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bridge, of a red color and very handsome, Avas exhibited as late as June 

 7th ; it is rather acid but brisk, and valuable for its late keeping properties. 



Baldwin, Roxbury Russet, and other apples, were exhibited as late as 

 June 14, by Mr. Bowen Harrington, in a tine state of preservation. These 

 apples had been kept by being merely placed, from the time of being gath- 

 ered, upon boards in a cellar. The summer apples of last year, placed 

 upon the tables of the Society, were, in some instances, particularly fine. 

 This remark applies especially to the Williams Favorite ; so fine specimens 

 of this variety and in large quantities, too, were probably never before 

 exhibited. This is a very fine and very handsome apple when well grown, 

 but requires high culture to bring it to perfection. A few specimens of the 

 Northern Spy have been exhibited for the second time, the produce of the 

 same tree from which those first exhibited on the last year were gathered ; 

 although the specimens of this were somewhat superior to those of last 

 year, yet, thus far, your Committee see no reason to alter the opinion they 

 have before expressed, of the unsuitableness of this variety to general cul- 

 tivation in this vicinity. As, however, the tree is an upright, vigorous 

 growing tree, ripening its wood well, it may be well for those who have 

 them to make further trials of its quality before condemning it as worthless. 



As the apple is one of the most, if not the most, valuable fruits of New 

 England, a repetition of the remark made last year on a like occasion may 

 not be out of place, that it is particularly worthy of the attention of culti- 

 vators, and that endeavors to produce from seed new varieties of superior 

 quality, with properties, in some respects, different from such as we now 

 possess, as ripening at different times, keeping in perfection till later in 

 the season, &c., are wortiiy of encouragement. 



Your Committee would not omit to mention here the very large and fine 

 collection of specimens of fruits, sent to the Society by A. Leroy, of 

 Angers, France. Many of them came to hand in fine order, and your 

 Committee had the opportunity of inspecting several new pears, Avhich they 

 think will prove valuable additions to this fine fruit. ' 



With these remarks, your Committee now submit their award of the 

 prizes offered by the Society the past year : — 



For the best and most interesting exhibition of fruits during the sea- 

 son, to John F. Allen, the Lowell plate valued at . $20 00 

 For the second best, to Hovey & Co., . . . . 12 QO 

 A gratuity to William C. Strong, of . . . . 10 00 

 Apples. — For best twelve summer apples, on or before the last 



Saturday in August, to Charles Stone, for Williams's Favorite, 6 00 

 For the next best, to Josiah Lovett, 2d, for Red Astrachan, . 4 00 

 For the best twelve autumn apples, on or before last Saturday in 



November, to J. B. Moore, for Hubbardston Nonsuch, . 6 00 



For the next best, to Josiah Lovett, 2d, for Drap d'Or, . . 4 00 



For the best twelve winter apples, on or before tlie third Satur- 

 day in December, to J. B. Moore, for Baldwin, . . 6 00 

 For the next best, to John Gordon, for R. I. Greenings, . 4 00 

 The Committee have also awarded a gratuity equal to the second 



