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Figs. — Unusually fine specimens of this fruit were shown by Mrs, 

 Benj. Fobes and Miss Lucy Bowditch, and the Committee would 

 again remind cultivators of the ease with which this fruit may 

 be grown. 



Mulberries. — We should not omit to mention a dish of this 

 fruit, not often seen on our tables, exhibited July 13, by Mr. 

 E. Kakas. It was a seedling raised by him, and of excellent 

 quality. 



Apples. — The crop of the present year has been, as is well 

 known, much more abundant than the last, and the fruit has been 

 freer from the larvae of the codling moth. But, notwithstanding 

 this abundance, some of the prizes at the annual exhibition were 

 untaken, though perhaps the unfavorable weather contributed to 

 this result. Among the new or noticeable varieties may be men- 

 tioned the Tetofsky, exhibited by Mr. James Eustis, on the 3d of 

 August, a beautiful and excellent early apple, well adapted by the 

 small size of the tree for planting in gardens, and believed to be 

 worthy of more attention than it has thus far received. The Sum- 

 mer Sweet Paradise, exhibited by the same gentleman August 31, 

 is of large size, and extremely rich in saccharine matter, and 

 those who desire sweet apples will find it well adapted to succeed 

 the Large Yellow Bough. The Summer Harvey and Harvey 

 Sweet are both summer apples which we do not recollect to have 

 seen before, but do not appear to possess any superior merit. At 

 the Annual Exhibition the Black Oxford was exhibited by Mr. J. 

 W. Talbot. It originated in Oxford County, Maine, where it is 

 highly esteemed as a prolific annual bearer, keeping a month 

 longer than the Baldwin. The Challenge Sweet exhibited by Mr. 

 J. H. Fenno, and which received the third prize as an autumn 

 apple, is of large size, tapering to the eye, yellow, striped with 

 red, and though not fine for dessert was thought to be a good 

 baking apple. December 21 Mr. A. Dickinson presented a seed- 

 ling apple, of large size, conical form, greenish yellow with brown- 

 ish red next the sun. The flesh was remarkably tender, and is 

 said to keep in the same condition until March, and to stew into 

 a perfect pulp. It is of pleasant subacid flavor. The exhibition of 

 apples on September 7th was unusually fine, including handsome 

 specimens of Cayuga Redstreak, from Mr. C. F. Curtis, and Swan 

 apples from Mr. J. B. Moore. Although the crop has been so 

 abundant as to cause much complaint of low prices, we beheve the 



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