362 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
PLUMS 
Sweepstakes; 10: enthes Seance cine ics alone igs Meteor cl tree 679 plates 
Collections “in -elass-a4 entuicses..- ce eee eee ee 60 plates 
Collections motrm glass) ageutiies: ce) swe ple igs. oss eae ts) e- 42 plates 
Single *plates,<i20) enthiespeastst tcc etc eee ole stash oncvovere-c1e ean 120 plates 
gor plates 
GRAPES: 
Collections, <5, entiies. Aer qeerecke se one oe a Pes ioe Sf juts omer 174 plates 
Single plates, sOTMentnves serv ee Fae SP eee ek Gs be Pe g1 plates 
205 plates 
PEACHES: 
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PEARS - 
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These figures do not include what would easily amount to another thous- 
and plates exhibited on the society booth and in the two nursery exhibits in 
the hall, making a grand total of approximately 5,000 plates of fruit. 
The Minneapolis Micological Society maintained a very creditable ex- 
hibit of mushrooms through the fair, and well earned the $30 appropriated 
for this purpose by the state fair board. One or more members of the 
club was always at hand to answer the questions of the curious crowds that 
thronged around this exhibit. The distribution of a little folder, prepared 
by Mr. W. M. Babcock, describing common varieties of mushrooms, where 
to find them, etc., added very much to its practical value. 
Something like a hundred plates of seedling apples from the seedling 
orchard of the late Mr. Gideon were on exhibition. They made a handsome 
showing indeed, as most of them were of high color. 
\ Of the exhibitors in the hall, Mr. J. S. Harris, of La Crescent, as usual 
easily took the first place, having 240 plates in his sweepstakes apple exhibit 
and 113 in his collection of apples, all of the latter grown upon his own 
place, to say nothing of a large number of single plates of which no account 
can be made at this time. Other of the larger exhibitors, something 
the order named, are Wm. Somerville, of Viola; W. L. Parker, Farmington; 
J. A. Howard, Hammond; Clarence Wedge, Albert Lea; J. R. Cummins, 
Eden Prairie; Ditus Day, Farmington; W. S. Widmoyer, Dresbach; and a 
long list of others altogether too many to name. The list of awards, found 
elsewhere in this number, will give a very fair idea of the comparative mer- 
its of the various exhibits. 
Prof. N. E. Hansen came from the Experiment Station at Brookings, S. 
D., to judge the apples. In the amateur department he was assisted by W. 
L. Parker and others. Wyman Elliot judged the plums, and had a good job 
on his hands. With investigations that he made that will bear fruit of value 
to the plum growing interests of the state later, this consumed a large por- 
tion of the week. Dewain Cook, of Windom, had the largest sweepstake ex- 
hibit of plums, numbering some 87 varieties. He was also well represented 
in the other branches of the plum exhibit. Mr. Lord’s collection of 80 va- 
rieties brought him a close second. These two exhibitors together could 
easily fit out a whole fair of plums by themselves. They had, however, 
