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plates of plums, 220 of grapes, 262 of crabs and hybrids, 317 

 of seedling apples, and enough more of named varieties of apples 

 to bring the total up to 3,538 plates. More than this number 

 could not have been accommodated w^ithout using the double 

 decked tables, the use of which is no addition to the general ap- 

 pearance of the hall. 



A brief analysis of the fruit display will be of interest to 

 many of our readers. There were four exhibits in the class of 

 sweepstakes collections, varying from fifty-three to seventy-one 

 plates respectively. There were seven exhibits of pecks of 

 Wealthy apples, eleven exhibits of collections of ten varieties of 

 apples, four professional collections of apples, eight amateur col- 

 lections of apples, twelve collections of crabs and hybrids, five 

 collections of seedling apples, seven collections of seedling crabs 

 and hybrids. There were twenty-three entries for fall varieties 

 of seedling apples and fifteen entries of winter varieties of seed- 

 lings and four entries of sweet apple seedlings. 



In the class of plums, there were seven entries for sweepstake 

 collections, varying from seventeen to forty-one varieties. There 

 were seven collections of named varieties of plums, and of seedling 

 plums there were four collections entered. 



In the class of grapes there were four collections, varying 

 from twenty-seven to forty-five plates. Besides these there were an 

 infinite number of entries of varieties of single plates in all classes of 

 fruit, bringing the total display up to the figures given. The pre- 

 mium list which follows will supplement somewhat the above analy- 

 sis. 



The most interesting exhibit of seedlings, as last year, was 

 made by Mr. T. E. Perkins, who had on display 114 varieties 

 from his seedling orchard at Red Wing. This exhibit almost in 

 its entirety, with the addition of some varieties not mature at 

 the time of the fair, will be shown at St. Louis at the World's 

 Fair the last of September. 



Mr. Wyman Elliot as usual judged the plums, and Prof. 

 Green the professional apples, Mr. Clarence Wedge and Wyman 

 Elliot uniting with Prof. Green in judging the seedling apples. 

 Mr. W. L. Parker and Mr. Geo. W. Strand judged the amateur 

 apple exhibits. Mr. A. Brackett judged the grapes. Mr. E. 

 Nagel judged the amateur cut flowers, and Mr. Gust Malmquist, 

 of Minneapolis, the general florist displays. 



Among the visitors from abroad especially interested in our 

 art who spent some time in Horticultural Hall during the fair. 



