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tered in the name of the producer ;" and we trust that those 

 who gather their fruit promiscuously throughout the county — 

 as we learned after the premiums had been awarded, had been 

 done by one individual — will not hereafter be entitled to 

 premiums. 



Perhaps the most noticeable apple upon the tables, was the 

 Hubbardston Nonsuch, which has of late years been growing 

 more and more in favor, and this year it excels all others, both 

 in size of fruit and productiveness of the tree. This is prob- 

 ably now the best apple of its season, while the Baldwin, Rus- 

 set and Greenins, still continue to be the best long-keeping 

 varieties. Among earlier apples, the Gravenstein is looking 

 remarkably well, while its companion, the Porter, is generally 

 this season small and inferior. We believe the apple, more 

 than almost any other fruit is local in its character, and that 

 those varieties which originated in this vicinity and have prov- 

 ed superior here, have generally for a term of years been the 

 most profi able and best suited to our soil and climate. There 

 are some exceptions certainly, but we would caution those who 

 are planting or grafting trees, not to be misled by the high- 

 sounding names and praises of many of the New York and 

 western apples. 



We would respectfully suggest to this Society, that in our 

 opinion some of the varieties upon its list are not worthy of 

 cultivation; and your Committee believe-— judging from their 

 observation from year to year — that no really good specimens 

 are, or can be brought to the exhibition, of such varieties as 

 Seaver's Sweet, Ramsdell's Red Sweet, Jonathan, Fallawater> 

 etc., and we have thought it best not to award premiums to 

 them. 



We would advise planters to confine themselves to a feio 

 varieties, and those of the highest excellence. But in dealing 

 with facts, we admit that apples do not flourish as they former- 

 ly did — that the trees as a general thing look badly ; many 

 are dead — many more are half dead — while others look green 

 and vigorous. These last are usually found where they have 



