314 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 



William Holdsworth, Jr., is worthy of special notice. It is called "The Pio- 

 neers of Traverse City," and has in each corner a portrait of one of the mosb 

 prominent of the early settlers, viz.: Perry Hannah, Gov. Bates, Cnyler Ger- 

 maine, and Dr. Goodale. There is a view of Traverse in primitive times, — 

 woods, wigwams, and "the noble red man," squatting around his camp fire. 

 Then another scene of Traverse in our day, and the improvements that have 

 been made by the no less noble white men. 



Among other beautiful things we notice a wreath and two vases full of deli- 

 cate feather flowers ; two very curious and elaboratory carved brackets ; two 

 handsome afghans; several scarfs, tidies, quilts, knit spreads, and fancy work 

 of all kinds. 



Mrs. J. Cram's house plants occnpy a large stand, and make a lovely sliow 

 of foliage and bloom. 



Several fine bouquets from Mrs. T. T. Bates' garden, and a gorgeous stand of 

 flowers from Mrs. J. G. Ramsdell's add greatly to the many attractions of the 

 fair. 



PREMIUMS AWARDED. 



Fruit. — Best peck of Cayuga Eed-streak, Jas. Lee; do Baldwins, J. Lee ; do^ 

 Northern Spy, J. Pulcipher; best peck Greenings, Roxbury Russets, Tallmaa 

 Sweet, Maiden's Blush, Golden Russet, H. W. Curtis. Chenango Strawberry, 

 L, W. Case. 



Best f'la^e of Northern Spy, J. Pulcipher. 



Best collection of fruit grown by one exhibitor, variety, quality, and succes- 

 sion considered, Jas. Lee ; :id, W. Mebert. 



Best peaches, A. K. Montague. 



Best seedling apples, 0. S. Francis. 



Best plate grapes, J. E. Savage. 



Best plate quinces, A. K. Montague. 



Best collection canned fruits, Mrs. T. T. Bates. 



Your committee would respectfully mention the fine collection of fruit 

 exhibited by Hon. P. Hannah. Also the collections of Messrs. Curtis, Lan- 

 caster, Fife, Miller, Dunlap, and others. We also mention fine seedling peach- 

 es, raised by Messrs. Dunlap, Lee, and Hurlbut. There were represented in 

 individual collections of apples 62 varieties, besides many not named ; also 

 many fine pears, plums, peaches, Siberian crabs, but not entered for premiums. 



Committee— V^ . Mebert, H. 0. Mack, L. R. Smith, T. A. Ferguson, H. R. 

 Haight. 



County and Toionship Collections. — AVe, the undersigned, your committee on 

 county and township collections of fruit, respectfully report as follows : 



They find collections on exhibition from Grand Traverse and Benzie coun- 

 ties. 



That from Grand Traverse they find a collection embracing 92 varieties of 

 apples, 11 of pears, 17 of peaches, 7 of plums, 6 of grapes, 1 of quinces, 2 of 

 crant)erries, 1 of butternuts. 



From Benzie county the collection embraced 48 varieties of apples, 9 of 

 pears, 8 of peaches, 12 of plums, 4 of grapes, 7 of raspberries, artificially 

 preserved, 1 of currants, artificially preserved, 2 of strawberries, artificially 

 pn served. 



These two collecLions compete very evenly, so far as the quality of the spec- 

 imens is concerned, and, moreover, they both embrace the great mass of our 

 best known and most desirable varieties; so that the real difference in the 



