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The display of swine was not large but of excellent quality. 

 Prominent among the exliibitors were M. S. Scudder and R. T. 

 Lombard, of Needham, and J. H. Farrington, of Milton. 



The poultry' show was unanimously acknowledged as one of the 

 best ever made by the Society, and it is but just to say that for 

 this fine display the Society is mainly indebted to the exertions of 

 Mr. Abel F. Stevens, of "Welleslej', the superintendent of that de- 

 partment. The principal contributors were Mr. Stevens ; A. H. 

 Drake, L. H. Gay, and Frank Packard, of Stoughtou ; B. C. Vose 

 and E. C. Aldrich, of Hyde Park ; Henry Davenport, Lewis Brons- 

 don, C. L. Copeland, and W. T. Cook, of Milton ; L. E. Gray, of 

 Foxboro', and J. F. Coweil, of Wrentham, Mr. Henry Goulding, 

 of Dover, displayed a tine collection of India wild geese, and Mr. 

 R. T. Lombard, of Needham, a good lot of turke3's. 



The display' of fruit was excellent, especially of pears and grapes. 

 Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, of Dorchester, exhibited more than 100 va- 

 rieties of pears, which, as usual, were not entered for premium, and 

 fine collections were shown by Walker & Co., of Roxbury ; H. P. 

 Kidder, J. D. Bradlee, J. W. Brooks, A. K. Teele, D. H. Elkins, 

 and Edwin Davenport, of Milton ; Charles F. and Geo. S. Curtis, 

 and J. W. Page, of Jamaica Plain ; W. J. Stuart, of Hj'de Park ; 

 Thomas B. Griggs and W. J. Griggs, of Brookline, and others. 

 Hc«i. Otis Car}', of Foxboro', exhibited 6 specimens of Duchesse 

 d'Angouleme, grown by G. F. B. Leighton, of Norfolk, weighing 

 respectively 24 3-4, 24, 23 1-2, 22, 22, and 20 1-4 ounces, the ag^ 

 gregate weight being 8 lbs. 8 1-2 ounces. The show of grapes was 

 one of the largest and best ever made by the Society, embracing 

 contributions from J. W. Brooks, B. P. Sumner and John H. 

 Adams, of Milton ; W, J. Stuart, B. C. Vose, and Geo. B. Parrott 

 of Hyde Park ; N. B. White and J. W. Talbot, of South Dedham ; 



E. Hemman, of West Roxbury ; A. F. Stevens, of Weliesely, and 

 others. Of apples the display was small, the principal contribu- 

 tors being A. F. Stevens, of Weliesely ; H. P. Kidder and D. H. 

 Elkins, of Milton, and Moses Kingsbur}', of West Dedham. 



Of flowers there Avas a beautiful display. Cut flowers were 

 shown by Mrs. Geo. Vose, of Milton, occup^dng an entire side of 

 the hall. Her double Zinnias especially were very attractive. Mr. 

 Geo. Craft, of Brookline, had a large array of Gladioli ; Col. M. 

 P. Wilder a fine show of Japan lilies ; Mr. j. W. Brooks, of Milton 

 Hill, a good show of Gladioli ; Mrs. John Vose, of Hyde Park, a 

 large displa}- of cut flowers. Bouquets and baskets were also ex- 

 hibited in great profusion. Col. B. S. Rotch, of Milton; Mrs. L. 

 G. Daniels, of Hyde Park ; Mrs. Charles H. Merriam, of Milton ; 

 Charles F. Curtis, of West Roxbury ; J. W. Brooks, of Milton ; 

 H. P. Kidder, of Milton ; Mrs. Hannah P. Mackintosh, of Need- 

 ham, and Mrs. Joseph H. Beal, of Quincy, taking the lead. 



Of vegetables, fine displa^-s were made b}^ C. G. Upham, Abel 



F. Stevens, and R. T. Lombard, of Needham ; Colonel Stone, Al- 

 len Colburn, and E. Paul, of Dedham ; Charles F. Curtis, of Ja- 



