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were jadired utterly valueless. In one lot of sixty-five varieties, (fcr 

 example), the Committee had hard work to find twelve which they 

 could pronounce good, — and so with others. 



Mr. Job C. Stone, of Shrewsbury, presented thirty varieties, all 

 fair, well cultivated specimens of their sort, twcntv-two of which 

 were judged valuable, and w^orthy of general cultivation. The 

 Committee therefore award to Mr. Stone the first premium in this 

 class, of $5.00. 



Mr. Samuel H. Colton, of Worcester, presented sixty-two varie- 

 ties, many of which were small and poor, and many of which were 

 new, and as yet untried in our climate. Of this lot, the Committee 

 pronounced twenty-one to be valuable and well-proved varieties, and 

 therefore award to Mr. Colton the second premium in this class, of 

 $4.00. 



Mr. Silas Allen, of Shrewsbury, presented twenty-seven varieties, 

 all fine, well grown specimens, sixteen of wiiich were pronounced 

 valuable, and therefore the third premium in this class, $3.00', is 

 awarded to Mr. Allen. 



Mr. Benjamin N. Child, of Worcester, presented twenty-eight 

 varieties, the specimens fair and well grown,- thirteen of which were 

 judged valuable, and therefore the fourth premium of §2.00 is o-iven 

 to Mr. Child. 



Mr. C. W. Forbush, of Grafton, presented twenty two varieties, all 

 beautiful and fair, twelve of which were called valuable, and the fifth 

 premium of 1.00 is awarded to Mr. Forbush. 



The object of the Society in offering a premium for the best dish 

 of any single variety, your Committee believe to be the encourao-e- 

 ment of some of the new varieties, pronounced by all to be first rate, 

 the culture of which is as yet limited in our vicinity. 



Acting upon this belief, they award to Mr. David S. Messenger, 

 of Worcester, the first premium of 2.00, for his splendid specimen 

 of the Gravenstein, and to Mr. Charles Nash, of Worcester, the 

 second premium of 1.00, for his beautiful specimens of the Mother 

 Apple. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



RUFUS WOODWARD, Chainmn. 



