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8 products in appearance and flavor, and show conclusively what pa¬ 
tience and perseverance can do. The whole collection is fine, and among the 
best—a voice strong with encouragement from and to the north. 
Mr. F. 8 Roxbury Russets and Northern Spy were so large that the com¬ 
mittee pronounced them incorrect. Specimens were left with the Secretary 
for the winter meeting of the society, when the fruit will be in season for 
testing. 
V. C. Mason, Aurora, Waushara county, has a fine collection of named 
varieties; notice the Duchess of Oldenburgh, R. I. Greening, Bailey Sweet, 
and Keswick Codlin were much more than ordinary; three plates of pears_ 
which measured eleven inches in circumference; one plate of peaches, four 
of grapes, (Catawba nerly ripe). Waushara has done a noble work. 
Cooper & Atwood, Lake Mills, 14 varieties of grapes under name—a lus¬ 
cious show, plates loaded to overflowing, and “more under the table.” 
Among the lovers of this delicious fruit they attracted much attention, and 
they were worthy. 
A. Kinney, Whitewater, 82 varieties apples; for the number they were as 
good as we found. 
Rock county collection, by G. J. Kellogg, for Jacob Fowle, 58 varieties; 
named specimens were good and worthy of notice. 
F. Westby, Turtle, 10 varieties named; one plate of monstrous pippins, 
very fine. 
B. B. Olds, Clinton, 32 varieties named; a list which shows much care in 
selecting. 
G. J. Kellogg, Janesville, 48 varieties seedlings; many fair specimens, but 
none appearing to be worthy of cultivation; exhibited for the “purpose of 
showing the difference between them and cultivated fruit.” Three varieties 
grapes, Catawba well ripened; seven varieties of pears; sample of Lawton 
Blackberry; Genessee apple 13 inches in circumference, grown on tree with 
100 specimens, 4 years planted, and 8 years from root graft. The show from 
Rock county was very fine and large; 248 plates, 230 varieties for a Prairie 
County, is full of interest. 
Pierce county, 2 samples of apples. 
Mr. Peffer, Pewaukee, 52 varieties named apples: 10 varieties named 
pears; 11 varieties plums; 4 of grapes; 2of raspberries; 1 plate peaches; 1 
dish cranberries grown upon plants set last spring. Mr. P. considers the 
Vermont grape the best for general cultivation—perfectly hardy. 
W. M. Bartholomew, Lodi, 32 varieties of apples named; Red Spitzenburgb., 
Utter’s Large red, were very large. 
J. C. Bray ton, Aztalan, 65 varieties named apples; Newtown Pippins, Bell¬ 
flower, White Gilliflower, and English Russets, were as good as we saw; 1 
plate of seedlings. 
James Barr, Jefferson, 18 varieties named pears—Duchess d'Angouleme* 
Louise Bon de Jersey, and Belle Lucrative, were very fine. 
O. P. Dow, Palmyra, a small collection selected with care. 
