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Plates of collections of fruit, when premiums are offered 

 therefor, must be entered and placed by the exhibitor on the 

 table assigned for the exhibit of collections of fruit. 



To entitle exhibitors to receive premiums and gratuities 

 awarded, they are required (when requested by the commit- 

 tee) to give information in regard to the culture of their fruit. 



PEARS. 



For best twelve specimens of the following varieties, which 

 are recommended for cultivation in Essex County: Bartlett, 

 Belle Lucrative, Bosc, Anjou, Angouleme, Dana's Hovey, 

 Lawrence, Onondaga, Seckel, Sheldon, Urbaniste, Vicar, 

 Comice, Howell and Clairgeau, each, premium, $2 



Doyenne d'Ete, Gifford and Clapp's Favorite (ripening 

 early), are recommended for cultivation, but no premium is 

 offered. 



For each dish of twelve best specimens of any other varie- 

 ties deemed worthy by the committee, premium, $L50 



For best collection of pears, recommended for cultivation, 

 premium, $5 



In addition to the above are placed at the disposal of the 

 committee, to be awarded in gratuities of not less than $1 

 each, $15 



APPLES. 



For best twelve specimens of the follovving varieties, which 

 are recommended for cultivation in Essex County: Baldwin, 

 Danvers Sweet, Tompkins King, Wolf River, Sutton 

 Beauty, Hubbardston, Mackintosh Red, Porter, Pickman 

 Pippin, Roxbury Russet, Rhode Island Greening, Gravenstein, 

 Hunt Russet,^ Ladies' Sweet, Snow, Bailey Sweet, Wealthy, 

 Sutton Beauty, premium for each, ^2, 1 



Red Astrachan, William's Favorite, Tetofsky and Sweet 

 Bough are recommended for cultivation, but no premium is 

 offered (ripening early). 



For best twelve specimens of any other varieties deemed 

 worthy by the committee, premium for each variety, $1.50 



For best collection of apples, recommended for cultivation, 

 premiums, $3, 2 



For best twenty-four specimens of any variety of Crab 

 apple deemed worthy by the committee, $1.50 



In addition are placed at the disposal of the committee, to 

 be awarded in gratuities of not less than $1 each, $15 



