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 Fruit. 



All fruit must be entered in the name of the grower before 

 11 o'clock on the first clay of the exhibition, and each exhibi- 

 tor must certify to the same on the Entry Book, or on lists 

 of the varieties of each class of fruit, or to be filed when entry 

 is made. (Committees are not authorized to make awards to 

 those who do not comply with this rule.) 



Tables will be labelled in a consplcuo^is manner by the hall 

 committee before the entry of exhibitors, with the names of 

 fruit for which premiums are oifered, all others of same class 

 fruit to be labelled miscellaneous. Exhibitors must place 

 their several varieties of each class of fruit where indicated 

 by such labels, or be considered by the committee as not com- 

 peting for premiums. 



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, 

 Cornice, 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, $1.50 



For best collection of pears, recommended for cultivation, 

 premium, $3, 2 



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

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

 each, $12 



APPLES. 



For best twelve specimens of the following varieties, which 

 are recommended for cultivation in Essex County: Baldwin, 

 Danvers Sweet, Tompkins King, Wolf River, Sutton Beauty, 

 Hubbardson, Mackintosh Red, Porter, Pickman Pippin, Rox- 

 bury Russet, Rhode Island Greening, Gravenstein, Hunt Rus- 



