LIST OF PREMIUMS OFFERED AND AWARDED. 



Class I— APPLES. 



FIRST DIVISION. 



Special Regulations. "Entries for all premiums in this division 

 must consist of ?iVQ specimens of each variety exhil)ited, and (except 

 Nos. 18 and 19) of at least twenty correctly named varieties. En- 

 tries for premiums Nos. IS and 19 must he separate and distinct 

 collections, not embracing any othfr collection or specimens, and in 

 awarding the premiums regard will be had both to the qualit}' of the 

 specimens and the value of the varieties exhibited. 



" By ' named varieties' is meant such as are named and described 

 in some standard work on Pomology, or have been named and ap- 

 proved by some National or .State Horticultural Societ}'. 



^ In adopting 20 as the number of varieties required in these col- 

 lections (1 to 17), the Societ}' does not intend to encourage the mul- 

 tiplication of varieties ; and the committee will be instructed, in 

 awarding the premiums, to have regard to quality and vahie rather 

 than to the number of varieties, and will be authorized to recommend 

 gratuities for meritorious collections embracing less than the number 

 of varieties required as above." 



Collections entered in this division for the county premiums were 

 allowed to be entered for the general competition under premium 

 No. 1 ; but it was provided that no more than one premium should 

 be awai'ded to any collection. 



The number of entries in this division was 105, and the amount 

 of^premiums awarded was $257.50, as follows: 



Premium No. 1. For the best general exhibition of apples grown 

 hy the exhibitor in any part of the State. Miss L. L. Taylor, Lake- 

 side (Belgrade), first premium, $15; Perley tt Perkins, Seward's 

 ( Vassalboro') , second premium, $10 ; John Dunton, Lcwiston, third 

 premium, $5. 



