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apples, three of pears, two of quinces, twenty-one of grapes and four 

 pecks of Wealthy apples. Besides this there were some handsome 

 mounds of other varieties, notably Jewell's Winter, which added 

 materially to the attractiveness of the exhibit. The fruit was dis- 

 played on these long tables without any accessories in the way of 

 flowers or evergreens to set off the hall, there being no available 

 space for any purpose other than the fruit display. This 

 room was the center of attraction from the beginning to the end of 

 the meeting, the interest of visitors being divided between it and the 

 audience room above. Hundreds of visitors came for the purpose 

 of seeing this fruit show, but after all we think that where one 



A Seedling of the Wealthy that took first premium as Late Winter Seedling. 

 (See L,ist of Awards.) 



person came there should have been loo, for a finer exhibit of 

 fruit has never been made in Minnesota at this time of the year. 

 There should have been a much larger attendance. 



There were in all 489 entries of fruit, of which eight were for 

 collections of apples. The most interesting part of the fruit dis- 

 play was the exhibit of seedling apples, for which special premiums 

 had been offered, $100.00 to be divided pro rata amongst the ex- 

 hibitors of apples of commercial values, a special premium of $25.00 

 by Chas. M. Loring and a number of valuable premiums by nursery- 

 men of the state. There were forty-two entries for early winter 



