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a revival of this variety, the pride of the Salem gardens 

 a half century ago. The show of vegetables was also 

 quite extensive. 



The following prizes and gratuities were awarded : 



FLOWERS. 



Pot-plants. First, D. M. Balch; second, Hugh Wilson. 



Coleus " Chameleon." Kern wood. 



Hanging Basket. First, W. H. Gardner; second, John Meiklejohn. 



Stand, growing plants. W. H. Gardner. 



Basket cut flowers. First, W. H. Gardner; second, Miss Alice Beckford. 



Gladioli. First, Francis Putnam; second, D. M. Balch. 



Bouquets. W. H. Gardner. 



Floral Design. John Meiklejohn. 



Gratuity. Mrs. Horner, Georgetown, native plants; Hugh Wilson, and Mrs. J. 

 D. Hammond, gai'den stands; J. H. Hill, Amesbury, collections ; John Meikle- 

 john, well grown plants. 



FRUIT. 



Collection pears. First, Wm. Maloon; second, Charles A. Ropes. 



Best plate. Seckel, T. P. Symonds; Bartlett, G. P. Rust; Beurre Hardy, B. 

 R. Symonds ; Duchesse and Louise Bonne, A. H. Hubbard ; Flemish Beauty, 

 James Donaldson. 



Collection apples. First, A. B. Woodis, Ropes Farm; second, D. P. Carpenter. 



Single Dish. Baldwin, Charles E. Symonds. 



Native Grapes. First, D. M. Balch; second, C. Higbee. 



Best Rogers, No. 15, W. P. Locke: Hartford Prolific, Edwin Verry; Delaware, 

 T. P. Symonds; Foreign (single dish) Chas. R. Waters. 



Collection peaches. First, Geo. Bowker; second, C. M. Richardson. 



Single Dish. Fred. Lamson. 



Gratuity. Peaches, to Mrs. G. W. Downing; Figs, Aaron Smith; collection, 

 H. F. Skerry. 



VEGETABLES. 



Collection. First, David Wentzell; second, Geo. W. Rogers; third, City of 

 Salem (farm). 



Early Rose potato. C. S. Emmerton; other varieties of potato, C. S. Emmcrton; 

 marrow^squash, E. C. Larrabee ; tomato (best 12) trophy, E. C. Larrabee ; cabbage, 

 F. W. Lyford; tomato (sort not trophy), Plummer Farm School; Beets, A. B. 

 Woodis; Beets (mangels), A. B. Woodis; water melons, Plummer Farm School; 

 Mammoth squash (102 Ibs.), David Wentzell, who had two on one vine weighing 

 together 174 pounds, and a fourth 87 pounds. 



The prizes awarded on the first day for " cut flowers " were, first, Francis Put- 

 nam; second, John Meiklejohn ; third, Charles A. Beckford; gratuity to Miss Alice 

 Glover for "tasteful arrangement of flowers." 



The contributors were as follows : 



FLOWERS, POT PLANTS, FERNS, BASKETS, ETC. D. M. Balch, Hugh Wilson, 

 Francis Putnam, George W. Rogers, John Robinson, John Meiklejohn, C. A. Beck- 

 ford, John Doig, Mabel Emery (Lynn), J. Henry Hill (Amesbury), John Webster, 

 Mrs. Homer (Georgetown), Miss Annie Bancroft, Mrs. J. B. Osborne, Mrs. Jamea 



