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to a small space of ground, tlic a])plc, owing to the wide spreading 

 hranrhcs of the tree, cannot be conveniently raised, while the pear 

 can he, and in its greatest perfection, as it is here that both the tree 

 and the fruit is best protected from the injurious effects of high 

 winds. 



In awarding the premiums for tlie best collections, the Committee 

 adopted, substantially, tliis rule, deeming it the proper and reasona- 

 ble construction of the phrase, '7//c hrst roUcction ; " — tlie grrntcH 

 niimhrr of varieties of well grown fruit, of t'lc best and most ajjprov- 

 ctl kinds. 



Under this rule they awarded as follows : 



First premium, to D. W. Lincoln, of Worcester, for the best 



collection, _____ 85.00 



Second premium, to J. M. Earlc, of Worcester, for the second 



best collection, _ _ - _ - 4.00 



Third premium, to Ichabod W^ashburn, of Worcester, for the 



third best collection, . _ . _ o.OO 



Fourth premium, to George T. Rice, of Worcester, for the 



fourth bast collection, . . _ . 2.00 



Fifth premium, to Benj. F. Thomas, of W'orcester, for the 



fifth best collection, _ _ - . 1.00 



For Single Dishes of xot less than Six SrECiiiExs of 

 ojfE Variety. 



First premium, to George T. Rice, for his splendid St. 



Michaels, . _ - - _ 2.00 



Second premium, to Joseph Lovell. Jr., for his extra Glout 



Morceaus, _____ i.QO 



It may be objected to, by some, that a premium was awarded for 

 St. l\lichaels, inasmuch as it may lead the inexperienced to attempt 

 the cultivation of a variety that has, for some years past, so frequent- 

 ly failed, in New England ; and that the premium would have been 

 more judiciously awarded, had it been given to J. M. Earle, for his 

 Beurre Bosc, or to Ichabod Washburn for his Dix, or to Thomas Kin- 

 nicutt for his Flemish Beauties, or to Ansel Lakin for his Beurre 



