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and, fourth, Winter Nelis belonging to J, L. Bird, to which were 

 awarded the four prizes in the order named. Daniel Cross also 

 had three very fine dishes of pears. 



October 3d, Henry McLaughlin presented specimens of the In- 

 dian Queen and Eastern Belle, which were equal to any ever before 

 shown. D. W. Lothrop exhibited a seedling said to be from Marie 

 Louise, quality good. F. & L. Clapp presented their seedling, 

 No. 3, which has been named Harris ; medium size, flesh white, 

 quality first rate. This is the variety spoken of in the report for 

 1872 as strongly resembling Beurre Hardy in appearance. It has 

 been fruited for several years by Marshall P. Wilder, who esteems 

 it a pear of first quality and worthy of propagation. Messrs. Clapp 

 exhibited also a dish of Sarah, which was the largest and best ever 

 shown of that variety ; also. No. 125, said to be from Urbaniste ; 

 medium size, qualit}^ much like the Urbaniste ; very juicy and 

 spirited. October 2 2d, a seedling from Seckel was presented, so 

 nearly like it as to require no particular description. November 

 7th, Messrs. Clapp's seedlings, Nos. 1, 22, and 75, were presented. 

 No. 22, which has been so highly commended in previous reports, 

 was too ripe to judge of, as the originators, owing to the absence 

 of Frederick Clapp and the death of his son, were unable to 

 exhibit it earlier. Mr. Clapp states that it bore very abundantly 

 this year and we have no doubt that if it had been tested when in 

 perfection it would have sustained the high character previously 

 given it. 



We wish to avail ourselves of this opportunity to express our 

 sympathy with our associate in the sad bereavement to which we 

 have alluded, and our sorrow for the loss of one who in the short 

 time that he belonged to the society had done so much for horti- 

 culture, and given promise of so much more, and whose worth was 

 equalled only by his modesty. 



On November 14th, A. McDermott presented a dish of very fine 

 Mount Vernons, the best ever shown of this variety. 



Grapes. — Owing to the unfavorable season for native grapes, the 

 show has been unsatisfactory and created but little interest. Sep- 

 tember 5th, Moore's Early took the first prize. This is one of the 

 seedlings of which Mr. Moore has shown a large number for the past 

 ten years. It resembles the Concord in most respects ; quality quite 

 as good, and by some thought to be a little superior, and two weeks 

 earlier, which will make it a valuable acquisition as an earl}' grape 



