugent, - _ _ Currants. — For the best specimens, not less than four quarts of the same variety, to Wm. H. Barnes, for La Yersail- laise, _..---_ For the next best, to F. & L. Clapp, for La Versaillaise, - For the next best, to J. W. Foster, for do. Figs. — For the best twelve specimens of one variety, to Walker & Co., For the next best, to Josiah Newhall, - - - Gooseberries. — For the best specimens, not less than two quarts of one variety, to Phineas Stone, for Crown Bob, For the next best, to B. B. Davis, for Green Gage, 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 FRUIT committee's REPORT. 41 Grapes, Foreign. — For the best specimens, on or before the third Saturday in July, not less than five varieties of two bunches of each variety, to Peter Smith, - - $8 00 For the next best, to C. S. Holbrook, -• - - 6 00 For the best specimens, grown under glass, subsequently to the third Saturday in July, five varieties of two bimches each, to Peter Smith, - - - - - 6 00 Native. — For the best specimens of four varieties of Native Grapes, of four bunches of each variety, to Davis & Bates, 10 00 For the best specimens of two varieties, of four bunches of each variety, to C. E. Grant, - - - - 6 00 For the next best, to Davis & Bates, - - - 6 00 For the next best, to Benj. B. Davis, - - - 3 00 Peaches. — For the best twelve sijecimens, grown under glass, on or before the third Saturday in July, to C. S. Hol- brook, for Early Crawford, - - - - 6 00 For the next best, to Geo. Lincoln, for Early Crawford, - 5 00 For the next best, to G. Chilson, for Hale's Early, - 4 00 For the next best, to C. S. Holbrook, for Cooledge's Favorite, 3 00 For the best twelve specimens of one variety, open culture, to Davis & Bates, for Early Crawford, * - - 5 00 For the next best, to Benj. B. Davis, for Late Crawford, - 4 00 For the next best, to Davis & Bates, for Early York, - 3 00 For the next best, to Lewis Wheeler, for Cooledge's Favorite, 2 00 Peaks. — For the best twelve Summer Pears of one variety, on or before the third Saturday in August, to Davis & Bates, for Beurre Gifiard, . _ _ . For the next best, to B. B. Davis, for Beurre Gifiard, For the next best, to H. Yandine, for do. For the best twelve Autumn Pears of one variety, on or be- fore the first Saturday in November, to F. & L. Clapp, for Clapp's Favorite, _ _ . - - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., for Doyenne du Comice, For the next best, to Davis & Bates, for Louise Bonne, For the next best, to Wm. Maloon, for Beurre d'Anjou, - For the best twelve Winter Pears, of one variety, on or be- fore the first Saturday in December, to J. B. Loomis, for Lawrence, ______ For the next best, to Francis Dana, for Winter Nelis, For the next best, to Walker & Co., for Caen de France, - For the next best, to H. Vandine, for Winter Nelis, Plums. — For the best twelve specimens of one variety, to H. Yandine, - - - - - - - 4 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 7 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 10 00 8 00 7 00 5 00 25 00 20 00 15 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 42 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETT. For Quinces.— To C. E. Grant, - - - - §2 00 Easpbereies. — For the best specimens, not less than four quarts of the same variety, to J. "W. Foster, for Knev- etfs Giant, - - - - - - 4 00 Strawberries at the Rose Show. — For the best four quarts of one variety, to Geo. Hill, for Ilovey's Seedling, the Silver Cup, valued at - - - - 25 00 For the best four varieties, of two quarts each, to J. C. Park, for Trioraphe de Gaud, Agriculturist, Jucunda and Cre- mont, -._.... For the next best, to James Comley, For the next best, to Ilovey & Co., Strawberries During the Season. — For the best Ilov- ey's Seedling, to Geo. Hill, . _ _ . For the best Triomphe de Gand, to Mrs. T. W. Ward, " " La Constante, to Hovey & Co., " " Jenny Lind, to Geo. Hill, " " Brighton Pine, to do. - - - . " " Agriculturist, to Warren Heustis, " " Jucunda, to J. C. Park, - GEATUITIES AWARDED FOR FRUITS NOT COMPETING FOR PRIZES. M. P. Wilder, for Seedling Strawberries, . - - J. B. Clyne, for collection of I7ative Grapes, - - - W. C. Strong, as Chairman, the acknowledgment of collec- tions of Fruit at various times, not competing for prizes. S. Cleveland, for collection of Foreign Grapes, of superior flavor, Geo. L. Lovett, for superior dish of Glout Morceau Pears, - F. &. L. Clapp, for Seedling Pears, - - - - Geo. C. Leonard, for fine collection of Foreign Grapes, M. II. Simpson, for fine Muscat and other Foreign Grapes, - S. W. Lewis, for Beurrc Did Pears, - - - - W. P. AValker, for Triomphe de Gand Strawberries, Martin II. Hood, for La Constante do. G. Chilson, for Peaches and Grai:»es, - - - - George B. Cutter, .-.-.- J. A. Kenrick, ------- J. C. Ilovey, ------- • J. C. Park, George Walsh, ------ Joseph H. Smith, ------ James Nugent, ------ 5 00 5 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 FRUIT committee's REPORT. 43 PRIZES FOR FRUITS AT THE A:N^NUAL EXHIBITION". Apples. — For the best twenty varieties, of twelve specimens each, the Lyman plate, to F. & L. Clapp, valxied at - S-0 00 For the next best, to Asa Clement, - - - - 15 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - 12 00 For the best fifteen varieties, of twelve specimens each, to James Eustis, - - - - - - 12 00 For the best ten varieties, of twelve specimens each, to J. W. Foster, ---_-.. For the next best, to C. X. Brackett, _ . . For the next best, to Francis Skinner, . . . For the best five varieties, of twelve specimens each, to J. B. Moore, ____.._ For the next best, to Geo. Peirce, - - - - For the next best, to Wm. A. Crafts, ... For the best dish of Apples, twelve specimens of one variety, to F. & L. Clapp, for Gravenstein, . _ _ For the next best, to J. B. Moore, for Ilubbardston, For the next best, to Warren Heustis, for Gravenstein, For the next best, to Geo. Peirce, for- Porter, Pears. — For the best twenty varieties, of twelve specimens each, to Hovey & Co., ----- For the next best, to Davis & Bates, - - - For the next best, to Henry Vandine, _ - _ For the best fifteen varieties, of twelve specimens each, to J. C. Chase, For the next best, to Josiah Stickney, - _ _ For the next best, to Wm. R. Austin, . . - For the best ten varieties, of twelve specimens each, to Alex. Dickinson, ------- For the next best, to Jesse Haley, - - - - • For the next best, to Jacob Xudd, - - - - For the best five varieties, of twelve specimens each, to J. L. D'Wolf, For the next best, to Jacob Eaton, - - - - For the next best, to S. G. Damon, - - - - For the best 12 specimens of Bartlett, to Alexander Dickinson, " " " " Doyenne Boussock, to M. H. Simpson, " " " " Benrre Langlier, to M. P. Wilder, ." " " " Beurre Bosc, to Jacob Eaton, - " " " " Seckel, to Alexander Dickinson, '*• " " " Swan's Orange, to Alex. McDermott, 8 00 6 00 5 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 5 oa 4 00 3 00 2 00 25 00 20 00 16 00 15 00 12 00 10 00 10 00 8 00 6 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 o 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 o 00 5 GO 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 44 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. For the best 12 specimens of Louise Bonne, to J. C. Chase, $5 00 " « " " Urbaniste, to J. C. Chase, " " " " Beurre Diel, to John II. Stanley, " " " " Beurre d'Anjou, to J. R. Poor, *' " " " Sheldon, to Bernard Foley, - « " " " Glout Morceau, to J. C. Chase, " " " " Doyenne du Cornice, to J. S. Farlow, - " « " " Beurre Superfln, to W. R. Austin, " » " « Lawrence, to F. & L. Clapp, - " " " " Marie Louise, to II. Yandine, - " " " " Belle Lucrative, to Horace Partridge, " " " " Merriam, to A. J. Dean, " " " " Winter Xelis, to Davis & Bates, " " " " Dana's Ilovey, to Francis Dana, " " " " Mount Vernon, to Walker & Co., Peaches. — For the best four varieties, of twelve specimens each, to Lewis Wheeler, - - - - - For the next best, to Asa Clement, - - - - Plums. — For the best four varieties, of twelve specimens each, to Mrs. T. W. Ward, 5 00 Grapes, Foreigx. — For the best three bunches of Black Ham- burg, to Mrs. T. W. Ward, - - - - 5 00 For the next best, to R. S. Rogers, - - - - 4 00 For the best three bunches of Muscat, to M. H. Simpson, - 5 00 For the next best, to H. S. Mansfield, - - - 4 00 For the best two varieties, two bunches of each, to M. II. Simpson, - - - - - - - 5 00 For the next best, to E. H. Luke, - - - - 4 00 For the best six varieties, two bunches of each, to William Gray, Jr., - - 10 00 Grapes, jSTative.— For the best collection, four bunches of each variety, to Davis & Bates, - - - - 20 00 For the best six bunches of Delaware, to W. II. Wilcox, - 4 00 " " " Diana, to F. Dana, - - 4 00 " " " IsaT)ella, to J. Y. Wellington, - 4 00 " " " Concord, to J. B. Moore, - 4 00 " " " Hartford Prolific, to B. B. Davis, 4 00 " " " Rebecca, to Geo. Davenport, - 4 00 " " " lona, to J. Capen, - - 4 00 « " " Israella, to S. G. Damon, - 4 00 FRUIT committee's REPORT. 45 GRATUITIES AWARDED AT THE A:N^NUAL EXIIIBITI0>^. - no 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 M. P. Wilder, for collection of Pear Samuel Oakman, do. do. Stephen Hill, do. do. William Maloon, do. do. George S. Curtis, do. do. Samuel Swectser, do. do. J. B. Kendall, do. do. J. C. Park, do. do. H. Yandine, do. do. S. P. Langmaid, do. do. George Leland, do. do. John D. Dodge, do. do. C. ]^. Brackett, do. do. William P. Hall, do. do. Warren Heustis, do. do. Andrew McDermott , do. do. J. A. Kenrick, do. do. A. B. Shedd, do. do. John Mahouey, do. do. C. C. Dike, do. do. J. H. Frothingham, do. do. l!^. Washburn, do. do. C. L. Brigham, do. do. James A. Stetson, do. do. H. Withington, do. do. G. A. Godbold, do. do. William E. Coffin, do. do. James Jeffries, do. do. W. E. Austin, for the best dish of Duchesse d'Angouleme Pears, a special prize, the Society's Silver Cup, valued at S. L. Goodale, for the Goodale Seedling Pear, the Silver Medal, valued at------- C. B. Brigham, for collection of xippl William T. Hall, do. do. James H. Fenno, do. do. John Gilbert, do. do. Joseph Parker, do. do. James A. Stetson, do. do. J. T. Foster, do. do. George Peirce, do. do. Mrs. P. W. Stone, do. do. Samuel Hartwell, do. do. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 25 00 5 00 10 00 4 00 4 00 5 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 46 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, Benjamin Bruce, for collection of Apples, J. E. :M. Gillcy, do. do. John Gilbert, for collection of Plums, - - - Walker & Co., for Figs, - - - - - J. J. Foster, for collection of Peaches, - Frederick Nichols, do. do. Benjamin B. Davis, do. do. H. Withington, do. do. Alexander Dickinson, do. do. S. G. Damon, do. do. W. P. Walker, do. do. W. E. Donell, do. do. Daniel Clark, for superior Concord GrajDes, the Silver Medal. Dr. Parker, for Grapes, _ - - - N. B. White, do. .... George F. Leonard, do. .... G. S. Damon, do. . . . - C. M. Atkinson, do. . . . - E. S. Hunt, do. .... S. K. Johnson, do. .... -2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 The total amount of awards is as follows : — Davis & Bates, - S79 00 Peter Smith, - 14 00 Hovey & Co., - • 73 00 James Eustis, - 12 00 F. & L. Clapp, - ■ 05 00 Josiah Stickney, - - 12 00 George Hill, (Cup,) • 4G 00 C. B. Brigham, - - 11 00 IT. Vandine, • 41 00 AVarren Heustis, - - 10 00 Wm. E. Austin, (Cup), ■ - 40 00 J. B. Loomis, - 10 00 J. C. Park, • 34 00 Wm. Gray, Jr., - - 10 00 J. C. Chase, - 30 00 Jacob Eaton, - 10 00 J. W. Foster, - 25 00 George Peirce, - 9 00 B. B. Davis, . 24 00 Wm. Maloon, 9 00 Alex. Dickinson, - 21 00 Jesse Haley, 8 00 M. P. Wilder, - - 20 00 C. E. Grant, 8 00 James Comley, - - 20 00 Horace Partridge, 8 00 J. B. Moore, - 20 00 C. N. Brackett, - 8 00 Francis Dana, - 20 00 AVm. F. Hall, - 8 00 Asa Clement, - 19 00 Andrew McDermott, 7 00 M. II. Simpson, - - 18 00 John Gilbert, 7 00 Walker & Co., - - 16 00 Lewis Wheeler, - 7 00 S. G. Damon, ■ 15 00 Phineas Stone, - 7 00 C. S. Ilolbrook, - - 15 00 S. Ilartwell, 6 00 Mrs. T. W. Ward, ■ 15 00 G. Chilson, G 00 FRUIT COMMITTEE S REPORT. 47 John L. D'Wolf, - $6 00 W. P. Walker, - - $3 00 Jacob Nudd, G 00 J. A. Kenrick, 3 00 Josiah Kewhall, - 6 00 Geo. Leland, 3 00 J. E. Poor, 5 00 S. P. Langmaid, - 3 00 A. J. Dean, 5 00 J. B. Kendall, - 3 00 Bernard Foley, - o 00 Samuel Sweetser, 3 00 Jesse Wheeler, - 5 00 H. Withington, - 3 00 Samuel Oakman, - 5 00 James A. Stetson, 3 oa J. S. Farlow, 5 00 James Nugent, - 3 00 J. T. Foster, 5 00 Joel Parker, 2 00 Daniel Clark, (Medal), - 5 00 A. B. Shedd, 2 00 S. L. Goodale, (Medal), - 5 00 John D. Dodge, - 2 00 Dr. Parker, 5 00 John Mahony, - 2 00 N". B. White, 5 00 Mrs. P. J. Stone, - 2 00 Geo. F. Leonard,- 5 00 Benjamin Bruce, - 2 00 George Lincoln, - 5 00 J. E. M. Gilley, - 2 00 J. B. Clyne, 5 00 Frederick Nichols, 2 00 F. Skinner, 5 00 E. S. Hunt, 2 00 John H. Stanley, - 5 00 S. W. Lewis, 2 00 Wm. A. Crafts, - 4 00 M. n. Hood, 2 00 Joseph H. Fenno, 4 00 C. C. Dike, 1 00 E. S. Eogers, 4 00 J. H. Frothingham, 1 OO E. H. Luke, 4 00 N. Washburn, 1 OO W. H. Wilcox, - 4 00 G. A. Godbold, - 1 00' J. Y. Wellington, 4 00 Wm. E. CofHn, - 1 OO Geo. Davenport, - 4 00 James Jeflries, - 1 00 Geo. S. Curtis, - 4 00 Wm. E. Donell, - 1 00 J. Capen, 4 00 S. E. Johnson, 1 00 S. Cleveland, 3 00 Geo. B. Cutter, - 1 00 Geo. L. Lovett, - 3 00 J. C. Hovey, 1 00 Geo. C. Leonard, - 3 00 Geo. Walsh, 1 00 C. M. Atkinson, - 3 00 Joseph H. Smith, 1 00 Wm. H. Barnes, - 3 00 Amount ajipropriated for prizes for fruit, - - - - $1200 00 Amount a\yarded, - 1053 00 Balance not awarded. 147 00 48 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. a 16. March 2. (( 9. (( 30. <( 30. April 27. May 11. ii. 18. EEPOET OF THE CO}DIITTEE ON VEGETABLES, For the YeaPw 18G7. BY C. N. BRACKETT, CHAIRMAN. Tlic Standing Committee on Vegetables beg leave to ofler the follow- ing Keport of their doings for the year now closing: Previous to the opening of the Ilall, Gratuities were awarded for forced Vegetables to the following contributors: February 2. To E. A. Brackett, for Hybrid Cucumbers. Josiah Crosby, for Tennisball Lettuce. Walter Eussell, for do. Anthony Hatch, for do. Walter Russell, for Radishes and Lettuce. Josiah Crosby, for Tennisball do. George Hill, for very line White Spine Ciicumbers. C. N. Brackett, for Keyes' Tomatoes. J. B. Moore and Walter Russell, for line Asparagus, and James Comley, for Mushrooms. The growing of eai-ly Vegetables, under glass, seems to be more and more becoming an object of interest with cultivators; its successful practice requiring not only great skill, but also considerable scientific knowledge, and for this reason is worthy of, and should receive, the en- couragement of the Society, and your Committee, entertaining these views, would recommend, as early as practicable, that suitable Priaes be offered for this object. The number of contributions to the Weekly Exhibitions, during the season, the Committee regret to say, were not so numerous as last year; yet, from the superior character of the specimens shown, and the ab- sence of coarse and inferior varieties of ordinary appearance, as too often seen on former occasions, the weekly shows have been in this re- spect particularly interesting, plainly showing an increasing interest in this department, and that more attention is being paid to the selection of varieties, as well as to their careful cultivation. The attention of your Committee has been called, during the season, to several new varieties of Vegetables, which have been on exhibition for the first time, among which we notice the following varieties of the Tomato :— " Maupay's Superior," " Foard," " Eureka " and " Boston Market," some of which may be considered as quite promising; but as new varieties should be received with some caution, and the past season VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 49 was particularly unfavorable for testing their respective merits, further trial must determine their true qualities, and adaptation to general cultivation. - McLean's Advancer Pea, of recent introduction, is a variety we con- sider worthy the attention of every cultivator of this fine Vegetable. It is a dwarf, green, wrinkled marrow, with large, long pods, well filled, very prolific, in flavor equal to the Champion, and nearly as early as the Dan O'Rourke. Carter's First Crop Pea, another comparatively new sort, proves to be one of our earliest and best varieties. It received the first prize at our exhibitions during the season for the best and earliest peck. Weight, Hi lbs. Specimens of a new Vegetable, of the Eadish tribe, (" Eaphanus Caudatus,") were shown by H. H. Ilunnewell and James Comley, the seed-pods of Avhich, when about half grown, are eaten in the same man- ner as the root of the common Eadish, which they are said to resemble in taste, but are considered superior to in delicacy of flavor. As the Committee had no opportunity of testing this variety, they are unable to express any opinion concerning its merits. A new variety of the Pepper, from France, called the " Monstrous," was shown at the Annual Exhibition by Messrs. Hovey & Co., which appeared to combine the good qualities of the popular market variety, the Squash Pepper, Avith the Mountain ; great size, with a very hard and firm texture, which promises to be of value. The Early Goodrich Potato, of which favorable mention was made last season, fully sustains its former reputation for earliness, productive- ness, and all the qualities which go to make up a first rate market Pota- to, to which may be added its ability to withstand disease^ so prevalent the past season. "While the Sebec was a failure, and even the Jacksoa sutFered severely in almost every direction in this vicinity,, the Goodrich escaped without injury, yielding a good crop. We reGonimend. this, variety with confidence, having grown it two years. The Harrison, another of Mr. Goodrich's Seedlings, a late, or Winter variety, is even more productive than the Goodrich^ perfectly hardy^ not affected by rot in the least, yielding immense crops of smooth,, handsome tubers, of the finest quality. A great acquisition. Both these varieties in cultivation require amjile room, (being strong and vigorous in their habit of growth), and generous culture. Owing to the unfavorable character of the season, which was unusual- ly cold, wet and backward, many varieties of Vegetables, for which prizes were oftered, failed to mature in season to meet the requirements of the Schedule. On this account may be attributed the meagre show noticed on several occasions at the exhibitions during the season, rather than to any want of interest in contributors.. 4 50 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The display of Vegetables at the Annual was in all respects a good one, forming a pleasing feature of the Exhibition. The variety was great, and, although the number of contributors was not equal to the previous year, any deficiency in this respect was more than supplied by the unusual superiority of the contributions offered, A copy of the Premiums and Gratuities awarded by your Committee is aimexed. February 2. a 16. March 2. u 9. a 30, (( a April 27. May 11. (( 18. VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 51 GEATUITIES AWAKDED FOR FORCED VEGETABLES PREVIOUS TO OPENING OF THE HALL. To E. A. Brackett, for 1 pair Hybrid Cucumbers, $2 00 To Josiah Crosby, for Tennisball Lettuce, - 2 00 To Walter Russell, for " " - 2 00 To Authony Hatch, for " " - 2 00 To Walter Russell, for Lettuce and Radish, - 2 00 To Josiah Crosby, for " - - 2 00 To George Hill, for White Spine Cucumbers, - 2 00 To C. N. Brackett, for Keyes Tomatoes, - 2 00 To J. B. Moore, for Asparagus, - - 1 00 " " To James Comley, for Mushrooms, - - 2 00 " " To Walter Russell,- for Asparagus, - - 1 00 PRIZES AWARDED AT THE WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS DURING THE SEASON. Asparagus. — For the best four bunches, to John B. Moore, - For the next best, to Walter Russell, ... For the next best, to James II. Smith, . . . Beets. — For the best Summer, Turnip- rooted, the second Sat- urday in July, to Walter Russell, - - - . For the next best, to George W. Pierce, ... For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, ... Beaks. — For the best aud earliest peck of String, on the i5rst Saturday in July, to Walter Russell, ... For the next best, to C. II. Laughton, ... For the next best, not awarded, . . . . For the best two quarts Early Shelled, on the second Satur. day in July, not awarded, - . . - . For the next best, "..... For the best two quarts of Large Lima, on the second Satur- day in September, to George Leland, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - . . 2 00 For the best two quarts of Small Lima, or Sieva, on Septem- ber 7th, not awarded, - - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Cabbages. — For the best four, on the second Saturday in Jiily, to Josiah Crosbj", - - - - - -4 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - . - - 2 00 Carrots. — For the best Long Orange, on the second Satur- day in July, to Josiah Crosby, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to James H. Smith, - - - 2 00 m 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 52 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Carrots. — For the best Scarlet or Early Horn, to J. Crosby, - For the next best, to James H. Smith, ... Cauliflowers. — For the best four, on the second Saturday in August, to C. N. Brackett, ----- For the next best, not uAvarded, - . - - For the next best, not awarded, - - . . Celery. — For the best six roots, on the first Saturday in Sep- tember, to Josiah Crosby, - - - . - For the next best, not awarded, . - - . Corn. — For the best Sweet Corn, on the first Saturday in Au- gust, to George Leland, - - - . - For the next best, not awarded, - - . - For the next best, not aAvarded, - . - . Cucumbers. — For the best pair, grown under glass, on the fourth Saturday in May, to George Hill, - - - For the next best, not awarded, - _ - _ For the next best, not awarded, - . . - Egg Plants. — For the best six, on the first Saturday in Sep- tember, to Josiah Crosby, - - - - - For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - Lettuce. — ^For the best six heads, on the first Saturday in June, to George Hill, ----- For the next bejst, not awarded, . - - . For the next best, not awarded, . - - - Onions. — For the best tAvelve, on the first Saturday in July, to Josiah Crosby, ------ For the next best, to George W. Pierce, . - - For the best peck, dried, on the second Saturday in July, to James H. Smith, 3 00 Parsnips. — For the best Summer, Tumip-rooted, on the first Saturday in September, to Walter Russell, For the next best, to James H. Smith, - . . Potatoes. — For the best peck, on the second Saturday in July, to Josiah Crosby, for Chenery, - . - - For the next best, to James H. Smith, for Early Goodrich, For the next best, to J. P. Bush, for do. do, Pej^s. — For the best peck, on or before the third Saturday in June, to John B. Moore, for Carter's first crop, - For the nexi best, to C. H. Laughton, for Tom Thumb, - For the next best, to James Comley, for Carter's First Crop, Ehubarb. — For the best twelve stalks, on the fourth Saturday in May, to George Hill, for Victoria, - _ - For the next best, to James H. Smith, for Victoria, 14 lbs., For the next best, to James Nugent, for Victoria, 12 lbs,, - $3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 53 Kadish. — For the best Long Scarlet, six bunches, on the sec- ond Saturday in June, to Josiah Crosby, - - - $4 00 For the next best, to Walter Kussell, . . - For the next best, not awarded, - - - Squashes. — For the best Long-warted Summer, six specimens, on the third Saturday in July, to AValter Russell, For the next best, not awarded, ... - For the best Scollop Squash, not awarded, ... For the next best, not awarded, . - . - For the best four Marrow, on the second Saturday in August, to Josiah Crosby, -..--. For the next best, to "Walter Russell, ... Tomatoes. — For the best dish of twelve, on the first Saturday in August, to George Leland, for Tilden, - For the next best, to C. IST. Brackett, for Keyes, For the next best, to George Hill, for Large Red, - For the next best, to Walter Russell, for do. Turnips. — For the Ijest twelve, on the first Saturday in Au- gust, not awarded, - - - - - -3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Watermelons. — For the best pair, on the first Saturday in September, to George Leland, - - - - 4 CO Melons. — For the best Greenflesh, of any variety, four speci- mens, on the third Saturday in August, to Geo. Hill, - 4 00 For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - 3 00 GRATUITIES AWARDED AT WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS. George A. Mudge, for Lettuce, . . - . - D. Zirngiebel, (May 25) for Keyes and Tilden Tomatoes, James II. Smith, for Potatoes, Onions and Beets, James Comley, for 3 varieties Peas, and specimens of Rapha- nus Caudatus, ...... Walter Russell, for Brunswick Cabbages, ... Jonas Gammell, for Flat Turnips, .... Peter Smith, for one pair Gen. Grant Cucumbers, George W. Pierce, for fine Brunswick Cabbages, C. N". Brackett, for Sweet Corn, (Crosby Early), ■ J. H. Smith, for Cauliflowers, (very fine), - - . J. II. Smith, for Black Pekin Egg Plants, C. N". Brackett, for Maupay, Keyes, Foard and Eureka Toma- toes, ---.-.-. X. Washburn, for Collection of Beans, - - - - !2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 64 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. PKIZES AWAKDED AT THE AXXI7AL EXHIBITION. Beets.— For the best tAvelve, to John Fillebrown, - - S4 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to G. ^V. Pierce, - - - 2 00 For the best Long Blood, twelve specimens, to W. Russell, - 4 00 For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - 2 00 Carrots. — For the best Short Scarlet, or Early Horn, twelve specimens, to G. W. Pierce, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 2 00 For the best Long Orange, twelve specimens, to Josiah Cros- by, 4 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to John Fillebrown, - - - 2 00 Corn. — For the best Sweet, twelve ears, to James J. II. Gre- gory, 4 00 For the next best, to Jonas Gammell, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to George Dorr, - - - 2 00 For the best Yellow or Field, twenty-five ears, traced, to F. & L. Clapp, 3 00 For the next best, to John B. Moore, - - - 2 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 1 00 Cranberries. — For the best half a bushel, (cultivated), to James Comley, - - - - - -4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Muskmeloxs. — For the best Christiana, or Greenflesh, three specimens, to Andrew F. Allen, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to Josiah Stickney, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to John Fillebrown, - - - 2 00 Watermelons. — For the best two specimens, to John B. Moore, - - - - - - -4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Parsnips. — For the best Turnip-rooted, twelve specimens, to G. W. Pierce, 4 00 For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 2 00 For the best Long, twelve specimens, to Geo. Hill, - - 4 00 For the next best, to Andrew F. Allen, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to G. W. Pierce, - - - 2 00 VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S BEPORT. 55 Potatoes. — For the best six varieties, a peck each, to James H. Smith, For the next best, to John C. Park, . . . For the next best, to James Comley, . - . For the best peck of Jackson, to Samuel Hartwell, For the best peck of Garnet Chili, to John L. D'Wolf, For the best peck of Sebec, to Samuel Hartwell, For the best peck of Early Goodrich, to Geo. W. Pierce, For the best peck of Chenery, not awarded, - - - Squashes. — For the best Marrow, four specimens, to George Pierce, .-.--.. For the next best, to Walter Eussell, - . - For the next best, to Josiah Stickney, - - . For the best Hubbard, four specimens, to Geo. Hill, For the next best, to Walter Russell, - . , For the next best, to Seth W. Hathaway, - - - For the best Turban, four specimens, to Walter Russell, For the next best, to James J. H. Gregory, For the next best, to Seth W. Hathaway, - - . For the best Canada, four specimens, to Walter Russell, For the next best, to George Don-, ... For the next best, to Geo. Hill, - . - . For the largest and best Mammoth, not less than 100 lbs., the Society's Silver Medal, to Moses Hunt. For the next best, not awarded, . - - - Turnips. — For the best twelve, to Jonas Gammell, For the next best, to Walter Russell, . . - For the next best, to James H. Smith, _ - . For the best twelve Swedish Turnips, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Celery. — For the best four roots, to Walter Russell, For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, ... For the next best, to John Fillebrown, ... Tomatoes. — For the best three varieties, to Geo. W. Pierce, - For the next best, to James J. H. Gregory, For the next best, to C. N. Brackett, . . . For the best single dish, to C. IsT. Brackett, for Gen. Grant, Cauliflowers. — For the best four, to James H. Smith, For the next best, not awarded, . - - - For the next best, not awarded, . . - - Cabbages. — For the best Drumhead, three specimens, to Seth W. Hathaway, ....-- For the next best, not awarded, - - - - IQ 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 56 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Cabbages. — For the best single specimen, not less than thirty- five pounds, not awarded, - - - - - $2 00 For the next best, not awarded, . - - - Red Cabbages. — For the best three heads, to Jas. H. Smith, For the next best, to D. & G. F. Stone, For the best Savoy, three heads, to James II. Smith, For the next best, not awarded, - . - - Horse Eadish. — For the best six roots, to John Fillebrown, For the next best, not awarded, - . - . Peppers. — For the best peck, to George Dorr, For the next best, to Josiah Stickney, . - - For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 0>rioisrs. — For the best peck of any one variety, to George Hill, for Danvers, ...... For the next best, to Samuel Hartwell, ... For the best four varieties, of a peck each, to Jas. II. Smith, For the next best, to Samuel Hartwell, ... For the next best, not awarded, . . . - Egg Plants. — For the best Long Purple, six specimens, to Elbridge "Wason, ------ For the next best, to George Hill, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - For the best Round Purple, six specimens, to George W. Pierce, ------- For the next best, to George Hill, - - - - For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - . Pumpkins. — For the best, not less than four, and not less than twenty pounds each, the Society's Silver Medal, not awarded. For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 3 00 SPECIAL PRIZE. Cauliflowers. — For the best four, a Silver Cup, to James H. Smith, gardener to Francis Skinner, valued at - - 15 00 GRATUITIES AWARDED AT THE ANKUAL EXHIB.ITION. S. A. Merrill, for collection, 10 00 Franklin Alley, " - Franklin Alley, for Mammoth Cabbages, - - - 3 00 Josiah Newhall, for Squashes, - - - - - 2 00 George Dorr, for Red Cabbage, - - - - 1 00 D. & G. F. Stone, for collection, - - - - 2 00 I 1 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 57 Francis Dana, for collection of Squashes, - - - $1 00 N. Washburn, " " - - - - 1 00 James J. II. Gregory, for collection, - - - - 5 00 George Leland, " 2 00 G. W. Harding, for very fine Egg Plants, - - - 2 00 Elbridge "Wason, for collection, - - • - - - 2 00 George Pierce, for Hubbard Squashes, - - - - 1 00 Daniel Clark, for Watermelons, (very fine), - - - 2 00 C. N. Brackett, for collection, - - - - - 3 00 W. C. Ware, for Potatoes, 1 00 Jonas Gammell, for collection, - - - - - 2 00 Davis & Bates, for collection of Tomatoes, - - - 3 00 M. H. Simpson, for collection of Seedling Potatoes, - - 2 00 William Adams, for collection, - - - - - 6 00 Hovey & Co., for collection of Peppers, (new), - - 1 00 Boston Farm School, for collection of Corn, - - - 2 00 J. L. D'Wolf, for collection, - - - - - 2 00 S, A. Merrill, for collection of Potatoes, - - - 3 GO 58 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. SEPOKT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORNAMENTAL GAEDENING, For the Tear 1867. by h. w. fuller, chairman. The Committee on Ornamental Gardening respectfully report: That H. H. Hmmewell, Esq., whose place was that of Chairman, declined to serve in that capacity, and thereupon the writer was chosen to act in his stead. The visits of the Committee during the last season, however, have been very limited, and few places have been offered for their insjiection. By the kindness of the City of Boston, whose oflBcers have taken great interest in whatever concerns their public grounds, the Committee were again able to examine the Cemetery of Mount Hope, which they found in good condition under the charge of the new Superintendent. The ribbon planting and the massing of flowers, which Mr. Atkinson adopted, had not been pursued this year, and the floral display was less striking; but due care had been taken of the essential^, and the Com- mittee returned much gratified by their excursion. As the writer was not of the party, being out of the State at the time, he can only express the sentiments of those who constituted the visiting portion. And they would here remark, that of all places, a cemetery is, perhaps, the most difficult for the display of taste in Landscape Gardening. Superintend- ents are often blamed for matters entirely beyond their control. After the avenues and paths have been properly located, small lots of ten, fifteen and twenty feet front, are laid out, burials are made therein, and bald slabs of marble or stiff mounds for graves are raised. Perhaps the owner erects some unsightly fence or monument, or insists upon plant- ing his borders or graves with the most common and unsuitable trees or shrubs, or with gaudy colors and frightful admixtures of all sorts and sizes, and these, with forbidding fences limiting the view and destroying all breadth and harmony, are scattered over the surface, annihilating order and making the most skilful workman ashamed of the effect. Yet, persons wholly unacquainted with the theories of harmony and contrast, and who have never thought of the necessity of sunlight and shadow, or of some general plan and variety of treatment, will often insist upon having flowers, shrubs or trees so planted around their lots that no master-hand could bring them into beauty. This evil cannot be checked until the deeds of lots provide that no plantings shall be made without proper approval. If the gardener who understands his business GARDEN committee's REPORT. 59 could always be consulted, we should see more variety and less con- fusion, more beds of kindred colors, more adaptation of plants to place and soil, and vastly more harmony and completeness in all our cemete- ries. The question is not whether flowers are beautiful, but how they can be made most charming and attractive. As it is, the Superintend- ents of our burial grounds cannot pi-event these blemishes, and are not responsible for them. It is well that our community have so many per- sons of cultivated taste, who do cooperate heartily in embellishing our gardens of the dead. Your Committee also made a casual visit to the Oak Hill Cemetery, of Kewburyport, and such of them as examined the spot were highly pleased, not only with the location, but with the economy, taste and skill there displayed. Caj)tain Nathaniel Osgood seems to have given up, in the most unstinted manner, time and money to the ground. He has long been its Superintendent, without salary, and has thus done good service to his fellow-citizens. The gateway, at the entrance, is ex- tremely pleasing, and was a gift of John Tappan, Esq., a former resident of the town. On the same day, (August 28th), by invitation of Dr. E. G. Kelley, of Kewburyport, the Committee visited his residence, known as the "-£7(7e/-r/reens," and found his enthusiasm and hospitality still unabated. The day was fine, and they had ample opportiinity to inspect the grounds, trees, hedges, flowers and plants, and to learn the plan and views of the owner. The whole estate embraces about sixteen acres, being three hundred feet on the street, and descends southerly seven or eight hundred feet to a piece of low land, containing a small pond. The soil was naturally clayey and wet, but has been redeemed by ten under-ground drains through the garden and orchard. The access to the mansion-house is by a neat, pear-shaped curve, and evergreens, clipped and cut into peculiar forms, almost disguising their sijecies, are near the dwelling. If the design was to show how far it is possible to make Nature co- operate with art, or to exhibit a pure specimen of the ancient style, with ruflles, brocade dress, and ornaments to match, the experiment was in- complete from want of space and projier variety and surroundings. The Committee could easily imagine that if a well developed Norway Spruce, with outstretched arms and drapery deep, could rise up there alone, like a judge in his robes, it might pronounce a hard judgment upon such inflictions upon its kind. A single tree, however, showed great care in its shaping and growth. And whole hedges of hemlock, and spruce, and of Weigelia rosea exhibited wonderful success in the planting, trimming and thickening. These were much admired. They formed a good protection for the garden, and were free of deac'-wood and disease. They were set in straight lines, and around small areas, 60 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. but were uniform and thrifty. Two or three specimens of the Abies cephalonica, and of the cherry and crab-apple tree were also shown. A small wilderness of trees were grouped near the street, for a screen from sun and survey, which might now be cleared and thinned, perhaps, without injury to the place. A small lawn, visible from the parlor- window, served as a croquet ground; and a long walk led down t:^ the duck pond, around which the Cornus sanguinea grew in wild abandon. When first planted, it must have been moi-e effective than at this time. The evidences of industry and of a resolute will appeared in all direc- tions. " Straight work " was apparently the ruling idea; and so thor- oughly was it executed, that a large elm tree was made to yield one- fourth of its diameter to the axe, rather than curve the path, where there was nothing to obstruct it. The grass below the garden was for hay and not for lawn, utility and directness governing all things. One feature was remarked with much praise. Scarcely a caterpillar or seed-weed could he seen! And when it was known that the whole work had been done by Dr. K., with one hired man, the Committee were astonished, and deemed the example worthy of high commendation. "^0 one but an enthusiast could have accomplished so much at such a cost! Economy and comfort often go together. The true principles of art can sometimes produce striking effects, at half the expense bestowed by ignorance. We often see men planting hundreds of trees to destroy the breadth and beauty of a landscape, where a few clusters would have ac- complished vastly more effect. It is one of the advantages conferred by this Society, that by diffusing knowledge, the common people are enabled, at little expense, to have a cheerful spot of sunshine and color, or shade and refinement, of their own creation, from a few trees, or shrubs, or selections from the world of flowers. Our cities, when they spread out their gardens for inspec- tion, are cultivating and developing the tastes, and improving the aspi- rations of the people. The progress of civilization and art in a country tends directly to the love and study of nature; and the study and love of nature in turn improves art and morals. Whoever loves nature must be led to adore its Author. Whoever watches the opening and painting of a bud, and sees how true to time and law is all growth, cannot believe that blind chance controls it. Whoever contributes to our innocent pleasures, adds to the sum of human happiness, and becomes a bene- factor. Every one who helps to advance the knowledge and taste of the masses, helps to keep them pleasantly and innocently occupied, and di- verts them from dangerous ways. They can thus be made to observe more closely, and find satisfaction in the very wilds about them. Even the lichens and the fungi becomes vehicles of pleasure. Money devoted GARDEN committee's REPORT. 61 to ornamenting the landscape is not lost. Let the environs of a city be made as beautiful as possible! Let the drives be as charming to the eye as they are easy to the carriage I Let wealth be spread out in green and grounds to cheer the heart of the stranger. It will, ere long, bring him back again, and bring friends with him in time to share that wealth thus opened to his view. The trader from afar will carry home some- thing more than the merchandise he has bought; and when he wishes to buy again the thought of business will be mingled with a sensation of pleasure. A love of nature is the elixir of life — for he lives longest who gets the most of life! The Committee cannot close their Report without expressing their obligations to 11. H. Hunnewell, Esq., not only for the splendid example which he has exhibited in his own extensive and highly cultivated grounds, but for his very liberal and benevolent provision for the encouragement of the study and practice of Landscape Gardening in our vicinity. His premium of three hundred dollars is certainly some compensation for a trial of skill ; and it is a source of much regret that 80 little effort has been made of late to improve the aspect of the beautiful and varied country around us. It is to be hoped that erelong lovers of nature will be found to second his exertions, and to prove the wisdom of his offer of reward to the most successful in that art. All of which is respectfully submitted, H. W. FULLER, Chairman. 62 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. EEPOET OF THE COMITTEE ON THE LIBEAEY, For the Year 1867. BY F. PABKMAN, CHAIRMAN. The Libraiy is now in a better condition than ever before. A thorough re-arrangement of the books has been effected, Avith a view to conven- ient examination and distribution, and a complete and exact catalogue has been made of all received up to the spring of 1867. A copy of this catalogue may be obtained on application to the Superintendent, by any member of the Society Avho has not one already. It may not be generally understood that the Library is now open during the business hours of every day, and that those wishing to con- sult or take out books will find the Superintendent, or his substitute, in constant attendance. The circulation of books, during the past year, has exceeded that of previous years. During the nine months of 1867, in which the Library was open, the circulation was five hundred and thirty-two volumes, against four hundred and eighty-one taken oi;t dur- ing the whole of the year 1866. The books thus used are chiefly of a popular and elementary character. The Committee have been especially attentive to supj^lying all such books of this dass as have a real value. Some very important acquisitions of another kind have been made dur- ing the year. Among these may be mentioned the superb Belgian work "Flora of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe'' — Flore des Sevres et des Jardins de VEurope — the admirable illustrations of which make it valuable even to those not familiar with the French language. Any member, in want of a book not in the Library, is invited to leave its name with the Superintendent, when it will receive the early attention of the Committee. The expenditures for the year on account of the Library amount to S496.88, a large part of which is for binding. The following books have been bought: l^ecoq, De la Fecondation Katurelle et Artificielle des Ycgetaux, etc., 1 vol., 8vo. Le Jardin Fruitier du Museum, 2 vols., 4to. Picturesque Garden Plans, 1 vol. Beautiful Leaved Plants, 1 vol., 8vo. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de I'Europe, 15 vols., 8vo. Le Bon Jardinier, 1864, '5, '6, '7, 4 vols., 12mo. Samuels, Birds of New England and Vicinity, 1 vol. 8vo. " " " '•'■ Duplicate, colored plates. LIBRARY committee's REPORT. 63 "Warder, American Pomology — Apples, 1 vol. Meade, Grape Culture, 1 vol. Thomas, The Fruit Culturist, 1 vol. Fuller, The Small Fruit Cuiturist, 1 vol. " The Forest Tree Culturist, 1 vol. Du Breuil, Cours El^mentaire Th^orique et Pratique d'Arbori- culture, 2 vols., 8vo. American Eegister of Eural Aflfairs, 1868, 1 vol. McMahon, American Gardener's Calendar, 1 vol. Quincy, Soiling of Cattle. High Farming without Manure. The following donations have been received : Report of the Committee of Agriculture, U. S., 1865, 1 vol. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, U. S., 1866, 1 vol. Report of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, 1856, 1866, 2 vols. The Homestead, 1860, '61, 3 vols. Report of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts, 1864, 1 vol. Kew England Farmer, 1852— '59, 8 vols. Copeland, Supplement to Country Life. Transactions of the K'ew York Agricultural Society, 6 vols. Johnson, Report of the International Exhibition, 1 vol. Gardening for Profit, 1 vol. Report of the Michigan Board of Agriculture, 1866, 1 vol. Reports of the Board of Commissioners of the 'New York Central Park, 6 vols. Report of the Maine Board of Agriculture, 1866, 1 vol. Transactions of the !N"ew York State Agricultural Society, 1866, 1vol. Transactions of the Cambridge Horticultural Society. « " Illinois " " " " Worcester County " " " " Middlesex Agricultural Society. « " Norfolk " " " Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry. Annual Report of the Cape of Good Hope Agricultural Society, 1866. The New York State Agricultural Society' s Report of the Second National Trial of Mowers, Reapers and Horse-Powers, 1866. . Memoirs and Journal of the Boston Society of Natural History, (nearly complete). t34 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The proprietors of the Boston Transcript and Daily Advertiser gen- erousl}' continue to send lis their dail}^ issues. The following periodicals have been taken: — English. — Cottage Gardener. Gardener's Chronicle. Gardener's Weekly Magazine. Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Floral Magazine. Florist and Pomologist. Farmer's Magazine. Journal of Agriculture. Journal of the London. Agricultural Society. Fre:s^ch. — Kevue Horticole. Illustration Horticole. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de I'Europe. Le Jardin Fruitier. American. — Boston Cultivator. Massachusetts Ploughman. Kew England Farmer. Ohio Farmer. California Farmer. Prairie Farmer. Gardener's Monthly. Horticulturist. Magazine of Horticulture. American Farmer. Country Gentleman. American Agriculturist. Silliman'a Journal of Science and Art. American Journal of Horticulture, Your Committee request that the usual appropriation for the Library be made for the ensuing year. F. PAEKMAN, Chairman. FINANCE committee's REPORT. 65 REPOET OF THE FINANCE COIMITTEE. January, 1808. • The Finance Committee report that they have, during the past year, carefully supervised the acts of the Superintendent, and attended to the proper preservation of the Building and other property of the Society. They have made the annual settlement with the Treasurer of Mount Auburn Cemetery, and annex hereto the account, with an extract from the report of the Superintendent of that corporation, showing the reason tiiat the amount is less than it was last year. They repeat their commendation of the manner in which the Treasurer has performed the duties of his office. C. O. Whitmore, H, H. HUNNEWELL, [>■ Finance Committee. B. P. Cheney, TEEASURER'S ACCOUNT FOR' 1867. Receipts of Income. Balance of Cash on hand, - - - S266 66 Admissions and Assessments, - - 2,069 50 Rent of Stores, - . - - 11,450 00 Rent of Halls, . - - - 9,624 00 Received from Mt. Auburn Cemetery, - 7,482 19 Gross Receipts from Rose Show, - - 262 25 Gross Receipts from Annual Exhibition, - 1,125 00 Net of Sale of Stocks, - - - 8,576 68 Deposit to pay Prizes, balance uncalled for, - 73 00 Sundry Receipts, - - - - 102 67 Expenditures. Salaries and compensations, - - - S2,200 00 Library accessions, - - - - 496 88 Heating, less amount paid by tenants, - 497 20 Insurance on Library, one year, - - 20 00 Interest, less dividends, ... 5,.S1.3 22 Gas, 1,014 08 5 S41,031 95 66 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. "Water, less amount paid by tenants, - Expenses of Rose Show, . . - Expenses of Annual Exhibition, Taxes, ------ Additions, alterations and repairs on building, New furniture, refitting and repairs, - Testimonial to ex-President Ilovey, - Testimonial to E. A. Story, . - - Stationery, postage and printing, Labor and incidental expenses, J. W. Jenks, for preparing catalogue, Portrait of our President, - - - Rep'g plate and printing diplomas, (bill of 1865), Deposit in Market Bank to pay prizes. Amount paid for reduction of floating debt, - Cash in the Treasury, - - - - The amount of the floating debt, Jan. 1, 1867, was S35,000 00 By the sale of 107 shares C. & P. B. Railroad, 8,576 68 And by cash, 6,923 32 It has been reduced, - - - - 15,500 00 S185 14 200 88 1,209 80 3,720 20 1,294 66 1,079 75 240 00 • 50 00 1,174 79 1,441 43 182 50 192 90 219 00 3,022 00 16,878 83 398 69 Leaving the amount to-day. S19,500 00 The property of the Society consists of its real estate, building and furniture, costing at date, S251,457 28 Library and glass ware, Cash in the Treasury, - - - 6,423 94 398 69 The Society owes a debt, secured by mort- gage, of $100,000 00 A floating debt of - - - S258,279 91 Leaving a balance, as the cost to the Society of its property at date, of - 19,500 00 — S119,500 00 $138,779 91 The Stores remain rented, as at date of last report. Our expectations of income from rent of the Halls have been fully met; and although the same causes which influence trade generally operate to some extent here, yet we hope at least to keep up to the present standard of income. 500 00 219 00 800 00 800 00 482 00 1,250 00 FINANCE committee's REPORT. 67 The increased amount of taxes, - - $795 00 The preparation and printing of Library Cata- logue, - . - . . Bill for repairing plate and printing diplomas. Lantern and gas-fixtures in the halls, Exchange of seats in the halls, Sundry testimonials and a portrait, And an amount from Mt. Auburn, less than last year by - Amounting to - - - - - S4,846 00 Have somewhat interfered with our plans for a further reduction of the floating debt. Granted, that the income from rent of halls is nearly $4,400 more than last year, yet it must be borne in mind that the bills for gas and labor are largely increased by the same cause. It will be seen that the receipts for admissions and assessments are less than last year. This is attributable to two causes: Less admis- sions, and to the difficulty in finding distant and unknown members. The books show the names of seventy-eight members who have "■ neg- lected to pay," one, two or three years, and, although the By-Laws pro- vide for the erasure of the names of those delinquent two years, yet they are left through hopefulness. A few are candidates for speedy dis- missal. In my last report an invitation was given to make our rooms a place of resort, and to use the Liljrary. It is a pleasure to say that both are growing in favor. Let Membership signify Fellowship, and the result must te of the most gratifying character. In closing, I would accord to the Finance Committee the credit of all the success of our financial operations. To them and to the whole So- ciety I am largely indebted for cordial support and words of approval, which prompt me to redoubled efforts in your behalf. Respectfully submitted, E. W. BUSWELL, Treasurer. BosTox, January 16, 1868. 6S MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Memorandum of Sales of Lots ix the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, made up for Settlement with the Massachu- setts Horticultural Society, for 1867. Sales in January, - . . '■'• Febniary, - - - '' March, " April, - - . - " May, " June, . - - " July, " AugTist, . - - " September, - - - *■' October, - - - " November, . - - " December, - - - May 20. Less refunded, Wm. D. Fanning, overpaid, - - - - July 13. Less refunded, Lawson Valentine, for lot 2692, Interments in the public lots, - Less for expenses, per agreement, Mass, Horticultural Society, one-fourth, Dr. For one-fourth of the following items: Filling up Garden Pond, " Halcyon Avenue, - " Fountain " - - Say one-fourth of - - - Balance due Mass. Horticultural Society, E. & O. E. ^1,276 75 1,057 75 350 00 2,191 50 5,357 00 6,529 92 3,631 42 2,004 00 5,350 38 3,368 25 3,085 63 4,503 25 45 75 500 00 5,855 53 1,333 20 345 60 $38,705 85 545 75 38,160 10 703 00 38,863 10 1,400 00 37,463 10 9,365 77 7,534 33 1,883 58 7,482 19 Boston, January 15, 1868. GEO. WM. BOXD, Treasurer. FINANCE committee's REPORT. 69 Extract from the Eeport of the Superintendext of the Cemetery of Moukt Auburn. Garden Pond Meadow has been excavated from the north upland over to the ridge that extends from Fountain Avenue, through the meadow, to near Coolidge Avenue; and the high ridge of land running from Yew and Fountain Avenues, easterly, towards Coolidge Avenue, has been cut down, averaging from six to seventeen feet in depth, and removed to fill up Garden Pond excavation, before referred to, and by measurement of our Surveyor there has been 390,309 cubic feet of marsh land filled up the past year, at a cost of S5,85.5.53, independent of the cost of exca- vating the mud, and carting off the same, which is worth to the " Cor- poration" the expense of excavating and removing. But one-fourth part of the amount above should be charged to the Horticultural Society. Halcyon Avenue, and the piece of ground south of it, which backs on to Lime Avenue, has been excavated, six feet deep, and an area of 8,880 square feet, and has been filled this year and last with gravel to an average depth of ten feet, making, as per Surveyor's account, 88,880 cubic feet, at a cost of - - - - - $1,333 20 Fountain Avenue, excavated and filled last year, in width 12 feet, and depth 10 feet, making 23,041 cubic feet, at a cost, exclusive of excavating and carting off" mud, of - 345 60 1,678 80 The New Public Lot has been in progress of comi^letion, at intervals, through the season, such as completing the stone wall, putting a flight of stone steps in, cutting down and filling up, forming banks, »fcc., and has caused an expenditure of $1,400.00 this year, and I am hapi^y to say is now nearly finished, and will be completed early in the coming spring; and when finished, one-fourth part of the expense will also be chargeable to the Horticultural Society. 70 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. LETTER rrxO)! THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. horace capron, commissioner. Washington, D. C, Dec. 30, 1867. r. p. Denny, Esq., Rec. Sec'y Mass. Horticultural Society, Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: — Believing that the usefulness of the Department of Agriculture, and its efficiency in the prosecution of its appropriate work, must depend in a great degree upon its relations with agricultural organizations, I de- sire, in assuming the duties of my official position, to invite your co- operation, to claim your counsel, and to tender to you my hearty sympathy in your local enterprises, and any practicable help towards their successful development. It is believed that such unity can be promoted by harmony of feeling and action between this Department and State Societies, as between those organizations and Coimty Socie- ties, and Town Clubs. The influence of State Boards and Societies upon the Agriculture of their respective States is already incalculably great. Yet, they are only in their infiincy, with many difficulties to surmount and discouragements to face, and may be aided by judicious action of this DejDartment, which may in turn be strengthened by association and labor with these local organizations. It is not my purpose to attempt to designate the mode by which this unity of action can be best attained, they will present themselves for your consideration in your daily experience; but I will venture to hint at a few obvious points, in which you may always be able to advance the interests of this Department and of Agriculture. You can render more successful the operations of the propagating garden, in testing the merits of new seedling fruits, by sending speci- mens of such as have attained local promise of value for experiment in the different latitude, under vaiying circumstances of treatment and culture. The receipt of seeds not tested will be properly acknowledged, and all plants or seeds, when desired, will be held subject to the control of the donor. Any new variety of fruit, not disseminated, may confidently be con- sidered safe, not liable to premature distribution to the injury of the originator. You can also render valuable aid in the study of diseases of fruit trees, by sending accurate accounts of their history, progress and effects. The results of local observations and experiment is de- LETTER FROM U. S. COMM'r OP AGRICULTURE. 71 sired, with a statement of influencing circumstances, including especially the hygrometric condition of the atmosphere, the dew points, elevation, shelter, &c. For the Museum (or object library) of the Department, specimens of natural history, of seeds, fruits, fibres, minerals and pro- ducts of the economic arts, are solicited. It is intended, eventually, to furnish State organizations with model duplicates of type specimens of their most pojiular fruits. The building now in progress of erection for the Department will furnish ample accommodations, also, for a separate display and classifi- cation of products of Agriculture and the Minerals of the several States, contributions for which object are now solicited. It is believed that this will prove an interesting and useful feature of the Museum. In Entomology, incalculable good may result from correspondence relative to insect depredations, with samples of the insects for identifica- tion, description and experiment. The cooperation of State organizations, in the collection of Agricul- tural statistics, will contribute materially to the success of Department operations, and to the general fund of Agricultural knowledge. The results of local associations and efforts, whether of County Society Ex- hibitions, of Club Meetings, implement trials, sheep-shearings, or other gatherings, might be presented in epitome, supplying facts that might not otherwise be so fully received; and reports in detail of special Ag- ricultural enterprises, of systematic experiments of individuals, and other occasional data, would serve to enrich the national repertory of industrial facts, and disseminate generally to other States a knowledge of the peculiar resources and improvement of each. This cooperation might perhaps be extended, with advantage, to the monthly crop returns, which form the basis of current approximate esti- mates of growing or harvested crops, by recommendation of the best men for reporters in those Counties which cannot be represented by Secretaries of their Agricultural Societies, and by concurrent data from other sources, and suggestions as to any peculiar or local subjects of inquiry. The idea is also presented for the consideration of State Societies and State Boards of Agriculture, of a still more intimate cooperation, in- volving the direction of returns to the office of State Secretaries in these States, their examination and consideration, and a report of results to this Department, for incorporation in the general statement for the entire country. Your views upon the above suggestions are respectfully solicited. In return, I shall always hold myself ready to answer any reasonable demands upon the resources or courtesies of the Department. I am, very respectfully, HORACE C APRON, Commissioner. 72 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ADDRESS OF THE PEESIDE^^T, JAMES F. C. HYDE, At the Axxual Meeting, January 4, 18G8. Gentlemen: — Another year has been added to the long roll of time, and we stand upon the threshold of a new year. We meet as is our custom on the first Saturday of each year to pledge ourselves anew to the cause we love, to briefly review the past and form new plans and resolutions for the future. Each year has its peculiarities, and the past one has been no exception to the rule, the weather has been cold and wet, very unfa- vorable for the fullest development and ripening of the fruits. Whe^e we have gathered rich and luscious Grapes in years past, the last Au- tumn, behold, there were only sour grapes. Through our skill and en- terprise we have been able to overcome many of the obstacles whether of heat or cold, flood or drought, blasting wind or biting frost, and have on the whole secured a fair compensation for all our labor. The exhi- bitions have been very creditable both to the contributor and the Society. Our Annual Exhibition was in every respect a success, and we doubt if there has ever been a better or more pleasing display made during the whole history of the Society. The public at large manifested in various ways their appreciation and enjoyment of it, and strangers who visited us expressed themselves in terms of high commendation. While the display of fruits, with the exception of Grapes, was not a whit behind that of previous years, that of variegated leaf and other plants was far superior to anything we have ever witnessed in our halls. Most of these plants, so beautiful and attractive, were contributed by two or three of our members, who are deserving of our warmest thanks for the pleasure they afforded, both us and the public, by their rich displays. We hope others may follow in their footsteps, and that erelong we shall be able to make our exhibition in this, as in other departments, unsurpassed by any Society in the world. The vegetable department should not be l)assed by without a word of praise, for it has never been excelled in quality, if in quantity. We doubt if the market gardeners of any part ■ of our country can make a better show than was seen on our tables at the Annual Exhibition. As we thus call to mind briefly the results of last year's efforts and labors, achieved under adverse circumstances, may we not reasonably look forward with hope and confidence to the season that will soon open upon us. No field of labor offers so great opportunities for the enjoyment of sound health, and the highest happiness, as the pursuit of horticulture. MR. Hyde's address. 73 The love of it grows with our growth, and strengthens with our strength, and who of us does not look forward eagerly to that time when we can lay aside the more Jictive pursuits of business, in the crowded city, and devote ourselves wholly to that which is calculated to enlarge our souls, and lift us up, by means of the glorious and perfect works of nature, to the more glorious and more perfect Maker and Giver of them all. The Executive Committee recommended, and the Society have appro- priated a larger sum than ever before, to be given in prizes and gratuities the coming year. These appropriations should be increased from year to year, as the financial condition of the Society will allow. It should not be forgotten that though our floating debt has been reduced some fifteen thousand dollars, we still owe a considerable sum, which we are all anxious to pay. The sum we owe secured by mortgage need not trouble us for the present, still, a wise discretion would suggest the pro- priety of setting apart, year ]yy j'ear, such sums as we can well spare to provide for the payment of this mortgage debt at maturity. We would recommend a liberal policy in regard to prizes, for we believe such lib- erality is the true way of increasing our ability and usefulness. Our building has been kept in the best possible condition during the year and is well rented to good tenants, aftbrding, with the proceeds from the two halls, a large income, fully confirming the expectations of the Com- mittee who recommended the erection of this noble structure. A year ago we had 940 life and subscription members ; six have changed from annual to life members, which, with 19 new life members, makes the whole addition to this class 25, during the year; 46 new members have been added to the annual list, while 11 of the latter class have died, and one ceased his membership. Only one of the first named class has passed into the starred list, so that our whole membership at present from the best data that can be obtained is 993. Though our membership is quite large, yet there is room for more, and it should be the aim of each member to do something to induce his friends and neighbors to join us in helping on the good work. Our Society holds a high and honorable place among the flourishing institutions of Massachusetts, receiving the confidence and esteem of its citizens of almost every rank and profession. Let us strive in every possible way to maintain its reputation, and if possible in- crease its usefulness. It is pleasant to remember that though our members have increased, and our Society is large, yet nothing has occurred to disturb the peace and harmony that has prevailed for several years. Long may it be before any discordant element shall arise to hinder its progress. "We desire to bear testimony to the faithfulness and good judgment displayed by the Committee on Fi- nance, to whom the Society are under great obligations. Much time, and great financial ability have been freely devoted by them to the pro- 74 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. motion of our interests. The other various committees have performed their duties to the entire satisfaction of those concerned, and may well congratulate themselves on the successful results of last year's labors. Kever since we have been connected with this Society have the prizes been so promiDtly, and satisfactorily awarded, as they were at our last annual show. Let the Committees of this year but follow in the foot- steps of their predecessors, and they cannot fail to receive the thanks of all who may favor us with their contributions. "We desire publicly to express our regret at the resignation of our friend, S. 11. Gibbens, who has served us so well for the past two years, as Cor- responding Secretary, and that business engagements should have called him to a distant city, by which we are deprived of his labors. Wherever he goes he will carry with him the best wishes of this Society. Other changes have taken place, and we shall miss our friend Denny, who has served the Society for a similar term as Recording Secretary. Most faith- fully and satisfactorily has he performed the difficult duties of this position. We wish him the highest degree of success in whatever field of enterprise he may engage. Though reluctant to part with those who have filled these offices so well, we are happy to say that those who are about to assume these responsible places are gentlemen well known to all of us, as well qualified for the positions, and in whom we have entire confi- dence. AVe would also most cheerfully speak a word of commendation for our faithful Treasurer and Superintendent, who has so carefully watched over the interests committed to his trust, sparing no pains by day, or even by night, to add to the income of the Society, and promote its interests. The complimentary letters that he has received from those who have had occasion to use our halls, all speak in the highest terms of the gentlemanly, and accommodating spirit, that has been constantly manifested by him. We congratulate the Society in having been so for- tunate in the selection of a Superintendent. And now permit me to express my thanks to you for the kindness and forbearance you have manifested towards me in the discharge of the varied duties of the position you so kindly called me to occupy, as well as for your approval of my course by a unanimous vote at the last elec- tion. So long as I occupy this place it shall be my constant endeavor, with your kind cooperation, to discharge the duties to the best of my ability, and, I hope to your satisfaction. May the blessings of life, health, and happiness, be enjoyed by all of us, during the year upon which we have just entered. MEMBERS FOR LIFE. 75 MEMBERS MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. A * DENOTES THK MEMBER AS DECEASED. MEMBERS rOB LIFE. *Adains, Daniel, Newhury. Adams, George E., Medford. Allen, John Fisk, Salem. Ames, F. L., Easton. Ames, F. M., Canton. Ames, George, Boston. Ames, P. A., " Amory, Charles, " Araory, James S.," Amory, Frederick, BrooMine. Andrews, Charles L., Swampscot. Andrews, Frank "W., Boston. A-ndrews, W. T., " Andros, Milton, BrooMine. Appleton, Edward, Beading. *Appleton, N'athan, Boston. Appleton, Sumner, " *Armstrong, Samuel T., " *Aspinwall, Augustus, BrooMine. Atkins, Elisha, Belmont. Austin, "William R., Dorchester. Avery, Edward, Boston. Ayling, Isaac, " Ayer, Adams, Boxbury. *Babbitt, Isaac, Boston. Bacon, George, BrooMine. Bailey, Edwin C, Boston. Bailey, Kendall, Charlestown. Barnard, James M., Boston. Barnard, Rev. C. F., Boston. Barnes, Walter S., Somerville. Barnes, William H., Boxbury. Barney, Levi C, Boston. Bartlett, E., Newburyport. Barrows, Thomas, Dedham. Barrett, Aaron, Maiden. Barrett, James, S. Framingham. Bates, Amos, Hingham. Bates, Caleb, Kingston. *Bates, John D., Boston. *Bancroft, E. P., Newton. Bayley, .Tohn P., Boston. Beal, Alexander, Dorchester. Beebe, James M., Boston. Bemis, Emery, Cambridge. Bickford, Weare D., Brighton. Billings, Joseph H., W. Boxbury. Birchard, Charles, W. Cambridge. Bird, John A., BrooMine. Black, J. W., Boston. Blagg, Samuel, Waltham. Blake, George B., BrooMine. Blaney, Henry, " *Blodget, J. W., Boston. Boardman, Wm. H., '• Bockus, C. E., Dorchester. Bond, George JV., Boxbury. Bouve, Theodore T., Boston. *Bowman, Abner H., " 76 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Bowditch, A. C, Camhridgeport. Child, F. C, Cambridge. Bowditch, J. Ingersoll, Boxbury. Childs, N. E., Dorchester. Botame, John, Stoneham. Claflin, Wm., Neicton. Brackett, C. K, Newton. Clapp, E. W., WalpoU. ♦Bradford, Samuel D., W.Eoxhury. Clapp, Frederick, Dorchester. Bradish, L. J., Boston. Bradlee, J. B., " *Bradlee, Joseph P., " *Bradlee, Josiah, " Breed, Andrew, Lynn. Breed, Henry A., " ♦Brewer, Eliab Stone, Boxbury. Brewer, Gardner, Boston. Brewer, John Keed, " ♦Brewer, Thomas, " Brewer, Otis, Boxbury. Bright, Jona. B., Waltham. Bright, William E., " Brown, Ebenezer, Lynn. Brooks, Francis, Medford. Brooks, J. TV,, Milton. Brooks, Peter C, Boston. Buckminster, "W. J., Maiden. Burr, Fearing, Jr., Hingham. Burr, M. H., " Burnett, Joseph, Southborough. Burnham, T. O. H. P., Boston. Buswcll, E. "W., Boston. Buswcll, Frank E., " Clapp, Lemuel, 2d, " ♦Clapp, Thaddeus, " ♦Clark, B. C, Boston. Clark, W. L., Xeponset. Clark, Wm. S., Amherst. Clay, Henry, Dorchester. Cleary, Lawrence, W. Boxbury. Clement, Asa, Dracut. Cleveland, Ira, Dedham. Cobb, Albert A. C, BrooMine. ♦Codraan, John, Dorchester. Codman, Ogden, Lincoln. Coffin, Gr. Winthrop, W. Boxbury. ♦CoUamore, G. AV., Boston. Comer, G. N"., Dedham. Comerais, Henry, " Copeland, R. M'Cleary, Boston. Copeland, R. Morris, Lexington, Courtis, Wm., Lawrence. Craft, Geo., BrooMine. ♦Crafts, Ebenezer, Boxbury. Crocker, Uriel, Boston. Crowell, Pliilander, Chelsea. ♦Crowninshield, Geo. C, Boston. Butterfield, Samuel, W. Cambridge. Cruickshank, James, Maiden. Butterfleld, William P., " Cadness, John, New York. Cains, Wm., So. Boston. Capen, John, Boston. Carruth, Charles, '• Carruth, Js'athan, Dorchester. Chandler, J. G., Boxbury. Chapin, N. G., BrooMine. Chapman, Edward, Arlington. ♦Chapman Jonathan. Boston. Chase, Daniel E., Watertown. Chase, Hezekiah, 5* Boston. Chase, William M., Worcester. Cheney, B. P., Boston. Cummings, John, Jr., " Curtis, Geo. S., Jamaica Plain. Cushing, J. G., Belmont. Cushing, R. M., " ♦Cushing, Thomas P., Boston. Daggett, H. L., Boston. Dale, Ebenezer, " Damon, Samuel G., W. Cambridge. Dana, Charles B., BrooMine. ♦Dana, Nathaniel, " Darling, Charles K., Boston. Davis, Hervey, Cambridgeport. ♦Decker, Louis, Boston. Denny, Francis P., BrooMine. MEMBERS FOR LIFE. 77 Denny, Daniel, Dorchester. *Denny, George, Westhorough. Denny, K. S., Dorchester. Dewson, Y. A., Boston. Dexter, F. Gordon, " Dexter, G. M., D'Wolf, John L., Eoxhury. Dickerraan, George H,, Somerville. Dickinson, Alex., Cambridgeport. Dike, Charles C, Stoneham. Downer, Samuel, Dorchester. Duncklee, John, Brighton. Durant, H. F., Boston. Durant, William, " Durfee, Mrs. F. B., Fall Biver. Durfee, George B., " Durfee, Nathan, " *Edwards, Elisha, Springfield. Eldridge, E. H., Boston. *Eliot, Samuel A., " Ellicott, J. P., Jamaica Plain. Everett, Otis, Boston. Everett, William, " ♦Fairbanks, H. P., Charlestown. Fairbanks, J. Loring, Boston. ♦Fairbanks, Stephen, " Farlow, John S., Newton. Fearing, Albert, Hingham. Fenno, J. B., Boston. *Fenno, John, Chelsea. Fenno, Joseph H., N. Chelsea. Feukes, Edwin, Neiotonville. Fillebrown, John, W. Cambridge. *Fisher, Dan. Simmons, Boxbury. Fisher, Francis K., BrooTcline. Fisher, James, Boxbury. Fisher, Warren, " *Fiske, Oliver, Worcester. Flagg, Augustus, Boston. Flint, Charles L., " Foster, John H., " Foster, J. W., Dorchester. Freeman, Abraham, Dorchester. ♦French, Benj. V., '' French, Jonathan, Boxbury. Freeland, Charles Wm., Boston. Frothingham, Samuel, "• Fuller, Henry Weld, Boxbury. ,*Gaffleld, James, Gloucester. Gage, Addison, W. Cambridge. Gardner, Henry N., Belmont. ♦Gardner, W. F., Salem. Galvin, John, W. Boxbury. ♦Gibson, Kimball, Boston. ♦Gilmore, Addison, " Gillard, William " Gilley, J. E. M., Chelsea. Gilkey, F. R., Watertown. Glover, Joseph B., Boston. Goddard, A. Warren, Brookline. Gorham, J. L., Jamaica Plain. Gould, Samuel, Boston. Greig, George, Newton. Grinnell, Joseph, New Bedford. Groom, Thomas, Dorchester. Grundell, H., " Guild, J. Anson, Brookline. ♦Hall, Adin, Boston. Hall, George A., N. Chelsea. Hall, George R., Boston. Hall, John R., " Hall, Stephen A., N. Chelsea. Hammond, Gardner G., Boston. Hammond, Samuel, " Harnden, S., Beading. Harding, C. L., Cambridge. Harding, G. W., Dorchester. Harding, W. C, Boxbury. ♦Harris, Wm. T., Cambridge. ♦Hastings, Edmund T., Boston. Hathaway, Seth W., Marblehead. Hatch, Anthony, Cliftondale. Hayden, A. W., Portsmonth. Hayes, Francis B., Boston. 78 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Hazeltine, IT., Boston. Head, Charles D., Brookline. Heath, Charles, " ♦Hedge, Isaac L., Plymouth. Hill, George, W. Cambridye. Hill, John, Stoneham. Hillbouru, A. J., Chelsea. Hodgkins, John E., " Holbrook, C. S., E. Randol^jh. Hollis, J. W., Brighton. Hooper, John, Jr., Marhlchead. Hooper, Robert C, Boston. Hooper, Thomas, Bridgewater. Hovey, C. M., Camhridge. Hovey, John C, Cambridgeport. Hovey, P. B., *How, Hall J., South Boston. Lamb, Thomas, Boston. Howard, Joseph "W., " Lawrence, James, '' Howe, George, Roxhury. Lawrence, Edward, Charlestown. Howe, Jabez C, S. Boston. Lawson, Peter, Lowell. Howe, John, Brookline. Leavins, S. Davis, Boston. ♦Howland, Henry, Maiden. *Lee,- George, Watertown. Howland, John, Jr., New Bedford. Leland, George, Waltham. Kendall, D. S., Boston. Kenney, John M., Wareham. Kent, John, Charlestown. Keyes, E. W., " Kej^es, George, Concord. Kidder, II. P., Boston. Kimball, A. P., " *King, Edward, Dorchester. King, Franklin, " King, William S., Boxbury. Kingman, A. A., South Boston. Kingsbury, Wm. B., Boxbury. Kinsley, Lyman, Cambridgeport. Kittredge, E. A., Boston. Lancaster, C. B., Newton. Hubbard, G. G., Camhridge. Hubbard, J. C, Boston. *Hubbard, W. J., " Huckins, James "W., Boxbury. Humphrey, F. J., Dorchester. Hunnewell, H. H., Wellesley. Hunt, Franklin, Boston. Hunt, Moses, " Hyde, J. F. C, Newton. Inches, Herman B., Boston. Inches, Henderson, " Jackson, Abraham, Boston. Jeflries, John, Jr., *' ♦Jones, C. F., Boxbury. ♦Jones, Thomas, Boston. Johnson, Otis, Lynn. Joyce, Mrs. Samuel, Medford. Kakas, Edward, Medford. Kelley, E. G., Newbunjport. Leuchars, E. B., Boston. Lewis, A. S., Framingham. Lewis, Wm. G., " Lincoln, George, Jr., Hingham. Lincoln, Levi, Worcester. ♦Lincoln, William, " Lincoln, D. Waldo, " ♦Livermore, George, Cambridge. ♦Lloyd, James, Boston. Locke, W. II., Belmont. Lodge, Giles IL, " ♦Lombard, I., " Loomis, J. B., Chelsea. Lothrop, Eben W., " Lord, George C, Newton. Lovett, G. L., Boston. Low, Ariel, Boxbury. Lowder, John, Watertown. Lowell, Augustus, Boston. Luke, Elijah II. , Cambridgeport. Lyon, Henry, Charlestown. i MEMBERS FOR LIFE. 79 Mann, Jonathan, Camhridge. Maloon, "William, Salem. *Manning, Joseph, Medford. Manning, Eobert, Saleyn. Mansfield, H. S., Blackstone. *March, Andrew S., Roxhury. Marland, A., Andover. Marsh, Francis, Dedham. Martin, D. A., Chelsea. Martin, J. S., Boston. *Martin, Richard S., " Matthews, Nathan, " May, Samuel, " *Merriam, Charles, West Newton. Merrifleld, "W. T., Worcester. Mills, Charles H., Boston. Miller, E. D., Dorchester. Milton, W, H., Roxhury. Minott, Charles, Somerville. Minton, James, Dorchester. Mixter, Charles, Boston. Moore, J. B., Concord. Morse, S. B., Boston. Morse, Samuel F., " Morrill, Joseph, Jr., Roxhury. Motley, Thomas, W. Roxhury. Mudge, E. R., Lynn. Mudge, George W., " Mudge, George A., Boston. Munroe, William, " Needham, Daniel, Groton. Newhall, Cheever, Dorchester. Newhall, George, " Newhall, John M., " Newhall, Josiah, Lynnfield. *]S'ewman, Henry, Roxhury. Nichols, Henry, South Boston. Noui'se, Benj. F., Camhridgeport. Nourse, B. F., Boston. *Xuttall, Thomas, of England. Osgood, James Ripley, Boston. Page, Thomas, Iov:a. Paige, James W., Boston. Paine, Robert T., " Palmer, J. P., " Parker, Augustus, Roxhury. *Parker, Daniel P., Boston. Parker, James, " Parker, William A., " *Parkman, Rev. Francis, " Parkman, Francis, Jamaica Plain. *Parsons, Gorham, Brighton. *Parsons, William, Boston. Partridge, Henry, " Partridge, Horace, Somerville. Pearce, John, West Roxhury. Peck, Abel G., Arlington. Peck, O. H., Melrose. Peirce, S. B., Dorchester. Penniman, A. P., Waltham. Perkins, Edward N., Brookline. Perkins, William P., " *Perry, John, Sherhorn. Philbrick, William D., Brookline. Pierce, George W., Maiden. Pierce, Henry L., Dorchester. Poole, Benjamin C, Chelsea. Poor, John R., Somerville. Pope, Alexander, Dorchester. Potter, Joseph S., W. Camhridge. Pratt, George W., Boston. Pratt, William, Winchester. Pray, Mark W., Maiden. Prescott, C. H., Cornicallis, JV. S. Prescott, Eben C, Boston. Prescott, W. G., " Prescott, William G., Quincy. Preston, George H., Boston. Preston, John, Dorchester. Prouty, Gardner, Littleton. Putnam, Joshua H., Brookline. Rand, E. S., Boston. Rand, E. S., Jr., Dedham. Rand, Oliver J., Camhridgeport. 80 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Ramsay, A. H., Cambridge. Etn'uer, John J., Lexington. Reed, George W., Kingston. *Re3'noso, Bernard de, S. Boston. *Ricliards, Edward M., Dedham. Richards, William B., Boston. Richardson, C. E., " Richardson, Joseph, '* Slack, Lewis, Brooliline. Smith, Charles A., Boston. Smith, Charles H., Jamaica Plain. Smith, James H,, Newton Corner. Smith, Peter. Andover. *Smith, Stephen II., Providence. Sonthmayd, John K., Boston. Sparhawk, Edward C, Brighton. Richardson, George C, Camhridge. Springall, George, Maiden. Robbins, Nathan, Arlington. Robinson, J. H., Dorchester. Rogers, John H., Boston. Rogers, R. S., Sale7n. Ross, Henry, Newton. Ross, M. D., Boston. *Rotch, William, New Bedford. ♦Russell, George R., Boxbury. Russell, John Lewis, Salem. Russell, Walter, W. Cambridge. Runey, John, Somerville. Springer, John, Sterling. Spaulding.Edward, Jamaica Plain. Stetson, James A., Quincy. Stetson, Nahum, Bridgewater. i Stevens, Paran, Boston. Stickney, Josiah, Watertown. Stickney, Rufus B., Somerville. Stimpson, George, Neio York. Stimpson, H. H., Cambridge. Stone, G. P., Newton. *Stone, James W., Dorchester. Stone, Phineas J., Charlestown. Story, E. A., Brighton. Sampson, G. R., Brookline. Sanborn, Amos C, Camhridgeport. Story, P. II., Salem. Sanford, O. S., Cordaville. *Story, Joseph, Cambridge. Sargent, Ignatius, Brookline. Strong, William C, Brighton. Sargent, Turner, Boston. Sturgis, Russell, Jr., Boston. Sawyer, E. II., Easthampton. *Sturgis, William, Wobnrn. Sawyer, Timothy T., Charlestown. Swain, Charles D., Boxbury. *Seaver, Nathaniel, Boxbury. Seaver, Nathaniel, East Boston. Seaver, Robert, Jamaica Plain. Sever, J. W., Dorchester. Scott, Charles, Neivton. Scudder, C. W., Brookline. Scudder, Marshall S., Grantville. *Shaw, Robert G., Boston. Shaw, S. P., Cambridge. Sheafe, Charles C, Boston, Sheafe, William, Brookline. Sheldon, O. S., Milton. Shimmin, Charles P., Boston. Shorey, John L., Lynn. ♦Silsby, Enoch, Bradford. Skinner, Francis, Newton. Taft, John B., Boston. Tappan, Charles, " Taylor, Horace B., " *Tcschemacher, J. E., " Thacher, Alfred C, Dorchester. ♦Thaxter, A. W., Jr., Boston. *Thayer, J. E., " Thayer, Nathaniel, " Thomas, William, " Thompson, S. Benton, Lexington, *Thorndike, Israel, Boston. Thorndike, John H., " Tileston, E. P., Dorchester. Tilton, Stephen W., Boston. Todd, John, Hingham. ANNUAL MEMBERS. 81 dolman, Lucius A., W. Boxhury. Torrey, Everett, Charlestown. *To\vle, Lymau, Boston. *Tremlett, Thomas, Dorchester. Turner, J. M., " Turner, K. W., JSfeicton. Turner, R. TV., Jr., Eandolph. Upton, George B., Boston. Vose, B. C. Wainwright, Peter, Boston. Wainwright, AVm. L., Braintree. Wakefield, E. H., Chelsea. *Waldo, Daniel, Worcester. Walker, Edward C. R., Boxhury. *Walker, Samuel, " Walker, Samuel A., Brooklinc. Walker, T. W., Waltham. Warren, Gr. W., Boston. Walcott, Edward, Pawtucket. Ward, John, Newton. Ware, Benjamin P., Ifarhlehcad. Wason, E., BrooMine. Waters, Edwin F., Newton. Webber, A. D., Wellesley. AVebster, Joshua, Maplcwood. *Webster, Nathan, Haverhill. Weld, Richard H., Boxhury. Weld, M. W., Dr., Boston. Weld, W. G., BrooMine. Wellington, H. W., Mrs., Boxhury. Wellington, Henry M., W. Boxhury. Welsh, J. H., Dorchester. *Wcst, Thomas, Haverhill. Wetherell, Leander, Boston. Wheelwright, A. C, " Whipple, John A., " *Whitcomb, Levi, " White, B. C, " White, Edward A., " Whitmore, C. O., " Whiting, Nathaniel, BrooMine. White, Francis A., " Whitney, Luther F., Charlestoicn. Whittle, George W., Soynerville. Whitton, Bela. AVhytal, Thomas G., W. Boxhury. \Yight, Ebcn, Dedham. Wilbur, G. B., Watertown. Wilder, Henry A., Boston. Wilder, Marshall P., Dorchester. Willcutt, Levi L., West Boxhury. *Williams, Aaron D., Boxhury. Williams, Aaron D., " Williams, Benjamin B., Boston. *Williams, Moses B., BrooMine. *Winship, Franklin, Brighton. Winship, F. Lyman, " Winship, Herman, " *Worthington, William, Dorchester. Woodward, Royal, BrooMine. Wright, Geo. C, West Acton. Wrisley, Frank, Boston. ANNUAL MEMBERS. Abbott, Sam'l L., M. D., Boston. Adams, Charles F., Quincy. Adams, C. S., Framingham. Adams, William, Winchester. 6 Allen, Abbot, Arlington. Allen, Andrew F., " Allen, Calvin, Boxhury. Allen, C. H., M.D., Camhridgeport. 82 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Allen, Frederick D., Boston. Allen, Geo. E., W. Xcicton. Allen, Geo. D., Maiden. Allen, Henry O., " Allen, Xatli'l T., W. Newton. Allen, W. H., Dedhani. Alley, Franklin, Marhkhead. Ames, R. AV., Roxhury. Ames, Samuel T., Boston. Andrews, E. Janes, " Andrews, Joseph, Waltham. Apple, Antone, Brighton. Atlierton, Samuel, Dorchester. Atkinson, Charles M., Boxbury, Atkinson, Edward, Brookline. Ayers, John W., Boston. Bachelder, Samuel, Camhridge, Bacon, Augustus, Boxhury. Bacon, "William, " Bacon, William, Jr., " Baker, W. P., Quincy. Ball, S. B., Bort Xorfolk. Bangs, Edward, Boston. Barnard, Chas., 2d, W. Newton. Barnes, Parker, Dorchester. Bartlett, James, BrooMlne. Barker, Hiram, Brighton. Barker, John G., Cambridge. Bates, Erastus C, " Bates, Ives G., Boston. Bayley, Dudley II., '' Bartholomew, Wm. 'N., Newton Cen Beck, Frederick, Boston. Bell, Theodore H., Boxhury. Bennett, Edmund H., Taunton. Bennett, Oliver, Framingham. Benton, Reuben P., Somerville. Binney, Amos R., Broohline. Bird, Harrison, " Bird, John L., Dorchester. Black, John A., Boxbury. Blake, G. T., Boston. Blanchard, Geo. D. B., Maiden. Bliss, B. K., Springfield. Blodgett, W. A., Waverley. Bolles, Matthew, W. Boxbury. Boott, William, Boston. Bolton, John B., Somerville. Bouve, Ephraim W., Boxbury. j, Bowditch, Azell, " Bowditch, W. I., BrooMine. Bowker, Mrs. Howard, Maiden. Boyd, Francis, Boston. Brackett, E. A., Winchester. Bradford, Charles F., Boxbury. Bradlee, John D., Milton. Bradlee, J. T., Boston. Bradstreet, Samuel, Dorchester. Breck, C. H. B., Brighton. Breck, Joseph, " Brewer, Thomas M., Boston. Briggs, Richard, Brookline. Brigham, C. B., Grafton. Brittan, S. A., Boxbury. Brooks, Addison, Arlington. Brooks, George, Brookline. Brookhouse, John H., Somerville. Brown, A. S., Jamaica Flain. Brown, Atherton T., Boxbury. Brown, Frederick, Boston. Brown, Joseph T., " Brown, Jona., Jr., Somerville. Bruce, Benjamin, Brookline. Bruce, Kath'l F., Stoneham. Bryant, G. J. F., Boston. Bullard, Calvin, " Bullard, Lewis, Dedham. Burley, Edward, Salem. Burr, Charles C, Newton. Burrage, Joseph, Arlington. Bush, F. T., Weston. Bush, J. P., Boston. Cabot, Edward C, Brookline. Cabot, Joseph S., Salem. Cairns, Wm., Melrose. Campbell, Benjamin F., Boston. ANNUAL MEMBERS. 83 Candler, John W., Broohline. Carlton, Samuel A., Somerville. Carter, Maria E., Wohurn. Carlisle, Ira B., Boston. Chandler, Henry 11., " Chadbourne, M. W., Watertoxvn. Chadwick, Joseph H., Roxbury. Chafflu, John C, Newton. Chapman, Moses C, Milton. Chapin, Geo. 11., Maiden. Chase, Mrs. C. B., Medford. Chase, G. Wingate, Dorchester. Chase, Henry L., Maiden. Chase, J. C, Camhridgeport. Chcnery, Winthrop W., Belmont. Cheney, Arthur, Boston. Chickering, Horatio, Bedham. Chilson, G., Boston. Childs, Alfred A., Dorchester. Clark, Daniel, Waltham. Clark, G. W., Maiden. Clark, Joseph, Canton. Clark, Joseph W., Dedham. Clark, Kandolph M., " Clay, Edward C, Maiden. Cobb, Edward W., Boston. Cobb, Jonathan H., Dedham. Cole, H. Hammond, Chelsea. Comins, Linus B., Roxhury. Comley, James, Worcester. Converse, Joshua P., Wohum. Converse, James C, Arlington. Cooke, Isaac, Charlestown. Copeland, Charles, Wyoming. Cordwell, G. B., Roxbury. Crafts, W. A., ^' Crain, Charles H., Arlington. Croker, J., Dorchester. Crosby, Josiah, Arlington. Cruickshank, J. T., Cambridge. Cummings, Amos, Jr., Reading. Cummings, Kathaniel, Boston. Curtis, D. T., " Curt,iss,]Charles F., W. Boxbury. Cutter, Geo. B., Weston. Dacy, Patrick, Dorchester. Dalton, Henry L., Boston. Dana, Francis, Roxbury. Dana, Luther, Neioton. Dana, Thomas, Cambridge. Dane, John H., Broohline. Daniell, H. W., Boston. Davenport, Edward, Dorchester. Davenport, Geo., Dedham. Davis, Barnabas, Boston. Davis, Benjamin B., Broohline. Davis, Seth, W. Newton. Davis, W. IL, Milton. Day, Geo. B.,I^osos0 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 4 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 FRUIT committee's REPORT. 15 Gratuities awarded: To J. P. Bush, SI 00 Walker & Co., 1 00 Samuel Sweetser, - - - - - -100 E. C. Stevens, 1 00 September 5. For best Peaches, to William A. Crafts, for Red Rareripe, - 5 00 Gratuities awarded: To James M. Codman, for fine display of Peaches, Nectarines and Plums, -_.... H. Vandine, for Plums and Pears, - - - J. E. M. Gilley, for Pears, F. & L. Clapp, for fine Clapp's Pear, _ . - G. A. Godbold, for very fine Rostiezcr, - . . J. A. Kenrick, for Clapp's Pear, - - . . James Eustis, for Apples, - - - . . W. A. Crafts, " W. P. Snow, " J. W. Foster, " Daniel Clarke, for Peaches, ----- B. B, Davis, for Pears, ----- Mrs. Benjamin Fobes, for Figs, - - - - Josiah Newhall, " - - _ _ September 12. Grapes. — For the best four bunches of any early variety, to Davis & Bates, for Israella, . . - _ For the second best, to Davis & Bates, for Adirondac, Gratuities awarded: To Daniel Clark, for superior Concords, - - - 3 00 C. E. Grant, for Black Hamburg Grapes and fine Belle Lucrative Pears, - - - - - 3 00 Geo. H. Gordon, for fine Grapes, resembling Hartford Prolific, 2 00 Benj. B. Davis, for Grapes, - - - - - 2 00 Isaac H. Frothingham, for Apples and Pears, - - 2 00 James Eustis, for Apples, - - - - - 2 00 Josiah Newhall, for Apples and Figs, - - - 2 00 Walker & Co., for Figs, 2 00 Joshua T. Foster, for Seedling Peach, - - - 2 00 Henry Vandine, for Peaches and Plums, - - - 2 00 Bowen Harrington, for Apples, - - - - 2 00 Mrs. Benj. Fobes, for Figs, - - - - - 1 00 N. B. White, for Grapes, 1 00 John L. Bird, for Bartlett Pears, - - - - 1 00 John Mahonv, for " " - - - - 1 00 5 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 3 00 16 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Gratuities awarded: To II. Lemon, for Peaches, - - - - - SI 00 Lewis AVheelei", for Peaches, - - - - 1 00 J. B. Loomis, for Seedling Peach, - - - - 1 00 D. ^y. Lothrop, for Collection, - - - - 1 00 Mrs. F. Nichols, for Sweetwater Grapes, - - - 1 00 Caleb Hersey, for Gravenetein Apples, - - - 1 00 J. P. Bush, for Summer Pippin Apples, - - - 1 00 PRIZES FOR FRUITS AT THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION September 22, 23, 24, 25. Apples. — For the best twenty varieties, the Lyman Plate, to F. & L. Clapp, --_-_- For the next best, to A. D. Williams, . . _ For the next best, to C. B. Brigham, ... For the best fifteen varieties, to J. W. Foster, For the next best, to Samuel Ilartwell, . _ . For the next best, to James Eustis, - - - - For the best ten varieties, to Francis Skinner, For the next best, to E. A. Brackett, - _ . For the next best, to Bowen Harrington, - - - For the best five varieties, to George Pierce, - - - For the next best, to W. A. Crafts, - - - - For the next best, to William II. Barnes, - - - For the best dish of Apples, to F. & L. Clapp, for Gravenstein For the next best, to Elbridge Farmer, for Gravenstein, - For the next best, to C. M. Atkinson, for Northern Spy, - For the next best, to W. F. Hall, for Alexander, - Gratuities for Apples: Boston Farm School, (Collection), - - - - Dr. E. F. Whitman, ....-- H. Barker, -------- Hovey & Co., (Collection), - - - - - W. C. Strong, New Variety of Crab Apple, - - - J. W. Foster, for Pyramid, - - - - - S. G. Damon, ------- S. N. Gaut, ------- Elbridge Wason, ------- Warren Ileustis, ------- J. AV. Foster, for fine Display of Gravenstein, - - - C. Spaulding, for Seedling Sweet Apple, and Collection, Bowen Harrington, for Collection, - _ - - 20 00 15 00 12 00 12 00 10 00 8 00 8 00 6 00 5 00 0 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 FRUIT committee's REPORT. 17 G-ratuities for Apples : C. H. Galloup, SI 00 A. W. Withington, --.._. Dr. Lodge, ---._._ S. D. Bryant, J. E. M. Gilley, Thomas Groom, ----... W. F. Hall, Pears. — For the best twenty varieties, to J. C. Chase, For the next best, to Alexander Dickenson, For the next best, to Henry Vandine, - . . For the best fifteen varieties, to M. P. Wilder, For the next best, to Davis & Bates, - - For the next best, to Josiah Stickney, . . _ . For the best ten varieties, to Jacob JSTudd, - - . For the next best, to Joseph H. Fenno, - - _ For the next -best, to Francis Skinner, - . . For the best five varieties, to Jacob Eaton, - - _ For the next best, to John Mahoney, - - _ For the next best, to Francis Dana, _ . . For the best dish of Bartlett, to Jacob Nudd, " '' Doyenne Boussock, to G. Train, " " Clapp's Favorite, to F. & L. Clapp, " " Beurre Bosc, to S. C. Perkins, - » . " Seckel, to F. & L. Clapp, " " Swan's Orange, to Andrew McDermott, " " Lonise Bonne, to H. P. Kendrick, *' " Urbaniste, to Charles Birchard, " " Duchess D'Angouleme, to John Mahoney, *' " Beurre Diel, to Davis & Bates, - " " Beurre d'Anjou, to William Maloon, " " Sheldon, to Hovey & Co., " " Beurre Superfin, to William Maloon, •' " Flemish Beauty, to J. C. Park, - " " Marie Louise, to Josiah Stickney, " " Belle Lucrative, to William Maloon, " " Merriam, to A. J. Dean, " " Beurre Hardy, to Henry Vandine, " " Beurre Clairgeau, to Isaac B. Kendall, - " " Mt. Vernon, to Walker & Co., - Gratuities for Pears: To M. P. Wilder, Chas. H. Galloup, -----._ Walker & Co., . 2 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 25 00 20 00 16 00 15 00 12 00 10 00 10 00 8 00 G 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 6 00 4 CO 4 00 18 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Gratuities for Apples : To Hovey & Co., ...... Boston Farm School, . . . . . S. N. Gault, John A. Kenrick, ---... Horace Partridge, ------ John L. Bird, ------- Jolin II. Eastbuvn, ------ Samuel G. Damon, ------ J. E. M. Gille}^ Thomas Groom, ..-.-- Mrs. Jas. Glover, ------ J. V. & W. F. Pool, J. Savage, ------- Benjamin P. "Ware, ------ Warren Ileustis, ------ Samuel Sweetser, ------ J. S. Getchell, William J. Griggs, ------ J. E. Glines, H. P. Kendrick, ------ Mrs. M. J. Mcintosh, . . - - . J. C. Park, C. Putnam, ------- Lewis Wheeler, ------ Grapes, Foreign. — For the best three bunches of Black Ham- burg, to Edmund Gage, ----- For the next best, to Francis Dana, - - - - For the best three bunches of any other black sort, to K. S. Rogers, for Barbarossa, . - - - - For the next best, to John Falconer, for Victoria Hamburg, For the best three bunches of Muscat of Alexandria, to John Falconer, - - - - - - - For the next best, to W. C. Harding, - - - For the best three bunches of any other white sort, to John Falconer, for Royal Muscadine, - - - - 5 00 For the next best, to W. C. Harding, for Buckland Sweet- water, 4 00 For the b:!st two varieties, two bunches of each, to John Falconer, - - - ■ - - - - 5 00 For the next best, to George B. Durfee, - - - 4 00 For the best six varieties, to George B. Durfee, - - 10 00 For the next best, to John Falconer, - - . - 6 00 •Gratuity to George E. Leonard, for Grizzly Frontignan, - 4 00 ^3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 GO 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 OO 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 120 00 15 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 FRUIT committee's REPORT. 19 Native GrwiPES. — For the best collection, four bunches of each variety, to Davis & Bates, ... For the next best, to J. B. Moore, - . _ For the best six bunches of Delaware, to "W. II. Barnes, " " " Diana, to Benjamin B. Davis, " " " Isabella, to J. V. Wellington, - " " " Israella, to Davis & Bates, " " " Concord, to Daniel Clark, " " " Hartford, to Benjamin B. Davis, " " " Rebecca, to Geo. B. Cutter, " " " Allen's Hybrid, to Davis & Bates. " " " lona, to John Capen, " " " Adirondac, to Davis & Bates, - Gratuities : To S. G. Damon, for fine Collection and single dishes, - - 8 00 Ferris & Caywood, for Display of Walter Grape, the Silver Medal. Stephen Underbill, for Seedling Grapes, the Silver Medal. William C. Strong, for Collection of Grapes, - - 5 00 N. B. White, for " " - . - 2 00 James Cruickshank, for Fedora Grapes, Plums. — For the best collection, to Henry Vandine, Peaches. — For the best collection, to Frederick Nichols, For the best single dish, to Alex. Dickinson, - - - For the next beat, to Henry Yandine, - . . For the next best, to J. E. M. Gilley, ... Gratuites: To Walker & Co., for Figs, Lewis Wheeler, for assorted dish, - - - . Bowen Harrington, for assorted dish, - . _ October 10. Autumn Pears. — For the best ten varieties, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, to H. Yandine, - - - . For the best five varieties, to Davis & Bates, For the next best, to William Maloon, - . _ For the next best, to S. G. Damon, - _ . For the best single dish, to Hovey & Co., for Sheldon, For the next best, to F. Dana, for Urbaniste, For the next best, to C. E. Grant, for Beurre Bosc, Autumn Apples. — For the best five varieties, to J. W. Foster, For the next best, to James Eustis, - - - For the next best, to Samuel Ilartwell, - - - For the best single dish, to James Eustis, for Gravenstein, - For the next best, to J. W. Foster, for Gravenstein, For the next best, to W. A. Crafts, for Fameuse, - 2 00 5 00 5 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 J 00 LO 00 8 00 6 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 6 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 20 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Xative Grapes. — For the best collection, to Davis & Bates, For the next best, to S. G. Damon, - - - - For the best two varieties, to C. E. Grant, - - - For the best dish of one variety, to Benj. B. Davis, for Diana, Quinces. — For the best, to C. E. Grant, _ - _ Gratuities: To J. E. M. Gilley, for Pears and Quinces, - - - Fearing Bnrr, for Apples, - - - - - S. G. Damon, for collection, - - - - - H. Vandine, " ..... Dr. E. F. Whitman, for Peaches, - - . . J. L. Bird, November 14. Winter Pears. — For the second best five varieties, to II. Yandine, -.-...- For the best twelve specimens of one variety, to AValker & Co.. for Caen du France, - - - - - For the next best, to F. & L. Clapp, for Lawrence, For the next best, to H. Yandine, for Buerre d'Ax*emberg, Winter Apples.— For the best ten varieties, to F. & L. Clapp, the French Plate, ----- For the best twelve specimens of one variety, to J. W. Foster, for J^Torthern Spy, ------ For the next best, to F. & L. Clapp, for King, For the next best, to R. Oldrieve, for Roxbury Russet, Gratuities: To F. & L. Clapp, for fine Apples, - - - - Samuel Ilartwell, " . _ - . Walker & Co., for fine Mt. Yernon Pears, - - - Francis Dana, for Apples and Pears, . - - W. A. Crafts, J. E. M. Gilley, John Mahoney, _ ^ . - - . II. Yandine, ...... James Eustis, ...._. B. Harrington, .._._. James A. Stetson, .-_--- Special Prize. For the best Seedling Pear, after a trial of five years, to F. & L. Clapp, for Clapp's Favorite, - - - - S15 00 10 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 6 00 5 00 3 00 2 00 12 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 60 00 Amount appropriated for Prizes for the year 18C8, Amount awarded, . . _ - . Balance unexpended, - - - - • $1,300 00 1,238 00 52 00 FLOWER committee's REPORT. 21 REPORT OF THE COIMITTEE ON PLANTS AND FLOWERS, For the Year 1868. by j. c. hovey, chairman. Seldom has there been a more unfavorable season for the Floral Department than the one just past. The Spring months were cold and rainy. This was followed by excessive drought, from the first of July to the middle of August. On the 18th of September we were visited by a heavy frost, which, in many localities, completely killed Salvias, Helio- trojies. Double Zinnias, and other tender plants. This was followed, on the 17th of October, by a snow storm and black frost, which was so severe as to even kill Chrysanthemums. The remainder of the season has been cold, without a single day of Indian Summer. Notwith- standing all these drawbacks, the exhibitions have been generally good. The principal contributors of Cut Flowers, during the season, were, Francis Parkman, Hovey & Co., J. McTear, J. McLarin, George Craft, C. B. Brigham, James ISTugent and J. E. Westgate. Those exhibited by Francis Parkman were particularly worthy of mention, both for the taste shown in arrangement and quality of Flowers exhib- ited. One of the best guarantees of this is the fact that they received the first premium thirteen times during the season. Baskets of Flowers, though not as numerous as last year, have been generally better arranged. The deficiency in number no doubt was owing to the bad weather on exhibition days. Native Plants have been exhibited by some five different contributors; but as the By-Laws of the Society restrict the awarding of Premiums to any except members. Gratuities had to be substituted in their stead in all except one instance. Special Premiums. — But three of the liberal Premiums olTered for Koses by Yice President H. H. Himnewell, and published in the Schedule for two successive years, were awarded. The first, for the best collection of forty varieties of Hardy Perpetuals, was awarded to J. C. ChafHn. The second, for the best thirty Hardy Perpetuals, to Francis Parkman. Both these collections were excellent; and we doubt whether better specimens for size, form, and brilliancy of color can be shown else- where. The third award was for Basket or Yase of Koses. This was awarded to W. Wales & Co., for Vase of Tender Roses, which was 22 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. most tastefully arranged. The Committee are at liberty to state that the Premiums not awarded will be oflfered at the next annual Rose Exhibition. During the season, the following exhibitions worthy of mention have been made : Jakuary 4, G. "W. Pratt exhibited a splendid specimen plant of Dondrobium nobilo, with five spikes of flowers fully expanded. Of all the orchidaceous plants, this species is one of the most showy, and worthy of cultivation. January 11. From Hovey & Co., specimens of Lycopodium lepidophyllum, or Kesurrection Plant, so called from the fact that after being kept in a dry state for months, it may be apparently revived by soaking in water twenty-four hours. February 15. From W. C. Strong, Deutzia Fortuni, a handsome species, lately introduced from Japan; flowers rosy white, in clusters much resembling D. gracilis but larger. Also, a fine display of the comparatively new Rose, Isabella Sprunt. This is considered one of the most valuable varieties for the florist; bud medium size and of good form ; color, bright canary yellow. February 22. From Hovey & Co., collection of seedling Camellias, in eight varieties, all of which have been described in former reports of the Flower Committee. February 29. From James McTear, small collection of Camellias. From M, P. Wilder, two seedling Camellias, without name. March 14. From Mrs. T. W. Ward, fine specimens of Bougainvillea spectabilis, a greenhouse climber, of recent introduction, with small rose-tinted flowers, in clusters, surrounded by large bracts of a bright rose color. It flowers in masses, and is without doubt an elegant plant. From John Hogan, eight large and well-grown plants of his new seedling Erica Calfra. This fine variety much resembles E. Caflfra compacta, but more spreading; will prove a greater acquisition. March 28. From James Comley, good display of Erica Cavendi.shii; the best yellow-flowered variety. Hovey & Co., specimens of Czar Yiolet; a new single large-floAvered variety of Yiola odorata; also specimens of Viola Brandy ana with variegated flowers. April 4. From Mrs. R. C. Winthrop, flower of Imatophyllum miniatum, also called Clivea uobilis. This' plant much resembles the Agapanthus FLOWER committee's REPORT. 23 umbellatiis in growth, but requires more heat to develop the flowers, which are of a bright salmon red. From Curtis & Cobb, Hyacinth Due de Malakofi"; a fine new single variety, color reddish buff. April 11. From E. S. Rand, Jr., flowers of Magnolia Lennei. This variety has been represented in European Magazines as very high colored; but the specimens exhibited were very diflerent in that respect, being not much better than Magnolia jjurpurea, James Comley, specimens of Gladiolus Byzantinus. May 2. From E. 11. Ilutchings, a fine display of Hepatica triloba. During the past season, Mr. H. has contributed many fine Native Plants, his object being to exhibit only those most worthy of cultivation. From Francis Parkman, two new varieties of Clematis, the Standishii and Baumanii. From J. M. Merrick, Jr., three good seedling Zonale Geraniums. From C. M. Atkinson, a fine seedling Cineraria; centre clear white, with a magenta border. May 9. From Hovey & Co. 2-1 varieties named Hyacinths, also large collec- tion of unnamed. From Miss M. E. Carter, a fine collection of twenty-four varieties of JiTative Plants. From F. Parkman, specimens of Clematis monstrosa fl. pi., and Fortunii, both fine varieties. May 16. From H. H. Hunnewell, a fine display of Lapageria rosea; also good specimens of Gloire de Nancy Zonale Geranium. This is one of the best of the double flowered varieties yet introduced. From the same source, Anthurium Schergenainum, a very singular little plant, with long pointed leaves and bright scarlet flowers, in shape like those of the Americana Calla (C. palustris). Also, flowers of Rhaphiolepis ovatus, one of the finest novelties, lately introduced from Japan. From F. Parkman, specimens of Clematis Aureliana, color white. From E. H. Ilutchings, fiowers of Erythronium Americanum, and the beautiful Polygala i^aucifolia. May 23. F. Parkman exhibited a fine collection of Herbaceous Plants. From the same source,- Seedling Polyanthus, color light yellow, orange eye. From Mrs. S. Joyce, good collection of Pansies. From John A. Kenrick, three varieties of Magnolias. 24 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. From E. H. Ilitchings, collection of ITative Plants, including fine specimens of Pol3'gala paucifolia, Ehodora Canadensis, and Menyanthes trifoliata. May 30. From J. F. C. Hyde, good display of Seedling Pansies. From C. B. Brighara, specimens of Castilleia coccinea er Painted Cup. Opening Exhibition, June 6. This Exhibition was larger and better, both in quantity and quality, than any similar one for a number of years. The displa}'^ of Pot Plants was good, though some of the classes called for in the Schedule of Premiums were not represented. H. H. Hunne- well showed a line specimen of Stephanotis floribunda, to which was awarded the first premium, as the best siDecimen plant. Also, six large and well-grown specimens of Zonale Geraniums, Clerodendron Thomp- soni, Ehododendrons Speciosa and Victoria, all in full bloom. Six specimen plants of Azalea Indica, fi'om the same source, were awarded the first premium. Hovey & Co. exhibited a collection of greenhouse plants, among which Avere Richardia maculata, Clerodendron Thompsoni, Pandanus Javanicus variegatus, and Eurya latifolia folia variegata (the last-named species is quite rare.) They were awarded the first premium, as the best twelve greenhouse plants. W. C. Harding exhibited a fine collection of Zonale Geraniums. This collection was very interesting, as many of the varieties are quite new, never having been exhibited here before. Mr. Harding was also awarded the third iiremium for collection of Greenhouse Plants. James McTear showed a fine plant of Rhynchosj)ermum jasminoides and six Zonale Geraniums. Herman Grundel a fine collection of fom-teen varieties Zonale Gera- niums, also a plant of the very rare Sedum Fabarium variegatum, with almost white foliage. E. S. Rand, Jr., a fine display of fourteen varieties hardy Rhododen- drons, and a very interesting collection of N^ative Plants, including all the native Cypripediums except C. spectabile, which flowers later in the season. Very fine collections of late Tulips were exhibited by Walker & Co. and Joseph Breck, but not being named, could not compete for premium. Francis Parkman showed a fine collection of Herbaceous Plants, many of which are quite rare. A large and fine stand of Cut Flowers from Mr. Parkman was awarded the first premium. A. J. Hillbourn, specimens of Exochorda grandiflora • or Spirea (/randiflora, a beautiful hardy shrub from Japan, with clusters of white flowers. Very interesting collections of i^ative Plants were exhibited by Miss FLOWER committee's REPORT. 25 II. M. Barry, Miss M. E. Carter, and E. II. Ilitchings. Miss M. E. Carter showed 80 varieties, and was awarded the first preminm. J. F. C. Hyde exhibited fine specimens of his new Seedling Pink, called Emily, color white, of good form and substance. Promises to be a great acquisition. John Patterson, fine collection of Pansies, many of which equalled named English varieties. His collection was admired by all, and pro- nounced by the Committee the best specimen that has been exhibited for many years. June 13. From E. S. Kand, Jr., a large and fine collection of Rhododendrons. From M. P. "Wilder, a fine display of Shrubby Pajonies, which were awarded the first premium.- From James Comley, splendid specimens of Gladiolus Lyonii. Francis Parkman showed good specimens of Lilium tenuifolium aurantiacum, and Buschianum. Also a collection of Double Seedling Pyrethrum plants which will, at no distant day, equal the China Aster and Chrysanthemum, both in form and delicacy of color of the flowers. Many of these Seedlings shown by difterent contributors the past season were much better than the original imported varieties. From W. C. Strong a large and well grown plant of Thyrsacanthus Schomburghii. Hovey & Co., specimens of Ilesparis raatronalis, double purple, and Thermopsis mollis; this is a new herbaceous plant, with spikes of yellow lupine-like flowers, very ornamental. James McTear, plant in full bloom of the beautiful Ornithogalum aureum. June 20. From G. G. Hubbard, fine specimen plant of Cattleya Mossise. Your Committee are informed that Mr. H. contemplates building an Orchis house, when, with his skilful gardener, Mr. J. G. Barker, we may expect to see more of this fine class of plants at our exhibitions. Miss M. E. Carter and Miss H. M. Barry, each showed large collec- tions of Native Plants. IT. H. Ilunnewell, specimens of Rhododendron, R. S. Holford; color deep crimson, with dark spots; one of the finest new varieties. Fi'om E. S. Rand, Jr., Cypripedium pubescens, and large and fine display of Rhododendrons. Hovey & Co., flowers of Clematis Candida, fl. pi., a new double white variety; also, fine seedling Pyrethrum, called Aurora, flower double imbricated like an Aster, color light rose. Also, from the same source, specimens of Viola cornuta, one of the b^st new Herbaceous Plants. 26 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. June 27. From Hovey & Co., fine display of Herbaceous Ppeonios ; and' Brodiea grandiflora, a pretty little bulbous plant, with dark blue star- shaped fiowers. E. S. Rand, Jr., a fine truss of Rhododendron azureum, color fine purple; also, a very fine seedling variety, with dark crimson flowers. F. Parkman, fine display of Herbaceous Peeonies. Joseph Breck, plant of Lilium auratum. John A. Kenrick, very large flower of Magnolia inacrophylla. B. D. Hill, Jr., seedling Iris Kjempferi. JuxE 30 AND July 1.— Rose Show. The display of Roses at our annual Rose Show was better than ever before, especially the Hardy Perpetuals, which are fast taking the place of the class called June Roses. In June last, the Chairman of your Committee and our worthy Treasurer, Mr. E. W. Buswell, visited Philadelphia, principally for the purpose of being present at the Rose Show of the Pennsylvania Horti- cultural Society. We were much surprised to find so small an exhibition of Roses, and also so few good specimens. After returning homo and witnessing our own exhibition, we have come to the conclusion that the Rose can be brought to perfection even in Massachusetts. The principal contributors at our exhibition were as follows : Of Hardy Perpetuals. — J. C. Chatfin, 40 varieties; F. Parkman, 30; John French, 30; W. C. Strong, 20; J. McTear, 10. June Roses. — F. Parkman, 15 varieties ; Hovey & Co., 15 ; James IsTugent, 10 ; J. McTear, 10. Tender Roses. — J. McTear and James Nugent, each, large collections. 3£oss Roses. — J. McTear and Hovey & Co. Large collections of Roses Avithout name were shown by F. Parkman, J. C. Chafiin, Mrs. T. W. Ward, and others. H. H. Hunnewell exhibited a good collection of Hardy Perpetual Roses in pots, not for premium; also, three large boxes of Roses bedded in a surface of oats som'u in sand. We were informed that this is the European way of exhibiting the Rose, but we prefer our own way; the best, as it shows both the leaf and flower to better advantage. W. H. Halliday exhibited a handsome Wardian Case, which was awarded the first premium. Hovey & Co. and John French, each had large collections of Green- house Plants, many of the specimens being much superior to those at the opening exhibition. From Mrs. T. W. Ward, a large and fine specimen of Rhynchos- permum jasminoides, with hundreds of flowers expanded. FLOWER committee's REPORT. 27 From W. C. Harding, a good collection of Zonale Geraniums, in pots all in full bloom. Mrs. W. R, Champney showed an elegant plant of Mrs. Pollock Gera- nium. We were infoi'med that this tine specimen was grown in a parlor window. July 11. Mrs. T. W. AYard of Canton a splendid collection of rare exotic flowers, among which was a fine specimen of the beautiful Combretum purpureum; also, eight plants of Gloxinias, each plant being a perfect specimen. Francis Parkman exhibited a large collection of Lilies, among which were fine specimens of Lilium Brownii, L. excelsum and L. Canadense; also, fine Double Seedling Delphinium, named Mrs. Louis Agassiz — color light blue, tinged with rose; large flower. C. B. Brigham showed specimens of the beautiful native Orchis (Calopogon pulchellus;) also, stand of auricula-flowered Sweet William. E. S. Rand, Jr., specimen of Lilium auratum, groAvn in the open ground. W. C. Strong exhibited flowers of Clematis Jackmanii iSTo. 9, a fine new Hybrid variety; color dark blue and white. . J. F. C. Hyde exhibited some of his new Seedling Pinks. Mr. Hyde has been very fortunate in producing so many fine varieties from seed. Cut Flowers were shown in great variety by A. Farrier, B. D. Hill, Jr., Henry Vandine and Thomas Sraallwood. July 18. James McTear, a good display of Picotees and Summer Phloxes. Also, a Seedling Yucca filamentosa, with very large flowers. Miss M. E. Carter exhibited 90 varieties IS'ative Plants, Miss H. M. Barry, 100 varieties. J. W. Foster, stand of fine Seedling Petunias. C. B. Brigham, specimens of Lilium Philadelphicum, with very dark red flowers. Also, two dishes of Fungi. E. H. Hitchings, collection of Native Plants, including fine specimens of Pogonia ophioglossoides, Pyrola umbellata and rotundifolia. July 25. Miss M. E. Carter, 75 varieties of ifiTative Plants; James I^ugent, handsome Hand Bouquets; E. H. Hitchings, Collection of Native Plants; Mrs. J. E. M. Gilley, Table Bouquet; C. B. Brigham, fine display of Fungi. Mr. Brigham also exhibited a handsome variety of Nymphoea odorata, or Water Lily, with rose colored fiowers. Francis Parkman exhibited a large and fine collection of Herbaceous Plants, also flowers of a new Seedling Rudbeckia lasciniatus, with semi- double flowers; it was awarded a certificate of merit. 28 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Hovey & Co. exhibited a large plant of their new Hybrid Seedling Lily with ten flowers Aill}^ expanded; also, flowers of the beautiful Bignonia Chamberlaynii. August 1. • G. G. Hubbard exhibited three rare Orchis, viz. : Dendrobium formo- sum, Brassia Lanceana, Catasetum tridentatum. These are the first specimens of the above variety ever exhibited at our Exhibition. Francis Parkman showed a good collection of Lilies, among which were good specimens of L. superbum. The most interesting feature of the Exhibition was the large and rare collection of Cones collected and exhibited by J. Q. A. Warren, late of California; among the collection were fine specimens of Pinus, Colteri, Sabiniana, insignis, ponderosa, contorta, and Lambertiana or sugar Pine, Cupressus macrocarpa, and Goveniana, Sequoia gigantea (the Giant .Tree of California,) Picea nobilis and grandis; the last named is the great Silver Fir, second in height and beauty to none except the Sequoia gigantea. Fine specimens were also exhibited of the very rare Picea bracteata. This collection is the first of the kind exhibited in Boston, and was certainly very interesting. August 8. From Francis Parkman, a fine new Seedling Phlox, named Professor Koch, color deep crimson; also, collection of Lilies and Herbaceous Plants. From Mrs. T. W. Ward, Kare Exotics, stand of Hardy Perjietual Koses, and fine specimen of Allamanda Schottii. From E. S. Band, Jr., fine Spike of Lilium superbum, with nineteen flowers, fully expanded. The most interesting features of the Exhibition was the large Collec- tion of Everlasting Flowers and Fibrous Plants, presented by the Cape of Good Hope Agricultural Society. Among the Everlasting Flowers were many species of Ilelichrysums. Some of the finest were H. eximium, with deej:) crimson flowers; H. vestitum, silvery white; H. fulgcns, brilliant 3'^ellow; H. fruticens, beautiful clusters of drooping white flowers, and H. speciosa, deep blood red. One of the prettiest species of the collection was a small Everlasting Flower, named Phoenocoma prolifera; it resembles the Heath in its habit of growth; flower, bright rose. The collection of Fibrous Plants embraced many valuable substances useful to manufacturers. Those most noteworthy were Juncus serratus, a large plant, found in rivers or moist places, and largely exported and used in the manufacture of paper called Palmet. Helichrysum eximium, mentioned among the Everlasting flowers, has thick, leathery leaves, and used for the manufacture of paper and twine. Malva, in FLOWER committee's REPORT. 29 three varieties, an article resembling very fine hemp, but much stronger. This fibre is thought to be one of the most valuable lor the manufacture of cordage and twine. Moroea is also a very fine fibre, resembling flax, but easier of cultivation. Caroxylon is used for the manufacture of thread by the natives. Amaryllis belladonna, a bulbous root, produces a substance said to equal the finest silk. Cyperus, a coarse sedge, also recommended for the manufacture of paper. Corymbium strictum resembles bristles, and may be used for the manufacture of coarse brushes. One of the most valuable plants in the collection, if hardy, is Myrica cordifolia or Wax Myrtle. It bears a berry about the same size as our own species, but much more thickly covered with wax. This wax is used for the manufacture of candles, &c. In regard to the Fibrous Plants, we would state that they have been examined by a number of manufacturers and scientific gentlemen, who have expressed a wish to have them thoroughly tested, if a suflacient quantity of fibre could be procured to make it an object. J. Q. A. Warren, late of San Francisco, exhibited a collection of pressed California Wild Flowers; also, one hundred varieties of Sand- wich Island Ferns and Flowers. Among the California Wild Flowers were many rare species which have not yet found their way to our gardens. Specimens were noticed of Liliutn Washingtonia, a species with large white flowers, much resembling L. candidum in shape; also, L. parvum, flower bright orange, Calochortus splendens, and many others. August 15. Miss S. A. Kussell, Miss Anna Stevens and Miss L. S. Hall each showed a Basket of Flowers. C. B. Brigham, display of Fungi. E. S. Band, Jr., fine specimen of Ehexia Yirginica. W. C. Harding, twelve fine new Gladiolus. Mr. H. also exhibited a collection of new Gloxinias. Edward Davenport, bouquet of Roses ; Francis Parkman, collection of Lilies; C. B. Brigham, fine display of Double Zinnias; J. S. Rich- ards, large collection of seedling Gladiolus. G. W. C. Washburn, B. D. Hill, Jr., and James Nugent, each, a col- lection of Cut Flowers. James McTear, stand of Phloxes. August 22. Joseph Breck, collection Phloxes, Double Portulacas, and fine display of Double Balsams. George Craft and J. S. Richards, large collections of seedling Gladio- lus, many of which were equal to imported named varieties. 80 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. F. Parkman showed a good collection of Herbaceous Plants; also, Liliiim lancifolium. Miss M. E. Carter, seventy-five varieties of Native Plants. A. McLaren, new varieties of Gladiolus. Miss L. F. Hall, Miss A. C. Kenrick and Miss A. C. Wheeler, baskets of Flowers. W. C. Harding, tine collection new varieties Gloxinias. James Nugent, Hand Bouquets and collection of Lilies. George Craft exhibited very fine specimens of Lobelia cardinalis, and collection of Gladiolus. J. Q. A. Warren again favored us with a specimen in the shape of a branch of Pinus muricata, some three feet long, covered with eight rows of cones. It is a dwarf'species from the coast of California, and we think it will prove hardy in this latitude. J. S. Richards showed a large collection of seedling Gladiolus. August 29. The display of Gladiolus was large and fine. J. S. Richards exhibited in Classes 1, 3 and 5 ; A. McLaren in Classes 1, 2 and 4 ; George Craft in Classes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; James Nugent in Class 3. Francis Parkman was awarded the Society's Silver Medal for the best seedling Gladiolus; color fine crimson, handsomely marked with dark carmine; makes a good spike. F. Thieler exhibited a new bouquet Dahlia, named Pi'incess Alice, a very dwarf variety, growing but eighteen inches in height, flowers dark rose. G. G. Hubbard showed a large and well-grown plant of Brassavola sp. September o. The exhibition of Asters was large, but the specimens shown were much inferior to those of former years. James Ban-ett exhibited in Classes 1 and 3; James Nugent in Class 1; Joseph Breck in Classes 1 and 3; E. C. Clay in Class 2; A. McLaren in Classes 2 and 3. Verbenas were very good, notwithstanding the bad weather, and were shown by James Barrett, A. McLaren and James Nugent. J. S. Richards exhibited a very fine seedling Gladiolus, named The Bride, color snow white. It was awarded the Society's Silver Medal. September 12. The display of Double Zinnias was good in quality, but not as large in quantity as might be expected. The contributors were Hovey & Co., W. C. Harding, Joseph Breck, C. B. Brigham and James Nugent. Curtis «& Cobb exhibited eleven new varieties of Gladiolus. B. D. Hill, Jr., fine display of Liliputian Dahlias. Miss II. M. Barry, seventy varieties Native Plants. Francis Parkman exhibited a fine specimen of Lilium lancifolium Monstrosura album, with twenty-six flowers expanded. FLOWER committee's REPORT. 31 Hovey & Co. exhibited a new variegated-leaved Morning Glory, from Japan, called Ipomea alba Picta carminia ; also, specimens of new Gladiolus. J. Q. A. AVarren, a very interesting collection of California, Sand- wich Island and Japanese Seeds. Annual Exhibition, Septe3Iber 22, 23, 24 and 25. This exhibition was a fine one, although the plants, as usual, had to be much crowded for want of space. Hovey & Co. contributed twenty Greenhouse Plants, and ten variegated, six Caladiums, six Ferns, six Lycopods, six Marantas, two Specimen Plants and six Plants in bloom. Among the collection were the follow- ing fine specimens: — Seaforthia elcgans (ten feet), Latania Borbonica, Chamserops excelsa, Cocos coronata, Pandanus utilis, the rare Agave filifera, Cyperus alternifolius, Cycas circinalis, Dracjena Yeitchii, D. indivisa, D. terminals, D. Brasiliensis and D. draco. Hibiscus Cooperi, Calocasia macrorhiza alba van, Theophrasta imperialis, Anthurium magnificum, Beschorneria yuccoides, a supei'b specimen of the rare Pandanus elegantissimus, Philodendron pertusum, &c. ; also, fine specimens of Dracaena umbraculifera, Pandanus variegatus, Alocasia Veitchii, and ten variegated plants, namely. Yucca quadricolor, Cissus discolor, Dieffenbachia maculata, Bambusa Fortuni folia variegata (new and fine), Oplismenus imbecillis folius variegatus (a new and beautiful variegated grass), Yucca aloifolia var., Dracsena Cooperi, Cyperus alter- nifolius variegatus, &c. Among the Ferns was a very large Blechnum Corcovadense; the J^ycopods were grown in large pans; the Caladiums were very large, with eight seedlings of M. Bleu, namely, Edmund Moreaux, Mad. Houllet, Keeteleer, Isidora Leroy, Kaulinii, Mad. An- dreau and Charles Verdier. Small specimens of the rare M. Liudeniana, magnifica and splendida, were among the Marantas. W. C. Harding showed twenty Greenhouse Plants, ten Caladiums and three Specimens. The finest plants exhibited in this collection were Cyanophyllum magnificum, Dracaena Cooperi, Alocasia zebrina, Arundo Donax variegata, Aralia papynfera, Alsophila australis, a large Ma- ranta zebrina, Anthurum regale (with superb foliage), Maranta capitata, and Poi-teana, Calocasias, &c. \ also, the rare Sanchezia nobilis, with large, dark green leaves, striped with pure white, and the equally rare Delechampia Roezliana, each shoot terminated with two rosy bracts — the whole plant is extremely beautiful. Mr. Harding also had twelve of the newest Caladiums, which were very fine and well grown, named as follows: — Adolph Adam, Auber, August Riviere, Dr. Boisbunel, Harley, Dr. Lindley, Boildeau, E. G. Harderson, A. Bleu and Reine Victoria. Some of these were very distinct and beautiful additions to this showy group. 82 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. IL II. Ilunnewell exhibited twenty Greenhouse Plants, twelve Ferns, and six Marantas. Among this collection were fine specimens of Dra- cpena Australis and indivisa (6 feet), D. stricta, similar to terminalis, but more erect in its growth. The variegated aloe-leaved Yucca, Coleus Yeitchii, xigave filifera, Musa-vittata, a fine plant, with beauti- fully variegated foliage; the new and handsome palm, Stephensonia Sechellarium, the stems thickly set with black spines; Dracaena draco, a fine Croton pictum, Eurya latifolia, Theophrasta imperialis. Hibiscus Cooperii, Pavetta Borbonica, Rhopala Corcovadense, Calocasia macror- hiza var. ; also, Maranta fasciata, splendida, Yandenheckii, eximia, lineata, albo liueata, and pardina, the fine Dietfenbachia Barraquiniana, with ivory white stems, and green spotted leaves; twelve Perns, including Also2)hila Australis (6 feet), A. excelsa, Dicksonia antai-ctica, D. squa- mosa, Thamnoi)teris nidus, Asplenium bifidum, Onychium lucidum, Asplenium Billangeri, and a giant leaf of Musa enseta, 12 feet long. John French, ten Yariegated Plants, six Begonias, and three Specimen Plants. The following plants in this collection were particularly fine specimens: — Caladium Belleymei, Croton jiictum, Dracfena terminalis, and Anamassa sativa folia variegata, or Yariegated Pineapple. Wm. Cairnes, six plants in bloom, and a collection of miscellaneous Greenhouse Plants. Fine collection of Gladiolus were shown by J. S. Richards, Geo. Craft, and Curtis «fc Cobb. Mr. Richards also showed a fine Seedling, named Joseph Breck, flowers crimson, flaked with carmine, makes a good spike. Cut Flowers at this Exhibition were not as good as usual, owing to the frost of the week previous. Dahlias were also very inferior, from the same cause. The best exhibited were the stand of Liliputians, from B. D. Hill, Jr. C. B. Brigham exhibited a stand of Fungi, which was arranged with much taste, and composed of nearly all the species and A'arieties that can be found at this season. "W. C. Strong, a stand of variegated foliage, most tastefully arranged. F. Thieler, a good display of Amaranths. James Jackson exhibited a new Phlox, named Souvenir de Soultzmatt, color clear white, fine crimson eye. W. II. Ilalliday and C. M. Atkinson, each exhibited a handsome "Wardian Case. Ilovey & Co., specimens of the Turban Aster, a new dwarf variety, suitable for edgings. OCTOBEU 10. r. Thieler, good display of Dahlias and Cut Flowers. Dr. E. T. Whitney, collection of Dahlias. E. II. Hitchings, Native Plants. FLOWER committee's REPORT. 33 November 6. James McTear, good specimens of Schizostylis coccinea. November 14. The exhibition of Chrysanthemums was a complete failure, the only contributor being James McTear, who exhibited cut siDecimens in Classes 3. 4 and 5. A. Farrier showed a handsome spike of Tuberose. E. JI. Ilitchings, fine specimens of Ilamamelis Virginica, or Witch Hazel. December 19. Ex-Prcsident "Wilder showed cut specimens of the very rare Steno- carpus Cunninghami, a greenhouse tree, with handsome oak-shaped evergreen foliage and heads of very curious orange-colored flowers. December "26. "William Cairnes exhibited a handsome plant of Echeveria retusa. The annual appropriation by the Society for Plants and Flowers was $1,600; special premiums ofiered by H. H. Hunnewell, S2G5; making a total of ^1,865. Of this amount, the Committee have awarded $1,685, leaving a balance of .^180. In conclusion, we present the following list of Premiums and Gratuities awarded by your Committee the past season. All of which is respectfully submitted. J. C. HOVEY, Chairman. 34 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. riUZES AWARDED FOR PLANTS, FLOWERS AND BOUQUETS. January, February axd March. Camellias. — For the best display of named varieties exhibited during the months of January, February and March, not awarded, ------- For the next best, not awarded, - - _ _ January 25. Epacris. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, not awarded, ------- For the next best, not awarded, - - - - May 9. Hyacinths. — Class 1. — For the best twenty named varieties, open culture, not awarded, - - - . For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - Class 2. — For the best ten named varieties, open culture, not awarded, ------- For the next best, not awarded, - - - - May 16. Tulips, Early. — For the best twenty flowers, not less than ten named varieties, not awai'dcd, . . - For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Narcissus. — For the best display, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, - . - - Opening Exhibition, June 6. Greenhouse Plants. — For the best display of twelve vari- eties, regard being had to new and rare varieties and well-grown specimens of named plants, to Ilovey & Co., For the next best, not awarded, - - - - For the next best, to W. C. Harding, - - - Greenhouse Azaleas. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, to H. H. Ilunnewell, . _ - - For the next best, not awarded, - . - - For the next best, not awarded, . . - . Pelargoniums. — For the best six named Show varieties, in pots, not awarded, ------ For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For the best six named Fancy varieties, in pots, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, . . - - P6 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 G 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 3 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 10 00 8 00 5 00 8 00 5 00 8 00 5 00 FLOWER committee's REPORT. 35 For the best six named Zonal varieties, in pots, to W. C. Hardinp:, ------- For the next best, to H. £1. Ilunncwell, - . _ Heaths. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, not awarded, For the next best, not awarded, - - . - Specimen Plant. — Regard being had to new and rare vai-leties. For the best specimen phmt, of a kind for which no si:)ecial prize is offered, to H. H. Hunnewell, - - - For the next best, to Ilovey & Co., - - - For the next best, to J. McT.ar, - - - - CiNERAKiAS. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded. For the next best, not^awarded, - - - - Calceolarias. — For the best six varieties, to J. McTear, For the next best, not awarded, - - . - AciiiMENES. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded, For the next best, not awarded, - - . - Pansies. — For the best six distinct varieties, in pots, not awarded, For the next best, not awarded, - - . - Polyanthus. — ^For the best six distinct varieties, in pots, not awarded, ------- For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Auriculas.— For the best six distinct varieties, in pots, not awarded. ------- For the next best, not awarded, - - . - WiNDOAV Plants. — For the best four specimens, in pots, not awarded, ------- For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Hanging Baskets. — The plants to have been growing in them at least one month. For the best specimen, to J. McTeai", - . - For the next best, to J. McTear, - - - - Tulips, Late. — For the best twenty flowers, not less than ten named varieties, not awarded, - - . - For the next best, not awarded, - - . - Cut Floavers. — For the best display, to Francis Parkman, - For the next best, to James Xugent, . . - For the next best, to J. McTear, - . - . For the next best, not awarded, - _ - - For the next best, not avvarded, . - - - Native Plants. — For tiie largest and best display of named species and varieties, to Miss M. E. Carter, For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, - - - - For the next best, to Miss A. C. Wheeler, - - - SO 00 5 00 6 00 4 00 0 00 4 00 3 00 0 CO 4 00 4 00 3 00 6 CO 4 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 4 CO 3 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 C6 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Bouquets. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, to Ilovey & Co., ------ For the next best, to J. McTear, - - - - For the best pair of Hand Bouquets, to J. McTear, - For the next best, not awarded, - . _ - June 13. Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 bottles, to Ilovey & Co., ------ For the next best, to Fi'ancis Parkman, . _ _ For the next best, to AYilliam Wales & Co , Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged to Mrs. S. Joyce, ------- For the next best, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, - - - Hardy Shrubs. — For the best display, to Francis Parkman, For the next best, not awarded, - - . . For the next best, not awarded, . . - - Shrubby Peonies. — For the best six named varieties, to M. P. Wilder, For the next best, not awarded, - - _ _ For the next best, not awarded, - - - . Hunnewell Premmms. Hardy Azaleas. — For the best display of named varieties, not awarded, ------ For the next best, not awarded, - - . - Hardy Rhododendrons. — For tlie best display of named varieties, to E. S. Rand, Jr., - - - . For the next best, not awarded, - - - - June 20. Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling not less than 150 bottles, to Francis Pai'kmun, - - - . For the next best, to George Craft, - - - - For the next best, to James McTear, - - - Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, ------- For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - . . Iris (Tuberous varieties). — For the best twelve named varie- ties, to F. Parkman, ----- For the next best, to J. McTear, . - - - Spring Herbaceous Plants. — For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, exhibited April 11th, May 2d and 23d, June 6th and 20th— prize to be awarded June 20th, — to Francis Parkman, - - 10 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 8 00 For the next beat, to Ilovey & Co., - - - - 6 00 S4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 8 00 5 00 8 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 CO 3 CO 2 00 1 00 FLOWER committee's REPORT. 37 Native Plaxts.— For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, to Miss M. E. Carter, - - §13 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 June 27. Saveet Williams.— For the best thirty trusses, not less than ten distinct varieties, not awarded, . _ _ For the next best, not awarded, - - . . Herbaceous Peonies.— For the best ten named varieties, to IIovcj^ & Co., For the next best, to Francis Parkman, - - _ For the next best, to James Nugent, - _ . Cut Flowers.— For the best display, to Francis Parkman, - For the next best, to HoAe}' & Co., - - - . For the next best, to George Craft, - - - . Baskets of Flowers,— For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, - - - - - - ■ - For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - . Rose Exhibition, June 30 and July 1. Class I. Hardy June Roses. — For the best fifteen distinct named varieties, to Francis Parkman, - - - - 6 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - - Class II. For the best ten distinct named varieties, to James Nugent, For the next best, to J. McTear, - - - . For the next best, not awarded, - _ _ Class in. Hardy Perpetual Roses. — For the best twenty distinct named varieties, to "W. C. Strong, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, . - - . For the next best, not awarded, . - . _ Class IV. For the best ten distinct named varieties, to J. McTear, For the next best, not awarded, - _ . _ For the next best, not awarded, - _ _ _ Class V. Moss Roses. — For the best display of not less than ten named varieties, to J. McTear, ----- For the next best, not awarded, - - - . For the next best, not awarded, . - - - 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 6 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 CO 3 CO 2 00 5 CO 4 00 3 GO G 00 0 00 4 CO 38 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Class VI. Tender Roses. — For the best display of not less than ten named vai-ieties, to J. McTear, - - . . For the next best, to James Nugent, ... For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Class TIL EosES. — For the best general displaj', to Francis Parkman, - For the next best, to J. C. Chaffin, - - - - For the next best, to Mrs. T. W. Ward, - - . Special Prizes for J?oses, offered hy H. H. Hnnnerccll, Esq. Hybrid Perpetual Poses. — For the best collection, forty varieties, to J. C. Chaffln, - - - - - 40 00 For the best collection, thirty varieties, to Francis Parkman, 30 00 For the best collection, twenty varieties, not aAvarded, - 15 00 Moss Poses. — For the best collection, ten varieties, not awarded, - - - - - - -15 00 Pot and Cut Flowers. — For the best general display of all kinds, not awarded, _ _ . _ . For the next best, not awarded, - - _ . For the next best, not awarded, - _ _ . Pot Culture. — For the best six specimens, not awarded. Basket or Vase. — For the best, to William Wales & Co., - Greenhouse Plants. — For the best fifteen greenhouse or stove plants, of different varieties, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, to Jno. French, - - - - Wardian Case. — For the best specimen, to W. H. Halliday, For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Fuchsias. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, not awarded, ------- For the next l)est, not awarded, - - - - Gloxinias. — For the best eight named varieties, in pots, not awarded, ------- For tlie next best, not awarded, - - - - Paisley Pinks. — For the best sixty blooms, not less than six named varieties, exhibited in bunches of three of the same variety, to J. McTear, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - Bouquets. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, to J. McTear, ------. For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the best pair of Hand Bouquets, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, to J. McTear, - - - - 3 00 50 00 30 00 20 00 50 CO 15 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 6 00 10 00 8 00 8 00 G 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 !5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 FLOWER committee's REPORT. 39 Ctjt Flowers. — For the host display, to Ilovey & Co., For the next best, to James Nugent, _ _ . For the next best, to B. D. Hill, Jr., Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, not awarded, For the next best, not awarded, . - - - July 11. Delphiniums. — For the best ten named varieties, to Francis Parkman, ------- For the next best, not awarded, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - . - - Cut Flowers. — For the best displa}', to Francis Parkman, - For the next best, to C. B, Brigham, - . - For the next best, to James Nugent, - - - Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, 2 00 For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - 1 00 July 18. Summer Phloxes. — For the best ten distinct named varieties, to J. McTear, - . - For the next best, not awarded, ... - For the next best, not awarded, - - _ . Carnations. — For the best ten named varieties, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - Picotees. — For the best ten named varieties, not awarded, - For the next best, to J. McTear, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, . . - - Native Plants. — For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, to Miss M. E. Carter, - - For the next best, not awarded, . . - . Cut Flowers. — For the best displa}', to Francis Parkman, - For the next best, to C. B. Brigham, _ _ _ For the next best, to James Nugent, . . - Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, .-.-_.. For the next best, to Mrs. E. M. Gill, - _ - July 25. Stocks. — For the beet display, not less than six varieties, not awarded, .-.-.-- For the next best, not awarded, - - - For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to Francis Parkman, - For the next best, to C. B. Brigham, _ - - For the next best, to James Nugent, . . ^ 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 40 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCII-TY. Baskets of Flowers.— For the best arranIrs. E. A. Story, for Japan Lilies, - _ - J. McTear, for I^erine corusca, - - - - Francis Thieler, for new Bouquet Dahlia, Princess Alice, J. E. Westgate, for Cut Flowers, _ . _ George Craft, " . . _ A. McLaren, " . _ _ Miss H. C. Barry, for Xative Plants, - . - W. C. Harding, for Double Zinnias, - . - B. D. Hill, Jr., for Phloxes, .... " " Liluputian Dahlias, - - _ E. C. Stevens, for Asters, . . _ _ J. E. M. Gilley, for Bouquets, - - - - J. "W. Foster, for Seedling Petunias, . . - Mrs. E. M. Gill, for Basket of Flowers, Miss A. C. Wheeler, " " . . . Miss L. F. Hall, " " . . . Miss S. A. Kussell, " « . . - Miss A. C. Kenrick, « " - . . September 5. J. S. Richards, for Seedling Gladiolus, George Craft, for named Gladiolus, . - _ James Xugent, for Hand Bouquets, . - . G. G. Hubbard, for Orchis, - - _ - Mrs. J. E. M. Gilley, for Bouquet, ... James Comley, for Cut Flowers, - - _ George Leland, " - - - . September 12. Hovey & Co., for IlTew Gladiolus, . _ _ Curtis & Cobb, " ... - J. S. Richards, for Seedling Gladiolus, - - - George Craft, " _ _ _ Hovey & Co., for Cut Flowers, - - - - Henry Yandine, " _ . . _ E. C. Clay, " . . . _ George Leland, " - _ _ . A. McLaren, " . . _ . George Craft " .... Mrs. E. M. Gill, for Baskets of Flowers, Miss A. C. Wheeler, " " . . Miss A. C. Kenrick, " " Miss S. A. Russell, " » . . Miss L. F. Hall, u u . _ B. D. Hill, Jr., for Lilijiutian Dahlias, - . - Miss H. M. Barry, for Native Plants, - - - SI 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 54 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. J. C. Hovey, for New Iporatiea, - - - - - SI 00 Mrs. J. E. M. Gilley, for Bouquet, - - - - 1 00 George K. J^oyes, for Display, - - - - - 1 00 Annual Exhibition, September 22, 23, 24 and 25. M. P. Wilder, for Seedling Lilium lancifolium, - - - 5 00 Francis Thieler, for large Bouquets, - - - - 5 00 " " Amaranths, - - - - 8 00 J. E. Westgate, for Japan Lilies, - - - - 1 00 Hovey & Co., " .... 1 00 TV. ir. Ilalliday, for Wardian Case, - - - 6 00 C. M. Atkinson, " .... 5 00 Dr. E. F. Whitman, for Dahlias, - - - - - 1 00 " " renewal of Dahlias, - - - 1 00 James Jackson, for new Phlox, - - - - - 1 00 B. D. Hill, Jr., for Liliputian Dahlias, - - - - 3 00 " " Phloxes, 2 00 " " renewal of Dahlias, - - - - 1 00 E. S. Rand, Jr., for Marigolds, - - - - - 2 00 Amasa Farrier, for Bouquets, - - - - - 4 00 E. S. Band, Jr., for three varieties of Colchicum, - - 1 00 " " Anemone Japonica, Honorine Jobert, - 1 00 Mrs. E. A. Story, for Basket of Flowers, - - - 2 00 Miss Mary R. Wai-e, for Gentiana crinita, - - - 1 00 " " Display, - - - . 1 00 Miss L. M. Strong, for Gentiana crinita, - - - 1 00 " " Native Plants, - - - - 1 00 « " Fungi, 1 00 Mrs. T. AV. Ward, for three varieties of Allamandas, - - 3 00 Mrs. J. E. M. Gilley, for Bouquets, - - - - 1 00 Mrs. C. B. Chase, for Design, - - - - - 5 00 Mrs. William Kenrick, " .... 3 00 Miss L. S. Wood, for Basket of Flowers, - - - 2 00 Miss J. L. Thieler, " " - - - 3 00 Mrs. J. E. Westgate, " " - - - 2 00 Mrs. S. Joyce, « " ... 2 00 Miss S. A. Russell, " " - . - 2 00 Miss A. C. Kenrick, " " - - . 2 00 Miss A. C. Wheeler, for Design, - - - - - 2 00 J. McTear, for flat Bouquet, - - - - - 1 00 Hovey & Co., for Turban and Boltz Dwarf Asters, - - 1 00 " " Anemone Japonica, Honorine Jobert, - 1 00 W. C. Strong, for variegated foliaged Plants, - - - 8 00 J. S. Richards, for renewal of Gladiolus, - - - 4 ^o FLOWER committee's REPORT. 55 George Craft, for renewal of Gladiolus, - - - S2 00 James Comley, for Cut Flowers, - - - - 2 00 E. H. Hitchings, for Native Plants, - - - - 3 00 Ohn Brothers, for Dahlias, - - - - - 5 00 J. II. Frothingham, , " 1 00 J. TV. Foster, for Petunias, - - - - - 1 00 Ilovey & Co., for Dahlias, 2 00 " " Double Zinnias, - - - - 3 00 J. J. Rayuer, for Passiflora, - - - - - 1 00 Mrs. E. M. Gill, for Design, 2 00 W. C. Harding, for Sanchezia nobilis, - - - - 3 00 " " Gymnostachyum Yerschaffeltii, - - 2 00 » " Lycopodium, - - - - - 1 00 " " Dalechampia Roezliana, - - - 2 00 "Wm. Cairns, for twenty Greenhouse Plants, - - - G 00 Jno. French, for Maranta fasciata, - - - - 1 00 Hovey & Co., for Bambusa Fortuni fol. variegata, - - 2 00 " " Oplismenus imbecillis fol. variegata, - 1 00 " " Alocasia metallica, - - - - 1 00 C. B. Brigham, for large collection of Fungi, - - - 12 00 Hovey & Co., for new Caladiums, - - - - 5 00 " " Pandanus Javanica fol. variegata, - - 3 00 A. McLaren, for Erythrina Marie Bellanger, - - - 1 00 Hovey & Co., for new Amaryllis, - - - - 1 00 A. McDermott, for Dahlias, - - - - - 1 00 October 10. F. Thieler, for Cut Flowers, - - - - - 2 00 Dr. E. F. Whitman, for Dahlias, 1 00 E. II. Hitchings, for Native Plants, - - - - 1 00 November 14. Amasa Farrier, for Tuberoses, - - ' - - - 1 00 E. II. Hitchings, for Ilaraamelis Yirginica, or "Witch Hazel, - 1 00 The amount of Sl,685 has been awarded in Prizes and Gratuities, during the year, to the following persons: Hovey & Co., - 8261 00 C. B. Brigham, - $49 00 Francis Parkman, - - 167 00 George Craft, - 49 00 J. McTear, - - 130 00 Joseph Breck, - 46 00 James Nugent, - 89 00 J. C. Chaffin, - 45 00 W. C. Harding, - - 76 00 Mrs. S. Joyce, - 41 00 II. H. Hunnewell, - 66 00 Mrs. T. W. Ward, - 38 00 A. McLaren, - 50 00 Jno. French, - - 36 00 56 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. J. S. Eichards, - - S33 00 B. D. Hill, Jr., - - 31 00 E. S. Rand, Jr., - - 29 00 Wm. "Wales & Co., - 20 00 W. C. Strong, - - 2G 00 Miss M. E. Carter, - 23 00 Miss A. C. Wheeler, - IS 00 J. E. Westgate, - - 17 00 Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - 10 00 G. G. Hubbard, - - 16 00 W. H. Halliday, - - IG 00 Francis Thieler, - - 10 00 E. n. Ilitchings, - - 14 00 Amasa Farrier, - - 14 00 Mrs. E. M. Gill, - - 14 00 Miss A. C. Kenrick, - 13 00 Miss H. M. Barry, - 11 00 James Comley, - - 10 00 M. P. Wilder, - - 10 00 Mrs. J. E. M. Gilley^ - 10 00 J. Q. A. Warren, - - 10 00 Wra. Cairns, - - - 10 00 Elbridge Wason, - - 10 00 Miss S. A. Eussell, - 9 00 James Barrett, - - 9 00 C. M. Atkinson, - - 9 00 Sumner Downe, - - 8 00 Walker & Co., - - 7 00 II. Grundel, - - - 7 00 Miss L. F. Hall, - - 7 00 John Ilogan, - - - G 00 Edward Davenport, - 5 00 Curtis & Cobl), - - 5 00 01m Brothers, - - 5 00 Henry Vandine, - - 5 00 J. F. C. Hyde, Miss S. C. Westgate, £. C. Clay, - Mrs. Wm. E. Champney, J. W^ Foster, - Mrs. E. A. Story, - Dr. E. F. Whitman, Miss L. M. Strong, Mrs. Wm. Kenrick, Miss J. L. Thieler, Mrs. G. W. C. Washburn, Mrs. J. E. Westgate, E. T. Brown, - Thomas Smalhvood, John A. Kenrick, - Geo. Leland, E. C. Stevens, Miss Mary R. Ware, A. J. Ilillbourn, Mrs. E. P. Washburn, - Foster Brothers, - M. W. Clark, Barnard & Ilunnewell, - Mrs. J. L. Fairbanks, - Mrs. C. S. Carter, - S. A. Freeman, Henry Mason, Miss Anna Stevens, Geo. N. Noyes, James Jackson, Mrs. L. M. Wood, - J. H. Frothingham, A. McDermott, J. J. Eayner, - - . - J. C. Ilovey, - - - S4 00 4 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 The following awards were also made: To George W. Pratt, for a fine Specimen Plant of Dendrobium nobile, the Society's Silver Medal. To Francis Parkman, for the best Seedling Gladiolus, exhibited at the GladLolus Show, the Society's Silver Medal. To the same, for the best seedling Delphinium, (named Mrs. Louis Agassiz) the Society's Silver Medal. FLOWER committee's REPORT. 57 To the same, for fine Display of Lilies during the season, the Society's Silver Medal. To the same, for Seedling Rudbeckia lasciniata with semi-double flowers, a First Class Certificate of M6rit. To Mrs. T. W. "Ward, for beautiful specimens of Bougauvillea spectabilis, the Societ,y's Silver Medal. To II. II. Hunnewell, for line specimens of Anthurium Scherzerianum and Rhaphiolepis ovata, the Society's Silver Medal. To W. C. Harding, for new Gloxinias, a First Class Certificate of Merit. To the same, for a well-grown plant of Dalecharapia Eoezliana, a First Class Certificate of Merit. To J. Q. A. Warren, for large Collection of California Pine Cones, the Society's Silver Medal. To J. S. Richards, for Seedling Gladiolus, named the Bride, the Society's Silver Medal. To the same, for a Seedling Gladiolus, named Joseph Breck, a First Class Certificate of Merit. To Hovey & Co., for specimens of Bignonia Chamberlaynii, a First Class Certificate of Merit. 5^8 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. EEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES, For the Year 1868. by c. n. brackett, chairman. The Committee to Avhom was assigned the duty of awarding premiums on Vegetables for the year 18G8, having attended to that duty, submit the following Report: Previous to the regular Weekly Exhibitions, contributions of forced Vegetables (in limited quantity) were occasionally made, as usual, in the Library Room, for which gratuities were awarded as follows: February 15. To George Hill of Arlington, for very fine specimens of Celery and Lettuce. " 22 & 29. " Josiah Crosby and Walter Russell, for Tennisball Lettuce. D. Zirngiebel, for Short Scarlet Radish. George Hill, for White Spine Cucumbers, and S. G. Damon, for Linnaeus Rhubarb. George Dorr and S. G. Damon, for do. John B. Moore, for four benches very fine Aspara- gus, the weight of twelve stalks of which was 2 lbs. 95 ozs. " " " Walter Russell, for Asparagus, Josiah Crosby for White Spine Cucumbers, and George Hill for Rhubarb and Cucumbers. The attention of your Committee has been called during the past season to several new and valuable varieties of vegetables which have been placed iipon the tables, both at the Weekly and Annual Shows, several of which are deemed worthy of trial, and can be recommended for general cultivation. Among the most prominent may be mentioned the Gen. Grant Tomato and Early Rose Potato. The Gen. Grant originated several years since in the garden of an amateur, who, after testing it in connection with all the new and popular varieties recently introduced, found it so much superior to any of them, cither old or new, that he was induced to take measures for its dissemination. The fruit is rather above medium size, measuring from three to four inches in diameter, and grows in clusters; form round, slightly flattened, very regular, and rarely ribbed or wrinkled; flesh unusually firm, solid, and free from water, color a brilliant glossy crimson, skin remarkably fine, smooth and shining; is early, productive, and of fine flavor, bears car- March 14. May 2. « 9. u 30. VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 59 riage well and keeps in good condition a long while after being gathered. It also possesses the valuable property of ripening up well on the under side next the stem, a quality in which many varieties are deficient. Speci- mens have been on exhibition, both at the "Weekly and Annual Shows, where it attracted particular attention by its extraordinary beauty of form, and singular richness of color. As a further indication of its merits we should also state, that your Committee were unanimous in awarding it the first prize over all others, for two successive years, at the Annual Exhibitions of the Society. Through the kindness of its introducer, several of the members of this Committee were favored with a few seeds for trial, all of whom bear testimony to its excellence, and can recommend it for its many superior qualities as worthy of general cultivation. The production of new and improved varieties of the Potato from seed, which shall be more valuable than those in previous cultivation, is an object especially worthy the attention of cultivators, and the encouragement of the Society. The success which attended the efforts of the late Mr. Goodrich, whose attention to the improvement of the Potato has given us so many excellent and valuable new varieties, has given a new impetus in this direction, and the indications are. that the coming season will add to our present list others of great promise. The process of obtaining these seedlings as practised by Mr. Goodrich . was not only very slow, and gradual in its results, but it also required a good stock of patience, and untiring perseverance to produce them. Starting as he did with the Wild Peruvian, and Kough PurjDle Chili, in a course of experiments extending through a period of fifteen years he succeeded in obtaining only ten, out of the large number of sixteen thousand seedlings, which were considered worthy of cultivation. Among the most valuable ones were the Cuzco, raised from seed of the Wild Peruvian, and its progeny are the Early Goodrich and Har- rison. The Garnet Chili was raised from the seed of the Rough Purple Chili, and its progeny and the Calico and Early Rose; the latter, however, was not raised by Mr. Goodrich, but is one of seven varieties, the product of the seed of a single potato ball of the Garnet Chili, raised by Mr. Albert Breeze of Hubbardston, Vermont, in 1861. It was introduced to the notice of the public last spring, and notwithstand- ing it was sold in limited quantities, and at almost fabulous prices, was very widely disseminated, and has thus far given universal satisfaction. It was exhibited for the first time on the tables of the Society, on the 30th of June, by B. K. Bliss & Son, where it attracted the attention of all. The specimens were of good size, and well grown in seventy-two days from date of planting in the open ground. The same gentlemen exhibited them again on the 11th of July, and were awarded the Society's Silver Medal. 60 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. As several of the members of your Committee have given it a trial during the past season, they are prepared to state that so far as can be determined by a single season's experiment, they consider it the most promisino; early potato yet introduced, of the finest quality and wonder- full}' productive. It is from six to ten daj's earlier than the Early Goodrich and much its superior in quality. With regard to its ability to withstand the rot, which has been much more destructive the past year in this vicinity than for some years previous, we can only say, that with an unfavorable season like the past it has not suffered from this cause in any greater degree than the Goodrich, Harrison and other popular varieties, hitherto considered proof against disease; while, on the other hand, many of the older sorts have been affected to such an extent as hardly to compensate the grower for the tinie and trouble of harvesting. A judicious selection of varieties, with early planting, and harvesting in dry weather as soon as the crop is mature, are the best preventives we know, and which if practised will generally secure the best results. We doubt if, in the whole history of potato culture, a parallel case can be found in the yvay of propagation to that of Mr. W. C. Strong of Brighton, who, with only six pounds of the Early Eose potato, suc- ceeded in planting upwards of four acres of ground, and was only prevented from making the acres twice that number l^y the shortness of the season; it goes to show, in his case at least, where little is given viuch may be required. As a full and detailed report of this novel and interesting experiment will be given by the Chairman of the Committee on gardens, in his reports, we refrain from further comment to avoid repetition. The attention of the Committee has also been called to the Whiting, a new seedling potato raised by Mr. Benjamin Whiting of Amherst, N". H., in 1861, from seed of the State of Maine potato. Specimens were presented to the several members of the committee for trial, who report it of first quality as a table potato; further trial must determine its merits for general cultivation. Owing to the popularit}" of this variety, an attempt has already been made to introduce it to the public under the name of Excelsior; Whiting's Seedling is the proper name, and purchasers should govern themselves accordingly. The display of vegetables at the Annual Exhibition was undoubtedly one of the finest and most extensive ever made by the Society. The specimens shown were well grown and in great variety. A prominent feature of the exhibition was the fine collections of potatoes from numerous contributors, embracing all the most popular varieties in cul- tivation; together with several new seedlings not yet introduced and exhibited by Mr. Albert Breeze, by numbers 2, 4, 5 and 7, and raised from the same seed ball as was the Early Kose. VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 61 In conclusion your committee cannot but feel gratified at the progress made during the past year, in this branch of the Society, and hope that the stimulus now given in the form of liberal premiums for almost every important vegetable, may induce contributors to continue the same laud- able zeal in the future, which they have manifested in the past. Annexed is a copy of the premiums and gratuities awarded by your committee. Amount appropriated for prizes for vegetables, - - ^550 00 " awarded in premiums and gratuities, - - 509 00 Balance not awai'ded, ----._ ^^i qq 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 GO 62 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. GKATUITIES AWAKDED FOE FORCED VEGETABLES, Previous to the Opening or the Hall, February 15. To George Hill, for Celery and Lettuce, - $4 00 " 22. Josiah Crosby, for Tennis Ball " (( OQ " " '> " " " " Walter Russell, " " " March 14. D. Zirngiebel, for Short Scarlet Radishes, - May 2. George Hill, for White Spine Cucumbers, - " " S. G. Damon, for Rhubarb, - " 9. George Dorr, " (open culture), - « " S. G. Damon, "... " 30. John B. Moore, for Asparagus, (weight of 12 stalks, 2 lbs., 95 ounces), " " Walter Russell, for Asparagus, " " Josiah Crosby, for White Spine Cucumbers, ♦♦ " George Hill, for Rhubarb and Cucumbers, - PRIZES AWARDED AT THE WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS, During the Season. Asparagus. — For the best four bunches, on the fifth Saturday in May, (oiDcning of the Hall), to John B. Moore, For the next best, to Walter Russell, ... For the next best, to Francis Skinner, - - . Cucumbers. — For the best pair, grown under glass, on the fifth Saturday in May, or the opening of the Hall, to Walter Russell, For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, _ . - For the next best, to George Hill, . - - - Rhubarb. — For the best twelve stalks, on the fifth Saturday in May, or the opening of the Hall, to George W. Pierce, For the next best, to Francis Skinner ... For the next best, to James Nugent, . . - Radish, Long Scarlet. — For the best four bunches, on the fifth Saturday in May, or the opening of the Hall, to Walter Russell, ...... For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, ... For the next best, not awarded, .... 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 63 Lettuce. — For the best four heads, on the fifth Saturday in May, or the opening of the Hall, not awarded, - - S4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, " " - . . - 2 00 Peas. — For the best iieck, on or before the fourth Saturday in June, to John B. Moore, - - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to George Leland, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Beans. — For the best and earliest I3eck of String, on or before the first Saturday in July, to Walter Russell, - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, " « . - . - 2 00 Onions. — For the best twelve specimens, on or before the first Saturday in July, to John Fillebrown, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Josiah Crosliy, . - - 2 00 Beets. — For the best Summer, Turnip-rooted, twelve speci- mens, on or before the first Saturday in July, to Walter Russell, - - - - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to John Fillebrown, - - - 2 00 Carrots. — For the best twelve Long Orange, on or before the second Saturday in July, to Josiah Crosby, - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best Scarlet or Early Horn, on or before the second Saturday in July, to Josiah Crosby, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 2 00 Cabbages. — For the best four, on or before the second Satur- day in July, to George Hill, - - - - 4 00 For tlie next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 2 00 Potatoes. — For the best peck, on or before the second Satur- day in July, not awarded, - - - - - 4 00 For the next best, " '• . - . - 3 00 For the next best, " " - . . - 2 00 Beans. — For the best two quarts Early Shelled, on or before the second Saturday in July, to Walter Russell, - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Squashes. — For the bestLong-warted Summer, six specimens, on or before the second Saturday in July, to George Hill, 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best Scollop Squash, not awarded, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 CO 64 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Tomatoes. — For the best dish of twelve, on or before the first Satnrclay in August, (open culture), to Daniel Clark, - S4 00 For the next best, to George Leland, ... For the next bes^t, not awarded, .... For the next best, " " . . . Turnips. — For the best Flat, twelve specimens, on or before the first Saturday in August, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, .... Corn. — For the best Sweet, twelve ears, on or before the second Saturday in August, to Daniel Clark, ... For the next best, to Walter Russell, ... For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, ... Squashes, Marrow.— For the best four, on or before the second Saturday in August, to Josiah Crosby, For the next best, not awarded, .... Cauliflowers. — For the best four, on or before the third Saturday in August, not awarded, . . . For the next best, not awarded, .... For the next best, " " .... Parsnips. — For the best Summer, Turnip-rooted, twelve specimens, on or before the third Saturday in August, not awarded, ...... For the next best, not awarded, .... Melons. — For the best Greenflesh, of any variety, four speci- mens, on or before the third Saturday in August, to Josiah Crosby, - - - - - For the next best, not awarded, .... Egg Plants. — For the best, on or before the first Saturday in September, to Josiah Crosby, . . . - For the next best, to G. W. Harding, ... Celery. — For the best six roots, on or before the first Saturday in SejDtember, to Josiah Crosby, .... For the next best, not awarded, .... Beans. — For the best two quarts of Small Lima, or Saba, on or before the first Saturday in September, to George Leland, ---.... For the next best, not awarded, - . . . Watermelons. — For the best pair, on the first Saturday in September, to George Leland, - . - - For the next best, not awarded, . . . _ Beans. — For the best two quarts of J^arge Lima, on or before the second Saturday in September, to George Leland, - For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 65 GEATUITIES AWARDED AT WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS. June 27. To George Hill, for Collection, - - - SI 00 " " George A. Mudge, for Tomatos, - - - 1 00 " 30. B. K. Bliss & Son, for Early Rose Potatos, - 5 00 " " Francis Skinner, for Potato Onions, - - 1 00 " " G. A. Mudge, for Tomatos, - . - 1 00 " " J. B. Moore, for five varieties Peas, - - 2 00 " " G. W. Pierce, for Collection, - - - 5 00 July 11. George Hill, for White Portugal Onions, - 1 00 " " B. K. Bliss & Son, for Early Rose, Society's Silver Medal. " " Francis Skinner, for Onions, - - - 1 00 " " Caleb Bates, for Early Kingston Potatos, - 2 00 " " John Fillebrown, for Cabbage, - - - ' 2 00 Aug. 1. Levi Emery, for Hybrid Cabbage, - - 2 CO '• " Jonas Gammell, for Collection, - - . i qo " " BoAven Harrington, for Early China Beans, - 1 00 " " W. E. Baker, for Collection, - - - 1 00 " 8. Jonas Gammell, for Crosby Corn, - - 1 00 " '• C. iSr. Brackett, for Collection Tomatos, - 1 00 " 15. Bowen Harrington, for Collection, - - 1 00 " " Walter Eussell, for Egg Plant, (4 varieties), - 2 00 " " Josiah Crosby, for Black Pekin Egg Plant, - 1 00 " " C. L. Copeland, for Tomatos, - - - 1 00 " 22. Francis Skinner, for Summer Parsnips, - - 2 00 " " Bowen Harrington, for Collection, - - 1 00 " " Curtis & Cobb, for Collection Cucumbers, - 1 00 '' " James Comley, for Collection, - - - 2 00 " 29. Josiah Crosby, for Egg Plants, - - - 1 00 " " Joseph Tailby, for Rose Potatos, - - 2 00 Sept. 5. Richard Richardson, for Corn, - - - 1 00 Oct. 10. C. ]S". Brackett, for Gen. Grant Tomatos, - 1 00 PRIZES AWARDED AT THE AXXUAL EXHIBITION Beets. — For the best Turnip rooted, twelve specimens, to Walter Russell, - - - - - - Si 00 For the next best, to G. W. Pierce, - - - - 3 OO For the next best, to Francis Skinner, - • - - 2 00 For the best LongBlood, twelve specimens, to Walter Russell, 4 00 For the next best, to Francis Skinner, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - - - 2 00 5 63 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Carhots. — Por the best Short Scarlet, or Early Horn, twelve sijecimens, to W. Eussell, - - - - - For the next best, to G. W. Pierce, - - - - For the next best, to John L. D'Wolf, - • - For the best Long Orange, twelve specimens, to J. Fillebrown, For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, ... For the next best, to Walter Russell, ... Corn. — For the best Sweet, twelve si^ecimens, to J. B. Moore, For the next best, to G. "W. Pierce, - - - - For the next best, to Bowen Harrington, - - - For the best Yellow, or Field, of twenty-five ears, traced, (?) to P. Skinner, --..-. For the next best, not awarded, • For the next best, " " .... Cranberries. — For the best half bushel, (cultivated), to James Comley, ...... For the next best, to "VV, G. Prescott, ... MusKMELONS. — For the best Christiana, or Greenflesh, three si^ecimens, to Bowen Harrington, ... For the next best, to Walter Russell, ... For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, Watermelons.— For the best two specimens, to Daniel Clark, For the next best, to J. B. Moore, .... For the next best, to G. W. Harding, ... Parsnips. — For the best Turnip rooted, twelve specimens, to Anthony Hatch, ...... For the next best, to F. Skinner, . - _ - For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, ... For the best Long, twelve specimens, to Josiah Crosby, For the next best, to C. Birchard, .... For the next best, to J. B. Moore, .... PoTATOS. — For the best six varieties, a peck each, to F. Skinner, For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, .... For the next best, to J. B. Moore, - . . - For the best peck of Jackson, to Samuel Hartwell, - For the best peck of Garnet Chili, to J. L. D'Wolf, - For the best peck of Sebec, to Bowen Harrington, - For the best peck of Early Goodrich, to C. N. Brackett, For the best peck of Harrison, to John B. Moore, Squashes. — For the best Marrow, four specimens, to Seth W. Hathaway, ....... For the next best, to Walter Russell, - _ - For the next best, to John Fillebrown, ... S4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 VEGETABLE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 67 For the best Hubbard, four specimens, to J. J. H. Gregory, 5?4 00 For the next best, to Franklin Alley, - - . 3 00 For the next best, to B. P. Ware, - - - - 2 00 For the best Turban, four specimens, to Seth W. Hathaway, 4 00 For the next best, to Franklin Alley, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - - - 2 00 For the best Canada, four specimens, to S. A. Merrill, - 3 00 For the next best, to B. Harrington, - - - 2 0>J For the next best, to "Walter Eussell, - - - 1 00 For the largest and best Mammoth, not less than 100 lbs., the Society's Silver Medal, to Anthony Hatch, ISl-i lbs. For the next best, to J. S. Cabot, 129 lbs., - - . 3 00 Turnips. — For the best twelve specimens, to Jonas Gamraell, 3 00 For the next best, to C. IST. Brackett, - - - 2 00 For the next best, to E. Wason, - - - - 1 00 For the best twelve Swedish Turnips, to Samuel Hartwell, - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the next best, " " - - - - 1 00 Celery. — For the best four roots, to George Hill, - - 4 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to F. Skinner, - - - - 2 00 ToMATOS. — For the best three varieties, twelve specimens each, to George W. Pierce, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to James Comley, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Daniel Clark, - - - - 2 00 For the best single dish of twenty-four specimens, to C. ^N". Brackett, for Gen. Grant, - - - - - 3 00 Cauliflowers. — For the best four specimens, to Francis Skinner, - - - - - - . - For the next best, not awarded, - . . . For the next best, " " .... Cabbages. — For the best Drumhead, three specimens, to Seth W. Hathaway, ...... For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - - - For the best single specimen, not less than thirty-five pounds, to Seth W. Hathaway, 39 lbs., . . - . For the next best, not awarded, .... Red Cabbage. — For the best three heads, to Francis Skinner, For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, . - - - For the best Savoy, three heads, to Walter Eussell, For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - - - Horse Radish. — For the best six roots, to John Fillebrown, For the next best, not awarded, - - _ . 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 3 GO 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 68 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Peppers.— For the best peck, to C. N. Brackett, - - S3 00 For the next best, to B. Harrington, ... For the next best, to C. N. Brackett, ... Onions. — For the best peck of any one variety, to S. A. Merrill, For the next best, to Samuel Ilartwell, ... For the best four varieties, of a peck each, to George Hill, - For the next best, to Samuel Hartwell, ... For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - . . Egg Plants. — For the best Long Purple, six specimens, to Walter Kussell, ...... For the next best, to C. IN". Brackett, . - . For the next best, to E. "VVason, - . . . For the best Bound Purple, or Black Peldn, six specimens, to Josiah Crosby, ------ For the next best, to G. W. Pierce, - - - - For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, Pumpkins. — For the best four, and not less than twenty pounds each, the Society's Silver Medal, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 . Special Prize. Celery. — For the best four heads, a Silver Cup, to George Hill, valued at - - - - - - 15 00 GRATUITIES AWARDED AT THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION. To James J. II. Gregory, for Collection, . _ . ^10 00 James Comley, " - . . , G. W. Harding, ''.... Josiah Newhall, for Squashes, . - - . W. G. Prescott, for Early Rose Potatoes, Jonas Gammell, for Collection, - - _ . George Hill, " .... G. W. Harding, for Egg Plants, - - . . Caleb Bates, for Sweet Potatoes, .... Josiah Crosby, for Celery, . . . - . C. N. Brackett, for Early Rose and Harrison Potatoes, Edward Farmer, for Collection Squashes, James Comley, " " ... Elisha Tower, for Watermelons, . . - . J. L. Bird, for Field Corn, . - - - . C. N. Brackett, for Mammoth Squash, AY. H. Barnes, for Squashes, .... - Perez Smith, for Watermelons, . - - . W. B. Newbery, for Endive, .... A. Breese, for Collection Seedling Potatoes, Society's Silver Medal. 5 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 GARDEN committee's REPORT. 69 EEPOJiT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GAEDENS, For the Year 18GS. BY H. W. FULLER, ESQ. Gardens are so various in character and products, that every memlDer of an ordinary Couunittee cannot be expected to be an eccpert in all departments. The Flower or Landscape Garden rau&t be judged by persons trained a little beyond the orchard or vegetable ground ; and greenhouses, nurseries or graperies require judgments matured b}' familiarity with such subjects. The Society h^Ls, therefore, wiselj' provided that the Chairmen of the several Committees " on Fruits," " on Flowers" and "on Vegetables" shall be, ex officio^ members of the Garden Committee, which at times must need the knowledge and taste of each of the others. And your Committee have not hesitated to avail themselves of the company and experience of other members skilled in the matters presented for examination; whereby they have made the season pass off pleasantly and profitably. They now take great pleasure in being able to report, that the past year has shown a very manifest progress in the right direction. Indeed, several gentlemen, whose enlistment in the cause of horticulture has been comparatively of recent date, are making such strides that they will soon overtake the drilled vctex-ans of our corps; and the Society may well rejoice that so many are rising up, able and willing, to carry forward the good work before us. It has long been the pride, if not the boast, of this association, that such disinterested, practical and experienced men were in its councils, that merit whenever discovered would lie recognized and acknowledged. The world is so progressive, and so raanj' things, new or rare, are con- stantly presented, that the community, as well as your Committee, should keep step with the times, and be made to advance accordingly. The sciences all reflect light on each other. The microscope is as useful to the gardener as to the anatomist. It will show him the enemies he has to combat and the wants he must supply. In fact, the anatomist will unfold to him the laws of growth and decay, and will teach him, in pruning, "to cut close''' and "c«( smooth;''^ for if inches are left on the stump the circulating sap will follow it to its end, and then, discouraged, bury itself under the bark ancl blacken and excoriate the arm, instead of creeping over or around a smooth surface to join in the ascent and heal the wound. He will, perhaps, first master tho animal structure; 70 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. but erelong he will be tracing out analogies in plants, and will show them up in magnified models so plainly, that more of botany can be learned from them in a week than from months of other study. Such models ai'e now in this city exhibited at public lectures, and are recom- mended earnestly to the attention of all. The Avhole community are interested in growth and order; and if a general education is essential to that end, so is the culture of taste and a love of nature essential to a refined civilization. There is less crime where the mind is full of flowers; less malice where plants instead of faults are found; a neighbor's new seedling is better for discussion than his failings. The- companionship of the sweet blooms of nature tends to soften and refine. Set down the roughest immigrant where the lawn is soft and velvety, and flowers in family groups are smiling, and shrubs like candelabra stand showing their flames, and trees are waving benedictions and the walks are shadowy and still; and you will find his soul touched by a spell. He cannot break the order that surrounds him. For the moment, he foi'gets himself, or rather, gets beyond him- self, and feels the influence of an unseen power. He may quickly rally and call his old self back again, and try to be as rude as ever; but he will, probably, not quit the place Avithout turning to look once more upon that quiet lesson, and may even speak of it to his associates. The most uncultivated man in his senses cannot wend his way in solitude, Avhere the violets and anemones grow, and the trees keep silence, with- out a sensation that he is somewhere intermediate between the land of men and the land of spirits; and if he should happen to wander into one of our gardens of the dead, and mark the care and reverence which tend the grave, might he not learn to respect the virtues which com- mand such love and reverence? One of the first spots visited by your Committee during the past sea- son, was Mt. Hope Cemetery. This belongs now to the City of Boston, and is under the superintendence of Mr. S. A. B. Bragg; to whom the Committee are indebted for very kind attentions. The whole ground exhibited a marked imprgve- ment since their last visit. The avenues and paths were in good condition; the flowers were better in kind and quality, and were arranged with more taste, produc- ing more pleasing effects. The ribbon planting, of double and single Portulacas in thick rows, supported by fit Jines of plants in their rear, produced a fine effect; and although this sjlecies of ornamentation must not be too often repeated or carried too far, yet as here displayed, it reflected credit on the planters. Many of the flowers were cxquise. GARDEN committee's REPORT. 71 If a pond of clear water should be made in the low lands, fed by numer- ous sjirings, it would add beauty and variety to the scenerj^; but there is a steady progress over the ground which bespeaks a promising future. The City having lately added more land by purchase, will erelong find the place of great utility. A gratuity of fifteen dollars is recommended to be given to the Superintendent, for his successful efforts in improving the cemeter}'. Your Committee next visited the Grounds of Edward S. Eand, Jr., Esq., at Dedham. Here they were received with great hospitality, and were shown many objects of interest; but the hours passed so rapidly that all of "Glen Ridge" — its plans and views, its plants and products — could scarcely be examined. The show of standard Rhododendrons and Kal- mias was truly admirable; and several trees and shrubs of excellence were pointed out; among them the English cut-leaved beech, a very large specimen, bushed to the ground over a circle of a dozen feet, and rising up twenty feet, its leaves showing here and there a tendency to revert to their original type, but checked at once byi&mputation of the rebellious limbs, — the Pinus Nordmanniana (imported at considerable cost), now four feet high, and proved to be hardy, one of the finest of all exotic evergreens, — the Acer Negundo variegata, one of the best foliaged trees; very effective when sujiported by a dark back ground of green; and the Philadelphus Gordoni (or Gordon's Syringa), a fine species. The hedge of Pyrus Japonica, ever beautiful and reliable in leaf and flower, was also noticed here. Such plantings deserve to be more general. In the open ground, some dwarf apple trees, plums and cherries were seen, and more than twenty varieties of the strawberry. But a practical experiment Avith the Magnolias, — of which eight species of hardy kinds were observed, — excited much interest. Near the front door of the mansion house, were two trees or plants, both five years planted, receiving the same sun, soil and care, yet one was twenty feet high and full of luxuriant growth, and now has hundreds of flower buds on its branches; while the other is only four feet high, a mere bush in comparison, and show- ing very few buds for flowers; yet both are of the same species, 3£ag- nolia consjncua, the only difference being, that the bush is on its own root, and the tree was budded on the Magnolia acuminata, which seems to give it wonderful vigor! Mr. Rand's bulb-planting has been always a success; his lilies were superb. He has borders of tulips, crocuses and hyacinths. But his collection of native plants is, perhaps, unequalled. He has borders devoted to the "Lady's Slipper;" growing finely, all the hardy species, 1 Z MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. trillium^ and nearly all the native plants from Acadia to west of the Mississippi. At the outset, some five or six j-ears ago, the ''Glen Ridge Estate" embraced about nine acres; being little more than a cluster of hills, dells and ridges, near the river side, romantic and picturef-que, but of such sandy or gravell}' soil, and so overgrown with x'ines and other trees or under growth as to give little promise for cultivation. These ele- ments were to be subdued and organized. There was little room even for a good drive-way to the mansion house which has been since erected. All the improvements are, therefore, confined in a great measure to that area; but now the estate includes about two hundred acres and affords ample scope for the boldest worker. For zeal in floi-iculture and a love of horticulture, Mr. Eand has long been celebrated, and this visit has atforded your Committee great satisfaction. If, when the eye is weary and unable to judge of colors, the looking upon a ground of normal green will restore its power and tone, can we Avonder that the garden and the green relieve the weary mind's eye, and restore it to a healthy, normal mood, giving new vigor to the judgment and the will? Well would it be if professional gentlemen more frequently sought such restoration and enjo3nnent ! The Committee award to Mr. Rand a gratuitj' of twenty dollars. On Friday, Sept. 4th, the Committee visited the Grounds of our late President, Joseph Breck, Esq., at Erightox, where they found a fine display of double flowering Tortulacas. Many of the flowers resembled exquisite miniature roses, of eveiy color, from brilliant yellow to delicate white, buff, scarlet, variegated and crimson, — a sight as beautiful as it was novel. The place makes slight pretensions to landscape gardening and few attempts at grouping for effect, it being for profit and experiment more than for show; but some fine asters and zinnias, double and single, as well as balsams and phloxes were exhib- ited. A few plants of rice, cotton and tobacco, from seeds, were growing in the open air, not very promising. Mr. Breck has been so long known, and holds so high a rank as a horticulturist, that it is needless to say more. The Committee award to him a gratuity of ten dollars for his success in raising the most lieautiful double Portulacas. On the same day, your Committee visited the Grounds of W. C. Strong, Esq., on Nonantum Hill, at Brighton, where they were received with the most agreeable hospitality. Here they were shown some very interesting experiments in the propagation of plants, and a field of four acres, covered with potato plants of active GARDEN COMMITTEE S REPORT. 73 growth, from only six pounds of the '■'• Early Bose,^'' purchased in March, at the cost of three dollars per pound. These had been produced from cuttings, started under glass and again cut, and started every fortnight and planted out, until the growth was very surprising. Opening two or three hills of those longest planted, two or three good tubers were found, with other small ones; and it was evident that a large yield would be obtained, if the weather should prove favorable for a few months. But unfortunately, northeast storms set in, and this crop, in common with many others, was struck by disease, and nearly all lost. Eighty-sis bushels of good sized tubers, besides some bushels of very small ones, were measured as the product of six pounds of seed! (The details of this experiment are fully given by Mr. Strong, in the January number of Tilton's Journal of Horticulture.) That the "Early Rose" is a free grower and good producer can- not be doubted. With Mr. Strong it yielded much better than the " Goodrich Early." Dr. Wight of Dedham, with ordinary care, obtained sixty-four pounds, of fair sizes, from one pound of seed; and Mr. George Davenj^ort of Dedham, rising guano and with care, raised twelve bushels from tioo pounds of seed. The public, therefore, may well be glad to welcome such a new comer! It is a singular fortune that Mr. Breese, the originator of this variety, should have also pro- duced another so valuable that a single pound of " Breese's 'No. 4" has been sold for over fifty dollars — and both were obtained from a seed- ai:)ple or ball of th^Oarnet Chili. Mr. Strong has also been making some interesting exi^eriments in the culture of the Grape, to ascertain the best mode of cutting, training and fruiting the vines. But, perhaps one of his most useful and iiroflta- ble experiments is the building of a Border House, in which he is busily engaged, to demonstrate the practicability of forcing fruits and flowers under glass at moderate expense, economizing time and fuel, and having room for work. For this purpose he selected the side of a hill — quite steep, and measured up about ninety five feet, with a width of sixty-five feet. He tlien built fourteen brick walls along the side of the hill, parallel to each other, and about three feet high, and sixty-five feet long, so as to make a series of steps and levels for border planting, and a walk for each, enclosed at the ends by walls extending to the top of the hill. Thus thirteen houses or borders are obtained, (13x65 feet), with deep gutters for each, to prevent injury from snow slides and accumulation of water. The furnace, placed at the lowest level, warms the whole; the heat passing up through apertures left in the walls, near each end, so as to spread over the whole enclosure. This, your Committee are informed, is proving a success, and is worthy of examination. 74 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The public certainly owe much to Mr. Strong, not only for his con- stant endeavors to advance the science of horticulture, but for his careful and impartial statement of results. It is by the close observa- tion of causes and effects, and the influences of times and seasons, and b}" making due allowance for the peculiar circumstances of the case, that experience becomes knowledge of value to the public. The Committee recommend that a gratuity of twenty five dollars be awarded to Mr. Strong for his very useful experiments in horticulture. On the same day your Committee visited the Pear Orchard of Mr. Henry P. Kendrick of Brighton, near "West Longwood, or Allston. It has a front on North Beacon Street of about three hundred feet, and extends back about eight hun- dred and fifty feet; one fourth part of it, near the S. E. corner, being too low for immediate cultivation, and the house and barn standing above that portion. The ))art planted with trees is nearly level, and constitutes about two-thirds of the whole area. One year ago, last spring, this ground was a bog, overgrown with brush and waste clumi)s of weeds and alders; but perceiving that the soil was strong and mellow, Mr. Kendrick resolved to drain and plant it, and with that pluck which so often characterizes the Yankee when he attempts a new enterprise, he ploughed the ground in May, 1807, and by the 5th of June of that year had planted his pear trees, numbering about three thousand, losing only about a dozen. Thkty-two of his trees were over five inches in diameter, and fifteen years old when planted. Having excavated a pond in the lowest land, and used the earth to level up the orchard, he first laid out, at right angles to the street, three drive-ways, each twelve feet wide, running entirely to the back line of his lot, with a like drive-way around the borders. These drive- ways were crossed at right angles, by five others of the same width, with perfect precision. He then planted seven rows of trees between the ways. Four rows for standai-ds, twelve feet apart, and three for sale trees, each row containing twenty-five trees. Thus, like a checker- board, with perfect squares, the trees were all arranged in line, both for standards and for sale. The rocks were few, and were all gathered into the driveways, for stability, or converted into underground drains. The plantings did not exhibit any straining after the newest names— but nearly two-thirds of all were the Louise Bonne, Duchesse and Belle Lucrative; the residue were the Bartlett, Sheldon and Beurre d'Anjou. The last season he gathered twelve l)ushels of Louise Bonnes, of such quality that seven boxes of them sold for fifty dollars. Many of his Duchesse weighed over a pound. The trees had been cut in, at the outset, and are now well shaped and of good foliage. He has also planted a few grape vines, and made his place a specimen of neatness, GARDEN committee's REPORT. 75 economy and thrift; a worthy example of industry and good sense. His own kxbor and that of one hired man, with very little occasional help, has occomplished the whole. The Committee recommend that a gratuity of twenty dollars be given to him. "BrIAK fSTONE." On Monday, September 7, your Committee, by invitation of W. C. Harding, Esq., visited his grounds, "Briar Stone," on the Grove Hall road, in the Boston Highlands. Here they found evidence of general good taste and great fidelity on the part of his gardener, Mr. Timothy McCarthy, a young man reared in Boston, with a natural fondness for flowers. He has evidently made good use of his time under the fostering aid of his employer, who provides him with the best sources of knowl- edge, and gives him an opportunity to read all the horticultural publications of the day. In all places and in every department of fruits, vegetables or flowers, under glass and in the grounds, everything was well cai'ed for and arranged. As you entered from the street the drive way was finely graded, and its gutters paved. On the 7-ight, was a wild, natural rock-scenery, •with clusters of trees and shrubs and wild vines, in contrast with a finished lawn and ornamental groupings on the left. In front of the mansion door, on large pedestals, stood the aloes and sago palm, visible from the piazza and windows; and here and there appeared fine specimens of the Caladium bicolor, the Caladium esculentum^ Ricinus^ Celosia and other striking plants. In different places the plantings were unique. The tall Nicotiana (or tobacco plant) with Canna Indica rubra, showing their broad green and crimson leaves, and the Zea Japonica, some ten feet high, furnished a fine back ground for the gladioli, the Dracaena versicolor and the Amaranthus melancholicus. In the borders, the Centaureas, of various kinds, more showy than Cinerarias, were planted. N'ear the house was a splendid show of variegated Hydrangeas, which with the A7naranthus and Perilla, the Caladium, ColeusVerschaf- feltii and Veitchii, Bicinus sanguinius and terminalis, made a very effective cluster on the lawn. Two statues commanded the entrance to the greenhouses; and the principal ante room (for billiards) was a model of its kind. Octagonal in form, with rich doors, north and south; and bay windows, east and west, of good width; and floor of light and dark wood, alternate; and walls and borders to match, well furnished, and with writing desk, books, and writing materials for the gardener, it combined more of taste and comfort than is often seen. Entering the plant-house through such a room, you forget the passage by the interest felt in the small but rare collection of plants within. Here were admirable Gloxinias, especially the Marik pih and erecta; the Sanchezia nohilis variegata; the 76 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Acacia puhcscens Jlorihunda;the Haworthia spiralis longiflora, sweet as a Jasmine; and seventeen out of eighteen of Monsieur Blue's Caladiums — (no better, perhaps, than some others) and- fine specimens too of the DaJechampia Jioezliana rosea, the Ajithurium regaJis and Caladium esculentum. Out of doors, the Gladioli, Zinnias, imported Roses, Dahlias, Alyssum, Lavendula and other flowers abounded. To Mr. Harding we are indebted for the introduction of several new varieties of greenhouse plants; among them the Dalechampia and Sanchezia, above mentioned. Descending into a valley, the Committee found melons, luxurious corn, cauliflowers, celery, apples, pears, quinces, squashes and potatoes, in fine condition; showing that the useful had not been overlooked. After a most sumptuous repast, during a thunder storm, with an abundance of liquid grape to quench the lightning, the Committee carried away with them the most pleasing recollection of the contriver of so much that was pleasing. They have awarded to Mr. Harding the first premium of twenty dollars. Forest Hills Cemetery. On Wednesday, September 9, by invitation of the Commissioners of Forest Hills Cemetery, the Committee visited that beautiful burial place. The Commissioners and Superintendent very kindly met them, with carriages, at the depot, and took them through the grounds, afibrcling every facility for a thorough examination. The whole area for burials is about one hundred and fifty-six acres; but other grounds for workmen, greenhouses, stables, &c., are also owned in connection ■with the Cemetery. Three new and substantial greenhouses, west of the entrance, are now nearly completed, with other propagating houses for the use of. the place. These are of the most approved and enduring character, and are said to be models fit for study. The changes, which have been great during the past two years, strike you at once. The avenue, leading to the gate, has been expanded, and bounded on the east by a heavy stone wall, ornamented and lasting, quite in keeping with the gateway. The old wooden gatehouse has disappeared, and in its place is found a costly and extensive structure of Gothic style, of Roxbury stone, with Caledonian facings, unique and striking, after the design of C. W. Panter, architect. On either side of the main opening rises a solid tower and spire, with Gothic finial and ample side sup- ports; and from tower to tower, above the arched entrance, runs a row of small Gothic arches and pillars, and an ornamental entablature, surmounted by a rising centre peak and finial. Conspicuous in front is the inscription, " He that keepeth thee will not slumber." On the hill top, west, now stands the superintendent's house, removed GARDEN committee's REPORT. 77 from below, improving the view. Here he is accessible and near to the new greenhouses and propagating houses, and to the oflices and principal operations of the place. Passing through the gate, between the towers, the avenues diverge from a paved semicircle, and directly on the right is seen a fine rosette of ribbon-planting, sombre, yet pleasing, having a centre of variegated maize, a ring of Coleus Verschaf- feltii and Coleus Blumei, within a circle of Cinerarias, silvery and bright, set in a low bordering of moss and rock; while just across the avenue, the lively Gladioli, in grand assembly, challenged admiration, by contrast. The whole place was alive with flowers. Pollowing the dilTerent avenues they were found to be in excellent condition, and generally bordered by turf or plants. The pond was clear, and neatly cared for, graced by several swans, and set in living green. OnWeigelea Path a modest marble monument toTHADDEUS Clapp bears upon its face, in bold relief, a perfect model of "Clajip's Favorite" pear. In another part of the ground, a large scroll of thin marble is care- lessly thrown over a rough conglomerate rock, so light, so wavy and so white, that one could easily imagine that the veteran Editor, (whose name it bears) W. W. Clapp, had dropped at last his unstained paper on the stone, over which the ivy was growing lovingly. One lot was noticed, on Weigelea Path, where, instead of a stone border, the periwinkle was planted and trimmed into perfect line vividly green, and contrasting favorably with the hammered stone around neighboring lots. Consecration Hill has shared in the general progress, and exhibited excellent specimens of border flowers, double and single. Near the pond, and on a small triangle, some fine specimens of the trailing Lobelia bordering were seen. No plant surpasses this for unob- trusive beauty, and no other can be substituted for it. "When planted (with the Myosotis for early filling, and to be removed as soon as the Lobelia blooms) the eflect is always charming. At the lot of Mr. Harding, which was smoothly clipped, the modest Lobelia and Alyssum, with va- rieties of Coleus, produced a very pleasing eflect. Much had been done everywhere; and many fine monuments and adornments were noticed; especially near the pond. These, with a good breadth of lawn and sunlight, and a glittering water view, prepared the observer for pleasur- able sensations from the accessory flowers. Here was seen one of the longest, brightest and most admirable ribbons of Portulacas, double and single, which lacked only a proper background to charm the eye; but as it had been supported principally by Asters, which, dying, left vacancies and imperfections, the otherwise beautiful picture was un- finished. It was like a piece of new cloth on an old garment: a hint to planters which experience gives. 78 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The Corporation have certainly shown the utmost liberality in the care of their grounds, and the proprietors of lots have been equally anxious to embellish the place. Many costly monuments have been added, and the general success has been very great. Your Committee have found much to approve and little to condemn: but they cannot close this notice without some mention of the lot of William Dwight, Esq., (on Consecration Avenue and Weigelea and Lily Paths.) Here the characteristics of fine taste and exquisite feeling are mani- fested. Starting evidently without a thought of cost, with the sole intent to pay perpetual honor to the dead, without any bald display, and so to build that time should not impair, or frosts disturb the memorial to be reared, he selects a lot of large dimensions, backed by huge bowlders of brown conglomerate rock; and after securing well the boundaries, and smoothing the earth into lawn, he makes these bowlders the monuments of the lot. On the nearly perpendicular face of one — which has a slight projection, like a visor, near the top — a recess is cut, with sides so rough that no mark of chisel can be found. This recess is like the entrance to a tomb with massive doors; and fitting it closely a large memorial tablet of solid bronze is here in- serted, highly ornamented and artistic, with two swords in the centre and wreaths of bay in high relief, and thereon, in lasting letters, are inscribed the names of his two patriot sons, who gave their lives for our country: " Wilder Dwight, Lieut. 2d Eeg. Mass. Volunteers, killed at the battle of Antietam." "Howard Dwight, Assistant Adjutant General." Over the rock, and coming down, as if to do homage to these names, were wild vines growing. All the surroundings were in perfect har- mony, and the whole was exceedingly suggestive to the observing mind. The Committee, in closing, would acknowledge their obligations to the Commissioners, and to Mi-. Morton, for one of the most agreeable visits of the season, and recommend that a gratuity of Twenty Dollars be awarded to Forest Hills Cemetery for its marked improvement. Mount Auburn and Woodlawn Cemeteries have not been visited this year by your Committee in a body, but individual members report great improvements in them, and Woodlawn has lately added seventy- six acres to her territory. CoL. Wilder's Grounds. After leaving Forest Hills your Committee accepted the invitation of our tried friend. Col. Marshal P. Wilder, to visit his place in Dorchester. As usual they did not leave him without gaining pleasure and profit. GARDEN committee's REPORT. 79 There they saw, probably the best boi-cler o^ the Alternayithera amahilis in the country. This beautiful border plant was first introduced by him into this section of the country, and through him its merits have chiefly become known. Here, too, one of the finest displays of Japan Lilies was seen. When, some years ago, he announced that he had successfully impregnated the Lilium lancifoUum with L. tigrinum, this hybrid experiment was either doubted or regarded as a freak rather than a law of nature : but Col. Wilder exhibited to your Committee full pods of the same crossing, this year; and, what much surprised your Committee, a perfectly successful impregnation of the Japan Lily by the Oloriosa superba! The seeds did not vegetate till the second year, coming up, indeed, but growing very slowly. All doubts, therefore, must give way to these established facts. There they saw, also, the original tree of the Ahhy Wilder Camellia, ten feet high, still in a condition to yield its blooms of beauty. While partaking of his hos- pitality and tasting his wines, a discussion arose as to the merits of the Ives' Seedling as a red wine grape, and it may not be amiss to add, that after careful trial and comparison, the Committee was unanimously of opinion that the Ives' Seedling was fairly entitled to all the praise bestowed upon it. The flavor is rich and fruity, and it compares well with the best European brands. To Col. Wilder the Committee return their thanks for his kindness, and award to him a gratuity of twenty dollars for his successful axperiments with lilies. DocT. Lodge's Orchards. Doct. Lodge having invited the Committee to examine his apple orchard and grounds at Swampscott, they visited that place in Septem- ber. Here they found the most perfect example of the wine-glass type of apple-pruning to be seen in Massachusetts. Every tree, and almost every limb showed the persevering care and personal attention of the master-spirit, and had shape according to his pattern: but many of the trees, although beautiful in figure and carefully watched, had evidently seen severe times on the coast, and a few indicated suffering. Some, indeed, showed excellent fruitage, and in all, the theories peculiar to their trainer were carried out thoroughly and persistently. It is always, however, a hard experiment to produce good fruit trees where the sea-storms strike directly on them. The apple brchard is curious and well worth seeing, but the pear trees had not an encouraging aspect. Strawberries were in fine order and well cultivated, and the vegetable garden was good. Here was an ingenious method of draining, by siphon, a rock-bound swale, and converting it into rich meadow, but the pruning experiment under such difficulties cannot yet be deemed a 80 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. full success. Years must be required to establish his theoiy. These grounds, when taken by Dr. Lodge, were little better than a -wilderness of trees and rocks, exposed to sea spray, and with little soil to work upon. Plis avenue now is long and shady, within his own donuiin, and he has made ceveral grass plots and garden spots where only waste and wood, were found at the outset. It is a valuable place, with grand sea views, retired from noise and interruption, where health and comfort can be hopefully sought. The Gardex of S. G. Damon, Esq., Arlington. Ou the eighteenth of September, the Committee visited the garden of Mr. Damon, and were so much pleased with its appearance, that the Chairman was induced to visit there again on the twenty-ninth day of that month. The grounds are near the centre of the town, and contain a little less than three acres, and yet they comprise a complete vegetable and fruit garden, with flowers enough on the street for home use. The lot is about seven hundred feet long, and about one hundred and sixty feet wide, and almost every foot is usefully employed; being well and closely enclosed. Blackberry and raspberry bushes are planted along the easterly side; and on the north and west, grape vines of difierent varieties were trained against the fence. Next to the vines and bushea a path of five or six feet was left, and then another row of grape vines of various kinds, parallel to the fence and nearer to the other vines than was desirable. The inside row uniformly did better than those shaded by them in the rear ; but all these vines exhibited better growth and fruit than other gardens during this season, especially the Delaware grape; all were vigorous and very prolific and were rapidly ripening, the clusters hanging lower than one's head. The largest number of vines were Delawares and the best in fruit. They were trained exper- imentally in two ways, the back row on perpendicular wires, one foot apart, and the front row on horizontal wires. Those exposed most to the sun fiourished best and had the best clusters. Among these the Committee noticed the Adirondac, which has ripened early; the Diana, lona, Creveling and Israella, worthy of men- tion; and the Concord, Salem, Lydia, Northern Muscadine, Kogers' Xo. 4, Bull's Cottage, Una and Ives' Seedling, the last named promis- ing well. Four years ago these were little more than small cuttings. The best of them were planted in ground trenched to the dejith of eighteen inches, turning up a rich virgin soil. Little dressing has been used, the ground being rich and sandy. 'No signs of blight or mildew appeared, as sun and air were on the vines. With the exception of a few plants exposed to the easterly wind, all seemed to thrive well. A I GARDEN committee's UEPORT. 81 few vines were trained spirally on arms projecting from a perpendicu- lar post, so that they could be cast oft' and drop, like a hoop skirt, to the ground in winter, but with no perceptible advantage. A fine row of currant bushes in some places were in front of the grajjes and in full bearing. The middle part of the parallelosrram was filled with rows of vegetables; beets, carrots, celery, cabbages, cauliflow- ers, turnips, parsnips, asparagus and corn, between apple trees, pear trees and peaches; and ample beds of strawberries (75 X 30) mostly the Jiicunda^ from which over three hundred boxes were sold this sea- son, found place in the sun. The pear trees were mostly dwarfs in full bearing, the most fruitful and vigorous being the Duchesse, once so neglected. Some of the Clairgeau were fine: the Prince Albert, Flem- ish Beauty, Maria Louise and other varieties looked well. The Louise Bonnes were the least promising. The Committee were sorry to see that the Vicar of Winkfield was considerably cracked. The apple and peach trees looked well, and even the gooseberry bushes, nearer the house, were so trimmed in as to show no blight or mildew. The ground had become a little overstocked, and many of the young- est trees should be sold out to help the standards, and let in the sun upon the vegetables. The soil was exceedingly easy of cultivation, and strong enough for any crop; but the place has been admirably managed, producing great results, and furnishes a fine example for imitation. Around the mansion house, near the street, the landscape gardener would wish to make some changes, to give more breadth and rich- ness, and have the place less cramped; but taking it as a whole, it is the most perfect fruit and vegetable garden, and the most economically managed, of any your Committee have known. One man, assisted by Mr. Damon, evening and morning as he had opportunity, with a little occasional help, has done the whole work, and yet scarcely a weed could be found on the place. For economy and profit, thorough husbandry, and practical success in fruits and vegetables, Mr. Damon is awarded the first premium of twenty dollars. The Committee have not visited the grounds of Doct. Kelley this season, although, since the cold weather has set in, they have been noti- fied that he wishes to be considered a candidate for the Hunnewell prize. In conclusion, the Committee must again advert to the very large prizes offered by H. H, Hunnewell, Esq., (from forty dollars to one hundred and sixty dollars,) for grounds laid out with the most taste, planted most judiciously, and kept in the best order for three successive years. It would undoubtedly afford the benevolent giver of these prizes great satisfaction to know that places of the extent required had 6 82 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. been so planned and kept as to merit them. lie has done and is con- stantly doing much to improve the taste in Floriculture and Landscape Gardening, and the influence of his example, in his own grounds and culture, is extremely beneficial to the community. We hope that soon competitors for these high prizes will be found, and that the good intentions of Mr. Hunnewell, may be heartily seconded by some of our co-laboi'ers. All which is respectfully submitted, For the Committee, H. W. FULLEE, Chairman. LIBRARY committee's REPORT. 83 EEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY, For the Year 1868. by edward s. rand, jr., chairman. The value of a Avell- selected library to the horticulturist cannot be over-estimated. From books he reads the record of the failure and suc- cess of others, and by means of these charts he is enabled more certainly to hold his course to the wished-for jDort. But even a small horticultu- ral library is an expensive luxury, in which very few can aftbrd to indulge. As a rule, scientific books are very expensive, and in this the science of Horticulture otTers no exception. The cost of a single illustrated volume may be a hundred dollars, and full sets are still more costly. And here we touch upon one of tlie groat missions of our Society, which, formerly neglected, even now, we fear, is not fully appreciated. To give each member access to a complete horticultural librarj' is one of the duties which, as a Society, we are called upon to perform. Individually we cannot have such a library; its cost would exceed our means, even before its bulk outgrew 'the accommodations of a private house; but, as a Society, we can have it, and thus each member can, individually, have the use of it, and be a quasi proprietor. Again, in Horticulture there are many thousands of volumes which are only useful for occasional reference. With these we would not cum- ber the shelves of a private library, but such works would find their proper resting place in the library of our Society. Here they would be accessible to all, reference would be easy, and the advantage derived from such consultation by members would be incalculable. We know there is a class in the community who would sneeringly say, " What is the use of such a lot of books? It is throwing away money." Thank Heaven, those who hold such sentiments are becoming fewer each year. What is the use of books? rather, how are they not useful? They are for reference, for study, for pleasure, for profit, for informa- tion, for assistance in the practice of horticultural science, and in the case of illustrated works, for elevating the mind to a perception of nat- ure's beauties, and affording to all a sight of the wonders of floral life, which, perhaps, only the wealthy can indulge in the living examples. " Throwing away money! " Rather making a most profitable invest- ment. Looking only at the purchase of a library, in a pecuniary point of view, the lowest manner in which it can be regarded, it is money invested at compound interest. 84 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Experience has repeatedly shown, that a well selected library in- creases wonderfull}' in value, and though this aspect is not one which we wish to prominently present, yet it is well it should not be lost sight of, as an answer to the argument that money spent in books is thrown away. As an illustration, the writer can point to volumes purchased by him while Chairman of the Library Committee, a few years since, which now, would readily bring five times the money they cost, and gome of which cannot be procured at any price. And this leads us to another consideration. As we have said, the first cost of horticultural books is large, and for this reason only small edi- tions are printed, often only sufficient to supply subscribers, and thus the books are soon out of print, and become very scarce. The library of this Society is the proper repository of all such books. There they can be preserved, cared for, used by us in our day, and hand- ed down to coming generations. We have now a good nucleus for a Library. "We possess many rare and valuable volumes, but there are, in Boston, private horticultural li- braries larger and finer than that of this Society. We have a good beginning, but our aim must be high: no less than to make our library contain a copy of every published work on Horticulture. This is not the work of a year, or of a decade; a century hence, long after we are laid to rest, it will be incomplete' but we have to remember that our Society, while benefiting us to-day, is not for to-day alone, but for all time, and that M'hile we work together here for mutual advantage, we are also woi-king for future ages, doing our part, be it great or be it small, for the advancement of a science which shall glorify the future, and of which we, perhaps, see but the light before the dawning, the full glory of whose rising, coming ages are to know. If any one is incredulous as to tha deficiencies in our Library, let him merely look over the list of books used by Pritzel in preparing Iconum Botanicarum, which will be foimd on the first pages of that volume; and, remembering that these comprise only illustrated works, see how many of those there mentioned are to be found on the library shelves of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Your Committee are gratified to be able to report, that the circulation of the Library is steadily increasing, and, during the past year, has reached nearly or quite one thousand volumes. Every facility is oflfered for its use, and the value of the services rendered to the Society by Mr. Buswell, as Librarian, cannot be over-estimated. The Heading Room has also been in constant use, and is of great practical benefit. The Committee have expended nearly the whole appropriation of $.500, only a small balance remaining, which will be needed for binding. They LIBRARY committee's REPORT. 85 have added many rare and valuable books, as will be seen by reference to the accompanying lists. In view of the wants and deficiencies of the Library, your Committee feel justified in asking as large an ai^propria- tion as the judgment of the Finance Committee may deem justifiable. The sum of five hundred dollars is sufficient for the running expenses of library and reading room, and for the purchase of a few new books, but at least as large a sum should be placed at the disposal of the Com- mittee, as a contingent fund, for the purchase of rare or valuable books. Opportunities for such purchases occasionally occur, and often at low prices, but they cannot be availed of unless the money is appropriated, and before a quarterly meeting, at which alone approj)riations can be made, the opportunity is lost. Library Accessions for 1868. purchased. Manual of Cranberry Culture, B. Eastwood. Botany of Beech^^'s Voyage to the Pacific and Behring's Strait. Blume's Flora Javae, 4 vols. Orchidees de I'Archipel Indien et du Japon, Blume. Rand's Bulbs, two copies. Parkman's Book of Roses, duplicate. Rand's Parlor and Garden, " " Garden Flowers, " Henderson's Gardening for Profit, " Strong's Grapes, " Hop Culture. Bonner's Method of Manure Making. Our Garden Friends and Foes. American Home Garden. Figuier's Vegetable World. Grindon's Phenomena of Plant Life. Peat and its Uses. Elements of Scientific Agriculture. Draining for Profit and Health. Warder's Hedges and Evergreens. Elements of Agricultural Chemistry and Geology. Boussingault's Rural Economy. American Horticultural Annual, 1868. Jaques' Garden and Manual of Horticulture. Rivers' Miniature Fruit Garden. Indian Corn, its Culture and Uses. Jaeger's Life of Korth American Insects. 86 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. "Williams' Orchid Growers' Manual, 3d edition. " Select Ferns and Lycopods. Liebig's Natural Laws of Husbandry. Meehan's Hand Book of Ornamental Trees. Pedder's Land Measurer. Thomiison's Food of Animals and Man. Springer's Forest Life and Forest Trees. Every Lady her own Flower Gardener. Solly's Kural Chemistry. Liebig's Principles of Agricultural Chemistry. " Familiar Letters on Chemistry. Hooker's Icones Filicum, two magnificently Illustrated volumes. Browne's Field Book of Manures. Bement's Poulterer's Companion, new edition. Rural Affairs, 4th volume. Production et Fixation des Varieties dans les Yegetaux. Traite General de Botanique. Par M. M. Maout. Decaisne. Grindon's Sexuality of N^ature. " Little Things of Nature. " Nature, Varieties and Phenomena of Life. Steinmetz's Sunshine and Rain. Hoopes's Book of Evergreens. Hulme's Plant Form. Paxton's Botanical Dictionary, new edition. Figuiers Insect AVorld. Thompson's Handbook of the Flower Garden. Grindon's Trees of Old England. Catalogue of Phfenogamous Plants of the United States, and of Cryptogamous Plants of North America. First and Fifth Annual Reports of Central Park Commissioners, 1857, 18G1. (Set complete, except No. 3 wanting.) BOOKS PRESENTED. 3 Vols. New England Farmer, to complete the set, R. P. Eaton. Amateur Cultivator's Guide, E. F. Washburn. Fuller's Strawberry Culturist, A, S. Fuller. ■ " Small Fruit " " " " Forest Tree " " " Grape " " " " Record of Horticulture, 2 vols., 1867 and 18G8, A. S. Fuller, Dictionnaire de Pomologie, Vol. L, Poires, A to C, by the Author, Andre Leroy. LIBRARY committee's REPORT. 87 Patent Office Eeport, Department of Agriculture, 1866, Patent Office. Transactions Illinois State Ag. Soc, Vol. I., 1853-4, Dr. S. A. Green. Gardener's Year Book, 1868, by Kobt. Hogg, J. Parker. Reports of Secretary of State Board of Agriculture of Connecticut, Vols. 1 and 2, 1866 and 1867, W. H. Yeomans. Heports, Transactions, &c., presented. Transactions Middlesex Agricultural Society, 1867. " Worcester Horticultural Society, 1867. " Essex Agricultural Society, 1867. " Illinois State Horticultural Society, 1867. Eleventh Ann. Report of Commissioners of Central Park, 1867. Pifteenth Ann. Report of Secretary of Board of Agriculture of Massa- chusetts, 1867. Sixth Ann. Report of Secretary of State Board of Agriculture of Michigan, 1867. Proceedings of Boston Society of Natural History, Vol. XI. Memoirs, &c., " " " " Proceedings of American Antiquarian Society, Nos. 49 and 50. Report of American Pomological Society, 1867. 1-8 Kos. Report of Commissioners of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1861-1868. History of the Plough, and Report of Trial of Ploughs at Utica, Sept., 1867, and of a special trial at Brattleborough, to determine several disputed questions respecting the action of the Plough. Our thanks are still due the publishers of the Daily Advertiser and the Boston Transcript for their daily papers; and of the Ohio Farmer, Prairie Parmer and California Farmer, for their weeklies. The following Periodicals have been taken: English. — Gardener's Chronicle. Gardener's Weekly Magazine. Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Floral Magazine. Florist and Pomologist. Farmer's Magazine. Journal of Horticulture and Cottage Gardener. Journal of the London Agricultural Society. French. — Revue Horticole. Illustration Horticole. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de I'Europe. Le Jardin Fruitier. 1 88 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. American. — Boston Cultivator. Massachusetts Ploughman. New England Farmer, "Weekly and Monthly. Gardener's Monthly. Horticulturist. Magazine of Horticulture. American Farmer. Country Gentleman. American Agriculturist. Silliman's Journal of Science and Art. Tilton's Journal of Horticulture. American Naturalist. EDWAKD S. BAND, Jr., For the Library Committee. 1 FINANCE committee's REPORT. 89 REPORT OF THE FINANCE COIIITTEE. Januaey, 1869. The Finance Committee report, that they have performed the duties assigned them by the 17th By-Law, in exercising a supervision of the building and other property of the Society. They have examined and audited the Treasurer's accounts, which have been found correct. Owing to unavoidable delays, they have not been able to complete the examination and settlement of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery account, in season for this meeting, but have received the sum of forty-eight hun- dred dollars on account thereof, which is respectfully submitted, by C. O. WHITMOEE, Chairman of Finance Committee. TEEASUKEE'S ACCOUNT FOE 1868. Eeceipts of Income. Balance of Cash on hand, Admissions and Assessments, Eent of Stores, . . . - Eent of Halls, - - - - - Gross Eeceipts from Eose Show, " " " Annual Exhibition, Deposit to pay Prizes, balance uncalled for, • Eeceived from Mt. Auburn Cemetery, on ac- count, _ ■ _ - - Sundry Eeceipts, . - - - Expenditures. Salaries and compensations, - Library accessions, - - - - Heating and water, less amount paid by ten- ants, 339 68 $398 69 1,948 00 11,408 88 8,368 33 261 75 850 25 163 30 4,800 00 158 75 !B2,100 00 498 01 S28,357 95 90 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Insurance on Library five years, Interest, _ _ . - - Gas, ------ Expenses Kose Show, - - - - " Annual Exhibition, Taxes, ------ Additions, alterations and repairs, on Iniilding, New furniture, refitting and repairs, - Stationery, postage and printing, Labor and incidental expenses, Reduction floating debt, - - - Deposit in Market Bank, on account of prizes. Cash to balance, . - - - The floating debt Jan. 1st, 1868, was Paid during the year, - Leavinor a balance of - The property of the Society consists of its real estate, building and furniture, costing, at date, $253,001 52 Library, 6,921 95 Cash in Treasury, . - - - 388 84 ^150 00 6,454 70 731 32 231 56 1,058 38 3,015 24 1,161 47 382 77 805 72 1,040 26 8,500 00 1,500 00 388 84 S28,357 95 S19,500 00 8,500 00 S11,000 00 S260,312 31 The Society owes a debt, secured by mort- gage, of $100,000 00 A floating debt of - - - - 11,500 00 Slll,500 00 Leaving a balance which represents the cost to the Society, of its property at date, of - $148,812 31 FINANCE committee's REPORT. 91 Our list of members at the commencement of the year numbered, Life, - - - 462 Changed from Subscription to Life, - - 3 New members, . _ . _ 18 — 21 Less, deceased, - . . _ 3 — 18 480 Subscription, ----- 532 New members, . . . _ 20 Less, deceased, - - - - 8 Discontinued, ----- 25 Become Life, ----- 3 — 36 — 516 Total, - - - - 99G 552 Income from the above source: 18 new Life members, 20 Annual " 444 Assessments collected, 3 commutations. Arrears collected. S540 00 200 00 888 00 60 00 260 00 Sl,948 00 Ten persons have been elected who have not yet complied with the conditions of payment. The 25 whose names have been erased for non- payment, are hopeless cases, mainly of long standing. A few more remain on the list through hopefulness. Although our list has not been much enlarged, we have exchanged dead weight for live material, and are in a far more healthy condition thereby. In the list of members, the record of deaths and of the residences of the living, may be inaccurate, yet it is in accordance with the best infor- mation at my command. I look to members for their assistance in its correction. This subject leads me to refer to our Album of Photographs. It holds the likenesses of many of our members, and is valuable and interesting accordingly, yet a large space remains to be filled, and an earnest ap- peal is here made to all members, for aid in supplying the deficiency. 92 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTDRAL SOCIETY. The stores remain rented as at date of last report, except the lower onie on Bromfleld street. That has been united by an archway, with the adjoining one, and rented to the lessees of the latter, at a small advance on former rates. This gives us exclusive use of the furnace vault. A contract for the care of the furnaces, having expired, w^e have assumed that duty, with a manifest gain in comfort and cost. The falling otf in the income from the Halls is attributed, in a great degree, to the small number of entertainments pending the Presidential canvass, yet we hope the balance of the season will make amends. Our Finance Committee have had constant supervision of the prop- erty and finances of the Society, and have rendered valuable aid in the management. To the zeal, urbanity and courtesy, of all who frequent these rooms, we may attribute much of our prosperity in the work which we have in hand. The Library and its room are accessible during all business hours. Hoilicultural information and objects of interest are sought and freely dispensed for the welfare of the Society, and all are invited to lend their aid in this direction. EespectfuUy submitted, E. W. BUSWELL, Treasurer, Boston. January 16, 1869. REPORT ON SEEDS FROM INDIA. 93 REPORT ON SEEDS FROM NORTHERN INDIA, BY PROF. JOHN L. RUSSELL. To THE President of the Mass. Horticultural Society : Sir, — The package of named seeds from Northern India, presented to the Society by the Rev. C. H. A. Dall, and committed to the Professor of iJotany for inspection and report, I have examined and stndied with the best authorities at my command, and would hereby respectfully Report: 1. Aralia papyrifera. The pith of this tree is cut into extremely thin sheets, and makes the rice paper of the Chinese. About the year 1857 sections of it were exhibited to the London Hoi-ticultural Society. The paper is used extensively in the manufacture of elegant paper flowers, and is employed by ladies in ornamenting their dresses. The tree was brought from Formosa by Mr. Fortune. 2. Michelia Champaca is a lofty tree with fragrant flowers, and belongs to the much esteemed family of the Magnolia. 3. Ahutilon marmoratum is a species not found in the Catalogues, but of the genus to which the familiar striatum and insigne of our green- houses belong. 4. Dombeya. This genus is composed of large trees, with flowers like those of the Mallows ; a species figured in the Botanical Magazine, Vol. 56, No. 2905, will give a good idea of them. 5. Hibiscus mutabilis and Hibiscus speciosa are elegant and familiar perennials. 6. Of Hibiscus Sub Dariffa I know nothing. 7. Sterculia color ata represents a genus of lofty trees, with showy flowers and fetid leaves. 8. Gaura Lindlemeri belongs to a genus of the CEnothera, with attractive and numerous blossoms in some of the numerous species of the garden. 9. Melaleuca. The seeds of this are probably those of M. leucaden- dron or the Cajaputi tree, the oil extracted from which is so celebrated in medicine. The several species are trees belonging to the Mj'rtle family. 10. Cassia auricxdata is an ornamental shrub of four feet in height, introduced into Great Britain as early as 1777, and probably familiar to gardeners here. 94 MASSACHUSETTS UORTICDLTURAL SOCIETY. 11. Cassia glauca (Lamarck) is a Malabar species. The Cassia have usually spikes of yellow flowers, and blossom freely. 12. Poinciana pulcherrima and Poinciana regia are plants of the leguminous order, requiring great heat, and bearing very showy blos- soms. See Bot. Mag., Vol. 25, 995, and 50, 2884. 13. Casuarina equisetifoUa. This is a large tree of the South Sea Islands, with very hard wood, the material for clubs, and singular looking leaves, like those of the Equisetum or horsetail of our swamps. See London Horticultural Society's Transactions, Vol. III., 12. 14. Meesia. The Meesia serrata is identical with Walkera serrata, a tree with bitter juice and yellow flowers, not unlike those of the garden Rue. 15. Coffea Bengalensis. A small-kerneled Coflee, and a variety pei'haps of the Coffea Arabica. 10. Bignouia chelenoides (Persoon) is a lofty tree, and 17. Bignonia muUijuga is figured in Wallich's Asiatic Plants, 95, 90. A work very much needed in the Society's Library, and could be proba- bly procured for S75. The seeds of the Bignonia, as is well known, are broadly winged. The thin membranes of the seeds of these two East India species are exquisitely beautiful, as seen when magnified, rivalling if not surpassing the most rare lace. 18. Tecoma sta)is. The Tecoma, as is well known to gardeners, is a genus of the Bignonia, of great beauty. This species is figured in the Botanical Magazine, Vol. 59, figure 3191. I have seen the plant in collections about Boston. 19. Euputoriwn -pamculatum is a biennial with pinkish flowers in panicles; from the woolly crown of the seeds it is also called Eriopappus in some collections. 20. Bale Apple. From the character of the seeds, I infer that this plant is a Solanum, perhaps Solanum mammosum, acrid and poisonous; or, as it is called, Bale Aj^ple Tz-ee, it may be Scopolia or Scopolina atropoides (Schultz) an East Indian i^lant, related to Ilyoscyamus and Belladonna. 21. Carina Indica, Canna Scarlet and Canna Yelloto. The first of these is the Common red floAvered Indian Shot: the second is probably the C. coccinea of the gardens, and the third is proba]>ly Canna lutea, of which a figure may be seen in the Botanical Magazine, Vol. 40, No. 2085. The value of these seeds is more of a botanical kind than of floricultural, as they probably are typical of species; while the cultiva- tion of subtropical and broad foliaged plants has originated superior varieties much more attractive and valuable. While acknowledging the kind intention and generosity displayed in such remembrance of our Society as this package of curious and foreign REPORT ON SEEDS FROM INDIA. 95 seeds, it is to be regretted that there is not a better acquaintance with the conditions under which seeds' from such distant countries can be certainly and surely transmitted. Only the possible immunity from the changes of climate and of the atmosphere by the use of closely sealed vessels, or the packing in charcoal, can give much promise of facility in rearing from seeds vigorous plants. In the present instance it will be well for the Flower Committee, in the distribution of these East India seeds, to recommend the use of bottom heat by hotbed or flues for germination: although in instances of seeds from Australia I have known perhaps one-third of the kinds sent to germinate and grow. The ligneous and the oily seeds of trees of tropical countries, perhaps, suffer the most, and oftentimes the fruitless efforts to cultivate them discourages attempts towards experiment in a multitude of instances where, perhaps, some success might ensue. Respectfully submitted by JOHN L. RUSSELL, Prof. BoL, cfcc, to Mass. Hort. Society. Salem, December 24, 1868. 96 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT, JAMES F. C. HYDE, At the Annual Meeting, January 2, 1869. Gentlemen of the Society: — We have been borne along, on the sAvift wings of time, to the opening of a new year. As I stand here to enter upon the duties belonging to this position, I am reminded that it is the third time that I have been elected to this office. It becomes me to acknowledge your kindness, and return my sincere thanks for this renewed evidence of your confi- dence and regard, as well as for your kind and prompt co-operation, in all matters relating to the interests of this Society. Through all the years that I have been connected with this organization, I have observed with pride that the members fully appreciate the merits, and bear pa- tiently with the faults of their otHcers. With this fact strongly impressed upon my mind, I feel that I hazard nothing in relying upon your forbearance for the future, as I have in the past, in performing the duties that devolve upon the President of this Society. The past sea- son, it seems to me, has been one of the most remarkable that we have known for years; one as unfavorable for the horticulturist as we could well have; cold and wet, wet all through the season, with very few bright, warm days. Our hearts were not gladdened in Autumn, by such bright Indian Summer days, such as we generally have when the maples on the hillsides, and along the valleys, are ablaze with scarlet and gold. Cold, dreary, drizzly weather, was the order of the season. Yet, not- withstanding all, there was a good crop of apples of fair quality, a tol- erable crop of pears, though of rather poor quality, few or no peaches, and a plenty of unripe grapes. We have never known a poorer grape year, and if all our seasons were to be such as that just closed, then it would be little use to attempt the cultivation of this fruit, either for home use or market. The Summer fruits were more satisfactory, but not equal in quality, to those grown in hotter and dryer seasons. Though the past year was so unfavorable, yet the displays on our tables have been good, doing even more credit to the skilful horticultu- rist than in seasons much more favorable to the production of good fruits. There is little difficulty when the weather is fine, and seasons favorable, and everything conspires to happy results, but it is when ad- verse influences are encountered, that the real merits of the skilful cul- tivator are seen. Our tables, at the Annual Exhibition, fully attested the progress we have made, when art and skill have so wonderfully tri- umphed over nature, and drawn forth, even from the naturally hard soil PRESIDENT HYDE's ADDRESS. 97 of Massachusetts, and in such a season, fruits such as are rarely equalled. If such results are obtained in an unfavorable season, what may we not reasonably expect in a more favorable one? The amount appropriated for prizes for next year, is larger than has ever before been oflered, and we hope this liberality on the part of the Society, maj be the means of inducing our members to make, if possi- ble, greater etfoi-ts than they have hitherto. This is a step in the right direction, and as soon as our floating debt is paid, we hope still larger sums may be offered for prizes and gratuities. We know that the sums that have been given in some cases for i)lants, have scarcely paid for the trouble of bringing them to the Hall, to say nothing of the great expense attending their production. "While exhibitors cannot and should not expect to realize a profit di- rectly from the exhil)ition they make in our rooms, yet they have aright to expect from a Society as old and well established as this, that the expenses incurred in making the display should be fully paid. It be- comes the Society then, to be as liberal as other obligations will permit. One of our number, whose name will long be remembered, realizing the importance of liberal prizes to encourage the production of fine roses, beautiful lawns, and well kept grounds, has, by his generous contribu- tions, enabled the Society to ofTer some prizes that would not otherwise have been offered. "VVe allude, of course, to our friend H. H. Hunne- well, Esq., to whom the thanks of this Society are due. Others of our number, moved by his generositj^, should go, or rather come, and do likewise. Of late years we have had magnificent displays of variegated leaf, and other plants, at our annual exhibitions, from the extensive houses of Messrs. Hovey & Co., H. H. Hunnewell, W. C. Harding and others, which have excited a great deal of interest, and have been among the most attractive features of the show. All who have contributed in this direction, are entitled to our thanks, for the efforts and sacrifices they have made for our enjoyment, for it often happens that a valuable plant is nearly or qiiite ruined, and all more or less injured, in course of transportation, and by the close air of the exhibition-rooms. In every department, whether of fruits, flowers or vegetables, fine displays have been made by our indefatigable members, who, year after year, with highly commendable zeal, cover our tables with the finest products of field, orchard and garden. It appears from the excellent report of our Superintendent, that the membership of the Society is not much larger than it was a year ago; but, while this is true, it is pleasant to know that those members we now have are paying, and many of them active ones, so that if we have not gained much in numbers, we have gained in that which is of greater 7 98 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. importance, increased interest and activity on the part of those who make up our list. It M'ill be noticed, by the report of the Treasurer, that our floating debt has been reduced about $8,500 the past year. We hope that, within a year or two, the whole may be extinguished, leaving nothing to pro- vide for but the mortgage on the land and building, wiiich has a long time to run. A wise policy will suggest that, after our floating debt is paid, a sum be put aside to meet the mortgage when it shall become due, so that if it shall be deemed desirable by those who are wise in financial matters, the Society shall, at no very distant day, be entirely free from debt of every kind, and find itself the fortunate possessor of an unincumbered estate of great value. I desire to express my thanks to all the officers associated with me in the management of this Society. The committees who have so faith- fully performed their duties the past season, especially at the annual exhibition, in awarding the prizes so promptly and equitably, are fully entitled to our highest regards. I cannot bring these brief remarks to a close without a word in com- mendation of our faithful Superintendent and Treasurer, to whose good management, with the advice and cooperation of our able Finance Com- mittee, we are largely indebted for our liberal income; all is done that can be done, I am quite sure, to promote our interests, and the Society is very fortunate in having the right man in the right place. If we have done well in the past, let us here, one and all, on the threshold of a new year, pledge ourselves to do even better in the fu- ture, that the Society may be even a greater power for good than it has been hitherto. Let us labor to bring into our Society live, energetic men, who do already, or may be led to take an interest in the cause we so much love, and to which we have dedicated these Halls. All around our city, in every direction, we find pleasant homes, with their green lawns, fragrant flowers and rich fruits, where reign peace and plenty, each an earthly paradise, kept by the hands of those, it may be, whose faces are familiar within these walls. If great results have been produced in the past, may we not reasona- bly hope for still greater in the future, with the increased interest that is felt, and attention that is being given to the cultivation of the useful and beautiful all around us. In closing, I again thank you all for your kind consideration and sup- port in the past, and express the wish that I may be fortunate enough to receive it in like manner during the year upon which we are now just entering, and that the ties of friendship and brotherhood that now bind us together, may be more strongly cemented, that we may dwell together in unity and peace, and that the year before us may prove a happy one indeed. MEMBERS FOR LIFE. 99 MEMBERS MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. A * denotes the Member as deceased. Change of residence, or any inaccuracies, should be promptly reported to the Secretary. MEMBERS rOR LIFE. *Adams, Daniel, Newbury. Adams, George E., Medford. Allen, John Fisk, Salem. Ames, r. L., Easton. Ames, F. M., Canton. Ames, George, Boston. Ames, P. A., " Amory, Charles, " Amory, James S., " Amory, Frederick, Brookline. Andrews, Charles L., Swampscot. Andrews, Frank W., Boston. Andrews, W. T., " Andros, Milton, Brookline. Appleton, Edward, Beading. *Appleton, Nathan, Boston. Appleton, Sumner, " *Armstrong, Samuel T.," *Aspinwall, Augustus, Brookline. Atkins, Elisha, Belmont. Austin, William E., Dorchester. Avery, Edward, Boston. Ayling, Isaac, " Ayer, Adams, " *Babbitt, Isaac, Bosto7i. Bacon, George, Brookline. Bailey, Edwin C, Boston. Bailey, Kendall, Charlestown. Baker, Wm. E., Boston. Barnard, James M., Boston. Barnard, Rev. C. F., " Barnes, Walter S., Somerville. Barnes, William H., Boston. Barney, Levi C, " Bartlett, E., Newhiiryport. Barrows, Thomas, Dedham, Barrett, Aaron, Maiden. Barratt, James, Haverhill. Bates, Amos, Ilingham. Bates, Caleb, Kingston. *Bates, John D., Boston. ♦Bancroft, E, P., Newton. Banfield, F. L., Boston. Bayley, John P., " Beal, Alexander, Dorchester. Beebe, James M., Boston. Bemis, Emery, Cambridge. Berry, James, Boston. Bickford, Weare D., Brighton. Billings, Joseph H., W. Roxbury. Birchard, Charles, Arlington. Bird, John A., Brookline. Black, J. W., Boston. Blagg, Samuel, Waltham. Blake, George B., Brookline. Blaney, Henry, '' *Blodget, J. W., Boston. Blinn, II. D., Lexington. Boj^rdman, Wm. 11., Boston, Bockus, C. E., Dorchester, too MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Bond, George W., Boston. Boiive, Thomas T., " *Bowman, Abner H., " Bowditch, A. C, Camhridgeport. Bowditch, J. Ingersoll, Boston. Botaine, John, Stoneham. Brackett, C. X, Newton. ♦Bradford, Samuel D., W. Boxbury. Bradish, L. J., Boston. Bradlee, J, B., " *Bradlee, Joseph P., " *Bradlee, Josiah, " Breed, Andrew, Lynn. Breed, Henry A., " *Brewer, Eliab Stone, Boston. Brewer, Gardner, Boston. Brewer, John Reed, " *Brewer, Thomas, '' Brewer, Otis, " Bright, Jona. B., Waltham. Bright, William E., " Brown, Ebenezer, Lynn. Brown, Edward P., Brookline. Brown, George B., Boston. Brooks, Francis, Medford. Brooks, J. W., Milton. Brooks, Peter C, Boston. Buckniinster, "W. J., Maiden. Burr, Fearing, Jr., Hingham. Burr, Matthew H., " Burnett, Joseph, Southborough. Burnham, T. O. H. P., Boston. Buswell, E. TV., Boston. Bus well, Frank E., " Butler, Aaron, Jr., Wakefield. Butterfleld, Samuel, Arlington. Butterfield, William P., " Cadness, John, New York. Cains, Wm., So. Boston. Capen, John, Boston. Carruth, Charles, " Carruth, Nathan, Dorchester. Chandler, J. G., Boston. Chapin, N. G., Brookline. Chapman, Edward, Arlington. *Chapman, Jonathan, Boston. Chase, Daniel E., Somerville. Chase, Hezekiah, S. Boston. Chase, William M., Worcester. Cheney, B. P., Boston. ' Child, F. C, Cambridge. Childs, N. R., Dorchester. Childs, Francis, Cambridge. Claflin, AVm., Neicton. Clap, E. W., .Walpole. Clapp, Frederick, Dorchester. Clapp, Lemuel, 2d, " *Clapp, Thaddeus, " *Clark, B. C, Boston. Clark, Orus, " Clark, W. L., Neponset^ Clark, Wm. S., Amherst. Clay, Henry, Dorchester. Cleary, Lawrence, W. Boxbury. Clement, Asa, Dracut. Cleveland, Ira, Dedham. Cobb, Albert A. C, Brookline. *Codman, John, Dorchester. Codman, Ogden, Lincoln. Coffin, G. Winthrop, W. Boxbury. Coffin, Wm. E., Boston. *Collamore, G. W., " Comer, G. N"., Dedham. Comerais, Henry, " Converse, E. S., Maiden. Copeland, R. M'Cleary, Boston. Copeland, R. Morris, Lexington. Courtis, Wm., Lawrence. Craft, Geo., Brookline. *Crafts, Ebenezer, Boxbury. Crocker, Uriel, Boston. Crowell, Philander, Chelsea. *Crowninshield, Geo. C, Boston. Cruickshank, James, Chelsea. Ciunmings, John, Jr., Maiden. Curtis, Geo. S., Jamaica Plain. Cushing, J. G., Belmont. MEMBERS FOR LIFE. 101 Gushing, E. M., Belmont. *Cushing, Thomas P., Boston. Daggett, H. L., Boston. Dale, Ebenezer, " Damon, Samiiel G.,ArUn(jton. Dana, Charles B., Brookline. *Dana, Nathaniel, " Darling, Charles K., Boston. Davenport, Henry, Boston. Davis, Hervey, Camhridgeport. *Decker, Louis, Boston. Denny, Francis P., Broohline. Denny, Daniel, Dorchester. *Denny, George, Westborouyh. Denny, R. S., Dorchester. Dewson, F. A., Boston. Dexter, F. Gordon, " Dexter, G. M., " D'Wolf, John L., " Dickerman, George H., Somerville. Dickinson, Alex., Camhridgeport. Dike, Charles C, Stoneham. Downer, Samuel, Dorchester. Duncklee, John, Brighton. Durant, H. F., Boston. Durant, William, " Durfee, Mrs. F. B., Fall Biver. Durfee, George B., " Durfee, Nathan, " *Ecl wards, Elisha, Si)ringjield. Eldridge, E. H., Boston. *Eliot, Samuel A., " Ellicott, J. P., Jamaica Plain. Everett, Otis, Boston. Everett, William, " *Fairbanks, II. P., Charlestoicn. Fairbanks, J. Loring, Boston. *Fairbanks, Stephen, " Farlow, John S., Neioton. Fearing, Albert, Hingham. Fenno, J. B., Boston. *Fenno, John, Chelsea. Fenno, Joseph II., N. Chelsea. Feukes, Edwin, Newtonville. Fillebrown, John, Arlington. *Fisher, Dan. Simmons, Boston. *Fisher, Francis K., Brookline. Fisher, James, Boston. Fisher, Warren, " *Fiske, Oliver, Worcester. Flagg, Augustus, Boston. Flint, Charles L., " Foster, John II., " Foster, J. W., Dorchester. Freeman, Abraham, " *French, Benj. Y., " French, Jonathan, Boston. Freeland, Charles Wm., '' Frothingham, Samuel, " Fuller, Henry Weld, " *Gaffleld, James, Gloucester. *Gage, Addison, Arlington. Gardner, Henry N., Belmont. *Garduer, ^Y. F., Salem. Galvin, John, W. Boxhury. *Gibson, Kimball, Boston. *Gilmore, Addison, " Gillard, William, " Gilley, J. E. M., Chelsea. Gilkey, F. R., Watertown. Glover, Joseph B., Boston. Goddard, A. Warren, Brookline. Gorham, J. L., Jamaica Plain. Gould, Samuel, Boston. Gould, Francis, Arlington. Greig, George, Newton. Gregory, J. J. H., Marhlehead. Grinnell, Joseph, New Bedford. Groom, Thomas, Dorchester. Grundell, II., " Guild, J. Anson, Brookline. *Hall, Adin, Boston. Hall, George A., N. Chelsea. 102 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Hall, George R., Bost07i. Hall, John R., " Hall, Stephen A., N. Chelsea. Hall, Wm. F., Brookline. Hammond, Gardner G., Boston. Hammond, Samuel, " Harnden, S., Beading. Harding, C. L., Cambridge. Harding, G. W., Dorchester. Harding, W. C, Boston. ♦Harris, Wm. T., Cambridge. Hastings, Edmund T., Boston. Hathaway, Seth W., Marblehead. Hatch, Anthony, Cliftondale: Ha3^den, A. W., Portsmouth. Hayes, Francis !>., Boston. Hazeltine, H., " Head, Charles D., Brookline. *Heath, Charles, " *Hedge, Isaac L., Plymouth. Hill, George, Arlington. Hill, John, Stoneham. Hillbourn, A. J., Chelsea. Hodgkins, John E., " Holbrook, C. S., E. Randolph. Hollis, J. W., Brighton. Hooper, John, Jr., Ifarblehead. Hooper, Robert C, Boston. Hooper, Thomas, Bridgewater. Hovey, C. M., Cambridge. Hovey, John C, Cambridgeport. Hovey, P. B., " ♦How, Hall J., South Boston. Howard, Joseph W., " Howe, George, Boston. Howe, Jabez C, S. Boston. *Howe, John, Brookline. ♦Howland, Henry, Maiden. Howland, John, Jr., N. Bedford. Hubbard, G. G., Cambridge. Hubbard, J. C, Boston. ♦Hubbard, W. J., " ♦Iluckins, James W., Boston. Humphrey, F. J., Dorchester. Hunnewell, H. H., Wellesley. Hunt, Franklin, Boston. Hunt, Moses, " Hyde, J. F. C, Newton. Inches, Henderson, Boston. Inches, Herman B., " Jackson, Abraham, Boston. Jeffries, John, Jr., " ♦Jones, C. F., '' ♦Jones, Thomas, Boston. Johnson, Otis, Lynn. Joyce, Mrs. Samuel, Medford. Kakas, Edward, Medford. Kelley, E. G., Newburyport. Kendall, D. S., Boston. Kennedy, G. G., Dorchester. Kenney, John M., Wareham. Kent, John, Charlestown. Keyes, E. W., " Keyes, George, Concord. Kidder, H. P., Boston. Kimball, A. P., " ♦King, Edward, Dorchester. King, Franklin, " King, William S., Boston. Kingman, A. A., South Boston. Kingsbury, Wm. B., Boston. Kinsley, Lyman, Cambridgeport. Kittredge, E. A., Boston. Lancaster, C. B., Newton. Lamb, Thomas, Boston. Lawrence, James, " Lawrence, Edward, Charlestown. Lawson, Peter, Lowell. Leavins, S. Davis, Boston. ♦Lee, George, Watertown. Leland, George, Waltham. Lcuchars, R. B., Boston. Lewis, A. S., Framingham. MEMBERS FOR LIFE. 103 Lewis, "Wm. G., Framingham. Lincoln, George, Jr., Hingham, *Lincoln, Levi, Worcester. *Lincoln, William, " Lincoln, D. Waldo, " *Livermore, George, Camhridge. *Lloyd, James, Boston. Locke, W. H., Belmont. Lodge, Giles H., " ♦Lombard, I., " Loomis, J. B., Chelsea. Lord, George C, Newton. Loring, Alfred, So. Hingham. Lothrop, Eben W., Chelsea. Lovett, G. L., Boston. Low, Ariel, " Lowder, John, Watertown. Lowell, Augustus, Boston. Luke, Elijah H., Cambridgeport. Lyon, Henry, Charlestown. Mahoney, John, Boston. Mann, Jonathan, Cambridge. Maloon, William, Salem. ♦Manning, Joseph, 3fedford. Manning, Robert, Salem. Mansfield, H. S., Blackstone. *March, Andrew S., Boston. Marland, A., Andover. Marsh, Francis, Dedham. Martin, D. A., Chelsea. Martin, J. S., Boston. *Martin, Richard S., " Matthews, Nathan, " May, Samuel, " *Merriam, Charles, West Newton. Merrifleld, W. T., Worcester. Mills, Charles H., Boston. Miller, E. D., Dorchester. Milton, W. H., Boston. Minott, Charles, Somerville. Minton, James, Dorchester. Mixter, Charles, Boston. Moore, J. B., Concord. Morse, S. B., Boston. Morse, Samuel F., " Morrill, Joseph, Jr., " Motley, Thomas, W. Boxbury. Mudge, E. R., Lynn. Mudge, George W,, " Mudge, George A., Brookline. Munroe, William, Boston. Needham, Daniel, Groton. Newhall, Cheever, Dorchester. Newhall, George, " Newhall, John M., " Newhall, Josiah, Lynnfield. *Newman, Henry, Boston. Nichols, Henry, South Boston. Nichols, Mrs. F., Dorchester. Nourse, Benj. F., Cambridgeport. Nourse, B. F., Boston. *Nuttall, Thomas, of England. Osgood, James Ripley, Boston. Page, Thomas, Wisconsin. Paige, James W., Boston. Paine, Robert T., " Palmer, J. P., " Parker, Augustus, " *Parker, Daniel P., " Parker, James, " Parker, William A., " *Parkman, Rev. Francis, " Parkman, Francis, Jamaica Plain. ♦Parsons, Gorham, Brighton. ♦Parsons, William, Boston. Partridge, Henry, " Partridge, Horace, Somerville. Pearce, John, West Boxbury. Peck, Abel G., Arlington. Peck, O. H., Melrose. Peirce, S. B., Dorchester. Penniman, A. P., Waltham. Perkins, Edward N., Brookline. Perkins, William P., " 104 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. *Perry, .John, Sherbom. Philbrick, Wm. D., Keicton Centre, Pierce, George "W., MaW.en. Pierce, Henry L , Dorchester. Poole, Benjamin C, Chelsea. Poor, John P., Somerville. Pope, Alexander, Dorchester. Potter, Joseph S., Arlington. Pratt, George W., Boston. Pratt, Robert M., " Pratt, "William, Winchester. Pray, Mark W., Maiden. Prescott, C. H., Cornwallis, JV. S. Prescott, Eben C, Boston. Prescott, W. G., " Prescott, William G., Quincy. Preston, George H., Boston. Preston, John, Dorchester. Prouty, Gardner, Littleton. Putnam, Joshua H., BrooMine. Ramsay, A. H., Cambridge. Rand, E. S., Boston. Rand, E. S., Jr., Dedham. Rand, Oliver J., Cambridgeport. Rayner, John J., Lexington. Reed, George W., Kingston. *Reynoso, Bernard de, S. Boston. *Richards, Edward M., Dedham. Richards, William B., Boston. Richardson, C. E., " Richardson, Joseph, " Russell, Walter, Arlington. Sampson, G. B., BrooMine. Sanborn, xVmos C, Camhridgeport. Sanford, O. S., Cordaville. Sargent, Ignatius, BrooMine. Sargent, Turner, Boston. Sawyer, E. H., Easthampton. Sawyer, Timothy T., Charlestown. *Scaver, Nathaniel, Boston. Scaver, Nathaniel, East Boston. Seaver, Robert, Jamaica Plain. Sever, J. W., Dorchester. Scott, Charles, Newton. ' Scudder, C. W., BrooMine. Scudder, Marshall S., Grantville. *Shaw, Robert G., Boston. Shaw, S. P., Cambridge. Sheafe, Charles C, Boston. Sheafe, William, BrooMine. Sheldon, O. S., 3filto)i. Shimmin, Charles F., Boston. Shorey, John L., Lynn. *SiIsby, Enoch, Bradford. Skinner, Francis, Newton. Slack, Lewis, BrooMine. Smith, Charles A., Boston. Smith, Charles IL, Jamaica Plain. Smith, James H., Neivton Corner. Smith, Peter, Andover. *Smith, Stephen H., Providence. Southmayd, John K., Boston. Richardson, George C, Cambridge. Sparhawk, Edward C, Brighton. Robbins, Nathan, Arlington. Robinson, J. H., Dorchester. Rogers, John H., Boston. Rogers, R. S., Salem. Ross, Henry, Newton. Ross, M. D., Boston. *Rotch, William, New Bedford. Runey, John, Somerville. *Russell, George R., Boston. Russell, John Lewis, Salem. SpofFord, George, Georgetown. Springall, George, Maiden. Springer, John, Sterling. Spaulding, Edward, Jamaica Plain. Stetson, James A., Quincy. Stetson, Nahum, Bridgewater. Stevens, Paran, Boston. Stickney, Josiah, Watertown. Stickncy, Rufus B., Somerville. Stirapson, George, Neiv York. ME3IBERg FOR LIFE. 105 Stimpson, H. ir., Cambridge. Stone, G. F., JSfnoton. *Stone, James "VV., Dorchester. Stone, Phineas J., Charlestown. Story, E. A., Brighton. Stoiy, F. H., Salem. *Story, Joseph, Cambridge. Strong, William C, Brighton. Sturgis, Enssell, Jr., Boston. *Sturgis, William, Woburn. Swain, Charles D., Eoxbury. Taft, John B., Boston. Tappan, Charles, " Taylor, Horace B., " *Te8chemacher, J. E., " Thacher, Alfred C, Dorchester. *Thaxter, A. W., Jr., Boston. Thayer, Henry, North Cambridge. *Thayer, J. E., Boston. Thayer, Nathaniel, " Thomas, William, " Thompson, S. Benton, Lexington. *Thorndike, Israel, Boston. Thorndike, John H., " Tileston, E. P., Dorchester. Tilton, Stephen W., Boston. Todd, John, Hingham. Tolman, Lucius A., W. Boxbury. Torrey, Everett, Charlestown. *Towle, Lyman, Boston. Towne, Wm. B., " *Tremlett, Thomas, Dorchester. Turner, J. M., " Turner, K. W., Newton. Turner, Royal W., Bandolph. Upton, George B., Boston. Vose, B. C, Hyde Park. Wainwright, Peter, Boston. Wainwright, Wm. L., Braintree. 8 Wakefield, E. H., Chelsea. *Waldo, Daniel, Worcester. Walker, Edward C. R., Boston. *Walker, Samuel, " Walker, Samuel A., Brookline. Walker, T. W., Waltham. Warren, G. W., Boston. Walcott, Edward, Pawtucket. Ward, John, Newton. Ware, Benjamin P., Marblehead. Wason, E., Brookline. Waters, Edwin E., Newton. Webber, A. D., Wellesley. Webster, Joshua, Maplewood. *Webster, Xathan, Haverhill. AVeld, Richard 11., Boston. Weld, M. W., Dr., " Weld, W. G., Brookline. Wellington, Henry M.,Tf.i?oa;&?«r?/. Welsh, J. H., Dorchester. *West, Thomas, Haverhill. Wetherell, Leander, Boston. Wheelwright, A. C, " Whipple, John A., " *Whitcomb, Levi, " Whitcomb, Wm. B., Medford. White, B. C, Boston. White, Edward A., " Whitmore, C. O., " Whiting, ^Nathaniel, Brookline. White, Francis A., " Whiteley, Edward, Cambridge. Whitney, Luther F., Charlestown. Whittle, George W., Somerville. Whitton, Bela. Whytal, Thomas G., W. Roxbury. Wight, Eben, Dedham. Wilbur, G. B., Watertown. Wilder, Henry A., Boston. Wilder, Marshall P., Dorchester. Willcutt, Levi L., West Boxbury. ♦Williams, Aaron D., Boston. Williams, Aaron D., " 106 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. "Williams, Benjamin B., Boston. ♦Williams, Moses B., BroolcUne. Willis, George W., Chelsea. "Winship, Franklin, Brighton. Winship, F. Lyman, " Winship, Herman, Brighton. *Worthino:ton, William, Dorc/iester. Woodward, Eoyal, BrookUne. Wright, Geo. C, West Acton. Wrisley, Frank, Boston. ANNUAL MEMBERS, Abbott, Sanf 1 L., M. D., Boston. Adams, Charles F., Quincy. Adams, C. S., Framingham. Adams, William, Winchester. Allen, Abbot, Arlington. Allen, Andrew F., '' Allen, Calvin, Boston. Allen, C. H., M. D., CamhriOgcport. Allen, Frederick D., Boston. Allen, George E., W. Newton. Allen, George D., Maiden. Alien, Henry O., " Allen, Xath'l T., W. Newton. Allen, W. H., Dedham. Alley, Franklin, Marblehead. Ames, R. W., Boston. Andrews, E. Janes, " Apple, Antone, New York. Arnold, H. P., Cambridge. Atherton, Samuel, Dorchester. Atkinson, Charles M., BrookUne. Atkinson, Edward, " Ayers, John W., Boston. Bachelder, Samuel, Cambridge. Bacon, Augustus, Boston. Bacon, AVilliam, " Baker, W. P., Quincy. Ball, S. B., Port Norfolk. Bangs, Edward, Boston. Barnard Cha's, 2d, W. Newton. Barnes, Parker, Dorchester. Bartlett, James, BrookUne. Barker, Hiram, Brighton, Barker, John G., Cambridge, Bates, Erastas C, " Bates, Henry M., Boston. Bates, Ives G., " Bayley, Dudley H., " Bartholomew, Wm. IS"., Newton Cen. Beck, Frederick, Boston. Bell, Theodore H., '' Bennett, Edmund H., Taunton. Bennett, Oliver, Framingham. Benton, Reuben P., Somerville. Binney, Amos R., BrookUne. Bird, Harrison, " Bird, John L., Dorchester. Black, John A., Boston. Blake, G. T., Sale^n, Blanchard, Geo. D. B., 3Ialden. Blancy. David H., Boston. Bliss, B. K., Springfield, Blodgett, W. A., Waverley. Bolles, Matthew, West Boxbury. Boott, William, Boston. Bolton, John B., Somerville. Bouve, Ephraim W., Boston. Bovvditch, Azell, " Bowditch, W. I., BrookUne. Bowker, Mrs. Howard, Maiden. Brackett, E. A., Winchester. ANNUAL MEMBERS. 107 Bradford, Chai-les F., Boston. Bradlee, John D., Milton. Bradlee, J. T., Boston. Bradstreet, Samuel, Dorchester. Breck, C. H. B,, Brighton. Breck, Joseph, " Brewer, Thomas M., Boston. Bridges, Geo. E., Newton. Briggs, Richard, Brookline. Brigham, C. B., Grafton. Brittan, S. A., Boston. Brooks, Addison, Arlington. Brooks, George, Brookline. Brookhouse, John H., Somerville. Brown, A. S., Jamaica Plain. Brown, Atherton T., Boston. Brown, Josejih T., " Brown, Jona., Jr., Somerville. Bruce, Benjamin, Brookline. Bruce, Nathl F., Stoneham. Brj'ant, G. J. F., Boston. Bullard, Calvin, " Bullard, Lewis, Dedham. Burley, Edward, Salem. Burr, Charles C, Newton. Burrage, Joseph, Arlington. Bush, F. T., TFeston. Bush, J. P., Boston. Cabot, Edward C, Brookline. Cabot, Joseph S., Salem. Cairns, "Wm., Melrose. Campbell, Benjamin F., Boston. Candler, John W., Brookline. Carlton, Samuel A., Somerville. Carter, Maria E., Wohiirn. Carlisle, Ira B., Boston. Chandler, Henry H., " Chadbourne, M. W., Watertoicn. Chadwick, Joseph H., Boston. Chaffin, John C, Newton. Chapman, Moses C, Milton. Chapin, Geo. 11., Maiden. Chase, Mrs. C. B., 2£edford. Chase, Henry L., Maiden. Chase, J. C, Cambridgeport. Chenery, Winthrop W., Belmont. Cheney, Arthur, Boston. Chickering, Horatio, Dedham. Chilson, G., Boston. Childs, Alfred A., Dorchester. Clark, Daniel, Waltham. Clark, G. W., Maiden. Clark, Joseph, Canton. Clark, Joseph W., Dedham. Clark, Randolph M., " Clay, Edward C, Maiden. Cobb, Edward W., Boston. Cobb, Jonathan H., Dedham. Coe, Henry F., West Boxbury. Cole, H. Hammond, Chelsea. Comins, Linus B., Boston. Comley, James, Lexington. Converse, Joshua P., Wolmrn. Converse, James C, Arlington. Copeland, Charles, Wyoming. Cordwell, G. B., Boston. Cox, David P., Maiden. Coy, Samuel I., Boston. Crafts, W. A., " Crain, Charles H., Arlington. Croker, J., Dorchester. Crosby, Josiah, Arlington. Cruickshank, J. T., Cambridge. Cummings, Amos, Jr., Beading. Cummings, Nathaniel, Boston. Curtis, D. T., " Curtiss, Charles F., TT'^. Boxbury. Cutter, Geo. B., Weston. Dacy, Patrick, Dorchester. Dalton, Henry L., Boston. Dana, Francis, " Dana, Luther, Newton. Dana, Thomas, Cambridge. Dane, John H., Brookline. 108 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Danioll, II. W., Boston. Davenport, Edward, Dorchester. Davenport, Geo., Dedham. Davis, Barnabas, Boston. Davis, Benjamin B., Brookline. Davis. Seth, W. Kewton. Davis, "\V. II., Jlilton. Day, Geo. B., Boston. Dean, A. J., " Deblois, Stephen G., " Dennison, E. W., Neivtonville. Denuison, J. N., Boston. Dexter, Anson, " Dillaway, Charles K., " Dixwell, J. J., West Boxhury. Dodge, John F., Charlestoivn. Dorr, George, Dorchester. Downe, Sumner, Maiden. Doogue, TVm,, Boston. Duncklee, Miss Betsey, Brighton. Duncklee, Miss Harriet G., " Dupee, James A., Brookline. Dutton, Henry W., Boston. Dutton, Wm. H., Dwight, Benjamin F., " Eastburn, John II., Boston. Eaton, Jacob, Camhridgeport. Eaton, George, Quincy. Eaton, Russell P., Dorchester. Edmands, J. W., Newton. Edson, William, Boston. Emerson, E. C, " Emmons, John A., W. Boxhury. Eustis, James, Wakefield. Evans, W. J. R., W. Boxbury. Evers, Gustave, Wyoming. Falconer, James, Boston. Farmer, Elbridge, Arlington. Farrar, Abijah, Boston. Farrier, Amasa, Stoneham. Fay. Henry G., Brookline. Fay, Isaac, Cambridge. Flynn, Edward, Lawrence. Foley, Bernard, Boston. Follen, Charles, " Forbush, Jonathan, Bolton. Fowle, H. D., Boston. Foster, Joshua T., Medford. French, Asa, Braintree. French, Henry F., Boston. French, W. E., " Frink, Charles T., " Frost, Geo., W. Nexvton. Frost, Rufus S., Chelsea. Frost, Stiles, W. Newton. Frothingham, Isaac H., Dorchester. Furneaux, Charles, Melrose. Gage, Edmund, Bradford. Gammell, Jonas, Lexington. Gane, Henry A., West Newton. Gardner, John, Dedham. Gaut, S. ^., Somerville. Gay, Samuel S., Boston. Gay, Timothy, Chelsea. Gerry, Chufi.Y., Hyde Park Village. Gibbens, Samuel H., Boston. Gilbert, J., " Gilbert, John, " Gilbert, Samuel, Jr., " Gilbert, B. W., Gill, Mrs. E. M., Medford. Gleason, Herbert, Maiden. Glover, Edward W., " Glover, Horatio X., Dorchester. Goddard, Thomas, Boston. Goodrich, Daniel O., " Goodwin, Lester, Dorchester. Godbold, G. A., Chelsea. Grant, Charles E., Boston. Graves, Frank H., West Newton. Gray, John C, Boston. Gray, Wm., Jr., Dorchester. Green, Franklin, Jamaica Plain. ANNUAL MEMBERS. 109 Greenough, D. S., W. Boxhury. Hubbard, J. "\Y., ^e know that in some sections of our countr}' the sun is too parching for the foliage of these fruits ripens and drops long before the season is ended. With perfect health, we invariably have the perfection of fruit upon our tables. If it is asked why we have so little in quantit}', compared with the hundreds of acres devoted to this purpose, in Vineland and other sections south of us, we reply, confessing that there is a lack of enterprise in this direction, among us. Other profitable employments and the high price of labor hare diverted from this interest. But here again let all our cultivators be assured there is no inherent difficulty, remunerative crops are sure to follow skilful culture, independent of all competition from without. Other sections can undoubtedly produce Grapes of better quality than we. But varieties as hardy as the Concord produce abundantly and are remunerative. Especially, earlj'- kinds, which come before the Catawba, are profitable. We continue indeed to have upon our tables Isabellas equal to any to be found elsewhere. But the growth is not spontaneous and for profitable field culture we must rely as yet upon the Hartford and Concord. The fact that one of your committee has, during the past fall, extended his vineyard, by planting four acres with vines, is an indi- cation that intelligent cultivators have confidence in the Grape, as a source of profit. Of the Pear we speak with more confidence, and we do not hesitate to difier from the conclusions of Mr. Houghton of Philadelphia, who, in a recent essay, has pronounced Pear culture unsuccessful in the vicinity of Boston. We think this is a great error. That there have been fail- ures is not to be doubted. That many mistakes have been made, that there has been mucli neglect, that great numbers of trees have died, is beyond dispute. On the other hand we are bold to say that ^yi^e cult- 4 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ure of the Pear is as certain of success, with us, as it is possible to be anA'where in this uncertain world. The crop is never a ftxilure, our tables are always filled. There are seasons of superabundance and of comparative lack. But we never have an approach to a failure. It is true that we ouj^ht to have more of this fruit in our markets, and at lower rates, through it is now a common and comparatively cheap article, in the autumn months. That it can be produced in vast quan- tities, with little cost of labor, with more than ordinary certainty, and that the cro]) can be sold so as to yield a good profit, is beyond dispute. We have cultivators who have demonstrated this problem. That we have not many witnesses is simply because most of our citizens direct their main energies to the factory, the warehouse, or the exchange, as the source of largest profits. There is a possibility of gains, there is an activity and a fascination in business pursuits which make men impa- tient of the slow but certain rewards of terraculture. With us no one has planted a Pear orchard at all approaching that of Dr. Houghton's in magnitude. Xo one has selected a spot, with special reference to its fitness and cultivated it with an undivided and unfiagging interest. In a moral and social point of view it is well that every homestead among us is supplied, to a good degree, with the complement of fruits, and that the public supi^ly comes mainly from this large aggregate. Yet it is desirable, in many ways, that we should have some prominent exam- ples in the culture of large fruits, such as we have among the small fruits. We cannot name the examples of our ex-presidents, because their cult- ure has been either incidental or for the purpose of testing varieties. We can name no one who has pui'sued Pear culture with a single eye, as men pursue other occupations. Yet we are persuaded that very feAv long investments promise more certain returns, with honorable distinc- tion, than do the careful selection of localities and the extensive planting of a half dozen varieties of Pears with sole reference to the market. We spoke of the Aj^ple in similar language, last season. It is, par excellence, a Massachusetts fruit. AVe have thousands of slopes pre- cisely adapted to its most successful culture. The only want now is of men of clear foresight, who can discern the wants of future millions, who have a considerable capital and who can in patience possess their souls, during the tedious years of preparation for a sure return to skilful cult- ure. To such men the cankerworm and the whole horde of evils will prove only as a healthful stimulus to activity. Gentlemen, we are too much disposed to congratulate ourselves ujwn what we have done. We have but just begun; we are like children pad- dling by the shore. It is time we should launch out with a bolder stroke. We are inclined to dwell upon the condition of the Boston market, as ■exceedingl}^ prejudicial to the interests of fruit culture in this vicinity. •Cultivators have the impression that the market is well supplied, that REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FRUITS. O fruits are rather slow of sale and that it would be an easy matter to cause a glut, by a slight increase in quantity. Indeed, dealers will tell you they have Pears kept back which they let go to waste rather than overstock the market and reduce the price. The producer's price is low enough, and yet he must keep his supply at a moderate limit, lest he should cause a decline in prices. IsTow instead of this, the trv;th is that we have not made any aj^proach to a test of the capacity of our market for fruits. The price of most fruits to the consumer is altogether too high to admit of their free use liy all classes. We have only to call to mind a surplus crop of any fruit, the Peach of this season for example, which compels a moderate retail price, to notice the vastly increased demand which seems to absorb all that is received. It is then manifest that the price governs the demand. Make the price reasonable and there can scarcely be a danger of overstocking our markets with really good fruit. But we have before said that the producer's price is low enough. The difficult^' is with the retail price. For example the average price of native Grapes to the producer was ^10 per hundred pounds in September last. Day by day dealers were supplied at this rate, they not disguising but rather advertising, with large placards in their windows, the same fruit at twenty cents per pound. Thus they received, with scarcely any shrinkage, and for the mere trouble of weighing, exactly as much as the cultivator does for his months of toil. Could we sell Grapes by the ton, §10 per hundred pounds would be regarded as a sufficiently reward- ing price to the cultivator. And if, instead of the extortionate advance of hundred per cent., they were retailed at a moderate profit, does any one doubt that the quantity required for consumption would increase to a point fully equal to our capacity to supply. It is the pernicious influence of our Boston market, extending to all our adjoining large towns, which checks enterprise and prevents a large expansion in fruit culture. The Grape is instanced as possibly a strong case, and jet it indicates the fact that a much larger commission is paid to produce dealers in Boston than is the case in New York, Philadelphia and other large cities. This fact operates in two ways. It makes the cost of living in Boston comparatively high, and thus injures the interests of the city. It also limits the demand and circumscribes the profits of the producer, and thus discourages enterprise. Plainly we need more open markets and more direct methods for the delivery of our fruits. But our space is too limited for the discussion of this subject. In noting the objects of interest on exhibition during the season we have again to pass the fruits in course. Strawberries. — ■ Jenny Lind took the lead as the best early kind^ seeming to be about a week earlier than Ilovey, or Triomphe. On this- account it is valuable, and it is certainly deserving the attention of ama- teurs. For Winter forcing Triomphe de Gaud has given the best resjjlts. 6 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. superior specimens of which were exhibited b}' James Comley, March •20th and subsequently. Davis & Bates exhibited, June 16th, a plant of Jucunda, pot-culture, showing a remarkable abundance of fruit, indicating that this variety may force well. Mr. E. P. Wheeler of Xcav York pre- sented two seedlings, through Mr. B. K. Bliss, on the 16th of June, one of which resembled the Hovey but was darker in color. It was of good size and flavor. Its value depends upon its characteristics in +he bed. The other was light colored, resembling the French, was soft and lacked character. AV. F. Underwood again presented his seedling Strawberry, which sustained its reputation of last season, and in quality it may be marked among the " best." A dark obovate Strawberry, of large size, full of juice and of good quality, exhibited by J. B. Moore, was not recog- nized by your committee. Possibly it may be the Golden Seeded; it deserves attention. The President Wilder aj^peared to as great advantage as in previous years and we can but hope will prove as supe- rior in other grounds as it has with Mr. Wilder. The Lady of the Lake Strawberry was not on exhibition, j'et it came under the notice of some of your committee upon the land of Mr. Scott, its originator. It is a very productive variety, exceeding the Wilson in the number and uni- formity of berries, light in color, deeply indented, with long neck and of fair quality. Mr. Scott, who raises largely for the market, thinks it is altogether the most profitable kind he has. Seth Boyden's Seedling mo. 30 is of large size and has a long neck, was not especiallj^ attractive. Jucunda is held in high and growing esteem by many cultivators and is undoubtedly a valuable variety. Wilson is gaining steadily in our market and this is a certificate of merit which is not to be overlooked. It is a profitable crop and succeeds everywhere. On the other hand. La Constante finds friends among amateurs, as heretofore. It ripens late in the season, and yet Jucunda seems to continue equall as late, a fine dish of which was exhibited July 17th. Still later, July 24th, James Comley exhibited Triomphe de Gaud, indicating how well this variety holds out to the end of the season. Dr. Nicaise is a monstrosity, so gross in form as to be undeserving of admittance into our goodly list. Owing to its immense size it is frequently green on one side when ripe on the side nearest the sun. Cherries. — Black Tartarean and Black Eagle are oiir leading prize kinds. Other varieties, such as Downer, Elton and old Black Heart, are more hardy. It is suggested tliat in the case of fi-nit trees which tend to excessive luxuriance of wood, it is well to allow the grass to grow around the trees and thus hold the growth in check. In this way the wood matures and hardens so as to endure the extreme cold of our winters. Our honored president has mentioned the case of an orchard of Cherries, the wood of which is never injured by cold and the ci'op of which is almost sure to be good, and this orchard is in a field of grass. REPORT OF COMMITTEE OX FRUITS. 7 It seems to be clear that in our rich garden soils both the Peach and the Cherry will make too rank growth and are very liable not only to the loss of fruit buds, but also to the destruction of immature wood and the poisonous influences which result therefrom. A lower diet is recommended for the Cherry and Peach than we have been accustomed to give. A seedling Cherry presented by C. E. Grant resembled Down- er's Late, biit was more tender and juicy and was of sufficient merit to receive the Silver Medal. CuKRANTS. — La "Versaillaise is becoming- the recognized prize kind and the leading market variety. Dana's White is very large and beau- tiful in appearance, i^^o new kinds have appeared on our tables the past season. Raspberries. — Remarkably fine specimens of the Hornet were exhibited by William H. Barnes, July 17th. This is a very large, long and pointed fruit, firm enough for carriage, of clear bright red color and is said to be prolific. It promises well. J. B. Moore exhibited superior dishes of the Franconia, large and of better quality than Knevet's Giant. The absence of the Clarke from our exhibitions will be noted. The impression prevails that it is not productive. Another season will decide. J. F. JoUs of Providence, R. I., exhibited a variety imder the name of ^N^arraganset, which he said w^as not up to its usual size. It did not appear to advantage, in comparison with other kinds on the table. The Philadelphia, Catawissa, and the Black Caps are not often seen on our tables, because they sutler by comparison with other varie- ties. Yet the Philadelphia is so hardy and prolific that it has a value for the family that requires quantity as the first condition. Catawissa, on the other hand, is one of the most tender and high flavored of any on the list, and by proper treatment can be made to yield such a boun- tiful crop in September, when all other small fruits are gone, that it deserves a place in every garden. For a Fall croj), the canes should be cut back nearly to the ground in April, and the late crop will be upon the new growth. But what can we say for the Black Caps? In good conscier.ce. not much. They are hardy, they are very productive, they are shining black and very pretty, they have an agreeable wild flavor. But they are small, seedy, dry — they are almost beyond the power of sugar and cream to help them. The open market is a rough, but it is a pretty sure test of value, and our Boston market refuses to take the Black Caps. We speak the more decidedly in regard to this fruit because of the extravagant praise which the so called Doolittle's Im- proved has received in the Middle States. We have had on our tables white, or yellow varieties of the Black Cap, but they are not an improve- ment, either in quality or color. Davidson's Thornless is an improve- ment in the respect of being comparatively free from thorns. We have not fruited the Mammoth Cluster, in this section, and we can only hope 8 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. that it will so far fulfil the descriptions of size and juiciness as to redeem the class. Blackberries. — "Wilson's Early received the first prize. Under the superior culture of Messrs. Clapp it was much larger than the Dor- chester, which it resembles in appearance, a noble fruit, but, we regret to add, more acid than even the Lawton. It is undoubtedly early and a valuable market kind. Kittatiny was not exhibited. Missouri Mam- moth, judged by the experience of one season, is small and utterly worthless. At present it certainlj' apj^ears to be an imposition. On the 27th of August the "Wachuset was exhibited by K. E. Fletcher. It has the appearance of the Lawton, but was not as large; the quality was fair and the impression produced was favorable. It seems to be unu- suallj' hardy, is undoubtedly productive, and its comparative freedom from thorns will probably make it desirable. The Sable Queen was not exhibited, but coming under the observation of some of your commit- tee, disapi^ointed them, both as to size and color. Our means of judg- ing were meagre and therefore we give no oj^inion as to its probable value. "We infer from the advertisements of the introducer of this variety that he does not desire our opinion in regard to it. But it seems to us to be a duty to the public that your committee should obtain infor- mation in regard to evexy new candidate for joublic favor and freely to exi^ress a candid judgment. And we may also be permitted to add that we think it equally the duty of every introducer of a new variety to submit the same to the judgment of ijroperly constituted local commit- tees. Doubtless, in the present instance, the significance of the lan- guage used was not fully realized, but it must be clear, upon a moment's reflection, that to speak of the " opinions of patron saints in horticult- ure " as of no value, in the introduction of new kinds, is to assist in opening the flood gates of imposition upon a too credulous public. Let the public learn wisdom, and invariably demand that every candidate for favor shall have passed the regularly appointed tribunals for judgment. C. II. Lake presented, August 21st, a Blackberry called the Agawam which ai^peared to be very prolific but lacking in quality and size. Gooseberries. — An English variety, supposed to be Green Walnut, received the first prize. These foreign sorts do not, however, deserve extended culture, as they are so often a failure. Remarkably pro- ductive branches of a fruit resembling the Mountain were exhibited by S. C. Buswell of Exeter, N". II., the fruit and foliage of which were so fine as to indicate that it may possibly be a new and valuable seedling. A similar kind, a seedling raised by Josiah Newhall, was exhibited the same day. Mr. Newhall says it is decidedly more vigorous and the fruit larger than the Mountain. In his good judgment it is in all respects superior to the Mountain, and your committee are inclined to think he has a valuable seedling. EEPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FEUITS. 9 Peaches. — Forced specimens of this fruit were exhibited through- out May and June. Mr. Holbrook continues to distance all competi- tion, sweejiing all the jirizes with his superb dishes, and iH'Oving con- clusively that for a score or more of years the trees may be ke^Dt in most perfect health, vigor and productiveness. The Early Crawford continues to be the favorite kind for forcing. On the 28th of August, Hale's Early and Early York received prizes for open culture, on the same day that Early Crawford received the prize in cold house cult- ure. On the same day, George A. Mudge exhibited a high colored seedling resembling Early Crawford, which was equally good in quality and possibly was more juicy. It may prove to be distinct and earlier. September 4th, Early Crawford took the first prize. Mr. Mudge's seed- ling took the second prize, and a seedling from J. B. Loomis, resembling Cooledge's Favorite, took the third prize. J. T. Foster exhibited his seedling, September 11th. It has been heretofore described and deserves all the praise that has been given in previous reports. If it succeeds as w^ell with other cultivators, as it has in the hands of Mr. Foster, it will deserve the prospective prize, as the best seedling recently introduced. Several other seedlings have been upon our tables, both early and late kinds, some of which were of excellent quality. As the Peach usually produces fruit from the stone in near resemblance to the parent, it is recommended that cultivators plant the stones of good kinds in the spot where the trees are wanted, in not over-rich soil, in order that a slow and steady growth may be secured. Instead of forcing the Peach, as is done in the warmer climate of !N'ew Jersey, taking but one or two crops before destroying the orchard, it is undoubtedly a wiser course for us to develop the normal habits of the tree, or indeed holding in check its ordinary luxuriance and thereby securing the strength and hardihood of age. One of the best seedlings we have seen was presented at the Annual Exhibition by Mrs. G. L. Stearns of Brookline. It was of medi- um size, possibly a seedling from George lY., of bright color, tiesh white, melting and delicious. October 1st, James Cruickshank presented a Peach which he names Hunter, of roundish, obovate form, with slight suture, large, well colored on the sun side, a cling, exceedingly juicy, rich and high flavored ; well deserving attention. The list of awards will indicate the exhibitions of Plums, Figs and !N"ectarines, concerning which we have nothing new to note. Pears. — The first prize was awarded to Madeline, July 31st, the specimens of which were fine, although the variety does not compare with its early competitor. Doyenne d'ete, in qviality. A week later, and again, August 14th, Beurre Giffard received the first prize, as it has for several years past. Supreme de Quimper taking the second prize. After this time, and until the Bartletts came in, Clapp's Favorite held a 10 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. marked prc-omiuence, Eostiezer being second in rank. The Clapp appears to be very hardy, vigorous, and prolific, larger, and by some pronounced better than the Bartlett, and as it requires early picking (in order to avoid rotting at the core), and ripening in advance of the Bart- lett, it certainly promises to be our most valuable summer variety. September 11th, Bartletts were the best variet3^ At the Annual Exhibition we observed the effect of the gale of September 8th. Most of the Peai-s were blown off at that time, before the fruit had attained its full size. And yet we had a long list and unex- pcclcdlj' creditable specimens. G. F. B. Lcighton of Norfolk, Ya., exhibited extraordinary specimens of Louise Bonne, the largest wc have ever seen, and also very superior Duchesse d'Angouleme. Thej' were a surprise to us, and indicate that in chosen localities at the South extraordinary size may be obtained. Still our home specimens indi- cated by their solid, sterling excellence that we may hold rank with any section for this fruit. Other sections inay produce larger fruit, as is the case with Apples at the "West, but it is well known that the quality of this large growth is inferior, light and thin. But we would not detract, we must award generous praise to the fruit from Virginia, from Kansas, and to the magnificent Glout Morceaus and Easters and other varieties froin California. Only let us not be at all discouraged, but rather have confidence that, making qiiality a test paramount to size, we may hope to compete with the most favored sections. The seedling Pear of F. & L. Clapp, called the Sarah, has been described in previous reports. It is about of the size and may be compared Avith Belle Lucrative, but is more sjirightly and colors up better, becoming a bright yellow; is a little later, skin thin, quality very good; is well worthy of trial. Another seedling, called the Nicholas, was exhibited by Messrs. Clapp, November 7th. It was of medium size, obovate, stem long, skin thin, yellow, very juicy and high flavored; a j^romising variety. Francis Dana presented a seedling, November 13th, without a name, which was above medium size, smooth and fair, yellowish; melting and very sweet, but not juicy. For Fall varieties, Beurre Bosc received the first prize, Sheldon the second, and Duchesse d'Angouleme the third. Of course this is not an absolute test of the relative value of the kinds, since one may have had better culture than another, yet we believe, the list of awards is sug- gestive and to considerable degree a guide to planters. Making Down- ing our guide, your committee rejected Beiii-re d'Anjou as a winter variety, for the prize of November 13th. Yet it was later than the Lawrence this season, and may with ordinary care always be kept until mid-winter. We have seen it in superb condition at Easter. It is, therefore, proposed to regard this inestimable, inconiparal)le variety, among the late kinds, as a winter fruit. This season Lawrence received the first prize and Dana's Ilovey the second. REPORT OF COMMITTEE OX FRUITS. 11 The fruit of the shigle tree of Mount Vernon was blown oft' by the gale in September, yet the specimens of this promising winter variety were creditable. Ovir Societj' is greatly indebted to Dr. Strenzcl of Martinez, Califor- nia, for a collection of his fruits, Avhich arrived in season for our Annual Exhibition, and thus gave an opportunity to multitudes to see the varied products qf that favored State. The Winter I^Telis, Beurre Diel and Vicar Pears were especially fine, as were also the Quinces. Flame Tokay, Lombardy and Chassclas Grapes indicated healthy growth and excellent quality, although somewhat injured by the long transit. Apples. — Eed Astrachan was the first to appear on our tables, July 31st, and subsequently, August 21st, received the first prize, "Wil- liams ranking second. At the Annual Exhibition, Porter was remarkably fine. There were also fine specimens of Hubbardston and Gravenstein, but the effects of the gale, which occurred a fortnight previous, was very plainly to be seen in the collections. No section of our globe is exempt from these accidental, or rather jirovidential destructions of our crops, and instead of complaint or discouragement we ought rather to be thankful that these evils are of comparatively rare occurrence with us. We were under obligation to R. W. Furnas, Esq., of Brownsville, jS'eb., ]N'ovember 17th, for a fine collections of Aj^ples, twenty-five varieties, which gave us an opportunity of comparing them with our own products. Fameuse was specially fine, and the rest comjiared favorably with our best specimens. The prize kinds, ]N"ovember 13th, were first Northern Spy, second King, third Hubbardston. Messrs. Clapp's first and second collections were as large, fair and fine as we have ever seen, and indicated how entirely practicable it is to cultivate this fruit to perfection. On the IGth of January last, F. Burr exhibited fine specimens of the Murphy, high colored, remarkably beautiful and of good quality. Mr. Burr states that the tree is uniformly productive. Lane's Sweeting, exhibited by Mr. Burr a week later, appears to be a good winter sweet. March 12th, l^ahum Smith of Weston exhibited Gravenstein Ajjples in a remarkable state of perservation, fair, plump, juicy and excellent. He states that they were simply kej^t in a cool barn cellar. Would it not be a profitable enterprise to preserve some of our best winter sorts in this inexiDensive way, and bring them fresh and crisp into the market at the period of the dearth of fruits, in April and May? On the third of AjDril, Mr. Lester Goodwin presented an Apple of peculiar apjiearance, seeming to be a mingling of Baldwin and Eoxbury Russet. As this appears to be another case of the influence of the stock upon the character of the graft, the instances of which are becoming too frequent to be disputed, we give Mr. Goodwin's description, which is entirely trustworthy: 12 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Apple without a namfi; name preferred, if consistent, Whiting's Sport. History as follows : — ]N'athaniel Whiting, originally from Dedliam, Mass., then residing on his farm in Amherst, N. H., planted apple seeds about the year 1820, and within three or four years afterwards procured scions from Dedham with which he engrafted the seedlings; one scion grew and bore the regular Baldwin Apple, becoming a large tree of 12- 14 inches diameter of trunk in 1854; at which time a small branch, which had started from a limb at a point about twenty feet' from the ground, was observed to bear fruit dilTering from the rest of the tree, and was, in appearance, between a Baldwin and Roxbury Russet; this branch has continued to enlarge and bear these peculiar Apples; and grafts from it have been inserted in other trees where they grow difler- ently from the Baldwin or Eusset tree, and are of upright rapid growth ; in fruitfulness about the same as the Baldwin. The fruit jiresented was borne in 1868, by grafts of this peculiar branch inserted in other trees, five years from cleft grafting, on the same homestead. The keeping quality is evident from the specimens herewith, April 3d, 1809, which were taken from a barrel packed the middle of October, in which no decayed ones were found when opened, the 16th of March. Grapes. — The forced fruit of M. H. Simpson, June 5th, was fine and was worthy of the prize. Afterwards, in July and August, Messrs. Holbrook and Turner received prizes. But we have too few comi)elitors for these prizes. Latterly, our Native Grapes have been so abundant and excellent in the market, and have been sold at such low rates, that the products of cold houses have been neglected and have been unpro- fitable, being dull of sale at thirty-five cents per pound, at wholesale. As the fruit is so perfectly at home in the forcing house, and is such a beautiful as well as remunerative crop, when brought in quite early in the season, we do not hesitate to recommend its extended cultivation. With the great increase in wealth and population, we doubt if we have as many Forced Grapes in our market as we had twenty years since. The collections of Exotic Grapes exhibited in September were large and fine. It is not amiss, however, to intimate to cultivators that your com- mittee will regard color and healthy maturity as more important than rank size. The first appearance of Native Grapes was August 28th, B. B. Davis exhibiting Jenning\s Seedling, a tough, foxy, black variety, which is still found to be profitable on account of its earliness. Dr. Waters of Newton exhibited a black Grape of the Burgundy class, small, sprightly and good, which he says has almost uniformly ripened in Maine, and now, in Newton, produces regular crops, with little lia- bility to mildew. The same day, James Comley exhibited a fine looking black Grape, not quite ripe but promising. Upon subsequent days it bore a very close resemblance to the Hartford. Mr. Comley thinks it is difierent and earlier. EEPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FRUITS. 13 September 11th, Delaware received the first prize, and Adirondac the second, as early varieties. At the Annual Exhibition our tables were completely full, and we doubt if a finer disjilay could be made in any part of the country. The Delawares and Concords were particularly fine, and also the exceptional Isabella, though it is not exceptional for Mr. Wellington to produce this variety in unsurpassed excellence. lona was not fully ripe. We regret to say that it does not appear to be as early as Concord. Mr. Allen Putnam presented a Grape, called Nashua, which appears to rank between the Hartford and Concord, sweeter than either and does not droji. We regard it as promising. Several seed- lings, by C. F. Gerry and James Comley, did not sufficiently indicate their character or merit to require notice. The seedlings of S. W. Underbill, which were described in oiir rej^ort last year, were again on our tables at the Annual Exliibition. They continue to sustain their character and we must regard them as the most promising varieties now on trial. Mr. Underbill regards the Seuasqua, which he states to be a cross between Concord and Black Prince, as the most valuable. It has much of the character of Black Prince, is brisk, juicy, tender, with no pulp, excellent in quality. It is said to be remarkably healthy and vigorous in growth, and, if it shall so prove, we know of no drawback, except its time of ripening, which may indeed be serious for this sec- tion. It is said to be no earlier and probably is a little later than Con- cord. Another black Grape of same parentage and similarly resembling the Prince, though not quite equalling Seuasqua in quality, is thovight to be two weeks earlier, and this point may determine its value with us. These two were more fully described last season, as was also the white Grape now named Croton. This last is of the Chasselas type, having the foliage of one of its jDarents, the Delaware, though larger and thicker. It is said to be very vigorous and healthy, and, if so, it must be valuable. Possibly suthcient notice has not been taken of the Fedora of Mr. James Cruickshank. For several years creditable specimens of the Chasselas type have been upon our tables, your committee presuming that the fruit was obtained in some favorable position in the neighboring city of Chelsea. Mr. Merrick, of the committee, has visited the vines this sea- son and states that he found vines in fruit on the first of October in two difterent gardens. "In one, the vine was trained upon a high trellis about four feet in front of a brick wall, with a southern exposure. The clusters on this vine were large, fair and fully ripe, as were the Grapes on a Kebecca and Delaware vine on the same trellis. The foliage, which seemed here, perhaps, a little scanty, was perfectly healthy. Other vines were found growing in a shady low spot of ground, where mildew might be expected, but they were all healthy and vigorous. The fruit is of a marked Chasselas type, and the vine is undoubtedly a seedling of some Chasselas variety. Time and experiment alone can determine its value for general cultivation." Mr. Dana's seedlings, the Dana and 14 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Konnntiim, were again i)resented and were of usual quality, but we regret that no definite test of their value for general culture has yet been obtained. Tlie Concord was again exhibited under the name of Main's Seedling. Col. Newhall presented a red Grape which sprung from the Concord; it Avas sweeter than its parent but showed indications of dropping. Mr. Wellington comi^elled the award of the first prize to the Isabella, October 9th, although this variety is of little value for general culture. Besides the fine collections of Davis & Bates and S. G. Damon, which took prizes, Charles H. Higbee and D. M. Batch exhibited large col- lections, embracing most of the numbers of Rogers and manj^ new kinds. Salem is a compact bunch, berries reddish black, thick skin, of fair quality and nearly r\])e. Martha, a green or white Grape, was sweet, with melting pulp and i^leasant. Arnold's No. 2, of Clinton type and parentage, and of same size, was brisk, rather sharp, but agreeable and promising. Arnold's No. 1 was larger but very acid and poor. Col. "Wilder presented several second crosses of Rogers' Hybrids to your committee for testing. Some of these have lost character by recrossing and none seemed to have special merit. Nos. 41 and 43 are very like No. 4, now called Col. Wilder, and we trust it may deserve so honorable a name. To us it seems to be the most valuable of Mr. Rogers' seedlings. Mr. C. M. Hovey presented, from Francis Houghton, a seedling sup- posed to be from the Concord and resembling it, though not so large. It was said to be grown under unfavorable circumstances. In char- acter it Avas as melting as the Adirondac, brisk and agreable. It deserves notice. It is well to note the date when the above kinds were tested. Still later, October 22d, the extreme verge of the season for the Grape, very fine bunches of Union Village were exhiljited, and also of the Diana. This last does not require so long a season, but it ripens so unevenly that its bunches appear to better advantage when all the ber- ries are fully ripe, at the close of our longest seasons. There is no doubt, however, that upon certain conditions of culture an earlier and uniform time of ripening may be obtained for the Diana. More space in the vineyard, more extended growth of cane and laterals, seems likely to be the method by which we shall obtain permanent health and pi'oductiveness with varieties which, with the close pruning system, are ver}^ uncertain. While our list of contributors is a long one, it will yet be seen that the large proportion of prizes is carried otf by a few names. Messrs. Davis & Bates deserve special mention for their continued interest and successful culture. The amount of their prize money is ^150. Messrs. Clapp arc next highest on our list, and deservedly so, they obtaining prizes to the amount of $^59. Messrs. Damon, Moore, Grant, REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FRUITS. 15 Turner, Hill, Foster, Holbrook, Barker, Walker & Co., Gillej^, Yaii- diiie and B. B. Davis have also been prominent, and somewhat constant in their contributions throughout the season. It is unnecessary to add the names of many others whose products haA'e contribiited to make our exhibitions both jileasing and instructive. We close our Report with the subjoined list of Awards. Respectfully sul)mitted by W. C. Strong, P. B. HOVEY, Hervey Davis, J. M. Merrick, Jr., D. T. Curtis, a. c. bowditch, .Frederick Clapp, Cominittee on Fruits. SI 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 16 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. PRIZES AXD GRATUITIES AWARDED FOR FRUITS. To F. Burr, for Murphy Apple, January lOth, - - - Nahum Smith, for Gravenstcins, jn-eserved to March 12th, - James Comley, for Triomphe de Gand Strawberries, March 27th, -..---- James Comley, for Triomphe de Gand Strawberries, April 3d, Lester Goodwin, for an interesting Sport of Baldwin Apples, ...---. May 29. To C. S. Holbrook, for best collection of Forced Peaches, - 5 00 June 5. To C. S. Holbrook, for best Early Crawford Peaches, - - 5 00 C. S. Holbrook, for the next best variety (Cooledge's Favorite), 5 00 C. S. Holbrook, for the next best (Stetson's Seedling), - 3 00 M. H. Simpson, for the best two varieties of Forced Grapes, 5 00 J. B. Moore, for Hunt's Russet Apples, well kept, - - 1 00 June 12. Early Strawberries. — For the best, to George Hill, for Jenny Lind, - - - - - - 5 00 Gratuity : To J. W. Foster, for the same, - - - - - 1 00 Opening of the Hall, June 16. Strawberries. — For the best Jenny Lind, to George Hill, - 5 00 For the next best Jenny Lind, to Wm. H. Locke, - - 3 00 For the best Wilson's Albany, to J. W. Foster, - - 5 00 For the next best Wilson's Albany, to J. B. Moore, - 3 00 Gratuities: To Mrs. T. W. Ward, for the Hovey, - - - - 3 00 Wm. P. Walker, for Triomphe de Gand, - - - 3 00 J. L. Gardner, for Triomphe de Gand, - - - 3 00 Davis & Bates, for Jucunda, pot culture, - - - 5 00 Amos Bates, for Agriculturist, - - - - 3 00 J. W. Foster, for Jenny Lind, - - - - 1 00 J. B. Moore, for Jenny Lind, - - - - - 1 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FRUITS. 17 Rose Show, June 23. Strawberries. — For the best four quarts of any variety, to Wm. P. Walker, for Triomphe de Gand, - - - $25 00 For the best six varieties of two quarts each, to George Hill, - 25 00 For the best four vai-ieties of two quarts each, to Davis & Bates, .._..-- For the next best, to J. B. Moore, - - - - For the best Hovej^'s Seedling, to Geo. Hill, . . - For the best Triomphe de Gaud to Amos Bates, For the best Jenny Lind, to J. "W. Foster, . . - For the best Brighton Pine, to George Hill, - - - For the best Agriculturist, to George Hill, - . - For the best Wilson's Albany, to J. W. Foster, - - - For the best Jucunda, to George Hill, - - - - For the best President Wilder, to J. E. Tilton & Co., - Gratuities: To Daniel Clarke, for a collection, . _ . _ N. B. White, for a collection, - - - . - C. E. Grant, for a collection, . - - - - Wra. C. Child, Henry C. Nichols, ------ July 3. Gratuities: To J. B. Moore, for a fine Collection of Strawberries, - Davis & Bates, for the same, ----- Geo. F. Foster, for the same, ----- James Comley, for the same, ----- Wm. F. Underwood, for a seedling, - - - - J. E. Tilton & Co., for fine specimens of the President Wilder Strawberry, the Silver Medal, valued at - C. E. Grant, for Elton Cherries, - - - - Geo. F. Foster, for Boyden's Seedling Strawberry No. 30, - July 10. For the best late Strawberries, to Davis & Bates, for Jucunda, For the next best, to Davis & Bates, for La Constante, For the best Black Tartarian Cherries, to Phineas J. Stone, - For the best Black Eagle Cherries, to James Nugent, - For the best Collection of Cherries, to C. E. Grant, For the best Collection of Forced Grapes, to C. S. Holbrook, - Gratuities : To Davis & Bates, for Dr. Nicaise Strawberries, J. B. Moore, for a dark unknown Strawberry, 2 20 00 10 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 8 00 5 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 3 00 5 00 G 00 2 00 3 00 18 MASSACHUSETTS HOllTICULTURAL SOCIETY. To W. C. Strong:, for Peach Tree, pot culture, - - - S3 00 Lewis Wheeler, - - - - - -2 00 J. H. Frothingham, - - - - - - 2 00 Benjamin Davis, - - - - - -100 J. E. M. Gilley, 1 00 Geo. F. Foster, - - - - - - 1 00 Wm. C. Child, 1 00 July 17. For the best Ked Currants, to W. H. Barnes, for La Yersal- laise, .-_._._ For the next best, to F. & L. Clapp, for La Versallaise, For the best White Currants, to J. ^V. Foster, for Dana's White, ------- For the next best, to Francis Dana, for Dana's White, For the best late Cherrie3, to Hovey & Co., for Biji^arreau Savoy, .--..-. For the next best, to J. E. M. Gilley, for Downer, For the best Raspberries, to Wm. H. Barnes, for Hornet, For the next best, to J. B. Moore, for Franconia, For the next best, to J. W. Foster, for Knevet's Giant, - Gratuities: To C. E. Grant, for seedling Cherry resembling the Downer, the Silver Medal, ------ S. G. Damon, ------- ,J. L. Bird, J. C. Park, James Nugent, ------ Jacob Todd, ------- Mrs. E. M. Gill, J. E. M. Gilley, Daniel Clarke, ------- Lewis Wheeler, ------ W. C. Child, July 24. Gratuities: To Wm. H. Barnes, for Hornet Raspberries, etc., James Comley, for Triomphe de Gand Strawberries, J. B. Moore, for Franconia Raspberries, - - - S. G. Damon, for Houghton Gooseberries, - - - F. & L. Clapp, for Wilson Blackberries, - - - .James O'Brien, for English Gooseberries, - - - 3Iiss E. S. Wood, for Figs, 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 CO 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FRUITS. 19 July 31. For the best dish of Pears, to J. E. M. Gilley, for Madeline, - $4 00 For the next best, to Davis & Bates, for Doyenne d'ete, - 3 00 For the next best, to Wm. Maloon, for Doyenne d'ete, - 2 00 For the best Gooseberries, to Phineas J. Stone, for Green AVahmt, 3 00 For the next best, to Mrs. E. M. Gill, - - - - 2 00 Gratuities : To F. & L. Clapp, for Wilson's Blackberry, - - - 3 00 Wm. H. Barnes, for La Versaillaise Currants, - - 2 00 Mrs. A. Freeman, for Peaches, - - - - 2 00 George Leland, for Peaches, - - - - - 2 00 Francis Dana, for Blackberries and Kaspberry, - - 2 00 W. F. Hall, 1 00 J. E. M. Gilley, 1 00 J. H. Frothingham, for Astrachan Apples, - - - 1 00 George Emerson, for Astrachan Apples, - - - 1 00 J. F. Jolls, for a new Easp])erry, - - - - 1 00 S. G. Damon, 1 00 Benj. G. Smith, 1 00 James Xugent, - - - - - - -100 August 7. For the best Blackberries, to F. & L. Clapp, for Wilson's, - 4 00 For the next best, to James Nugent, for Dorchester, - 3 00 For the next best, to B. C. Yose, for Dorchester, - - 2 00 For the best Pears, to Davis & Bates, for Beurre GifFard, - 4 00 For the next best, to II. Vandine, for Beurre Giftard, - - 3 00 Gratuities: To K. W. Turner, for fine Collection of Fruits, - - - 5 00 E. R. Fletcher, for Wachuset Blackberries, - - - 2 00 G. A. Godbold, for English Gooseberries, - - - 2 00 Wm. F. Hall, 1 00 B. B. Davis, - - - - - - - 1 00 George Emerson, - - - - - -100 James Eustis, - - - - - - -100 Benjamin Smith, - - - - - -100 Geo. W. Willis, - - - - - - - 1 00 J. \V. Foster, 1 00 August 14. For the best Pears, to Davis & Bates, for Beurre GifFard, - 4 00 For the next best, to M. P. Wilder, for Supreme de Quimper, - - - - - - -3 00 For the next best, to J. H. Frothingham, for B. Giffiird, - 2 00 20 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. For the best Collection of Pears, to M. P. Wilder, for tlie Clapp, B. GifTard, Sterling, etc., - - - - Gratuities: To R, W. Turner, for fine Grapes, - - - - James Nugent, for fine Blackberries, - - - - S. C. Buswell, for fine Gooseberries, - - . - Benj. G. Smith, for Apples, - - - - - H. Vandine, .---..- Benj. B. Davis,- ------ Wm. A. Crafts, ------- F. & L. Clapp, "Warren Heustis, ------ Francis Dana, ------- E. C. Stevens, ------- John G. Barker, --.__- August 21. For the best Apples, to Warren Heustis, for Red Astrachan, - For the next best, to George Hill, for Williams, For the next best, to Benjamin G. Smith, for Sweet Bough, - For the best collection of Apples, to J. AV. Foster, For the best Pears, to F. & L. Clapp, for Clapp's Favorite, For the next best, to Walker & Co., for Clapp's Favorite, - Gratuities : To R. W. Turner, for fine Grapes, - - . _ H. Vandine, for Collection of Fruits, - • - Benjamin B. Davis, ------ James Nugent, ------ Josiah Newhall, ------ J. E. Hodgkins, --..-- Joseph H. Fenno, ------ C. H. Lake, August 28. For the best Plums, to Mrs. T. W. Ward, for Yellow Gage, - For the next best, to J. Savage, Jr., for Vandine's Seedling, For the best Collection, to H. Yandine, - - For the best Pears, to F. & L. Clapp, for Clapp's Favorite, - For the next best, to Davis & Bates, for Rostiezer, For the best Peaches, cold house culture, to Davis & Bates, for Early Crawford, . - - . - For the next best, cold house culture, to Davis & Bates, for Early York, ------ For the best Peaches, open culture, to Walker & Co., for Hale's Early, ..-.--- For the next best, to J. E. Hodgkins, for Early York, 15 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ^4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 3 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FRUITS. 21 For the best Figs, to Walker & Co., for Brown Turkey, - $3 00 For the next best, to Benjamin Fobes, - - - 2 00 Gratuities : To R. W. Turner, for fine Grapes and Pine Apple, - - 3 00 George A. Mudge, for Seedling Peach, - - - 1 00 John G. Baker, for fine Apples, - - - - 2 00 Francis Dana, - - - - - - -100 Benjamin B. Davis, - - - - - -100 Benjamin G. Smith, - - - - - -100 James Comley, - - - - - - -100 George TV. Leonard, - - - - - -100 J. E. M. Gilley. 1 00 Dr. Waters, 1 00 September 4. For the best three varieties of Pears, to Davis & Bates, for Bartlett, Belle Lucrative and Flemish Beauty, - For the best Peaches, to Mrs. F. Nichols, for Early Crawford, For the next best, to George A. Mudge, for his Seedling. For the next best, to J. B. Loomis, for his Seedling, - Gratuities : To Walker & Co., for Collection of Fruit, G. W. Brown, for Collection of Plums, _ . . Hovey «& Co., for Omar Pasha Pears, . _ . Benjamin Fobes, .__.._ J. Owen, -------- A. A. Kingman, ______ Benjamin G. Smith, -.___. George Pierce, ----_-- J. E. M. Gilley, J. L. Bird, James N'ugent, ______ John Mahony, _------ James Comley, ._-.__ September 11. For the best one variety of Grapes, to S. G. Damon, for Dela- ware, .___..- For the next best variety of Grapes, to Davis & Bates, for Adirondac, ------- Gratuities : To F. & L. Clapp, for superior Clapp, Bartlett and Seckel Pears, - - - - G. W. Brown, for fine Collection of Plums, - - . Mrs. T. W. Ward, for fine Collection of Plums and Peaches, 6 00 5 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 22 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. To Daniel Clark, for fine Grapes, - - - - S2 00 C. E. Grant, Josiah Kewhall, ...... T. S. Pettingill, A. J. Dean, --.-... George H. Coffin, ..---. William C. Child, J. L. Bird, John Mahony, .-.-.. John P. Avery, ...... Benjamin B. Davis, -.-_-. Boston Farm School, -----. James Comley, .--... J. Fisher, __.._. J. E. M. Gilley, S. G. Damon, ------ Francis Dana, ------ PRIZES FOR FRUITS AT THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION, September 21, 22, 23, 24. Apples. — For twenty varieties, the third prize, to A. D. Wil- liams, -.--.. For fifteen varieties, the first prize, to Samuel Hartwell, For fifteen varieties, second prize, to James Eustis, For ten varieties, first prize, to F. Skinner, For ten varieties, third prize, to J. W. Foster, For five varieties, first prize, to John G. Barker, For five varieties, second prize, to S. G. Damon, - For five varieties, third prize, to J. B. Moore, For the best single dish, to J. B. Moore, for Hubbardston, For the next best, to F. & L. Clapp, for Gravenstein, For the next best, to Walter Russell, for Porter, - For the next best, to Samuel Hartwell, for Baldwin, Gratuities : To Samuel Hartwell, for Porters, - _ _ Benjamin G. Smith, for Collection of Apples, Mrs. J. E. M. Gilley, for Baskets of Fruits, Miss H. E. Wheeler, for Baskets of Fruits, - Pears. — For the best twenty varieties, to Davis & Bates, For the next best, to J. C. Chase, - - . For the next best, to Walker & Co., 12 00 12 00 10 00 8 00 4 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 25 00 20 00 16 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FRUITS. 23 For the best fifteen varieties, to Josiah Stickney, - - S15 00 For the next best, to William A. Crafts, - - - 12 00 For the next best, to S. G. Damon, - - - 10 00 For the best ten varieties, to Jacob Nudd, - - - 10 00 For the next best, to Alexander Dickinson, - - 8 00 For the next best, to William E. Austin, - - - 6 00 For the best five varieties, to Jesse Haley, - - - 6 00 For the next best, to Jacob Eaton, - - - - 5 00 For the next best, to C. E. Grant, - - - - 4 00 For the best dish of Bartlett, to Jacob Nudd, - - 5 00 '' " Doyenne Boussock, to John G. Barker, 5 00 " '' Beurre Langlier, to Jacob Nudd, - 5 00 " " Beurre Bosc, to J. Stickney, - - 5 00 " " Seckel, to C. N". Brackett, - - 5 00 " " Swan's Orange, to A, McDermott, - 5 00 " " Louise Bonne, to Jacob Nudd, - - 5 00 " " Urbaniste, to J. G. Barker, - - 5 00 " " Duchess D'Angouleme, to S. G. Damon, 5 00 " " Beurre Diel, to T. S. Pettingill, - - 5 00 " " Beurre d'Anjou, to S. G. Damon, - 5 00 " " Sheldon, to Josiah Stickney, • - 5 00 " " Flemish Beauty, to H. Vandine, - 5 00 " " Marie Louise, to Stiles Frost, - - 5 00 " " Belle Lucrative, to C. E. Grant, - o 00 " " Merriam, to M. P. Wilder, - - 5 00 '• " Beurre Hardy, to J. C. Chase, - - 5 00 " " Beurre Clairgeau, to Jacob Nudd, - 5 00 " " Andrews, to C. E. Grant, - - 5 00 Gratuities : To G. F. B. Leighton, for superior specimens from Virginia, the Silver Medal, - - - - - - 5 00 Hovey & Co., for Collection, - - - - - 6 00 H. Yandine, - - . - - . .400 T. S. Pettingill, 3 00 Edmund Gage, - - - - - - - 3 00 Jacob Todd, - - - - - - - 3 00 J. E. M. Gilley, - - - - - - 3 00 T. M. Davis, - - - - - - - 3 00 Mrs. M. J. Mcintosh, - - - - - - 2 00 Mrs. J. H. Sumner, - - - - - - 2 00 George G. Gove, - - - - - - 2 00 Benjamin B. Davis, - - - - - -2 00 J. H. Frothingham, - - - - - - 1 00 J. L. Bird, 1 Ott 24 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. To Benjamin G. Smith, - - - - - - SI 00 G. M. Mellen, Estate of B. Harrington, . - _ _ . Wm. C. Child, - Philander Crowell, ---._. C. E. Richardson, --..._ A. McDermott, - , - E. C. Stevens, ------- Charles Birchard, ---... A. S. Dean, .---... Charles Bird, --.-.-. Allen Putnam, ---..-. John Savage, Jr., .-.._. Peaches. — For the best four varieties, to Mrs. P. Nichols, - For the next best, to C. E. Grant, - . - - For the next best, to Eliphalet Davis, . . - For the next best, to Lewis Wheeler, . . . For the best single dish, to C. E. Grant, . . . For the next best, to J. L. D'Wolf, - - - - For the next best, to Mrs. F. Nichols, . . _ Gratuities : To Edward Roberts, for pot culture, . . - - Mrs. G. L. Stearns, for a Seedling, - - - - Francis Dana, for Collection, - - _ - - Plums. — For the best four varieties, to II. Vandine, For the next best, to Joseph Clark, - - - - Grapes, Foreign. — For the best Black Hamburg, to George B. Durfee, ------- For the next best, to C. M. Atkinson, _ - . For the best other black sort, to R. S. Rogers, for Barba- rossa, __.-... For the next best, to Edmund Gage, for Zinfindal, For the best Muscat, to C. M. Atkinson, . . _ For the next best, to Joseph Clarke, . _ . For the best other white sort, to C. M. Atkinson, for Syrian, For the next best, to Wm. Miller, for Chasselas, For the best two varieties, to R. W. Turner, - - - For the next best, to Joseph Clarke, . . . For the next best, to Stephen Oliver, Jr., - - . For the best six varieties, two bunches of each, to R. W. Turner, ------- For the next best, to Geo. B. Durfee, . . - 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 10 00 6 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FRUITS. 25 Gratuities : To Edmund Gage, for collection, - - - - - Horace Partridge for Chavonsch, _ - . - E. Phinney, for Trebbiana, . - - - - Native Grapes. — For the best collection, to Davis & Bates, ._-...- For the next best, to S. G. Damon, - - - - For the best six bunches of Delaware, to Moses Hunt, " " Diana, to Chas. E. Richardson, - " " Isabella, to J. V. Wellington, - " " Israella, to Davis & Bates, " " Concord, to Daniel Clark, '• " Hartford, to B. B. Davis, " " Rebecca, to George B. Cutter, - '' " Creveling, to James Cruickshank, " " Allen's Hybrid, to Wm. Miller, - " " Rogers No. 4, to W. H. Wilcox, - " " lona, to J. Capen, " " Adirondac, to Davis & Bates, - Gratuities: To W. C. Strong, for collection, - - - - - Charles Higbee, for collection, . . . _ I. P. Langworthy, for Fedora, . . . - R. W. Holton, for lonas, . . . - - Allen Putnam, for Nashua, - - - - James Comley, for collection, . - - - - Henry O. Nichols, for Agawam, _ . - . J. M. Brigham, for Hartford, - - - - - Stephen Underhill, for Seedlings, Croton and Senasqua, the Silver Medal, ...... J. E. M. Gilley, for Quinces, - - - - - Walker & Co., for Figs, October 9. Autumn Pears. — For the best ten varieties, to Davis & Bates, _.._.-. For third best, to S. G. Damon, .... For the second best live varieties, to C. E. Grant, - For the best single dish, to R. W. Ames, for B. Bosc, For the next best, to Walker & Co., for Sheldon, - For the next best, to John Mahoney, for Duchesse, Autumn Apples. — For the best single dish, to J. G. Baker, for Hubbardston, ------ For the next best, to J. G. Baker, for French Pippin, For the next best, to S. G. Damon, - - . - S3 00 2 00 2 00 20 00 15 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 5 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 5 00 1 00 1 00 10 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 26 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Native Grapes. — For the best collection, to Davis & Bates, - For the next best, to S. G. Damon, - - - . For the best two varieties, to C. E. Grant, ... For the next best, to Benjamin Davis, . . . For the best dish, to J. V. Wellington, for Isabella, - Foreign Grapes. — For the best three varieties, to R. W. Turner, .....-- For the next best, to Horace Partridge, - - - For the best one variety, to R. W. Turner, for Victoria Hamburg, ------- For the next best, to Horace Partridge, - - . Gratuities: To Chas. H. Higbee, for large collection of Native Grapes, D. M. Balch, T. S. Pettingill, for collection, - - - . - George Craft, ------- B. B. Davis, Francis Dana, ------- J. E. M. Gilley, E. H. Hitchings, ------ C. N. Brackett, ------- Mrs. F. Nichols, ------ Abner Kingman, ..-.-. Josiah Newhall, --.... C. E. Grant, George Craft, ------- Jonathan Brown, Jr., ------ October 22. Gratuities: To Dr. J. W. Bartlett, for fine Diana Grapes, - - - 2 00 Francis Dana, for Grapes, - - - - - 1 00 O. C. Gibbs, for fine Vicars, 1 00 November 13. Winter Pears. — For the best five varieties, to Davis & Bates, 8 00 For the third best, to S. G. Damon, - - - - 4 00 For the best one variety, to F. & L. Clapp, for Lawrence, - 5 00 For the next best, to F. Dana, for Dana's Hovey, - - 3 00 For the next best, to Galen Merriam, - - - - 2 00 Winter Apples. — For the best ten varieties, to F. & L. Clapp, the French Plate, valued at - - - 12 00 For the next best, to F. & L. Clapp, the French Plate, valued at 9 00 L5 00 LO 00 4 00 2 00 3 00 6 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 8 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FRUITS. 27 For the best one variety, to J. G. Barker, for Northern Spy, S4 00 For the next best, to P. & L. Clapp, for King, - - 3 00 For the next best, to J. B. Moore, for Ilubbardston, - 2 00 Gratuities : To Walker & Co., for collection, - - - - - 3 00 F. & L. Clapp, for collection, - - - - - 2 00 J. B. Loomis, - - - - - - - 2 00 r. Crowell, - - 2 00 William Maloon, - - - - - - 2 00 J. E. M. Gilley, 2 00 Samuel Hartwell, - - - - - -2 00 John G. Barker, - - - - - - 2 00 Benjamin B. Davis, - - - - - -100 December 2. Gratuities: To H. Yandine, for Beurre d' Anjou, very fine, - - - 3 00 A. D. Hodges, for Yellow Bellflower, - - - 1 00 D. T. Curtis, for Collection of Apples, - - - - 2 00 F. Dana, for Collection of Pears, - - - - 2 00 Total Amoukt of Awards. Amount of appropriation, - - . - §1,400 00 Awards, 1,357 00 Balance not awarded, ----- $43 00 28 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Reporj of THE Committee on Plants and Flowers, FOE THE YEAH 1809. BY J. C. HOVEY, CHAIRMAN. As the year draws to a close, we are reminded of the duty we owe to the Societj', in the shape of an Annual Report of the doings of the Flower Committee during the year. The past season, up to the 8th of September, was a most favorable one for floriculture. The Winter was mild and the Spring opened early, though late frosts continued at intervals until May 23d. The Summer months were remarkably free from very dry or stormy weather; this had the effect to much improve the displays at the weekly exhibitions throughout the season, both in quality and quantity. On the 8th of September we were visited, more particularly in the eastern portions of the State, with one of the most terrific gales on record; not only did it destroy nearly all the Annuals and Bedding Plants, but many of the finest forest and ornamental trees; though of less than one hour's duration it left our gardens perfect wrecks. The first frost of the season occured October 6th, but, being quite light, did little damage, and the remaining flowers continued to bloom some ten days later, before overtaken by a black frost. One of the most important features of our weekly exhibititions have been the fine displays of novelties; this class included many fine hybrid seedling flowers, and although forming a small part of our exhibitions. it is, nevertheless, one of the most interesting, and we are glad to notice that artificial hybridization, so long practised by European horticul- turists with such gratifying results, is receiving the attention from our members which it deserves. Special Premiums. — Of the six premiums offered for Roses by Vice President Hunnewell, three have been awarded, namely, the first, for the best collection of twenty named varieties of Hardy Perpetuals to J. C. Chattin, the same gentleman to whom was awarded the first Hunnewell Premium in this class last year. The second award was for the best collection Moss Roses, to W. C. Harding, and the third for the best gen- eral display of Pot and Cut Roses, to Francis Parkman ; each of the collections were excellent in every resjiect. The very liberal premium of $50, for the best six specimen Pot Roses, has not been awarded. EEPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS. 29 Baskets of Flowers show much improvement over last season, the flowers used being of a better quality and more tastefully arranged; the number of contributors is also on the increase. Premiums During the Season. — The custom of olTering premiums, to be awarded at the end or during a part of the season, has been found to work badly, and your Committee propose to change all such prem- iums, fixing a stated time in the next schedule for their award. Previous to the opening exhibition (June 16) the following exhibi- tions worthy of mention have been made: January 9. William Cains exhibited specimens of a seedling Perpetual Pink, color dark scarlet, of good form and size, promises well. February 6. From J. G. Barker, a handsome plant of Oncidium Species grown on a block, flowers light yellow, in great profusion. Mr. Barker has the largest collection of Orchidaceous Plants in the State, many of which have been shown at our exhibitions during the past season. From James McTear, specimens of Iris fimbriata and Tritelia uni- flora, one of the prettiest bulbous rooted plants for winter blooming; also, flowers of Primula elatior, double red. From Hovey & Co., a large disjilay of seedling Camellias, in eight varieties. March 6. From Curtis & Cobb, three new Hyacinths, namely. Snow Ball, a good white variety; ToUens, dark purple, makes a fine truss; Glory of Over- veen, light purple, not extra. From Mrs. T, W. Ward, specimens of Bourgainvillea spectabilis, one of the best greenhouse climbers. From Hovey & Co., a fine display seedling Camellias, numbering forty flowers and ten varieties. March 13. From William Cains, specimens of his new seedling Monthly Pink. From James McTear, flowers of Rochea falcata. March 20. From George W. Pratt, a fine display of named H3'aciuths. March 27. From James McTear, plant of Primula elatior, double red, one of the best varieties for winter blooming. From Hovey & Co., specimens of their seedling Camellia A. This very remarkable variety bears white variegated and rose colored flowers on the same plant. 30 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. April 3. From W. C. Strong, flowers of Carnation Sally Lee, a seedling raised by President Ilj-de; fine, both for winter or summer blooming. April 17. From J. G. Barker, plant of Oncidium, without specific name. April 24. From George W. Pratt, a fine display of seedling Calceolarias. From R. C. "Winthrop, sjiecimens of two new Zonal Geraniums, namely, Madame Lemoin, with double rose colored flowers, and Lord Derby, a single scarlet variety of fine form and substance. May L From J. G. Barker, two more varieties of Oncidium sp., one grown on a block and one in a jiot; also, flowers of a fine seedling Picotee Pink, with light flesh ground and red edge. From E. IL Hitchings, a small, but good collection of Native Plants. From John A. Kenrick, flowers of Magnolia conspicua. From John Dix, a fine plant of Arum dracunculus. May 8. From James McTear, plant of Primula acaulis alba pleno, fine. From the Botany Class, Dean Academy, twelve named si^ecies Native Plants ; this collection included good specimens of Caltha palustris, Sax- ifraga, Virginica, Amelanchier, Canadensis, Lonicera, cjerulea, and lloustonia longifolia. From C. H. Packer, a seedling Carnation flower, large and nearly double, but rather ragged, color white, striped with carmine. From Dr. G. R. Hall, a fine plant of Retinospora pisifera, four feet in height. This splendid Conifer is a native of Japan, and we are in- formed by Dr. Hall, has proved perfectly hardy at Newport, R. I., where it has stood unprotected during the last three winters. From E. H. Hitchings, a collection of Native Plants, named. May 15. From the Botany Class, Dean Academy, twenty-six varieties Native Plants. From George "W. Pratt, a fine display of very large and well marked English Pansiea. From John A. Kenrick, flowers of Magnolia, Soulangeana and hy- brida. From E. H. Hitchings, good collection Native Plants. May 22. From Walker & Co., a large collection of Late or Florist Tulips. From James Comley, good display of Cut Flowers. From William J. Buckminster, a fine spike of double flowering Al- mond, four feet in length. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS. 31 From the Botany Class, Dean Academy, twenty-nine varieties Native Plants. From E. H. Hitchings, collection of Native Plants, among which were very fine specimens of Trillium pictum. May 29. From James Cruickshank, Azaleas and Rhododendrons; also, speci- mens of Exochordia grandiflora. June 5. From E. S. Rand, Jr., a large and fine display of Rhododendrons, num- bering thirty-one named varieties; among the new ones were eight of Messrs. Waterer & Godfrey's prize varieties, namely: Mrs. R. S. Hol- ford, Lady Clement, Charles Dickens, Stella, H. W. Sargent, II. H. Ilunnewell, Mrs. John Cliitton, and Caractarus. All these varieties are very distinct. Mrs. John Clutton is one of the best whites in cultiva- tion. Of the older vai'ieties, the following twenty were the movst showy, and might be recommended to all who desire a fine bed of Rhododen- drons, namely: Ophir, Heroine, Rosetta, Verschaflelti, Roseum Siiper- bum, Victoria, Coelestinum pictum, Purpureum elegans. Album grandi- florum, Giganteiim, Minnie, Roseum pictum, Columbus, Concessum,Fas- tuosum, Delicatissimum, Everestianum, Crocea, Attila, and Purpureum grandiflorum. Mr. Rand also exhibited his new seedling, a fine variety, w'ith large trusses of light rose colored flowers. From the same source were specimens of a new Double Haidy Aza- lea, named Rosetta. From James McTear, a good display of Tuberous Iris; also, speci- mens of Madame Lemoin Zonal Geranium, and plants of Lilium aura- tum, and Ornithogalum aureum. From A. Farrier, good display of English Pansies. From Botany Class, Dean Academy, a collection of Native Flowers, numbering fifty-seven nam«d species and varieties. From Miss H. M. Barry, also, a collection of Native Flowers, num- bering fifty species and varieties. From E. H. Hitchings, collection of Native Plants. During the past season Mr. Hitchings has exhibited Native Flowers at nearly every exhibition, from May 1 to October, many of which are rare in this local- ity, and required long walks to procure, his object being, as stated in our last Annual Report, to exhibit only those species or varieties worthy of cultivation. From Miss C. S. Wood, handsome Basket of Flowers. From John A. Kenrick, Hardy Azaleas and Cut Flowers. June 12. From E. S. Rand, Jr., a fine display of Rhododendrons, which were awarded the first premium; also, specimens of seventeen named varie- ties Hardy Azaleas. 32 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. From Hove}' & Co., large collection Rhododendrons and Azaleas. From James McTear, two handsome Table Bonquets. From Mrs. S. Joyce, plant of Crinum longiflorum in bloom; also, Basket of Flowers. From J. E. M. Gilley, two Cocoannts or Cocos nucifera, with sprouts two feet or more in length. From Miss C. S. Wood, handsome Basket of Flowers. From Sumner Downe, a good display of Cut Flowers. Opening Exhibition, June 16 and 17. Earh' in May it was found that, to insure a good Opening Exhibition, it would be necessary that it be postponed from the time fixed in the schedule (May 29) to some day later in the season; and it was sug- gested, by a number of members, that as many horticulturists and other visitors would be in Boston during the week of the Peace Jubilee, it might be expedient to postpone it to that time. In accordance with this suggestion, a meeting of the Flower Committee was held, and with the consent of the Fruit and Vegetable Committee, it was voted to hold the exhibition on the 16th and 17th of June. A circular was issued, stating the reason for the change, and a copy mailed to each contributor. The exhibition was held in both halls, the upper being devotud to Plants and Flowers, and the lower to Plants, Fruit and Vegetables. In point of size and excellence, it was superior to any Opening Exhibition ever held by the Society, and we are glad to state that it was also a success financially. The principal entries at this exhibition were as follows: From II. II. Hunnewell, twelve Greenhouse Plants. This collection was awarded the first premium, and was composed of the following fine varieties: Rhopala corcovadensis, Cybotium regale, Croton longifolium variegatum, Alsophila excelsa, Coleus Berkleyii, Stadmannia Australis, Dracaena cannsefolia, Alsophila Van Geertii, Vriesea Glaziouana, Livis- tonia altissima, Ixora Amboynensis, Dracpena Draco; also, a fine plant of Abutilon Thompsoni, and a display of choice flowers. From Hovey & Co., a large collection of Greenhouse Plants, among which were the following specimens: Anthurium regale, Pandanus elegantissimus, Dracaena Draco, Dracaena terminalis latifolia pendula, Yucca quadricolor, Maranta pulchella, Pandanus utilis. Agave Verschaf- felti. Hibiscus Cooperi, Dracaena Veitchi, Agave schidigera and Dra- caena umbraculifera; also, large display of Cut Flowers. From W. C. Harding, twelve Greenhouse Plants, namely: Maranta zebrina, fine specimen, Yucca aloifolia variegata, Gymnostachyum Verschaffelti, Lycopodium Welldenowi, Maranta pardina, Cyathea dealbata, Dracaena Cooperi and ferrea, Pthynchospermum jasminoides variegatum, Dalechampia Roezliana, Caladiums Alfred Blue and Boil- REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS. 33 deau. Mr. Harding also exhibited two fine collections of Zonal Gera- niums, as follows: — Varieties not Variegated, Bridal Beauty, Interna- tional, Duchess of Southerland, Violet N'osegay, and Glow. Varieties Variegated, Lady CuUuni, Duke of Edinborough. Mrs. Pollock, Sophia Cusack and Orange Bidt. From Mrs. T. W. Ward, a large and well grown plant of Rhynchos- permum jasminoides, this was a^varded the first premium as the best specimen plant. From the same source, an elegant display of Exotic Flowers, large collection of Hardy Perpetual Roses, and specimen plant of Fuchsia. From James McTcar, Hand Bouquets and collection of Greenhouse Plants. From W. C. Strong, large and fine display of Cut Flowers. From W. H. Hallidaj^ two handsome Wardian Cases, which were awarded the first and second prizes; also, a well arranged Fern Case. Fi-om Mrs. S. Joyce, Miss A. C. Wheeler, Miss A. C. Kenrick, Mrs. E. M. Gill, Mrs. C. Farrier, Miss S. W. Story, and Mrs. C. B. Chase, each, Baskets of Flowers. From John E. Westgate, Bouquets and Baskets of Flowers. From Edward Avery, a fine display of Pasiflora cserulea. From E. S. Rand, Jr., display of Rhododendrons. From M. P. Wilder, eight plants of Seedling Coleus, all of which were very distinct and worthy of propagation; they were awarded the Society's Silver Medal. From William Cairns, a collection of Geraniums and display of Cut Flowers. From James Nugent, Pot Plants and Hand Bouquets. From Botany Class, Dean Academy, fine display of Native Plants. From E. H. Hitchings, also, collection of Native Plants. From C. M. Atkinson, plant of Fuchsia Prince Imperial. From W. P. Sargent, collection of Pot Plants, which included some good Seedling Zonal Geraniums. From M. W. Clark, plant of Myosotis palustris grandiflorus. From Foster Brothers, a display of Hardy Perpetual Roses. From John G. Barker, good plant of Dionfea Muscipula, or Yenus Fly-trap; also, plant of his fine Seedling Zonal Geranium, named Miss Gertrude. From F. Parkman, Double Pyrethrum and Lilium auratum. From .James Comley, a number of Seedling Zonal Geraniums, but not remarkable in form or color. Cut Flowers were exhibited by Joseph Breck, F. Parkman, Hovey & Co., James Nugent, B. D. Hill, Jr., F. Skinner, O. H. Peck, .Tames Comley, F. & L. Clapp, A. Farrier, A. McLaren, James McTear, 3 34 M A.SS AC nU SETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. George Craft, E. A. Story, E. Wasson, II. H. Iluniu'wcll, and Stunner Downe. June 23. — Rose SnoAV. This exhihition, although somewhat smaller than last 3'ear, contained a larger number of perfect specimens than is usual. "W. C. Harding, F. Parkraan, J, C. ChaflSn, and A. McLaren, each showed collections of Hybrid Perpetual Roses, which for size, shape and brilliancy of color, would be hard to beat. Those shown by J. C. Chaffin were particularly fine, and he was awarded the Hunnewcll Premium foi- the best twenty named Hardy Perpetuals. The collection was com- posed of the following varieties: — Anna de Diesbach, Marie Beauman, General Jacqueminot, Fisher Holmes, Therese Levet, President, Mas. Pierre Notting, Charles Lefebvre,Diichesse de Caylus. Mad. Marie Rady, Mademoiselle Bonnaire, Mad. ("harles Crapelet, Mad. PuUiat, Mons. Boncenne Ville de Lyon, Victor Verdier, Mad. Victor Verdier, Prince Camille de Rohan, Sanateur Vaisse, Jules Margottin. II. H. Hunnewell exhibited over one hundred named varieties of the same class. This large and fine collection did not compete for premi- ums. Mrs. T. W. Ward sent six specimen plants of Gloxinias, all well grown and covered with flowers; also, fine specimens of Tabernse Mon- tana flower pleno, and a dish of rare exotics. The collections of choice flowers from Mrs. Ward have become one of the most interesting feat- ures of our exhibitions. Hovey & Co., showed a collection of new Greenhouse Plants, among which were good specimens of Abutilon Thompsonii, Cyperus alterni- folius variegatas, and Agave filifera. John Richardson showed a fine Seedling Herbaceous Paeony (No. 1), color light rose, very double and fine form ; of the many named varieties in cultivation, but few equal this; it was awarded the Society's Silver Medal. Mr. Richardson informed the Committee that he had many other fine Seedling Pseonies, which we trust will be exhibited in due time. Francis Parkman showed two large flowers of Magnolia macro- l)hylla, cut from a tree eight years old from seed; also, a good display of Lilies. Baskets of Flowers were exhibited by Mrs. S. Joyce, Mrs. E. M. Gill, Mrs. C. Farrier, Miss C. S. Wood, and Miss L. F. Hall. E. II. Ilitchings, a collection of Native Flowers; Mrs. C. B. Chase, a handsome floral design; J. G. Barker, Seedling Canna, with slightly va- riegated foliage. J. W. Foster, large collection of Seedling Petunias, many of which were very distinct and well marked. report of committee on flowers. 35 July 3. Mrs. T. W. Wai'd contriljuted another elegant collection of hot-house flowers, among which were fine specimens of Combretum purpureiira, one of the oldest and best hot-house climbers. J. G. Barker showed four fine specimens of Orcliidaccous Plants, namely: Oncidium lanceanum, Myanthus (sp.), Gongora nigritta and Cattleya (sp.) B. D. Hill, Jr., exhibited specimens of a fine Seedling Double Petunia, named Florence Hill, color, crimson Avhite, spotted. James McTear, plants in bloom of Watsonia purpurea (color, brick red, not ornamental), and Sparaxis odorata, a pi'etty white flowered variety; both of the above plants were grown from bulbs received by this Society from the Cape of Good Hope Agricultural Society. E. H. Hitchings, a good display of Rhododendron maximum. Miss M. E. Carter and S. A. Eanlett, each showed large collections of Native Plants. July 10. Hovey & Co. exhibited a very remarkable seedling of Iris Ktemp- feri, with snow white semi-double flowers; this is a great acquisi- tion to the list of hardj'' Iris. It was awarded a Silver Medal. C. M. Atkinson showed a handsome plant of Gloxinia without name. The display of Delphiniums was good; Francis Parkman was awarded the first premium for the best ten varieties, all of which were seedlings raised by him, and much superior to imported varieties; Mr. Parkman also showed a fine semi-double seedling named Mrs. George Derby, color dark blue, with large white centre. It was awarded the Society's Silver Medal, as the best seedling for 1869. O. H. Peck showed a handsome Fern Case; James McTear, fine dis- play of Summer Phloxes, also a seedling from Madame Suer, which was pronounced much better than the original. J. G. Barker, flowers of Gladiolus blandus and Babiana flavum. C. M. Atkinson, a very fine Seedling Carnation, color white, ground striped with crimson, close centre. James Nugent, handsome pair of Hand Bouquets. C. J. Power, a collection of Hollyhocks. E. H. Hitchings, large display of Native Flowers. July 17. J. G. Barker showed cut specimens of the beautiful Stanhopea grandis. Hovey & Co., flowers of Gladiolus Colvilii alba, and Betonica oflScina- lis rosea, both new varieties. Francis Parkman, a fine display of Lilies, including the following, 36 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. L. canadcnsp, L. eximia, L. Chalcedonicnm, L. excelsnm, L. aurantia- cum, L. Thnnborgianum and L. atrosangnineum. Mrs. T. W. Ward, fine specimens of two new Donble Zonal Gera- niums, named Andrew Henderson and Madame Lemoin; also, collec- tion of Carnations and Picotees. Joseph Breck, a large and fine collection of Seedling Petunias. James ]McTear, Summer Phloxes, Carnations, Picotees and Table Bouquets. A. McLaren, Summer Phloxes, and large display of Seedling Pinks. July 24. J. G. Barker exhibited three more fine sitecimens of Orchids, namely Stanhopea saccata, Gongora (sp.), and Gongora atropurpurea; they were awarded the Societj^'s Silver Medal. E. S. Rand, Jr., good specimens of Stuartia pentagj'ua, one of the finest hardy shrubs. Francis Parkraan, specimen of Lilium auratum, variety monstrosum, and fine Double Seedling Delphinium, with light colored flowers. Hovey & Co. showed specimens of six new Double Zonal Geraniums, namely Auguste Ferrier, Gloire de Nancy, Madame Lemoin, Marshall de Champflourd, Kanunculiflora pleno and Triomphe de Lorraine, all fine varieties. The display of Stocks at this exhibition were the best that has been made for a number of years; collections were shown by James Nugent, Mrs. C. B. Chase, G. W. C. "Washburn and John Stone. Mr. Nugent was awarded the first premium. July 31. Mrs. T. W. Wai'd exhibited an elegant collection of rare hot-house flowers, among which were fine specimens of Jasminum Sambac flore pleno. The collection was awarded the Society's Silver Medal. O. H. Peck showed four new varieties of Coleus, viz.: Aurea margi- nata, Scotti, Bausii and Sandersonii; all these varieties were quite dis- tinct, and make a valuable addition to the list of vai'iegated bedding plants. They were awarded a first class Certificate of Merit. Hovey & Co. exhibited specimens of the beautiful Greenhouse Climber, Bignonia Chamberlaynii and Erythrina Billangeri. W. II. Holiday showed very curious specimens of roots, grown in the form of Pears and Apples, from Silver Orchard, near the Half-way House, Mt. Washington, N. H. Miss M. E. Carter, a large collection of fifty named species and varie- ties of Native Plants. The display of Hollyhocks was good, but would have been much better if the time for their exhibition had been fixed one week earlier; the contributors were James Nugent, Herbert Gleason and B. D. Hill, Jr. report of committee on flowers. 37 August 7. J. G. Barker exhibited two handsome si^ecimens of Orchids, namely C'attleya Harrisonise and Forbesii. E. H. Ilitchings, a fine collection of Native Plants, among which were specimens of the rare Orchid, Platanthera blephariglottis. Elbridge Wason, a large and well grown plant of Hj^drangea Hor- tensis. Francis Parkman exhibited a remarkable Seedling Lily, a hybrid between L. auratum and L. lancifolium; the flower exhibited, though not quite expanded, measured six inches in diameter, color nearly white, with crimson spots on the lower portion of each petal. Mr. Parkman also showed a fine Seedling Phlox named Sultana, color white, with dark crimson eye. It was awarded the Society's Silver Medal as the best seedling for 1869. Hovey & Co. exhibited a collection of eighty-two varieties of Herba- ceous Plants. J. S. Eichards, four Seedling Gladiolus, each of which would bear comparison with many of the imported varieties. The display of late Phloxes was remarkably fine; the contributors were James McTear, John A. Black and A. McLaren. Mr. McTear was awarded the first premium. August 14. Mrs. T. W. Ward exhibited a collection of Gladiolus, among which were the following fine varieties, Thomas Moore, Pluton, Fulton, Madame Dumortier (new 1869), Madame Desportes (new 1869), Eugenie, Monsieur Legouve (new 1869), James Veitch, Princess Mary of Cam- bridge, Picciola (new 1869), Madame Vilmorin, and a fine display of Hardy Perpetual Roses. W. C. Harding showed fine specimens of Pasiflora princeps and two varieties of Allamandas. The display of Balsams was small, the only collection exhibited being those from A. McLaren. J. S. Eichards exhibited a large and fine collection of Seedling Gla- diolus, many of the specimens being equal to named varieties. James Nugent, two handsome Hand Bouquets. J. G. Barker, two fine specimen plants of Orchids, namely, Epiden- drum atropurpureum, and Pinsteria cerena. E. H. Hitchings, a collection of Wild Flowers, including good speci- mens of Corallorhiza odontorhiza or Dragon's Claw Orchid. Hovey & Co. a fine Seedling Aconitum, with large dark blue flower; also, display of Lilium auratum and lancifolium, Melpomene. August. 21. M. P. Wilder exhibited a large collection of Seedling Lilium laucifo- 38 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ium, of remarkable size, form and richness of color. Mr. Wilder has been very successful in producing so large a number of line seedlings. They were awarded the Society's Silver Medal. O. II. Peck showed a handsome Fern Case. C. W. W. Wellington, a fine specimen of Liatris pycnostachya. Augustus Lowell, eight fine plants of Amaryllis belladonna. Hove)'' Sc Co. exhibited specimens of a new seedling variety of Fankia Sieboldii, with pure white flowers; this is a valuable addition to the list of summer flowering Herbaceous Plants. It was awarded the Societj'^'s Silver Medal. W. C. Harding showed an elegant collection of Roses and Exotics. E. H. Hitchings, fifteen species and varieties of Native Plants. James McTear, thirty species and varieties of Herbaceous Plants; also, handsome pair of Table Bouquets. H. W. Arnold, a good display of new and rare Annuals and Bedding Plants. J. S. Richards, tine collection of Seedling Gladiolus. F. Parkman, large display of Lilium lancifolium. J. G. Barker, good Plant of Cattleya crasifolia. The display of Petunias was good, though not large in numbers; the contributors were John A. Black, A. McLaren and B. D. Hill, Jr. August 28. The exhibition of Gladiolus was much smaller than Inst year; the contributors were George Craft, J. S. Richards and A. McLaren. Mr. Richards was awarded the Society's Silver Medal for the best seedling variety of 1869. Color of flower: bright crimson ground, flaked with carmine; makes a good spike. A. McLaren was awarded the first premium for the best twenty named varieties; the collection was composed of the following excellent sorts, namely, Reine Victoria, Fulton Vermilion, Eurydice, La Favor- ite, Sir Joseph Paxton, Rossini, ITorma, Barnard de Jussieu, Sir Wil- liam Hooker, La fiance. Flora, Urania, Madame Furtado, Ul3^sses, Princess Mary of Cambridge, Princess Alice, Monsieur A. Brougniart, Etendard, Ceres, and Mary Stuart. Mrs. T. W. Ward showed a large collection of rare flowers: among which were fine specimens of Hedychium Gardnerianum, and the difl'er- ent varieties of Double Zonal Geraniums; also, a fine display of Hardy Perpetual Roses. J. G. Barber exhibited two fine specimens of Orchids, namely, Rodri- guezia secunda and Dendrobium forinosum. Augustus Lowell, a sjjike of Lilium auratura, which was much finer than the original variety, the spots on the petals being larger and more brilliant. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS. 39 E. H. Hitchings, a collection of Wild Flowers, among which were good specimens of Utricularia inflata or Blaclderwort. B. D. Hill, Jr., specimens of his fine Seedling Double Petunia, named Florence Hill. September 4. The exhibition of Asters was unusually fine; collections competing for premium were shown by Joseph Breck, J. B. Moore, Ilernum Grundel, James Comley, Hovey & Co., James Barratt, Elbridge Wason, John A. Black, A. McLaren, and James Nugent. The display of Verbenas was small, owing to a severe rain storm of the day previous, the only collection ofiered for premium being those of James McTear. Hovey & Co. showed a collection of French Hybrid Gladiolus: among them were the following new varieties of 1869, namely, Romu- lus, Monsieur Legouve, Madame Desportes, Homer and Madame Dom- brai», all fme varieties; also, specimens of a fine variety of Vallota purpurea, named superba, with larger and more brilliant flowers than the original variety. J. S. Richards and George Craft, each made fine displays of Seedling and Named Gladiolus. S. A. Ranlett, thirty-five species and varieties of Native Plants, among which were fine specimens of the beaiitiful Parnassia Caroliniana. Dr. George R. Hall, specimens of Ailanthus glandulosus, with hand- some golden variegated foliage. It was awarded a first class Certifi- cate of Merit. Thomas Smallwood, a plant of Peristeria elata or Dove Flower, with one good spike of flowers expanded. Mrs. S. Joyce, a plant of Crinum (species), with large white flowers, bulb from the Cape of Good Hope Agricultural Society. Francis Parkman, fine specimens of Lilium lancifolium, Melpomene. O. H. Peck exhibited a spike of Lilium lancifolium, with nineteen flowers and buds. September 1L George Everett showed a good collection of new French Ilvbrid Gladiolus, which included a fine specimen of Michel Ange, a very dis- tinct variety, color deep crimson, slightly spotted with purple. James McTear, handsome Table Bouquets and plant of Nerine co- rusca. The display of Double Zinnias was good, notwithstanding the great gale of the 8th of September. The principal improvement over former years, was the increase in brilliancy and number of colors, which were very marked. The contributors were Hovey & Co., James Nugent, J. McTear and A. McLaren. Native Plants were contributed by Miss M. E. Carter, E. H. Hitch- inffs, and S. H. Ranlett. 40 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. George Craft was awarded a first class Certificate of Merit, for a fine Seedling Gladiolus, named Thomas Sheren, color crimson, ground spotted with dark purple. J. S. Richards was also awarded a first class Certificate for a Seed- ling Gladiolus, named M. P. Wilder, color orange cherry, ground blazed with white, fine. Mrs. T. W. Ward exhibited a fine collection of choice Flowers. Mrs. S. Joyce, a good display of Double Balsams. Mrs. E. A. Story, a collection of Greenhouse Flowers. Annual Exhibition, September 21, 22, 23 and 24. In many respects this exhibition was better than last year's, though the Pot Plants were too much crowded, for want of space, to.be seen at a good advantage. W. C. Harding exhibited twenty Greenhouse Plants, ten Caladiuras, six Ferns, six Begonias, and two specimen plants. Among the collec- tion were the following fine specimens, namely: Musa enseta (eight feet), Maranta zebrina, Abutilon Thompsonii, Sanchezia nobilis, Cype- rus alternifolius variegatus, Autharium regale, Hoya carnosa fol. va- riegata, Dracfena, Brasiliensis and Cooperi, Gymnostachyum Yerschaf- felti, fine; Hydrangea Hortensis fol. variegata, Cissus discolor, Musa zebrina and Bonaparteaglauca. Among the Ferns were Cibotium spec- tabile, Asplenium Australis, Lomaria gibba, Pteris argyraia, and Blech- num Brasiliense; also, fine specimens of Dalechampia lioezliana, and Irisine Lindenii, the last named is recommended as a fine bedding plant. H. H. Hunnewell showed six Marantas, six Lyco2:)ods, ten Variegated Leaved Plants, and three specimens. The finest plants in this collection were Croton longifolia variegata, Alocasia macrorrhiza fol. variegata, Cyanophyllum magnificum, Allamanda nobilis (a splendid species), Stevensonia Sechellarum, Dracaena stricta, Panicum variegatum, San- chesia nobilis fol. variegata, and the very rare Dractena regina, with white terminal leaves. Among the Marantas were fine specimens of regalis. Van den Heckii, splendida, pardina and zebrina. The six Lyco- pods included good specimens of Selaginclla Africana, Martensi, um- brosa, Cordifolia, and Varabilis. Mr. H. also exhibited a plant of the rare Acul)a Japonica vera, in friiit, which was awarded the Society's Silver Medal, as the best new Pot Plant of 1869. Hovey & Co. contributed twenty Greenhouse Plants, ten Varie- gated Leaved Plants, ten Caladiumc, six Plants in bloom, six Ferns, six Lycopods, six Marantas, and three specimens. Among this collection were fine specimens of Dracaena terminalis latifolia pend- ula. Yucca quadricolor, Cyperus alternifolius variegatus, Sanchezia nobilis variegata, Eurya latifolia variegata, Alocasia Veitchii, Agave schidigera and filifera, Dracaiiia Coojieri and umbraculifera, Croton REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS. 41 nobilis, Cissus discolor, Pandanus elegantissimus, Ananassa sativa folia variegata, Cycas circinalis, Cocos coronata, Blechnum corco- vadensis, Latania borbonica, very fine, Hibiscus Cooperi, Yucca aloi- folia variegata, and a large specimen of the rare Pandanus Linie; among the plants in bloom were well grown specimens of Allamanda Scliotti, Vallota purpurea superba, new, Lagerstroemia Indica, Abutilon Thomp- soni, Dalechampia Koezliana and Anthuritmi Scherzerianum, new and rare. W. C. Strong exhibited twenty-five Greenhouse Plants, among them were noticed good specimens of Begonia Pearcei, a handsome yellow flowered vai-iety of late introduction, and Solanum capsicastrum fol. variegata. William Cairns, a collection of twenty two Greenhouse Plants, among which were some good specimens of Double Zonal Geraniums and new Coleus. II. P. Arnold, plants of three new Coleus, namely. Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria and Her Majesty, also, handsome plant of Diplacus pimiceus in bloom. The students of the Massachusetts State Agricultural College exhibited an elegant specimen of Cyanophyllum magnificum, which was awarded the Society's Silver Medal. George Craft and J. S. Richards, each exhibited large collections of J^amed and Seedling Gladiolus. The display of Cut Flowers was remarkably good for the season; the contributors were Joseph Breck, W. C. Strong, Hovey & Co., Francis Parkman, Elbridge Wason, S. W. Story, James Coir ley and A. Mc- Laren. Dahlias were also better than usual, but for want of space had to be much crowded; the contributors were Hovey & Co., B. D. Hill, Jr., C. J. Power and Edward Flynn. Baskets of Flowers were not as numerous at this exhibition as usual; the contributors were Mrs. S. Joyce, Miss S. W. Story, Mrs. C. S. Wood, Mrs. S. Westgate, Miss A. C. Wheeler and Miss A. C. Kenrick. W. H. Ilalliday and C. J. Power, each exhibited a handsome Ward- ian Case. J. L, D'Wolf, a good specimen of Amaryllis belladonna. Benjamin P. Putnam exhibited his new patent Self-Watering Flower Pot. For hanging pots, striking cuttings or for growing plants that require careful watering, it will be valuable. The committee awarded Mr. Putnam the Socitt\^'s Silver Medal. October 2. Mrs. S. Joyce, fine specimens of Brugmansia arborea; also, hand- somely arranged Basket of Flowers. 42 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. October 9. J. McTear, a good Plant of Nerine corusca, and two Hand Bouquets. George Craft, a collection of Ornamental Kale and flower, sjnkes of Gyneriuna argenteum. James Nugent, Hand Bouquets and display of Cut Flowers. Hovey & Co., Double Zinnias, and large collection of Cut Flowers. October 23. AV. C. Harding showed flowers of Sanchezia nobilis. November 6. Mrs. S. Joyce exhibited a plant of Double Tuberose that flowered in Fall of 1868, and now (Nov. 6) had four fine spikes of flowers from the same bulb. This experiment shows that old bulbs can be made to flower the second time, if properly managed. November 13. The exhibition of Chrj^ santhemums, although not what it should be, was an improvement on last year. James McTear exhibited pot specimens of Pompons in Class II., which were very creditable; also, cut specimens in Classes III., lY., and v., composed of the following fine varieties, namely: Pompons — Jonas, Mrs. Turner, White Trevenna, Ninette, Condrillion, Purpurea Elegans, Bob, Stella, Justine Tessiei, Madge Wildfire, Nelly and Fairy Nymph. Large flowered varieties — Alma, Virgin Queen, Progne, Ilolman Hunt, Golden St. Patrick, Jardin des Plants, Golden Ball, Crimson Velvet, Empress of India, Kuth, L. Imogine, and Eva. November 20. C. M. Atkinson exhibited a good specimen plant of Japan Chrysan- themum, named Grandiflora, flower large, color golden yellow. The annual appropriation for Plants and Flowers by the Society was Sl,700; special premiums oflered by H. H. Hunnewell, S180; making a total of Sl,880. Of this amount the Committee have awarded $1,772, leaving a balance not awarded of $;108. In closing this Report we would call the attention of contributors to the change in the arrange- ment of the Schedule of Prizes for Plants and Flowers, for the ensuing year. The following list of Premiums and Gratuities have been awarded by your committee the past season. All of which is respectfully submitted. J. C. HOVEY, Chairman. PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS. 43 PRIZES AWARDED FOR PLANTS, FLOWERS AND BOUQUETS. January, February and March. Camellias. — For the best display of named varieties exhi))ited during the months of January, February and March, to Hovey & Co., $6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 5 00 January 23. p]pACRis — For the best named varieties in pots, not awarded, - 5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 April 3. Hyacinths. — For the best ten named varieties in pots, not awarded, - - - - - - -5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 May 1. Hyacinths — For the best twenty named varieties, open cult- ure, not awarded, - - - - - -6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 5 00 May 15. Tulips, Early. — For the best twenty flowers, not less than ten named varieties, not awarded, - - - - 5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 Narcissus. — For the best display, not awarded, - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 June 5. Iris (Tuberous varieties). — For the best twelve named varie- ties, to James McTear, . . - - - For the next best, not awarded, . . . - Hardy Shrubs. — For the best display, not awarded, - For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For the next best, not awarded, . . - - Shrubby Peonies. — For the best six named varieties, not awarded, ..----- For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For the next best, not awai-ded. . . - - Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 bottles, not awarded, -...--- For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - 4 00 8 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 44 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Baskets of Flowers.— For the best arranged, to Miss C. S. Wood, - - - - . . - S2 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 1 00 Humietcell rrcniiitms. Hardy Azaleas. — For the best disphiy of named, not awarded, - - - - - - . 8 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 5 00 June 12. Cut Flowers. — For the best dispkiy, filling 150 bottles, not awarded, - - - - - - -5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded. - - ' - - 3 00 Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, 2 00 For the next best to Miss C. S. Wood, - - - 1 00 Uu nnewtll Preiiiiums. Hardy Eiiododendrons.— For the best disjjlay of named varieties, to E. S. Eand, Jr., - - - - 8 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 5 00 Opening Exhibition, June 16 and 17. Greenhouse Plants. — For the best display of twelve varie- ties, regard being had to new and rare varieties, and well grown specimens of named plants, to H. H. Hiiunewell, - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the next best, to W. C. Harding, Greenhouse Azaleas. — For the best six named varieties in pots, not awarded, .-.--- For the next best, not awarded, . . . . For the next best, not awarded, . . . . Pelargoniums. — For the best six named Show varieties in pots, not awarded, ------ For the next best, not awarded, . - . - For the best six named Fancy varieties in pots, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, . - . . For the best six named Zonal varieties, not variegated, in pots, to W. C. Harding, - - . - . For the next best, toW. C. Hai-ding, For the best six named variegated Zonal varieties, in pots, to W. C. Harding, ------ For tlie next best, to W. C. Harding, ... 20 00 15 00 10 00 10 00 8 00 5 00 ■8 00 5 00 8 00 5 00 6 00 5 00 6 00 5 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FL0WP:RS. 45 Heaths. — For the best six named varieties, in pots, not awarded, - - - - - - -$6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 Specimen Plant. — Eegard being had to new and rare varieties: For the best Specimen Plant, of a kind for which no special prize is offered, to Joseph Clark, - - - - 6 00 For the next best, to H. II. Ilunnewell, - - - 4 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - 3 00 CiNEKARlAS, — For the best six named varieties, not awarded, - 5 00 For tlie next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 Calceolarias.— For the best six varieties, not awarded, - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Achimenes. — For the best six named varieties, not aAvarded, - 6 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 Pansies. — For the best six distinct varieties in pots, not awarded. - - - - - - - 5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 Polyanthus. — For the best six distinct varieties, in pots, not awarded, - - - - - - -4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Auriculas. — For the best six distinct varieties in pots, not awarded, ------- For the next best, not awarded, . - . - Hanging Baskets. — The plants to have been growing in them at least one month. For the best specimen, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, to James McTear, - - - For the next best, to James McTear, - . - Herbaceous P^^iONiES. — For the best ten named varieties, to Hovey & Co., ------ For the next best, to James McTear, . - - For the next best, not awarded, - . - - Tulips, Late. — For the best thirty flowers, not less than ten varieties, not awarded, . - - - - For the next best, not awarded, . - - - Cut Flowers. — For the best display, to W. C. Strong, For the next best, to Francis Parkman, - - - For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - For the next best, to James Nngent, . - _ For the next best, to Joseph Breck, - - - - Kative Plants. — For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, to Miss M. E. Carter, For the next best, not awarded, - - . . 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 46 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Baskets of Flotvers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, $3 00 For the next best, to Miss S. W. Story, - - - 2 00 For the next best, t) Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - 1 00 BouciUETS. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, to James McTear, 4 00 For the next best, to Ilovey & Co., - . - - 3 00 For the best pair of Hand Bouquets, to James Nugent, - 4 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - . 3 00 AVakdian Case. — For the best specimen, to W. II. Ilalliday, 10 00 For the next best, to W. H. Ilalliday, . . . o 00 Rose Exhibition, June 23. Class I. Hardy June Roses. ^For the best fifteen distinct named va- rieties, not awarded, . . . . . For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For the next best, not awarded, - . - - Class II. For the best ten distinct named varieties, to Francis Parkman, For the next best, to Walker & Co., . - - - For the next best, to James Kugent, Class III. Hardy Perpetual, Roses. — For the best twenty distinct named varieties, to A. McLaren, . - - - For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For the next best, not awarded, . . . - Class IV, For the best ten distinct named varieties, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, . - - - For the next best, not awarded, . . - - Class V. Moss Roses.— For the best display of not less than ten named varieties, to Francis Parkman, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - ■ - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Class VI. Tender Roses.— For the best display of not less than ten named varieties, to James McTear, - - - 5 00 For the next best, to James Nugent, - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 6 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 6 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS. 47 Class VII. Roses.— For the best general display, to Joseph Chirk, - $6 00 For the next best, to J. C. Chaffin, - - - - 5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 Special Prizes for Roses, offered by II. II. Hunnewell, Esq. Hybrid Perpetual Roses.— For the best collection, twenty varieties, to J. C. Chaffin, - - - - - 15 00 Moss Roses. — For the best collection, ten varieties, to W. C. Harding, - - - - - - - 15 00 Pot and Cut Flowers. — For the best general display of all kinds, to Francis Parkinan, .... For the next best, not awarded, . - . . For the next best, not awarded, .... Pot Culture. — For the best six specimens, not awai-dcd, (xREENnousE Plants. — For the best twenty Greenhonse or Stove plants of dift'erent varieties, not awarded, - For the next best, not awarded, . . . . For the next best, not awarded, - . . . Fuchsias. — For the best six named varieties in pots, not awarded, ..-..-- For the next best, not awarded, . . . . Gloxinias.— For the best eight named varieties in pots, not awarded, .--.... For the next best, not awarded, . - . . Paisley Pinks. — For the best sixty blooms, not less than six named varieties, exhibited in bunches of three of the same variety, to James McTear, .... For the next best, not awarded, .... Bouquets. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, to James McTear, -.-..-. For the next best, not awarded, .... For the best pair of Hand Bonquets, to J. Nugent, - For the next best, to James McTear, ... Baskets of Flowers — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, ....... For the next best, to Mrs. E. M. Gill, ... Sweet Williams. — For the best thirty trusses, not less than ten distinct varieties, to James McTear, - For the next best, not awarded, .... Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 liottles, to W. C. Strong, ..--... For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - . For the next best, not awarded, .... 50 00 ?,0 00 20 00 50 00 25 00 20 00 15 00 10 00 8 00 8 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 $5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 •2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 48 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETTT. July 3. Cut Flowers. — For the -best display, filling 150 bottles, to Francis Farkman. -..--- For the next best, to George Craft, - - - - For the next best, to J. McTear, - . . . Native Plants. — For the largest and best displa}' of named species and varieties, to Miss M. E. Carter, For the next best, to S. A. Eanlett, . - - - Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, For the next best, to Miss S. W. Story, . . - July 10. Delphiniums. — For the best ten named vai'ieties, to Francis Parkman, ....... For the next best, to Francis Parkman, ... Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 bottles, to Francis Parkman, -...-- For the next best, to O. H. Peck, .... For the next best, to James Nugent, ... Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Miss C. S. Wood, 2 00 For the next best, to Mrs. S. Joyce, - - - 1 00 July 17. Summer Phloxes. — For the best ten distinct named varieties, to James McTear, --..-. For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - . For the next best, not awarded, .... Carnations. — For the best ten named varieties, to James Mc- Tear, For the next best, to Joseph Clark, . - - - For the next best, not awarded, . . . - PicOTEES. — For the best ten named varieties, to Joseph Clark, For the next best, to James McTear, ... For the next best, not awarded, .... Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 bottles, to Francis Parkman, .--.-- For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - . . - For the next best, to O. H. Peck, .... Baskets of Flowers.— For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, For the next best, to Miss C. S. Wood, - - - 1 00 July 24. Stocks. — For the best display of not less than six varieties, to James Nugent, - - - - - -4 00 For the next best, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to G. W. C. Washburn, - - - 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS. 49 Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 bottles, to Francis Parkman, - - - - - - ^5 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - 4 00 For the next best, to O. H. Peck, - - - - 3 00 Basket of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Miss C. S. Wood, - - - - - - - 2 00 For the next best, to Mrs. S. Joyce, - - - - 1 00 July 31. Hollyhocks. — For the best ten distinct varieties, in spikes, to James Nugent. -....- For the next best, to Herbert Gleason, - . . For the next best, not awarded, - . - - Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 bottles, to Francis Parkman, .-.--- For the next best to, W. C. Strong, - - - - For the next best, to O. H. Peck, - - - . Bouquets. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, not awarded, ..--.-. For the next best, not awarded, - . . . For the best pair of Hand Bouquets, to James Nugent, For the next best, to Hovey & Co. - - - - Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, ....... For the next best, to Mrs. S. Joyce, - - - . August 7. Late Phloxes. — For the best ten distinct named varieties, to James McTear, ------ For the next best, to J. A. Black, - - . . For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - - For the best seedling, to Francis Parkman, the Society's Silver Medal, -.-.-. Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 bottles, to Francis Parkman, - - - - - -5 00 For the next best, to O. H. Peck, - - - . 4 OO For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - - 3 00 Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Miss C. S. Wood, 2 00 For the next best, to Miss S. W. Story, - - - 1 00 August 14. Balsams. — For the best twelve spikes, to A. McLaren, - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 4 5 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 $5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 50 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 bottles, to Francis Parkinan, ------ For the next best, to J. E. "Westgate, - - - For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - - Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mi^^s C. S. Wood, --.-..- For the next best, to Mrs. S. Joyce, - - - - August 21. Petunias. — For the best collection of named varieties, double and single, to A. McLaren, . . . . For the next best, to .J. A. Black, - - - - Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 bottles, to A. McLaren, ------- For tlie next best, to Francis Parkman, - - - For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, ]Jaskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, lo Miss C. S. Wood, --..--- For the next best, to Mrs. S. Joyce, - - - - August 28, Class I. (tLADIOLUS. — For the best twenty named varieties, in spikes, to A. McLaren, - - - - For the next best, to J. S. Richards, - - - - For the next best, not awarded, - - - - Class II. For the best ten named varieties, in spikes, to J. S. Rich- ards, -------- For the next best, to A. McLaren, . - - - For the next best, to George Craft, - - - - Class III. For the best display of named or unnamed varieties, to J. S. Richards, -..---- For the next best, not awarded, . - - - For the next best, not awarded, . . - - Class IV. For the best single specimen spike, to A. McLaren, (for Mayerbier,) ------- For the next best, not awarded, . . . - For the best seedling variety, the Society's Silver Medal, to J. S. Richards. IJouciUETS. — For the best pair of Parlor Bouquets, to James Nugent, 3 00 For the next best, to J. McTear, - - - - 2 00 For the best pair of Hand Bouquets, to James Nugent, - 3 00 For the next best, to J. McTear, - - - - 2 00 G 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 2 00 1 00 $2 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS. 51 Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Miss A. C. Wheeler, ------- For the next best, to Miss S. W. Story, . - - Cut Flowers. — For the best disiDlay, filling 150 bottles, to A. McLaren, .--..-. For the next best, to Francis Parkman, . - - For the next best, to O. H. Peck, . - - - September 4. Class I. Asters. — For the best thirty flowers, not less than ten varie- ties, to ITovey & Co., - - - - - 5 00 For the next best, to H. Grundel, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to James Barratt, - - - 3 00 Class II. For the best twenty flowers, not less than eight varieties, to James Comley, - - - - - -3 00 For the next best, to J. A. Black, - - - - 2 00 Class III Pompons. — For the best sixty blooms, not less than six varieties, in bunches of three of the same variety, to Hovey & Co., 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Verbenas. — For the best named collection of sixty trusses, twenty varieties, in bunches of three of the same vari- ety, to James McTear, - - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best new seedling with foliage, the Society's Silver Medal, not aw^arded. Baskets of Flowers. — For the best arranged, to Mrs. S. Joyce, .....-- For the next best, to J. E. Westgate, ... Cut Flowers. — For the best display, filling 150 bottles, to Francis Parkman, ------ For the next best, to William Cairns, - - For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - . September 11. Class I. Double Zinnias. — For the best thirty flowers, not less than six varieties, to Hovey & Co., - - - - 5 00 For the next best, to James Nugent, - - - 4 00 For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - - 3 00 2 00 1 00 5 00 4 00 3 GO 52 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Class 11. For the best twenty flowers, not less than four varieties, to J. McTear, $3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - . - 2 00 Baskets of Flowers.— For the best arranged, to Miss C. S. Wood, 2 00 For the next best, to Mrs. S. Joyce, - - . - 1 00 Kative Plants. — For the largest and best display of named species and varieties, to S. H. Eanlett, - - - 3 00 For the next best to Miss M. E. Carter, - - - 2 00 Cut Flowers.— For the best display, filling 150 bottles, to Francis Parkman, - - - - - -5 00 For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to William Cairns, - - - 3 00 Ankual ExHiBiTioisr, September 21, 22, 23 and 24. Plants in Pots. Greenhouse Plants.— For the best twenty Greenhouse and Stove plants of diflerent varieties, to W. C. Harding, For the next best to Hovey & Co., - - . . For the next best, not awarded, - . . - For the next best, not awarded, .... Variegated Leaved Plants. — For the best ten varieties, not offered in the collection of Greenhouse Plants, to H. H. Hunnewell, .-.-.. For the next best, to Hovej^ & Co., . - . - For the next best, not awarded, .... Variegated Plant. — For the best single specimen, not of- fered in any collection, to Hovey & Co., for Pandanus Jarvinaricus variegatus, - - - - - 5 00 For the next best, to H. II. Hunnewell, for Dracajna regina, - - - - - - -3 00 Caladiums. — For the best ten named varieties, to ^V. C. Harding, 10 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - 8 00 For the best six varieties, not awarded, - - - 5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 4 00 Ferns. — For the best twelve named varieties, not awarded, 8 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 6 00 For the best six named varieties, to Hovey & Co., - - 4 00 For the next best, to W. C. Harding, - - - 3 00 Lycopods. — For the best six named varieties, to H. H. Hun- newell, 5 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - 3 00 35 00 30 00 25 00 20 00 10 00 8 00 6 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS. 53 Marantas. — Foi the best six named varieties, to H. H. Hun- iiewell, - - - - - - - S5 00 For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - - 4 00 Begonias. — For the best six named varieties, to W. C. Harding, 5 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Plants in Bloom. — For the best six varieties in jDots, to Hovey & Co., - - - - - - - 5 00 For the next best, to Williams Cairns, - - - 4 00 Specimen Plant.— For the best, not variegated, of a kind for which no special prize is offered, to Hovey & Co., - 5 00 For the next best, to W. C. Harding, - - - 4 00 Hanging Baskets. — The plants to have been growing in them, at least one month. For the best specimen, to C. J. Power, - - - 5 00 For the next best, to C. J. Power, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to J. A. Black, - - - - 3 00 Best New Pot Plant. — It having never before been exhibited at any Exhibition of the Society, the Society's Silver Medal, to H. H. HnnneAvell, for Acuba Japonica vera. Gut Flowers. For the best display and best kept during the exhibition, to Hovey & Co., -.-... For the next best, to William Cairns, ... For the next best, to Joseph Breck, - - - - For the next best, to W. C. Strong, - - - - For the next best, to A. McLaren, - - - . For the next best, to James Comley, - - - For the next best, to E. A. Story, - . . - Gladiolus. — For the best display and best kept during the Exhibition, of named or unnamed varieties, filling 150 bottles, to George Craft, - . . . - For the next best, to J. S. Richards, . . . For the next best, not awarded, . - . . Dahlias. — Prizes awarded the first day of the Annual Exhibition: Glass I. For the best twenty- four named varieties, to Hovey & Co., - For the next best, to C. J. Power, - . - - For the next best, not awarded, . . . . Glass II. For the best twelve named varieties, to Hovey & Co., For the next best, to Edward Flynn, - . - Class III. LiLiPUTiAN. — For the best fifty flowers, not less than eight named varieties, to Edward Flynn, ... For the next best, to C. J. Power, - - - - 16 00 14 00 12 00 10 00 8 00 6 00 4 00 8 00 6 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 54 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Dahlias. — Prizes awarded the third day of the Annual Exhibition Class I. For the hest twenty-four named varieties, to Ilovey & Co., - For the next best, to C. J. Power, - - . . For the next best, to Edward Flynn, ... Class II. For the best twelve named varieties, to C. J. Power, For the next best, to Edward Flynn, ... Class III. LlLiruTiAX. — For the best fifty flowers, not less than eight named varieties, to Edward Flynn, For the next best, to C. J. Power, . - - - Parlor Bouquets. — For the best pair exhibited on Tuesday, to James McTear, ...... For the next best, to M. P. Wilder, . . - - IIaxd Bouquets. — For the best pair exhibited on Tuesday, to James Nugent, ..-.-- For the next best, to Hovey & Co., - - - . Parlor Bouquets. — For the best pair exhibited on Tlmrs- daj^ to James N'ugent, . - . - . For the next best, to Joseph Breck, ... IIaxd Bouquets. — For the best pair exhibited on Thurs- day, to James Nugent, ..... For the next best, not awarded, . . . - Large Bouquets. — For the best pair, suitable for the Bradlee or Jones Vases, and best kept during the exhibition, not awarded, -.--... For the next best, not awarded, . . . . Basket of Flowers. — For the best arranged, and best kept during the exhibition, to Miss S. W. Story, For the next best, to Mrs. S. Joyce, .... For the next best, to Miss C. S. Wood, ... For the next best, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, - - - For the next best, not awarded, .... Baskets of Wild Flowers. — For the best arranged, and best kept during the exhibition, to Miss A. C. Kenrick, - For the next best, to Miss A. C. Wheclei-, . - - Table Design. — For the best, to be composed of Flowers only, or Fruit and Flowers combined, and not to exceed four feet in height, to Mrs. C. B. Chase, - For the next best, to Mrs. E. M. Gill, Rustic Stand. — For the best specimen, to be composed of Plants, to J. A. Black, . . . - - For the next best, not awarded, .... i?5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 6 00 4 00 6 00 4 00 0 00 4 00 6 00 4 00 10 00 8 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 10 00 8 00 10 00 8 00 10 00 6 00 10 00 6 00 3 00 2 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS. 55 OCTOBEK 9. Cut Flowers. — For the best display, tilling 150 bottles, to Hovey & Co., .|4 00 For the next best, to James Kngent, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 CHRYSANTHEMU3I ShOW, NOVEMBER 13. Class I. — For the best six named Large Flowered varieties, in pots, not awarded, . _ . _ _ For the next best, not awarded, _ . . . ( 'lass II. — For the best six named Pompons, in pots, to James McTear, ....... For the next best, not awarded, . . _ . Class III. — For the best twelve named Large Flowered varie- ties, cut specimens, to James McTear, - - - For the next best, not awarded, . _ . . Class IV. — For the best twelve named Pompon varieties, cut specimens, to James McTear, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Class Y. — For the best general display, named or unnamed va- rieties, cut specimens, filling 50 bottles, to James McTear, For the next best, not awarded, . . - - For the next best, not awarded, _ . _ . During the Season. Lilies. — For the best display of the season, to Francis Park- man, -------- For the next best, not awarded, . . - - Delphiniums. — For the best Seedling during the season, the Society's Silver Medal, to Francis Parkman. Spring Herbaceous Plants. — For the largest and best dis- play of named si^ecies and varieties, exhibited April 10th, May 1st and 22d, June 5th and 19th, — prize to be awarded June 19th, not awarded, - - - - 10 00 For the next best, not awarded, . - - - 8 00 For the next best, not awarded, . - . . 6 00 Summer Herbaceous Plants, — For the largest and best displays of named species and varieties, exhibited July 10th and 24th, August 7th and 21st, and September 4th— prize to be awarded September 4th, not awarded. For the next best, not awarded, _ - - . For the next best, not awarded, . . - - Hunnewell Premiums. Evergreen Trees and Shrubs. — For the best display, in pots, during the season, not awarded, ... For the next best, not awarded, . . _ . 5 00 4 00 3 00 10 00 8 GO 10 00 8 00 6 00 8 GO 5 GO 66 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. GEATUITIES AWARDED AT WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS. January 9. William Cairns, for Seedling Perpetual Pink, Febrtjary 6. John G. Barker, for plant of Oncidium sp., May 1. John G. Barker, for two plants of Orchids, E. H. Hitchings, for Native Flowers, - - . Joseph Dix, for plant of Arum dracunciilus. May 8. James McTear, for plant of Primula acaulis alba pleno. Botany Class, Dean Academy, for Native Flowers, C. H. Packer, for Seedling Carnation, - - . May 15. Botany Class, Dean Academy, for Native Flowers, E. H. Hitchings, for Native Flowers, . - - May 22. Botany Class, Dean Academy for Native Flowers, Walker & Co., for collection of Late Tulips, James Comley, for Seedling Zonal Geraniums, - E. H. Hitchings, for Native Flowers, . - - J. E. M. Gilley, for Cut Flowers, May 29. James Cruickshauk, for Azaleas and Rhododendrons, - June 5. James McTear, for Hand Bouquets, . _ - " " plant Ornothogalum aureum, " " Cut Flowers, - - - - Botany Class, Dean Academy, for 57 varieties, Native Fl Miss H. M. Barry, for 50 varieties, Native Flowers, E. H. Hitchings, for Native Flowers, E, S. Rand, Jr., for Rhododendrons and Azaleas, J. A. Kenrick, for Cut Flowers, - - - - A. Farrier, for Pansies, - - - - - J. E. M. Gilley, for Cut Flowers, - . - - Mrs. F. Nichols, for display of Roses, - - - June 12. Hovey & Co., for Rhododendrons, . - . Hovey & Co., for Azaleas, . - - - James McTear, for Table Bouquets, . - - $2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 2' 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 lowers, 3 00 2 00 1 00 5 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 5 00 1 00 3 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS. 57 James McTear, for Cut Flowers, - - - - - $1 00 A. Farrier, for Pansies, - - - - - -100 Sumner Downe, for Cut Flowers, - - - - 1 00 Mrs. S. Joyce, for Plant of Crinum longifolium, - - 1 00 J. E. M. Gilley, for Cocos nucifera, - - - - 1 00 E. S. Rand, for named hardy Azaleas, - - - - 2 00 Opening Exhibition, June 16 and 17. Miss A. C. Wheeler, for Baskets of Flowers, - - - 2 00 Mrs. S. Joyce, " " - - - 2 00 Miss A. C. Kenrick, " " - - - 2 00 Mrs. E. M. Gill, " " - - - 2 00 Mrs. C. Farrier, " " - - - 2 00 J. E. Westgate, " " - - - 3 00 " " for Bouquets, 2 00 C. B. Brigham, for Pansies, - - - - - 1 00 Thomas Smallwood, for Pansies, - - - - - 1 00 " " Pfeonies, 1 00 W. C. Harding, for new Gloxinias and Allamanda, - - 3 00 " Pot Plants, 8 00 W. C. Harding, for specimen of Gymnostachyum argyroneu- rum, 2 00 Edward Avery, for Pasiflora cseruka, - - - - 1 00 J. McTear, for Paisley Pinks, 1 00 '' " Pot Plants, 8 00 " " Cut Flowers, 3 00 " " plant of Sedum cseruleum, - - - 1 00 " " Pseonies, 2 00 E. S. Rand, Jr., for Rhododendrons, - - - - 5 00 W. H. Halliday, for Fern Case, 2 00 William Cairns, for Pot Plants, - - - - - 8 00 Pinks, 2 00 " Cut Flowers, - - - - 3 00 James Nugent, for Pot Plants, - - - - - 5 00 Botany Class, Dean Academy, for Native Flowers, - - 3 00 E. H. Hitchings, " " - - 1 00 F. Skinner, for Cut Flowers, - - - - - 3 00 Francis Parkman, " - - - - - -4 00 B. D. Hill, Jr., " 1 00 O. H, Peck, " 3 00 James Comley, " - - - - - -2 00 F. & L. Clapp, '^ 2 00 A, McLaren, " 4 00 George Craft, " 4 00 58 MASSACnUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. E. A. Story, for Cut Flowers, ----- Elbridge Wason, ''--.--- H. H. Ilunncwell, " Sumner Downe, "----.. A. Farrier, for Pansies, ------ A. Farrier, for Cut Flowers, - - - - - Mrs. T. W. Ward, for Hardy Perpetual Roses, - " " Cut Flowers, - - - . " " Exotics, - - - - . " " specimen plant of Fuchsia, C. M. Atkinson, for plant of New Fuchsia, - - - H, H. Hunnewell, for Pot Plants, - - - . Hovey & Co., ^^ u - . . . W. P. Sargent, for Geraniums and Fuchsias, ... M. W, Clark, for plant of Myosotis ijalustris grandiflora, Mrs. E. M. Harris, for Pfeonies, - - - - - John G. Barker, for plant of Diontea muscipula, Foster Brothers, for Tender Roses, ... - " " Perpetual Carnations, - - - Mrs. William Kenrick, for Flower Stand, - - - " " for Wreath, Rose Exhibition, June 23. Francis Parknian, for flowers of Magnolia macrophylla, E. H. Hitchings, for N^ative Flowers, - - - - J. W. Foster, for Seedling Petunias, - . - . Walker & Co., for Roses, . - - - . E. A. Story, for Cut Flowers. ----- B. D. Hill, Jr., " . - . . . J. H. Woodford, for Hardy Perpetual Roses, - - - John G. Barker, for Cut Flowers, - . _ - Hovey & Co., " - - . . . " Pot Plants, ----- J. McTear, for Roses, ------ Thomas Smalhvood, for Dianthus barbatus, - - - Mrs. C. B. Chase, for Flower Stand, - . . . Mrs. T. W. Ward, for specimens ef Tabernre montana fl. i)leno, " " Exotics, - - - - - " " six Gloxinias, . . . . James Xugent, for Cactus, - - . _ - E. S. Rand, Jr., for Antirrhinums, .... W. C. Harding, for Gloxinias, ----- A. Farrier, for Pansies, ------ Miss C. S. Wood, for Basket of Flowers, . _ - 33 00 3 00 4 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 5 00 3 00 1 00 10 00 8 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 10 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 5 00 8 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS. 59 Miss L. F. Hull, for Basket of Flowers, - - - $1 00 Mrs. C. Farrier, " " - - - - 1 00 Mrs. F. Nichols, for Cut Flo^Ters, - - - - 1 00 J. E. M. Gilley, " 1 00 July 3. E. A. Story, for Cut Flowers, - - - - - 1 00 O. H. Peck, " 2 00 A. McLaren, " ... - . 2 00 Francis Parkman, " ----- 2 00 Sumner Downe, " ----- 2 00 B. D. Hill, Jr., " ..... 1 00 Mrs. T. W. Ward, for Exotics, - - - - - 5 00 Mrs. C. B. Chase, for Basket of Flowers, - - - 1 00 Miss C. S. Wood, " " - - - 1 00 Mrs. C. Farrier, " " - - - 1 00 Miss A. C. Kenrick, " " - - - 1 00 Miss L. F. Hall, " " - - - 1 00 Miss A. C. Wheeler, " " - - - 1 00 J. McTear, for Bouquets, - - - - - 2 00 James Xugent, " ----- 2 00 John G. Barker, for four plants Orchids, - - - 5 00 E. Hitchings, for Ehodendron maximum, - - - 1 00 July 10. J. E. M. Gilley, for Bouquet, - - - - - 1 00 E. H. Hitchings, for ISTative Flowers, - - - - 2 00 Miss S. W. Story, for Basket of Flowers, - - - 1 00 Mrs. C. Farrier, " " - - - - 1 00 Miss A. C. Wheeler, " " - - - - 1 00 Mrs. C. B. Chase, " " - - - - 1 00 Miss A. C. Kenrick, " " - - - - 1 00 James Comley, for Seedling Zonal Geraniums, - - 1 00 O. H. Peck, for Fern Case, 2 00 C. M. Atkinson, for plant of Gloxinia, - - - - 2 00 C. J. Power, for Hollyhocks, 1 00 E. A. Story, for Cut Flowers, 1 00 A. McLaren, " 2 00 B. D. Hill, Jr., " 1 00 James McTear, " ..... 1 00 « " for Table Bouquets, - - - - 2 00 •' " for Summer Phloxes, - - •• -. 1 00 James IN'ugent, for Hand Bouquets, - - - - 2 00 60 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. July 17. Mrs. T. W. Ward, for Exotics, |5 00 " " Carnations, Mrs. C. B. Chase, for Basket of Flowers, Miss A. C. "Wheeler, '• " - Mrs. C. Farrier, " '• Miss S. W. Story, " " . Mrs. E. M. Gill, " " . Mrs. Durseault, " " C. J. Power, for Double Hollyhocks, " " Dahlias, - James Nugent, for Hand Bouquets, " " for Cut Flowers, E. A. Story, James O'Brien, " - . A. McLaren, " . . " for Seedling Pinks, James McTear, for Table Bouquet, " " Carnations, - B. D. Hill, Jr., for Double Petunias, Joseph Breck, for Petunias, John G. Barker, for four plants Orchids, Hovey & Co., for Gladiolus Colvillii alba, July 24. Miss A. C. Kenrick, for Basket of Flowers, Mrs. E. M. Gill, " Miss A. C. Wheeler, "■ Mrs. E. A. Story, " Miss S. W. Story, " Mrs. C. Farrier, " J. S. Kichards, for Cut Flowers, - - - E. A. Story, " ... A. McLaren, '•• ... James Coraley, " ... G. W. C. Washburn, " ... Mrs. S. Joyce, " ... Mrs. John Stone, for Stocks, J. W. Foster, for Seedling Petunias, B. D. Hill, Jr., for Double HoUyocks and Petunias, E. H. Ilitchings, for ^N'ative Flowers, Francis Parkman, for Lilium auratum monstrosuni, James Nugent, for Hand Bouquets, E. S. Rand, Jr., for Stuartia pentagyna, - Mrs. Durseault, for Basket of Flowers, - 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS. 61 JuLy 31. George Leland, for Cut Flowers, - - . A. McLaren, " ... E. A. Story, " . . - G. W. C. 'Washhnrn, for Cut Flowers, - Hovey & Co., for Cut Flowers, - - . B. D. Hill, " - - . Miss C. S. Wood, for Basket of Flowers, - Mrs. E. M. Gill, '^ ^' - - Miss A. C. Wheeler, " " - - Mrs. C. Farrier, '• " - - Miss M. E. Carter, for Native FloAvers, ArGFST 7. George Craft for Cut Flowers, - - - John G. Barker, " . . . B. D. Hill, Jr., " - - - E. A. Story, " . . . Mrs. C. Farrier, for Basket of Flowers, Miss A. C. Wheeler, ^' '^ - - Mrs. S.Joyce, " " - - Miss A. C. Kenrick, " " - - E. H. Hitchings, for Native Flowers, Elbridge Wason, for plant of Hydrangea hortensis, James Nugent, for Hand Bouquets, J. S. Kichards, for display of Gladiolus, John G. Barker, for two plants of Orchids, Hovey & Co., for Lilium laucifolivun, August 14. Mrs. T. W. Ward, for new Gladiolus, " " fur Hybrid Perpetual Roses, - J. S. Eichards, for Seedling Gladiolus, - E. H. Hitchings, for Native Flowers, John G. Barker, for two plants of Orchids, James Nugent, for Hand Bouquets, W. C. Harding, for Exotics, . . - O. H. Peck, for Cut Flowers, Hovey & Co., " ... E. A. Story, " ... B. D. Hill, Jr., " - - - Mrs. C. B. Chase, " ... J. A. Black, " ... Miss A. C. Wheeler, for Basket of Flowers, Mrs. C. Farrier, " " Miss A. C. Kenrick, " " SI 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 CO 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 2 00 3 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 62 massachusetts horticultural society. August 21. Augustus Lowell, eight i)lants of Amaryllis belladonna, - S3 00 W. C. Harding, for display of choice Flowers, - Miss A. C. Kenrick, for Basket of Flowers, Mrs. C. Farrier, " '' ... Miss A. C. Wheeler, " "... Mrs. E. M. Gill, " " ... E. H. Hitchings, for Xative Floweis, - - . . O. II. Peck, for Fern Case, - . . . . E. A. Story, for Cut Flowers, ----- George Craft, " - - . _ . O. H. Peck, " Mrs. E. A. Story, for. Greenhouse Flowers, B. D. Hill, Jr , for display, - . - - . J. E. A7estgate, for Liliuni lancifolium, - - - . J. S. Richards, for display of Gladiolus, 11. P. Arnold, for Novelties, . - - - . J. McTear, for Table Bouquets, - - - . . James Xugent, for Hand Bouquets, - - . . J. A. Black, for Bouquet, . - . - . John G. Barker, for three Orchids, - . - . C. W. "W. AYellington, Liatris i>ycnostachya, 'Mrs. C. B. Chase, for design, - . . . Hovey & Co., for Double Zinnias, ... August 28. Mrs. C. B. Chase, for Basket of Flowers, Miss A. C. Kenrick, " "... Mrs. C. Farrier, " "... Mrs. S. Joyce, " " . . . Augustus Lowell, for new variety of Lilium auratum, - John G. Barker, for two plants Orchids, Mrs. T. W. Ward, for choice Flowers. " "• Hardy Perpetual Roses, - E. A. Story, for Cut Flowers, - - . - W. C. Strong, " . - - . B. D. Hill, Jr., " - . - . Mrs. E. A, Story, for display of Greenhouse Flowers, James Comley, for Seedling Geraniums, '' Asters, ..... J. B. Moore, for French Asters, - - - - E. II. Hitchings, for Native Flovvers, _ - - September 4. J. S. Richards, for Seedling Gladiolus, - - - Hovey & Co., for new Gladiolus, .... 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 o 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS. 63 Ilovey & Co., for Herbaceous Plants, - - - - $2 00 George Craft, for Gladiolus, . . . . . Mrs. P. "VV. Stone, for Pompon Asters, - . . - S. A. Ranlett, for 35 varieties of JSTative Flowers, Mrs. Mary Randall, for Dahlias, . . . . O. H. Peck, for Jajian Lily (large spike), ... " Cut Flowers, - - . - . Mrs. E. A. Story, for Greenhouse Flowers, - . . '' S. Joyce, for Crinuni, from the Cape ot Good Hope, Thomas Smallwood, for plant of Peresterea elata, E. H. Hitchings, for Xative Flowers, . . . . James N^ugent, for Hand Bouquets, - - . . J. McTear, for Hand Bouquets, . . . . " Herbaceous Plants, - . - . Mrs. C. B. Chase, for design, ..... James Comley, for Cut Flowers, . . . . H. Grundel, for Asters and Double Zinnias, . . - B. D. Hill, Jr., for Cut Flowers, .... E. A. Story, " .... Mrs. E. M. Gill, for Basket of Flowers, - - - - Miss C. S. Wood, " " . . . . " S. W. Story, " " . . . . Mrs. C. Farrier, " " . . . . Miss A. C. Wheeler, " " . . . - " A. C. Kenrickj " " . . . - September 11. " A. C. Wheeler, for Basket of Flowers, Mrs. C. Farrier, " " ... Miss A. C. Kenrick, " " ... " S. W. Story, " " ... J. S. Richards, for Seedling Gladiolus, .... George Craft, for named and Seedling Gladiolus, Mrs. T. W. Ward, for Exotics, James McTear, for plant of Nerine corusca, ... George Everett, for new Gladiolus, .... E. H. Hitchings, for Native Flowei's, - - - - O. H. Peck, for Cut Flowers, E. A. Story, " '^ Annual Exhibition, September 21, 22, 23 and 24. W. H. Halliday, for Wardian Case, .... C. J. Power, " .... " for new Ferns, . . . . . W. C. Harding, for Pot Plants, ... - - 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 8 00 5 00 2 00 5 00 64 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. TV. C. Harding, for choice Cut Flowers, - - - - S2 00 " for plant of Calocasia escnlenta, O. H. Peck, for five Fern Cases, - - - _ Mrs. E. E. Crossett, for Fern Case, - . . E. H. Ilitchings, for I^Tative Flowers, - . - Dr. E. T. Whitman, for Cut Flowers, - Miss M. E. Carter, for eighteen !N'ative Ferns, - John L. D'Wolf, for plant of Amaryllis belladonna, H. P. Arnold, for three new Coleus, - . . James O. Brian, for Table Design, - - . Hovey & Co., for twelve Greenhouse Plants, " Double Zinnias, . . . " Cut Flowers, - - - . Francis Thieler, for Amaranths, - - - - W. C. Strong, for twenty-five Greenhouse Plants, " eight plants Coleus, . . - Wm. Cairns, for 22 Greenhouse Plants, - - - " three new Coleus, ... Frank M. Gilley, for Specimens of Cotton, Edward Flynn, for Cut Flowers, - - - - J. W. Foster, for Petunias, - . . . B. D. Hill, Jr., for Cut Flowers, - - - - Miss A. C. Wheeler, for Design, - - - . A. A. Scott, for Cockscombs, - . . . H. H. Hunnewell, for Choice Flowers, - - - Mrs. T. W. Ward, " - - • - Mrs. E. M. Gill, for Flower Design, . . - J. McTear, for two Hanging Baskets, - - - J. E. Westgate, for two Baskets of Flowers, Francis Parkman, for Cut Flowers, . . - Elbridge Wason, '' ... Mrs. S. Joyce, for Double Balsams, ... October 2. Mrs. S. Joyce, for branch of Brugmansia arborea, - - 2 00 October 9. James McTear, for Hand Bouquets, - - - - 2 00 " " plant of ISTerine corusca, - - - 1 00 James Nugent for Hand Bouquet, - - - - 1 00 Mrs. S. Joyce, for Basket of Flowers, - . - - 2 00 Mrs. J. E. M. Gilley, for Stocks and Pansies, - - - 1 00 George Craft, for display, - - - - - - 1 00 Hovey & Co., for four varieties Colchicums, - - - 1 00 October 23. W. C. Harding, for flowers of Sanchesia nobilis, - - 1 00 3 00 5 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 6 00 2 00 3 00 5 00 10 00 6 00 8 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 4 00 4 00 1 00 3 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 1 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOWERS. 65 November 6. Mrs. S. Joyce, for plant of Double Tuberose, November 13. John G. Barker, for three plants of Orchids, Miss C. S. Wood, for Flower Design, Mrs. C. Farrier, for Chrysanthemums and Tuberoses, Mrs. S. Joj'ce, for Baskets of Flowers, - November 20. C. M. Atkinson, for plant of Japan Chrysanthemum, $1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 Awards amounting to igl,772 ha following persons : Hovey & Co., - .$222 00 Francis Parkman, - - 145 00 James McTear, - 14.5 00 W. C. Harding, - 135 00 A. McLaren, - 85 00 James Nugent, - 79 00 H. H. Hunnewell, - - 65 00 Mrs. T. W. Ward, - - 63 00 William Cairns, - 49 00 W. C. Strong, - 46 00 0. H. Peck, - 43 00 Mrs. S. Joyce, - 38 00 J. S. Kichards, - 37 00 C. J. Power, - 36 00 John G. Barker, - 29 00 W. H. Halliday, - - 28 00 George Craft, - 27 00 Miss C. S. Wood, - - 25 00 J. A. Black, - 24 00 E. S. Rand, Jr., - - 22 00 Mrs. C. B. Chase, - - 22 00 E. H. Hitchings, - - 21 00 J. C. Chaffin, - 20 00 E. A. Story, - 20 00 Joseph Breck, - 19 00 J. E. Westgate, - 19 00 James Comley, - 18 00 Miss A. C. Kenrick, - - 18 00 Miss A. C. Wheeler, 5 - 17 00 ,772 have been made during the 3'ear to the Mrs. E. M. Gill, - - S17 00 Edward Flynn, - - 17 00 Mrs. C. Farrier. - - 16 00 Miss S. W. Story, - - 15 00 Joseph Clark, - - 15 00 B. D. Hill, Jr., - - 14 00 Botany Class, Dean Acad'y, 11 00 Miss M. E. Carter. - 10 00 Elbridge Wason, - - 9 00 A. Farrier, - - 6 00 H. Grundel, - - 6 00 Mrs. J. E. M. Gilley, - 6 00 S. A. Ranlett, - - 6 00 Sumner Downe, - - 5 00 Walker & Co., - - 5 00 Foster Brothers, - - 5 00 Francis Thieler, - - 5 00 Augustus Lowell, - - 5 00 M. P. Wilder, - - 4 00 G. W. C. Washburn, - 4 00 J. W. Foster, - - 4 00 Mrs. E. A. Story, - - 4 00 C. M. Atkinson, - - 4 00 Mrs. William Kenrick, - 4 00 Herbert Gleason, - - 4 00 Thomas Smallwood, - 3 00 James Barratt, - - 3 00 Mrs. F. Nichols, - - 3 00 Francis Skinner, - - 3 00 bb MASSACHUSETTS IIORTICULTUK AL SOCIETY. W. p. SnririT.t. - - m 00 E. F. Whitman. - - $1 GO .lames O'Brien, - - 3 00 Joseph Dix, - - 1 00 11. W. Arnold, - - .^00 James Cruickshank, - 1 00 Miss II. M. Barry, - 2 00 J. R. Woodford, - - 1 GO Mrs. J. E. Westgate, - 2 00 1\[. W. Clark, - - 1 00 Miss L. F. Hall, - - 2 00 Miss E. M. Harris, - 1 00 George Everett. - - 2 GO John Stone, - - 1 00 Mrs. Diu-seault, - - 2 GO C. W. W. Wellington, - 1 GO m 00 3 GO n GO 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 GO 2 GO 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 (JO C. H. Packer. - - 2 00 John B. Moore, - - 1 00 F. & L. Clapp, - - 2 00 Mrs. P. W. Stone, - 1 GO C. B. Brighain, - - 1 00 Miss Mary Randall, - 1 GO John A. Kenrick. - - 1 00 Mrs. E. R. Crossett, - 1 GO Edward Avery, - - 1 00 J<^hn L. D'Wolf, - 1 GO George Leland, - - 1 00 Frank M. Gilley, - 1 00 A. A. Scott, Amount awarded in Premiums duiing the year, - Sl,080 00 " Gratuities \. u . . . g92 qO Whole amount awarded, - .$1,772 GO The following awards of Medals and Certificates of Merit were also made : To John Richardson, for a fine Seedling Herbaceous P9eony'(N'o. ]), the Society's Silver Medal. To Marshall P. Wilder, for Improved Seedling Lilium lancifolium, the Society's Silver Medal. To the same, for Impi-oved Seedling Coleus. the Society's Silver Medal. To Ilovey & Co., for Seedling Iris Ka^mpferi, named Unique, the Soci- ety's Silver Medal. To the same, for Seedling Funkia Sieboldii, variety alba, the Society's Silver Medal. To Francis Parkman, for best Seedling Phlox, exhibited August 7th, (for variety named Sultana.) the Society's Silver Medal. To the same, for best Seedling Delphinium, exhibited during the sea- sou, (for variety named Mrs. George Derby,) the Society's Silver Medal. To John G. Barker, for fine display of Orchids, the Society's Silver Jkledal. To the same, for a Seedling Zonal Geranium, named Miss Gertrude, .tiie Society's Silver Medal. To Mrs. T. W. Ward, for One displays of Choice Flowers, the ■Society's Silver Medal. PRIZES AWARDED FOR FLOAVERS. 67 To J. S. Eichards, for best Seedling Gladioliis of 18C9, (for variety Ko. 1,) the Society's Silver Medal. To the same, for a Seedling Gladiolus, named M. P. Wilder, a First Class Certificate of Merit. To H. H. Hunnewell, for best new Pot Plant of 1869, (for Aucuba Japonica vera,) the Society's Silver Medal. To Massachusetts State Agricultural College, for fine Specimen Plant of Cyanopliyllum magnificum, the Society's Silver Medal. To O. II. Peck, for new Coleus, a First Class Certificate of Merit. To George Craft, for a fine Seedling Gladiolus, named Thomas Sheren, a First Class Certificate of Merit. To Dr. George R. Hall, for new variety of Ailantus glandulosus with variegated foliage, a First Class Certificate of Merit. To Benj. W. Putnam, for Self-watering Flower Pots, the Society's Silver Medal. 88 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Report of the Committee on Vegetables, FOR THE YEAR 1869. BY C. N. BRACKETT, CHAIRMAN. The Standings Committee on Vegetables for the year 1869, having performed the duties assigned them, respectfully submit the following report : The past season has been a remarbably favorable one for the produc- tions of this department, and, judging from the quality and variety of the specimens offered for competition, no previous year has been supe- rior to that just passed. Your committee are also pleased to state that the number of contrib- utors to this department of the Society, during the past season, has been increased, and quite a number of active w^orking members have been added to our list of exhibitors. Should the coming season prove as favorable a one as the past, the committee may reasonably ex^ject, that with the extra inducement now offered by the Society in the liberal increase of the amount appropriated for premiums and gratuities, to witness a corresponding degree of inter- est manifested by contributors, in their endeavors to make the exhibi- tions, both during the season and at the Anniial, as full and interesting as possible. Previous to the opening of the Hall choice samples of forced vegeta- bles were, from time to time, placed on the table in the library room, during the winter and early spring months, all of which were well grown and of a superior quality, bearing ample evidence of care and skill in their cultivation. Gratuities were awarded as follows : January 16. To Andx'ew F. Allen, for very fine specimens of Celery. February 6. " Josiah Crosby, for Tennisball Lettuce, first of the season. " 13. " Josiah Crosby, for Celery and Lettuce. " " " James Comley, for Prince Albert Rhubarb, very fine. " 20. " Josiah Crosby, for Lettuce. March 27. " James Comley, for Mushrooms. " " " Walter Russell, for Lettuce. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES. 69 April 3. To W. C. Strong, for very fine specimens of early Potatoes, (grown under glass,) Bi-esee's. King of the Earlies, and Climax. April 10. " George Hill, for White Spine Cucumbers. Every year is witnessing great improvement in the cultivation of early vegetables under glass, by the mai'ket gardeners in this vicinity. It is a business in which they are, at the present time, largely and profit- ably engaged, and we will venture to say that no better vegetables, forced or otherwise, are grown in any State in the Union, than are pro- duced within a radius of ten or twelve miles about Boston. A large amount of capital is here employed, and immense quantities of glass used, some single establishments requiring the aid of not less than from twelve to fifteen hundred sashes to carr}^ on this business of winter forcing. With their out door crops great care is exercised by these cultivators in the necessary preparation of the soil, and the importance of high culture is not only understood but is successfully carried out. Stable manure, in liberal quantities, is the article emploj-ed as a fertilizer ; it is always reliable, and not so easily adulterated as some of the commercial manures. It is, also, the agent employed for producing the necessary heat required in the forcing of early vegetables. To such as have long ranges of glass, the annual cost of this material alone is an important item, to say nothing of the labor required in handling and the additional expense of transportation. Alread)'' many of our most enterprising market gardeners, with a view of reducing, in a great measure, this yearly expenditure of time and money, are erecting, by way of experiment, ranges of forcing houses, on the ridge and furrow plan, seventy-five to a hundred feet in length, and from twelve to fourteen feet wide, heated with hot water. Several of these houses have, within the past two years, been in opera- tion for forcing lettuce, cucumbers, &c., and are considered a success. The Chairman of your committee lately had the pleasure of visiting a range of houses of this description, erected the past autumn, which are filled, at the present time (Dec. 22d), with a fine crop of Lettuce and Radishes nearly ready for market. To such persons as have the advan- tages of a side hill, with a southern exposure, the style of houses lately erected by Mr. W. C. Strong possess many advantages and appear to be admirably adapted for this purpose. In view of the interest manifested by cultivators in this matter, and deeming it a move in the right direction, your committee would sug- gest, as a matter worthy of the consideration of the Society, that a suit- able premium be offered for the best constructed and most economically managed bouse, which shall, after a trial of three years, be found best adapted for this purpose. 70 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. At the weekl}' exhibitions, during the season, the specimens of the vari- ous kinds of vegetables, offered in competition, have been remarkably fine. Among the new varieties to which the attention of j^oiir commit- tee has been called may be mentioned, as worthy of notice, the "Dwarf Wax-podded Bean," contributed by Mr. F. Burr, Jr., and described by him as follows: '' The plant rarely attains a height of more than ten or twelve inches, pods rather short and broad, somewhat flattened, of a delicate creamy or waxen white color in all stages of growth. The size of the plant considered, no variety excels it in ijroductiveness. From top to bottom the stalks are literally crowded with pods, which, instead of being develojied in succession, are rijiened off together. As a ' snap short ' or string bean it is recommended for cultivation. Plants from seeds sown May 20th afforded pods for the table abont the middle of July; and the crop was ready for harvesting the 20th of August." Mr. Burr also exhibited a new beet, called the Egj'ptian, with the appear- ance of which your committee Avere favorably impressed. In form it resembles the Purple Top Flat Turnip; color, a deep purplish black; leaves, few and short ; matures early, and, as a table Beet, is said to surpass all others in sweetness and delicacj' of flavor. It is considered an acquisition. The specimens of Egg Plant exhibited, both at the weekly and at the Annual Exhibition, by several conti'ibutors, were unusually fine. The Black Pekin, recently introduced, seems to be a general favorite with cultivators, and has almost entirely superseded the variety known as the Long Purple, being as early and much the superior of the latter in quality. A new h^'brid Sweet Corn was exhibited by the originator, J. B Moore of Concord, a cross between the two best early and late varieties, " Crosby's Early " and " Burr's Improved;" its habit has not, however, become permanently fixed, and further trial must determine its merits. It promises well. The " General Grant" tomato, of which favorable mention was made last season, has, the past year, sustained its previous reputation as a valuable market variety, and, with the " Boston Market " and '' Maupaj'," constitute the leading kinds in this market. The first and second prizes were awarded the General Grant at the Annual Exhibition in September over all others, it also received the first prize at the weekly show in August. At the Annual Exhibition the display of vegetables was fully up in quality to the preceding year. Perhaps the most interesting feature of this exhibition was the very large and superior collections of Potatoes, embracing many of the new and popular kinds lately introduced, in which the public generally are more or less interested. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES. 71 Mr. Bresee's collection of seedlings, six in nnniber, were the centre of attraction. The unj^aralleled success which has crowned the efforts of Mr. Bresee, in originating and introducing so many new and superior vai'ieties from seed, has stimulated others in various sections of the Country to like efforts, and, as a result, we have a host of new seedlings introduced each year, Avith high-sounding names and glowing descrip- tions of their many superior qualities, a large portion of which, we fear, will, when weighed in the balance of public opinion, be found wanting. What is to result from all this, time alone will tell ; of one thing we are certain, that, in the end, the public is sure to be benefited. The Society's Silver Medal was awarded Mr. Bresee for his fine collection of Seedling Potatoes. The Early Rose is the favorite thus far, and at the Annual Exhibition was to be found m the smallest collections. Taking into consideration its many good qualities, and the lengthened period in which it retains them, as a table Potato, from very early in the season until the time for planting arrives again in the spring, it stands unrivalled by any other variety, and Mr. Bresee is certainly entitled to the thanks of the com- munity as its originator. Bresee's 'No. 4, or King of the Earlies, owing to the high price at which the stock of this variety was held by its originator (fifty dollars a tuber) has not been largely grown. Tested in a small way, your Chairman found it to yield well, of good size, handsome appearance and tine quality, but no earlier than the Rose, and more liable to be diseased. Its merits must be decided by further trial. iN'o. 2, or Bresee's Prolific, is a late, or "Winter variety, requiring the full season for maturing, very productive, not subject to disease, of good quality, and worthy of general cultivation. No. 6, or Peerless, we consider the most promising of all the late varieties originated by Mr. Bresee, and of the finest quality as a table Potato. Very fine specimens of this Potato were exhibited by Mr. Timothy Parsons at the Annual Exhibition, where they attracted partic- ular notice. Among a collection of some fifteen or twenty new Seedling Potatoes, from different sources, tested the past season by the Chairman, none were found equal in quality and productiveness, or as free from disease, as were Mr. Bresee's seedlings. Before closing our report, your committee would call the attention of contributors to alterations in the Schedule of Prizes for the coming- year. Annexed is a list of the Prizes and Gratuities awai'ded by your com- mittee. C. N. BRACKETT, Chaimian. 72 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. GRATUITIES AWARDED FOR FORCED VEGETABLES, Previous to the Opening of the Hall. January 16. To Andrew F. Allen, for Celery, - - $4 00 February 6. Josiah Crosby, for Tennisball Lettuce, - 4 00 " 13. " " Lettuce and Celery, - 4 00 " " James Comley, for Rhubarb, - - - 4 00 " 20. Josiah Crosby, for Lettuce, - - - 3 00 March 27. James Comley, for Mushrooms, - - 4 00 " " Walter Russell, for Tennisball Lettuce, - 4 00 April 3. W. C. Strong, for Early Potatoes, - - 4 00 April 10. George Hill, for White Spine Cucumbers, - 4 00 PRIZES AWARDED AT THE WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS DURING THE SEASON. Saturday, May 29. Asparagus. — For the best four bunches, twelve stalks each, to John B. Moore, - - - - - - $4 00 For the next best, not awarded, . - . - For the next best, " .... Cucumbers. — For the best i^air, grown under glass, to Josiah Crosby, -....-. For the next best, not awarded, - . . . For the next best, " .... Rhubarb. — For the best twelve stalks, not awarded, - For the next best, not awarded, . . - . For the next best, not awarded, . . - - Radish, Long Scarlet. — For the best four bunches, to Josiah Crosby, ...-.-- For the next best, not awarded, . . . . For the next best, not awarded, . . - . Lettuce. — For the best four heads, not awarded, For the next best, not awarded, . . . - For the next best, not awarded, . . - . Prizes at the Opening of the Hall, June 17. Asparagus. — For the best four bunches, twelve stalks each, to John B. Moore, - - - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to George W. Pierce, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 2 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR VEGETABLES. 73 CucuMBEKS. — For the best pair grown under glass, to Josiah Crosby, - - - - - - - $4 OU For the next best, to George Hill, - - . . For the next best, to Walter Russell, ... Rhubarb. — For the best twelve stalks, to George W. Pierce, - For the next best, to Francis Skinner, ... For the next best, not awarded, - - . . Radish, Long Scarlet. — For the best four bunches, to Walter Russell, -.--.. For the next best, not awarded, - - . _ For the next best, not awarded, - . . . Lettuce. — For the best four heads, to Francis Skinner, For the next best, to George W. Pierce, . . . For the next best, not awarded, - . - . June 26. Peas. — For the best peck, on or before the fourth Saturday in June, to George Leland, - - . - - For the next best, to W. G. Prescott, - . - For the next best, not awarded, . . - . July 3. Beans. — For the best and earliest peck of String, on or before the first Saturday in July, not awarded, - - - For the next best, not awarded, _ . . . For the next best, not awarded, . . . _ Onions. — For the best twelve specimens, on or before the first Saturday in July, to Josiah Crosby, - - - For the next best, to Francis Skinner, - - . Beets. — For the best Summer, Turnip -rooted, twelve speci- mens, on or before the first Saturday in July, to Walter Russell, .--..-- For the next best, to F. Skinner, . . . . For the next best, not awarded, .... July 10. . Carrots. — For the best twelve Long Orange, on or before the second Saturday in July, not awarded, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best Scarlet, or Early Horn, on or before the second Saturday in July, to Walter Russell, - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded - - - - 2 00 Cabbages. — For the best four, on or before the second Satur- day in July, to Walter Russell, - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 GO 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 74 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Potatoes. — For the best peck, on or before the second Satur- day in July, not awarded, - - - - - $4 00 For the next best, to W C. Child, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Caleb Bates, - - - - 2 00 Beans. — For the best two quarts, Earlj'^ Shelled, on or before the second Saturdaj' in July, not awarded, - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Squashes. — For the best Long-warted Summer, six specimens, on or before the second Saturday in July, not awarded, - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 For the best Scollop Squasli, to Daniel Clark, - - 3 00 For the next best, to AValter Eussell, - - - 2 00 August 7. Tomatoes. — For the best dish of twelve, on or before the first Saturday in August (open culture), to C. N". Brackett (for Gen. Grant), 4 00 For the next best, to Daniel Clark, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to George Hill (for Boston Market), - 2 00 For the next best, to George Leland (for Tilden), - - 1 00 Turnips. — For the best Flat, twelve specimens, on or before the first Saturday in August, not awarded, - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 August 14. Corn. — For the best Sweet, twelve ears, on or before the sec- ond Saturday in August, to John B. Moore, (for New Hybrid), - - 4 00 For the next best, to C. N. Brackett (for Crosby Early), - 3 00 For the next best, to Jonas Gammell (for Crosby Early), 2 00 Squashes, Marrow. — For the best four, on or before the second Saturday in August, to Josiah Crosby, - - 4 00 For the next best, to Walter Eussell, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Jonas Gammell, - - - 2 00 August 21. Parsnips. — For the best Summer, Turnip-rooted, twelve specimens, on or before the third Saturday in August, to Josiah Crosby, - - - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 Melons. — For the best Greenfiesh, of any variety, four speci- mens, on or before the third Saturday in August, to Josiah Crosby, - - - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR VEGETABLES. 75 MuSKMELONS. — For the best four specimens, on or before the third Saturday in August, not awarded, - - - S4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 September 4. Egg Plants. — For the best Large Bound Purple, six speci- mens, on or before the first Saturday in September, to Josiah Crosby, ------ For the next best, to George W. Pierce, - - - For the best Black Pekiu, four specimens, on or before the first Saturda}^ in September, to Josiah Crosby, - For the next best, to George W. Pierce, Beans. — For the best two quarts of Small Lima, or Sieva, on or before the first Saturday in September, to George Hill, For the next best, to W. C. Child, - - - - Watermelons. — For the best pair, on or before the first Saturday in September, to George Leland, For the next best, not awarded, . - . - September 11. Beans. — For the best two quarts of Large Lima, on or before the second Saturday in September, to George Leland, - For the next best, to W. C. Child, - ■ - GRATUITIES AWARDED AT WEEKLi: EXHIBITIONS. June 17. To George W. Pierce, for Collection, - - - 2 00 " " Josiah Crosby, for " - - - 3 00 " " Joseph Tailby, for Potatoes (King of the Earlies), 100 " " John Fillebrown, for White Spine Cucumbers, - 3 00 " " Caleb Bates, for Collection, - - - 2 00 " " George Hill, for Beets, - - - - 2 00 " " Miss S. Carter, for Cranberries, growth of 1868, " " F. Skinner, for Collection, - - - - " " W. C. Strong, for Gen. Grant Tomatoes, - " " W. E. Baker, for " " - - "' 19. George Leland, for Peas (Carter's First Crop), - July 3. W. C. Child, for Collection, '"• " Walter Russell, for Cabbages, - . - " 10. W. C. Child, for Collection, " " John G. Barker, for Norbiton's Giant Cucumbers, " " James Comley, for Collection, . . - " " Georire Hill, for White Portugal Onions, 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 76 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ug. 7. u (( u u (I u (( (( July 17. W. Child, for Early Rose Potato, " '• W. C. Strong, for Tomatoes (Gen. Grant), " '• Daniel Clark, for Collection Tomatoes, - " 24. " " for Gen. Grant and Boston Market Tomatoes, " " Walter Russell, for Collection Cabbages, " " W. E. Baker, for Tomatoes, " " J. P. Bush, for Early Rose Potatoes, " 31. W. E. Baker, for Tomatoes, " " J. P. Bush, for Potatoes, - . - . " " Daniel Clark, for Collection, " '' Walter Russell, for " ... C. !N". Brackett, for Crosby Corn, - - - George W. Pierce, for Collection, Daniel Clark, for Sweet Corn, ... S. A. Merrill, for Tomatoes, ... Fearing Burr, Jr., for Egyptian Beets (new and fine), --.... " " Walter Russell, for Egg Plants, - '• " " " for Marrow Squashes and Corn, " 14. Josiah Crosby, for Black Pekin Egg Plant, '^ " " " for New York Purple, " " Daniel Clark, for Collection, " 21. George W. Pierce, for " ... " " " " for Muskmelons and Tomatoes, " " John B, Moore, for Hybrid Corn, " " Ilovey & Co., for new purple Podded Beans, " " John L. D'Wolf, for Potatoes, - " 28. Josiah Crosby, for Collection, " " Joseph Tailby, for Collection Potatoes, - " " Walter Russell, for Green Flesh Melons and Egg Plants, - - ... - " " Daniel Clark, for Egg Plant, " " M. Patterson, for Mammoth Cabbage, " " James Comley, for Seedling Potatoes, Sept. 4. John B. Moore, for Egg Plant, " " W. Russell, for u a . " " James Comley, for Collection Potatoes and To- matoes, ------ ^1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 3 00 1 00 2 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 I 2 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR VEGETABLES. 77 PRIZES AWARDED DURING THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION. September 21, 22, 23, and 24. Beets. — For the best Turnip-rooted, twelve specimens, to Walter Russell, .--.-. For the next best, to John Fillebrown, . . - For the next best, to Francis Skinner. ... For the best Long Blood, twelve specimens, to John Fille- brown, -._--.. For the next best, to W. Russell, - - . . For the next best, to George W. Pierce, ... Carrots. — For the best Short Scarlet, or Early Horn, twelve specimens, to James Comley, - - . . For the next best, to F. Skinner, - . - . For the next best, to W. Russell, .... For the best Long Orange, twelve specimens, to W. Russell, For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, ... For the next best, to John Fillebrown, ... Corn. — For the best Sweet, twelve specimens, to .John B. Moore, For the next best, to George Craft, - - - . For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - - . For the best Yellow or Field, of twenty-five ears, traced, not awarded, ....... For the next best, not awarded, - . _ . For the next best, " .... Cranberries. — For the best half bushel, to .James Comley, For the next best, not awarded, . - - . Melons. — For the best Green Flesh, three specimens, to J. H. Bell, For the next best, to G. W. Pierce, - - - - For the next best, to .Josiah Stickney, - - . Watermelons.— For the best two specimens, to Daniel Clark, For the next best, to F. Skinner, . - - . Eor the next best, to George Leland, ... Parsnips. — For the best Turnip-rooted, twelve specimens, to Josiah Crosby, .---.. For the next best, to F. Skinner, - . . . For the next best, not awarded, .... For the best Long, twelve specimens, to John Fillebrown, - For the next best, to Walter Russell, ... For the next best, to G. W. Pierce, - - - - 14 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 2 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 to MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Potatoes. — For the best six vai-ieties, a ]iock each, to C. N. Brackett, ....... For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, . - - - For the next best, to F. Skinner, - - . . For the best peck of Jackson, to John L. D'Wolf, For the best peck of Garnet Chili, to John L. D'Wolf, For the best peck of Sebec, to Jonas Gammell, For the best peck of Early Goodrich, to S. A. Merrill, For the best peck of Harrison, not awarded, - For the best peck of Early Rose, to S. G. Damon, Squashes. — For the best Marrow, four specimens, to W. Russell, ...---- For the next best, to George Hill, . - - - For the next best, to John Fillbrovvn, ... For the best Hubbard, four specimens, to S. A. Merrill, For the next best, to J. J. H. Gregory, ... For the next best, to Walter Russell, ... For the best Turban, four specimens, to Franklin Alley, For the next best, to James Comley, ... For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - - - For the best Canada, four specimens, to W. Russell, - For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - . - - For the next best, to F. Skinner, . . - _ For the largest and best Mammoth, not less than 100 lbs., the Society's Silver Medal, to George Craft. For the next best, to "W. H. Barnes, - - - - Turnips. — For the best twelve specimens, to Jonas Gammell, For the next best, to J. B. Moore, . - - - For the next best, not awarded, . . . - For the best twelve Swedish Turnips, not awarded, - For the next best, not awarded, . . . - For the next best, not awarded, . . . - Celery. — For the best four roots, to George Hill, For the next best, to Josiah Crosby, - - - - For the next best, to F. Skinner, - . - - Tomatoes. — For the best three varieties, twelve specimens each, to G. W. Pierce, ..... For the next best, to Daniel Clark, . - - - For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, . - - - For the next best, to J. J. H, Gregorj^ ... For the best single dish of twenty-four specimens, to James Comley, for Gen. Grant, . . . - - For the next best, to C. N. Brackett, for Gen. Grant, For the next best, to J. H. Bell, .... .f 6 00 5 00 4 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 4 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 1 00 PRIZES AWARDED FOR VEGETABLES. 79 Caulifloweks. — For the best four specimens, to Francis Skinner, S4 00 For the nest best, to J. S. Monroe, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Cabbages. — For the best Drumhead, three specimens, to F. Skinner, 4 00 For the next best, to S. T\\ Hathaway, - - - 3 00 For the next best, " " . . . - 2 00 For the best single sjDecimen, not less than thirty-five pounds, not awarded, - - - - - 2 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 1 00 Red Cabbage. — For the best three heads, to F. Skinner, - 4 00 For the next best, to G. W. Pierce, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to C. N". Brackett, - - - 2 00 For the best Savoy, three heads, to Francis Skinner, - - 4 00 For the next best, to S. A. Merrill. - - - - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Horse Radish. — For the best six roots, to John Fillebrown, - 3 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 2 00 Peppers. — For the best peck, to C. N. Brackett, - - 3 00 For the next best, to Josiah Stickney, - - - 2 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 1 00 Onions. — For the best peck of any one variety, to George Hill, - - - - - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Elbridge Wason, - - - 2 00 For the best four varieties, of a peck each, to Geoi-ge Hill, - 4 00 For the next best, to F. Skinner, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - - - 2 00 Egg Plants. — For the best Long Purple, six specimens, to G. W. Pierce, - - - - - - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, " - - - - 2 00 For the best Round Purple, or Black Pekin, six specimens, to George W. Pierce, - - - - - 4 00 For the next best, to Walter Russell, - - - 3 00 For the next best, to Daniel Clark, - - - - 2 00 Pumpkins. — For the best four specimens, not less than 20 lbs. each, to Josiah Newhall,- - - - - 3 00 For the next best, to S. A. Merrill, - - - - 2 00 Special Prize. Celery. — For the best four heads, to Josiah Crosby, a Silver Cup, valued at - - - - - - 15 00 80 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. I October 9. Cauliflowers.— For the best four heads, to Francis Skin- ner, - - . . - - S4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - . 3 OO For the next best, " - ... 2 00 Celery. — For the best four roots, to Josiah Crosby, - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 For the next best, " - - - - 2 00 Red Cabbage. — For the best three heads, to Francis Skinner, 4 00 For the next best, to George Dorr, - - - - 3 00 For the best Savoy, three heads, to F. Skinner, - - 4 00 For the next best, not awarded, - - - - 3 00 GRATUITIES AWARDED AT THE ANNUAL EXHIBI- TION. To James J. H. Gregory, for Collection, - James Coraley, " J. S. Munroe, for Turban Squashes, - W. H. Barnes, for Collection of Squashes, Seth W. Hathaway, " " Guy C. Underwood, for Onions, Franklin Alley, for Collection, W. G. Prescott, for Collection of Potatoes, J. H. Bell, « John L. D'Wolf, J. F. C. Plyde, C. W. Gage, Alexander Dickinson, " Caleb Bates, " Jonas Gammell, for Collection, C. E. Richardson, " Early,) . - - . Francis Dana, for Collection of Squashes, C. W. Gleason, " " Potatoes, George Craft, " " Squashes, Guy C. Underwood, " Beete, Josiah Newhall, " " Dr. Atwood, for Seedling Potato, Josiah Crosby, for Collection Egg Plants, Albert Bresee, '• of Seedling Society's Silver Medal, Timothy Parsons, for Bresee's Seedling No. 0, the Society's Bronze Medal. Parsnips and Carrots, Early Rose Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Seedling Potato (Moore's Potatoes, the SIO 00 8 00 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY. 81 Report of the Committee on the Library, FOR THE YEAR 1869. BY FRANCIS PARKMAN, CHAIRMAN. The important results of the past year may be briefly summed up. The liberality of Mr. Stickney has greatly increased the purchasing power of the committee, and the visit of Mr. Rand, Sr., to England, gave an opportunity of securing valuable books, too favorable to be neglected. The additions made to the Library since the last Annual Meeting have far exceeded, in number and value, those of any preced- ing year. The most important among them is the superb collection sent home, free of duty and freight, by Mr. Rand. To these are to be added various purchases made in America, and a collection of French works on practical horticulture made by the Chairman in Paris. The accompanying lists will give the titles of all these additions. The committee, anxious to avail itself to the full of Mr. Rand's judg- ment and experience, have permitted themselves to exceed the amount of the funds at their disposition. In view of the value of the books, and the moderate price at which they were obtained, it is presumed that the Society will wish to retain them, and will make an appropriation to cover the deficiency. If, however, it should determine otherwise, the books in excess will be taken at cost by a gentleman interested in horti- ctilture, who is anxious to avail himself of this opportunity of adding to his library at far less expense than could be done by other means. The deficiency amounts to $333.26, the total expenditure having been $1,633.26. The committee hope that the usual appropriation will be made for the increase of the Library during the ensuing year. Additions to the Library. books purchased. Ferns, British and Exotic. 8 vols. Ferns, Kew and Rare. British Grasses. " Butterflies. Sowerby's English Botany. 9 vols. Bateman's Orchidace«e of Mexico. 6 82 3IASSACIIUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIKTT. Vriese's Orchidees. Hury's Ilexandrian Plants. lledoiite, les Eoses. Rovlcs' Iliinalnyan Botnn}-. 2 vols. Wallich, Planta? Asiatica?. 3 vols. Saint Hilaire, Florise Brasilipc. 3 vols. Roxburgh, Coromandel Plants. 3 vols. Ventenant, Jardiu de la iMaluuiis-on. 2 vols in cv.c. Siebold, Flora Japonioa. Roxburgh. Flora Indica. 2 vols. JBenthani, Jlliistratod Flora of Britain. 2 vols. Bateman, Second Centui-y of Orchidaceous Plants. Flora of Hongkong. Phycologia Britannica. 4 vols. Ph3fcologia Australica. o vols. Nereis Australis. Bateman, Monograjih of Odontoglossum. Moggridge, Flora of Mentone. Seeman, Flora Vitiensis. Flowers from the Upper Alps. Hill, Vegetable System. 26 vols, in 13. Plenck, Icones Plantainim Mcdicinalinni. 3 vols. Sheldrake, Herbal. Stirpes Novae. American Hort. Annual. Darwin, Animals and Plants under Domestication (English ed.) 2 vols. The Poultry Book, by W. B. Tegetmier. Practical Floriculture, by P. Henderson (Duplicate). Animals and Plants under Domestication (American edition). 2 vols. Rural Studies. Traite de la Composition et de TOrnement dcs Jardins. Arbre Gendalogique du Groupe Pecher. Culture dcs Orchidees. Traite du Chauifage des Serres. Traite de la Taille Des Arbres Fruitiers. Monographic du Genre Camellia. Nouveaux Principes de la Taille des Arbres Fruitiers. Plantes de Terre de Bruj'^re. Memoire sur la culture Du Pecher. Monographic de la Famille des Cact^es. Encyclopedic Horticole. Le Jardin Potager. Champignons et Truffes. Jardinier des Fenetres. Methode Eldraentaire pour la taille des Arbres Fruitiers. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY. 83 Cours Pratique d' Arboriculture. Guide Pratique du Jardinier Multiplicateur. Entretiens Farailiers sur THorticulture. Culture du Chrysanthcme. Histoire et Culture de la Peine Marguerite, etc. Culture des Arbres Fruitiers. Plantes de Serre Chaude et Temper^e. Culture de la Pensoe. Arbrisseaux et Arbustes d'Ornement. Arbres Fruitiers, Taille et raise k Fruit. Culture des Pelargonium. Culture des Rosiers, Violettes, Pensees, etc. Culture les Cactees. Pepinieres. Le Pinceraent Court ou Pincement des Feuilles. Production et Fixation des Varietes dans les Yegetaux. Manual Complet du Jardinier. Farming for Boys. Field, Forest, and Garden Botany. French and English Pronouncing Dictionary. The Parks, Promenades and Gardens of Paris. How Ci'ops Grow. Gleanings from French Gardens. Facts for Farmers. By Solon Robinson. 2 vols. Pritzel, Iconum Botanicarum. Yol. 2. Among the Trees. BOOKS PRESEKTED. Practical Floriculture. By Peter Henderson. Prairie Farmer Annual, for 1869. By Prairie Farmer Co. Icones Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum. By Jonathan French. Report of the Dep't of Ag. for 1867. By Dep't of Ag. My Ten Rod Farm. By the Author. Farming by Inches. By the Author. The Poisonous, Noxious and Suspected Plants of our Fields and Woods. By E. W. Buswell. Trans, of the New York State Ag. Soc, 1867. By B. P. Johnson. Report of the New York Ag. Soc, on Abortion in Cows. By B. P. Johnson. Sixteenth Ann. Report of Sec. Mass. Board of Ag. C. L. Flint. Seventh Ann. Report of the Sec. State Board of Ag. of Michigan. By Sanford Howard. Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. By C. Downing. Proceedings of the Boston Soc. of Nat. History. By the Soc. Andre Leroy, Dictionaire de Pomologie. 2 vols. By the Author. 84 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Occasional Papers of the Boston Soc. of Nat. History. By the Soc. Silk Manual. By the Author. Pursh's Journal of Botanical Excursion in 1807. W. P. James. PAMPHLETS PRESENTED. Trans. Hingham Ag. and Hort. Soc, for 1868. By Fearing Burr. Trans. Rhode Island Soc. for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry, for 1867 and 1868. By the Soc. Trans. Cape Good Hope Ag. Soc, for 1868. By J. C. Holding. Trans. Worcester Co. Hort. Soc, for 1868. By E. W. Lincoln. Report Com. of Ag. and Art, for the Province of Ontario, Canada, for 1868. By Hon. John Carlin. Trans. Essex Ag. Soc, for 1868. By J. Newhall. Sixth Ann. Report of the Trustees of the Mass. Ag. College. By W. S. Clark. Proceedings of the Am. Antiquarian Soc, at the Annual Meeting of Oct. 21, 1869. By the Society. Twelfth Ann. Report of the Board of Commissioners of Central Park. By A. H. Green. Proceedings of the Am. Antiquarian Soc, at the Semi- Annual Meeting, April, 1869. By the Society. Second Annual Report of the State Board of Ag. of Nebraska, for 1868. By James M. Bond. Second Ann. Report of the Ohio State Hort. Soeiety, for 1868. By the Society. Fourth Ann. Report of the Ohio Grape Growers' Association, for 1868. By the Association. Trans, of the 111. State Hort. Soc, for 1868. By W. C. Flagg. Memoir of Dr. W. D. Brinkle. By W. P. James. Our thanks are again rendered to the publishers of the Daily Adver- tiser, of the Boston Evening Transcript, of the California Farmer and Prairie Farmer, and of Whitlock's Recorder, for the gift of their several publications. The following Periodicals have been taken : English. — Gardener's Weekly Magazine. Gardener's Chronicle. Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Floral Magazine. Florist and Pomologist. Farmer's Magazine. Journal of Horticulture and Cottage Gardener. Journal of the London Agricultural Society. Country Gentleman's Magazine. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY. 85 French. — Revue Horticole. Illustration Horticole. riore des Serres et des Jardins de I'Europe. Jardin Fruitier. American. — Gardener's Monthly. Horticulturist. Tilton's Journal of Horticulture. Country Gentleman. American Agriculturist. Silliman's Journal. American Naturalist. American Entomologist. American Farmer. New England Farmer, Weekly and Monthly. Massachusetts Ploughman. Boston Cultivator. Ohio Farmer. 86 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Report of the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee report, that they have, during the past year, exercised all necessary sujjervision required of them by the 17th By- Law. After their last report they completed the settlement with Mount Auburn Cemeteiy, and received an additional amount of $85.05 for the year 1868. They refer to the accompanying letter from the Treasurer of Mount Auburn for the causes that lessened the amount we received for that year, and were satisfied by an examination of the books kept by the Superintendent at the Cemetery, that the statements contained therein are correct. They have examined and settled the account with Mount Auburn Cemetery for the year 1869, and also the books and vouchers of the Treasurer of this Society, and believe that the report of that oflBcer furnishes a full and accurate statement of the transactions of his office, and the pecuniary condition of the Society at the close of the year 1869. C. O. Whitmore, H. H. Htjnnewell, B. P. Cheney, Finance Committee, Mass. Horticultural Sac. Boston, December 31, 1869. MOUXT AUBURN CEMETERY. ^ o r- lO T(* ic o t- rt( t- JO >0 «D CD 00 Tt< CO (M O 00 Oi X CO O -tji O a^ CO CO r-^ -^ C^ of (N" CO -*" uT HH S s (» ^ ft Ph ^ s «-l-^-l o K l-l I» « S oj o o aj <1 c« O !2l p 3 1 P Ph «-< ^ G o W O r- CJ .S 5»i c ^ ^ Si* ^ i-h" * 9 ^ a O d -- pq rt "P cS Sh «J .s o Q S -=) - 6 « .2^ cj S ^ P3 g <: .5 s s. t: q -p o t 5 2c i^ ? £ ^ £ -o 2 g,0 ■T! « ,„- -^ 00 dj P P. ^ r-' V. -^ S3' <= p- "5 5 « !^ S "S 1-^ SEh:^ a ^ c3 aJ Ph rP 02 :: P cs 8 P ^P A ^ .S -c to -"S CJ ^ 88 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Improvements at Mt. Aubtjrk Cemetery, in 1869, charge- able TO THE Horticultural Society. St. Paul Public Lot: 353 days grading, at S1.75, - - - . <|617 75 150 loads loam, iglSO; 441 do. gravel. S220.50, - 370 50 151 cords manure, at $S, $126; 8300 ft. sods, at 2i c, #186.75, 312 75 Cess-pool and Drain for St. Paul Lot: 600 brick, S7.50; 2 bbls. cement, $6, Lime, SI; 66 ft. drain-pipe, S18, Covering stone and grate and setting same. Raising and Grading the " Lawn : " 258 days filling up and grading, at $1.75, - Carting 1728 loads gravel from bank, at 25 c, 22^ cords manure, at $8, . . . 2775 ft. sods, at 2i c, ... Cesspool and Drain for " Lawn : " 325 brick, S4.87; 1 bbl. cement, S3, 100 feet drain pipe, - - - - Granite cover and grate, and setting same. S13 50 19 00 29 00 S451 50 432 00 178 00 62 44 S7 87 28 00 29 00 Sl,301 00 61 50 1,123 94 64 87 Filling up on Lawn Avenue at the same time Lawn was raised : Carting 396 loads gravel from bank, at 25 c, - 99 00 Cess-pool and Drain from Mound Avenue to Cowslip Path: 12 days digging and building, at S2.25, 325 brick, S4.87; 1 bbl. cement, S3.00, Drain Pipe, - - - - - Granite cover and grate, and setting same. S27 00 7 87 12 78 29 00 Filling and Excavating in sundry places, corner of Halcyon, Sycamore, and Ash Avenues, cubic yards, - - - - - 817 Around Halcyon Lake, in addition to what has heretofore been reported, - - 667 1,484 X 27 = 40,068 c. f., at 2^ c, ... i,001 70 76 65 Carried forward, - - - $1,001 70 $2,726 96 MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY. 89 Brought forward, - - - Sl,001 70 S2,726 96 Excavation and Filling on Halcyon, near Vibur- num Avenue: 376 c. yds. X 27 = 10,152 c. f., at 2 c., - - 203 04 On Garden Avenue, near cor. of Yew: 879 c. yds. X 27 = 23,733 c. f., at 2h c, - - 593 33 1,798 07 S4.525 03 I certify the foregoing to be a true copy of account of improvements for the year 1869, rendered by the Superintendent. A. J. COOLIDGE, Treasurer. Mount Auburn Cemetery, 16 Pemberton Square, Boston, January 30, 1869. Messrs. C. O. Whitmore and H. H. Hunnewell, Finance Committee, of Mass. Hort. Society. Gentlemen: I regret that you should have been disappointed in the amount of money you were entitled to receive from our Corporation, for the Horti- cultural Society, on the first Monday of January. A portion of the amount now charged to the Horticnltural Society, for the improvement of otherwise useless land, should have been charged in former accounts; and if it had been so done, your receipts in previous years would have been smaller. 'No doubt that course would have been more satisfactory to you. As I first entered upon my duties of Treasurer in June last, I cannot give the reason for the omission to charge in the accounts the improvements referred to, other than that I learn there was a misap- prehension by the Superintendent with regard to a portion of the work referred to. There seems to me to be no reason to fear a repetition of the omission in the future. Your examination of the work completed, as well as that in jjrogress, I trust has satisfied you that all that has been undertaken is for the mutual benefit and profit of the two corporations. From a communication of the Superintendent, I gather substantially these facts : The expenditures for 1866 and 1867, Garden Pond and surroundings, were S7,534.32, of which the Horticultural Society were charged, Jan- uary, 1868, $1,833.58. Filling up and grading Garden Pond, from January, 1868, to January, 1869, $4,050.29. 90 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The work of grading and filling at Garden Pond is still in progress. The meadow is to be excavated to the depth of six feet. This will be slow work, and to finish it, will cost probably as much or more than has already been expended. The work on " Thistle Bog " and Mound Avenue, up to Walnut Avenue, was commenced in 1863, which has been in progress, at inter- vals, until ISTovember, 1868, at cost of S3,392.20, is now completed. As portions of the ground became ready for burial i)urposes, lots have been sold upon it, and from January, 1865, to January 1, 1868, there were sold upon the Thistle Bog improvement, lots to the amount of S16.099.50, one quarter part of which sum was included in the moneys paid your Corporation for 1866, 1867 and 1868; and a further sum of ?5,039 has been divided in the account just settled. The " Mound," which is a great ornament to the grounds, was esti- mated to cost $1,800, and was finished a year or two since. The work at St. PauFs Lot will probably be finished the coming Spring, and will cost perhaps $1,000. The sale of single lots in this en- closure has commenced, and already about fifty have been disposed of at S25 each. This will be a constant source of income for many years. The filling and grading of a hollow near the engine house, on Foun- tain Avenue, has been in progress since 1864, and will probably be completed the present year. When the work shops and stock of granite and other materials are removed from the grounds below the engine house, very considerable grading will be required to put the lots in this vicinity in proper condi- tion for sale for burial purposes. The expenditures for the coming year will depend upon the time we can devote to these improvements. The felling of trees has this winter occupied a very considerable portion of the time usually devoted to this work. I am, most respectfully, your ob't serv't, AUSTIN J. COOLIDGE, Treas. Props. Cemetery of Mt. Auburn. REPORT OF THE TREASURER. 91 j^EPORT OF THE TREASURER, FOR THE YEAR 1869. Receipts of Income. Balance of Cash on hand, January 1, Admissions and Assessments, Rent of Stores, Rent of Halls, Kett of Opening Exhibition, . Kett of Annual Exhibition, Erom Mt. Auburn Cemetery, bal. for 1868, " " - 1869, Loan from Josiah Stickney, . Sundry Receipts, Expenditures Salaries and comi^ensations, . Library accessions, Heating and water, less paid by tenants. Interest, .... Gas, ..... Taxes, .... Additions, alterations and repairs, on building New furniture and repairs. Stationery, postage and printing. Labor and incidental expenses. Balance floating debt, . Reduction mortgage debt. Balance of prizes, 1868, Deposited on account of prizes, 1869, , Medals, Diplomas, etc.. Exhibition Table-ware, Cash balance to new account, . $388 84 1,772 00 11,200 00 10,294 00 84 42 105 79 86 05 5,863 47 12,000 00 150 65 $2,000 00 1,633 26 439 02 5,423 91 885 38 3,630 50 1,104 23 250 47 727 47 1,833 87 11,000 00 6,000 00 1,935 00 3,500 00 327 85 862 84 391 42 41,945 22 S41,945 22 92 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The property of the Society consists of its real estate, building and furniture, costing, at date, ..... ^254,833 22 Library, ..... 8,555 21 Exhibition ware, .... 862 84 Cash in the Treasury, ... 391 42 S264,642 69 The liabilities of the Society are a debt secured by mortgage, on interest at 5i per cent, payable in 14 years, . . . S94,000 00 A loan from Josiah Stickney, payable accord- ing to articles of agreement, to Harvard College, in the year 1899, without interest, 12,000 00 106,000 00 Leaving a balance of . . . $158,642 69 representing the cost to the Society of its property at date. It will be seen that the balance of our floating debt, amounting to $11,000, has been extinguished, and .$6,000 have been paid on our mort- gage debt within the year. A further reduction of the mortgage debt was contemplated, but several unusual expenditures have prevented. A large proportion of the prizes of 1868 were left to be paid out of this year's earnings. An unusual amount has been expended for the Library, and we are provided with Exhibition ware. Medals, etc., not soon to be renewed. Our prizes for the present year are provided for, all salaries and expenses are paid, and the Society stands to-day free of all debt save that named above. As our debt is lessened, we make a corresponding saving in our interest account, leaving us more means for its reduction. Pursuing the rate at which it has been reduced, since the erection of our building, it will be extinguished long before it is due. Our list of members at the commencement of the year numbered. Life, . . . 480 New Members, .... 18 Changed from Subscription, ... 4 — 22 Deceased, . . . • . . 4 — 18 — 498 Annual, ..... 516 New Members, .... 22 538 REPORT OF THE TREASURER. 93 Withdrawn, Discharged for non-payment, Deceased, Changed to Life, Total, Income from above source: — 18 Admissions to Life Membership, . 22 " Annual " 4 commutations, .... 466 Subscriptions collected. 8 18 4 4 34 504 1,002 $540 . 220 . 80 . 932 ,772 A degree of apathy seems to exist among a portion of our annual members, which prevents their availing themselves of the privileges of membership, hence the decrease of their number. Eepeated effort has been made in calling the attention of members to our Library of val- uable books and periodicals, and to our exhibitions. The announcement is again made, that the rooms and Library are constantly open, and all are cordially invited to use them freely. It is a pleasure to announce a gain in this direction, over last year, yet there is room for improve- ment. Our list of Honorary and Corresponding Members, (which was, for an unknown reason, suspended several years ago,) has been revised for publication in this number. The income from the halls has fully met the hope expressed in my last report. The stores continue rented as at last report, except the upper one on Bromfield street. The lease of that has been terminated, and the store has been again leased, and to a good tenant, at a fair advance in rent. To the constant care and supervision of the Finance Committee may be attributed the degree of prosperity we enjoy in that department, and to unity of action, and universal good will among our members, our progress in the science we love. Friends of horticulture, beside having manifested an increased interest in our exhibitions during the past season, have more freely visited our rooms, to consult the Library and for social intercourse. Again is the hope expressed, that the year to come may show a gain over all others in this direction. Eespectfully submitted, E. W. BUSWELL, Treasurer. Boston, January 5, 1870. 94 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ^DDR^SS OF THE pR^SIDENT, yl. F, C. WyDE, AT THE ANNUAL ME?:T1N0, JANUARY 1, 1870. Gentlemen: — A kind Providence having brought us through all the changes and vicissitudes of the past we meet to exchange congratulations as we stand ready to enter the opening portals of the new year. It is well for us to stop at the mile stones on life's high road, to look back over all the way we have travelled, that we may, if possible, profit by the past and form new plans for the future. I can but thank you all most kindly for the high compliment you have paid me, by again electing me to fill the important office of President of this honorable Society. Relying upon your forbearance in the future, as I have in the past, I accept the position with its duties and responsibilities. We meet together on one common level for one common purpose, to promote the cause we love. Some from the farm, some from the garden, still otliers from the busy marts of trade, all to bow and wor- ship at the shrine of Flora and Pomona. Our enthusiasm, never damped by winter's cold or summer's heat! Lovers of nature, we never tire of sounding her praises! Our wise Father implanted this love in the breasts of our first parents, and placed them where they could enjoy the beauties of Nat- ure. We are among the fortunate number of those who have inherited this love for the beautiful. Nothing affords us so much happiness as rural life in its various phases. The past season was on the whole a favoraV)]e one. The rose show was in every respect a decided success, and a better display was made than ever before. The exhibition of flowers through the season was never equalled, and it is a satisfaction to know, that our weekly exhibi- tions have been more largely attended by the public than for many years. We are pleased to believe that the people are coming to api)re- ciate such exhibitions. More could have been done in the floral depart- ment, but for the lack of means. With the increase that has been voted by the Society, making the total amount two thousand dollars, to be appropriated this year in premiums, we can reasonably hope that still greater improvement will be made in this as in every other department. We wish the sum was even larger, and we hope the Society will PKESiDENT Hyde's address. 95 increase its prizes, both in number and amount, year by j'ear, as its financial condition will warrant. We can but briefly refer to the great change that has taken place within the last thirty or forty years in the cultivation of flowers, especially under glass. Many of us can remem- ber when there were few greenhouses in the State; while now, there are hundreds to say the least. Now, thousands of plants are sold M'here one was sold before. Formerly, cut flowers were purchased only occa- sionally by the few; while now, there seems to be no limit to the de- mand. If our people do not spend as much time and money on a rare plant, they spend the more for the increased number of those that are better known, and so help to adorn and make beautiful all our towns and villages. May the work go on until the whole shall become one great garden, to delight the eye and gladden the heart. The past year was not a remarkably favorable one for fruit in our State, though there would have been a very good harvest of Pears, had it not been for the great gale that swept over this section of country with such destructive power, not only blowing down the fruit but in many cases utterly destroying the ti'ees. The supply of Apples was quite moderate, and we have been obliged to depend upon the product of our sister States to supply the deficiency. Peaches were never more abundant in our markets or of better qual- ity, though we believe the larger part of them came from a more con- genial climate than New England. The small fruits, especially the Strawberries, were abundant and good. Seldom do we have in our climate a better season for Grapes than the past was. Even the old Isabella and other sorts, considered too late for this latitude, ripened well, the frosts keeping off" longer than usual. We are pleased to know that increased attention is being given, year by year, to small fruits all over the country, so that all may soon be able to eat and enjoy. The vegetables, not only at the Annual Exhibition, but all through the season, were exceedingly fine and attracted great attention. Boston excels all the cities, as much in the vegetables that are found in her markets, as she does in her sculpture, her paintings and her literature. No better market gardeners can probably be found in the world than those numbered among our members. Contributors in every department have done well, and our exhibitions have been worthy our Society, though perfection has not yet been reached. We are certain, that the fruit never was better arranged on our tables than in the new ware that was manufactured expressly for the Society, at a cost of nearly nine hundred dollars, each dish bearing the seal of the Society. The form of the dishes is well adapted to our pur- poses, and is a great improvement over anything we have used for that purpose, and meets a want long felt by the contributors. 96 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Larger appropriations having been made for fruits and vegetables for the coming year, we may reasonably expect to see even more satisfac- tory results in the futiire. The Library has received large and valuable additions the past year, more than have been added in a single year before, at a cost of Sl,033. The Society have been able to do this, through the generosity of our esteemed friend, Josiah Stickney, Esq., who has placed the income of S12,000 at our disposal, of which seven hundred dollars is to be yearly devoted to making additions to our Library. Mr. Stickney deserves and will receive our thanks, as well as the thanks of hundreds and thousands that are yet to follow us, as members of this Society. By using the principal of the fund placed at our disposal we have, with income from other sources, been able, within the past year, to entirel}^ extinguish a floating debt of eleven thousand dollars, and pay six thousand dollars on the mortgage that exists upon our property. It is possible that a still farther reduction of this debt may soon be made. This is a wise arrangement, and we again express the hope that a sum may be set aside each year to reduce this indebtedness. The report of our faithful Superintendent and Treasurer will show that the finances of the Society are entirely satisfactory, thanks to his untiring labors and the hearty co operation of the able Committee on Finance. Our membership has steadily increased from the ranks of those who love the noble pursuit of horticulture. Eighteen life and twenty-two subscription members have been added the past year. We heartily welcome them to the privileges of membership, and hope to receive contributions from them for our tables, for they should remember that by their fruits they should be known. To all the officers with whom I have been associated the past year I return my thanks, for their kindness and forbearance; to the various committees for their prompt and faithful discharge of every duty, and to all the members who have so kindly co-operated to make our Society what it is. Let us not rest upon our laurels, but if we have done well in the past, let us do even better in the future, for there is a wide field open before us, where all may enter and pluck the rarest flowers and the richest fruits to their hearts' content, make the waste places of the earth to bud and bloom, the orchards to bend beneath their weight of golden fruit as rich and luscious as Eden ever saw. Let us then press on with renewed courage, cultivate peace and har- mony within our ranks, and bind more closely the ties of friendship and brotherly love. In closing, I wish you all a Ilapi^y New Year. HOXORARY MEMBERS. 97 Massachusetts Hof^icultup^l Society. HONORARY MEMBERS. A * DENOTES THE MEMBER AS DECEASED. *JoHN QurjTCY Adams, LL.D., late President of the United States. Prof. Louis Agassiz, Cambridge. *WiLLiAM T. AiTOx, Curator of the Royal Gardens, Kew. JoHX Arbott, Brunswick, Me. *' Benjamin Abbott, LL.D., Exeter, N. H. *HoN. Samuel AprLETOx, Boston. *HoN. James Arnold, New Bedford. L'Abbe Berlese, Paris. *Le Chevalier Soulange Bodin, Secretaire-General de la Societe d'Hort- iculture de Pari.s. Edward X. Bancroft, M. D., President of the Horticultural and Agricultural Society of Jamaica. James Beeicman, New York. ^ *Jesse Buel, Ex-President of the Albany Horticultural Society. *Robert Barclay. *Philip p. Barbour, Virginia. ♦Nicholas Biddle, Philadelphia. *Mrs. Bigelow, Medford. *JosiAH Bradlee, Boston. *HoN George N. Briggs, Pittsfield. Hon. George S. Boutwell, Brookline. *HoN. James Buchanan, late President of the United States. Hon. Horace Capron, Commissioner of Agriculture, \yashington, D. C. *HoN. Henry Clay, Kentucky. *AuGUSTiN Pyramus de Candolle, Geneva. *Zaccheus Collins, Philadelphia. ♦Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, Bart., England. ♦William Coxe, Burlington. ♦Isaac Chauncy, U. S. Navy, Brooklyn, N. Y. ♦Lewis Clapier, Philadelphia. *J. P. Gushing, Watertown, Mass. ♦Gen. H. a. S. Dearborn, Roxbury. Charles W. Dabney, U. S. Consul, Fayal. ♦.James Dickson, Vice President of the London Horticultural Society. Don Ramon de la S.\gra, Cuba. ♦Sir Humphrey Davy, London. ♦Mrs. Dorothy Dix, Boston. ♦Hon. John Davis, LL.D., Boston. ♦Hon. Edward Everett, LL.D., Boston. 98 MASSACHUSETTS IIORTICULTURAT. SOCIETY. •Ho>'. Horace Everett, Vermont. Charles A. Evaxson, St. Johns, N. B. *HoN. Stepiiex Elliot, Charleston, S. C. *Cai»t. Jesse D. Elliot, U. S. Navy. F. Faldekmaxn, Curator of the Imperial Tiotanic Gardtni, at St. Petersburg. Dr. F. E. Fischer, Professor of Botany of the Imperial Botanic Garden, at St. Petersburg. •Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen, Ex-President of the American Agricultural Society. Hon. Millard Fillmore, late President of the United States. 'Joseph Gales, Jr., Washington. John (Jreig, Geneva, N. Y. .Mrs. Mvry Griffith, Charlies Hope, N. .T. *Mrs. Rebecca Gore, Waltham. ♦Stephen Girard, Philadelphia. ♦Georoe Gibbs, New York. *H()N. Robert H. Goldsborougii, Talbot County, Maryland. "Hericart de Thury, La Vicomte, Pre.s. de la Societe d' Horticulture de Paris. Thomas Hopkirk, President of the Glasgow Horticultural Society. Lewis Hunts, Huntsburg. Ohio. *S. P. HiLDRKTH, M. D., Marietta, Ohio. *David Hosack, M. D., President of the New A'ork Horticultural Society. *Gen. William Henry" Harrison, late President of the United States. Joseph R. Ingersoll, Philadelphia. *«.sto«. Candler, John W., Brookline. Carter, Maria E., Woburn. Chandler, Henry H., Boston. Chadbourne, M. W., Watcrtotvn. Chadwick, Joseph II., Boston. Chaffln, John C, Newton. Chapman, Moses C, Milton. Chapin, Geo. H., Maiden. Chase, Mrs. C. B., Medford. Chase, Ilenr^^ L., Maiden. Chase, J. C, Cambridgeport. Chenery, Winthrop W., Belmont. Cheney, Arthur, Boston. Chickering, Horatio, Dcdkam. Chilson, G., Boston. Childs, Alfred A., Dorchester. Clark, Daniel, Waltham. Clark, G. W., Ifalden. Clark, Joseph, Canton. Clark, Joseph W., Dedham. Clark, Randolph M., " Clay, Edward C, Maiden. Cobb, Edward W., Boston. Cobb, Jonathan H., Dedham. Coe, Henry F., West Boxbury. Cole, H. Hammond, Chelsea. Comins, Linus B., Boston. Comley, James, Lexington. Converse, Joshua P., Wobwn. Converse, James C, Arlington. Copeland, Charles, Wyoming. Cordwell, G. B., Boston. Cowles, W. W. Boston. Cox, David P., Maiden. Crafts, W. A., Boston. Crain, Charles H., Arlington. Cruiokshank, J. T., Cambridge. Cummings, Amos, Jr., Reading. Curtis, D. T., Boston. Curtiss, Charles P., W. Boxbury. Cutter, Geo. B., Weston. Dacy, Patrick, Dorchester. Dalton, Henry L., Boston. Dana, Francis, '• Dana, Luther, Newton. Dana, Thomas, Cambridge. Dane, John IL, Brookline. Daniell, H. W., Boston. Davenport, Edward, Dorchester. Davenport, Geo., Dedham. Davis, Barnabas, Boston. Davis, Benjamin B., Brookline. Davis, W. IL, Milton. Day, Geo. B., Boston. Dean, A. J., " Deblois, Stephen G., " Dennison, E. W., Newtonville. Dennison, J. l!^., Boston. Dexter, Anson, " Dillaway, Charles K., " Dixwell, J. J., West Boxbury. Dodge, John F., Charlestown. Dorr, George, Dorchester. Downe, Sumner, Maiden. Doogue, Wm., Boston. Duncklee, Miss Harriet G..,Brighton. Dupee, James A., Brookline. Dutton, Henry W., Boston. Dutton, Wm. IL, Eastburn, John IL, Boston. Eaton, Jacob, Cambridgeport. Eaton, Bussell P., Dorchestir. Edmands, J. W., Neioton. Edson, William, Boston. Emerson, E. C, '' Emmons, John A., W. Boxbury. Eustis, James, Wakefield. Evers, Gustave, Wyoming. ANNUAL MEMBERS. Ill Falconer, James, Boston. Farmer, Elbridge, Arlington. Farrar, Abijah, Boston. Farrier, Amasa, Stoneham. Farrier, Mrs. C, Stoneham. Fay, Henry G., Brookline. Felton, A. W., West Newton. Flynn, Edward, Lawrence. Foley, Bernard, Boston. Follen, Charles, " Forbush, Jonathan, Bolton. Fowle, H. D., Boston. Foster, Joshua T., Medford. French, Asa, Braintree. French, Henry F., Boston. French, W. E., Frink, Charles T., '' Frost, Geo., W. Newton. Frost, Eufus S., Chelsea. Frost, Stiles, W. Newton. Frothingham, Isaac H., Dorchester. Furneaux, Charles, Melrose. Gage, Edmund, Bradford. Gammell, Jonas, Lexington. Gane, Henry A., West Newton. Gardner, John, Dedham. Gaut, S. iN"., Somerville. Gay, Samuel S., Boston. Gay, Timothy, Chelsea. Gerry, Chas. F., Hyde Park Village Gibbens, Samuel H., Bosto7i. Gibbs, O. C, West Newton. Gilbert, J., Boston. Gilbert, John, " Gilbert, Samuel, Jr., " Gilbert, B. W., Gill, Mrs. E. M., Medford. Gleason, Herbert, Maiden. Gleason, C. W., Boston. Glover, Edward W., Maiden. Glover, Horatio K., Dorchester. Goddard, Thomas, Boston. Goodrich, Daniel O., " Goodwin, Lester, Dorchester. Godbold, G. A., Chelsea. Grant, Charles E., Boston. Graves, Frank H., West Newton. Gray, John C, Boston. Gray, Wm., Jr., Dorchester. Green, Franklin, Jamaica Plain. Greenwood, E. 11., Neioton Centre. Grew, Henry, Dorchester. Griggs, Chai'les, Boston. Hadley, T. B., Stoneham. Hall, Jere F., Maiden. Hall, Peter C, Medford. Hall, Wm. T., N. Chelsea. Haley, Jesse, Camhridgeport. Harding, Newell, Somerville. Harrington, Wm. H., Salem. Hartwell, Samuel, Lincoln, Harris, Charles, Cambridge. . Harris, F. L., West Needham. Harris, Miss Ellen M., Jamaica PI. Harris, Horatio, Boston. Harwood, Daniel, Boston. Hastings, John, Lexington. Hatch, Samuel, Boston. Hayward, George P., Hingham. Hayward, James T., Boston. Hazelton, H. L., Newton. Healey, Mark, Lynn. . Heath, George W., Melrose. Heustis, Warren, Belmont. Hews, Albert H., Weston. Hewins, Charles A., Boston. Hill, Benj. D., Peabody. Hill, Henry Y., Belmont. Hillard, Geo. S., Boston. Hilton, William, " Hitchings, E. H., Boston. Higbee, C. H., Salem. Hodgdon, K. L., Arlington. Holmes, G. W., Boston. Hollis, Thomas, " Holden, Oliver H., W. Newton. 112 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Ilornc, C. F., Watertoicn. Houghton, Francis, Somervllle. Howe, Estes, Cambridge. Howe, Rufus, Marlborough. Howe, S. G., S. Boston. Hubbard, J. W., " Hunt, Edmund S., Weymouth. Hunnewell, G. A., W. Newton. Hutchins, Ezra C, Newton. Hyde, George, Charlestoion. Ireland, George W., Somcrville. James, W. E., Jamaica Plain. Jaques, Geo., Boston. Jenks, J. H., '' Jones, Geo. H., Newton. Jones, Moses, BrooTcline. Jordan, Samuel, Randolph. Josselyn, Alonzo, Boston. Keith, "W. W., Boston. Kennard, M. P., Brookline. Kennard, Charles W., Boston. Kendall, Edward, Cambridgeport. Kendall, Isaac B., Somerville. Kendall, Jonas, Framingham. Kendrick, H. P., Alston. Kenrick, Miss Anna C, Newton. Kenrick, John A., " Kenrick, William, " Kern, Frank V. B., Cambridge. Kingman, Abner, Boston. Kittredge, Alvah, " Lamprell, Simon, Marblehead. Lang, John II. B., Dorchester. Langmaid, S. P., Charlestown. Langworthy, I. P., Chelsea. Lathrop, John, Dedham. Laughton, Chas. II., W. Roxbury. Lee, Francis L., Brookline. Leavens, E. W., Maiden. Leavitt, Thomas, S. Maiden. Leavitt, C. B., Boston. Leeds, Samuel, S. Boston. Leonard, George, W. Roxbury. Leonard, George E., Foxborough. Leonard, Joseph, Boston. Lincoln, Calvin A., Hingham. Lincoln, F. AV., Boston. Lincoln, F. W., Jr., " Livermore, Isaac, Cambridgepnrt. Locke, B. D., Arlington. Lockwood, R. G., Charlestown. Loring, John A., Boston. Lothrop, D. W,, W. Medford. Lothrop, Thornton K., Boston. Low, John J., '• Lowell, John, Newton. Manning, J. W., Reading. Mann, Benjamin, Boston. Martin, Jeremiah, Melrose. May, F. W. G., Boston. McDermott Andrew, " McGee, James B., Peabody. Mclntire, James, Maiden. Mclntire, Joseph, Melrose. Mcintosh, Samuel, Boston. McLaren, Anthony, Forest Hills. McTear, James, Boston. Mellen, James, Cambrldgeport. Merriam, Galen, W. Neioton. Merrick, John M., Jr., Walpole. Merrill, S. A., Salem. Merrill, J. Warren, Cambrldgeport. Millar, John L., Boston. Miller, David, S. Boston. Miller, William, E. Boston. Mills, John F., Boston. Mills, William, Somerville. Minot, G. R., Boston. Minot, William, Jr., " Morandi, Francis, Maiden. Morris, Thomas D., Boston. Morse, W. A., Murray, Daniel C, Watertown. ANNUAL MEMBERS. 118 Murray, James, Boston. Muzzey, A. B., Cambridge. Newbery, "Wm. B., Dorchester. Nichols, "W. S., Boston. Nichols, J. R., Haverhill. Noyes, George ZST., Auhurndale. Norton, P., Boston. Nudd, Jacob, Camhridgeport. Nugent, James, Boston. O'Brien, James, Boston. Odiorne, F. H., Ifalden. Oliver, Stephen, Lynn. Oldreive, John R., Chelsea. Oldreive, Richard, Nexoton. Otis, Theodore, Boston. Owen, John, Camhridge. Packer, Charles H., Boston. Page, Edward, " Paine, Benjamin F., '' Parker, Harvey D., " Parker, John, " Parker, Charles E., Auhurndale. Parker, James M., Charlestoivn. Parker, Nelson, Stoneham. Park, J. C, Somerville. Parsons, Theophilus, Cambridge. Parsons, William, Boston. Palmer, Stevens G., " Patterson, James, Cambridge. Payson, Samuel R., Boston. Penniman, George, Milton. Pearman, W. R., Chelsea. Perkins, S. C, Dorchester. Perkins, T. Henry, Cohasset. Pettingill, Thomas S., Brookliiie. Philbrick, Edward S., Phillips, Nathaniel, Dorchester. Pierce, George, Arlington. Pierce, Jacob W., Brookline. Pillsbury, H. H., Medford. Potter, John C, Newton. 8 Power, Chas. J., S. Framingharn. Pratt, J. C, Boston. Preston, Jonathan, " Prince, F. O., Winchester. Putnam, C. A., Salem. Putnam, Francis, " Putnam, B. W., Jamaica Plain. Rand, Geo. C, Newton Centre. Rand, I. P., Vineland, N. J. Ranlett, Charles A., Billerica. Ranlett, S. A., Melrose. Ray, Edwin, Boston. Reed, E. V. R., Milton. Rice, Edward E., Dorchester. Rice, George W., Boston. Richards, Francis, " Richards, John S., Brookline. Richardson, Horace, Framingharn. Richardson, William, Maiden. Rinn, J. B., Dorchester. Roberts, Edward, Hyde Park. Roberts, S. K., Medford. Rogers, James E., Chelsea.- Rogers, John F., Cambridge. Ruggles, John, Brighton. Russell, Geoi'ge, M. D., Boston. Russell, Joseph M., Maiden. Sanborn, John, Charlestoum. Sanford, H. G., Gloucester, Sands, Edward, Boston. Saltonstall, Leverett, " Sargent, Wingate P., Melrose. Savage, John, Jr., Somerville. Saville, George, Quincy. Saville, Richard L., Brookline. Sawtell, J. M., Fitchburg. Schlegel, Adam, Boston. Scott, George H., Brighton. Seaver, Chandler, Needham. Shaw, Christopher C, Boston. Shedd, Abraham B., Brookline. Shute, William M., Boston. 114 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Simpson, Micliael 11., SaxonviUc. Sleeper, J. S., Boston. Smallwood, Thomas, Newton. Smith, George O., Boston. Smith, J. M., •' Smith, Edinmul, BrUjhton. Smith, Thomas H., Boston. Soule, J. P., Maiden. Spencer, A. W., Dorchester. Spooner, Wm. H., Jr., W. Boxhury. Sprague, Charles J., Boston. Squires, J. P., Arlington. Stanley, John H., Chelsea. Stan wood, E. Howard, Grantville. Starbird, Louis D., Maiden. Stearns, Charles, Brookline. Stevens, E. C, Cambridge. Stone, Eliphalet, Dedham. Stone, P. R. L., Waltham. Story, Miss Sarah W., Brighton. Swan, J. Edwin, Dorchester. Sweetser, Samuel, Cambridge. Thatcher, Thomas, Jr., Boston. Thieler, Francis, Medford. Thompson, G. M., Waltham. Torrey, Augustus, Beverly. Tower, Elisha, Lexington. Train, Gorham, Dorchester. Trautman, Martin, Boston. Tucker, James, Jr., Dorchester. Turner, N. W., South Maiden. Tuttle, Samuel J., Boston. Tufts, James W., Medford. Underwood, William J., Belmont. Van Voorhies, II. W., S. Maiden. Vandine, Henry, Cambridgeport. Vila, James, Boston. Wales, William, Dorchester. Walker, Charles H., Chelsea. Walker, Joseph T., Boston. Walker, Wm. T., Somerville. AVallis, William, Boston. Walsh, George, Charlestov-n. Ward, Edward A., Cambridge. Ware, P. P. P., South Maiden. Warren, Samuel D., Waltham. Warren, Washington, Newton. Washburn, Alexander C, Boston. Washburn, E. F., Neponset. Washburn, Nehemiah, Brookline. Washburn, G. W. C, Boston. AVatson, David, Maiden. Webster, J. R., M. D., Milton. AVebster, John, Salem. AVeld, Aaron D., W. Boxbury. Wellington, Joseph V., Cambridge. AVells, Benjamin T., Boston. West, AV. C, Maiden. AVestgate, J. E., Ifelrose. AVetherell, Chas. M., Ware. AVetherell, John G., Dorchester. Wheeler, Ann C, Cambridgeport. AVheeler, Lewis, Cambridge. Wheeler, S. L., Netoton Centre. AVheildon, AVilliam W., Concord. AVhite, N. B., Dedham. Whitney, Joel, Winchester. AVhittemore, J. F., Arlington. Wilder, Charles T., Grantville. AVilcox, AVm. H., Beading. AVilliam s, Dudley, Jamaica Plain. AViUiams, Elijah, Boston. Williams, Stephen, •' AVilliams, H. W., " AVilson, Ehsha T., " Wilson, George W., Maiden. Wilson, B. O., Watertown. AViswall, Henry M., " AVood, Edmund M., Boston. Wood, E. W., WestNewto7i. AVood, Miss C. S., West Newton. AVoodford, Joseph H., Newton. Woodman, G. F., West Boxbury. Young, AVilliam, Fall Biver. Zirngiebel, D., Needham. OFFICERS AND STANDING COMMITTEES. 115 Officers and jStanding Committees, for the year 1870. President : James F. C. Hyde of Newton. Vice-Presidents : William C. Strong of Brighton. II. H. Hunnewell of Wellesley. Chas. O. Wiiitmoke of Boston. Francis Parkman of Boston. Treasurer : Edwin W. Buswell of Boston. Corresj)onding Secretary : Edwin W. Buswell of Boston. Recording Secretary: Edavard S. Eand, Jr., of Boston. Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physiology : John L. Russell of Salem. STANDING committees. Executive : The President. J. F. C. Hyde, Chairman; the Ex-Presidents, ex officio, Marshall P. Wilder, Joseph S. Cabot, Josiah Stickney, Joseph Breck, Charles M. Hovey; Eben Wight, P. Brown Tlovey, William C. Harding, Fearing Burr. For establishing Prizes : Chairman of Committee on Fruits, Chairman; Chairmen of Committees on Flowers, Vegetables and Gardens; Parker Barnes. Finance : Charles O. Whitmore, Chairman; H. PI. Hunnewell, Benj. P. Cheney. Library : Francis Parkman, Chairman; George W. Pratt, II. Weld Fuller, Edward S. Rand, Jr., John Cummings. Ornamental Gardening : H. Weld Fuller, Chairman; Chairmen of Committees on Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables; II. Ilollis Hunnewell, William R. Austin, F. Lyman Winship. 116 MASSACHUSETTS nORTICULTUKAL SOCIETY. Fruif : William C. Strong, Chairman; P. Brown Ilovey, Hervejf Davis, John M. Merrick, Jr., Robert Manning, Daniel T. Curtis, Frederick Clapp. Flowers : John C. Ilovey. Chairman; John G. Barker, Charles H. B. Brock, John E. M. Gilley, Francis Parkman, E. Frederick Washburn. William H. Ilalliday. Vegetables : Charles N. Brackett Chairman; George Hill, George W. Pierce, John Fillebro-vvn, Walter Russell, E. A. Story, John B. Moore. Committee of Arrangements : (.'harles II. B. Breck, Chairman; William C. Strong, John C. Ilovey, George W. Pierce, Daniel T. Curtis, Hervey Davis, Francis Parkman, E. Frederick Washburn, Charles N". Brackett, William H. Ilalliday, Walter Russell, George Hill, John E. M. Gilley. EXTRACTS FROM BY-LAWS. SECTION XXV.— Life Members. The payment of thirty dollars shall constitute a Life Membership, and exempt the member from all futui-e assessments. And any member having once paid an admission fee, may become a Life Member by the payment of twenty dollars in addition thereto. SECTIOJf XXVI.— Admission Fee and Annual Assessment. Every subscription member, before he receives his Diploma, or exercises the privileges of a member, shall pay the sum of ten dollars as an admission fee, and shall be subject afterwards to an annual assessment of two dollars. SECTION XXVIIL— Discontinuance of Membership. Any member who shall neglect, for the space of two years, to pay his annual assessment, shall cease to be a member of the Society; and the Treasurer shall erase his name from the List of Members. * * * * The attention of Annual Members is directed to Section XXVIIL, above. By an early remittance the Treasurer will be saved much time in making collections. /! f, ** ■> 5,-, >^ ^' r