520 Albany and Rensselaer Horticultural Society. 



bles, and evincing the gratifying fact that our growers, both professional 

 and amateur, arc constantly on the qui vive, to introduce botli from home 

 and abroad all that is new and valuable. 



Fruits. — The principal exhibitors of fruits were V. P. Douw, who ex- 

 hibited 18 varieties of pears. Dr. Wendell, 34 varieties of pears. Isaac 

 Denniston, '22 varieties of plums. E. P. Prentice, 25 varieties of apples. E. 

 Dorr, 12 varieties of plums. Wilson, Thorburn & Teller, 45 varieties of 

 pears. Mr. R. Manning, of Salem, sent specimens of the Wendell pear, a 

 new seedling, raised by tire late Dr. Van Mons, of Belgium. The thanks 

 of tlie Society were tendered to Mr. Manning for his contribution. The pre- 

 miums were awarded as follows : — 



Apples. — For the best and most extensive collection, 32 varieties, E. P. 

 Prentice, $3. 

 For the second best and most extensive collection, 21 varieties, Wilson, 



Thorburn & Teller, $2. 

 For the best one variety exhibited, R. I. Greening, M. V. B. SchryA'er,$l. 

 Pears. — For the best and most extensive collection, 53 varieties, Wilson, 

 Thorburn &. Teller, $3. 

 For the second best and second most extensive collection, 34 varieties, 



Dr. H. Wendell, $2. 

 For the best six varieties — White Doyenn6, Seckel, Flemish Beauty, 

 Beurr6 Bosc, Louise Bonne of Jersey, and Beurr6 d'Aremberg — to 

 V. P. Douw, #2. 

 For the best one variety, to Wilson, Thorburn & Teller — White Doy- 

 enne — $1. 

 [The rule required that six specimens should be shown ; many others 

 exhibited very fine specimens of this variety, but not in sufficient 

 numbers to enable them to compete.] 

 Peaches — For tlie best and most extensive collection, to Dr. A. March, 

 for 12 varieties, $3. 

 For second best and second most extensive collection, to Wilson, 



Thorburn & Teller, for 8 varieties, $2. 

 For best three varieties, to E. Dorr for President, Morris Red Rareripe 



and Crawford's Late, $1. 

 For best one variety, to L. Menand for George IV., $1. 

 Plums — For the best and most extensive collection, to Isaac Denniston, 

 twenty-three varieties, $3. 

 For the second best and second most extensive collection, to E. Dorr, 



twelve varieties, gi2. 

 For the best one variety, sLx specimens exhibited, to I. Denniston, Esq., 

 for Reine Claude, $1. 

 NECTARiNes — For the best one variety, six specimens to be exhibited, 

 to V. P. Douw, for Newington, $1. 



[The other premiums offered were not competed for.] 

 •Grapes — Foreign, for tlie best two varieties exhibited, three of each vari- 

 ety, to V. P. Douw, for Golden Chasselas and Miller's Burgundy. 

 [The other premiums offered were not competed for.] 



