1849.] REPORT ON FRUIT. 39 



years past. But the excellency and variety of Peaches, Pears, Plums, and 

 Grapes, was such, as to compensate and more than make up in brilliancy of 

 effect, for the deficiency of the apples. 



We have had no show of peaches in any previous year, that would at all 

 compare with the magnificent display of that luscious fruit collected on our 

 tables this year. 



The collection of pears also was large, and there were very many specimens 

 of great excellence and beauty. 



The samples of plums were very numerous, fine in quality, and in great variety. 



There were several varieties of foreign grapes on the tables /^cultivated un- 

 der glass of course), that were rich to the vision and most delicious to the taste ; 

 and very numerous samples and varieties of native grapes raised in open cul- 

 ture, many of them of excellent quality for their kind ; showing increased at- 

 tention to the cultivation of this celebrated and time honored fruit. 



It would be very gratifying to the Committee to say some pretty words to each 

 and every one that graced the show by their contributions, as the fruit passed 

 in review before them ; but inasmuch as our horticultural shows are becoming 

 a matter of utility more than of compliments, they must forego that pleasure 

 on the present occasion. They will, therefore, proceed directly to the enumera- 

 tion of the fruits, promising however, that they do not take the responsibility of 

 the correctness of the nomenclature used in the report. They have reported 

 the names principally as they were entered in the book ; there are doubtless 

 many errors, but the Committee soon found it would be too great a labor for 

 them to undertake to correct them all. They have noticed particularly, only 

 some of the best specimens — there were many others of great excellence and 

 beauty, but it would extend this report too much to speak of them all. 



Mrs. Anson Braman, — one dish of magnificent Newingtou Peaches, for 

 which she was awarded the first premium for the best dish of peaches of no leas 

 than twelve specimens, S2. 



Rev. Alonzo Hill, — Apples : Porter, Lyscom, Rhode Island Greenings, 

 Hubbardston Nonsuch, Crab Apples ; Plums : Prince's Imperial Gage, Wash- 

 ington, Green Gage; Pears : Passans du Portugal, Capiaumont, and Chelmsford, 

 fine ; Native Grapes. 



Edward P. Chaffin, — Peaches, nameless. 



Cyrus Holbrook, Sterling, — Peaches, nameless. 



Benjamin N. Childs, — Peaches : President, and a seedling ; Coolidge's 

 Favourite, very fine; Dix Pear; Apples: Sweet Russet, Roxbury Russet, 

 Greenings, French Apple, Black Gilliflower, Baldwin, Ribstone Pippin, Cat- 

 head Sweet, Nonsuch, and Native Grapes. 



Dr. George Chandler, (Lunatic Hospital), — Buffum and seedling Pears. 



Dr. Henry G. Bates, — Peaches : Crawford's Early ; Isabella Grapes ; 

 Nectarines ; Orange Quinces ; Lyscom Apple. 



Benjamin H. Goodale, — Victoria Plum and Coe's Golden Drop. 



Joseph E. Phelps, — Plums : Columbia, Gage and Imperial Gage ; Bartlett 

 Pears. 



