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Your couunittee would also especially inciitioti the exhibit of Edward Meny- 

 5iani, consisting of llarvers, Chitfield's Seedling, Mammoth Pearl, Jersey 

 Blue, and Boauty of Hebron. 



Harry Wesson, of Flint, has a tine lot, but ratlier large for table use, being 

 the ShortweU's Seedling, Mammoth Pearl, Beauty of Hebron, Chalbred's 

 Seedling, Harvard, Humbokl Red, and Jersey Blue. 

 S. S. Bentley exhibited Early Vermont. 



Wm. D. Green, of Eaton Eapids, exhibited Burbank's Seedling, Mammoth 

 Pearl, and Peachblow. 

 J. P. Lewis, of AVindsor, Ontario, showed the Lincoln Kupert potato. 

 John Morley also had a second set of five varieties of potatoes, being the 

 White Star, Early Rose, Compton's Surprise, Brownell's Beauty, and Seti 

 Revi. 



We would say that none of the sets of potatoes really met our ideal of the 

 best five varieties of potatoes for Michigan. 



C. B. Stowell, 

 R. D. Graham, 

 H. W. Davis, 



Committee. 



REPORT ON JELLIES, SYRUPS, PREPARED FRUITS, ETC. 



Your committee would beg leave to report as follows: 



Amber Syrups. — Several exhibits from 0. H. M. Huested, Holly ; from W. H. 

 Underbill, Thetford ; from Leonard Wesson, Flint; and J. L. Wilcox & Son, 

 Flint. All these samples are exceedingly fine in appearance and quality, and 

 promise grand results in this important product of our State. 



Jellies. — J. D. Baldwin, Ann Arbor, exhibited several fine samples of grape 

 jelly, of plum jelly, of apple jelly, of quince and apple jelly, of blackberry 

 jelly; also of plum marmalade, of grape marmalade, of raspberry jam, of 

 blackberry jam, of peach jam, and spiced grapes. All these samples are 

 exceedingly fine and highly commendable. Also from Emil Baur, Ann Arbor, 

 grape jelly, grape marmalade, and red raspberry syrup; also very fine. A. J. 

 Grossman, of Davison Station, exhibited a fine sample of apple jelly. Your 

 committee would desire to express their highest appreciation of these samples 

 of jellies, etc., and would most earnestly hope that their manufacture and use 

 may be much more largely encouraged as a great boon to the public. 



Wines. — One exhibit of white wine from Concord grapes by LeRoy Parker, 

 Flint, one sample of the make for 187(3, and one sample of the make for 1880. 

 Both these samples were highly commendable, and to the taste of experts 

 gratifying. 



Honey. — There are very fine exhibitions in the comb as worked up by the 

 bee, and also extracted. August Kreppen, of Flint, and also M. S. West, 

 Flint, and W. Z. Hutchinson, of Rogersville, are the exhibitors. Tlie samples 

 are all that could be wished, and very creditable to the exhibitors of so fine a 

 luxury. 



Tea. — ^A specimen of Chinese tea from a lady of South Carolina and the 

 following letter were placed in the hands of your committee : 



Varennes P. 0., Anderson County, S. C, Nov. 25, 1882. 

 Mr. C. W. Garfield: Through the Husbandman, published at Elmyra, 

 N. Y., I noticed that your Horticultural Society met at the city of Flint on 

 the 4th, 5th, and 6th of December. Thinking you would not object to a 



