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Editor Rural World : About one hundred members of the 

 American Horticultural society were collected together this morning, 

 when the informal reception was given to the society by Governor 

 Eoss in the State capitol. There were collected together men from the 

 far East and Korth and South, men who came thousands of miles for 

 the purpose of meeting with the society. At 10 a. m. the Governor 

 received each member, and shook hands with them as they passed be- 

 fore him, and had a happy word for each one. 



The morning, except the reception, was spent in arranging the 

 fruits, flowers and trees in the agricultural rooms of the capitol. 



Our State society of Missouri has on exhibition forty varieties of 

 apples as fine as were ever seen anywhere. Rome Beauty, which 

 measure fifteen inches around; W. W. Pearmaiu, the largest and most 

 perfect apples I ever saw ; Jonathan, which would make your mouth 

 water ; Grimes' Golden, Yellow Bellefiower, Ben Davis, Winesap, Hunts- 

 man, Clayton, Willow Twig, Janet, Ortley, Gilpin, Big Rouianite, Law- 

 ver, McAfee, White Rambo, Nickajack, Arkansas Black, Black Detroit^ 

 Smith's Cider, Broadwell Sweet, W. W. Pippin, Peck's Pleasant, and a 

 new variety from Chas. Teubner, of Lexington, Mo., a seedling of the 

 Bellflower and a very handsome apple. 



We have one plate of pears from C. T. Mallinkrodt, of St. Charles,, 

 Mo., which has kept from the exhibition at Lebanon and is in good con- 

 dition. It truly seems to be a winter pear, and is named Krull's Win- 

 ter. The committee appointed will report on this fruit, and we expect 

 to go back to Missouri with some new laurels. Our show of apples is 

 an astonishment to these Texas people, and a wonder when they see the 

 beauty of the specimens. We will have plenty of call next fall for 

 apples from Texas, and we have a good market opened to us here. 



The agricultural rooms are filled with nursery trees from other 

 parts of the country, and especially Texas. We find one-year apple 

 trees 10 feet high and 3 inches around at the crown. I see some of the 

 most wonderful growths in all kinds of trees. A Pulwoa is 15 feet 

 high and 10 inches around the crown at one year old. 



Evergreens, shrubbery, seeds, plants and roses from Galveston 

 take the eye of our northen people, and they were anxious to have one 

 in their button-hole, which was kindly furnished to each member. 



The afternoon session met at 3 o'clock, and Vice-President Munson 

 called the 9th session of the society to order. The Secretary read a let- 

 ter from President Earle, stating that he had met with an accident from 



