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Danvers, Concord, gratuities, 50 cents each. Joseph S. Chase, 

 Maiden, deserves honorable mention for exhibiting some choice 

 Concords. 



ASSORTED FRUITS. 



Peter Wait, Danvers," basket of Assorted Fruits, istprem. S4-00 

 A. H. Gould, Topsfield, " " " 2d " 3.00 



H. B. Leonard, Danvers, Plums, gratuity, - i.oo 



Peter Wait, " " " - 50 



Peter Wait. " Quinces, " - i.oo 



The display in this department, especially in Peaches, excelled 

 any previous exhibition, at least for a number of years. Nu- 

 merous seedling peaches were exhibited, their qualities being 

 tested and merits discussed by your Committee, and the ones 

 for which premiums and gratuities were awarded are really choice, 

 so juicy and with a peachy flavor that you seldom find outside of 

 New England, if outside of our county. Such varieties should 

 be preserved and increased by budding from them, which a part 

 if not all of the owners are willing to have done. 



The Susquehanna is an extra large peach and an extra fine 

 one. Mr. Capers says that it has been a shy bearer, has he 

 thought that a little too much gravel might have been the cause 

 of that .'' at any rate we do not know of any one who wouldn't 

 wait for them even if they are shy. His Essex County seedling 

 is delicious. Many other seedlings were exhibited that were of 

 good size and color, but were not in a condition to test, being 

 later, some of which are no doubt excellent when ripe. 



Of Grapes the show was good, extra good for Essex County 

 in out door grapes, and if Mr. Richardson is a "novice in fruit 

 culture," as he says, we wish there were more of them in the 

 county. Our chairman thought he was one, but if "by their fruit 

 ye shall know them," he concludes that he is a know nothing. 



