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The midsummer exhibitions were well filled. with fine exhibits. 

 Never were apples so abundant as at the August 18 exhibition when 

 there were over fifteen entries in class 298 for Williams, and com- 

 petition was very close, as all specimens were well grown. Duchess 

 of Oldenburgh apples were also very fine. The interest manifested 

 in these summer exhibitions is rather local but they serve to bring 

 out varieties of fruit which we would not get at any other time. 

 Among some of the best exhibits during the summer were Sweet 

 Bough apples by G. V. Fletcher; seldom are such large and fine 

 specimens seen; collection of peaches by David Fiske; apples and 

 plums by Elliott Moore; and currants and gooseberries by W. G. 

 Kendall. 



At the Annual Exhibition all classes Avere well competed for and 

 in addition we were very fortunate in ha\ing an exhibition of fruit 

 from the Massachusetts Agricultural College, consisting of over 

 twenty plates, containing many varieties of plums, grapes, and 

 peaches seldom seen on our tables. The specimens were well 

 grown and great interest was shown in this exhibit for which a 

 Silver ^Nledal was awarded. 



DaA"id L. Fiske exhibited two very fine collections of peaches, 

 containing the following varieties: Foster, Oldmixoh,- ' El'berta, 

 Heighly, [Mountain Rose, Champion, Early Crawford, Crosby, 

 Fitzgerald, Belle of Georgia, Late Crawford, and Stump. These 

 were all very fine specimens. It is doubtful if any state in the 

 Union could have shown a better collection of twelve varieties of 

 peaches. 



Grapes were not very abundant at this exhibition but some very 

 fine Moore's Early and Green JMountain were shown by J. S. 

 Chase. 



The committee had spent a good deal of time in preparing for 

 the Annual Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition, and a great deal of 

 interest was manifested in this show, for it was the first for some 

 years to be held separate from the flower exhibition. The main 

 and small halls were well filled with both fruits and vegetables, the 

 fruit occup}dng the center of the main hall and also the smaller hall. 

 The exhibition was not only a success from the number of exhibits, 

 but also from the great variety of fruit shown, and from the many 

 interesting collections; chief among which were exhibits from the 



