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tially satisfied, and with nothing left but the apple and pear to 

 prey upon, they will probably diminish rather than increase. 



We certainly congratulate our friends of Essex County, that 

 with all these hindrances and discouragements, so many apples 

 continue to be raised, and that so much of enthusiasm prevails 

 as shoul 1 prompt one hundred and twenty-two contribitors to 

 bring up here their treasures, fit offering to Pomona. We bid 

 you God-speed, fully believing that the worst is past and that we 

 shall yet have the apple, that best and most precious of all fruits, 

 in its former glory and abundance, we will labor together for 

 this good end. 



Connnittcc — T. C. Thurlow, D H. Stickney, John W. Mar- 

 shal, Joseph Smith. 



PEACHES, GRAPES AND ASSORTED FRUITS. 



The Committee on Peaches, Grapes and Assorted Fruits re- 

 port 27 entries of Peaches, consisting of 60 plates and i branch ; 

 33 entries of Grapes of 115 plates; 2 entries of baskets of As- 

 sorted Fruits ; 2 entries of 2 plates of Plums, arid 3 entries of 3 

 plates of Quinces in this department of the Fruit exhibition, and 

 have awarded the following prendums and gratuities: — 



PEACHES. 



Solomon Fuller, Danvers, best 9 specimens of White Flesh, 

 for Early York, (free-stone) premium, $2 ; Thomas Capers, New- 

 bury port, best 9 specimens of Yellow Flesh, for Susquehanna, 

 premium, $2; also for the best Essex County Seedling, premi- 

 um. $2, for seedling of that name ; T. C. Thurlow, West New- 

 bury, for best collection of Peaches, (standard varieties) premium, 



