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The show of strawberries at the exhibition June 22-23 was not 

 as good as usual owing largely to the unfavorable season. 



The Hub strawberry grown by Samuel H. Warren of Weston 

 took the prize for any variety of strawberry introduced since 1908. 



The Warren strawberry also grown by the same exhibitor took 

 the prize for the best new strawberry not yet introduced and seemed 

 a very promising variety. Speaking of it Mr. W^arren said, " it is 

 good flavor and form, solid and productive." 



E. S. Webster of Brookline (William Downs, gardener) displayed 

 a very fine basket of Marshall strawberries; George V. Fletcher 

 Guigne Noir, and J. Henry Fletcher of Belmont Queen Anne 

 cherries. 



Elliott & H. Ward Moore took a number of first prizes including 

 the one for collection of six varieties of strawberries. 



Much interest was shown in the exhibit of Wilfrid Wheeler of 

 Concord, comprising seven trays, totalling 126 quarts, of six 

 varieties of strawberries, for which the committee awarded him a 

 Silver Medal. 



Very unfavorable criticism was made by exhibitors because of the 

 elimination from the Schedule of the July Show of currants, goose- 

 berries, raspberries, and other fruits. 



At the Sweet Pea Show, July 13-14, William Whitman of Brook- 

 line (Martin Sullivan, gardener) exhibited Fay's and White Grape 

 currants. 



August 10-11 there was an excellent display of summer fruits 

 including apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, and 

 blackberries. 



The addition to the Schedule of more varieties of summer apples 

 was successful in bringing out some good fruit, notably fine Yellow 

 Transparent apples from L. F. Priest, Gleasondale, Williams from 

 Wilfrid Wheeler and H. A. Clark, Duchess of Oldenburg from L. F. 

 Priest, also Sweet Bough, Red Astrachan, Gravenstein, Tetofsky, 

 and Bietigheimer. There was also a good display of Clapp's 

 Favorite pears. 



August 31 James Garthly of Fairhaven made a fine display of 

 melons consisting of the varieties Mrs. H. H. Rogers and Honey 

 Drop. 



At the Dahlia and Fruit Plxhibition, September 13-15, Thomas 



