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also Seedling apple quinces, very fine. From B. H. Dewing, quinces, 

 very fine. From W. Bacon, quinces, very large. Apples, from Elisha 

 Tower; seedling raised by J. F. Fay, Northboro', a good sized, hand- 

 some red apple, of very good quality. 



Oct. 20th. — Exhibited. — Fruits : From the President of the Society, 

 Swan's Orange and Monarch pears. From J. F. Allen, three varieties of 

 grapes, Golden nectarines, and fine Urbaniste and White Doyenn6 peara. 

 From Jos. Sticlcney, Beurr6 Diel, Brown Beurr6, and Van Mons Leon le 

 Clerc pears. From John Washburn, Swan's Orange pears, and fine 

 quinces. Isabella grapes, from J. Richardson. From E. Cleaves, Salem, 

 a basket of very fine Beurre Bosc pears. From H. Vandine, fine Marie 

 Louise pears. Splendid specimens of White Doyenne pears from H. 

 Plympton, Boston,— -these were as perfect as could be produced ; also, 

 Isabella grapes. From B. D. Emerson, Black Hamburgh grapes. From 

 Jas. Munroe, Urbaniste pears. From A. Bowditch, White Doyenne and 

 Monarch pears. From W. Sargent, fine BufTum pears. Fruit of the 

 Osage Orange, from W. Kenrick. From Jos. Bird, White Doyenn6 pears. 



Oct. 27 ih. — Exhibited. — Fkuits: From W. C. Strong, four kinds of 

 grapes, all fine. From B. D. Emerson, Black Hamburgh grapes, very 

 superb berries, but not highly colored. From W. W. Merrill, Boston, 

 White Doyennd pears, very fine. From A. W. Haven, very fine Flemish 

 Beauty, Seckel, and Napoleon pears. From J. S. Cabot, Waterloo and 

 Colmar du Lot pears. From C. E. Grant, Isabella, very fine, and Black 

 Hamburgh grapes, open culture. 



From 0. Johnson, a basket of very fine Duchesse d'Angouleme pears. 

 From A. W. Stetson, Isabella and Catawba grapes. From Hovey & Co., 

 Diana grapes and Excellentissima pears. From J. Lovett, Vicompte de 

 Spoelberch pears, and Drap d'Or and Seedling apples. From S. Leeds, 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme and Passe Colmar pears, the last a very large speci- 

 men. From M. H. Simpson, two apples without name, one of them a fine 

 sweet apple. Pears without name, from S. Downer, Jr., Geo. Wilson, 

 and T. J. Vinton. Grapes from Geo. Walsh and H. Vandine. 



The committee pronounced the Diana grapes well ripened and fine. 

 Excellentissima pear, fine : Vicompte de Spoelberch pear, fine ; Drap d'Or 

 apple, very fine. 



AWARD OF PREMIUMS ON FRUITS. 



Foreign Grapes, (after July 1.) — For the best specimens, (Black 

 Hamburgh,) to B. D. Emerson, $ 10. 



For the second best, (Muscat of Alexandria,) to Hovey & Co., $7. 

 Native Grapes. — For the best specimens, (Diana,) to Hovey & Co., $5. 



For the second best, (Isabella,) to C. E. Grant, $3. 

 Nectarines. — For the best twelve specimens, to J. F. Allen, $6. 



For the second best, to W. D. Strong, $4. 

 Peaches, (open culture.) — For the best twelve specimens, to G. Mer- 

 riam, $6. 



For the second best, to , $4. 



Plums. — For the best specimens, (Green Gage,) to 0. Johnson, $6. 



For the second best, (Coe's Golden Drop,) to E. King, $3. 



