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were especially good — bunches large, well colored and ripened. They 

 attracted much attention. Mr. H. N. Langworthy exhibited good specimens 

 of Seckel, Swan's Orange, and White Doyenn6 pears, and fine specimens 

 of tlie Melon apple, Charles Powis, of Greece, presented a handsome col- 

 lection of apples and pears ; Ellwanger & Barry, select varieties of apples 

 and pears. Of peaches, nothing worth naming wes presented, and grapes 

 were not as fine as usual. 



In the floral department, dahlias were the most attractive articles. Of 

 these the display was decidedly superior to any we have before seen here. 

 It imparted whatever of brilliancy there was in tlie exhibition, and will no 

 doubt be the means of drawing increased attention to tliis beautiful autumn 

 flower. Messrs. C. J. Ryan &. Co., of Charlotte, made an extensive and 

 beautiful display — their varieties were good, and the specimens tastefully 

 shown, Messrs, King &. Dawe, and S. Moulson, of Rochester ; Charles 

 Powis, of Greece ; and Ellwanger and Barry, contributed handsome collec- 

 tions. A few amateurs, young ladies in particular, made some pretty con- 

 tributions in the way of dahlias and other cut flowers. 



The vegetables were exceedingly fine. We noticed several fine samples 

 of Lima beans ; and table beets, onions, cauliflowers, &c., grown in perfec- 

 tion. Mr. Crosman, and Mr. Kem, and Mr. MulhoUand, of Brighton, and 

 Mr. Donnelan, of Greece, were the principal contributors in this depart- 

 ment, and deserve great credit for their excellent productions. — ( Genesee 

 Farmer.) 



Clinton County Agricultural Society. — The annual fair was held 

 at Keeseville, N. Y., September 25 and 26. 



The exhibition of fruits and flowers was large and fine. The Committee, 

 in their report, say, that " tlie exhibition of apples was worthy of all praise ; 

 superior, it was said, to the late State Fair at Albany. The specimens of 

 other fruits (grown by exhibitors) were not numerous, but of apples the 

 variety was great, and the fruit itself of surpassing excellence. The speci- 

 mens exhibited were decidedly superior in beauty of form, in fullness of 

 growth, and in most points of excellence, to that grown out of the valley of 

 Lake Champlain. 



Tiiere were several seedlings exiiibited, which gave promise of being 

 excellent fruit. A seedling of the Siberian Crab, of good flavor, and for 

 rich and abundant juice, said to keep six months, was shown us. We never 

 saw larger or more perfect Bartlett pears ; never finer Spitzenbergs, Green- 

 ings, Russets, Baldwins, Seek-no-furthers, &c., than here ; while, as new 

 varieties, Battcy's Northern Sweet and the Bailey Spice, quite surpassed our 

 highest expectations. 



The Committee remark that, for much of the interest attaclied to the 

 pomological department, tiic Society are indebted to the President of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, M. P. Wilder, and Ilovey & Co., of 

 Boston, .C. Downing, Newburg, N. Y., Wilson, Thorburn & Teller, of 

 Albany, and others who made up a collection exhibited by Mr. Battey, 

 amounting to ICO varieties of pears; 125 of apples ; 17 of grapes; 14 of 

 plums, dz.c., the whole number of distinct kinds being 321. 



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