400 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Minnesota Fruit Exhibit at the World's Fair. — A large 

 amount of fruit has been sent down from Minnesota to this exhibit the past 

 month, as may be seen by looking over the list of contributions published in 

 this issue. Besides the fruit that has been shipped there, something like 120 

 bushels of apples, 50 baskets of grapes and 25 cases of plums have been 

 placed in storage for use during Ihe last two months of the fair, which closes 

 on December 1st. Apples generally are not as large as they have usually 

 been, but we have succeeded in securing some very fine specimens. About 50 

 bushels of apples secured are of the Wealthy variety, most of them beautifully 

 colored and many specimens ranging from 11 inches upwards. There is a 

 very full exhibit of all kinds of fall fruits grown in Minnesota now on display 

 with our state exhibit. Mr. Redpath reports ihat on Sept. 24th, besides the 

 fruit in glass jars, there were 314 plates of apples, 179 of plums, 109 of 

 grapes, two of peaches and three of raspberries. Referring to our fruit dis- 

 play Mr. Elliot in a letter dated Sept. 22nd, says, "We have plenty of good 

 fruit now for our exhibit. Our grapes are drawing considerable attention. 

 The plum exhibit is keeping up fine. We try to make the exhibit as attractive 

 as possible. The Perkins' seedlings are holding up fine and are quite a show 

 of themselves." Ouite a large amount of contributions of fruit are j'et to go 

 down to the World's Fair, and every day records a number of consignments. 

 The friends of the exhibit are standing by it in grand shape, and during the 

 coming two months, at least, the Minnesota Fruit Exhibit at the fair ought to 

 be highly creditable. 



PREMIUMS ON FRUIT AT THE 1904 ANNUAL MEETING. 



GRAPES. 1st 2d 3d 



Prem. Prem. Prem. 

 Collection $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 



APPLES. 



Collection, not to exceed 10 varieties 6.00 4 00 2.00 



Apples kept in cold storage. No variety can be shown in this 

 lot that will keep under ordinary cellar conditions till the 

 date of the meeting. Each named variety shown (with the 

 above restriction.) .50 .25 



Each variety of apples for crabs) included in the 1904 fruit li^t 

 of this society, or in the 1904 premium list of the Minnesota 

 State Fair (not kept in cold storage) .50 .25 



Peck of Wealthv apples, the fruit exhibited to be at the dis- 

 posal of the meeting 4 00 3.00 2.00 



SEEDLING APPLES. 



Competition in seedling apples is open also to the western half of Wis- 

 consin, the northern third of Iowa, and all of North Dakota, South Dakota 

 and Manitoba. 



Early Winter Seedling.— The fruit shown must not have been kept in cold storaee. 

 A specimen of wood three years old (at least six inches longj taken from the tree bearing the 

 apples shown, and a concise history and description of the tree and its fruits, must accom- 

 pany each entrj-. 



Competition is open to all except on such varieties as are being propagated for sale by 

 some person other than the originator. 



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Premiums will be divided pro rata among all the entries commended by the judges' 

 according to the comparative meiit of each as a commercial fruit. Premium $40.00. 



Late Winter Seedling. — Same conditions as for early winter seedling except that if 

 found necessary the fruit shown may be retained and final decision reserved till later in the 

 winter. Premium $60.00 



Some special premiums will probably be offered as last year. Any parties 

 willing to offer such premiums are requested to communicate with the 

 secretary at an early date. 



