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Class 246. Collection of vegetables, twenty kinds, three prizes, 

 $100.00, $60.00, and $40.00. This was, of course, the premium 

 class and brought out six competitors. After a careful judging 

 by a scale of points the first prize was awarded to Giraud Foster 

 of Lenox (Edwin Jenkins, gardener). It was an excellent exhibit, 

 not only in its splendid specimens, but in its skilful arrangement, 

 and contained the following named kinds: tomatoes, Winter 

 Beauty; mushrooms; shelled beans, Early Jersey; potatoes, 

 Green Mountain; beets, Blood Red; asparagus, Conover's Colossal; 

 peppers, Chinese Giant; onions, Ailsa Craig; corn, Country 

 Gentleman; carrots, Long Orange; leeks, Prize Taker; eggplants, 

 New York Purple; brussels sprouts, Wotton; peas, Telephone; 

 cucumbers, English Delicacy; cauliflower, Snow Ball; artichokes, 

 Globe; lettuce, Big Boston; celery, White Plume; and parsnips, 

 Student. 



Col. Frederick Mason of Taunton (Edwin L. Lewis, manager) 

 was awarded second prize. This was also a fine exhibit and credit 

 is due Mr. Lewis for the beauty and uniformity of the specimens. 

 The following were the varieties in this collection: onions, Red 

 Wethersfield and Giant Gibraltar; peppers, Chinese Giant; brus- 

 sels sprouts, Matchless; tomatoes, Imperial and Lewis Favorite; 

 peas, Sutton's Excelsior; beets, Edmonds and Crosby; carrots, 

 Dan vers and Long Orange; potatoes, Dew Drop and Prolific 

 Rose; corn, Stowell's Evergreen and White Evergreen; cauli- 

 flower, Gilt Edge; celery, Golden Crosby and White Plume; egg 

 plants, New York Improved; and parsnips, Market Model. 



The third prize was given to Allen Jenkins of Lenox. This 

 exhibit was excellent and showed much skill in arrangement. The 

 exhibits of the other competitors were very good, especially should 

 be mentioned that of W. J. Clemson of Taunton (J. O. Christenson, 

 gardener) . 



Class 247. Collection of twelve kinds for market gardeners 

 only, three prizes, $00.00, $40.00, and $20.00. The first was 

 given to Waban Gardens; second to Frederick Mason; and third 

 to J. B. Shurtleff & Son, Revere. 



Class 248. Collection of vegetables, six kinds, for cottagers 

 only, three prizes, $30.00, 820.00, and $10.00. First prize was 

 awarded to Michael Cahalan, Taunton; second to Mrs. Alice 



