ANNUAL MEETING AT NEVADA. 



"Wc are willing to meet any eastern horticultural exhibit," says one, 

 "on either size, quality or perfection of color now, although our collection 

 will not be at its very best before October i, when all the varieties of 

 winter apples will be ripe enough to ship, and we will have some beau- 

 tiful specimens then that are not represented now at all." 



The general arrangement of the large room devoted to, the Horti- 

 cultural Society is very attractive. • The large center pagoda, with its 

 trimming of evergreens, breaks the distance and takes from the great 

 height of the ceiling, while its environment of pomological treasures is 

 both prominent and refreshing to the eye. The secretary's of^ce is a 

 charming bower, half octagonal, with its pillars garlanded with wreaths 

 of ground pine, its roof filled with potted evergreens that soften the glare 

 of light from the lofty windows, and its further adornment of fruit in 

 clusters, plants and goldenrod 



Greene County sends a plate of a new variety of apples that won the 

 first premium at Springfield tor beauty. 



Jasper County has not completed its display, but has a collection of 

 sftch quality and extent as to place it ahead on fruit as well as minerals. 



This society received the gold medal at the World's Fair in New 

 Orleans, two silver medals and a premium of $500. They have also three 

 Wilder medals from the American Pomological Society, first premium 

 and diploma in 1885 and 1886 from the St. Louis Fair, besides num- 

 bers of minor testimonials. 



Especially interesting it is to know that our extreme Southwest 



comes so nobly to the front in fruit culture, the Ozark region sending 

 delicious peaches, to the culture of which this region is peculiarly 

 adapted. The entire display is worthy of several visits from all, as all 

 alike are interested in the subject. Whether farmer or city man or 

 woman, we all belong to the great army of consumers, and in this beau- 

 tiful exhibit there is all that is pleasure to the eye and tempting to the 

 palate. 



A list of fruit shown by each county has been prepared, but it will 

 be too long to embody, and only a list of all the fruits shown will be 

 given; thus giving our friends an opportunity of seeing how great and 

 diversified are the fruits of Missouri. And, when we realize that many 

 of our earlier fruits were lost before that time, and that less than one 

 third of our counties made any show at all, and that only ten or twelve 

 made an extra effort at that. If. on top of all this we could have had a 

 nice large collection of our small fruits and stone fruits, in jars, how 

 great would have been the result; and that at least one hundred of our 



