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Earl. But we are not amongst the admirers of 

 this mode of exliibiting fruit. There is, we 

 tliiuk, a propriety in these matters, which con- 

 tributes uuicli to enhance the beauties of all 

 horticultural exhibitions; and we cannot help 

 thinking a busiiel of apples, even laidlooselj' in 

 a heap, present more symmetry to the eye, 

 than if they are tied round a post. At the 

 same time, we think that if a little more atten- 

 tion was paid by exhibitors, or by the managers 

 of the exhibitions, to the more tasteful arrange- 

 ment of the dishes of fruit on the tables than we 

 frequently see, a much more effective result 

 would be produced: for by placing the several 

 dishes of each collection in some order as re- 

 gards the size of the fruit, and its color, there 

 is no doubt the exhibition tables would present 

 a more attractive appearance. One would think 

 that even the disposition of a dessert on the din. 

 ner table might suggest enough to induce atten- 

 tion to this. 



The Pears were not so numerous as the ap- 

 ples, but Messrs. Hovey, of Boston, exhibited 

 many fine ones, in the whole numbering 175 va- 

 rieties, which gained them the silver cup; and 

 Jeremiah Briggs, of Jamaica, Long Island, ob- 

 tained a silver medal for 30 varieties, the third 

 premium being awarded to John Tonela, of Ber- 

 gen. Some of the pears in smaller collections 

 were good: we noticed particularlj'' those exhi- 

 bited by Frederick Glover, of East Brook- 

 lyn. 



"We caution exhibitors in these days of fine 

 fruit growing, that they must, many of them, 

 increase their vigilance, in taking care that their 

 fruit is sent in proper condition. We observed 

 many of the apples in some collections were 

 much bruised. This is carelessness in the ge- 

 nerality of cases, and should disqualify such 

 fruit from exhibition, on the same princii)le that 

 a bruised or broken petal does a florist's flower. 

 We call the attention of judges to this. Strict, 

 but at the same time impartial judging, is the 

 only way to secwre onward improvement in hor- 

 ticulture, be the branch what it may. The of- 

 fice of censor at these exhibitions is seldom a 

 desirable one. Well digested and known rules, 

 uniformly adhered to, is the only way for the 

 judges to give, /'as we are sure they always de- 

 do,) satisfaction to all — particularly as 

 office is one which often presents much 



ground for a diversity of opinion, and must fre 

 quently be exercised upon nice distinctions. 



The three premiums for Quinces were awar- 

 ded to W. A. Underbill, R. T. Underbill, and 

 R. L. Colt, of Patterson, N. J., for very re- 

 spectable specimens. 



Native Gr.\pes were shown by several — and 

 many of them in quality and condition fine — 

 and which must have satisfied many who still 

 remain skeptical on the subject, that they well 

 deserve the increased care and attention that 

 we are now giving to them. The best Isabellas, 

 which obtained the silver medal, were exhibited 

 by R. T. Underbill, the second by W. A. Un- 

 derhill. and the third by Thomas R. Porter, 

 New-Jersey. Mr. W. A. Underbill also ob- 

 tained the first premium for Catawba, and R. 

 T. Underbill the second. The silver medal for 

 the best foreign grapes, was awarded to R. L. 

 Colt, but of these, not any really fine foreign 

 varieties were exhibited. 



Mr. S. T. Jones, of Staten-Island, was first 

 in the Peach exhibition, (both for freestones 

 and clingstones,) which was very limited, and 

 nothing remarkable in quality. The second 

 premium for freestones was gained by H. U. 

 Mott. 



A small box of very nice Cranberries 

 was sent for exhibition by John J. Webb, of 

 Jackson, Ocean county, N. J., but it did not 

 arrive until after the judges had gone over the 

 fruit. 



When these remarks were written for the 

 press, the judges had not awarded the premi- 

 ums for the floricultural part of the exhibition, 

 and we will therefore defer our notice of that 

 branch until next month ; but we cannot omit 

 to notice, injustice to the fair sex, that the vi- 

 sitors to the exliibition are indebted to them for 

 several very beautiful specimens of skill in the 

 shape of Ornamental Vases, and baskets of Ar- 

 tificial Flowers, constructed both in wax, 

 and in paper. The advance recently made in 

 the beauty of construction of those made of the 

 latter material, by the more skillful artists, is 

 so great as to render them very formidable com- 

 petitors to those made of the more congenial 

 material, wax, the similarity of which, to the 

 texture of the natural flower, has hitherto given 

 it an advantage which has not heretofor 

 approaclied. But some of the Paper Flow 



