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society. Peaches were not numerous, but the pears were large, handsome, 

 and in good variety. The principal premiums were awarded as follows : — 



FRUIT. AMATEUR LIST. 



Jipples. — Best 20 varieties, to N. &l E. S. Hayward, Brighton, Monroe 

 County, $10. 



2d best, to J. H. Shervill, Hartford, Oneida Co., $7. 



Best 10 var., to H. R. Hart, Oneida Co., $8. 



2d best, to J. H. Shervill, #5. 

 Pears.— Best 12 var., to H. Vail, Troy, $8. 



2d best, to P. Brintnall, Ulica, $6. 



Best 6 var., W. R. Coppock, Buffalo, $5. 



2d best, Wm. Tracy, Utica, $3. 

 Collection of Pears. — Henry Vail, Troy, 70 var., Hovey's Colored Fruits 

 of America. 



PROFESSIONAL LIST. 



Apples. — Best 20 var., A. Frost & Co., Rochester, $10. 



2d best, to T. C. Maxwell & Co., Geneva, $7. 



Best 10 var., to J. Morse, Cayuga Bridge, $'8. 



2d best, to Thorp, Smith, Hanchett & Co., Syracuse, $6. 

 Pears. — Best 12 var., to EUwanger & Barry, $8. 



2d best, to J. Morse, $6. 



Best 6 van, to T. C. Maxwell & Co., ^5. 



2d best, to J. Morse, $3. 

 Foreign Fruit. — Best collection, 104 var. of pears, silver medal. 



Art. IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, October 16th. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held 

 to-day, — the President in the chair. 



Dr. J. C. Warren was elected a member. Adjourned tliree weeks, to 

 November 6th. 



October 23^. Exhibited. — From the President of the Society, pears — 

 Urbaniste, extra superior, Waterloo. From Hovey & Co., pears — Swan's 

 Orange, Triomphe de Jodoigne, Doyenne Gris, Princesse Marianne, Poire 

 d'Albret, Fulton, Capsheaf, Beurr6 Sterkman, Grand Soleil, Brown Beurr6, 

 St. Michael Archangel ; grapes — Clinton, Catawba. From J. Prichard, 

 grapes — Muscat of Alexandria, Frankindale, Syrian, Black Hamburgh, 

 very fine. From J. Cass, grapes — Isabella. From J. C. Holmes, Michigan, 

 20 varieties of pears. From R. M. Morse, pears — Duchesse, superior. 

 From H. Vandine, pears — Napoleon, Pratt's Bergamot, and 8 other var. ; 

 quinces — Portugal; apples. From George Walsh, pears — 7 var. From 

 R. Rogerson, grapes — Isabella, Catawba. From J. J. Stimson, pears — St. 

 Michael, superior, extra. From H. Plympton, Boston, pears — St. Michael, 

 very fine. From A. W. Stetson, pears — Beurre Diel, fine. From B. Har- 



