£0 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Twenty-ounce, Northern Spy, Talman Sweet, Golden Kussefc, Peck's Pleasant, 

 Red Canada, Belmont, Melon, Jersey Sweet, Esopus Spitzenburgh, Wagener, 

 Keswick Oodlin, Lowell, Primate, Large Yellow Bough, Summer Pear main, 

 Shiawassee Beauty, Maiden's Blush, King of Tompkins County, Fameuse and 

 Hawley. Second premium, A. A. Olds, Decatur. Third premium, J. M. 

 Blowers of Lawrence. Mr. Blowers' list was as follows : Weetfield Seek-no- 

 further, President, Roxbury Russet, Fall Pippin, Baldwin, Fameuse, Peck's 

 Pleasant, Chenango Strawberry, Jersey Sweet, Hubbardston Nonsuch, Green 

 Newtown Pippin, Esopus Spitzenbnrg, Twenty Ounce. Fallawater, Ben Davis, 

 Maiden's Blush, Rhode Island Greening, Wagener, Pound Sweet, Northern 

 Spy, Red Canada, Golden Russet, Talman Sweet, Canada Reinette, Fall 

 Jenneting. 



Nomenclature. The premium for best labeled collection in this division 

 was awarded to the Grand River Valley Horticultural Society. 



DIVISION" D — SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF MAKKET APPLES. 



In this division there were 18 entries distributed as follows: G in class 1, 7 

 in class 2, 5 in class 3. 



Class 1. Exhibit of 12 varieties of market apples by the grower. First 

 premium, H. E. Bidwell, Plymouth, upon the following list: Baldwin, Golden 

 Russet, Jonathan, Melon, Rhode Island Greening, Roxbury Russet. Red 

 Canada, Northern Spy, Porter, Maiden's Blush, Shiawassee Beauty, Peck's 

 Pleasant. The committee remarked favorably on the selection of varieties 

 and specimens. Second premium, J. M. Blowers, Lawrence, upon the follow- 

 ing list : Stark, Maiden's Blush, Melon, Westfield Seek-no-further, Esopus 

 Spitzenburg, Golden Russet, Talman Sweet, Red Canada, Wagener, King, 

 Ben Davis, Rhode Island Greening. Third premium, A. A. Olds, Decatur. 

 Fourth premium, Lyman A. Lilly, Allegan. 



Class 2. Exhibit of market apples by grower. First premium, H. E. 

 Bidwell, Plymouth. Varieties: Rhode Island Greening, Baldwin, Red 

 Canada, Jonathan, Golden Russet, Northern Spy; all fine market sorts and 

 beautiful specimens. Second premium, Lyman A. Lilly, Allegan. Varieties: 

 Rhode Island Greening, Baldwin, Jonathan, Maiden's Blush, Northern Spy, 

 Golden Russet; varieties and samples all very good. Third premium, Geo. 

 E. Jewett. Varieties: Northern Spy, Peck's Pleasant, St. Lawrence, Jona- 

 than, Baldwin, Golden Russet. Fourth premium, J. M. Blowers, Lawrence. 



Class 3. Single variety market apple shown by grower. First premium, 

 Baldwin, shown by L. A. Lilly of Allegan. The award was made in consid- 

 eration of the standing of the apple in the state, the number of plates of this 

 variety in competition, and the superiority of this plate. Second premium, 

 Red Canada, grown by H. E. Bidwell of Plymouth. Third premium, Rhode 

 Island Greening, grown by F. M. Ben ham of Olivet. 



DIVISION E — SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF PEACHES. 



There were 17 entries in this division, representing Oceana, Van Buren, 

 Eaton, Allegan and Kalamazoo counties. 



Class 1. Exhibit of not less than 12 varieties of peaches by grange, society 

 or municipality. First premium, South Haven Pomological society, by A. G. 

 Gulley; second premium, Allegan County Pomological Society, by Lyman A. 

 Lilly, Allegan. 



Class 2. Exhibit of 10 varieties of peaches by grower. First premium, E. 

 J. Shirts, Shelby, Oceana county. 



