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and one bnnch of Child's Superb. These yarieties only thrive 

 in this country under hot-house treatraeat. 



Henry Holt & Son of Cascade entered twenty-eight yarie- 

 ties of apples. Their Flemish Beauty pear received a premium 

 as the best autumn pear; best winter pear, the V^icar of Wiuk- 

 field; among other varietes of pears was the Buffum, the 

 Passe Colmar, Buerre Diel, and Louise Bonne c1e Jersey. The 

 Messrs. Holt had splendid Swaar apples; the Porter they 

 esteem as one of the best autumn varieties; the Jonathan and 

 Snow excel, while the Eoxbury Russet looked as if it would 

 keep a year. 



Rev. H. C. Waring, Grand Rapids town, received premiums 

 for Late Crawford and Smock Free peaches; his thirteen varie- 

 ties of apples embraced the most worthy and useful sorts. 



A. W. Slayton of Grattan made a splendid exhibition of 

 apples, pears, peaches, etc., and won several premiums. J. A. 

 Duga, also of Grattan, had the best plate of Clingstone 

 peaches. 



S. Pierce, city, sent in the best single variety of winter 

 apple, — the Northern Spy ; second best, Stoeles' Red "Winter, 

 was shown by Chas. Waterman. 



The Wageuer apple was well represented from the orchards 

 of Jacob and David Yeiter of Lowell; also, of H. E. Light, 

 Greenville; of Prof. Whitney of Muskegon; and this apple 

 secured the premium as the best winter apple. The Northern 

 Spy, exhibited by Chas. Waterman, was favored by the second 

 premium. 



F. M. Rosenkrans, CaKcade, brought twenty-six yarieties of 

 apples ; quite a curiosity was a sprig from a Hubbardston Non- 

 such tree, bearing a cluster of six samples, weighing over three 

 pounds. Miss Ellen D. Rosenkrans received premiums for a 

 large variety of dried and preserved fruits and jellies. 



Mrs. William Gunn, city, had excellent jellies, and Mrs. C. 

 C Rood, city, won a premium with her Clinton grape wine. 



John Ashley of Oakfield made an entry of thirty-three 



