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Norton's Virginia Seedling, a native fruit, bunches of me- 

 dium size, oblong, and very compact ; the berries, small, 

 round, of a blue color ; juice of a sweet, vinous, and deli- 

 cious flavor. The vine bears almost extraordinary crops. 

 Mr Carter, from his long experience, is persuaded that for 

 the climate of America, this grape has no equal, either for- 

 eign or native, for its fine quahty, for productiveness, and for 

 wine. The wine made by him at his vineyard of this grape, 

 is of the color of Port wine, and of most excellent flavor. 

 For the Committee, 



Wm. Kenrick, Chairman. 



October 7, 1837. 

 F L ^V E R S . 



From Hovey& Co., Dahlias, — Princess Victoria, Queen 

 of Scots, Mary, Conqueror of Europe. From S. R. John- 

 son, — a variety of Dahlias. 



FRUITS, ETC. 



Pears. — By Mr Manning, — Remsen"s Favorite, Bufium, 

 Verte Longue or long green, St. Ghislain, Naumkeag, Belle 

 Lucrative, juice abundant and very sweet and fine ; Golden 

 Beurre of Bilboa, Autumn Superb, Rousselette de Rheims, 

 Beurre du Comte de Fresnel. The tree of this kind is re- 

 markable for its beauty, but the fruit proves ordinary ; Marie 

 Louise, Bowdoin, a large round native fruit, the quality or- 

 dinary; Jalousie, Saunder's Beurre, this agrees well with 

 Bergamotte D'Automme ; Bon Chretien Fondante, this last 

 must be wrong ; the fruit small, and by no means Bon Chre- 

 tien formed. Jackman's Melting, \'^ry oblong and conical, 

 or somewhat Calabash formed, color dark red, melting, 

 beurre, good flavored ; this must be a local name. 



Apples. — By Gamaliel Ohver, Esq. of Lynn, — Mammoth 

 apples, a very large green cooking fruit. 



