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The Horticultural department was well filled, and attract- 

 ed much attention. Some of the productions seemed re- 

 markable. Xathan White of Newport, showed 10 potatoes, 

 of what Avas labelled tlie " Buckeyes" variety, the yield of 

 one lialf tuber, which made half a peck, and weighed 15 

 pounds. Also the produce of four potatoes, which repre- 

 Bented seven pounds, over four and a half bushels — allowing 

 CO pounds to the bushel — or 277 pounds. A bushel and a 

 half of the Jenny Liud variety of potatoes, were also exhib- 

 ited by H. C. Adams, of East Concord, being the produce 

 of a pound and a half of seed. Some large and fine look- 

 ing seedling potatoes were shown by Moody A. Pillsbury. 



The managers of the Asylum for the Insane, exliibited a 

 very large and fine variety of garden and field products, in- 

 cluding some monster drumhead cabbages, turnips, pumpkins, 

 squashes, beans and maize. A similarly fine exhibition was 

 made by Mr. Samuel Cl^rk, of Concord. Other contributors 

 combined in making up one of the best exhibitions that could 

 be presented anywhere. 



There was but a meagre display of fruit, but what was on 

 the tables, was good. The principal contributor was Mr. 

 David Clement of Hudson, who had twenty-three varieties of 

 apples, and sundry varieties of otlier fruits. A gentleman 

 from Illinois showed some specimens of the pomological pro- 

 ducts of that State. They were of very fine quality and 

 furnished an excellent opportunity to contrast the productions 

 of the East and West. The same contributor showed some 

 native plums of large size, and looking good, l)ut "touch 

 not" told that they were to be judged alone by their looks. 



Quite a large number of specimens of native wine were on 

 the tables. By the way tliis wine manufacture has become a 

 very common feature of domestic economy. One gentleman 

 remarked that he had manufactured over fifty gallons from 

 gi'apes, and eighteen from currants, and in his neighborhood, 

 which is the southeastern part of the State, numbers had 

 made quantities less or more. At the late Horticultural Ex- 



