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mode of culture the old saint still retains his ancient reputation. Of all the 

 saints among pears this one deserves the first plane even among the smallest 

 collection of dwarf trees. Dr. \V. took home the pears from the tables and alsp, 

 the Society's Premium of $1.50 from the Committee, his being the second best 

 dish of not less than four pears. 



Dr. Joux Green, — Pears: Vicar of Winkfield, Columbia, and Dix The 

 latter received the first Premium of S2, as the best dish of not less than six 

 pears. Dr. G. also exhibited Pomegranates from South Carolina. 



Newkll Mooke, Holden, — three plates Apples. 



Nathaniel Stowell — five plates Apples. 



Philo Slocum, Shrewsbury, — Quinces : less than twenty inches in circum- 

 ference. 



Oliver Barrit, Bolton, — ten varieties of Apples. 



Oliver Barrit, Jr., Bolton, three varieties of Apples. 



W. R. Hooper, — Apples and Quinces. 



HovEY AND Company, Cambridge, — Pears : specimens of twenty-five vari- 

 eties, some of them quite new, for which they will please accept the thanks of 

 the Society. 



Thomas Bond, N. Brookfield, eleven varieties of Apples. 



E. KiLBURN, Sterling, four kinds of Apples. 



John Clapp, Leicester, — Apples : three sorts ; a genuine plate of beauti- 

 ful Seckels and two other varieties. 



Wm. Hovey, — Apples : Porter ; Pears : Beurre Diel ; Grapes ; Isabella. 



Dr. Joshua Porter, N. Brookfield, — Apples : Monson Sweeting ; Pears : 

 si^ varieties, which were of such valuable kinds and so fine specimens, that the 

 Committee after much comparison with other collections, concluded to award 

 the premium of $2, to this as the second best collection. 



Thomas Rice, Shrewsbury, — Quinces. 



H. B. Conway, Apples and Seedling Peaches. 



Daniel Tainter, — Peaches : Melocoton, Clingstone and a Seedling. 



John Corbett, — Apples. 



Horatio Slocum, Sutton, — Apples : Roxbury Russett, (growth of 1847,) 

 N. Y. Fall Pippin, (fine, large fruit,) Black Gilliflower, (fine,) and six other 

 varieties. 



JosiAH G. Stone, Shrewsbury, — three plates of Apples. 



Job C. Stone, Shrewsbury — Apples : three varieties, including the Leland's 

 Spice, (see above, Samuel Wood's contribution.) This took the Society's Pre- 

 mium of $2, as the best plate of not less than six apples. Quinces. 



Phinehas Wood, Uxbridge, — Apples : Peck's Pleasant, (this apple is erro- 

 neously called Pippin in Uxbridge and some other places,) Black Gilliflower. 



Ezra Batciieller, N. Brookfield, — six varieties of Pears. 



C. J. PiCKKORD, — A specimen of the Cotton Plant in a growing state. 



Edward Earle, — three plates of Apples. Mr. E. stands corrected for ap- 

 plying the political fancy name of Free Soil to one of his apples. Pears : four- 

 teen varieties. These fine specimens took the premium of $3, as the best collec- 



