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represented by seedlings, of which many fine varieties 

 were shown. The Queen pineapple was exhibited in 

 fruit by R. W. Turner. 



The falling off in the crop of apples is indicated by 

 the fact, that, in 1870, eleven out of the twelve prizes 

 offered for collections of apples at the annual exhibition 

 were awarded, but in 1871 only four of the same. The 

 finest display during the season was made by E. A. 

 Colman of Lawrence, Kan., a former resident of Boston, 

 who in October placed on the tables very fine specimens 

 of more than a hundred varieties, many of which had 

 seldom or never been shown here before. 



The display of pears was abundant and fine. Speci- 

 mens of the Duchesse de Bordeaux, of the crop of 1870, 

 were presented by H. Vandine, and gave promise of 

 value as a late kind. Of summer pears, the committee 

 remarked that the Doyenne d'Ete, Beurre GifFard, and 

 Clapp's Favorite, had so long taken precedence, that they 

 must be set down as the best of their respective seasons ; 

 and that the superiority of the Clapp's Favorite was so 

 marked, that no other variety of the same season could 

 compete with it. The committee visited the grounds of 

 Messrs. Clapp when this variety was in perfection, and 

 found the trees so fully and evenly hung with large, well 

 formed, and well colored specimens, that they were 

 more than ever impressed with its value. Many new 

 and promising seedlings were also observed in fruit. 



At the annual exhibition more than one hundred and 

 sixty dishes were offered for the twenty-two prizes for 

 single varieties. The Beurre d'Anjou was found in 

 fifteen out of sixteen collections, next in favor coming 

 the Bartlett and Duchesse d'Angouleme. The prize 

 for new varieties was awarded to Marshall P. Wilder, 



