38 Beports of Committee*. 



.Mrs. L. Candce of Sheffield, 



.Miss A. Winchell of Great Barrington, 



SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. 



Fountain bouquet, II. T. Robbins of Great Barrington, 

 Everlastings, Miss E. II. Tuttle of Sheffield, 

 Dahlias, L. Burtis of North Egremont, 

 Tansies, Mrs. W. Bartholemew of Sheffield, 

 Wild flowers, Miss N. Andrews of Sheffield, 



Marshall S. Bidwell, Jr. 

 Mrs. J. K. Pelton, 

 Miss Sarah M. Dutcher, 



FRUITS. 



Winter Apples, 13 entries ; Fall Apples, Sentries ; Pears, 10 entries ; 

 Variety of Fruits, 2 entries ; Single variety of Pears, 12 entries. 



The committee on first division of fruits were gratified to find so large a 

 representation of apples submitted to their inspection, as the present year 

 has been an untoward one with regard to this fruit. Of pears they ex- 

 pected to see excellence both in quality and variety ; nor were they disap- 

 pointed. Rarely, if ever, has a finer show of this fruit honored Old Berk- 

 shire or gladdened the heart of a committee-man. 



In pursuance of their duties, your committee spent their first half hour 

 in endeavoring to designate the property of the respective exhibitors. It 

 was very much scattered through the show-cases ; but was all at length 

 recognized as tallying with the entries, .except in three instances, where no 

 cards could be found to mark ownership. This was the more unfortunate 

 as in one case, certainly, if not in two, a premium would have been award- 

 ed to the undesignated articles. Your committee regret this ; but have 

 only to say, that the consequences of such carelessness are unavoidable, as 

 we have no option in ignoring articles that have no ostensible owners. 



As the result of a prolonged examination £.nd their best judgment, your 

 committee make the following awards : 



APPLES AND PEARS 1ST DIVISION. 



For best specimen winter apples, G. H. Kirby of Sheffield, 10 v., 



2d do., Charles Spun* of Sheffield, 10 varieties, 



3d do., Leonard Potter of New Marlboro, 9 varieties, 



4th do., Isaac Spurr of Sheffield, 1 varieties, 



5th do, Dwight Andrews of Sheffield, 10 varieties, 



nth do., Guy Day of Great Barrington. 8 varieties, 

 For best specimen of fall apples, L. G. Ramsey, Gt. B irriugtou, G 



2d do., H. G. Leonard of Great Barrington, 8 v., 



3d do., Phineas Pettis of New Marlboro, v., 



4th do., G. II. Babcock of Lenox, 7 v. 



