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 FRUIT. 



Committee. — Joseph W. Mansur, Fitchburg, — Israel Longley, Shirley, 

 — T. R. Boutelle, Alfred Hitchcock, Moses G. Lyon, Edwin Upton, Fitch- 

 burg, — Wm. H. Brown, East Princeton. 



The Committee on Fruit congratulate the Association on 

 the fine display exhibited, and the great improvement which 

 the few years since the first exhibition have made in the 

 horticulture and orcharding of our neighborhood. Although, 

 from the lateness of the season, but few of the earlier fruits 

 could be presented. The show of apples, pears, quinces, and 

 the later fruit, was excellent. The Association are much 

 indebted to John Milton Earle, Esq. of Worcester, for his un- 

 rivalled display of pears, consisting of seventy-one varieties, 

 which was in itself an exhibition worthy the diligent study 

 of all cultivators of this delicious fruit. The Committee re- 

 gret that by the rules of the Association, they have no power 

 to bestow any more substantial reward, than their thanks, 

 for this fine addition to our festival. 



The main feature of the exhibition, excepting the speci- 

 mens of Mr. Earle, were the apples ; and the collection 

 was large and highly gratifying, both from the variety 

 and the excellence of the respective samples. And the Com- 

 mittee, after a few of the first and most marked selections, 

 were much embarrassed in deciding on the merits of particu- 

 lar offerings. 



The show of pears also, from our vicinity, was most cred- 

 itable, and our quinces and grapes were in excellent condi- 

 tion. 



It would be grateful to the Committee, to enumerate and 

 refer in terms of praise to many of the specimens to which 

 they were unable to award premiums without increasing their 

 list beyond the just bounds of selection, but which were 

 most highly creditable to the cultivators, and will we trust, 

 return a rich reward. 



The Committee have awarded the following premiums : 

 Fist premium to Benj. Snow Jr., Fitchburg, $3 00 



