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Collection Asters — First premium, $5 ; Master Amos Rathbun, Grand Eapids. 



Collection Dianthns — First premium, $5 ; Miss Susie Rowe, Walker, Kent 

 county. 



Collection Pausies — First premium, $5; Miss Susie Rowe, Walker, Kent 

 county. 



Collection Stocks — First premium, $5; Master Chas. Wilde, Berlin, Ottawa 

 county. 



Collection Everlasting Flowers and Grasses — First premium, $5 ; Miss Susie 

 Rowe, Walker, Kent county. 



Remarhs. — Your committee were unanimous in every decision, which should 

 be satisfactory to exhibitors. Much credit is due to those exhibitors under 

 twenty years, who have shown a taste in one of the first of accomplishments, — 

 the cultivation of flowers. We only hope that many more may follow their 

 example and add their productions to the ornamentation of our future 

 exhibitions. 



C. J. Dietrich, Grand Rapids, Mrs. C. J. Dietrich, Grand Rapids, Mrs. C. L. 

 Whitney, Muskegon, Miss Lee Denham, Quincy, Miss M. A. Warrall, Victor, 

 N. Y., committee. 



DIVISION C. — FRUITS RECOMMENDED BY THE SOCIETY. 



Collection Summer Apples — Discretionary premium, N. P. Ilusted, Lowell, 

 Kent county, 15; discretionary premium, N. & C. Chilson, Battle Creek, Cal- 

 houn county, $4. 



Collection Autumn Apples — Discretionary premium, N. & C. Chilson, Battle 

 Creek, $10; discretionary premium, N. P. Husted, Lowell, $3. 



Collection Winter Apples — Discretionary premium, N. P. Husted, Lowell, $10 ; 

 discretionary premium, I. E, Ilgenfritz & Co., Monroe, $6 ; discretionary pre- 

 mium, N. & C. Chilson, Battle Creek, $3. 



Collection Summer Pears — Discretionary premium, N. P. Husted, Lowell, $3. 



Collection Autumn Pears — Discretionary premium, C. Engle, Paw Paw, $6 ; 

 discretionary premium, L E. Hgenfritz & Co., Monroe, $3. 



Collection Winter Pears — First premium, C. Engle, Paw Paw, $10 ; discre- 

 tionary premium, L E. Ilgenfritz & Co., Monroe, $3. 



Collection Plums for Market — Discretionary premium, N. P. Husted, Low- 

 ell, $3. 



Collection Grapes for Market — Discretionary premium, N. P. Husted, Lowell, 

 $4; discretionary premium, C. Engle, Paw Paw, $4. 



Remarks. — The committee recommend the revision of the whole list of 

 fruits in this division, and a cutting down the number in several classes, 

 especially in apples. Also that the classification of " market," "family" and 

 *' amateur" be abolished, and that a list for succession be adopted. The com- 

 mittee urge that the officers insist on strict compliance with the printed instruc- 

 tions, and that no verbal instructions be given outside the rules. We find the 

 collections very incomplete, and recommend only discretionary premiums, 

 such as the funds of the Society will warrant them in giving. 



Committee— Judge B. F. Graves, Edward Bradfield, S. S. Bailey, A. C. Glid- 

 den, A. Sigler, J. Webster Childs. 



DIVISION D. — APPLES. 



Collection of Apples — First premium, X. P. Husted, Lowell, Kent county, 

 $20; second premium, Joseph Gridley, Kalamo, Eaton county, $10; third 

 premium, Charles Alford, Lamont, Ottawa county, $5. 



