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Concord ; and to his credit be it said that for more than twenty 

 years he has succeeded in maintaining that point against all com- 

 petitors. Apparently not satisfied with this — believing that the 

 world moves, and desiring to move with it, he has the past sea- 

 son raised his standard a little higher still. His record now 

 stands 4 lbs. 6^ ozs. for one bunch of twelve stalks, that being 

 the exact weight of one of the four bunches of Asparagus which 

 he brought into our exhibition of May 22. We should most cer- 

 tainly dislike to say anything that might tend in any way to dis- 

 courage other contributors from competing, but from present ap- 

 pearances it does really look to us as though that first prize would 

 still travel over the same road for some time to come. Mr. Moore 

 was awarded by your Committee a First Class Certificate of Merit 

 for superior cultivation of Asparagus. 



Peas. — Among the earliest specimens was a new variety shown 

 by W. W. Eawson, June 12, under the name of Rawson's Clip- 

 per. It is a first early variety, with large well-filled pods, of a 

 beautiful bright green color, the peas slightly wrinkled, and it 

 certainly possessed many remarkably excellent properties which 

 would seem to recommend it to the particular attention of the mar- 

 ket gardener. This new pea was also exhibited on the same day by 

 Samuel Hartwell. Maud S. was also shown at the same time by 

 Warren Heustis & Son, and Samuel Hartwell. The Stratagem and 

 American Wonder have again taken precedence, and must be set 

 down as decidedly best in their respective classes. 



Sweet Corn. — Cory's Early received the first prize July 17, and 

 has taken precedence through the season whenever it has come 

 into competition with the Marblehead, heretofore considered the 

 earliest variety and largely grown for market purposes. The Cory 

 is a decided improvement on that variety, being not only earlier, 

 but also larger and of much better quality. 



Tomatoes. — There has seldom, if ever, been as fine a display of 

 this fruit, as on the occasion of our Annual Exhibition. There 

 were fifty-five dishes in all, and competition was unusually brisk 

 and close. The Committee, in making the awards, have rarel}' 

 had their powers of discrimination so thoroughly tested. Those 

 who recollect the character of the specimens which used to be seen 

 on exhibition here only a few years ago, must have looked with 

 unfeigned satisfaction upon the many fine specimens vvhicli have 

 this year decked the tables at our exhibitions all through their sea- 



