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is yet true that there are excellent grapes amongst our native 

 kinds, and that their cultiu-e may be made both profitable and 

 useful. The committee recommend a gratuity of $1 to Mr. 

 E. G. Tucker, of Milton, for his excellent specimen of native 

 grapes, with the accompanying letter, giving an account of its 

 early maturity and prolific bearing. 



The committee further recommend a gratuity of $1 to be 

 given to Mr. William McKendry, of Canton, for his very fine 

 specimens of Porter and Baldwin apples. 



The committee wish to notice the remarkable statement of 

 Mr Charles Pierce, of Milton, of the product of two Dix pear 

 trees, viz. : — 



1849. — Both trees blossomed three times, and fruited. 1850. 

 — Both trees blossomed three times, and one fruited. 1851. — 

 One blossomed six times, the other four, and fruited three times 

 each. 1852. — One blossomed seven times, the other three 

 times. The one that blossomed seven times, fruited each time. 

 The first crop perished, the remaining six accompany this state- 

 ment. 



The committee cannot conclude without offering the thanks 

 of the society to the numerous public spirited contributors, who 

 aided in making this show of fruit one of the finest that has 

 been seen in the country. There were very many who deserv- 

 ed both thanks and reward, had the resources of the committee 

 been as large as their will. They hope that while the laureled 

 competitors of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society con- 

 tinue to grace our board with their treasures, their brethren of 

 more humble pretensions will yet not be discouraged from 

 adorning it with their beautiful fruit, even though they fail of 

 especial honors. 



Floivers. — The committee regret that the arrangements for 

 exhibiting the flowers were unavoidably sutsh that they could 

 not do them justice, nor the flowers do justice to themselves. 

 They earnestly hope that something may be done before 

 another exhibition, in the way of providing vases and glasses 

 suitable for this purpose. 



They likewise suggest the expediency of appointing a sepa- 

 rate committee on flowers, as the duty of looking at and judg- 

 ing the fruit is very arduous, and leaves little time or strength 

 for attending to the flowers. 



