This section is from the book "The Gardener's Monthly And Horticulturist V24", by Thomas Meehan. See also: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long.
For varieties originating since 1860, well tried, and which prove in some particular superior to those now in existence, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society offers the following premiums :
For best Seedling: | Pear..................... | $60 | 00 | |
" | " | Apple.................. | 60 | 00 |
" | " | Hardy Grape........................ | 60 | 00 |
" | " | Cherry.................. | 40 | 00 |
" | " | Strawberry............. | 00 | |
" | " | Raspberry........ | 40 | 00 |
" | other seeding Fruits....................... | 40 | 00 | |
 
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