REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FRUITS. 75 



we think ma}' prove very valuable, as it is of good size and very 

 good quality. 



Cherries. — The season has been favorable for this fruit, and the 

 exhibitions have been ver}' good. C. E. Grant exhibited the fol- 

 lowing varieties June 27th : Black Heart, Elton, Black Tartarian, 

 and Black Eagle. James Nugent showed Walshs' No. 4. July 

 7tli, Marshall P. ^Yilder exhibited two new seedHngs, one of them 

 from seed of the Downer's Late, though not quite as good in qualit}", 

 but ma}' still prove valuable as a late variety. July 14th, C. N. 

 Brackett exhibited two seedlings, Nos. 1 and 2. No. 1 was con- 

 sidered much superior to the other, and may be called good. 

 Warren Fenuo exhibited his seedling Norfolk ; this is considered 

 the best cherry shown during the season. 



Currants. — The exhibitions of this fruit have been better than 

 last season. They have been made b}' about the same persons, and 

 of the same varieties. The first prize for the best four varieties 

 was awarded to the following collection shown by C. M. Atkinson : 

 Victoria, La Versaillaise, Dana's Transparent and Black Naples. 

 The specimens of Victoria, which has not been shown before for 

 some 3'ears, were verj- handsome, and gave evidence of the most 

 skilful cultivation. 



Gooseberries. — The exhibitions of this fruit, particularly the 

 foreign varieties, have been better than the past few years. The 

 fruit has been veiy large, handsome, and well ripened, and very 

 free from mildew, which is generally the trouble in growing foreign 

 varieties in this country. 



Raspberries. — The exhibitions of this fruit were not up to the 

 average of the past few seasons, though better than last year ; the 

 varieties about the same. July 21st, the first prize was awarded 

 to the Saunders, and the second to the Herstine. The Fran- 

 conia has been much better this season, than the previous 3'ear. 

 Marshall P. Wilder exhibited some specimens of a variety not often 

 seen, the Souchetii. 



Blackberries. — The exhibitions of this very valuable fruit have 

 improved somewhat from last season, but not as much as we desire 

 to see them. There has been some very fine fruit shown this 

 year. The dish of Wilson's Early, exhibited by Messrs. F. & L. 

 Clapp, July 28th, was very large and fine. James Nugent has 

 also shown some very good Dorchesters. The other varieties have 

 not been as good as in former seasons. 



