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season was perhaps not verj favorable for a fair test of this bean 

 as regards earliness. It is claimed to be two weeks earlier than 

 the old, large Lima. It was shown here August 17, by Charles 

 E. Grant, and did not at that time appear quite fully grown, 

 while the large Limas shown on the same date by Benjamin G. 

 Smith and others, were in perfection. 



The potato crop of the past season must be considered as 

 decidedly poor, especially in this vicinity. The vines were again 

 badly injured by blight, and the unpropitious weather during the 

 growing season favored the spread of the disease, and served to 

 diminish the yield. As an instance either of the effect of unusual 

 skill in their cultivation, or the advantage of location or soil for 

 their development, Isaac E. Coburn was enabled to make the 

 finest display of potatoes at the Annual Exhibition that we 

 remember to have seen from any one exhibitor for a long time, if 

 eter. He was awarded the first prize in each of the six classes. 

 It was considered somewhat remarkable that all the different 

 varieties shown by this exhibitor were equally clean, smooth, and 

 well grown, and without the slightest trace of disease on a single 

 specimen. Their superiority was perhaps made more noticeable 

 by comparison with some other exhibits on the same table. 



At the Annual Exhibition the collections of vegetables were 

 much better than we had anticipated seeing at the close of such 

 an unfavorable summer. It would seem as though some favored 

 sections had escaped the misfortunes of the season, and had come 

 out at this time with the results of the harvest to fill the tables at 

 this exhibition. 



The most noticeable deficiency at this show was in the stands 

 of Celery, Cauliflowers, and Melons, all of which were more or 

 less injured by the unseasonable weather, and the last named 

 crop was almost a total failure. At this exhibition the Special 

 Prizes, No. 486, for Cauliflowers, were awarded, first, to William 

 H. Teele, and the second to Warren W. Rawson. The Special 

 Prizes, No. 487, for Celery, were awarded to Charles A. Learned, 

 first, and Warren W. Rawson, second. 



It is a pleasure to record the fact that while we are constantly 

 gaining new and valued contributors, several old ones, who from 

 some cause had dropped out for several successive years, have 

 this season again put in an appearance, and were to be found in 



