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varieties of apple for a name. From R. T. P. Fiske, Hingham, fine speci- 

 mens of the Gushing pear. From G. Pierce, West Cambridge, fine speci- 

 mens of the Porter apple. From A. Nettleton, Springfield, native grapes. 

 From G. Wilson, Marblehead, pears — Chaumontel, Louise Bonne of Jer- 

 sey ; plums — Green Gage, Imperial Gage, Smith's Orleans, Manning's 

 Long Blue, all fine specimens. From Mrs. C. Hutchinson, Boston, fine 

 specimens of Black Malaga grapes, open culture. From B. D. Emerson, 

 Jamaica Plain, fine specimens of Black Hamburgh and Sweetwater grapes. 

 From L. Wheeler, Cambridge, Coolidge's Favorite peach, fine specimens. 

 From J. B. Moore, Concord, melons — Black Spanish, Long Caroline, 

 Mountain Sweet, and one variety unknown ; the named varieties were 

 tested and proved to be of fine quality. From C. Heard, Brighton, very 

 fine specimens of the Beuri6 Diel, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Napoleon, and 

 Urbaniste pears. From Z. Hosmer, Cambridge, plums — Denver's Victo- 

 ria and Smith's Orleans. From D. O. Kellogg, Troy, New York, plums — 

 Bleeker's Gage, Ida, Jefferson, and Washington. From Vincent Laforme, 

 South Boston, fine Seedling peaches. From J. B. Kimball, Boston, 

 Sweetwater grapes, open culture, very fine specimens. From H. C. Mer- 

 riam, fine specimens of Crawford peach. From John Nesmith, Lowell, 

 Early Crawford peach, fine specimens. From Q. Hersey, Hingham, 

 melons — hybrid from Green Persian and the Christiana, fine specimens. 

 From D. Carter, Lowell, Seedling grapes. From A. R. Campbell, Chel- 

 sea, fine specimens of Seckel pear. From J. Howland, Esq., New Bed- 

 ford, fine specimens of the Beurr6 Bosc pear. From J. W. Foster, Ports- 

 mouth, N. H., a dish of fine figs, open culture. From S. H. Smith, Esq., 

 Providence, R. I., fine specimens of the Pratt pear. From Rev. A. D. 

 Baker, Medford, peaches, fine specimens. From W. P. Niles, Boston, 

 Black Hamburgh grapes, open culture, fine specimens. From J. Bird, 

 Watertown, beautiful specimens of the White Doyenn6 pear. 



PREMIUMS AND GRATUITIES ON FRUITS. 



Pears. — For the best 12 varieties of 12 specimens each, the Lyman Plate, 

 to J. Gordon, $20. 

 For the 2d best, to J. Stickney, $ 12. 

 For the 3d best, to Hovey & Co., $8. 

 For the best dish of pears, 12 specimens of one variety — J. Washburn, 



for the Louise Bonne of Jersey, $6. 

 For next best, to W. G. Rayner, for the Duchesse d'Angouleme, $4. 

 Apples. — For the best 12 varieties, 12 specimens each, to George Pierce, 

 for the Porter, $6. 

 For the next best, to J. A. Kenrick, for the Hubbardston Nonsuch, $Q. 

 Grapes. — For the best 5 varieties, two bunches each, the Lyman Plate, to 

 H. B. Crooker, $ 15. 

 For the 2d best, the Bradlee Plate, to J. F. Allen, $ 10. 

 For the best two varieties, two bunches each, to W. C. Strong, $7. 

 For the 2d best, to Hovey & Co., $5. 

 Assorted Fruit. — For the best basket of fruit of various kinds, to O. John- 

 son, $10, 



