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product of one family or individual. First premium, Nellie S. Nabors, 

 Flint; second premium, Mrs. F. Forbes, Kalamazoo; third premium, Lilly 

 Moore, Flint; fourth premium, Mrs. Lucy McClary, Galesburg. 



Class 5. — Best ten classes of named varieties of domestic jellies ; product 

 of one family or individual. First premium, Mrs. F. Forbes, Kalamazoo; 

 second premium, Mrs. M. E. Bartlett, Jackson; third premium, Mrs. P. E. 

 Pierce, Jackson . fourth premium, T. J. Chisholm, Marshall. 



Very beautiful samples of evaporated fruit were shown by Robert 

 McKinney and W. S. Plummer, both of Detroit, and each set of samples 

 was awarded the society's diploma. Fruit syrups were shown by Mr. E. 

 Baur of Ann Arbor, and carefully tested by the committee, the recommend- 

 ations being that the society arrange to offer premiums on products of this 

 character, and commending very highly the samples shown by Mr. Baur. 



Division M. — seedlings. 



Under this division there were a large number of entries from which the 

 committee selected the following as worthy of notice: 



Seedling peach raised by Mr. C. Engle, of Paw Paw, from a pit of Craw- 

 ford's late. The tree strong and upright in its habit, hardy, productive and 

 quality of fruit the best. The committee having seen both tree and fruit 

 awarded it the diploma of the society and the name Pearl was given it. 



There were three seedling grapes shown that the committee considered 

 worthy of special notice. One shown by C. Engle, of Paw Paw, was raised 

 from seed of Salem. It is ten days earlier than Hartford, a fair grower, 

 hardy and fairly productive. The committee remark that it may prove 

 valuable for extreme earliness. 



A second seedling from Salem, grown by Mr. Engle, is early as Hartford, 

 being a strong grower, hardy and very productive. The committee remark 

 concerning this entry that it may prove valuable as a long keeper. The 

 third seedling grape reported by the committee with favor was shown by 

 C. P. Chidester, of Olivet. It was grown from seeds produced by crossing 

 Delaware with Concord. The bunch and berry resemble Concord, the color 

 being same as Delaware. The quality is excellent, and the fruit ripens with 

 Delaware. The vine is a strong grower, and seems perfectly hardy. This 

 the committee considered very valuable, and awarded it the society's diplo- 

 ma, and named the variety Lyon, in honor of the President of the Michigan 

 State Horticultural Society. 



Class 7 of this division makes the following offering: For the most ex- 

 tensive, tastefully arranged, named and classified collection of the foliage 

 and fruits (seeds) of our indigenous or introduced trees, diploma and $10.00. 



Under this Mr. A. A. Crozier entered the following collection of conifers 

 in foliage and fruit : 



Pinus stroBus — White pine. 



" pumilio — Dwarf pine. 



" Austriaca — Austrian pine. 



" sylvestris — Scotch pine. 



" resinosa — Norway pine. 



Picea excelsa — Norway spruce. 



■' nigra — Black spruce. 



" alba — White pine. 



