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names of the several kinds entered for a given premium, were 

 written upon an entry card furnished by the Society, and the 

 several dishes containing them were arranged in groups by them- 

 selves. This made the work of the committees, otherwise so 

 perplexing, very much easier. 



There were in all some fifteen hundred dishes of fruit — nearly 

 all standard varieties — and about the same number of bottles of 

 cut flowers, two collections of pot plants, a large number of 

 bouquets, floral designs, wreaths, pressed flowers, dried grasses, 

 <&c., &c. The names of the principal contributors were as follows : 

 S. C. Harlow, Bangor, 61 varieties apples, 5 of pears, several 

 varieties each of plums and grapes, and an ornamental dish of 

 fruit. A large dish of Flemish Beauty pears were fine for the 

 season and the best on exhibition. Joseph Taylor, Belgrade, 40 

 varieties apples, 13 of peai's, besides plums, grapes and canned 

 fruits. Albert Noyes, Bangor, 50 varieties of apples and a large 

 collection of pears, all choice and standard kinds, correctly 

 labelled. Alfred Smith, Monmouth, 40 varieties of apples, several 

 plates of pears, 8 of grapes, 1 of plums ; this was a good collec- 

 tion. J. C. Mower, Greene, 50 of apples, very large and fine. 0. 

 D. Chapman, Orrington, 60 of apples and 22 of pears, all standard 

 varieties. Rufus Prince, Turner, 31 of apples and a good collec- 

 tion of native grapes. Atherton Brothers, Hallowell, 30 of apples. 

 Jennings Brothers, North Wayne, a large collection of apples, 2 

 varieties of pears, and a plate of quince. 0. L. Carter, Etna, 26 

 of apples. W. S. Place, Charleston, 20 of apples, several varieties 

 pears and plums. Z. A. Gilbert, 30 of apples and several plates 

 of pears. Other creditable collections were shown by F. M. 

 Woodward of Winthi-op ; Albert Emerson of Bangor; J. Pope & 

 Sons of Manchester ; Mr. Foss of Charleston, and several others. 



Native grapes and those grown in cold graperies were not as 

 well ripened as is usual at that season, and the contributions in 

 this class were consequently much smaller than would have been 

 the case had the season been favorable for ripening. J. C. 

 Weston, Bangor, showed a large collection oT native grapes, and 

 a collection of foreign grapes, very choice for the season ; also a 

 collection of pears. Henry Ingalls, Wiscasset, a large collection 

 of foreign and native grapes, and 12 varieties of plums. Mrs. F. 

 Hobbs, Bangor, a large collection of very fine foreign grapes. G. 

 B. Sawyer, Wiscasset, 6 varieties of foreign and 20 of native 

 grapes, 3 of plums, 5 of pears, 1 of nectarines. E. Perkins, Old- 



