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therefore, particularized but very few. It was no doubt apparent to all, that 

 tlierc seemed to be more uniformity than usual in the size and appearance of 

 the varieties shown , and with a few exceptions, no person exhibited samples 

 much superior to those presented by others; nearly all were fair, and of hand- 

 some appearance. But few new Seedling varieties of Fruit were offered for 

 exhibition which are worthy of particular notice. A fine Seedling Peach, of a 

 light, delicate color, and good flavor, raised by S. Cheney, of Southbridge, and 

 a good and handsome yellow variety, raised by D. D. Prescott, of West Boyls- 

 ton, the Committee judged were of first quality, and worthy of general culture. 

 Several kinds of Native Grapes were exhibited, but the Committee did not 

 discover that they possessed sufficient merit to warrant their recommending 

 them, excepting the variety called the "Fitchburg," shown by S. H. Colton, of 

 Worcester, and the " Blackstone," by Hiram Wing, of Northbridge, both of 

 which are good and desirable sorts. 



It is much to be regretted that more attention is not paid by cultivators to 

 ascertaining the true name of all their varieties of Fruit exhibited ; and although 

 there has been some improvement in this particular from former years, yet 

 many fanciful and outlandish names are often retained year after year, notwith- 

 stonding the true one may have been before given. 



In conclusion, the Committee cannot but express the hope that there will be 

 no relaxation in the effort to maintain our present high reputation as a fruit- 

 growing community. Probably, in no part of the country is the soil and climate 

 better adapted than ours to raising in perfection all the useful and valuable 

 varieties, and with reasonable care of our trees, we are usually rewarded with a 

 bountiful crop of good fruit. 



For the Committee,^ 



SAMUEL H. COLTON. 



REPORT ON VEGETABLES. 



Wm. Sumner Barton, Chairman; Jonathan Pratt, and James Shepherd, 

 Jr., all of Worcester. 



Your Committee, having examined the few vegetable productions exhibited 

 at your late Anniversary, would respectfully and briefly submit their report : 



The labors of this Committee can not be said to have been very arduous, 

 as the number of specimens in the vegetable department was small, and our 

 duties proportionally few. But yet, we were not entirely idle. To be sure, 

 there were not as many Pumpkins for us to adjudicate upon as there were Pears 

 for the Committee on Fruits, nor as many Potatoes as there were Peaches, 

 and yet the responsibility of deciding where there were so few competitors 

 weighed deeply on the minds of this Committee. We trust, however, that we 

 have not wronged a single vegetable by our hasty decisions. 



To commence, "i;t medias res,^^ your Committee, upon arriving at the corner 



