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At the show on the 7th of October, the varieties worthy of par- 

 ticular notice were the same as at the Annual Exhibition. The 

 dish of Beurre Bosc of S. C. Perkins, we think was the largest and 

 handsomest of this variety ever on exhibition. They were very 

 uniform in shape and size, and of fine russet color, and we believe 

 we are justified in saying it was a perfect dish of pears. The weight 

 was ten pounds and two ounces. The Beurre Boscs of W. R. Aus- 

 tin were also very handsome, and the Beurre Diels of T. M. Davis 

 were very good, as were most of the pears at this exliibition. 



October 28th, F. & L. Clapp exhibited their seedhng, Frederick 

 Clapp, which has been mentioned several times in previous reports 

 as No. 22. It still maintains its reputation for its quality, which is 

 first rate. The specimens were not quite as large as some shown 

 two 3'ears ago, but were very good. Messrs. Clapp also exhibited 

 No. 17, or Nicholas, which is likewise a very fine pear. At the 

 exhil)itiou of November 11th, the most worthy of note were a very 

 fine dish of Beurre d'Anjou from W. R. Austin, Dana's Hovey from 

 Hovey & Co., Lawrence from J. H. Fenno, and Winter Nelis from 

 John L. Bird. 



Through the kindness of Marsliall 1*. Wilder we were favored 



