42 WORCESTER COUNTT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1892. 



To A. H. Green, Worcester, for best sample (Old kind) Nonsuch 



Apple. 

 To A. D. Foster, Worcester, for best sample of Blue Pearmain Apple. 

 To Silas Allen, Shrewsbury, for best sample of Roxbury Russet 



Apple. 

 To Geo. W. Rugg, Worcester, for best sample of Sweet Winter 



Russet Apple. 

 To Jona. Wheeler, Grafton, for best sample of Pommewater Sweeting. 

 To Dr. John Park, Worcester, for best sample of Porter Apple. 

 To C. W. Forbush, Grafton, for best sample of Dutch Codlin. 

 To Doct. John Green, Worcester, for best sample of Hamburg Apple. 

 To S. H. Colton & Co., Worcester, for best sample of Russett 



Pearmain. 

 To Clarendon Harris, Worcester, for best sample of Lady Apple. 

 To Philo Slocomb, Shrewsbury, for best sample of Quinces. 

 To Doct. Benj. F. Hey wood, Worcester, for best sample of Isabella 



Grapes. 



VEGETABLES. 



To E. F. Dixie, Worcester, for best Crooknecked Squashes. 

 To John M. Earle, Worcester, for best Cocoanut Squashes. 

 To Levi Lincoln, Jr., for several Squashes. 



GARDEN FLOWERS. 



To Josiah Maynard, Shrewsbury, for best display of Dahlias. 



To Mrs. A. D. Foster of Worcester, for next best display of Dahlias." 



I quote also from the report of the committee on vegetables 

 for that year, written by Rejoice Newton, the chairman. He 

 says : 



"The committee ask leave to report that the department of the 

 exhibition which came under their particular examination was 

 comparatively meagre, presenting few articles worthy of special 

 attention * * * 



" The first articles in the order of the Secretary's book, were 

 Rohan Potatoes, offered by Gov. Lincoln, Gov. Davis, and John 

 A. Kenrick, Esq., of Brighton — they are such as governors should 

 produce. Men who grow to be governors, might reasonably be 

 expected to grow great potatoes. The nutritious qualities of this 

 species of potato have not been sufliciently tested in this part of 

 the country to determine their value. It is pretty well ascertained 

 that they are not fit for the table of horticulturists " * * * 



" Two beautiful boxes of honey were exhibited by Mr. Henry 

 Snow of Shrewsbury, and a plate of the same article was fur- 



