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Lowell Fair, where he had seen some collectiona of fruits that 

 would have done honor to any exhibition. He considered 

 Boston township one of the best apple-growing districts in the 

 State, and was particularly pleased with the orchard of Mr. 

 Joseph Stannard, an old settler. In the orchard he had six 

 varieties of grapes, growing very luxuriantly, and among them 

 were the Concord, Isabella, Delaware, and Catawba. Mr. Goss 

 also had one of the finest exhibitions of apples he had ever 

 seen ; the specimens of Cayuga Redstreak, Maiden Blush, 

 Baldwin, Wagener, being grown to a perfection that was admi- 

 rable. He recommended that the premiums for collections of 

 grapes, especially of the best grown Concords and Delawares, 

 be included in future premium lists, and also that measures be 

 taken to get out a diploma that would be adapted in its design 

 to render it the first and most highly esteemed prize ofiered by 

 the society. 



Major H. E. Light of Greenville ako seconded the recom- 

 mendation. 



Mr. Light offered the following resolution, which was 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to present 

 a form or forms suitable for a diploma of the State Pomologi- 

 cal Society, with a proposition for the printing of the same, 

 and to report as soon as possible to the Executive Committee. 



The President appointed A. T. Liuderman, C. L. Whitney, 

 and S. L. Fuller the committee. 



Mr. Light also offered the following resolution : 



Resolved, That at all future exhibitions of the society, the 

 name and residence of the exhibitor, the name of the article 

 exhibited, and other facts which will tend to throw light upon 

 the exposition, be inserted upon the entry card attached to the 

 article entered. 



Secretary Llnderman thought it was hardly advisable to 

 determine upon such an important question at the present 

 time. He felt sure that it was a change that the Executive 



