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Class 2. Most judiciously selected, best grown, and carefully handled exhibit 

 of five varieties of market apples, cjrown by the exhibitor, without regard to 

 succession; conditions otherwise as in Class 1. First premium, A. A. Olds, 

 of Decatur, on the following list of varieties: iS'orthern Sp}', Maiden's Blush, 

 Red Canada, Melon, Ehode Island Greening. Second premium, J. M. Blowers, 

 Lawrence, who sliowcd the following sorts: Baldwin, Northern Spy, Maiden's 

 Blush, Khodc Island Greening, Ivcd Canada. 



In best single variety of market apples, 11. F. Thomas, of Jackson, took first 

 premium ; J. I\r. Blowers, of Lawrence, the second, and A. A. Olds, of Deca- 

 tur, the third. 



The committee having the work of making awards in the four preceding 

 divisions called especial attention to the want of taste in the arrangement of 

 collections. The same fruits by properly locating them upon the slielves may 

 enhance the appearance of each other and thus contribute to the general 

 effect of a collection. Very little if any thought seemed to have been 

 given to this matter by any of the exhibitors. Kule 17 of the premium list 

 reads as follows: " The society desires to foster a free exercise by exhibitors 

 of the principles of correct taste in the arrangement, display and ornamenta- 

 tion of their exhibits. To this end committees will give all reasonable and 

 proper consideration to particulars of this character." The committee had 

 this rule before them in discharging their duties, but found little use for it 

 because the exhibitors had all evidently overlooked it. In some cases a waut 

 of carefulness in handling by the exliibitors submitted otherwise valuable 

 exhibits to a lower })remium, tuid the committee adhered rigidly to the ruling 

 that worthless varieties add nothing to the value of a collection. 



A noticeable feature of all the collections in these divisions was the absence 

 of large, coarse varieties, and the committee could see herein the educating 

 influence of the society in its previous exhibitions. 



DIVISION E — SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF PEACHES. 



Class 1. Most judiciously selected, best grown, and carefully handled exhibit 

 of peaclies, not less than twelve varieties, grown by the exhibitor, adapted to 

 dessert and culinary purposes, and affording a succession throughout the usual 

 season of this fruit. In this class there were five entries, as follows: E. 

 Graham, Grand Eapids; A. G. Gulley, South Haven; J. N. Stearns, Kala- 

 mazoo; J. J. Parshall, Ann Arbor; E. J. Shirts, Shelby. The first prem- 

 ium werit to A. G. Gulley on the following list : Early Beatrice, Early Louise, 

 Ilale's Early, Early Crawford, Barniird, George the Fourth, Snow, Jacques 

 Eareripe, Oldmixon, Hill's Chili, Late Crawford, Smock Free. Second 

 premium, J. N. Stearns, who showed tlie following varieties: Early Craw- 

 ford, Snow's Orange, Kichmond, Foster, Yellow Albergc, Grand Admirable 

 Cling, Kalamazoo, Mountain Hose, Jacques llareripe, Oldmixon, Late Craw- 

 ford, Hill's Chili. E. Graham took third premium on Early Crawford, 

 Barnard, Allen, Oldmixon, Mountain Rose, Richmond, Smock, Snow's 

 Orange, Crawford's Late, Salwa}', Reynold's Seedling, Stump the World. 



Class 2. Most judiciously selected, best grown, ;uid carefully handled 

 exhibit of eight varieties of peaches for market pur[)03e3, grown by the exhib- 

 itor, iind affording a succession as far as practicable. First premium, A. G. 

 Gulley, South Haven, on this list: Early Crawford, Barnard, George the 

 Fourth, Jacques Rareripe, Hill's Cliili, l^atc Crawford, Smock Free, Old- 

 mixon. Second premium, J. N. Stearns, Kalamazoo, on Early Crawford, 



