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b^st we could. Then when we came to arrange the plates, we 

 found many plates, even of the finest fruits, with an in- 

 definite number of specimens, when a certain number is 

 called for, neither more nor less. This information we 

 consider a very essential part of the entry clerk's duty, to 

 communicate to the exhibitors. Although the directions 

 are fully laid down in the books of the Society, many ex- 

 hibitors have never had a chance to read, the same. This 

 same difficulty has been continually encountered in other 

 departments, when liberty has been taken to rectify the 

 errors and those judges been reprimanded for work in that 

 direction. Having knowledge of these facts, we could only 

 do our best to find the exhibitors or some of their friends 

 and allow them to rectify apart of the mistakes. But 

 however good the uncorrected exhibits might be, we were 

 unable to award either premium or gratuity, because of 

 there being a greater or less number of specimens on the 

 plate than the rules of the Society called for. We would 

 suggest that the attention of all entry clerks be called to this 

 matter, which will give marked relief to the judges, and 

 satisfaction to those who exhibit. 



In awarding the premiums we took into consideration 

 not only size, appearance and perfection, but maturity and 

 adaptibility to the season and climate of Essex County. 



GRAPES. 



If we were to take the present season as a guide we 

 should very much enlarge the list of grapes recommended 

 for cultivation in Essex Co. But neither the season of '91 

 or '92 is to be taken as an average. We have seen and 

 eaten this season some oi the finest specimens of Isabella 

 grapes — thoroughly ripened — that we have ever seen. Yet 

 we should hesitate to advise the planting of that variety 

 with the expectation of gathering ripe fruit oftener than 

 once or twice in five years. There were many fine exhibits 

 of Niagara, Pocklington and Concord, yet the most perfectly 

 ripened fruit was found in the Moore's early, Worden and 



