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REPORT ON PEARS. 



George F. Hoar, Chairman; Hexry Phelps, Edwaru Earle, D. W. 

 Lincoln, aud F. H. Dewey, of "Worcester. 



The Committee on Pears have awarded the following premiums : 



For the best twenty varieties of twelve specimens each, the first premium 



to Benjamin Batman $10 00 



Second best, premium to S. H. Collon 8 00 



For the best fifteen varieties, the first premium to Stephen S. Foster,... 8 00 



Second best, premium to John C. Mason, (i 00 



For the best ten varieties, the first premium to John C. Ripley, G 00 



Second best, preminm to Joseph Lovell, 4 00 



For the best five varieties, the first premium to George T. Rice, 4 00 



Second best, premium to Adams Foster, 2 00 



For the best twenty-four Seckel Pears, premium to Marshall Flagg,... 1 00 



For the best twelve Bartlett Pears, premium to Loring Goes, 1 00 



For the best twelve Duchesse d'Angouleme Pears, premium to Holloway 



Harrington, 1 00 



For the best twelve Louise Boune de Jersey Pears, premium to 



James R. Pierce, 1 00 



For the best twelve Lawrence, premium to T. K. Earle, 1 00 



For the best twelve Beurre Bosc, premium to Mrs. Charles Johnson, 



of Northboro', 1 00 



For the best twelve Flemish Beauty, premium to Joseph Boyden, 1 00 



For the best twelve Beurre d'Anjou, to George Jaques, 1 00 



The committee award Gratuities of §1 each to the following persons : 



To J. R. Pierce, for his Duchesse. 



Mrs. Charles Johnson for Winter Nelis and Louise Bonne de Jersey. 



James F. Allen, for his De Tongres. 



N. K. Merriam, of Grafton, for his collection. 



Hartley Williams, for Winter Nelis. 



D. S. Messiuger, for Urbaniste. 



Anthony Chase, for Dix. 



Wm. N. Green, for St. Michael. 



Wm. T. Moore, for collection. 



Edwin Draper, for Dix. GEO. F. HOAR, Chairman. 



REPORT ON VEGETABLES. 



Edwin Conant, Chairman; Stephen Salisbury, Oliver K. Earle, 

 ThoiMas R. Norcross, James Green, of Worcester ; Josiah L. Wood- 

 ward, of Millbury. 



The Committee on Vegetables respectfully report, that they find on the Sec- 

 retary's book 492 entries by thirty-eight contributors this year, against 413 



