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Morris, including five of his purchases at New 

 York Mills. 



Big sales in the Blue Grass. The Kentucky 

 summer sales of 1875 were well attended, and 

 Renick, Vanmeter and Bates blood commanded 

 great prices. At Ben F. Vanmeter's twenty 

 Rose of Sharons brought $44,340, an average 

 of $2,217, C. D. Chenault of Richmond, Ky., 

 taking Julia's Rose at $3,900, and H. P. Thom- 

 son of Kentucky 2d Cambridge Lady at $5,550. 

 Poppy 5th was bought for Earl Bective at 

 $2,000. At the same sale twelve Red Roses 

 (Young Marys) averaged $890, Messrs. Groom 

 paying the top, $2,350, for Red Rose llth. At 

 E. S. Cunningham's the Grooms paid $4,150 for 

 Duchess of Sharon, and Messrs. Meredith $1,600 

 for Rose of Wicken. At J. G. Kinnaird's B. 

 Sumner of Connecticut gave $2,650 for Oneida 

 Rose, Messrs. Meredith $2,050 for Minna of Elk 

 Hill, and Emory Cobb $1,600 for Mazurka 25th. 

 At William Lowry's J. W. Bean of Winchester, 

 Ky., gave $2,380 for Valeria. At Walter Han- 

 dy's Messrs. Meredith bought 4th Mazurka of 

 Chesterfield at $3,500, Mr. Megibben gave $3,150 

 for Peri of Clifton and B. Sumner $2,025 for 

 Grace Sharon. At Wesley Warnock's $2,675 

 was paid by L. F. Pierce of Kentucky for Cam- 

 bridge Rose 3d, $2,250 by John R. Craig of Can- 

 ada for Duchess of Springwood, and $1,600 by 

 J. H. Spears & Sons for Miss Wiley of Vinewood. 



