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worthy in all respects ; and we feel it due to parties who have failed 

 to receive premiums, to say to them that in all the exhibitions of 

 strawberries which we have ever seen, the entries here presented are 

 uniformly the best. In fact, we think all the entries creditable, fully 

 confirming us in the generally received idea that the strawberry is 

 the most progressive, and therefore susceptible of greater improve- 

 ment than any of the small fruits. 



This brief report would be very incomplete and misleading, if 

 it failed to mention many things in connection with the department 

 to which it pertains, relating to articles placed on exhibition for 

 which no premiums were offered. 



Among these, we would especially mention a collection of wild 

 fruits, specimen rocks and three different varieties of soil, presented 

 by Hon. H. P. Stone, late of Carthage, Mo., but noAV a resident 

 of Arkansas. But want of time and descriptive power, will cause 

 this meager report to fall far short of adequately making the im- 

 pression on the public mind which would convey a just conception 

 of the fruits displayed. And only those persons who gave the 

 collection a jiersonal inspection can have a full realization of the 

 marvelous improvement whicb is rapidly going on in relation to 

 this qaeen of all small fruits, the strawberry. 



Of apples there were placed on exlijbition sixteen varieties — 

 all very fine in appearance and well kept. Also, specimens of an 

 apple from Arkansas, by Kennan ; as well as specimens by Mr. 

 Henry Scholton, of Greene county, Mo. 



Respectfully submitted, 



M. J. ROUNDTREE, Chairman, 

 J. C. EVAXS, 

 A. AMBROSE. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE 0^" FLOWERS. 



Mr. Kirchgraber, of Springfield, had on exhibition a very fine 

 collection of greenhouse plants, including some unusually fine ferns 

 and coleus, highly colored dracenas, some well-grown begonias and 

 geraniums, together with other plants, all in good condition and 

 evidencing careful culture. No premium is offered for this 

 exhibit, but we recommend for it a special premium of 15.00. 

 Given, $5.00. 



Mr. D. S. Holman, of Springfield, exhibits a very fine col- 

 lection of roses ; Miss McClure shows a large cactus, very full of 



