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them. But our entrance is at Nature's front door, which is always wide open ; 

 while the miserable Fruit-raisers are obliged to carry their things to the back 

 door for fear somebody will steal them. 



We encountered no serious difficulty in reaching our decisions, and no 

 dissent among ourselves : 



Vegetables. — For the largest and best collection, for his forty-five vari- 

 eties, to S. P. Chanipney, of Sauudersville, $8 00 



For the second largest and best, thirty-four varieties, to Sylvanus 



Sears, of Worcester, Harris on Insects. 



For the third largest and best, sixty-eight varieties of Vegetables 



and Plants, to James T. Pike, of Worcester, 3 00 



Squashes. — For the best three pure Canada Crook-neck Squashes, to 



Cyrus K. Hubbard, of Worcester, 1 00 



And the Committee hope that our worthy President, Mr. Hill, who so nearly 

 succeeded m obtaining the same premium last year as to miss it, will not make 

 wry faces at us. His Squashes meant well enough, and so did the last year's 

 Committee. 



For best three Marrow Squashes, to Charles A. Upton, of Worcester, 1 00 



For best three Hubbard do., to George H. Rich, of Worcester, 1 00 



For best three Mammoth do., to Stephen Salisbury, of Worcester, 1 00 

 For the best Winter Squash of any other variety, no premium was awarded, 

 as the Committee are without experimental knowledge of the real merits of the 

 articles competing for that claim, including particularly Mr. Salisbury's noble- 

 looking White Leghorn Squashes, and the Japan variety, the Yokohama, new 

 to this country, and exhibited by several gentlemen. 



It is proper to say that Mr. Salisbury, one of the Committee had no voice in 

 the question of premium upon any articles exhibited by himself. 



The same gentleman exhibited three good roots of Celery, but in the absence 

 of competition, and thinking Mr. S. not likely just yet to suffer for the want of 

 a dollar, we gave no premium for Celery. 



Cabbages. — For the best three Savoy Cabbages, to Jonathan Grout, of 



Worcester, I 00 



For the best three Cabbages of any other variety, to Jonathan Grout, 



of Worcester, (Drumheads.) 1 00 



Cauliflowers. — For three best Cauliflowers, to Jonathan Grout, of 



Worcester, 2 00 



Sweet Corx. — For l)est twelve ears of Sweet Corn, to Joseph Lovell, 



of Worcester, 1 00 



Tomatoes. — For the best twelve Tomatoes, to Jonathan Grout, of Wor- 

 cester, 1 00 



For his forty-two varieties, the first special premium for boys not 

 over sixteen years of age is given to Eben F. Champney, of 

 Sauudersville, 5 00 



