46 



Gooseberries were first sent in by the Marion County Hor- 

 ticultural Society, on June 4; the last shipment came from Du- 

 Page county, July 15. The Downing and Houghton seem to 

 be the most generally planted. 



PERSIMMONS. 

 Early Golden, Native Wild. 



Number of shipments 10 



" quarts received 200 



" varieties exhibited 2 



Attention is directed to this fruit under the head of Gen- 

 eral Remarks. 



PAWPAWS. 



Number of shipments received 5 



" baskets received 12 



QUINCES. 



Orange, Pear, Rea. 



Number of shipments received .... 27 



" peck baskets received 105 



" varieties exhibited 3 



Varieties from Northern District 



" " Central District 2 



" " Southern District 3 



The crop of quinces was a good one and many fine speci- 

 mens were received. 



PLUMS. 



Botan, Miner, Sloe, 



Damson, Marianna, Wild Goose, 



Forest Rose, Neverfail, Yellow Chickasaw, 



Green Gage, Ogan, Yellow Gage. 



Lombard, Robinson, 



Number of shipments 43 



" quarts on exhibition 481 



' ' varieties on exhibition 17 



Varieties from Northern District 4 



" " Central District 4 



" " Southern District 12 



Plums constituted no small part of the display and came 

 from all sections, although much the largest number of ship- 

 ments came from the south end of the State. The first ship- 

 ment arrived July 3. 



