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hibition his No. 20, or Caroline, which attracted much attention, 

 and is believed to be one of his best, if not the best of his seed- 

 lings ; fruit large and very fine color, regular in shape, and prom- 

 ises to be a very valuable variety. This was awarded one of the 

 prizes for the best four quarts of any sort. July 2d, Hovey & 

 Co. exhibited two new seedlings from the Wilder, Nos. 10 and 13 ; 

 berries medium size, color and shape of fruit very much like the 

 Wilder ; quality not quite as good. For a more extended descrip- 

 tion, reference is made to notes of R. Manning, Editor. J. B. 

 Moore also had some new seedlings never before exhibited ; for a 

 description, reference is made as above. J. P. Childs pi'esented a 

 seedling which he said was A'ery prolific, but the quality was not 

 good enough to warrant a full description. 



Cherries. — As in previous years the Black Eagle, Black Tarta- 

 rian and Downer were the varieties that received most of the 

 prizes, there being no new varieties offered this season. C. E. 

 Grant exhibited his seedling ; but it is so much like the Downer in 

 size, color, and time of ripening, that it can hardly be recognized 

 as a distinct variety. The cherry crop was not as good as last 

 year. 



Currants. — The exhibition of currants was much better than 

 that of last season, but not as good as in some previous years. 

 There were no new varieties offered. The Versaillaise and Dana's 

 Transparent were the best varieties shown, and took most of the 

 prizes. There were some Cherry currants shown, but neither the 

 bunches nor berries were as large as in former years when that 

 variety was first inti'oduced. The Red Dutch has almost entirely 

 disappeared from our tables, which is to be regretted, as it was 

 considered of better quality than either the Cherry or Versaillaise, 

 although not as large and showy. 



Gooseberries. — The show of this fruit has been very much be- 

 low the average of former seasons, but much better than that of 

 last year. Of natives, Downing's, Smith's, and Houghton's Seed- 

 lings are considered the best and have taken most of the prizes. 

 July 18th, B. G. Smith took the first prize with Downing's ; and 

 July 25th, John B. Moore was awarded the first for Smith's ; July 

 25th, B. G' Smith took the first prize for foreign gooseberries, with 

 Wellington's Glory, which we're very fine specimens. 



Raspberries. — The Hornet, Franconia, and Clarke were the only 

 varieties shown, and of these the Hornet was considered the best 



