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Mr. N. Haight, of Syene, shows nine new varieties in good con- 

 dition and quality. Mr. H. J. Sutherland, of the same place, ex- 

 hibits five new varieties. Among them is a sweet apple, name not 

 known ; the cion was brought from Vermont. The apple is large 

 and uniform, and of most excellent quality, very firm and crisp, 

 and will evidently keep well into the spring. If the quality of 

 the tree is good, it will prove a valuable variety. 



Mr. S. D. Libby, of Madison, also had on exhibition a large, 

 fair, long keeping and excellent sweet apple, said to have been 

 brought from Vermont fifteen years ago. If the tree is sufficiently 

 hardy to endure our climate this variety will also prove an acqui- 

 sition. 



Points to be Considered ix Making Awards. Your com- 

 mittee were also instructed to fix upon a scale of points to be 

 considered by judges in making awards at horticultural exhibi- 

 tions, and they have agreed on the following, and place them in 

 their relative order of importance. 



Fruits. Flowers. 



1. Adaptation. 1. Variety. 



2. Productiveness. 2. Perfection. 



3. Quality, condition, form, size. 3. Arrangement. 



4. Condition. 



The judges to agree among themselves upon some scale or uni- 

 form rule by which to record their decision on each of these 

 points. 



Premium List for Winter Exhibition. In the further dis- 

 charge of our commission we would recommend the following 

 list of premiums to be offered for the exhibition of fruit at our 

 winter meeting. 



Best ten varieties winter apples adapted to AVisconsin -|5 00 



Second best 3 00 



Third best '. 2 00 



Best ten varieties winter apples without regard to adaptation. 5 00 



Second best 3 00 



Third best 2 00 



Best five varieties of winter apples adapted to Wisconsin 3 00 



Second best 2 00 



Third best 1 00 



Best five varieties of winter apples for market purposes 3 00 



Second best 2 00 



Third best 1 00 



Best five varieties long keeping winter apples 3 00 



Second best 2 00 



Third best 1 CO 



