32 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1848. 



tiou of Pears ia the Exhibition, it being particularly understood that some con- 

 tributions of this fruit were not entered for Premiums. Peaches : Red Cheek 

 Melocoton ; Grapes : French Sweet Water and Early Native. 



JoHX Davis, — Apples and Plums. 



Joel Kxapp, Sutton, — Apples : sixteen kinds. Note. — The true name of 

 Sutton Beauty is Hubbardston Nonsuch. Mr. K. speaks very highly of the 

 Rock River Winter Sweeting in his collection. We believe it to be the same 

 apple as the Rockport Sweeting exhibited by Capt. S. Allen of Shrewsbury. 

 Mr. K. had also a very beautiful and fine Seedling, which he called the grape 

 apple. 



Capt. S. Perry, — Apples. 



Leoxard Chenery, Southbridge, — Apples : Peaches : a fine Seedling to be 

 called the Cherry Peach. Mr. C. receives a gratuity of $1, for this fruit. 



Ellis Burt, East Douglas, — American Bass Matting fornursery purposes. 

 We understand that some nurserymen use this in preference to the imported 

 article. Not being fully competent to decide whether Matting belongs with the 

 fruits or the vegetables, we hav.e concluded to refer the matter over to the Com- 

 mittees of next year. 



Lyman Pierce, West Boylston, — Apples. 



Geo. T. RiOE, — nine plates of Peaches ; one plate of Bine Imperatrice 

 Plums ; one plate of Blood Clingstone Peaches. 



D. W. LiNC0L>f, — nineteen fine varieties of Pears. 



Levi Clapp, — Peaches, one plate. 



Wm. C. C apron, Uxbridge, — Apples : twenty-nine varieties, so valuable 

 and so excellen: in their kinds that the Committee — not however without some 

 hesitation — concluded to award the premium of S-^ to this as the best collection 

 of apples. Pears : two plates nameless ; Peaches : three plates. 



WiLUETv Bush, Northboro, — Peaches: Malta, and Crawford's Early. 



Samuel A. Walker, Roxbury, — This gentleman, the Recording Secretary 

 of the Mass. Horticultural Society, exhibited and generously gave to the Com- 

 mittee fifty-one varieties of Pears. Their names may be seen in the Society's 

 Record. Mr. W. will please to accept the thanks of the Committee and of the 

 Society also, for this valuable contribution. 



Charles Johnson, Northboro', — one plate Pears ; Isabella Grapes, which 

 took the premium, of $1, as the best grapes of open culture. 



Samuel Sawyer, Millbury, — Apples. 



Hiram Wing, Northbridge, — Pears : Iron ; Grapes : Isabella and Black- 

 stone. This latter and the Fitchburg, are the best two known native grapes 

 that have originated in Worcester County. 



William Bowdoin, New Braintree, — Apples and Buffom Pears. 



D. D. Prescott, West Boylston, — Quinces. 



0. H. Tomblen, North Brookfield, — Apples. 



Daniel Win'sor, Johnston, R. I., — Apples : beautiful R. I. Greenings, and 

 seven other varieties. 



Samuel H. Colton, (of the Worcester Nursery) — Apples: forty-three varie- 



