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DIVISION D — SPECIAL EXHIBITS MARKET APPLES. 



Twenty-two entries in this division, and tlie competition 'was very close; par- 

 ticularly was this true in tlie last class wiiere ten plates competed for the best 

 market apple. Tlie varieties stood Baldwin first, Ked Canada second, and 

 Nortliern Spy third. Last year the same varieties received the iDremianis but 

 in a different order. 



Class 1. Exhibit of 12 varieties market apples by grower — First premium, 

 J. M. Blowers, Lawrence; second premium, IL E. Bidwell, Plymouth; third 

 premium, F. M. Benliam, Olivet. 



Class 2. Exhibit of six varieties market apples by grower — First premium, 

 H. E. Bidwell, Plymouth ; second premium, Chas. W. Wilde, Berlin ; third pre- 

 mium, A. A. Olds, Decatur. 



Class 3. Single variety of market apple sho\vn by grower — First premium, 

 Baldwin, Chas. W. Wilde, Berlin ; second premium, lied Canada, H. E. Bid- 

 well, Plymouth; third premium, Northern Spy, E. J. Shirts, Shelby. 



DIVISION E — SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF PEACHES. 



The South Haven Pomological Society in class one showed 23 varieties all cor- 

 rectly named. The entries were from Van Buren, Oceana, Washtenaw, Kent, 

 Allegan, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Wayne, and Shiawassee counties, indicating that 

 the peach is not confined to any favored locality in its successful production. 

 The awards were as follows : 



Class 1. Exhibit of not less than 12 varieties of peaches for general pur- 

 poses by societies, granges, etc. — First premium. South Haven Pomological 

 Society; second premium. Grand River Valley Horticultural Society; third 

 premiutn, Allegan county Pomological Society. 



Class 2. Exhibit of 10 varieties of peaches for family purposes by grower — 

 First premium, Edward Swartz, Lisbon; second premium, E. J. Shirts, 

 Shelby; third premium, Joseph Lannin, South Haven. 



Class 3. Exhibit of 8 varieties of peaches for market by grower — First 

 premium, Joseph L;innin ; second premium, Jas. M. Hill, Ann Arbor; third 

 premium, Edward Swartz, Lisbon. 



Class 4. Exhibit of 4 varieties of peaches for market by grower — First 

 premium, L. G. Bragg & Co., Kalamazoo: second premium, Joseph Lannin, 

 South Haven; third premium, Jas. M. Hill, Ann Arbor. 



Class 5. Single variety of market peach, shown by grower — Firstpremium, 

 F. M. Benhain; second premium, Jas. M. Hill, Ann Arbor. 



DIVISION E — SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF PEAKb. 



Twenty-four entries in this division. The first premium in class 2 was given 

 to a collection free from worms and correctly named, but cards were not placed 

 conspicuously on the plates, which should receive the especial attention of the 

 exhibitor. The exhibitor of this entry evidently had tried hard to accord with 

 the recommendations of the society in the selection of specimens. 



The second premium only is given in class 3. The entry taking it was a 

 collection admirably arranged and named, i^howing a succession, but for wormi- 

 ness and want of fairness in the skin, the committee could not give it first 

 premium. 



The remark of the committee in class 5, is that stemless pears are not 

 marketable, and samples should be entirely free from worms to compete. 



