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44. Somerset. Joseph Taylor, $2. 



45. Stuikey. Charles S. Pope, $2; Daniel Ayer, $1. Henry 

 Taber. 



46. Tallman's Sweet. Pulsifer Bro's, $2; Daniel Ayer, $1 

 Aretas Haskell, Henry Taber, Frank E. Nowell, Alfred Smith. 



4:1. Williams' Favorite. S. C. Harlow, $2; Joseph Taylor, $1 

 S. H. Cole, F. W. Runnels. 



48. Winthrop Greenings. S. H. Cole, $2 ; Alfred Smith. $1 

 Joseph Tavior, Russell Eaton, Henry Taber. 



49. Yellow Bellflower. P. W. Runnells, $2; S. H. Cole, $1 

 Joseph Taylor, Mrs. A. B. Strattard, Henry Taber, Frank E 

 Nowell, Geo. H. Andrews, Alfred Smith, John Hanscom, Pulsifer 

 Bro's. 



50. Seedling apples (Not awarded.) S. H. Cole, F. W, 

 Runnells and I. S. Weeks, each exhibited two varieties. Joseph 

 Taylor, Mrs. A. B. Strattard, Columbus Hayford of Maysville, 

 Adrian Bowman, Alfred Smith, J. C. Richardson of Garlind, one 

 each. 



51. Crab apples. Geo. B. Sawyer, Transcendant, $1. Joseph 

 Taylor. Henry Tilley, Transcendant, Montreal Beauty and Hyslop; 

 Frank E. Nowell, Alfred Smith, Pulsifer Bro's. 



52. Collection of crab apples— not less than five varieties. 

 Geo. B. Sawyer, $3. Joseph Taylor, Mrs. A. B. Strattard, Alfred 

 Smith, S. C. Harlow. 



Sundries. Nathaniel Oak, Exeter, collection H varieties winter 

 apples, gratuity, $3 ; F. \V. Runnells, Fall Pippin, Autumn Straw- 

 berry, Fall Jeueting, Fameuse and a sweet variety, gratuity, $2; 

 Daiiiel Ayer, Fall Seek-no-further, Wagener, 20-ounce and Queen 

 Vic, gratuity, $2 ; Joseph Taylor, Judy and Flanders apples, 

 gratuity, $1 ; S. H. Cole, Spitzenburgh ; G. B. Sawyer, Fameuse ; 

 Henry Tilley, Beauty of Kent and Fameuse ; Geo. H. Andrews, 

 Fairbanks ; John Hanscom, Bottle Greenings ; S. H, Farnsworth, 

 China, basket of apples. 



Dr. H. A. Robinson of Foxcroft, presented very fine specimens 

 of the Rolfe apple, so called, some of which were forwarded by 

 the Secretary to Mr. Charles Downing, and elicited the following 

 reply: "The large red apple, marked Rolfe, is the same as 

 ' Macomber ' on page 2b2 of Downing' s Fruits and Fruit Trees of 

 America, second revised edition, I have received it under both 

 names. =(--*** it has fruited here two seasons and prom- 

 ises to be valuable. I find on referring to my notes that Calvin 

 Chamberlain of Foxcroft, Me., says that it was a seedling planted 

 by Mrs. Betsey Houston of Abbot, Me., on her farm, which was 

 soon after sold to Mr. Rolfe, who presented the apples to Benjamin 

 Macomber, and the latter named it Rolfe. Of course the name is 

 Rolfe:' 



The description above referred to (Downing, p. 262) is as follows : 



