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Apricots. — The show in this department was so much inferior to 

 former years, that the Committee did not deem it advisable to award a 

 single premium. 



Blackberries. — The " High Improved" were exhibited somewhat in 

 abundance, though lacking the size of those of former seasons, and we were 

 pleased to find a more general attention given to this, one of the most de- 

 sirable fruits of its season. The Committee have, from year to year, (since 

 its introduction,) urged a general cultivation, believing it eminently remu- 

 nerative. 



Cherries, with the exception of the "Black Tartarian," have been 

 wanting in size. This variety, as well as Mr. Walsh's Seedling, for some 

 reason, did not seem to have suffered so much as most other varieties, from 

 the continued dry season. The Committee had proposed to visit Mr. Walsh's 

 garden, during the season of the fruiting of the cherry, with the view of con- 

 sidering his cherry under the head of " Special Premium for the Loivell Gold 

 m.edalJ'' The Committee notified Mr. Walsh of their intention, and he had 

 promised to assign a day ; but in consequence of the ravages committed by 

 the birds, the visit was obliged to be deferred till another season. 



Some few seedlings have been offered to the notice of the Committee, 

 but, with the exception of one presented by J. S. Sleeper, being the same 

 which he has shown heretofore, little praise could be awarded. 



Currants. — Those exhibited and receiving a premium, were very supe- 

 rior; so also were the White and Red Dutch, as shown by several contrib- 

 utors ; but as there is only assigned tivo premiums to this fruit, the awards 

 were given, agreeably with a standing rule, to the contributor outside of the 

 Committee. 



Figs. — The contributions in this fruit are mainly from the same source, 

 year after year. 



Gooseberries. — The awards to this fruit were given for seedlings, 

 there not having been those of foreign variety equalling them. 



For some reason or other, the contributions of " Houghton's Seedling" 

 were not brought forward to compete, though we feel assured from past ex- 

 perience, that this variety, had the growers chosen to come forward, would 

 have carried off the palm. 



Grapes, forced previous to the first Saturday in July, were contributed 

 somewhat in abundance, during the earliest part of the season, vieing well, 

 in earliness, size and coloring, with any former year. Many new contrib- 

 utors, from houses recently erected, are bringing in small contributions, 

 showing a diligence of culture highly commendable ; while the specimens 

 of culture shown subsequent to the above date, have been marked as of 

 superior size, both in bunches and berries, to former contributions of like 

 date. 



Jidy 22. — Ignatius Sargent exhibited bunches of " Black Hamburg," 

 several of which weighed upwards of four pounds each, and the largest, 

 seven and one-half pounds avoirdupois weight. This was probably the 

 largest bunch of this variety ever shown at any exhibition of the Society, 



