12 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1869. 



For best collection, grown under glasa, Stephen Salisbury, of Worcester, 



the Society's plate, valued at $15 00 



For the second best, Philip L. Moen, of Worcester 10 00 



For the third best, Wm. T. Merrifield, of Worcester 5 00 



For the best two clusters of Black Hamburgh, P. L. Moen 2 00 



For the best collection of out-door grapes, not less than six varieties, T. 



M. Lamb, of Worcester 10 00 



For the second best, Joseph C. Lovell, of West Boylsion 6 00 



For the third best, F. J. Kinney, of Worcester 4 00 



For the best specimen of thorough-ripe Delaware, Horotio Phelps, of 



Worcester 3 00 



For the best specimen of Isabella, John F. Johnson, of Northborough, 3 00 



For the best specimen of Concord, Perry Thayer, of Worcester 3 00 



For the best specimen of Diana, Geo. Cruickshanks, of Northbridge... 3 00 

 For the best specimen of Hartford Prolific, H. Phelps, of Worcester... 3 00 

 For the best specimen of lona, H.Phelps, of Worcester 3 00 



No Adirondac, Creveling, or Rebecca, entitled to premiums, and hardly ex- 

 hibited unless in collections. 



The excellent grape, Rogers' No. 4, exhibited by Mr. George Cruickshanks, 

 is worthy of a gratuity of $2 00 



Also, the smaller, but fine Cottage Grape of Perry Thayer, gratuity of 2 00 



S. S. Foster's Northern Muscadine deserves a gratuity of. 1 00 



A few years since the Committee on Grapes recommended the Northern 

 Muscadine, and since then its cultivation has been considerably increased in 

 the County, and it has been suggested by one of the committee that the sur- 

 passing merits of the fruit are such that the Society ought to offer a premium 

 for it. 



To Mr. S. L. Harthan, of Sterling, a gratuity of one dollar is awarded for 

 his forty-eight varieties of Seedling Grapes, raised by himself. His enterprise is 

 commendable, as improved seedling grapes, for out-door cultivation, are now 

 the great desiderata. His No. I was the best. But, while his experiments are 

 laudable, we should advise him, in the mean time, to rely mainly on known va- 

 rieties of established merit. 



F. M. Marble, of Grafton, exhibited remarkably fine White Frontignan 

 •rrapes, of a surprising luxuriance of growth and weight of fruit. 



Stephen S. Foster, of Worcester, appeared with a plate of plums, and we 

 were obliged to give him a premium of $1.00, for very good plums as the times 

 are. 



The same gentlemen is entitled, for the best two varieties of peaches of twelve 



specimens each, to the premium of. $6 00 



For the second best (one of them Early Crawford), Mrs. 0. K. Earle, 



of Worcester 4 00 



For the beat one variety, of twelve specimens (Crawford's late,) Gideon 



Harris of Worcester 3 00 



