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GRAPES AND OTHER FRUIT. 



COLLECTIONS. 



Native Grapes. — Best collection — None worth}' of the first 

 premium ; B. C. Vose, Hyde Park, 2d premium, $3 ; Edwin Reed, 

 Hyde Park, 3d premium, $2. 



Foreign Grapes. — H. P. Kidder, Milton, made the onty contri 

 bution of two plates of the Black Barbarossa ; bunches and grapes 

 very large and handsome ; but they were entered for exhibition 

 only. 



SINGLE DISHES. 



Delaware. — None worthy of the 1st premium ; J. W. Talbot, 

 Norwood, 2d premium, $1. 



Diana. — J. W. Talbot, Norwood, 1st premium, $2; R. W. 

 Sumner, Milton, 2d premium, $1. 



Concord. — Nathan Blanchard, Stoughton, 1st premium, $2 ; J. 

 W. Talbot, Norwood, 2d premium, $1 ; John Sias, Milton, 

 gratuity, 50 cents. 



Agaivam. — C. F. Holt, Hyde Park, 1st premium, $2; J. W. 

 Talbot, Norwood, 2d premium, $1. 



Salem. — None worthy of the 1st premium ; B. C. Vose, Hyde 

 Park, 2d premium, $1. 



Any other Variety. — Allen Hybrid, Charles Spring, Hyde Park, 

 1st premium, $2 ; Walter, B. C. Vose, Hyde Park, 2d premium, 



si. 



Quinces. — B. C. Vose, Hyde Park, 1st premium, $2; J. W. 

 Vose, Milton, 2d premium, Si. 



Cranberries. — Nathaniel Gay, Stoughton, 1st premium, $3; 

 Nathan Longfellow, Needham, 2d premium $2 ; James Mcintosh, 

 Needham, 3d premium, SI. 



C. F. Gerry, Hyde Park, contributed four varieties of Grapes, 

 but for exhibition only, consisting of the Delaware, the Clinton, 

 the Diana and a New Seedling. The merits of the latter were not 

 considered. But the first three varieties were each very fine and 

 deserving of a premium. 



