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tables a collection of sixty nine plates of apples exhibited by the La- 

 fayette county Horticultural Society, all of which were large, highly 

 colored and A^ery fair, and much praise is due this society for making 

 so fine a display. 



There is also a bunch of celery from Mr. IST. F. Murray, of Holt 

 county, said to have been grown on land that had never been manured, 

 which are fine samples to have been grown in such manner, and cer- 

 tainly he who can grow such celery without manure, ought never to be 

 without. 



Your committee find a collection of 150 i)lates of apples and pears 

 exhibited by the Missouri State Society, collected by the secretary 

 from various parts of the State, comprising the best apples of the land, 

 embracing many very valuable late acquisitions in the way of new va- 

 rieties, all in a very fine state of preservation, making a very fine dis- 

 play indeed, especially so considering the effect of drouth in almost the 

 whole State. This collection is not made or shown for premium, but 

 for the advancement of Horticulture to feast our eyes upon in our 

 meetings, which cost the secretary much labor, as well as to give him 

 pleasure in pleasing others. He surely merits, for this display, the 

 thanks of the Society and its friends. 



Eespectfully submitted, 



E. A. REIHL, 



Secretary. 



OENAMENTATIOX OF SCHOOL YARDS. 



BY C. C. BELL OF BOONVILLE, MO. 



I comply somewhat reluctantlj' with the task assigned to me, 

 knowing that the subject of "Ornamentation of the School Yards" 

 has not occupied my mind and attention near as much as some other 

 matters, hence I fear I shall fail to do the subject justice. ]Sow, while 

 I do not claim any ability for public speaking, yet I believe had your 

 worthy secretary assigned me the task of saying something about the 

 profits and losses of packing and shipping apples, or what I know of 



