Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-19
CITY AND COUNTY.
Award of Premiums at the HOrticu
turaf Exhibition.

Award of Premiums at the HOrticuI-
turai Exhibition.
The premiums named below were last eve
ming awarded to exhibitors at the 23d annual
exhibition of the horticultural society.
Of the entries ten were OF plums, black
berries, ounces, and wax models of fruit :;
seventy-ffye were grapes. fifty-one, peaches ::
two hundred and thirty-six. flowers and
plants; six hundred and ninety eight, apples !;
and nine hundred and eighty, pears.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
The entries iii the book of peaches grapes, piums,
&c, were-In 1859, 20; in 1860, $50; in 1862, 1856
In the book of flowers, &c.-In 1852 1873; in 1860,
In the book Of vegetables,-In 1859, SD8; in 1860
226; in 1862, l22
IL the book of apples-In 1852 8O6; in 1860 925;
IN the book of psars,-In 1859, 777 in 1860, s7s;
id 1862, $50.
Totai-lSss, 1851; 1860, 1887; 1853. 217s.
The fruit, which is not previously reclaimed,
will be sold at Horticultural Hall on Saturday
at 10 4. NJ.
We append list of the premiums, as
awarded at the hall last evening. 1t may be
proper to state here that the special premium
of S25 for the best twelve Bartlett pears,
which was divided by the committee between
Messrs. John c. Ripley and E. S. Stebbins,
was relinquished by these gentlemen with the
view of offering it entire as premium for the
ensuing year.
APPLES.
For the best collection, j L Woodward of Mill
bury. SO; I'd best, keyes of West Boylston,
SIS; Sd best, c w Gleason of Holden, Sc; 4th best
Sylvanus Sears Of Worcester 81. For the best six
NVpr { 1xspp of hos
Josiah q Stone of Shrewsbury, So; Sd best, Lemuel
Worcester of Shrewsbury, 81. For the best GRAY
enstein apples, Ohm Ripley of Worcester, 81; do
Porter, X Potter of Grafton 81; do Hubbards-
ton Nonsuch, A. Knox Of Grafton, 81; do Bald
win apples, Asa IL Allen of Shrewsbury, 81; do
Autumn Sweet, Addison Lowell of West Boylson,
81; do Winter Sweet, Harvey Dodge of Sutton. 81.
For the best specimens of any other variety ID B
Comins of w orcester, ST. I'd best, Charles Johnson
ter, 81.
For the best collection, d Waldo Lincoln, SO;
I'd best II Cotton, So. For the best 20 varieties,
John G Ripley, IS; I'd best, Benjamin Butman, Sc.
For the best 10 varieties, Sebbins, ST. I'd best,
I X Earle, 81. For the best varieties, Jonathan
Grout 81; I'd best, Charles johnson OF Northboro',
So. For the best "a Seckel pears, John s Clarke,
50. Gratuity to N Earle for Sheldon pears, 81 !;
gratuity to & Stone of Shrewsbury, for Seckel
pears 81
For the best IL Bartlett pears, Benjamin Butman,
81; best II Beurre Bose, Edwin Draper 81; best II
Flemish Beauty, S d Hall of Grafton, So best u
BeurIe d'Anjou, L d Batchelder of West Brook
field So; best IL specimens, George u Rice, for
Louise Bonn dc Jersey 90; I'd best, S Stone, for
Beurre MOntgeron 81.
PEACHES.
For the largest and best variety Asa II Allen of
Shrewsbury, "a; best IL specimens of variety,
o Hadwen, So; I'd best, 5 z Harrington, 90; Sd
best, Josiah Stone of Shrewsbury, 81; to VIVA
| May of Woodstock, Connecticut, q gratuity of 80
| for 10 varieties of peaches
GRAPES.
For the largest and best collection grown under
glass, VIM Mortified. SSi I'd best Mrs A d Eos
ter. sc; Sd best John Mason, SO; best specimens
| ripened Isabella grapes, d Batcheder of West
| Brookfield So best do Concord do, Edward Earle,
| 50; best do Diana do, Within of Whitinsvle,
| 81; best do Hartford Prolific do, IL Cotton, 80;
best native grape worthy OF cultivation, + II Dewey
| for Delaware, 20; I'd best do, Joseph Lowell for
| Early Northern Mluscadine 81.
| PLANTS.
| For the largest and best display. VIM Mortified
Sl0 I'd best, stephen Salisbury, So Sd best, iona
| CIRCUIT, 81.
| CUT FLOWERS.
| For the largest and best display, Mrs John Rip
ley, So; I'd best, AIrs Foster, ST. Sd best, Miss
| Fanny VI Lincoln, 81.
| For the best pair bouquets, Miss Fanny NJ. Lin.
| coin, 81; I'd best, Arba Pierce, ST; for the best
| floral design. Mrs. S d Ward of Shrewsbury. SO;
| for the best display OF roses, Jonathan Grout 80
| for the best display of asteTs, IchabOd Washburn,
| ST. for the best display of dahlias. Mrs. Jonas
Brown, ST. for the best display of Yerbenas, Jona
| Grout, 81.
VEGETABLES.
For the largest and best collection, S. 7. Champ
ney of Grafton, $40; I'd best, Harvey Dodge OF
| Sutton IS; Tor the largest and best collection OF
vegetables. grown exclusively by boys not over fit,
teen years OF age. r. f. Champney of Grafton, II
years of age, 50; best three marrow suuashes Geo.
q. burbank 81 best winter squash, Stephen Sails.
| bury. 81; best three oabbages Asa Ii. Allen OF
Shrewsbury, 81: best tM Give ears sweet corn, 10.
| seph Lowell, 81; best twelve tomatoes Stephen
| Salisbury, 81.