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colored fruits and flowers, the delightful aroma from pears and 

 grapes, the exquisite fr.jgrance from lily and tuberose, and carna- 

 tion — filled the hall with delight for the senses, and involuntarily 

 led the mind upward in adoration of that Supreme Intelligence, 

 who has caused the earth to yield these beautiful things for the 

 service and good of his children. And the earth holds in store 

 for whoever will have them by industry and intelligence, an abund- 

 ance of just such gorgeous flowers, and just such luscious fruits 

 as these which are before us in their indescribable beaut}'. Who 

 will nut make some efl'ujt to secure them ? 



Looking at the Exhibitiox more in detail, let us begin with the 

 grapes ; not because they are of first importance, but because just 

 now, we happen to be standing here by the table on which they 

 are displayed ; in all nearly eighty plates from, perhaps, eight or 

 ten exhibitors, and forming a most luscious and tempting sight. 

 The out-door grapes on exhibition were specially fine, the season 

 having been favorable for their growth and ripening ; while of the 

 foreign varieties, both those grown by heat and in cold houses, 

 the display was exceptionally fine. * * * Forty-six of the 

 seventy-nine plates on exhibition were native grapes, and of these, 

 the prominent growers were Lemuel Dunbar, AVaterville ; A. S. 

 Sawyer, Cape Elizabeth ; J. A. Varney & Son, North Vassalboro'; 

 G. 11. Andrews, Monmouth; Joseph Taylor, Belgrade; G. B. 

 Sawyer, Wiscasset, and Galen lloxie, Fairfield. The Messrs. 

 Varney had eleven varieties, including the Martha, Hartford, 

 Black Ilawk, and several of Rogers' hybrids. Mr. Sawyer of 

 Wiscasset, shew thirteen varieties of natives, among which were 

 the Martha, Eumelean, Perkins, Delaware, Hartford, Concord, and 

 some of Rogers' hybrids, lie also had a good display of natives 

 grown in a cold graper}', which shows what protection in our 

 climate will add to the size and condition of grapes, which, ripened 

 out of doors, are often not eatable. His collection of out door 

 grapes was the best on exhibition. Mr. Iloxie had some yer^ nice 

 Delawares, Concords, and Ilartfords. Of the foreign grapes the 

 shew was very good, the exhibitors being G. B. Sawyer ; Patrick 

 Wade, gardener to U. P. Storer, Portland, and A. S. Sawyer, 

 Cape Elizabeth. Mr. Wade shew thirteen plates, Mr. A. S. Saw- 

 yer eleven, and Mr. G. B. Sawyer five. Mr. Wade had the largest 

 collection, but the best bunches were shown by his neighbor over 

 on the Cape, Mr. Sawyer, who had two specimens of the Trebbiauo, 



