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Committee on Kative Wines, 



Annexed you will please find a copy of the List of Premiums offered 

 tor American wines. Communications and packages should be ad 

 dressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Native Wines in care 

 of Mr. John M'Gowan, Assistant Secretary United States Agdcultural 

 bociety, Philadelphia. 



MoRTOxV M 'Michael, 



Sidney G. Fisher, 



Alfred L. Kennedy, 



A. J. Antelo, 



G. B. Presbury, 



Thomas P. Remington, ^ 



Class VIII— Native TFrnes. — Samples of wines must be arrano-ed 



on the tables by nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, and can not^be 



removed until the close of the exhibition. They must be accora- 



panied by a statement of the kind of wine sent, the addresses of the 



exhibitors and producers, and the times and places of growth and 



production. 



P R E ]M I U 31 S . 



For the best dry Catawba, 1855 $10 



For the best dry Catawba, (older) 10 



For the best Wine from the Herbemont Grape 10 



For the best Wine from the Schuylkill or Cape Grape. 10 



For the best Wine from the Isabella Grape 10 



For the best Wine from any other Grape 10 



For the best Sparkling Catawba Wine 10 



For the best Sparkling Wine from any other Grape. . 10 



REPORT OF THE FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



The Fruit Committee awarded to M. Mc Williams a premium of §4 

 for the best six varieties of the following apples: 



1. Prince's Early Harvest— well known as a very good early sum- 

 mer apple. 



2. Benoni— a subacid, juicy, high-flavored summer apple, deserving 

 of being better known. 



3. Bohanan— a pleasant, juicy and good-flavored early fruit. 



4. Early Strawberry— sprightly, juicy and finely flavored. 



5. Sweet Bough— very passably good. 



6. Summer Queen— well known as a very good apple. 

 They also awarded to Mr. Mc Williams a premium of $3 for the 



best three varieties of the following pears: 



1. Dearborn Seedling— a well-known, rich and finely-flavored first- 

 rate summer fruit. 



2. Early Charmontell. 



2d best, $5 

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