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The Committee also recommend a gratuity of $2.00 to the lion. 

 President of this Society, for a splendid assorted basket of fruit ; 

 also to E. M. Richards, Esq., for a basket of assorted fruit. 

 Pears. — There were but few contributors. The specimens pre- 

 sented being generally inferior, owing no doubt to the very dry 



season. 

 For the best collection of Pears, the first premium is 



awarded to Hon. M. P. Wilder, .... $5.00 



Samuel Downer, Esq., of Dorchester, 2d, . . . 3.00 

 Edward S. Rand, Esq., of Dedham, 3d, . . . 2.00 

 To Samuel Downer, Esq., of Dorchester, for the best dish 



of Pears, ........ 2.00 



To Lewis Wheeler, a diploma. 



Peaches. — But few Avere offered ; those presented being 



mostly late Crawfords, with one exception. 

 Henry Goulding, of Dover, presented 46 kinds, mostly 



seedlings, and is entitled to the first premium of 5.00 



John D. .Bradley, of Milton, 2d, 3.00 



Thaddcus Clapp, of Dorchester, 3d, .... 2.00 

 Also, diplomas to Willard Lewis, of Walpole, Curtis & 



Lincoln, and John Baker, of West Dedham. 



Grapes. — To C. S. Holbrook, of East Randolph, for the 

 greatest variety of splendid foreign Grapes, 8 kinds, 

 the Committee recommend a premium of . . . 5.00 



To Charles Sampson, of West Roxbury, for the largest and 



best collection of foreign grapes, .... 5.00 



To Mrs. George Ilallet, of West Roxbury, 2d, . . 3.00 



Diplomas to Chas. B. Shaw, of Dedham, and Joseph W. Clarke, of 

 Dedham, for very fine specimens. 



Native Crrapes. — Amos W. Stetson, of Braintree, presented four 

 varieties of native grapes, some of which the Committee con- 

 sider valuable — they therefore award him the highest premium 

 of $3.00. 



Also, diplomas to Richard Richardson, of ^ledway, G. F. Thayer, 

 of Quincy, Francis Marsh, of Dedham, and G. & C. Craft, of 

 Brookline. For the Committee, 



JAMES RICHARDSON, Jr., Chairman. 

 November, 1854. 



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