1862.] REPORT ON GRAPES, PEACHES, ETC. 51 



There were forty-one parcels of Peaches from fourteen contributors. Several 

 of these fruits were of I'are excellence. 

 The premiums were assigned as follows : 



Peaches. — For the largest and best collection, consisting of Sugar Rare- 

 ripe, Lemon Freestone, Late Crawford, Early Crawford, Yellow 

 Rareripe, Norcross Seedling, Large Clingstone, Rareripe, Mary- 

 land Seedling and Seedling, to Mr. Asa H. Allen, of Shrewsbury, $4 00 



For his Crawford's Early, (being the best twelve specimens of one 



variety), to 0. B. Hadwen, of Worcester, 3 00 



For his Seedling, being the second best, to Samuel P. Harrington, 



of Worcester, 2 00 



For his Crawford's Early, third best, to Josiah G. Stone, of Shrews- 

 bury, 1 00 



Seven dishes of Plums were otiered by four exhibitors. Some of these were 

 valuable and well-known varieties. Others were styled Seedlings. The Com- 

 mittee found no premium in the printed list offered for this class of fruits, and 

 they have not ventured to i-ecommend gratuities. 



Only one dish of Quinces was exhibited. Certainly this fruit is still in high 

 repute, the annual demand for it is large, and the Committee express the hope 

 that cultivators will not abandon it. It is supposed that the stock of trees in 

 the gardens is nearly worn out, aud that new ones are required. The market 

 this year affords scarcely any, and a renewed supply could hardly fail to afford 

 a profit. 



Mrs. C. Goddard, of Worcester, exhibited very beautiful accurate colored 

 Wax Models of pears, jaeaches, grapes, itc, exhibiting remarkable skill in this 

 beautiful art of copying the choice products of cultivation. 



In conclusion, it is proper to remark that in the necessary absence of two 

 of this Committee, the work was performed by the remaining majority, and 

 that they were vinanimous in all the conclusions set forth in this report. 



On Thursday, the 18th iust., the Committee found upon the tables a choice 

 and beautiful assortment of Peaches, most generously presented to the Society 

 by Mr. Charles H. May, of Woodstock, Conn., and consisting of Crawford's 

 Early, Grosse Mignoune, Teton de Venus, Coolidge's Favorite, George IV., 

 Red Rareripe, Early York, Red Velvet, Crawford's Late, Snow Peach, Mala- 

 coton. Seedling, Late Rareripe and Nutmeg Peach. 



The Committee recommend that the thanks of the Society be presented to 

 Mr. May for his very valuable present of Peaches, and further that a gratuity 

 of $2.00 be paid to him for the same. 



Mr. S. P. Harrington, of Worcester, presented two bottles of choice Wine, 

 five years old, one of Native Grape and one of Elderberry. If the Society do 

 not find these bottles full, the Committee can vouch that they (the bottles, not 

 the Committee,) have been so. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



EDWIN CONANT, Chairman. 



Worcester, September 2G, 18G2. 



