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Cranberries, Mr. A. Smith of Monmouth, shew some very 

 handsome cranberries which he raised on a swale planted to vines 

 four years since, and covering twelve square rods, from which he 

 gathered a bushel this year. He plowed the ground four inches 

 deep and set the plants four feet apart. Nearly every farmer has 

 laud which might be utilized in this way, and thus provide himself 

 with a most valuable fruit. Mrs. A. B. Strattard of Monroe, has 

 some large cranberries, raised upon a piece of wet land thirty feet 

 square, pet four years ago, from which one and one-half bushels 

 were gathered this year. F. P. Haviland of Waterville, also con- 

 tributes a dish of cranberries. 



Stove and Green-House Plants. There were but two exhibits 

 in this department; one from J. A. Varney & Son, North Vassal- 

 boro', the other from James Vickery, Portland. Mr. Varney's 

 collection embraced one hundred and fifty pots, most of tliem well 

 grown and looking fresh and healthy. Besides the ordinary plants 

 of such a collection — geraniums, fuchsias, ferns, coleus, lantanas, 

 he had a nice little collection of cactuses, several fine scdums, 

 begonias, iv}'^ geraniums, marantas, abutilons (including the unique 

 climbing variety), dracsenas, &c. Since the Messrs. Varney 

 started their Excelsior Conservatory at North Vassalboro', they 

 have met with good success, and it is a pleasure to see so good 

 specimens of choice plants, grown in a locality where they were 

 formerly but little known, as were those exhibited by them. Mr. 

 Vickery had a smaller general collection, than his competitor, 

 many of the same kinds, and some which far surpassed anything 

 exhibited by Mr. Varney. This was true of his cissus discolor, 

 of which he shew an elegant specimen, of several fine caladiums, 

 a number of choice heaths, and three or four treceiuas, lie also 

 exhibited several elegant coleus ; two or three dozen ferns (some 

 of which were quite rare and handsome, especially the Ilares-foot), 

 some fine begonias and varigated ivies, llis collection as a whole 

 was very choice. Now let us ascend the stage and examine the 



Display of Cut Flowers, exhibited by Mrs. A. B. Strattard ; 

 Mrs. Geo. B. Sawyer ; Mrs. Russell Eaton, Augusta; Mrs. Charles 

 Stanley, Winthrop ; Mrs, F. A. Fuller, East Winthrop ; James 

 Vickery, Portland, and J. A. Varney & Son, North Vassalboro'. 

 From the considerable distance at which some of the flowers had 

 been brought, they were not looking as fresh as could have been 

 wished, but on the whole made a highly interesting show. These 



