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ward to make the exhibitions as good as those of previ- 

 ous years. The committee also expressed much gratifi- 

 cation in the general interest manifested in originating 

 new hybrid and other seedling fruits, and believed that 

 the time was not far distant when they should see many 

 valuable seedling fruits on the tables. 



The committee again called attention to the remarka- 

 ble success of John B. Moore in raising seedling straw- 

 berries, the best of which was thought to be the Hervey 

 Davis. The exhibitions of gooseberries, especially the 

 foreign varieties, were reported as better than for the 

 past few years. More Foster peaches were exhibited 

 than of any other variety. At the annual exhibition 

 only sixty-two dishes of apples were shown against one 

 hundred and seventy-six the previous year. The lar- 

 gest and finest collection during the season was from 

 the Fruit Growers' Association and International Show 

 Society of Halifax, N.S. 



The display of pears was fine through the entire sea- 

 son. On the 18th of August nineteen dishes of Clapp's 

 Favorite were exhibited. At the annual exhibition the 

 varieties most worthy of notice were the Bartlett, Sou- 

 venir du Congres, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Winter Nelis, 

 and Doyenne du Cornice. The show of Bartletts was 

 one of the best ever made. There were twenty-eight 

 dishes, and the four which received the prizes weighed 

 nine pounds three and one fourth ounces, nine pounds 

 two ounces, nine pounds and one half ounce, and eight 

 pounds fifteen and one half ounces. A dish of Souvenir 

 du Congres, from Warren Fenno, attracted more atten- 

 tion than any other: it weighed twelve and one half 

 pounds, and the largest measured seven inches in length. 

 On the 6th of October twenty-six dishes of Duchesse 



