Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-22
ally valuable features quite up to those pre-

ally valuable features quite up to those pre-.
cedng it,
Your committee have found no difficulty in
coming to unanimous opinion as to the pre-
miums offered by the society and to be award
ed by them, although in some cases where
premiums were awarded for a certain number
of varieties, they found it difficult to select the
number required the genera. character of the
contributors fruit from which the selection
was to he made was so good. They award
the premiums as follows =
For the largestand best collection OF not less than
hye specimens each, to ID. Waldo Lincoln Of Wor-
cester, $40 %.
For the second largest and best to Samuel H. Col.
ton of w Worcester & 90.
For the best twenty varieties of not less than five
specimens each, IS 90, to Jonathan Grout of Wor-
cefer, for his Belle Lucrative Bartlett Beurre d,
AnjOu, Beurre MOntgeron Beurre Hardy, Beurre
Superln, Henry ", Flemish Beauty, Louise Bonne
de Jersey, Seckel, Onondaga, Andrews, Duran
deau, Baronne de MellO, BeurTe Diel, Gen. Lamo
rici0n, Noveau Poiteau, DOyenne Girls, Triomphe
de lodOigne, q lout Morceau
For the second best twenty varieties TO BENJAMIN
Butmnn OF Worcester, Sc co. for his Beurre Bose
Dix, Seckel, Marie Louise, Belle Lucrative Louise
Bonnie de Jersey, Beurre Diel, rriomphe de Jodo-
lghe, Duchesse d Angouleme, Paradise u Automne,
St.MichaeI, Doyenne du Comice Doyenne Bousso TX,
Beurre Supertn, Beurre Clairgeau, Doysnne Serk-
man. Beurre Nantais, Beurre kennes. Flemish Beau
ty, Urbanise.
For the best ten varieties of no; uss than five
specimens each. Sc co. to John E. Ripley, OF Wor-
cester, iOr his Bartlett, Louise non ne de Jersey
Beurre Bose, DOyeHHe du COmce I,.u.lc ouperfn
Sieulle.
For the second bes. ten varieties of not less than
1--WE specimens each, Harris on Insects to limo
thy IA. Earle, for his Columbia, Duchess d'Angou-
leme DIN BuHum, Fulton, Lawrence, Belle Lucra-
i've, Flemish Beauty, Louise Bonnie dc Jersey, and
Winter Nes.
For the best six varieties ofno less than five spec
linens each, 'lIarris on Insects" to John Milton
NJ Il n lai1
Glargeau, PARADISE d'AutomAe, kingsessing. Marie
Louise.
For the second best six varieties of not less Than
I'VE specimens each 81. 10 George r. Rice for his
Beurre Bose. Seutle, Louise BOhhe de jersey Glout
Morceau, Bartlett, Beurre d'AAjuu.
For the Lest twenty -four SCckcl pears on one dish
TO lsaac Mills OF w forester, 81
For the best twelve Louise Bonnie de Jersey. To
Farley Hammond nt Worcester 81
For the best twelve Beurre Bose pears, to Charles
johnson OF NOuhbOro 50.
For the best Flemish Beauty pears, to j. II. Os
For the best Twelve Beurre 'Aniou pears TO H. y
SlebDins of w Orcester, 50.
or the best twelve specimens of any other varie-
sock So D'"'
For;he second best twelve specimens of any other
variety to A. b. II. Sprague, for his Dix, 81
Your committee do not feel willing to close
this part of their report without calling atten-
ton to some specimens of fine fruit from 9TH
er contributors, and to express their regret
that the list Of premiums at their disposal is
not more extensive.
The collection of Mr.. Loring Goes is fine,
and deserving Of especial commentator.
Among the single plates which require partic-
ular mention are the following :-Columbia,
from Mr.. Stebblns, fine; Flemish Beauty,
Mr.. Forehand; Flemish Beauty and Beurre
Diel, NJ. s. Ballard. ID. s. Burgess had Il
plate OF Louise Bonne de Jersey, which were
good, bat lacked in number for a premium.
Z. Harms presented specimens of the FieAIish
Beauty, winch were very handsome, though
smaller than some others. w. G.. Barbour
exhibited plate of the Dunmorp that were
very fine for that variety The plates OF Marie
Louise and Belle Lucrative from Mr.. Jaoues
were fine, as were also the Marie Louise and
Beurre Clairseau from Mr.. Lowell S. p.
Champney exhibited some fine specimens of
the St. Michael-the best in the hall-a most
valuable variety, but liable to crack in this
climate and become worthless.
Fine specimens of the Belle Lucrative and
OF the Beurre d'Amalis were shown by O. X.
Earle; Butium by Jos. Boyden, and Belle
Lucrative by S. V. Stone. A plate of good
specimens OF the Beurre d'Anjou were pre-
scented by Charles Richardson, and Ichabod
WaShburn has plates of the Beurre d'Arem.
berg, and Easter Beurre' which are the best
OF those varieties in the hall.
Edwin Diapers plate of the Beurre Bose
is fine and the second best dish of twelve of
that variety. Charles A. Upton and \. b. Il.
Sprague each presented plate of SPLEEN
did Seckcls, and the premium for the
best twenty-tour specimens of this va
riety lay between Mr. Upton, Mr.. Sprague
and Mr.. Mills All were very fine, but those
of Mr. Mills seemed to your committee to be
superior for the evenness of size and perfect
growth.
The competition called forth by the special
premium of twenty five dollars for the BEST
TWELVE BARTLETT PEARS upon one dish was
not so general or spirited as the society had
reason to expect. The premium offered Sec
ond time by the generosity of contributors to
whom 1t was awarded last year should have
excited a more general effort, and been the
means Of bringing out large number of con-
testants. Indeed it was generally expected
that the contest would be a spirited one, and
that it would result in placing upon the socie-
tvs tables larger specimens than were then
presented But from some cause or other
such result has not been produced. Only
six competitors appeared, and of this six your
committee had no trouble in fixing upon the
plate numbered five as the one entitled to the
premium. The weight of this collection was
eight pounds one and one-fo fourth ounces, be-
ing an excess of only one-fourth of an ounce
over the heaviest twelve contributed last year.
The only other lot which approached number
five was number three, which weighed seven
pounds two and three-fourths ounces. For the
committee, j. HENRY HILL, Chairman.