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MASSACHUSETTS. 



REPORT OF FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



No formal report was received from this committee, but in its place 

 the following list of fruits, showing the experience of the cultivators 

 of the State regarding many of the established varieties. By com- 

 paring these lists with the rejected, and the approved lists, as actual- 

 ly adopted in the Congress, the reader will be able to form a good 

 idea of the effect of soil and climate of New-England on foreign 

 fruits. — Chairman Gen. Fruit Com. 



1. Fruits recommended to be added to the list for general culti- 

 vation: 



Pears. 

 Buffum, 



Vicar of Winkfield, 

 Uved ale's St. Germain, (or Pound 



for Cooking,) 

 Louise Bonne de Jersey (on quince). 

 Apples. 



Hubbardston Nonsuch, 

 Danvers Winter Sweet, 



Chapesj (Foreign,) under glass. 

 Black Hamburgh, Grizzly Frontignan, 



Black Prince, White Frontignan, 



Black Frontignan, White Muscat of Alexandria. 



Kative Grapes^ for open culture. 



Rostiezer, 



Andrews, 



Fulton, 



Fondante d' Automne, 



Urbaniste, 



Porter, 



Fameuse, 



Isabella, 



Elruge, 

 Violet Hative. 



Red Dutch, 

 White Dutch. 



Knevett's Giant, 

 Fastolff, 



Early Virginia, 



Catawba. 



J^ectarines. 

 Downton. 



K^urrants. 



Black Naples, 

 May's Victoria, 



Raspberries. 



Fran con ia. 

 Yellow Antwerp, 



Strawberries. 



Hovey's Seedling. 



