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Eustice ; George W. Chadwick, West Boxford, Hnbbardston 

 Nonsuch, Rhode Island Greening ; W. L. Weston, Danvers, 

 Seaver's Sweet, Ladies' Sweet ; William Caldwell, Bradford, 

 Porter ; John Carleton, Haverhill, Baldwin ; John Keely, 

 Hciverhill, Gravenstein ; Nathaniel Annable, South Danvers, 

 Fall Harvey ; J. G. Dvvinells, West Newbury, Green Sweet. 



For the best exhibition of Apples, " Harris' Insects," to 

 Peter Wait, Danvers. 



A gratuity of $1 each to Clara Gale, Bradford; George M. 

 Young, Haverhill ; T. K. Leach, Topsfield ; Geo. W. Chad- 

 wick, West Boxford. 50 cents each to P. E. Davis, Haver- 

 hill ; George S. Walker, Groveland ; J. B. Hoyt, Haverhill ; 

 William Buttrick, Bradford ; William Hall, Bradford ; Ed- 

 mund Gage, Biadford ; Alfred Ordway, Bradford ; INIrs. 

 John Page, Groveland ; Henry Hobbs, Wenham ; R, Webster, 

 Haverhill; J. B. Sargent, West Amesbury ; Wm. B Carlton, 

 Haverhill ; H. S. Brown, Haverhill ; Israel Carlton, Haver- 

 hill; S. W. Randall, Bradford; Johnson Noves, Haverhill ; 

 J. J. Marsh, Haverhill ; F. Butters, Havereill ; Warren Ord- 

 way, Bradford. $L50 to D. P. Harmon, Haverhill We 

 would also make honorable mention of apples from George 

 Sumner, of Plaistow, N. H. 



Your Committee regret to say that the show of apples this 

 year is very small, compared with former exhibitions. Ten 

 years ago the Society's tables were loaded with the choicest 

 specimens from all parts of the county — excelling, even, those 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society — while to-day, were 

 it not for the efforts of two or three individuals, the show would 

 hardly do credit to one of our town, or farmers' club fairs. 



While pears and grapes are receiving increased attention, 

 the apple — the most important fruit of all — has been "left 

 out in the cold," at least as far as regards our exhibitions. 

 We are aware that the trees throughout this section are look- 

 ing badly ; but this (as well as the partial failure of the apple 

 crop) we attribute mainly to the ravages of insects, (partic- 



