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I consider Tompkins Connty King, Bcaldwin, R. I. Green- 

 ing, Hnbbardston Nonsuch, Roxbury Russet, Danvers Sweet, 

 Tolman's Sweet, Gravenstein, Red Astrachau, William's Fa- 

 vorite, and the Gilliflower, — eleven excellent varieties, both 

 as good bearers and fine fruit. As a late winter apple, 

 Tompkins County King stands in advance for the table ; as 

 a late fall, Hnbbardston Xonsuch and Tolman's Sweet; as an 

 early ftill, William's Favorite or Gravenstein; and for an 

 early apple, Gillitiowei or Red Astrachau. The Graven- 

 stein in this section, when grafted on a young stock, is apt to 

 be a short-lived tree, and on the other hand, when grafted on 

 limbs of large trees, it continues healthy many years. The 

 Blue Pearmain, though a fine-flavored apple, soon commences 

 to decay. 



PEACHES, GRAPES AND ASSORTED FRUIT. 



The Committee report as follows ; — 



PEACHES. 



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For best nine specimens of Whiteflesh, Solomon Fuller, 

 Danvers, $2 ; best nine specimens of Yellowflesh, E. F. Web- 

 ster, Haverhill, $2 ; best nine specimens Essex Co. Seedling, 

 Josiah Newhall, Lynnfield, $2. 



Gratuities of $1.50 each were awarded to J. Moore, Pea- 

 body, and J. S. Ives, Salem, for "Ives's Blood." 



GRAPES. 



Premiums of $3 each were awarded to Rufus Goo'dwin, 

 Haverhill, for Best Concord and Hartford ; A. J. Hubbard, 

 Peabody, Isabella ; James Lowrie, Danvers, Delaware and 

 lona; Geo. W. Gage, Methuen, Creveling; L. K. Pember- 

 ton, Groveland, Clinton ; Franklin Upton, Danvers, Allen's 

 Hybrid ; James Lowrie, Danvers, Diana ; E. P. Richardson, 

 Lawrence, Adirondac ; F. Upton, Danvers, Israella and Eu- 



