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plants were the Phormium Colensoi, from William 

 Gray, jun., and the Croton interruptum, from John B. 

 Moore. The prizes for the best specimen flowering 

 plants were awarded to Hovey & Co., for Lapageria alba 

 and Allamanda Schottii. That for the best new pot 

 plant was awarded to F. L. Ames, for Cypripedium 

 Sedeni. Many new cacti and other succulents were 

 shown by John C. Hovey. 



The Fruit Committee in their report remarked on the 

 greatly extended season of fruit, especially the straw- 

 berry and the grape, and expressed the opinion, that 

 not only from the increase in fruit culture in the South 

 and West, but from the greater interest taken in fruits 

 in the Eastern States, and the equal interest shown in 

 raising new hybrid and other seedlings, we should have 

 no fear for the present and future supply of all kinds 

 of fruit through nearly the entire year. 



The prize for the best basket of strawberries at the 

 rose show was awarded to John B. Moore, for his seed- 

 ling, Gen. Sherman. Mr. Moore also exhibited his 

 seedling No. 26, since named Hervey Davis. The Cres- 

 cent Seedling was shown by H. H. Smith of West 

 Haven, Conn. The exhibition of out-door peaches was 

 much inferior to that of the previous year, while the 

 exhibition of apples was very fine. The Large Yellow 

 Bough, Williams, Gravenstein, and Garden Royal were 

 noted as of remarkable excellence. O. B. Hadwen 

 exhibited several apples grown in Worcester County, 

 which the committee thought deserving of more exten- 

 sive trial, especially the Washington Royal, or Palmer 

 Greening. The Leicester Sweet, Baylies Winter Sweet, 

 and Excel were also noted as new and promising. 



Fine specimens of pears of the growth of 1875 were 



