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a tree grafted twenty-eight mouths ago. Mr. 1). states that the crop borne by 

 the scions this year was ten bushels 1 Fine Porters were exhibted by J. L. 

 Estey of Worcester, aud others. Gravensteia, by Wm. N. Green, and S. H. 

 Colton. Mother Apple, from Job, C. Stone, of Shrewsbury, Mr. Nourse of 

 Bolton, and Charles Nash of Worcester. Dutchess of Oldenhurg, by S. H. 

 Oolton. Walker, (apples) so called, from Amasa Walker, of North Brookfield. 

 This was a very large and beautiful striped apple, nearly in eating. The Com- 

 mittee are in the dark, as it respects the true name, origin, and real value of 

 the fruit. Their criticisms, therefore, do not extend further than to remark 

 that the apple, though very beautiful, is of an objectionable large size for culti- 

 vation in localities exposed to the wind. Sutton Beauti/, (a capital winter fruit) 

 from Joel Knapp of Sutton. 



Peaches. — Among the many beautiful specimens there were three plates of 

 Seedlings from Asa H. Allen, of Shrewsbury. These varieties closely resemble 

 each other, and might either one of them be mistaken for very beautiful speci- 

 mens of the " Early Crawford,'' only they were more highly and darkly colored, 

 aud of a more roundish form. 



Cooledge's Red Rareripe, (a splendid white fleshed peach,) was exhibited by 

 Capt. Silas Allen, of Shrewsbury. 



James Allen of Oakham, contributed a fine specimen of Cranberries, grown 

 in his garden, together with a written account of his method of cultivation. 

 Doubtless a fine crop of this fruit might be raised in any garden, by manuring 

 heavily with swamp muck, and adopting the same general mode of culture as of 

 strawberries. 



After a great deal of examination and comparison, the Committee concluded 

 to award the Society's premiums as in the annexed list. 



In the class of Pears they found it extremely difficult to decide whether the 

 first premium rightly belonged to J. M. Earle or D. W. Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln's 

 collection contained sixty-three varieties, Mr. Earle's forty-six. Among Mr. 

 Lincoln's were several very fine specimens of very valuable varieties ; but in the 

 larger number of beautiful pears of the most deserved popular sorts, the pre- 

 ponderance appeared to be in Mr. Earle's favor, and the Committee, with some 

 hesitation, awarded the first premium to that gentleman. For a similar reason 

 the third premium was awarded to S. H. Colton instead of B. F. Thomas. 



The sixth premium could not be bestowed upon any one, as no " seedling 

 pear" was exhibited. 



There was less difficulty in judging of the Apples. Some seedling apples 

 were exhibited by Mr, Knapp, of Sutton, and others, but the Committee felt that 

 they should be acting without sufficient information, were they to award a pre- 

 mium for fruits of the character of which they had so slender means of forming 

 an opinion. 



No collection of Plums deserving a premium as "second best collection ;" 

 that premium was also withheld. For the same reason the second, fourth and 

 fifth premiums for Grapes, and the second for Quinces, were not awarded. 



As the Hiijh Blackberi'i/ is now beginning to be cultivated successfully in 



