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ClasF 24— Best caltivated and ornamental city lot. No entry. 



Class 25— Best and most tastefully arranged flower garden. To C. L. Whitney, Mua- 



kegon. 

 Class 26— Best general nursery. To Reynolds, Lewis & Co., Monroe. 

 Class 27- Best private conservatory. To Mrs. E. T. Nelson, Grand Kapida. 

 Class 28— Best general greenhouse. To John Suttle, Grand Rapids. 



The observations of your committee would seem to indicate 

 that generally there is a disposition among planters to confine 

 their operations to only a portion of the circle of fruits; and 

 tnis seems to be especially the case with planters for commer- 

 cial purposes. This being the case, your committee may be 

 indulged in a recommendation, that in view of the large num- 

 ber of classes covered by these entries, and the fact that in 

 reaching them by rail when isolated as they usually are, seldom 

 more than one entry can be examined each day, they be sub- 

 divided, and assigned to two, three or more committees, each 

 composed of experts in such classes as shall be assigned to 

 them. 



A natural subdivision would seem to be : 1st, classes 1 to 

 5, including apple and pear orchards ; ,3d, classes 6 to 15, 

 including peach, plum, cherry, quince, and grape ; 3d, classes 

 16 to 21, including berries in all their varieties; and 4th, 

 classes 22 to 28, including the entire ornamental interest. 



We greatly regret that this report could not have been laid 

 before you at an earlier period, but inability to secure a portion 

 •of the requisite facts has compelled the delay. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



T. T LYON, 



A. T. LINDERMAN, 



HENRY HOLT, 



Committee. 



DIVISION B — COLLECTIONS OF PIIUIT. 



Committee— S. L. Fuller, Fletcher Fowler, H. Gaylord Holt, T. J. Ramsdell. 



Claea 1— State collection. 

 Claee 2 — County collections : 



Wayne county, first premium, $100. 



Kent county, second premium, $50. 



Clinton county, third premium, $25. 



Eaton county, fourth premium, $15. 



