216 State horticultural Society. 



NUTS WANTED FOR THE WORLD 's FAIR. 



In connection with the fruits, it is essential that the nuts be included 

 also. All the nuts of every kind and description which grow in Mis- 

 souri, are desired in this collection. Any quantity, from a quart to a 

 bushel, can be used. Some of the special, large nuts, thin shell, fine 

 quality, are wanted. 



If you have any collected, or can collect one, two or a dozen vari- 

 eties, we should be very glad to have you send them to us, by express, to 

 712 North Main Street, St. Louis. 



It would be a great showing if every county could have at least a 

 small display in the nut exhibit, for every county cannot have a show 

 in the apple exhibit. Put your name, postofitice and county, and variety, 

 on every package. Send in sacks or boxes. 



L. A. Goodman, 

 Supt. Missouri Horticulture. 



The request for photograph views has also been generously re- 

 sponded to. 



If you have any photographs or views of orchards, trees, berry 

 plantations, packing scenes or nursery views, please send such in. so that 

 we can have them enlarged and put into our portfolio at the World's 

 Fair. 



MY APPOINTMENT. 



Many members of our society, the Executive Committee of our 

 society and the county societies seemed to think that your secretary should 

 take the work of organizing the fruit display at the World's Fair, and 

 the appointment was made m accord with these wishes. And then, as 

 a result, if you were responsible for the appointment, you were to be 

 held responsible for the display, and now, we say further, you will be 

 held still more responsible for the com'pletion of this display next year. 



As soon as any appointment was made and before authority was 

 given even, we bought all the glass jars to be had in St. Louis and 

 Kansas City, and also all that the various drug companies had ordered 

 for their year's supply for their own trade, by this fortunate purchase we 

 secured about 2,000 jars. It was fortunate that we did so, for a few 

 weeks later none could be had from any parties at any price. We thus 

 secured and now have filled something over 2,000 fine jars, with all 

 kinds of fruits which grow in Missouri. 



This collection was made at Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbia and 

 Springfield. At Kansas City we had the assistance of W. G. Gano ; 



