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there was an almost unanimous disposition to make concessions to others, 

 and to acquiesce in the inevitable consequences of the in-pouring of" such 

 unlooked-for masses of fruits. Especially was this the case with the con- 

 tributors from our own State. Illinois has, no doubt, been more barren 

 of orchard fruits, in proportion to the number of trees, this year than in 

 any previous year. Yet so many and so fine collections were made and 

 presented at this grand exhibition, that not only the visitors, but the 

 exhibitors themselves were astonished and delighted at their extent and 

 value. 



It would be diffiult to enumerate and comment upon these collec- 

 tions, without omitting some and failing to give to others the place which 

 their comparative merits would entitle them. 



Some of these Illinois collections, such as those of W. C. Flagg, D. 

 B. Wier, N. Overman, J. E^ Starr, and perhaps others, which were not dis- 

 played at all for want of space, were among the most extensive and valu- 

 able contributions of apples sent from any State. 



On the whole, our State has reason to be proud of her part in this 

 exhibition. 



The magnitude of this exhibition may be approximately estimated, 

 by those who were not so fortunate as to see and examine it, by the fol- 

 lowing list of States and Provinces, contributing collections, viz : Maine, 

 Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 

 District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Lou- 

 isiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, 

 Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, California, Quebec and Nova 

 Scotia. 



Michigan made much the largest exhibition, owing to the facts that 

 the crop of fruits was better in that State this year than in other Western 

 States, and that the General Assembly appropriated the sum of one thou- 

 sand dollars, to defray the expenses of collecting and exhibiting. 



As a whole, the display was magnificent, far surpassing the hopes of 

 the most sanguine. Several of the leading officers of the American 

 Pomological Society remarked in substance that, " It was unquestionably 

 the largest display of fruits ever made on the American Continent. 



Mr. Daniel Worthington was employed by the executive board to 

 take charge of the fruits, after the adjournment of the Pomological Soci- 

 ety, and during the exposition, which was done to the satisfaction of our 

 executive board and the board of directors of the exhibition. 



In the following statement of receipts and expenditures by me, dur- 

 ing the year, the amount of each is, of course, increased by the extra 

 expenses incurred, and the collections made to defray these expenses, 

 attending the preparations for and the conduction of the meeting of the 

 American Pomological Society, and the national exhibition of fruits in 

 Chicago : 



