REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FRUITS FOR THE 



YEAR 1911. 



By Edward B. Wilder, Chairman. 



The severe drought of the spring and summer, following the 

 drought of three preceding years, has had a very injurious effect 

 upon the earlier fruit of the season, but the frequent rains of the 

 autumn, assisted greatly to perfect the fall and winter fruit. 



The great increase of fruit exhibited at the Midwinter Flower 

 Show, February 24-26, was very gratifying to your committee, 

 there being twenty-seven plates of winter apples and fourteen of 

 winter pears, a total of forty-one plates. 



Elliott & H. Ward Moore of Worcester displayed a very fine 

 collection of winter apples and Dr. W. G. Kendall of Atlantic a 

 magnificent plate of Bosc pears, also fine Dana's Hovey. 



The Strawberry Exhibition, June 24-25, was the poorest for 

 years, owing to the dry weather; old growers never have seen so 

 dry a spring. 



Special mention should be made of a fine basket of the Black 

 Beauty strawberry, exhibited by Samuel H. Warren of Weston. 



Speaking of this berry he says, " It is a good reliable variety, 

 good form, good yield, medium to late, and very hardy." It 

 seemed to be one of the most promising varieties at the show. 



At the Sweet Pea Exhibition, July 15-16, George V. Fletcher 

 of Belmont displayed a good collection of twelve plates of mid- 

 summer fruit, including a very fine plate of Black Tartarian 

 cherries. 



Mrs. R. Goodnough of West Roxbury also had an excellent plate 

 of Black Eagle cherries. These plates of cherries surpassed any- 

 thing of this class shown in the Hall for years. 



The early Autumn Show occurring August 19-20 was of more 

 than the average excellence. 



Elliott & H. Ward Moore had some fine Yellow Transparent 



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