REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FRUITS, 1920 23 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FRUITS. 



By Edward B. Wilder, Chairman. 



The decided improvement in the exhibits of fruits noted in the 

 report for 1919 has continued during 1920, but not greatly 

 advanced. The "war conditions, shortage of labor, and poor 

 transportation" referred to in that report have continued, indeed, 

 seem to have increased, but the special inducements offered in 

 prizes have encouraged the amateur growers of fruit to exhibit 

 somewhat more freely and the reestablishment of the third prize 

 is recommended. 



The display of strawberries at the Exhibition, June 26, was 

 small, Hillcrest Gardens, Weston, winning all the prizes. The 

 difficulty of arranging a schedule a year in advance for small 

 fruits and setting a fixed date for an exhibition, irrespective of 

 New England's fluctuating weather conditions, acted unfavorably 

 as in this exhibition. 



At the Exhibition, July 10, Hillcrest Gardens received first prize 

 for red cherries and Mrs. M. J. Merrill, Medford, first prize for the 

 Royal Ann (Napoleon), a yellow cherry. In the classes for cur- 

 rants Hillcrest Gardens took first with Fay's Prolific for a red 

 variety and John Bauernfeind, first for White Imperial, a white 

 variety. In gooseberries John Bauernfeind took first for Colum- 

 bus. In the classes for strawberries Louis Graton won first for 

 his St. Martin and Hillcrest Gardens second for William Belt. 



The first exhibits of apples and pears for the season were made 

 August 14 with Williams, Sweet Bough, Yellow Transparent 

 apples, and Clapp's Favorite pear. Greensboro and Champion 

 peaches also were shown. 



At the exhibition of September 11 the following varieties were 

 shown: Gravenstein, Hubbardston, Maiden Blush, and Porter 

 apples ; Bartlett, Worden Seek el, President, pears ; Belle of Georgia, 

 Champion peaches; and Satsuma, Lombard, Green Gage plums. 

 George F. Stewart, gardener to Arthur Lyman, was awarded first 

 prize for a display of black and white foreign grapes, the Black 



