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No. 1371. Collection of Pears. (C. M. Hovey & Co.) Tliis 

 collection of seventy-three varieties of pears, many of which are 

 native seedlings of superior quality, and a large number of new' 

 and improved European seedlings. , 



No. 1285. Collection of Pears. (William L. Ferris.) This 

 collection of pears of fifty-five varieties, is valuable for the many 

 uevs^ American seedlings introduced, of superior merit, as well as 

 the best foreign improved sorts, and is of value. 



No. 1318. Collection of Pears. (C. Dickerman.) This collec- 

 tion of pears of one hundred varieties, comprises a large number 

 of new and improved varieties, some of them exhibited for the first 

 time. The specimens are very large and of fine quality, which 

 must be the result of superior cultivation. This being an amateur 

 collection, we consider it entitled to the first prize. 



No. 1195. Collection of Pears. (S. Springstead.) Nineteen 

 varieties of pears, very finely grown specimens of the best kinds. 



No. 1506. Three Varieties of Pears. (S. C. Barnes.) Extra- 

 ordinar}' specimens in size, of the varieties grown in the city of 

 Brooklyn. 



No. 1285. Collection of Apples. (William L. Ferris.) Twenty 

 varieties of apples'; fine specimens, and well grown. 



No. 1279. Collection of Fruit. (E. Williams.) A fine collection. 



H. DOE, 

 ISAAC BUCHANAN, 



- [ Judges. 



THIRD GROUP. 

 To the Board of Managers: 



Gentlemen — The undersigned judges in Department VII, Group 

 3, report that they have carefully examined the several products 

 referred to them. The following are deemed worthy of premiums: 

 No. 1542. One Hundred and Five Varieties of Potatoes. (D. 

 S. Heffi'on.) This collection comprises all of Mr. Goodrich's seed- 

 ling varieties worthy of retaining; also sixty-two seedlings, intro- 

 duced by Mr. Heff'ron, many of them showing valuable qualities. 

 There is also, in addition, a collection of the best old varieties, all 

 well grown; total number of varieties, one hundred and five. 



No. 272. Collection of Potatoes. (Reisig & Hexamer.) A 

 most valuable collection of well known varieties of potatoes, inclu- 

 ding many newly introduced seedlings, which are promising. 



JOSIAH H. MACY, ) 

 • N. 0. MEEKER, > Judges. 



S. EDWARDS TODD, ) 



