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tion. It was packed in paper and shipped on the 31st of 

 August. 



MICHIGAN 



ehows herself as great in fruit as in minerals. Mr. A. T. 

 Linderman, who presides over this department, shows 108 

 Tarieties of apples of a superior quality, and 10 of pears, which 

 are from the orchard of T. T. Lyon, Plymouth, Wayne county; 

 some large late peaches and 5 varieties of grapes, from the 

 Tineyards of Ed. Bradfield of Ada, Kent county. This fruit 

 is in excellent condition, owing to the care taken in packing 

 it, and the improved apparatus used for its transportation. 

 The case of peaches is from the town of Spring Lake, in the 

 western portion of the State, already so famous for the pro- 

 duction of the peach, apple, pear, cherry, and grape, while all 

 the small fruits find in its marvelously tempered climate their 

 perfect home. And with their unsurpassed marketing facili- 

 ties—several boats daily ploughing across the lake from their 

 very doors to Chicago and Milwaukee — we see no reason why 

 these people should not enjoy life, if wealth and health — one 

 of the famous magnetic mineral wells is at Spring Lake — is 

 conducive to its enjoyment. 



MINNESOTA 



is also well represented, the consignment from that distant 

 Northwestern State having arrived last night, after being ten 

 days on the way. The localities represented are Minneapolis, 

 Winona, Lake City, and Lake Crescent, and P. A. Jewell of 

 Lake City is the exhibitor. He displays fifty varieties of 

 apples, several of pears, three of native plums, and one lot of 

 seedling grapes. His assortment of Siberian crab apples is 

 probably the finest ever shown at a national exhibition. Some 

 of these apples are of the finest flavor, notwithstanding the 

 proverbial bitterness of their species. 



Note.— Modesty compels ns to take the deecription of Michigan's contribution, 

 given above, from Richmond Daily Dispatch.— Sb^o^t. 



