214 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Horticulture at the Exposition. 



The boaiitlful display of fruits made by the State Horticultural Society, as noted In 

 ourlast Issue, has Improved wonderfully during the week, and is dally assuming propor- 

 tions of greater Interest and magnitude. There Is a much larger number of counties rep- 

 resented, and a great Increase In the varieties of fruits from each cf)unty. The fruits are 

 designated by name, and as well by the name of the county they come from This is not 

 only due to them for the enterprise shown In collecting and sending the fruits; but Is, as 

 well, one of the very best advertisements that could be given of the progressive thrift of 

 the donors, of the character of the climate and soil f<jrthe production of the best com- 

 mercial sorts, and the value of the farms for such and similar purposes. It is not a good 

 year for orchard fruits. It Is true, but both for quality and quantity this exhibition testifies 

 to the fact that Missouri Is able to hold Its own with the best, and as a rule to outstrip them, 

 when It comes to a contest for show. 



Hefore the Exposition Is a week older, we hope to see at least 500 varieties of apples on 

 the shelves, and each plate to contain specimens of exceptional quality. The fruit Is now 

 rapidly maturing under the genial Influence of warm sunny days, frequent showers, and 

 cool nights; and the orchardlsts are Interesting themselves In gathering and selecting the 

 best samples specially for this exhibition. 



If we mistake not, the State will make a step forward by the character of her fruits, 

 their size, color, keeping and shipping qualities, and as well for their supreme quality for 

 table use and culinary purposes; and It Is hoped that every man owning an orchard of good 

 fruit will make It his business to select the best, and carefully pick and pack a barrel of 

 them and ship as soon as convenient by express to L. A. Goodman, care St. Louis exposi- 

 tion, St. Louis, Mo. Be very careful to place on the barrel your own name and address, 

 fully secured, that the proper credit may be given to both yourself and your county. Men 

 from all parts of the country, especially from the northeast, the north and the northwest, 

 are looking to Missouri with Its genial climate, its fertile soil, adapted to every species of 

 agricultural energy, as the State of all others in which to buy a home and settle down to the- 

 business of life; where they are neither frozen out In winter nor burned with the heat In 

 the summer; where water of the best is always found near the surface and running streams 

 are numerous; where we have the best transportat^lon facilities to any part of the country, 

 and the best markets within reach; the largest school fund of any State in the Union, and 

 the best schools, and where commerce is conducted on a safe basis, and society and soclai 

 surroundings are all that can be desired. They seek the State where manufactures are 

 abundant; where coal, lead. Iron and zinc are found in Inexhaustible store; where there Is^ 

 an abuudance of timber and an equal area of prairie land; where all the grasses and cereals 

 grow to perfection; where land is cheap and adapted to sheep, cattle, horse and swine 

 breeding as well as the dairy; where we generally raise full crops of everything produced 

 In a genial and temperate climate, and life is worth living because labor Is successful. Let 

 us in this case show them what we can do in the way of commercial orchards. 



Secretary Goodman wishes us to say that the Horticultural Society Is Indebted to a num- 

 ber of gentlemen for fine donations of evergreens for decorative purposes, and that these 

 lend a charm and give character and beauty to the show, a fact we fully appreciate and can 

 testify to. Among them are J. B. Wlld&Bro., Sarcoxle; Kelsey&Co., St. Joseph; Blair & 

 Kaufman, Kansas City; H. J. Weber & Son, South St. Louis; Stark Bros. , Louisiana, and R. 

 J. Bagby & Son, New Haven, all of Missouri. 



Great Display of Missouri Fruits. 



Editor Ri'r.vl AVorld : I was vei-y much pleased with the very complimentary article- 

 on our display of Missouri fruits at the St. Louis exposition, both in the issue of September 

 20th and 27th, but especially the former. Here the practical horticulturist can study the 

 varieties in all their moods, for the same varieties from different parts of the state fre- 

 quently present quite a different appearance As the winter apples ripen and get their size 

 and color they make a much more beautiful show, and those now on our tables from repre- 

 sentative counties are very handsome and perfect. The late rains have added both size 

 and beauty, and the orchards are fairly bending beneath the added weight of magnificent 

 fruit, especially In the western part of the State. 



