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hall for years. John Bauernfeind of Medford took eight First 

 Prizes including the First Prize for collection of six varieties of 

 native grapes. 



■\V. G. Kendall of Atlantic, Charles W. Libby of Medford, and 

 Oliver Ames of North Easton also made large displays and took 

 many First Prizes. E. R. Pierce of Wellesley Farms exhibited 

 two fine bunches of foreign grapes grown under glass. 



E. A. Adams of West Medway received Honoral)le Mention for 

 an exhibit of five varieties of seedling native grapes. H. A. Cook 

 of Shrewsbury also had a fine collection of seedling native grapes 

 and your committee was particularly interested in his seedling 

 grape No. 3, a cross between King Philip and Worden, which seems 

 to be a grape of great promise. ISIr. Cook was awarded a Certifi- 

 cate of Merit for this grape. 



The apples were excellent and your connnittee was encouraged 

 to see a new exhibitor take the largest number of prizes for this 

 fruit. Dexter T. Dodd of Hudson took the First Prize for the best 

 50 Gravenstein apples, the best 50 Mcintosh apples, and six First 

 Prizes for indi\adual plates of apples. Parker Brothers of Fiskdale, 

 were close behind him with First Prize for best 50 apples any other 

 variety, the Blue Pearmain, and First Prize for six individual 

 plates of apples. 



F. W. Dahl of Roxbury won First Prize for collection of eight 

 varieties of pears and Edward A. Clark of Jamaica Plain, First 

 Prize for best four varieties of the same fruit. The general exhibit 

 of individual dishes was better than usual. 



At the Exhibition, November 8-9, Hillcrest Farm, Weston, took 

 First Prize for collection of six varieties of apples, I'irst Prize for 

 collection of three varieties, and First Prize for individual plate of 

 apples. Also a fine table of apples arranged for decorative effect 

 was exhibited by Miss Case and another by Mrs. R. Goodnough of 

 West Roxbury. 



In summing up the work of the year your committee feels that 

 the large Fruit and Vegetal)le Exhibition of September 25-28 has 

 demonstrated beyond a doubt that the money prizes create a 

 stimulus which nothing else can do to forward the display of fruit 

 besides giving a fair compensation to the originator and grower 

 who cannot afford to give the time needed to grow, transport, and 



