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season of 1852 was extremely propitious to the production of 

 Fruit, much more so than for many previous years. Perhaps 

 as a natural consequence of an unusually large crop, many 

 kinds of fruits were not so conspicuous for size and beauty of 

 their specimens as in some years of a less abundant production. 

 On the whole, however, we may judge that there was no falling 

 oif from the standard of previous seasons. 



Public exhibitions of Fruits and Flowers were held from 

 time to time, during the season, according as circumstances 

 seemed favorable, closing with the Annual Exhibition, Septem- 

 ber 16tli and ITth. On that occasion 72 contributors placed 

 upon our tables upwards of 1300 dishes and baskets of fruit ; 

 say 951 of Pears of 330 varieties ; 200 of apples of 150 

 varieties : 67 of Plums of 20 varieties ; 42 of Peaches of 30 

 varieties ; 44 of Grapes of 20 varieties ; besides Quinces, Nec- 

 tarines and Figs. The season was not favorable to a great 

 display of several of our most esteemed autumnal flowers ; yet 

 the floral department was tastefully arranged and added much 

 to the general interest of the Exhibition." 



With these facts, it will be perceived that the measures and 

 operations of the Essex Institute have been prosecuted during 

 the past year with success, indeed perhaps, much beyond the 

 expectation of its friends. 



LIST OF OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR. 



Fresidejit—D AMEL A. WHITE. 



Vice Presidents — John Glen King, John Lewis Russell, John Clarke 

 Lee. 



Curators of the Department of History. — Frederick Howes, Joseph G. 

 Waters, Francis Peabody. 



Curators of the Department of Natural History. — William Mack, 

 Henry P. King, Samuel P. Fowler, 



Curators of the Department of Horticulture. — James Upton, Francis 

 Putnam, Robert Manning. 



Finance Committee— 3on^ C. Lee, Ephraim Emmerton, F. Howes. 



Secretary and Treasurer — Henry Wheatland. 



Cabinet Keeper — George A. Perkins. 



Librarian — ^Iatthew A. Stickney. 



