1876.] 



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the season for that latitude, had passed them be- 

 yond a condition for fair judgment. This was 

 also the case with several dishes from Robert H. 

 Oilman, of Milford, Del. The appearance indi- 

 cated that both of these collections had been in 

 a very creditable condition. Rev. C. F. Weld 

 exhibited some very fine fruit marked "Dr. 

 Warder," which the committee believed mis- 

 named ; they could detect no difference between 

 them and the " Jucunda." Edw. N. Wright, of 

 Phila., exhibited four varieties, all, especially 

 " Boydens 30," remarkably well grown. 



Jas. S. Jones, Germantown, had " Albany 

 Seedlings " and " Boydens," the last named es- 

 pecially fine. 



E. Burroughs of New Jersey, some " Chas. 

 Downmg" of very siiperior size for even this 

 fine variety, but over-ripe. 



Wm. Parry, of New Jersey,, made the finest 

 display. There were a large number of dishes, 

 embracing 15 varieties, among these " Black De- 

 fiance" was conspicuous, resembling " Albany 

 Seedling " in general character, but less acid. 

 " The Monarchs " of this collection were also 

 very attractive by their size and good flavor. 

 "Cumberland Triumph," a new kind with white 

 flesh was the highest flavored of any on exhibi- 

 tion but rather soft for a market fruit. " Star of 

 the West," a fine looking fruit, but not equal to 

 some others in flavor. " Col. Cheney," of very 

 irregular shape and sour, but said to be an 

 abundant bearer. " Matilda," a new kind com- 

 ing into notice but appeared unripe. " Cowing's 

 Seedling " was small but of fair flavor. 



E. T. Steel, of Germantown, showed " Boyden's 

 30," very large and fine, and regarded by the 

 committee as the best dish of Strawberries in the 

 Exhibition so far. 



C. F. Abbott, Falls of Schuylkill, some remark- 

 ably fine " Monarchs." 



Mrs. Gearey, of Trenton, N. J., several dishes 

 of good fruit. 



David Peltz, Falls of Schuylkill, good " Mon- 

 archs." 



" Fields Excelsior," said to be a new seedling, 

 the berries were very fine, but the committee be- 

 lieve them to be only well grown " Jucundas." 



Scattering plates of fair fruit in several popu- 

 lar varieties, some from E. C. Bell, Camden, N. 

 J., Dr. H. K. Whitney, S. C. Decou, Moorestown, 

 N. J., and H. P. Grant, Gloucester, N. J. 



A remarkably fine display of "Albany Seed- 

 lings " was made by J. H. Withington, of South 

 Amboy, N. J., which, in the opinion of the com- 



mittee, were equal to the best "Albany Seedling" 

 ever grown. 



Of Strawberries in pots, the only exhibition 

 was made by Wm. Parry, this was of " Golden 

 Defiance," a seedling of Mr. Parry's and had the 

 appearance of being an abundant bearer. 



J. H. Purnell, of West Point, Georgia, exhibi- 

 ited some early " Beatrice " Peaches, grown in 

 Alabama, they were of excellent flavor, and 

 about six inches in circumference. A single 

 specimen being 8J inches. 



Thomas Meehan, 

 Edwin Satterthwaite, 

 I A. W. Harrison, 



i^ JOSLiH HOOPES, 



Signed, 



Philadelphia, June 16, 1876. 



Hon. A. T Goshorn, Director General U. S. Cen- 

 tennial Commission. 



Sir : — During the week since our last report, 

 the following fruits and vegetables have been 

 submitted for our examination. 



Strawberries. David L. Peltz, Phila., a seedling 

 strawberry grown from Wilson's Albany, with 

 points of excellence, but on the whole appears 

 hardly equal to the parent. The same exhibitor 

 had very fair fruit of " Monarch," "Albany," 

 "Chas. Downing," and "Golden Queen," a round 

 berry, rather soft and not of high flavor. 



Jas. S. Jones, Germantown, "Jucunda." These 

 have been generally fine this season. Mr. Jones' 

 were very good, but not quite equal to others 

 which have before come under the committee's 

 notice. 



G. N. Mumma, near Harrisburg, Pa., "Cum- 

 berland Triumph." These were much finer 

 fruit than came previously, before the committee, 

 but not quite so high in flavor ; it is a promising 

 fruit. Also by the same, " Springdale," another 

 seedling raised by Amos Miller, of Carlisle, 

 darker than the other, a good solid berry of fair 

 flavor, also a promising new kind. 



E. Satterthwaite, Jenkintown, Pa., 9 kinds, all 

 of fair average growth, and the " Jucundas " and 

 " Boyden's 30," particularly fine. • 



Chas. Dickens, through his gardener, Wm, 

 Smith of Hunterspoint, N. Y., plates of two 

 seedlings. " President Lincoln " was very varied 

 in shape, long, oval, flat, and irregular, crimson- 

 scarlet and of fair flavor. 



"Smith's seedling," resembling the other, 

 but averaging much flatter, a little brighter in 

 color, and of a brisk, good flavor. These both 

 appear to be seedlings of good promise. 



