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were namecl. This is a more serious omission than may apppear at 

 first. The object of the Society in hoUlin;; its yearly fair is to give in- 

 formation which sliall be of use to its members. What can a person 

 learn by looking at a general collection of fruit that is not named ? 

 Practically nothing. I would suggest that in the future premiums be 

 given to those exhibitors who have their fruit rightly named as far as 

 they know ; and that all fruit entered for premium shall be grown by 

 the exhibitor. Now, any one who will take the trouble to borrow or 

 buy the choicest fruit he can find, can take the premium, although he 

 may not grow a single fruit, while the one that grows the Iruit he ex- 

 hibits and who ouglit to be encouraged, receives nothing. The So- 

 ciety should encourage the growing of fruit rather than the collecting 

 of it from others. If it should be feared that this Avould prevent there 

 being as good a show of fruit, let one or more premiums be offered 

 for the best collection, irrespective of the grower. 



Respectfully submitted, 



JOHN W. CLARK, Chairman. 



