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There was a good display of fruits and flowers on the tables, 

 and the committee appointed made the following report: 



Your committee find Mr. Jackson exhibits the best collection of 

 strawberries, and Mr. Browne the second best. 



Mr. Edward Rogers exhibits Triumph de Gand, and your commit- 

 tee give it the first place as a family berry; classing Mr. Jackson's 

 Champion as second best. 



Mr. Wm. Jackson's Jersey Queen is classed as the best market 

 variety. 



Mr. J. S. Browne exhibits the best quart of Sharpless. 



Mr. William Jackson best quart of Miner. 



Mr. J. S. Browne shows the best quart of Capt. Jack. 



Mr. William Jackson exhibits the best quart of Downings. 



Mr. J. S. Browne and Mr. Jackson, both exhibit a few of the 

 much-praised Jewel, but not enough to pass judgment as to its merit. 

 It looks like a fair average berry. 



Mr. William Jackson also shows a fine Ontario (new). It 

 makes a fair show for this season. 



Secretary E. A. Riehl exhibits a new seedling of his own pro- 

 duction. It being a seedling of the Crescent, fertilized by the Cap- 

 tain Jack. Your committee agreed that it was promising enough to 

 recommend for trial among all strawberry-growers. It resembles 

 the Captain .Jack and seems quite productive and a good, firm berry. 

 Certainly its parents are among our most valuable berries, and if this 

 seedling comes up to their standard it is good enough. 



Mrs. .1. H. Yager presented some very fine sweet cherries, as 

 did Mr. Hoffmeister also. A sight not by any means common this 

 season, as there is almost a failure of that fruit in this section. 



Vegetables: Mr. Simms exhibits some fine Kholrabi; also, 

 onions of this season's growth, already j)lenty large enough for boil- 

 ing. 



Mr. William Jackson showed two varieties of early potatoes 

 (new sorts), viz: Early Illinois and Sunrise. They are of eatable 

 size, and he thinks are earlier and better than Early Ohio. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



F. Hayden, 

 J. M. Pearson, 



Committee. 



