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One other fruit is worthy of remembrance, which we for- 

 merly raised in great abundance in this county, but which 

 now we never see upon our exhibition tables, — namely, the 

 Plum. Why should this fine fruit be wholly abandoned, as 

 long as it has been fully proved that its two greatest enemies, 

 — the Curculio and the Black Knot*, — can be successfully 

 dealt with? Then we have new, but coarse varieties, that are 

 hardly affected by these enemies at all, and which even for 

 cooking purposes would well jepay the trouble of raising. 

 We sincerely hope we shall see the time when this fine old 

 fruit will be cultivated to some extent, if we do not have it 

 in its former abundance. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Committee — T. C. Thurlow, D. H Stickney, J. Henry 

 Hill, Richard Ward, Peter Wait. 



FLOWERS. 



The display in this department was very good, and yet the 

 Committee could but regret that so few of the towns in our 

 County sent contributions to this most attractive feature of 

 our Fair. So much progress has been made in the last few 

 years, in the public taste as well as in the cultivation of 

 flowers, that we are led to expect a finer display each year 

 from the many gardens of our good old county. 



Those ladies who sent the numerous and varied collections 

 of wild flowers deserve especial commendation. There were 

 many rare and beautiful varieties, and their tasteful arrange- 

 ment added much to the beauty of the floral department. 



The ladies of Lawrence deserve much credit for the kindly 

 interest and zeal they manifested in this exhibition of the So- 

 ciety. The fine efiect of the flowers and plants displayed was 

 due to their skilful arransrement. 



The Committee found a serious drawback in the lack of 

 vases or dishes suitable for the display of cut flowers, and 



