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91. What climate is noted for the most luxuriant growth of flowers ? 

 Tropical and semi-tropical. 



92. What is meant by a commercial orchard ? 



One grown purely for market purposes, usually of a large area. 



93. What is the king of all fruits in the United States ? 

 The Apple. 



94. What takes place when fruit rots ? 



Decay and decomposition of the cells takes place, and fermentation spreads 

 this decay to all parts of the fruit. 



95. Why cannot fruit stand freezing ? 



Because it ruptures the cells of the fruit and decay takes place. 



96. What takes place when fruit juice turns to vinegar? 



Vinegar is formed when the fruit j uices are developed or turned into a certain 

 per cent of acetic, malic and tartaric acids. 



97. What works on horticulture should the student horticulturist read ? 

 Gray's Botany, Downing's Fruits and Fruit-Trees of America, Thomas' Fruit 



Culturist, Barry's Pruit-Growing, Fuller's Small Fruits, Henderson's Gardening, 

 Henderson's Flower Garden, Packard's Insects, Miss Murtfeldt's Outlines of Ento- 

 mology, Hussman on the Grape, Hoope's Book on Evergreens, Long's Landscape 

 Garden, EUwanger on the Flower Garden, Bailey's Horticultural Rule Book. 



98. What about Missouri as a fruit State? 



Missouri is peculiarly adapted to fruit-growing, because of the geological for- 

 mation of the soil, the climate, and the close markets. , 



99. What position does Missouri occupy as a fruit State ? 

 In value of her fruit products Missouri ranks fourth. 



100. This work will accomplish its purpose when it guides the inquiring^ 

 minds into channels of thought, and assist them in reaching practical results in the 

 horticultural art. 



The following exhibits were on the tables making a very very- 

 creditable display indeed, and one admired by all the visitors : 



S. W. Gilbert, Thayer— 72 plates (variecies) of apples. 

 L. A. Goodman, Westport— 34 plates apples. 

 N. F. Murray, Oregon— 64 plates apples. 

 Olden Fruit Co., Olden— 47 plates apples. 

 J. C. Evans, Harlem— 42 plates apples. 



A. Nelson, Lebanon — 16 plates apples. 



J. H. Bailey, Messilla, New Mexico — Collection apples 36 plates. 

 D. S. Helvern, Mammoth Springs, Ark.— Collection apples 26 plates. 

 G. G. James, Exeter— 6 plates apples. 

 J. H. Marion, Fulton— 4 plates potatoes; 2 plates persimons." 



B. F. Wilcox, St. Soseph, Mo.— Ben Davis, Tellow Bell-flower, Willow Twig, 

 Jonathan, Wine-sap, Limber Twig. 



L. L. Seller, Lake Charles, La.— Rice in the sheaf, quinces, 3 varieties oranges, 

 2varieties Japan persimmons, figs in branch, figs in glass, sugar-cane, grasses and 

 several other articles. 



A. Nelson, Lebanon— Collection of 23 varieties corn; collection potatoes, 

 vegetables. 



H. Schnell, Glasgow— Potatoes : Irish 2 varieties, sweet potatoes 7 varieties, 

 1 bunch celery. 



J. O. McClintic, Hatton— 10 varieties corn, 3 varieties potatoes. 



