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ester, Bellevue ; second premium, Graham Brothers, Grand Bapids; third 

 premium, C. Engle, Paw Paw. 



Division D. — General Collection of Market Fruits. 



Class 1. — Most judiciously selected, best grown and carefully handled gen- 

 eral collection of market fruits, of not more than sixty varieties, affording, 

 as far as practicable, an adequate set of varieties of each class of fruits 

 throughout the entire year ; collected and exhibited by an individual or 

 society. First premium, Berrien County Horticultural Society, the exhibit 

 in charge of Wm. A. Brown, of Benton Harbor ; second premium, J. M. 

 Blowers, Lawrence, Van Buren county; third premium, Benzie County 

 Horticultural Society, the exhibit in charge of John W. Van Deman. 



Class 2. — Most judiciously selected, best grown and carefully handled gen- 

 eral exhibit of market fruits, grown by the exhibitor; conditions otherwise 

 as in Class 1. No first and second premiums were awarded ; a third pre- 

 mium was given E. J. Shirts, of Shelby, Oceana county. 



Division E. — Special Exhibit of Apples for Dessert and Culinary Purposes. 



Class 1. — Most judiciously selected, best grown and carefully handled 

 exhibit of not more than thirty-five varieties of apples, exhibited by an indi- 

 vidual or society, affording a choice, as well as a succession of varieties, 

 throughout the year, for both dessert and culinary purposes ; superior quality, 

 delicacy of texture and beauty, in the order named to be the ruling consid- 

 erations. First premium, John W. Van Deman, Benzonia ; second pre- 

 mium, J. M. Blowers, Lawrence; third premium, J. W. Davis, Jackson. 



Class 2. — Most judiciously selected, best grown and carefully handled 

 exhibit of twenty varieties of strictly dessert apples; conditions otherwise as 

 in Class 1. First premium, F. M. Benham, Olivet. 



Division F. — Special Exhibit of Market Apples. 



Class 1. — Most judiciously selected, best grown and carefully handled 

 exhibit, of fifteen varieties of market apples, grown by the exhibitor, afford- 

 ing a succession throughout the year; productiveness, suitable size, handling 

 qualities, satisfactory flavor, and general attractiveness, to be the leading 

 considerations. First premium, Peter Coller, Adrian; second premium, J. 

 M. Blowers, Lawrence. • 



Class 2. — Most profitable, best grown and carefully handled single peck of 

 a variety of apple for market purposes, grown by the exhibitor. (In com- 

 peting for this premium the exhibitor is expected to put in competition only 

 specimens of the single variety by him preferred for this purpose.) First 

 premium, J. M. Blowers, Lawrence ; second premium, Frank Aldrich, 

 Liberty; third premium, E. B. Cochran, Parma. 



Division G. — Special Exhibit of Peaches. 



Class 1. — Most judiciously selected, best grown and carefully handled 

 exhibit of not less than twelve varieties of peaches (exhibited by individual 

 or society), adapted to dessert and culinary purposes, and affording a succes- 



