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man}- had been picked ; Triomphe de Gand, President Wilder, 

 Ilovey's Seedling, Champion, Late Prolific, Jucunda, Caroline, 

 Grace, Belle, and General Sherman ; all in fine condition and full 

 of fruit. After a thorough and careful inspection, it was the 

 opinion of the Committee that the Caroline and Grace made the 

 best show, and bore by far the largest crop of fruit of any of tlie 

 • varieties. 



Chkrries. — The exhibitions of this fruit have continued about 

 the same as in previous seasons. There have been no new varieties 

 worthy of particular mention, with the exception of J. H. Fenno's 

 seedling, Norfolk ; this is a late variety and resembles Downer's 

 Late very much in color and size of fruit ; and in flavor it was 

 considered a decided improvement. It is quite as late in ripening, 

 the best specimens having been shown July 24th, which will make 

 it a valuable acquisition. The first prize for the best four varie- 

 ties, July 2d, was awarded to C. E. Grant, for Knights' Early 

 Black, Black Heart, Black Tartarian, and Black Eagle. For the 

 best two quarts of .any variety, to F. R. Shattuck, for Black Tar- 

 tarian. July 10th, for the best two quarts of any variety, Phineas 

 J. Stone, received the first prize for Black Tartarian. Knights' 

 Early Black, Elton, Black Eagle, Black Tartarian, Downer's Late, 

 and J. H. Fenno's seedling, Norfolk, comprised most of the vari- 

 eties exhibited during the season. 



Currants. — The shows of this fruit compared very favorably 

 with those of former seasons. July 17th, the Versaillaise re- 

 ceived all the premiums for red currants, and Dana's White, for 

 white currants. July 24th, the first prize for a collection was 

 awarded for the following varieties : Versaillaise, Transparent, 

 Dana's New White, and Black Naples. In other collections, we 

 noticed the White Grape, Cherry, and lied Dutch, which comprised 

 nearly all the varieties shown during the season. 



Gooseberries. — We have but little to say of this fruit. July 

 31st, Smith's Seedling received the first prize, and Downing's 

 Seedling the second, for native varieties. For foreign varieties, 

 the first prize was awarded for Bangup, which was one of the best 

 dishes of this fruit exhibited during the season, and we think for 

 several seasons ; the second prize was awarded for Whitesmitli ; 

 this was also a very fine dish. 



Raspberries. — July 10th, the first prize was awarded for Frau- 

 conia, and the second for American Black Cap. July 17th, all the 



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