36 TRANSACTIONS, iLc, 



No entries of new Seedling varieties. 



Best Sweetwaters; Cliarles Hale, 81. 



Fine Cranberries -were exhibited by Messrs. Curtis Forbush, of 

 Grafton, and Ellis Burt, of Sutton, but the Committee could not 

 ascertain whetiier they were wild or cultivated, and, therefore, 

 could not recommend them the gratuity, which it may be they 

 deserved. 



Mr. S. P. Champney, of Worcester, exhibited a large collection 

 of Preserved Fruits, including Cherries, Currants, and Gooseberries, 

 which added greatly to the beauty of the tables, and for which, he 

 will please accept the thanks of the Society. 



Mr. P. D. Tiflumy exhibited a plate of well ripened Figs, which 

 the Committee tasted, and voted him their thanks. 



Grape Wine, of a superior quality, was shewn by Moses Ruggles, 

 of Ilardwick, and Wm. H. Henry, of Grafton. Both speci- 

 mens were manufactured from the juice of our native Grapes, with- 

 out admixture of any foreign wine, or spirit. That shewn by Mr. 

 Henry was of the growth of 1S50. After tasting, and re-tasting, 

 and tasting again, the Committee were forced to give the preference 

 to that of Mr. Henry, and recommend to him a gratuity of $1. 



Most excellent Currant Wine was submitted to the tasting power 

 of the Committee, by Mr. Joseph Lovell Jr., of Worcester, and they 

 also recommend a gratuity of $1, not to Mr. Lovell, but to his 

 wife, the excellent Mis. Lovell, who made the wine. 



A gratuity of $1 is also recommended to B. F. Thomas, of Wor- 

 cester, for his magnificent Black Hamburg Grapes. The best col- 

 lection grown under glass, only, being open to competition for 

 premium. 



Special notice is also recommended, for the fine specimen of 

 Black Hamburg Grapes, grown in open air, by Mr. Charles Thurber, 

 of Worcester, and the Committee, after tasting the same, would 

 earnestly inquire, how he did it? 



Dr. O. Martin, of Worcester, exhibited some fine and perfectly 

 ripened Catawba Grapes, which the tasting Committee, assisted by 

 several ladies of most excellent taste, pronounced very superior, and 

 finer than any Isabellas at the show. 



The Committee would present their thanks to Dr. Martin, and 

 strongly recommend the Society to encourage the culture of this 

 most excellent variety, by adding it to the premium lists. 



