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Class 1. Exliibit of twelve varieties of pears for general purposes by societies, 

 granges, etc. — First preiuinrn, F. M. Benluim, Olivet; second premium, L. G-. 

 Bragg & Co., Kalamazoo; third premium, Oceana and West Michigan Pomo- 

 logiciil Society. 



Class 2. Exhibit of ten varieties of pears for general purposes by grower — 

 First premium, II. B. Chapman, Reading; second premium, L. G. Bragg & 

 Co., Kalamazoo; third premium, Wm. Adair, Detroit. 



Chu^s 3. Exhibit of six varieties of pears for market by grower — Second 

 premium, L. G. Brasfg & Co., Kalamazoo. 



Class 4. Exhibit three varieties of pears for market by grower — First prem- 

 ium, L. G. Bragg & Co., Kalamazoo; second premium, 11. W. Doney, Jack- 

 son ; third premium, F. M. Benhum, Olivet. 



Class 5. Single variety of market pear shown bv grower. — First premium, 

 E. J. Shirts, Shelby. 



Divisio:sr g — special exhibits of plums. 



In class 1 there was but one entr}', but the committee take pains to say the 

 award is made upon real merit, after carefully considering quality, succession, 

 etc. The varieties showii in this collection were: Lombard, Prince's Yellow 

 Gage, Wild Goose, Prince's Orange Egg, Prince Englebert, Green Gage, Pur- 

 ple Magnum Bonum, Yellow Egg, Imperial Gage, German Prune, Dorr's 

 Favorite, Bleeker's Green Gage, Jetferson, Canada Egg, Coe's Golden Drop, 

 Damson, Washington, Rjd Magnum Bonum, and three Lombard seedlings. 



In class 2 committee found much merit, but each collection defective in suc- 

 cession, and recommend tliat greater caro be given to this matter. 



In class 3 the premium was given to a collection having an admirable suc- 

 cession of varieties, as follows: Prince's Yellow Gage, Washington, Yellow 

 Egg, Lombard, Canada Egg, and Damson. 



Chis-! I. Exhibit of twelve or more varieties of plums for general purposes by 

 societies, granges, etc. — First premium, Oceana and West Michigan Pomolagi- 

 cal Society. 



Chisi 2. Exhibit of ten varieties of plums for dessert and family purposes by 

 grower — Seco!id premium, C. A. Sessions, Sammon's Landing ; third prem- 

 ium, E. J. Shirts, Shelby. 



Class 3. Exhibit of six varieties of plums for market by grower — First 

 premium, E. J, Siiirts, Shelby. 



Class 4. Exliibit of three vaiieties plums for market by grower. — F'irst prem- 

 ium, E. J. Shirts, Shelby; second premium, C. A. Sessions, Sammon's 

 Lamliiio;. 



Class 5. Single vai'iety of market plum shown by grower — First premium, 

 C. A. Sessions, Sammon's Landing; second premium, Peter Collar, Adrian. 



division II. — SPECIAL EXHIBITS OF GRAPES. 



The collection taking first premium in class 1, comprised the following 

 sorts: Concord, Delaware, Ives', lona, Diana, Hartfoid, Isabella, Martha, 

 Brighton, Agawam, Salem, Merrimac, Wilder, Kalamazoo, liebecca, Clinton, 

 and JNorthern Musc.tdine. 



Thv3 best six varieties in class 3 were Concord, Delaware, Ives', loua, Kala- 

 mazoo and Merrimac. 



Class 1. Exliibit of 15 or more varieties of native grapes by societies, 

 granges, etc. — First premium, Kalamazoo county, L. G. Bragg & Co. ; second 



