338 State Horticultural Society. 



foreign countries came from Honduras. This consisted of bananas^ 

 which were especially attractive on account of their size and color. 



Of the states making exhibits, Missouri easily takes first rank upon, 

 its general exhibit. As might be expected the display of apples from, 

 this state far surpass those from any other in the size of the exhibit and 

 for the most part they had been well grown. While there was a very 

 large display of Ben Davis and similar varieties, the proportion of 

 Jonathan, Grimes, Huntsman and other varieties of high quality was- 

 very noticeable. There was also from .Missouri some 3,000 large jars- 

 of processed fruit. 



California was easily a close second to Missouri, with an even 

 larger and better display of fruit in jars. The exhibit of citrus and 

 sub-tropical fruits of all kinds was very creditable and this alone re- 

 ceived more gold medals than was awarded to any other state except 

 Missouri. Many thousand plates of oranges, mostly Washington navel 

 and Valencia, and lemons were shown upon plates and in pyramids, while 

 50,000 or more seedlings were used in decorating the facade which 

 surrounded the California space in the Horticultural Building. During 

 September and October large shipments of grapes of V. vinifera varie- 

 ties were received and, although the apples were practically all of the 

 ;crop of 1903, and the exhibits of pears, peaches, plums and cherries 

 owing to the distance and excessive freight rates were comparatively 

 small, they attracted a good deal of attention owing to their large size 

 and attractive appearance. 



New York kept up an extensive exhibit of fruit. During the early 

 summer it was noticeable for the pears and grapes from cold storage,, 

 but later on fresh fruits of all kinds were shown. In addition to the 

 apples, the exhibits of pears, cherries, plums, and grapes from cold 

 storage, but Perfection currant and Campbell Early grape were consideed 

 worthy of gold medals. 



The Colorado exhibit also included a general collection of all kinds 

 of fruit. It was noticeable for its uniformity and freedom from blem- 

 ishes of all kinds. While not quite as large or as highly colored as the 

 fruit from some of the other western states, it seldom scored less than 75 

 points in a possible 80. 



Illinois had a large exhibit of Ben Davis, Winesap, Jonathan, Wil- 

 low Twig, Huntsman and other apples, of pears, mostly Kieffer, peach- 

 es, grapes and other fruits. While many of the specimens were very 

 large and handsome, too little care was used in making the selection in 

 the orchard and again when they were placed upon the plates, with ih(^ 



