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d'Automne, Pratt, Seckel, Sheldon, and Urbaniste. The 

 second prize was taken by Alexander Dickinson with 

 Bartlett, Belle Lucrative, Beurre d'Anjou, B. Bosc, B. 

 Clairgeau, B. Hardy, B. Langelier, B. Superfin, Dana's 

 Hovey, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Ho well, Lawrence, Lou- 

 ise Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise, Merriam, Onondaga, 

 Seckel, Sheldon, Urbaniste, and Winter Nelis ; the third 

 by Marshall P. Wilder, with Bartlett, Beurre d'Anjou, 

 B. Bosc, B. Clairgeau, B. Hardy, B. Superfin, Clapp's 

 Favorite, Doyenne Boussock, D. du Cornice, Howell, 

 Lawrence, Marie Louise, Merriam, Mount Vernon, 

 Onondaga, Paradis d'Automne, Seckel, Sheldon, Sou- 

 venir du Congres, and Winter Nelis; the fourth by 

 William R. Austin, with Bartlett, Belle Lucrative, 

 Beurre d'Anjou, B. Bosc, B. Clairgeau, B. Diel, B. 

 Hardy, B. Langelier, B. Superfin, Doyenne Boussock, 

 D. du Cornice, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Easter Beurre, 

 Lawrence, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Onondaga, Passe 

 Colmar, Sheldon, Urbaniste, and Wellington. 



The effect of the favorable season was strikingly 

 shown in the improvement of varieties which had gen- 

 erally failed for some years. Among these was the 

 Flemish Beauty, of which many fine dishes were shown ; 

 one from Henry A. Gane being of such excellence as 

 was rarely seen even in the palmy days of this variety. 

 The Souvenir du Congres and Beurre de 1'Assomption, 

 two new pears of the highest European reputation, were 

 exhibited by Marshall P. Wilder. A collection of re- 

 markably well grown native grapes was presented by 

 Horace Eaton, and received the highest prize. The 

 foreign grapes were fully up to the standard both for 

 quantity and quality. 



The show of vegetables at the annual exhibition was 



