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grapes \A-hich were awarded first prizes. The committee regrets 

 that more room could not have been given to this exhibit of fruit 

 in order to bring it more prominently before the Society. 



One of the features of this exhibition was a collection of foreign 

 and native species of Malus, Pyrus, and Vitis Fruits, exhibited by 

 Jackson Dawson of the Arnold Arboretum, showing the wonder- 

 ful evolution of our apples, pears, and grapes from their wild and 

 primitive state to a condition of real worth and economic value. 

 This exhibit was awarded a silver medal and the committee feels 

 very grateful to Mr. Dawson for this interesting display. 



The fruit was a welcome addition at the Chrysanthemum exhibi- 

 tion. Five large tables were filled with a splendid showing of 

 apples, pears, quinces, and cranberries which, having plenty of 

 room, were exhibited to great advantage. As usual apples and 

 pears predominated, and the display was far better than was 

 expected. There were twenty entries of Baldwin apples. 



The Fameuse, Lady Sweet, Northern Spy, Tolman Sweet, 

 and King from Edward E. Cole were very fine, as were also Bell- 

 flower, Hunt Russet, and Roxbury Russet from C. F. Boyden. 



Pears were exceptionally good, Wm. H. Derby showing very 

 fine Augouleme, Bosc, and Clairgeau; Mrs. C. C. Converse and 

 Mrs. Lester Leland, large x\njou and Vicar; E. W. Wood, fine 

 Comice and Dana's Hovey; W. G. Kendall, very excellent Dana's 

 Hovey. Edward B. Wilder showed very fine Lawrence and Vicar, 

 and Charles F. Curtis, fine Clairgeau. Quinces were a feature 

 of the show and those exhibited by I. H. Locke were exceptionally 

 good. 



Cranberries sent by Henry J. Thayer were very good. 



There have been nine exhibitions of fruit during the season, 

 and in these nine exhibitions there were one hundred and ninety- 

 five classes open to competition; of these one hundred and seventy- 

 one were competed for. There were eight gratuities and one sil- 

 ver medal awarded. 



The total amount of money appropriated for prizes in 1905 was 

 $1275.00; of this §966.00 was awarded; leaving an unex})ended 

 balance of S'J94.00. 



