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Pears. 



For the best collection of the most approved varieties, the 



first premium to M. P, Wilder, of Dorchester, . $4.00 

 For the second best, to Thaddeus Clapp, of Dorchester, . 3.00 

 For the third best, to J. H. Chadwick, of Roxbury, . 2.00 

 For the best single dish, to Alfred Clapp, of Dorchester, for 



12 very fine Bartlett Pears, .... 2.00 

 To J. H. Billings, of West lloxbury, for a basket of fine 

 Doyenne Boussock Pears, a Diploma. 



Peaches. 

 For the best display of peaches, to Henry Goulding, of Dover, 3.00 

 To G. H. Williams, of Roxbury, for late Crawford peaches, 



a Diploma. 

 To Charles Sloan, of Milton, for a display, the Committee 



recommend a copy of " Dotvnifig^s Fruit and Fruit 



Trees of America.''^ 

 The Committee would speak favorably of dishes of peaches from 

 Thomas Scott of Roxbury, E. S. Rand of Dedham, A. S. Leland, 

 of Sherburne, and would make especial mention of four varieties 

 of fine peaches, exhibited by Willard Lewis, of Walpole, but which 

 were received too late to compete for the premiums. 



Foreign Grrapes. 

 For the best collection, to Charles B. Shaw, of Dedham, $4.00 

 The Committee also award Diplomas to E. S. Rand, of Dedham, 

 and J. M. Underwood, of West Ro.xbury, for fine displays. 



Native Gi'apes. 

 For remarkably fine Isabella Grapes, to G. & C. Craft, of 



Brookline, a Diploma. 

 To W. H. Mann, of Dedham, for Isabella Grapes, a Diploma. 

 For the Committee, 



CHARLES A. HEWINS, Chairman. 

 West Roxhury., Dec. 1, 1858. 



REPORT ON FLOWERS. 



Cut Floivers. 

 1st premium to Barnes & Washburn, of Dorchester, $4.00 



2d " to E. S. Rand, of Dedham, . . . 2.00 

 3d " to Lewis Davenport, of Milton, . . 1.00 



Copy of " Breck's Book of Flowers" to Marion I. Watt, 

 of West Roxbury. 



