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Best six Bourbon Roses. First premium Z. J. Blakeslee, Marshall; second 

 premium, Jos. B. Blessing, Jackson. 



Best six Tea Roses. First premium, Geo. F. Crabbe, Grand Rapids. 



Best collection of Pansies, in bloom, not less than six different colors. 

 First premium, Geo. F. Crabbe, Grand Rapids. 



Best collection of Carnations, not less than six, different colors. First pre- 

 mium, Geo. F. Crabbe, Grand Rapids. 



Best and most tastefully arranged (by exhibitor), Bouquet of Living Flowers. 

 First premium, Miss A. B. Chandler, Cold water; second premium, Geo. F. 

 Crabbe, Grand Rapids. 



Best and most tastefully arranged (by exhibitor), Bouquet of Dried Grasses. 

 First premium, Alex. Brown, Jackson; second premium, Mrs P. E. Pierce, 

 Jackson. 



Best Bouquet of Dried Everlastings. First premium, Alex. Brown, Jackson. 

 Best and most tastefully arranged Living Flowers, in vases First premium, 

 Geo. F. Crabbe, Grand Rapids; second premium, Jos. B. Blessing, Jackson. 



Best and most tastefully executed Floral Design (by exhibitor), in Living 

 Flowers. First premium, Z. J. Blakeslee, Marshall; second premium, Geo. 

 F. Crabbe, Grand Rapids. 



Best and most tastefully arranged (by exhibitor), fancy basket of Cut Flow- 

 ers. First premium, Miss A. B. Chandler, Coldwater; second preminm, Alex. 

 Brown, Jackson. 



Best and most tastefully arranged Flowers for Table. First premium, Miss 

 A. B. Chandler, Coldwater; second premium, Geo. F. Crabbe, Grand Rapids. 



THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE EXHIBIT. 



The committee commended in the highest terms the exhibit made by the 

 Agricultural College, which was not entered for premium. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL EXHIBIT. 



Prof. A. J. Cook sent down in care of Mr. C. P. Gillette, a graduate of the 

 •college, a fine collection of injurious insects, appropriately labeled and nicely 

 arranged in cases ; also in bottles samples of all the prominent insecticides. 

 Mr. Gillette was so much engaged with an exhibit in another department of 

 the fair that it was impossible for him to be with this collection and answer all 

 the questions inquirers would like to have propounded, but the labels answered 

 a great many queries, and the collection was a very valuable accessory to the 

 horticultural display. 



BOTANICAL EXHIBIT. 



Dr. W. J. Beal had his exhibit put in place by his students, who remained 

 during the fair and answered questions of the curious. The following state- 

 ment is an explanation of the exhibit, and indicates the scope of this depart- 

 ment at the college. 



All students in the agricultural course spend five-sixths of a year daily 

 studying botany, and after this they may elect one or two terms more. In the 

 spring term of the sophomore year, they spend two hours daily in the labora- 

 tory investigating plants, each aided by a compound microscope and other 



