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sion throughout the usual season of the fruit. First premium, F. R. 

 Linderman, South Haven; second premium, Graham Bros., Grand Rapids; 

 third premium, C. Engle, Paw Paw. 



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

 exhibit of eight varieties of peaches, for market pnrposes, grown by the 

 exhibitor, and affording a succession as far as practicable. First premium, 

 Benton Gebhardt, Mears; second premium, C. Engle, Paw Paw. The com- 

 mittee remarked regarding this collection that it comprised the best succes- 

 sion but contained too many Clingstone varieties. Third premium, Graham 

 Bros., Grand Rapids. The note by committee on this collection, was that 

 it was worthy of first premium were it not for the fact that it contained a 

 variety marked red Crawford, a sort not recorded. 



Division" H. — Special Exhibit of Pears. 



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

 exhibit of not more than twenty varieties of pears, for dessert or family and 

 culinary purposes, affording a succession during the usual season, exhibited 

 by individual or society. First premium, Jos. Lannin, South Haven. 

 Philo Parsons, of Detroit, had a collection of beautiful pears which could 

 not compete from the fact that they were not selected at all with reference 

 to the wording of the offering. 



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

 exhibit of twelve varieties of pears for market, with succession; grown by the 

 exhibitor. First premium, Peter Coller, Adrian ; second premium, Jos. 

 Lannin, South Haven. Several collections had to be ruled out of competi- 

 tion because they contained a single variety wrongly named, which rendered 

 the collections short in numbers. 



Class 2. — Most profitable, best grown and carefully handled exhibit of one 

 peck of a single variety of pear for market, grown by the exhibitor. (See 

 limitation, Division F, Class 2.) First premium, Peter Coller, Adrian ; 

 second premium, Jos. Lannin, South Haven; third premium, Emil Baur, 

 Ann Arbor. 



Division" I. — Special Exhibit of Plums, 12 Specimens of Each. 



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

 exhibit of not more than twelve varieties of plums for dessert or family and 

 culinary purposes, exhibited by individual or society, affording a succession 

 throughout the usual season. First premium, W. R. Wadsworth, Lapeer; 

 second premium, E. J. Shirts, Shelby; third premium, Benton Gebhardt. 

 Mears. 



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

 exhibit of six varieties of plums for dessert, family, and culinary purposes, 

 grown by the exhibitor, affording a succession during the usual season of 

 this fruit. First premium, Benton Gebhart, Mears; second premium, E. J. 

 Shirts, Shelby; third premium, W. R. Wadsworth, Lapeer. 



Class 3. — Exhibit of most profitable, best grown and carefully handled 

 single peck of a variety of plums for market purposes, grown by the exhibitor. 

 (See limitation F, Class 2.) First premium, W. R. Wadsworth, Lapeer; 

 second premium, E. J. Shirts, Shelby. 



