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Plums. — The exhibition of Plums has been about up to the aver- 

 age of the past few seasons. Stiles Frost has shown some very 

 fine specimens during the year, and was awarded the first and 

 second prizes, August 25th, for Prince's Yellow Gage and Lom- 

 bard. August 18th, Warren Fenno received the first prize for 

 Washington. At the Annual Exhibition, the first prize was given 

 to Stiles Frost, for Reine Claude de Bavay. 



Nectarines. — The only specimens of this fruit were shown by 

 John Falconer, who received the first and second prizes, for Albert 

 Victor and Reine Victoria. The}- were ver}- fine specimens, gi'own 

 in the orchard house. 



Figs. — There is not much interest taken in growing or exhibiting 

 this fruit, Mrs. Benjamin Fobes being the only person showing any 

 during the season. 



Peaches. — We have nothing to report on forced peaches, none 

 of the prizes having bedn awarded. Peaches of orchard-house cul- 

 ture were shown at the Annual Exhibition by John Falconer, who 

 made a very fine display, taking all the premiums offered with the 

 following varieties : first prize for Stump the World ; second, for 

 Rivers' Princess of Wales; third, for Richmond; fourth, for 'Rnj- 

 mackers. These were all very handsome specimens. The display 

 of out-door peaches was better than last season ; the Foster peach 

 received the first prize for a single dish, and there were more of 

 this variety on our tables than of anj^ other, showing that the sea- 

 son has been favorable for them, or else people are growing them 

 in preference to other varieties. Seedlings were shown by Philan- 

 der Ames and Warren Fenno. 



Apples. — We are obliged to report the poorest display of apples 

 during the season that has been made for a large number of 3^ears, 

 and we think it can be accounted for by the uncommonly small 

 crop in this and all the New England States. We are aware that 

 this is what is called the " off year," or, in other words, the year 

 that most of the orchards in this section of the country yield a very 

 small crop. We give the number of dishes of the dififerent 

 varieties, for comparison with last year : — 



Baldwin, . . .11 Gravenstein, ... 6 



Dutch Codlin, ... 4 Ilubbardston, ... 7 



Fall Orange, ... 1 King of Tompkins County, 3 



Golden Russet, . . 1 Lyscom, .... 1 



