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size. The •watermelons were rather an ordinary display. Tlie Normal School, Toronto, exhibited 

 specimens of the production of the experimental garden : there were cabbages, oats, barley, pota- 

 toes, corn, carrots, beots, mangel wurzel, turnips, «fec., <tc., with a full report of the quantity raised, 

 and all the particulars connected with the various specimens. 



The peaches were a very good display. Tliere were some very excellent hot-house grapes, from 

 W. II. Boulton's garden. Enoch Turner and W. B. Jarvis, of Toronto, and W. P. McLaren, of 

 Hamilton, had also some very fine specimens. There was a very prolific specimen of grapes, we 

 think from Mr. Lewis, of Salt-fleet ; there were upwards of forty bunches on one vine about three 

 feet long. Mr. IIumphueys, of Toronto, exhibited a basket of very excellent Sweet AVater grapes. 

 This was decidedly the best specimen of that kind of gra )es in the exhibition. There were fifty- 

 six different entries of " twelve winter apples." The winter table apples made a very good dis- 

 play. The Ribston Pippins were veiy fine. There were some excellent baking apples, from 

 Lesslie's Garden. Tliere were seven entries of twenty varieties of apples, some of them very 

 fine, from Lesslie, Turner, and Brucklt, of Hamilton, and others. 



Dr. Craigie's son displayed some very fine specimens of dried plants, very well prepared. There 

 were only a few of them displayed, the greater part of them being left in the portfolio. 



Mobile (Ala.) Ageicultueal and IIoetictiltural Society. — Wc have just received 

 a circular from the Secretary of this Society, containing an account of the organization of 

 the Society on the 20th of February last, and other matters, showing the Society to be in 

 a prosperous condition. "We copy from the circular : 



"At the first meeting after the organization, it was voted that $500 be set apart for pre- 

 miums, to be awarded at the first Fair, which was arranged to take place on the 24th of May. 

 Unfortunately, the period was unpropitious, being too late for most of our choice flowers, and 

 too early for fruits. As it was, however, we made a very respectable exhibition, the floral display 

 being very gratifying, and the collection of vegct.ibles superb. There was competition for all 

 the prizes arranged by the committee, and all classes of our community manifested much interest 

 on the result of the Fail-." 



President — CB.AULES C. LANGDOK 



Vice Presidents — Chester Root, Geo. N. Stewart, Jonx C. Hodges. 



Corresponding Secretary — W. "W. McGuike. 



Recording Secretary — Samuel Penny. 



Treasurer — A L. Pope. 



Califoexia Geand AGEiCTJXTTnRAL AND HoETiouLTUEAL Faie. — "We havc received from 

 Messrs. "Waeeex & Son, of San Francisco, a circular containing a premium list amounting 

 to about tico thousand dollars ! The Fair was to be held at San Francisco, and continue 

 one month. We notice a premium of twenty -five dollars offered for the best one hundred 

 acres of potatoes. This looks like doing things on a large scale. "We copy the premiums 

 offered on fruit : 



"For the finest display of grapes, a silver cup, $25. For the finest display of melons, a silver 

 cup, $25. For the finest basket assorted fruits from one cultivator, a silver cup, $25. For the 

 finest specimens of native grapes, a medal, $10. For the finest specimens of figs, a medal, $10. 

 For the finest specimens of pears, a medal, $10. For the finest specimens of apples, a medal, $10. 

 For the finest specimens of peaches, a medal, $10. For the finest specimens of watermelons, $5. 

 For the finest specimens of muskmelons, $5. For the finest specimens of egg plant, $5. Every 

 dish of fruit of rare or new kinds, esteemed by the committee worthy, shall receive a medal 

 valued at $5." 



