EDITOR'S TABLE. 



Moore, each $3. To E. Dalglish and J. P. Smith, gardener to A. Duncan, $2. Peaches.~FoT the best collecllon, 

 D. II. Leonard, $t; second best, Lewis Dexter, $3; fourth best, James Lewis, Providence, $1. Best dish, Cliarles 

 Iladwen, Worcester, $1. AWtafines. — For the second best collection, C. B. Manchester, f 1. Qiiinces. — For tlie 

 best collection, C. S. Sweetland, Olneyville, $2 ; second best, C. 8. Swectland, Providence, .$1. Plums.— Yor the 

 second best collection, Mrs. Joel Blaisdell, Providence, $1. Grapes.—Vor the best collection grown under glass 

 with artificial heat, A. D. & J. Y. Smith, $4; second best, G. W. Chapln, by Geo. Anderson, $3 ; third best, Crawford 

 Allen, $2. Best dish do., A. Duncan, by J. P. Smith, $1. Best collection grown under glass without artificial heat, 

 fifteen varieties, Wm. Viall, $4; second best, Dr. Ira Barrows, Providence $3; third best, Dr. Bartlett, by S. Brinley, 

 Smithfleld, $2. Best dish do., "\Vm. Nesbit, Elm Grove, .|1. Best specimens of most approved native varieties, Mrs. 

 Peter Church, .$2. Best dish do., S. Cole, Warren, $1. 2Ielons.—YoT the finest specimen Watermelon, No. S4, $2 ; 

 second besi, No. 9S, .$1. For the finest specimen Muskmelon, No. S4, $3 ; second best, G. W. Chapin, by Geo. Ander- 

 son, $2. Cranberries.— Xrl\fiQ\a.\\y raised by Edmund Bayley, of Usquepaug (South Kingstown), $5, upon condi- 

 tion that he communicates to the Society full details of his method of cultivation. 



Vegetables.— Levi .J. Blanchard, Smithfleld. first premium on Drumhead Cabbage, $.3. J. Wilcox, Warwick a 

 gratuity of $2. S. B. Ilaliday, a dii)loma for fine Fiat Dutch and Bullockhead Cabbage ; do., a gratuity of |1 for 

 improved Tomatoes ; do., a gratuity of .$1 for best Blood Beet ; also, a gratuity of $1 for best round Turnips. C. Allen 

 first premium on Celery, .$3 ; also, first premium on Egg Plants, $2 ; also, a gratuity of $1 for best Eed Cabbage. W. 

 C. Snow, first premium on Savoy Cabbage, .$3; also, first premium on Squashes, $2 ; also, a gratuity of $1 for best 

 Parsnips. W. Nesbit, first premium on Sweet Potatoes, $2. E. A. Cole, a gratuity on Yellow Onions $1. J. D. 

 Weed, North Providence, a gratuity of .$1 for Red Onions. W. Nesbit, best Red Onions, $2. Stephen C. Swan, a 

 premium of $1 fur Lafayette Beans ; also, a gratuity of .|2 for choice White Potatoes. R. Dalglish, a gratuity of $2 for 

 Celery ; also a gratuity of .$1 for large Squashes. G. B. Pettis, Johnston, first premium for Tomatoes, $2. R. Dalglish 

 first premium on Salsify, $2. Jas. Lynch, Elmwood, a gratuity of .$1 for fine Turnip Beets. Jas. C. Swan, a gratuity 

 of $1 for White Potatoes. Dexter Asylum, best Sweet Corn, a gratuity of $1. II. King, Cranston, a gratuity of .^2 for 

 Dover and seedling Potatoes. Sam'l Carpenter, a gratuity of $2 for do. do. No. 91, a gratuity of |1 for fine Onions. 



Exhibition of Fruits at Muscatine, Iowa. — We take the following repoi't of the Committee 

 on Fruit from the Muscatine Journal : 



The show of fruit this season owing to the late fVosfs of spring and the summer drouth, is very much inferior to 

 what we should otherwise have expected, and falls below that of our last exhibition. In some localities, favored by 

 their situation, the fruit though of much less yield, is very fine. We find on exhibition, of Apples, 44 varieties by J. 

 B. Essex, of Illinois; 32 varieties by Hiram Gilbert, of Iowa; 63 varieties by James Cattelle, Iowa, and several varie- 

 ties by Messrs. Thomas Morford, Wm. Chambers, Sen., Jacob Long, J. Sherfey, S. Smalley, and Hon. J. Williams. 



The committee have construed the " best specimens of Apples," to mean the best specimens of the greatest variety 

 of apples worthy of general cultivation in this locality, both from the character of the fruit and the bearing qualities 

 of the tree. They have divided the apple into four classes, into tlie first of which they have elevated the Wine Sap, 

 because the tree is a sure, constant and abundant bearer, and the fruit of the best second grade, while from the first 

 class they have reluctantly deposed the Newtown Pippin, because the tree is a very shy bearer, late in coming iuto 

 bearing and the yield very small. 



Our examination has resulted in our conviction that Mr. Cattelle h.is presented a list of the best Apples of fine 

 specimens and of the greatest number of the standard varieties, among which we would name a few, as the Eambo, 

 white winter Pearmain, Roman Stem., Jennett, Newtown Spitzenburgh or Vandevere of Downing, American Golden 

 Russeit and Rhode Island Greening, which have proved themselves worthy of general cultivation among us. We 

 regret to see our cultivators filling their grounds and bestowing their attention upon such indifferent fruit as the 

 Pennsylvania Vandevere, Cotshead, Milan, and their compeers which are always upon our tables and in our catalogues. 

 Peaches. — Five choice varieties of this fruit are upon our tables, with several seedlings. Three by S. Gilbert; three 

 by J. Cattelle ; two by Mrs. Ogilvie; three by J. Sherfey; three by J. B. Esse.x. Lot of seedlings by J. P. Walton, 

 an;} one variety each by S. Smalley and Drury Reynolds, of Illinois. Some of the seedlings are very large but gener- 

 ally their flavor is inferior. The budded varieties free and cling are of superior size and flavor, but we ffould not 

 be understood as in all cases recommending a resort to budding as having a tendency to render the tree less hatdy 

 and prolific. Mr. Cattelle has some very large peaches of the Newington variety preserved iu diluted alcohol. Wo 

 award the premium to Mrs. Ogilvie whose cling and free stones are of extra size and flavor. 



Plums. — Very fine specimens of Coe's Golden Drop, arc exhibited by Mrs. A. J. Fimple and Mr. Alex. Jackson. 

 Those of the former arc the largest, and entitled to the premium. 



Pfars.— Single specimens of this choice fruit arc presented by Mrs. Ogilvie, Messrs. Cattelle, Sherfey, Long and 

 Essex, but as they are all good varieties of their season, we cannot determine, and award no premium. 



Grapes.— A fine specimen of Isabellas by S. Smalley, and ordinary ones of Catawba by Mrs. Ogilvie and Mr. 

 Cattelle, the former having the finest display, we awarded the premium to her for the Catawba, and to Mr. Smalley 

 for the Isabellas. 



The Committee awarded the premium to Mr. Cattelle for the "best variety of fruit," his list including a fine sample 

 of Apples, a good show of Peaches and Grapes, and one variety of Pear. 



Essex, of Illinois presented for exhibition a large variety of apples, many of standard sorts, worthy of 

 Dr. Weed, (this morning) presented six standard varieties of the apple. 



