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"William Heaver exhibited Currants ; Red Dutch, Cherry and Red Grape. 

 "W . H. Pye exhibited Prince's Harvest Apple. 



Mr. Pktticolas exliibited the Benoni, Prince's Harvest, Red Streak, Summer 

 Rose and Early Strawberry Apples and Madeleine Pears. 

 Mr. A. L. Reeder exhibited the Early Harvest Apple. 



REPORT OF FLOWER COMMITTEE. 



Mrs. Maxwell exhibits fine specimens of Orleanders. 



Mr. Heaver exhibits cut flowers — Phlox, Baron de Merona, Ouge Gardien, 

 Countess D'Ohambord, Oeil de Lynx, Van Houttier, Ruben Compacta, Blanc de 

 NeiuUes, Candidissima Nova, Madam Aubyn, Camponella, Grandeflora, Delphi- 

 num Hendersonii, Sinensis Wheeleri. Verbenas — Uncle Tom, Snow Ball, Madam 

 Lemonnier, General Brea, Alice Howarth, Mrs. Reed, Queen Victoria; Clematis 

 Flamuela or Virgin's Bower ; Alstromeria, Pelegrina, Psittacina — French Boquet. 

 Several of the Verbenas appear to be new and are very beautiful. The Delphi- 

 nium Heudersonii is a new and superb variety. The D.Wheelerii is also remark- 

 ably fine. 



All these flowers are heartily recommended for cultivation by the Committee. 



J. P. FOOTE, Chairman. 



REPORT OP FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



White Juneating — Rather small for a market fruit, but of a very pleasant flavor 

 and aroma ; bears abundantly every alternate year. 



Yellow Juneating. 



Prince's Early Harvest — The best, finest and largest apple of the sea^'on ; of 

 good size, and the specimens before us are very large. 



Benoni, Red Streak, Summer Rose, Early Strawberry — All too unripe to form 

 an opini'jn from the specimens before lis. 



Madeleine, or Citron des Carmes — One of the very best of our early pears. 



Charmontelle — Pleasant but apt to rot in the core ; should be gathered, like 

 most pt-ars — before ripe. 



English Gooseberry — ^Very large and prolific ; produced two and a half gal- 

 lons from two bushels ; free from mildew at Xenia from whence they came ; 

 grown partly in shade. 



Warrior — Immensely large for this climate ; fine rich flavor ; color green. 



Slaughterman — Very rich ; red. 



Jolly Tar — A good fruit ; green. 



Roaring Lion — Good ; rather small. 



Red Ocean — Medium ; good. 



Rifleman — Medium ; rather acid. 



Heart of Oak — Rather over medium ; very sweet and pleasant. 



Wellington — Not high flavor, but rather unripe ; medium. 



Queen Ann — First-rate ; rather above medium. 



Cook's Eajrle — Very sweet and rich ; above medium ; one of the best. 



Shaw's Billy — Very large, rich and sweet. 



Red Dutch, Red Grape and Cherry Currants — All very fine specimens ; Cherry 

 much larger but more acid than the Red Dutch ; Red Grape and Red Dutch about 

 equal in size and flavor. EDWIN J. HOOPER, Chairman, 



Adjourned. 



