200 State Horticultural Society. 



have a good space and all she. would fill and keep full. Before any ac- 

 tion was taken by the commission, we issued an appeal as early as last 

 February for the beginning of woric for the fruit show. Preparation was 

 what was urged upon our fruit men, by the fertilizing of our trees for 

 their work. This little booklet was called for from nearly every State 

 throughout the North and some through the South. It opened the way 

 for future work and made the work easier when ready. 



In JMarch another appeal was made to our fruit growers, and this 

 call was responded to most faithfully and well by hundreds of our large 

 orchard growers, promising their hearty co-operation in every thing 

 to be done. 



The following circular was sent out in February, 1903, before any 

 decision was given by committee or appointment for superintendent of 

 hoi ticulture was made : 



Rules for the Care, Cultivation and Fertilizing of Fruit Plants, Vines 

 and Trees, to Produce the Largest and Finest Fruits for Exhibition at 

 the World's Fair in 1904, and for a General Collection to Put up in 

 Jars for 1903. 



Definite directions of where to send and wdien to send will undoubt- 

 edly be sent out later, but at this time the Missouri State Horticultural 

 Society has thought best to prepare a series of instructions to our fruit 

 growers, helping them and advising them what to do in order to secure 

 the best results in obtaining show fruits for our State exhibit at St. Louis. 

 No appointment has yet been m'ade as to who shall be in charge 

 of this work, but it seemed to be the province of the State society to take 

 the matter in hand and have things in readiness. 



If we can prepare our plants, vines and trees so as to give us the 

 wonderful results we so much desire and at the same time secure some 

 good practical facts and successful experiments which will be of last- 

 ing benefit to our fruit growers, we shall, in addition to getting some 

 grand specimen fruits, give the state some mode of treatment that would 

 be worth many times more to our State than all the money we have 

 to spend for the display. 



I St. It should be the plan, this coming summer, to produce and secure 

 during 1903 as large a collection of varieties of the highest 

 possible type ajid largest size and put them up in glass jars 

 to use as occasion demands. 

 2d. All fruits that can possibly be held in cold storage should be col- 

 lected and placed there for use as needed. 

 3d. A large variety show should be made so as to give the exhibit an 

 educational feature. 



