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prizes were taken by the Franeonia. The above were the two prize 

 days for raspberries, but the season being late, many of the varie- 

 ties were not ripe, and our best show of this fruit was July 24th, 

 when we had a very fine collection, of the following varieties : 

 Clarke, Saunders, Hornet, Herstine, and Franeonia. We were 

 glad to have the opportunity of testing the Herstine, which we 

 found large and of fine quality, but not superior to the other va- 

 rieties commonly cultivated here. 



Blackberries. — The show of blackberries, we are sorry to say, 

 was the most inferior for several seasons ; the reason for it was 

 probably the remarkably cold winter, which entirely killed the 

 canes in some places, and severely injured them in others. July 

 31st, the prizes were awarded for the Dorchester, and there were 

 also some very fine specimens of this variety shown August 24th, 

 as well as some good Kittatinny and other varieties. August 7th, 

 A. W. Cheever, exhibited the Snyder blackberry, of which there 

 has been so much said in some of the Western States. We were 

 unable to distinguish anything worthy of particular notice. It 

 is said to be a great bearer, and somewhat less thorny than other 

 varieties, but in quality we do not think it as good as the Dor- 

 chester or Wilson. 



Plums — This fruit has almost disappeared from our exhibitions, 

 hardly any of the specimens during the season being worthy of a 

 premium. August 21st, the first prize for a single dish was 

 awarded for Washington. At the Annual Exhibition, Sept. 21st, 

 the first prize for a collection, was awarded for the following va- 

 rieties : Washington, Jefferson, Columbia, Coombs, Lawrence's 

 Favorite, Prince's Yellow Gage, and Bradshaw, exhibited by Elijah 

 Low, of Bangor, Maine ; and for the best single dish for Coe's 

 Golden Drop. John Falconer had in his collection of orchard- 

 house fruits, the following varieties of plums : Rivers' Sultan, 

 Prince Engl ebert, and Guthrie's Late Green. 



Nectarines. — August 21st, John Falconer exhibited Albert 

 Victor and Stanwick, of orchard-house culture. September 11th, 

 J. Fisk Allen, a seedling; September 21st, he also exhibited two 

 seedlings, one from the Violette Hative, and one from Hunt's 

 Tawny. The}'' were considered ver}" fine specimens, and of good 

 quality. September 21st, John Falconer had in his collection of 

 orchard-house fruits, the following varieties : Rivers' Pineapple, 

 Stanwick Elrugc, and Balgowan ; all of them fine specimens, well 

 ripened, and of good quality. 



