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paradise of a home ;" and all displayed on some eight or six 

 feet of shelf. 



Collection of Fruit — from out the State, containing 111 differ- 

 ent varieties of apples, and 32 varieties of pears — a very splen- 

 did collection, attracting, as it richly deserved, very general 

 admiration. They were from one of the northern counties of 

 Illinois. We were glad to see this fine exhibition, and hope 

 that any and all of our neighboring States may be encouraged 

 to join us in such shows, particularly when they give us the 

 advantage of so many choice specimens, in each variety, of 

 both apples and pears. 



Ten Acres of Artificial Timber. — This is the title of an entry 

 upon our book, among the others, of which the committee were 

 at a loss to find the article, or exactly to understand the impoi t 

 of it ; unless, perhaps, it might be a fantasy in the brain of 

 some sour, crusty old bachelor, who by some means may have 

 got hold of the books, and smuggled in the entry, with refer- 

 ence to the numerous lots of //oop-poles that were on tbe 

 ground, nearly every day, and which were really a very in- 

 teresting share of the exhibition, which we trust will never be 

 absent, 



D. S. Ctjktiss, GNn. 

 Dajsitel Daggett, 

 Chas. H. Williams, 

 H. W. Hates, 



Committee. 



