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The injury, however, which it does is mueh less, and may be pre- 

 vented by the apphcation of a coat of whitewash to the whole 

 trunk. 



Respectfully, 



Thaddeus Clapp. 

 Dorchester^ December 6, 1856. 



MR. JOHN W. SHAW'S STATEMENT. 



The apple orchard which I offer for premium was planted on 

 high, dry and strong land, in April and November, 1852. It 

 consists of 105 trees, 80 Baldwins, 15 Rhode Island greenings, 

 and 10 russets. 



The holes were made four feet in diameter and two feet deep, 

 and a one horse cart load of compost of meadow mud and loam 

 was put into each hole before setting the trees. In 1853, 1 raised 

 a crop of oats, and laid down the land to grass ; but the grass not 

 taking well, in November, 1854, I ploughed in, and 1855 raised a 

 crop of potatoes, and the present year corn. 



Yours, very respectfully, 



John W. Shaw. 

 Grantville, November 14, 1856. 



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REPORT ON FLOWERS. 



From Lauretta Guild, Dedham, a collection of cut flowers. 



Mira Smith, Needham, 1 moss basket of flowers, tastefully 

 arranged ; 1 pyramid of dahlias. 



H. Howard, Dedham, 2 plants — perilla nankinensis ; tropteolum 

 peregrinums. 



John Fussell, West Roxbury, a collection of cut flowers. 



E. S. Rand, jr. Dedham, 3 pots cryptomeria japonica, a beau- 

 tiful tender evergreen ; 1 cissus discolor, very beautiful ; 1 Eu- 

 genie myrtifolia ; 1 cyclamen Europaeum, fine ; cut flowers, 

 comprising asters in great variety ; dahlias, aycratum, verbe- 



