26 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1892. 



Philadelphia, the name of each grower being left conspicuous. 

 Mr. Henry Phelps, then pre-eminent as a Judge of Fruit, was 

 designated to take charge of the entire collection, and to see 

 that it was properly arranged. As some of you may never 

 have known, and other some have forgotten, how the Society, 

 aiid its individual exhibitors fared at that first Centennial of the 

 Republic, the record is recited, in this connection, for general 

 information : 



♦'Under the date of February 15th, A. D. 1877, your Secre- 

 tary received an Official Notification from the Director-General 

 of the United States Centennial Commission that the ' Group 

 Judges ' had reported in favor of an ' Award ' to the Worcester 

 County Horticultural Society for its 'Product,' — 'sixty (60) 

 varieties of Apples,' for the following reasons, viz. : ' Large 

 and interesting collection of Apples ; the following very well 

 grown : — Leicester Sweet, Winter Harvey, Pomme Water, 

 Beauty of Kent, Williams's Favorite, Holden Pippin, Porter, 

 Summer Pippin, Mexico, Roxbury Russet, Gravenstein, 

 Maiden's Blush, Cogswell, and Primate. Also, for "Salis- 

 bury's Seedling," and a seedling from "Northern Spy," — both 

 thought to be worthy of trial.' Which Report the Centennial 

 Commission had accepted, approving its reasons and decreeing 

 an ' Award' in conformity therewith." 



"The next succeeding mail brought another letter from 

 Director Goshorn announcing that an ' Award' had been recom- 

 mended and decreed to this Society, as such, for forty-three 

 (43) dishes of Pears, from seventeen (17) growers. This col- 

 lection is one of very i?reat merit, showing the intelligent cul- 

 ture necessary to produce such handsome fruit in a very un- 

 favorable season." 



"Awards were also decreed to individual members of our 

 Society, as follows, viz. : 



" William H. Earle, for six varieties of Pears, all large and 

 well-grown, including the Bartlett and Beurre Clairgeau, 

 which are exceptionally fine." 



"John C. Newton, for one dish of 'Paradise of Autumn' 

 pears which are grown to great perfection." 



"Newell Wood (Millbury, Mass.), for one plate of Doyenne 

 Boussoc, very finely grown, perfect in form and color." 



" Edward W. Lincoln, for one plate of Beurre Bosc, and one 

 of Washington, both of which are very attractive dishes of 

 fruit." 



