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of West Roxbury, Warren Cobb of Sharon, and Miss Carlton of 

 Dorchester. 



Only one dish of Peaches was to be seen, and Plums live only 

 in the recollection of some of the older members. 



The exhibition of Grapes raised under glass was particularly 

 fine. Messrs. Prichard of West Roxbury, and Shaw of Dedham, 

 displayed evidences of skilful treatment and highly successful cul- 

 tivation, in the many varieties of well-shouldered bunches upon 

 the table. Five heavy clusters of Black Hamburgh Grapes, from 

 George R. Sampson of Brookline, and a variety of sorts of native 

 Grapes, from different contributors, close our list of Fruits. 



Some cultivators who have been driven to abandon Plums and 

 Peaches mainly on account of the, as yet, unchecked ravages of 

 the curculio, have turned their attention to the cultivation of 

 Strawberries, Currants of the new and improved varieties, and the 

 Dorchester Blackberry, with very gratifying results. Some of 

 the new seedling Grapes for open cultivation will doubtless be 

 found to ripen early and abundant crops ; indeed, the success of 

 the Diana and the Concord Grapes is no longer problematical. 



We award the premiums as follows : 



Apples. 

 For the best collection of Apples, to Thaddeus Clapp of 



Dorchester, $4.00 



Second best to A. W. Shumway of Dover, . . 3.00 



Third to Miss Mary A. Carlton of Dorchester, . . 2.00 

 For the best single dish of twelve specimens, to Thad- 

 deus Clapp of Dorchester, for Gravenstein Apples, . 2.00 

 To John W. Shumway of Dover, for a basket of fine 



Porter Apples, a Diploma. 

 To R. Richardson of Medway, for Hubbardston None- 

 such, a Diploma. 



Pears. 



First premium not awarded. 



Second to J. H. Chadwick of Roxbury, . . . 3.00 



Third not awarded. 



For the best single dish of twelve specimens, for very 

 fine Doyenne Boussock Pears, to J. H. Chadwick of 

 Roxbury, 2.00 



For a basket of fine Seckel Pears, a Diploma to Warren 

 Cobb of Sharon. 



Peaches. 



Only one lot on exhibition, for which we award a gra- 

 tuity to Warren Cobb of Sharon, . . . .1.00 



Plums. 

 None on exhibition. 



