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varieties ; of pears, :ib ; of peaches, 15 ; besides several kinds 

 of grapes. 



Richard Irby of Ivichmond sends several plates of mam- 

 moth Gloria Mundi apples. 



H. It. Robey of Fredericksburg, 5 varieties of grapes, 23 of 

 apples, and 22 of pears. Pretty assortment. 



Wm. 0. Hurt of Bedford county, 51 varieties of native 

 .apples, — making a most creditable display. 



H. C. Williams of Fairfax, 6 varieties of pears, 36 of apples, 

 and 6 of new native grapes. 



Gillingham & Co. of Acootink, Va., display a fine lot of 

 apples and pears. 



Albemarle county sends a splendid assortment of apples, 

 -exhibited by Tyree Dollins & Bro. of Batesville. They have 

 catalogued 200 varieties, many of which are superior native 

 seedlings. 



Xorfolk takes the lead in big pears. Those exhibited by Mr, 

 ■G. F. B. Leigh ton attracted a great deal of attention by reason 

 -of their unusual size, and the committee pronounced them 

 delicious in flavor. One of them weighs within an ounce of a 

 pound. The varieties contributed by Mr. Leighton are the 

 Duchess d'Angouleme, Secke], Bartlett, Beurre, 8angeheur, 

 Louise Bonne de Jersey, Beurre Diel, and Beurre Superfine. 

 Hon. J. B. Whitehead of the same city sends fine Seckels, and 

 from J. 8. Taggart come pretty specimens of tlie same variety, 

 raised in his garden. 



Dr. S. E. Dove of Richmond displays a good many plates of 

 fine apples and pears, not classified. 



Col. J. Havenscroft Jones of Brunswick sends 11 varieties 

 of superior apples. 



From the Munson Hill nurseries there are many fine pears 

 and apples, exhibited by D. 0. Munson of Falls Church, Va. 



Manfred Call of Henrico county, Va., also contributes some 

 pears hard to l^eat, though they are in an orchard in its second 

 yc«r. 



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