10 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



" Macomber — Origin, Guilford, Maine. Tree a good annual 

 bearer. Fruit, full medium, oblate, angular, yellowish, shaded 

 and striped with red. Stalk, short. Cavity, large. Calyx, closed. 

 Basin large and regular. Flesh white, fine grained, tender, sub- 

 acid. Good. Core, small. December and January." 



The same fruit was exhibited at the Winter Meeting of the 

 Board of Agriculture in 1872, under the name of Rolfe. 



Concerning the seedling apples exhibited, it must be confessed 

 that the}' did not receive that degree of attention and careful 

 examination which they ought to have had. This was not the 

 fault of the awarding committee, but of the arrangement by which 

 the seedlings were placed in the same division with single dishes 

 of named varieties. Of the latter there were about 200 plates, 

 representing more than sixty varieties. The labor of thoroughly 

 examining and correctly judging so many specimens, is quite as 

 much as should be imposed upon a single committee. As to the 

 seedlings, it only appears that the premiums were " not awarded " 

 and the varieties not named, consequently they are eligible for 

 exhibition as seedlings another year if on further trial the growers 

 shall deem them worthy of it, 



CLASS 2.— Pears. 



Entries for premiums Nos. 53, 54 and 55 were required to consist 

 of five specimens of each variety exhibited, and fur Nos. 56 to 81 

 inclusive, of ten specimens each. 



53. For the best general exhibition of pears. Simuel Rolfe, 

 Portland, $15 ; Joseph Taylor, $12; Alfred Smith, $8. 



54. For the best five named varieties of autumn pears. Joseph 

 Taylor, $5 ; Alfred Smith, $3. G. B. Sawyer. 



55. For the best five named varieties of winter pears. (No 

 entry.) 



5G. For the best single variety of autumn pears. Joseph Tay- 

 lor, $3; Alfred Smith, $2. 



57. For the best single variety of winter pears. Samuel Rolfe, 

 $3.; Alfred Smith, $2. 



58. For the best dish of Bartlett pears. (Not awarded.) 



59. Belle Lucrative. Geo. B. Sawyer, $2. 



60. Beurre d' Anjou. Alfred Smith, $2 ; Joseph Taylor, $1. 



61. Beurre Bosc. (No entry.) 



62. Beurre Hardy. Samuel Rolfe, $2. 



63. Beurre Superfin. Joseph Taylor, $2. 



64. Beurre Chiirgeau. Geo. B. Sawyer, $2. 



65. Beurre Did. (No entry.) 



66. Bnlfum. Alfred Smith, $2; Joseph Taylor, $1. 



67 and G8, Clapps' Favorite and Doyenne Boussock. (No en- 

 tries.) 



