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mode of cultivation is simple, and substantially as follows: The vines are 

 pruned late in the fall, disengaged from the trellis, covered with matting and 

 tied closely on its lower arms ; at this same time a light dressing of manure is 

 given to the roots of the vines upon the surface. In the spring, after the 

 weather has become permanently mild, they are uncovered and put upon the 

 trellis, after which they need no further attention, except to guard against a 

 redundant growth of wood. Thus treated they yield annually an early, 

 uniform, and invariably good crop. 



Mr. Wellington also cultivates a great variety of excellent pears, and has 

 given especial attention to the proper arrangement of his cellars and fruit- 

 rooms for the preservation and ripening of fruits designed for the market. 

 Neatness, order, and a careful regard to scientific details, are evidently the 

 maxims which have secured him such eminent success &s a fruit grower. 

 In glancing over his premises, the Committee were specially impressed, not 

 only by the systematic arrangement of everything pertaining to them, but by 

 the art displayed in the economy of space, by which so many practical con- 

 veniences and such varied results are secured within the limits of a single 

 acre, which is the whole area occupied by house, stable, and garden. The 

 Committee should add, that the welcome which they received from their host 

 upon this occasion, was most cordial and hospitable, and that every facility 

 was extended them for acquiring information and promoting the interest and 

 pleasure of their visit. 



GRATUITIES AND PREMIUMS AWARDED. 



To W. J. Underwood, for neatly-kept grounds, cultivation of flowers 



and fruits, a gratuity of . . ^15 00 



FIRST PREMIUM ON GRAPES. 



To J. V. Wellington, for the best cultivated and best managed 



grapes of out-door culture, a premium of $15 00 



Respectfully submitted for the Committee, 



DANIEL T. CURTIS, Secretary, 



