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AEBORICULTUEE. 



FRUIT TREES. 



Apple Orchard. For the best Apple Orchard, of not less 

 than fifty trees, -which shall have been set out at least five years, 

 and -which sliall be in the best and most thriving condition in 

 18(32, $10 ; second best, |5. 



Pear Trees. For the best engrafted or budded standard 

 Pear Trees, set out at least five years, and -which shall be in the 

 most thriving condition in the autumn of 1862, not less than 

 twenty-five trees, $10 ; second best, $5. 



For best engrafted or budded Pear Trees on Quince roots, -with 

 same conditions, and not less than fifty trees, $10 ; 2d best, $5. 



Peach Orchards. For the best Peach Orchard, of not less 

 than fifty trees, and which shall be in the most thrifty bearing 

 condition in the autumn of 18G2, $10 ; second best, $5. 



For the Peach Orchard, of not less thanj^yi?^ trees, grown from 

 pits planted since 1857, on the spot where the trees stand, which 

 shall be in the best condition in 1862, $10 ; second best, $5. 



Seedling Apples or Pears. For the best variety of neiv 

 Seedling Apples or Pears, of decidedly superior quality, one dozen 

 specimens to be exhibited, together with a history of the origin of 

 the tree, a description of the growth, and its bearing character, 

 $10 ; second best, $5. 



Seedling Peaches. For the best variety of Seedling Peaches 

 of decidedly superior quality, and worthy of general cultivation — 

 one dozen specimens to be exhibited two years in succession — to- 

 gether with a history of its origin, a description of its growth, and 

 the bearing character of the tree, $5 ; second best, $3. 



FOREST TREES. 



For the best plantation of Forest Trees, of either of the folloAv- 

 ing varieties, viz. : White Oak, Yellow Oak, Locust, Birch, White 

 Ash, or Walnut, Scotch Larch, Norway Spruce, Pitch Pine and 

 White Pine, or other varieties, not less than three years old, and 

 not less than one thousand trees, — Entries to be made to the So- 

 ciety previous to June 10th, — a premium, to be awarded in 1862, 

 of $15. 



For the best plantation, containing not less than five hundred 

 trees, a premium of $6. 



Ornamental Planting. To any city or town of Norfolk 

 County, for the largest number and best growth of ornamental 

 trees, not less than one hundred, which shall have been planted in 

 a public square or on the roadside at least two years — first pre- 

 mium, $15 ; second do. 



