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The Sea Eagle peach exhibited by Walter Hunnewell was awarded 

 a First Class Cultural Certificate. 



The October fruit and vegetable exhibition was the finest which 

 has been held since the present hall was built and all classes were 

 well competed for. The beauty of the whole exhibition was greatly 

 enhanced by a wonderful display of fruited shrubs and vines sent 

 by the Boston Park Department which exhibit was awarded a 

 Silver Medal. One particularly attractive and interesting exhibit 

 was that of Dr. Joseph L. Goodale of Boston. It consisted of many 

 varieties of seedling grapes. 



These varieties were hybridized by Prof. T. V. INIunson of Deni- 

 son, Texas, and consisted of the following varieties: Amerbonte, 

 America, Beacon, Brilliant, Captain, Cloeta, Delago, Headlight, 

 Hidalgo, La Reine, Manito, Mericadel, R. W. Munson, Valhallah, 

 Wine King, Wapanuka, and Xlnta. 



Of the above named varieties the following are recommended 

 for planting in Massachusetts : 



Headlight, similar to Delaware; ripens before Moore's early. 



Hidalgo, large, white; ripens before Concord and is of the best 

 quality. 



Manito, dark purple, fine quality, medium sized berry; ripens 

 with Moore's Early. 



Wapanuka, large, white, of best quality; ripens with Concord. 



These four varieties have been grown in Massachusetts for seven 

 years and are perfectly hardy. 



The exhibit of almost sixty varieties of pears from Ellwanger 

 and Barry of Rochester, New York, was very instructive and added 

 much to the success of the exhibition in general. 



The orchard prize which was offered this year by the Society for 

 the first time has four entries. These entries represent four differ- 

 ent t}"pes of orcharding that are possible in Massachusetts. One 

 of the entries is from the western part of the state and is an orchard 

 of about twenty-five acres planted entirely with Baldwin apples. 

 Part of this orchard is now bearing and the quality of the fruit was 

 very good. The position of this orchard is ideal, being planted 

 on a beautiful hill overlooking a country, wonderful for its apple 

 possibilities. This orchard is treated in a scientific manner, the 

 trees are low headed and so shaped that all the fruit hangs on the 



