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was beautiful. His dish of Hawthornden received the Society's premium 

 as the best dish of Apples in the Hall, and the collection also received the 

 Society's second premium for the greatest number of kinds and the best 

 grown. 



Hon. B. v. French, of Braintree, Vice President of the Society, pre- 

 sented ninety varieties of Apples, upwards of forty of which were not 

 shown, owing to the want of room. Enough was seen, however, by the 

 Committee, to award him the first premium for the greatest number of va- 

 rieties and the best grown. Blany of llie specimens in this collection were 

 very fine. 



Cheever Newhall, Esq., of Dorchester, Vice President of the Society, 

 exhibited some very superior specimens of Apples and Pears ; also, two 

 var. of Grapes. Among the Apples we noticed the Gravenstein, Haw- 

 thornden, Lady Apple, and some beautiful Crabs. 



J. P. Gushing, Esq., by Mr. David Haggerston, some very fine Grapes, 

 and also a basket of splendid fruit, for which the Committee awarded to 

 ]Mr. Haggerston the Society's first premium. The Seckel Pears were the 

 largest we ever saw. 



J. S. Cabot, Esq., of Salem, presented some very fine specimens of 

 Pears. His Columbian were beautiful. 



Many of the specimens of Capt. Lovitt, of Beverly, were reraarkabl}'^ 

 large and fine. For his dish of Flemish Beauty Pears, was awarded the 

 Society's premium. 



To J. F. Allen, Esq., of Salem, was awarded the Society's premium for 

 the greatest number of kinds of Grapes. Mr. Allen's fruit was all fine, 

 but his specimens of Williams's Bon Chretien Pears were among the most 

 beautiful specimens in the room. 



The collection from the Pomological Garden, Salem, consisted of 159 

 varieties of Pears, 53 of Apples, 11 of Peaches, and 9 of Plums. Among 

 these we found several new varieties, but as few were ripe, we must defer 

 our opinion as to their respective merits, until they have been proved. 



We are glad to see the sons of the lamented Manning so much engaged 

 m the favorite pursuit of their father. They have our best wishes that 

 their efforts may be crowned with success. Notwithstanding their soil is 

 not rich or calculated to produce large specimens, yet their collection of 

 Pears obtained the second prize for the greatest number of kinds and the 

 best gron-n. 



The Committee awarded the Society's premium of five dollars, and a 

 gratuity of two dollars, to the fine specimens of Black Hamburg Grapes 

 presented by Mr. John Arnold, Jr., of Milton. 



To Mr. Samuel R. Johnson, of Charlestown, was awarded the premium 

 of three dollars, for the best specimen of Grapes of out-door culture. 



It is due to Mr. D. Haggerston here to state, that he generously declined 



