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ANNUAL EXHIBITION. 



The annual exhibition was held at the Music Hall, on Tuesday, Wed- 

 nesday, Thursday and Friday, the 22d, 23d, 24th and 25th of September. 



The most ample arrangements had been made for fruits, allowing suffi- 

 cient room for our own members and for those coming from a distance. 



These occasions of coming together once a year for a grand show, are 

 advantageous in the way of bringing out new varieties of fruit. 



The exhibition of apples and pears was net equal to those shown the 

 preceding year. Grapes, peaches, plums, &c. were fully equal to those 

 shown in 1856. 



In the appointment of judges, it is always desirable to secure the services 

 of those from a distance, who are known to be well qualified for the task 

 assigned them, and who are not competitors — having a fitness for the duty, 

 and not likely to err. 



Though every contributor may believe that his own fruit is better than 

 his neighbor's, and, could he have the distribution of awards, his own would 

 unquestionably come in for all the highest premiums which he could lay 

 claim to, — he would do it honestly, too, — believing that he had arrived at a 

 just conclusion, and probably with the same feeling that a mother looks on 

 her own child, perfectly satisfied that it is the handsomest. 



The Committee on Pears, after making a list of those of the greatest 

 excellence as a guide, proceeded to carefully examine every dish, even to the 

 very bottom. We herewith furnish a list, handed in by Robert Manning, 

 Chairman of that Committee, which will prove valuable as a record for after- 

 time, and may be beneficial for those desiring a select list of pears. 



