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keep up the lively interest throughout the
season, so desirable, and he hoped the
"specimen table" would not be neglected;
let all bring something, even if there was
danger of finding others had better to
show, it was encouraging to see every
one adding what they could. If our
President could have looked at the
really beautiful display of fruits flowers
and vegetables gathered so early
too in the season, he would have been
gratified and seen that "great minds
run together. Fine apples, flowers and
well advanced hot-bed plants from
White Hall. Apples, a lovely bowl of
flowers and fine tomato and cabbage
plants and large radishes from Longwood.
Flowers from Rachel Gilpin's,
Sharon and Norwood. A lily
and celery grown in the cellar from
D. A. Lea's cabbage plants flowers potatoes
and celery from Hermon.

We had the following questions

1 Are there any peas that do without sticks
The general opinion was that dwarf varieties
were seldom satisfactory and if "saved
the trouble of sticking you were also saved
the trouble of picking." Elizabeth Hopkins
and S. B. Stabler had found "Henderson's
Early" and "Mc.Lean's little Gem did well
without support. The Blue Imperial
was also mentioned.