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CLASS H— HORTICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE. 



W. A. YOUNG— Superintendent, 

 lo the Illinois State Board of Agriculture: 



Gentlemen — Herewith I submit to you my report as superintendent of 

 Class H, Horticulture and Floriculture, for the fair of 1900: 



The amount offered in premiums in the horticultural department was $968, 

 and the amount paid for same was $827. The amount offered in premiums 

 in the department of floriculture was $658, and the amount paid out for same 

 was $620. 



The exhibit of fruit in 1900 was larger than in any former year, and the 

 quality and variety exceeded that of any former year. The display of 

 apples, pears, peaches, plums, quinces, and the collection of native fruits 

 and nuts was never better. The artistic arrangement of the general State 

 exhibit added greatly to the effectiveness of the fruit display and the at- 

 tractiveness of the department. 



We still have all the old diseases and insect enemies to fruit to contend 

 with and many new ones, yet the live horticulturist of today, with the new 

 discoveries in insecticides and fungicides, and new inventions in spraying 

 machinery, is better enabled to produce better fruit and more of it, than 

 ever before. Our achievement at the Paris Exposition in 1900 has placed 

 Illinois in the front rank as an apple producing state, and according to the 

 awards by the French jury, we showed better fruit than any other state or 

 nation, France included. 



The exhibit in Class H, Section II, Floriculture, was the largest in entries 

 and awards ever before made at the Illinois State Fatr, and was the most 

 attractive feature of all the displays in the Dome building. 



Table giving the entries, offerings and awards in this department for the 

 year 1900 is herewith appended: 



Entries, Offerings and Awards, Fair 1900. 



