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have an opportunity to see for themselves, and thus avoid the trouble 

 and expense of importing them. But we apprehend that it is no 

 longer desirable to oflfer such varieties, year after year, after they 

 have been proved and rejected. 



The following is a list of the contributors of Fruit, showing 

 also the number of plates exhibited by each : 



S. C. Pitman, Lynn, 2 plates of Pears ; N. W. Harmon, Law- 

 rence, Grapes and Pears ; Robert Manning, Salem, 121 of Pears 

 and 80 of Apples ; Charles F. Putnam, Salem, 127 varieties of 

 Pears and 32 of Apples ; Samuel Bancroft, West Amesbury, 4 of 

 Apples ; A. G. Goodwin, do., 7 of Apples and Pears ; Pamela 

 Wood, Andover, Grapes ; Dennison Wallis, Hamilton, 2 of Ap- 

 ples ; P. B. Follansbee, Andover, 2 of Apples ; A. W. Dodge, 

 Hamilton, 3 of Apples ; Henry H. Proctor, Danvers, a box of 

 New England Apples in varieties ; Mrs. Hector Coffin, Newbury- 

 port, 4 of Pears ; Mrs. J. Atkinson, do., 2 of Plums ; Stephen 

 Osborne, Danvers, 1 of Pears ; S. F. Flint, Andover, 3 of Apples ; 

 William Stearns, Salem, 2 of the old Endicott Pears ; William H. 

 Walcot, Danvers, 3 of Pears and 2 of Grapes; James Upton, 

 Salem, Pears, Diana and Green-House Grapes ; Josiah Dearborn, 

 Methuen, 1 of Apples; G. W. Gage, do., 4 of Apples; H. D. 

 Clement, Lawrence, 1 of Grapes ; E. S. Parker, Groveland, 6 of 

 Apples ; George Boutwell, Andover, 15 of Apples ; G. Packard, 

 Lawrence, basket of Apples, Pears, Peaches and Grapes ; Asa 

 Nelson, Georgetown, 5 of Apples ; M. Lewis, West Newbury, 10 

 of Apples and 3 of Pears ; C. Butterfield, Andover, 1 of Apples ; 

 N. Bodwell, Boxford, 15 of Apples and 2 of Grapes ; A. M. Bod- 

 well, Lawrence, 15 of Apples ; H. Knight, Methuen, 3 of Apples ; 



A. Dodge, Beverly, 1 of Pears and 1 of Peaches ; A. J. Gould, 

 Andover, 1 of Pears ; Wm. Swan, Lawrence, 5 of Apples ; Moses 

 Pettingell, Topsfield, 32 of Apples, 30 of Pears and 2 of Quinces ; 

 M. E. Pettingell, do., 16 of Apples and 1 of Quince; J. Stevens, 

 Andover, 3 of Apples ; C. Ingalls, Methuen, 8 of Apples ; Isaac 



B. Cobb, Lawrence, 6 of Apples ; Andrew Dodge, Beverly, 1 of 

 Pears, Peaches, Apples and Quinces ; Joseph How, Methuen, 

 Apples, Peaches and Quinces ; E. Morae, do., 8 of Apples ; J. & 

 E. Lake, Topsfield, 40 of Apples, and 13 of Pears ; E. Hussey, 

 Andover, 6 of Apples ; A. D. Rogers, Salem, 21 of Pears, 2 of 

 Grapes and 1 of Plums ; S. A. Forbush, Lawrence, 1 of Apples ; I. 



