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G. H. Frye, jr. ; best Diichess d'Angouleme, N. C. 

 Locke ; best Louise Bonne de Jersey, S. E. Peabody ; 

 best Lawrence, A. C. Locke ; best Seckel, F. Lamson ; 

 best Flemish Beauty, Mrs. Woodbury. 



Apples, best Gravenstein, Mrs. E. H. Valentine; best 

 Baldwin, C. A. Ropes ; best Porter, Caleb Buffum. 



Grapes, Best Native, George D. Glover and Mrs. J. 

 Wilson ; best Foreign, S. E. Peabody and J. C. Rogers ; 

 best Delaware, Charles Higbee. 



Best collection of vegetables, Plummer Farm School. 



Gratuities were awarded to H. C. Merriam and J. C. 

 Rogers for flowers ; Andrew Nichols for vegetables ; 

 William A. Irelaud for tomatoes. 



Museum. The specimens in natural history, including 

 those in archaeology, which have been given during the 

 year are on deposit with the Trustees of the Peabody 

 Academy of Science, in accordance with previous arrange- 

 ments. Those of an historical cbaracter or that possess 

 an artistic interest have been arranged in the rooms. 



The following may be specified as contributors : 



Shepard Devereux Gilbert, Miss Dorcas C. Nourse, Charles T. 

 Jenkius, Rev. Joseph Banvard, of Neponset, A. A. Galloupe, Beverlj', 

 T. F. Hunt, George Nichols, Chicago, HL, Peabody Academy of 

 Science, Estate of the late Samuel Johnson, Miss Lydia Pope, Ray- 

 mond Lee Newcomb, Rev. William H. Halley, John Robinson, A. C. 

 Orne, Marblehead, Charles H. Allen, Ellen and Robert Haie Bancroft, 

 Beverly, John H. Langmaid, Mrs. Francis Dodge, Danvers, William 

 M. Hill, Benjamin O. Pierce, Beverly, William P. Upham, Mrs. Eben 

 Putnam, B. D. Hill of Peabody, Peter Thatcher, Boston, James B. 

 Nichols, Mrs. James Kimball, Elbridge G. Putnam, Philadelphia, 

 Joseph W. Stone, Rev. B. F. McDaniel, 0. W. H. Upham, Mrs. Lydia 

 C. Nichols, Rev. F. Israel. 



The most important of the historical donations are, 

 Door Latch from the old Parris House ; piece of the root 



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