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been formed with respect to this exhibition, and, though 

 it cannot be said that such hopes were disappointed, 

 perhaps they were hardly realized ; the deficiency, if 

 any, being, that some species, more particularly apples 

 and grapes, were not exhibited in as great variety as 

 was expected. The display of vegetables was satis- 

 factory; but some of the principal contributors were 

 so over-burdened with their fruits, that they were un- 

 able to bestow as much attention upon the vegetable 

 department as they would otherwise have given. A 

 collection of thirty-three named varieties of turnips, 

 from John B. Moore, was of much interest. 



The ninth session of the American Pomological So- 

 ciety, which was held in the Horticultural Society's 

 hall during the week of the exhibition, imparted addi- 

 tional interest to the occasion. The display of fruit by 

 the members of the Pomological Society was very large, 

 there being six collections of pears, comprising from one 

 hundred to three hundred and forty varieties each, and 

 four collections of apples of from sixty to one hundred 

 and sixty-four varieties each. 



The awards by the Garden Committee were to Wil- 

 liam J. Underwood of Belmont, for neatly kept grounds 

 and skilful cultivation of flowers and fruits, and to J. 

 V. Wellington, for the best culture of out-door grapes. 

 Mr. Underwood's flower garden presented a particu- 

 larly attractive appearance ; but the attention of the 

 committee was especially directed to his strawberry 

 beds, and they noted the astonishing abundance and 

 superior quality of the crop. The committee also took 

 the opportunity to examine the extensive fields devoted 

 to strawberry culture in the vicinity, and derived much 

 gratification from observing their thrift and productive- 

 ness. 



