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tor in charg-e and ample funds to cover every section of the 

 state and meet all demands. 



With the interest in institutes increasing' each year and a 

 growing' appreciation of the importance of the work, it is be- 

 lieved that the time nuist soon some when Connecticut will 

 adopt and put in operation advanced methods in institute work 

 that will compare favorably with those of other states. 



The Seventh Annual Fruit Exhibition, 1904. 



SCHEDULE OF PREMIUMS OFFERED. 



First Division— Collections. 

 Class I. Best collection of fruits by grower, of 



which not more that two-thirds to be of 



apples. See Rule 7, .... 



Class 2. Best collection, 15 varieties of apples, 

 Class 3. Best collection, 10 varieties of apples. 

 Class 4. Best collection, 8 varieties of apples, 



for general purposes, .... 2.00 1,00 .50 



Class 5. Best collection, 5 varieties of apples. 



for market only, ..... 



Class 6. Best collection, 12 varieties of pears. 

 Class 7. Best collection, 6 varieties of pears. 

 Class 8. Best collection, 12 varieties of grapes. 

 Class 9. Best collection. 6 varieties of grapes 

 Class 10. Best collection, 6 varieties of peaches. 



Second Division — Single Plates. 

 Class I. Best single plate of following varieties 



of Apples, each, . . . . . $1.00 $1.00 $ .25 



Sweet Bough, Gravenstein, Fameuse, Hurlburt, Olden- 

 burg, Twenty Ounce, Red Bietigheimer, Williams' Favorite, 

 Fall Pippin, Porter, Maiden Blush, Wealthy, Talman Sweet, 

 Baldwin. Cogswell, Hubbardston. Jonathan, Gilliflower, 

 King, Northern Spy, Red Canada, Sutton, Wagener, Lady, 

 Westfield, York Imperial, Jacob's Sweet, Belle et Bonne, 

 Fallawater, Golden Russett, Roxbury Russett, Newtown 

 Pippin, Peck's Pleasant, R. I. Greening, and of Other 

 Worthy Varieties, not to Exceed Fifteen. 

 Class 2. Best single plate of following varieties 



of Pears, each, . . . . . $1.00 $ .50 $ .25 



Clapp's, Bartlett, Bosc. Angouleme, Louise Bonne 

 Diel, Onondaga, Anjou, Lucrative, Boussock. Buffum, 



