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varieties, and a sample of " Upland Cress '' were kindly sent by Mr. 

 Hu^o Beyer, of New London, Iowa, for examination and exhibition. 

 The melons appear to be substantially as set forth in his statement, 

 — very solid, very small seeds, very thin rind. The defects are mani- 

 fest : they are small, and would, m our market, be neglected on this 

 account. They may be valuable for growers in more northern dis- 

 tricts. They have kept well, and are claimed to be very hardy. 



The ''Upland Cress" appears to have the good cjualities of the 

 old-established water cress, with the advantage of growing in dry 

 places. To those who, in our dry climate, have sighed for their old 

 friend, this promises to be a grateful substitute. We also wish to 

 call attention to the fine display of celer} , grown by Mr Kramer, of 

 Brighton, comprising more varieties than we have ever had on ex- 

 hibition before, and very well grown and well bleached. 



John M. Pearson, Committee. 



Your committee appointed to award premiums on collections 

 of fall and winter apples from • Northern Illinois, would report as 

 follows: 



Best Five Varieties Winter Apples from Northern Illinois — 

 First premium, S. G. Minkler, Oswego — varieties: Minkler, Jonathan, 

 Willow, Grriraes' Golden, Ben Davis; Second premium, L. R. Bryant, 

 Princeton — varieties: Willow, Stark, Jonathan, Wagoner and Ben 

 Davis. 



Best Three Varieties Fall Apples from Northern Illinois — First 

 premium, L. R. Bryant, Princeton — varieties: Wealthy, Fameuse, 

 Fulton; Second premium, S. G. Minkler, Oswego — varieties: 

 Maiden's Blush, Fameuse, Cayuga Red Streak. 



Henry Mortimer, 



Committee. 



The committee for Central Illinois reported the following 

 awards: 



Best Five Varieties Winter Apples from Central Illinois — First 

 premium, James T. Johnson, Warsaw — varieties: Ben Davis, Wil- 

 low, Jonathan, Wine Sap, Grimes' Golden; Second premium, A. C. 

 Hammond, Warsaw — varieties: Ben Davis, Willow, Wythe, Red 

 Canada, Hubbardston's Nonesuch: Third premium, C. B. Rockwell, 

 Hamilton — varieties: Ben Davis, Smith's Cider, Rome Beauty, Red 

 Canada, Cayuga Red Streak. 



Best Three Varieties of Fall Apples from Central Illinois — First 

 premium, James T. Johnson, Warsaw — varieties: Maiden's Blush, 

 Fulton, Bailey Sweet; Second premium, A. C. Hammond, Warsaw — 

 varieties: Maiden's Blush, Fameuse, Porter; Third premium, C. B. 

 Rockwell, Hamilton — varieties: Fameuse, Jonathan, Domine. 



Benj. Buckman, Committee. 



