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fine large likely apple resembling the Willow Twig, but much better 

 in quality. This apple took the premium for the best new apple 

 (over thirteen competitors) at the World's Fair, and I believe will 

 be of great value to us. 



Our success in the competitions was beyoud our expectation. 

 We have taken one gold medal and four silver medals and 1495 in 

 money (if we get it.) 



THE FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF THE PREMIUMS TAKEX BY OUR 



STATE FOR APPLES GROWN" WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE 



SOUTHERN DISTRICT, SOUTH OF PARALLEL 



FORTY DEGREES. 



1G9 Best and largest collection, not exceeding 200 va- 

 rieties, by auv Horticultural Society. 



Gold Medal. $200 00 

 170 Best collection, 100 varieties, do ... . Silver Medal. 100 00 

 173 Best collection, 50 varieties, do ... . Silver Medal. 75 00 

 180 Best plate from most ancient trees. . Silver Medal. 10 00 



Best plate of either of the following varieties : 



183 Broadwell • 5 00 



186 Cannon Pearmain 5 00 



193 Esopus Spitzenburg 5 00 



196 Grimes' Golden ' 5 00 



200 Huntsman 5 00 



202 Jonathan 5 00 



205 Lady 5 00 



208 Maidens' Blush 5 00 



209 Mother 5 OO 



210 May (of Myers) 5 00 



211 Missouri , 5 00 



214 Ortley 5 00 



215 Porter • • . 5 00 



216 Pryor's Eed 5 00 



217 Paradise Winter Sweet . 5 00 



218 Rome Beauty 5 00 



222 Rawle's Janet 5 00 



224 Rhode Island Greening 5 00 



231 Tallman Sweet • 5 00 



233 Winesap 5 00 



236 White Pippin 5 00 



238 York Imperial 5 00 



245 Best New Autumn variety, not generally introduced . 10 00 



246 Best New Winter variety, not generally introduced . 10 00 



Nearly everything we entered for we took, and Missouri has 

 not only taken the sweepstakes but mor^ premiums in number than 

 any other state or society. 



