468 Exhibitions of HorticnlUircd Societies. 



Fruit: — The committee on fruits have the gratification of reporting, 

 though the year has proved very unfavorable, a greatly increased col- 

 lection in comparison with former years, both in the variety and extent of 

 the products of the fruit garden. Among the contributors are the follow- 

 ing : — 



Oliver Phelps, of Canandaigua, who presented twenty-seven varieties of 

 apples and a collection of pears David Thomas, Cayuga Co., (presented 

 by Thomas & Smith, of Macedon,) forty-eight varieties of the apple, 

 thirty-six of pears, ten of peaches, live of plums, two of nectarines, and 

 other fruits. Abner Bryant, Buffalo, twelve varieties of apples and mis- 

 cellaneous fruits. Benjamin Hodge, of Buflalo, forty-two of apples. 

 Nathaniel Hay ward, Brighton, twenty-three of apples and grapes. Dr. 

 Armstrong, Rochester, specimens of plums. Charles Marchant, Greece, 

 thirty-six of apples. John Hiler, Penfield, nine of apples. Hiram Rob- 

 bins, Penfield, apples and plums. Joseph Christopher, apples. Elihu 

 Tyler, Buffalo, a collection of grapes, apples and peaches. Wm. Otis, 

 Gates, Munroe Co., fourteen varieties of apples. Samuel Moulson, Ro- 

 chester, a miscellaneous collection oi' fruits. Zera Burr, Perinton, Monroe 

 Co., fine seedling apples and quinces. Robert N. Brown, Greece, twelve 

 varieties of apples. E. C. Frost, Catharines, Chemung Co., three varie- 

 ties of pears. L. E. Lapham, Yates Co., apples and pears. C. M. 

 Eames, New Hartford, Oneida Co., fine specimens of the lemon, presented 

 by Jacob Gould, Rochester. Ellwanger & Barry, a large collection of 

 apples and pears. 



W. Mervine, Utica, fine Sweet-water grapes. Marcus Morse, Roches- 

 ter, peaches and grapes. Mrs. Marshall, Rochester, several varieties of 

 plums, and Columbia and other peaches. Abraham Vought, Mendon, 

 plums. Henry Deyo, Greece, peaches. Jonathan Buell, East Bloom- 

 field, seedling apples (ihe Early Joe.) -J. W. Smith, Rochester, fine 

 Isabella grapes, well ripened in the open air, and good new seedling 

 peach. J. A. Hadley, quinces. T. H. Rochester, pears. James S. 

 Wadsworth, very fine grapes and pears. Jacob Gould, Rochester, plums 

 and pears. 



Harry Pratt, Rochester, collection of fruits. Thomas H. Hyatt, Ro- 

 chester, peaches, apples, and pears. L. Jenkins, Manchester, Ontario 



Co., pears (Seckel and Yirgalieu.) Avery, Rochester, pears. Wm. 



Sternberg, grapes, &c. Charles H. Carroll, Groveland, Livingston Co., 

 seedling peach. Isaac Moore, Brighton, peaches and pears. S. Yander- 

 niter, Buffalo, bottled gooseberries. Isaac Hills, Rochester, eight fine va- 

 rieties of plums. E. Scrantom, plums and peaches. H. Y. B. Schenck, 

 fine peaches. Joseph Medberry, plums. M. A. Norton, Yictor, pears. 

 H. G. Hotchkiss, Yienna, fine grapes of several varieties, all grown in the 

 open air, and excellent peaches. Sidney Allen, Rochester, grapes, pears, 

 and peaches. H. N. Langworthy, peaches and grapes. 



The great number of collections presented has prevented a thorough 

 examination of the many varieties composing them, as well as an enumera- 

 tion of the names. 



The committee have made the following awards. Where members of 

 the committee were competitors, they were not consulted in the decision. 

 The committee, also, as a matter of course, excluded those collections not 

 cultivated by the contributors themselves. 



For the greatest variety of table apples, David Thomas, Cayuga Co. 



