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Plum Jelly — First prciniuni, Sarah Fletcher, Ann Arbor. 

 Unnamed Jelly — Second premium, Mrs. G. AV. Prescott, Grand Rapids. 

 Quince Jelly — First premium, Mrs. G. W. Prescott, Grand Kapids; second 

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



divisio:n" k. — xuksery stock. 



In the display of nursery stock there was no competition, but the committee 

 found a set of entries made by L. G. Bragg & Co., of Kalamazoo, which 

 would do credit to any establishment. As a whole the stock was well grown 

 and the varieties well selected. 



The viewing committee looked over the entire list of varieties with a good 

 deal of care and made the following observations in their report: 



In class 1. General collection of nursery stock in variety, we found standard 

 fruit and ornamental stock. The bodies of the apple stock were straight, firm 

 and clean ; the peach and cherry trees were not overgrown and still large 

 enough. The pear stock was fair and of good variety, but not so w^ell grown 

 as any other class of stock represented ; the plums were good, and the grape- 

 vines excellent. We found also two varieties of quince, three of gooseberries, 

 and the most prominent sorts of rasj^berries, blackberries, currants and straw- 

 berries. 



In ornamental stock the exhibit was admirable in the more common ever- 

 greens and deciduous trees as well as shrubs. There were no novelties or 

 untested species represented. For instance, in shrubs we found specimens of 

 Althea, Flowering Almond, Burning Bush, White and Purple Fringe, a 

 SiDirea, Snowball, and Wiegelia. 



The committee can simply say that if L. G. Bragg & Co., carry a stock at 

 all comparable to the samples shown, and are particular as nurserymen ought 

 to be in the naming of sorts, none need to be sorry that patronize the nursery. 

 We would like to see on exhibition at our fairs a display of nursery stock from 

 various nurseries in the state, and feel assured that it could be made profitable 

 in the same way that displays of implements are of profit to the exhibitors. 



The committee made the following awards : 



Largest and finest collection of nursery stock in variety, diploma. 



Display of nursery apple stock, properly labelled, life membership. 



Collection of budded peach stock, certificate of merit. 



DIVISIOI^ S. — SCREEKS. 



The report in this division was deferred for the annual meeting, and will be 

 found on a future page in this volume. 



DIVISION T.— PLANTS lin POTS — PKOFESSIOXAL LIST. 



The following is the report of the committee : 



The committee on Plants in Pots would say that they have made a care- 

 ful inspection of the different plants on exhibition and desire to congratulate 

 the society on the steady improvement in the cultivation of exotic plants. In 

 many of the varieties larger and finer specimens are on hand than have been 

 heretofore exhibited. Some difficulty was experienced by the committee from 

 the negligence of exhibitors in placing their cards on the plants exhibited. 



We cannot see much propriety in offering premiums for flowering plants 

 that cannot be in blossom during the period of our state fair, such as Camellias, 



