"Gold," the variety of highest quality and the one used by the ladies for their collation; the "Beseck No. 87," another productive variety of high quality; the "No. 70," a strong grower, very productive, very uniform, large, glossy, dark crimson, and of excellent quality, a fancy berry on account of its great beauty; the "Belmont," a good late variety from Massachusetts; the 'Jessie," a fine variety from the West; also the "Buback," "Lida," "Sharpless," Ontario," "Gipsy," "May-King," "Prince of Berries," "Jersey Queen"; also their "Cardinal, No. 411," with unmatched foliage, good productiveness, and fine quality; the 'Mammoth," unprofitable on their grounds; "Cumberland," "Old Ironclad," "Chas. Downing," "Hampden," a promising variety from J. M. Adams of Springfield, Mass.; Haviland," "Duchester." "Omega," and others. George S. Coe showed two baskets of very fine "Jewells," and one of "Sharpless." P. M. Augur & Sons exhibited two boughs of the "New American Mulberry," heavily loaded with fruit.

Unfortunately the weather was stormy all day, so that many who had planned to be present could not well be there.

P. M. Augur & Sons' fields of strawberries were open for inspection, with the rows of berries all labeled, so that comparisons could be made of the different varieties with each other; and many of the visitors availed themselves of the opportunity of so doing, but the greater number, on account of the rain, preferred not to do so, especially the ladies. Had the weather been pleasant, a large gathering of people would doubtless have been there.

The ladies of the W. C. T. U. availed themselves of the opportunity by dispensing refreshments to visitors at moderate rates, and thus added about $18 to their resources, which they will expend in temperance work. They also had a table loaded with temperance literature for gratuitous distribution, for all of which they have our thanks.

REPORT

OF EXHIBIT AT CITY HALL, DANBURY, CONN., AT THE WINTER MEETING OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, DECEMBER 11-13, 1888.

The stage was ornamented by six choice greenhouse plants from the greenhouse of R. Cocking of Danbury; also eight plants of red celery. Seven samples of drain tile were exhibited from Jackson Brothers, Albany, N. Y. T. S. Gold of West Cornwall, exhibited sixty seven dishes of apples representing nearly as many different varieties; also one specimen of pearmain apple, of perfect ideal pear shape, which was photographed, and attracted much attention. Mr. Gold also showed three dishes of pears. Judge Andrew J. Coe of Meriden, exhibited nine dishes of pears from their retarding house. Leroy Barnum of Danbury, exhibited eight dishes of choice apples. P. M. Augur & Sons of Middlefield, exhibited twelve dishes of apples and one of pears. N. S. Platt of Cheshire, exhibited three dishes of apples. G. N. Brewster of West Cornwall, twenty-five dishes of apples. Simon Hunt of Columbia, twenty-six dishes

of choice apples, including the Columbia, Hyde, and others which originated in that town. W. I. Bartholomew of Putnam, exhibited six plates of the Murphy apple, grown on his farm in Pomfret; these were large, tender, beautiful, and very good. Warren Bacon of Hampton Falls, N. H., six dishes of the Red Russet. O. B. Hadwen, Worcester, Mass., three dishes of Sutton Beauty, three dishes of Palmer Greening. Samuel Sturges, Danbury, five dishes apples. D. N. Van Hoosear, East Wilton, four dishes of apples and six of potatoes. Mrs. Dr. George A. Bowen of Woodstock, Conn., with characteristic energy secured from that noted fruit town twenty-seven dishes of fine apples, representing about that number of varieties. O. H. Penny of Danbury, two dishes of apples. Mr. J. W. Bacon of Danbury, four dishes of Hog-pen apples, which on account of its uncouth name we rechristened the "Vaile" apple, by consent. Abner Trask, East Hartford, two dishes Bounder apples. three choice dishes apples (card gone). Twenty-four samples of grasses, and twelve fine photographs of grasses, from the Forage Garden of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station at New Haven. Edward Norton, Goshen, four beautiful pine-apple cheeses. The Farmers' Dairy Co. of Lebanon, E. L. Richardson secretary, sampled one of their full cream cheeses, excellent in quality. Theron Platt, Stone edge Farm, Newtown, thirty-six varieties of potatoes, all labeled and true to name, and three ears Gold corn. H. H. Knapp of Ridgefield, seven ears colored corn, also sixteen boxes choice honey. Dennis Fenn of Milford, his choice improved Hickox sugar corn, and Stowell's Evergreen corn and White Egg turnips. William Selleck, Danbury, two packages Squantum sugar corn. H. Perry, Southbury, eight ears White-cap and four ears Benton corn. William J. Jennings, Green's Farms, three ears Queen of Prairie corn; also eight ears other varieties; also three dishes of onions. James Sturges of Weston, eight ears corn raised forty-four years on the same farm. J. T. Osborn, Weston, eight ears flesh-colored corn. Robert Norman, four ears Egyptian corn, four ears late corn, three ears sweet corn. J. H. Wilson, Danbury, eight ears improved King Philip corn. N. B. Dibble, Danbury, four ears Angel of Midnight corn. H. M. Pratt, West Cornwall, three dishes potatoes; also Carter's improved turnips; Norbiton's giant mangel wurtzel; G. N. Brewster, twenty-eight kinds ground feeds and grains fed by farmers at West Cornwall for milk, and five sorts of roots. Brazil flour corn, exhibited by A. T. Peck, 182 White street, Danbury, claimed to make a meal white as flour and to be a heavy yielder. William Selleck, sample of a tree currant (so called). H. T. Rockwell, Danbury, sixteen ears corn, red and white, very fine. Fine samples of honey from J. R. Bostwick's farm at New Milford, under supervision of H. L. Jeffreys. Mr. Jeffreys' exhibit showed narrow and wide end-bar frames, reversible and stationary, the reversible being preferred. He showed samples of comb and extracted honey, the extracted being in quart and pint glass jars. The frames were 4×4 inches by 1 inches in thickness; the section case to hold four rows of seven sect

ions to the row, or twenty-eight sections in all. Mr. Jeffreys also showed comb-foundations in different stages, which he strongly recommends. Mr. Jeffreys was on hand from early till late, answering almost numberless questions and giving much valuable information.

The exhibit at Danbury contained 217 dishes of apples, about 13 dishes of pears, about 60 dishes of potatoes and roots, about 30 packages of corn, about 28 samples of ground feed, about 5 samples of cheese, about 24 samples of grasses, about 30 samples apiarian products, about 33 miscella neous samples. Making a total exhibit of 440 different dishes or samples, to afford instruction and discussion during the sessions.

P. M. AUGUR, Pomologist.

PEARMAIN.

The fruit here figured, grown by T. S. Gold, is an outline, natural size, also a specimen of peculiar form, of which there was but one. These were grown on a tree grafted from a grafted tree, that stood on the farm, more than one hundred years old. This is supposed to be the Herefordshire Pearmain, Royal Pearmain, or Old Pearmain; and the peculiar pear form of one specimen figured, suggests the idea that it may have given such shaped fruit before, and hence the name of "pearmain."

J. Evelyn, in his "Essay on Forest and Fruit Trees," published in 1670, gives in his list of apples many pearmains, but does not give any description of them; but we believe this is one of the oldest varieties in cultivation, and probably embraced in his list.

OFFICIAL LIST OF AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES IN CONNECTICUT.

NAME OF SOCIETY.

PRESIDENT.

James A. Bill, Lyme,
Walter W. Cowles, Manchester,
D. N. Clark, Woodbridge,
James A. Bill, Lyme, .
Edwin Hoyt, New Canaan,
Frank Day, Brooklyn,

H. Sedgwick, Cornwall Hollow,
J. M. Hubbard, Middletown,
W. W. Cowles, Manchester,
R. A. Moore, Kensington,
Wallace Barnes, Bristol,
Levi S. Wells, New Britain,
Joseph E. Silliman, Chester,
S. Carter, Clinton,

P. D. Crosby, Danbury,
C. H. Hanchett, East Granby,
J. H. Foote, New York,
R. H. Woodruff. Guilford,
Cornelius Colt, Harwinton,
D. K. Stevens, Killingworth,
John H. Meigs, Madison,
W. J. Ives, Meriden,

L. E. Curtis, New Milford,

W. B. McEwen, Oxford.

N. W. Holcomb, West Simsbury,
E. E. Stow, Plantsville,
E. C. Dennis, Stafford Springs,
Dwight S. Fuller, Suffield,
Lewis J. Shelton, Huntington,
Orson S. Wood, Windsorville,
W. G. French, Watertown,
L. Eckford Post, Saybrook,
E. S. Boss. Willimantic,
C. C. Hitchcock, Woodbridge,
H. B. Carter, Wolcott,
Henry T. Child, Woodstock,

Rec. Sec.; C. A. Eno, Simsbury, Cor. Sec.

SECRETARY.

W. F. Andross, East Hartford,
S. M. Wells, Wethersfield,
C. P. Augur. Whitneyville,
Wm. T. Cook, Ledyard,
Daniel G. Betts, Stamford,
C. W. Snow, Brooklyn,
D. C. Kilbourn, Litchfield,
G. W. Wilson, Middletown,
F. R. Tucker, Rockville,
Frank L. Wilcox, Berlin,..
C. F. Barnes, Bristol,
John S. Kirkham, Newington,
E. G. Smith, Chester,
S. S. Wilcox, Clinton,
B. C. Lynes, Danbury.
Wilburt H. Gay, East Granby,
E. A. Hough, Collinsville,
George L. Griswold, Guilford,
A. W. Buell, Harwinton.
N. H. Evarts, Killingworth,
J. Myron Hull, Madison,
L. E. Coe, Meriden,

W. F. Hurlburt, New Milford,
Chas. H. Butler, Oxford,
A. G. Case, Simsbury,

W. H. Cummings, Plantsville,
C. F. Beckwith, Stafford Springs,
W. F. Fuller, Suffield,
Joseph Tomlinson, Birmingham,
Chas. A. Thompson, Melrose,
A. H. Scoville, Watertown,
C. H Chapman, Westbrook,
O. H. K. Risley, Willimantic,
S. G. Davidson, Betl any,
E. M. Upson, Wolcott,

L. J. Welle, South Woodstock.

TREASURER.

S H. W. Yale.

E. B. Smead.

Frank S. Platt.

John D. Brewster.
Wm. A. Curtis.
Charles S. L. Marlor.
E. C. Jones.
G. W. Wilson.
Frank Grant.
Theron Upson.
M. L. Peck.
E. F. Blake.
E. G. Smith.
A. E. Post.
J W. Bacon.
Clinton Phelps.
O. F. Perry.
George B. Spencer.
J. S. Peck

A. B. Stevens.
J. Myron Hull.
S. H. W. Yale.
D. E. Soule.
Chas. H. Butler.
A. G. Case.
W. H. Cummings.
Frank H. Baker,
W. F. Fuller.
D. S. Clarke,
S. T. Kimball.
B. H. Mattoon.
T. D. Post.
W. C. Jillson
S. G. Davidson.
E. M. Upson.
A. M. Paine.