1858.] SENATE— No. 4. 158 



No. 25. — Apples, thirteen varieties, by W. W. Wheildon, Concoi-d. 



26. — Apples, Hubbardston Nonsuch, by Joseph Fenno, North Chelsea. 



27. — Prunes, one box, by Edward Clark, Northampton. 



28. — Melons, orange-water, and flesh-colored pumpkins, by William F. 



Gay, Watertown. 

 29. — Apples, one variety of winter, twelve, by Ira Curtis, Sheffield. 

 30. — Pears, four varieties, by Jacob Eaton, Cambridgeport. 

 31. — Pears, six varieties, by Jesse Haley, Cambridgeport. 

 32. — Cranberries, one barrel, by E. W. Gardner, Nantucket. 

 33. — Apples, twelve varieties, and one dish of pears, by "Wright Stratton, 



Northfield. 

 34. — Apples, thirty-four varieties, by Asa Clement, Dracut. 

 35. — Peaches, four varieties, by Asa Clement, Dracut. 

 36. — Quinces, one-half bushel, by Ariel Low, Roxbury. 

 37. — Cranberries, one barrel, by A. R. Leland, Sherborn. 

 38. — Pears, one hundred and fifty varieties, by Hovey & Co., Boston. 

 39. — Watermelons, one box, by William Buckminster, Framingham. 

 40. — Grapes, Isabella, one basket, by Kendall Bailey, Charlestown. 

 41. — Pears, thirty-two varieties, by Henry Vandine, Cambridgeport. 

 » 42. — Plums, three varieties, by Henry Vandine, Cambridgeport. 

 43 — Quinces, by Henry Vandine, Cambridgeport. 

 44. — Apples, by Henry Vandine, Cambridgeport. 

 45. — Persimmon, by Henry Vandine, Cambridgeport. 

 46. — Pears, twelve varieties, by Hovey & Co., Boston. 

 47. — Apples, by Hovey & Co., Boston. 

 48. — Pears, by Barnabas Hedge, Plymouth. 

 49. — Dish of Apples, by Thaddeus Clapp, Dorchester. 

 50. — Grapes, by R. M. Copeland, Boston. 



51. — Cranberries, cultivated, one barrel, by E. D. Miller, Dorchester. 

 52. — Grapes, foreign, seven varieties, by Nathan Durfee, Fall River. 



The committee on fruit submitted the following 

 AWARDS: 



Appxes. — For the largest and best exhibition of apples, the com- 

 mittee award the first premium to Thaddeus Clapp, of Dorchester. 

 To Joel Lake, of Topsfield, a gratuity of $10. To Asa Clement, of 

 Dracut, a gratuity of $8. The second and third premiums were not 

 awarded. 



For the best twelve varieties of apples, they award the first premium 

 to Wright Stratton; of Northfield. For the second best, they award 

 the second premium to D, Chauncey Brewer, of Springfield. For 

 the third best, the third premium to Wra. W. Wheildon, of Concord. 



For the best dish of apples, they award the first premium to Joseph 

 Fenno, of North Chelsea, for Hubbardston Nonsuch. The second 

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