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it requires a good degree of moral courage to staud before- 

 a good thrifty grape vine in midsummer and say " Thus 

 far and no farther shalt thou go '' or when a tree is heavily 

 laden with fruit, go to work and clip off one third to one 

 half the crop — or after the foliage has fallen head in a thrifty 

 peach tree one third to one half of its season's growth- 



But experience has clearly taught us that such methods 

 are necessary to insure the best results. 



We have got to ^(/A^ for the croi^^ and that continuiilly 

 from the time of the first opening leaf and bud to the time 

 of harvest, we must prune and spray and scra^oe and dig 

 and fertilize — and fruit of first quality can only be obtained 

 by the liberal use of ground bone — hard wood aslies, or 

 potash. If the ground does not contain these elements. 

 you must put them there. 



J. W. GoODELL, Chairman of Committee. 



PLANTS. 



$5.00. First premium, to Harmony Grove Conservatories, 

 for collection. 



1.00. First premium, to Harmony Grove Conservatories, 

 for Ferns. 



60c. Gratuity, to Mrs. Clara M. Giles, Dan vers, for Mar- 

 guerite. 



50c. Gratuity, to Mrs.C. Coalfleet, Peabody, for Gloxinia. 



1.00. Gratuity to Mrs. W. B. Kimball, Peabody, for Be- 

 gonia. 



3.00. Gratuity, to J. M. Ward & Co., Peabody, for Si)ec- 

 imen Plants. 



1.00. Gratuity, to C. A. Buxton, Salem, for collection 

 Coleus. 



1.00. Gratuity, to R. B. Macintosh, Peabody, for variety 

 Native Ferns. 

 Edward E. M^oodman, Ethel W. Brown, Elizabeth Hall, 



E ttore Tassin ar i — Committee. 



