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60 of which he had on exhibition at the fair. They were a 

 Yery attractive feature, and deserve special mention. His 

 Cayuga County Red Streak apples were a marvel of size for 

 apples of their superior quality. lie has, on his farm, a tree 

 on which sixteen varieties of apples are growing. Mr. Alford 

 received a number of premiums, among others, one for his 

 Maiden's Blush, being the best single variety of autumn 

 apples. 



Another gentlemen who took a good share of premiums 

 was G. W. Dickinson of Grand Rapids town. He had twenty 

 varieties of apples, and Catawba, Delaware, and Isabella grapes ; 

 while Mrs. Dickinson was represented by dried peaches, cur- 

 rants, raspberries, whortleberries, and canned peaches and 

 crab-apple jelly. 



Mr. Henry Allen of Paris exhibited twenty-four varieties of 

 apples, making a very beautiful display. They consisted prin- 

 cipally of the varieties recommended by the Society, and fully 

 sustained the recommendation by their appearance. He 

 received the premium for the best collection grown by exhib- 

 itors ; also, for the best peck of Fall Pippins. 



C. J. Dietrich of Grand Rapids town had twenty-three 

 varieties of apples, among which was the Minister, which 

 Mr. D. esteems to be his best for culinary purposes, but inferior 

 for dessert. The Scollop Gilliflower is another fine tasting 

 apple, but a scraggy grower. Mr. D. brought his apples to the 

 Fair in order to have them baptized Avith names — a commend- 

 able object, and one worthy of imitation by his brother 

 orchardists. His Greenings were honored with the blue 

 ribbon. 



Geo. Kendall, Grand Rapids exliibited a small but superior 

 collection of grapes, all of foreign varieties, including two 

 bunches of the Black Hamburg, each bunch weighing near 

 two pounds; two bunches of White Fontainebleau, the market 

 grape of Paris ; two bunches of the Dutch Sweetwater, very 

 delicate and choice; two bunches of the Chasselos Musque, 



