430 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



fruitful material returns, remember that beside beautifying- God's 

 earth the very act projects 3'ou into the future in issues that may be 

 determined long- after 3'ou are dead. 



Are th%y but saplings? What undreamed of administrations and 

 dynasties they maj' not outlive? Do j^ou phick from trees of j^our 

 own planting apple or plum? Know that from the same branch 

 other hands will pluck apple and plum when your body maj' have 

 shrunk to a pinch of dust. In this thing you have wrought for pos- 

 terity, and unborn people shall have cause to think kindlj"^ of j'ou. 



THE HORTICULTURAL EXHIBIT AT THE MINNEAPOLIS 

 EXPOSITION, 1893. 



R. S. HACKINTOSH, ST. ANTHOXY PARK. 



The fruit and flower exhibit at the exposition was arranged to be 

 made during the second and third weeks of the exposition. 



The rooms set apart for the exhibit were in the part of the build- 

 ing known as the art gallery, which were shelved and decorated for 

 the occasion. One large room was used for the exhibit of grapes 

 and apples. During the time that it was fixed up, it was a beautiful 

 sight to look upon; the bright colors of the Duchess, Wealthy and 

 other apples on one side, blending with the darker shades of grapes 

 in the center and on the opposite side. 



A small room, with rows of apples on either side, was entirel}' 

 filled with Duchess and Wealth3^ 



The plums were on the side of a room, while in the corners was 

 the display of decorative plants. The flowering plants and cut 

 flowers were located in a large room adjoining. 



Of our large apple growers, Mr. R. C. Keel, of Rochester, was the 

 only one to make a large show. His display was very good, consid- 

 ering the season which he had to grow them in. Being the only 

 large exhibitor, he received the award of most of the premiums. 

 Mr. Williams, of Barnum, showed several new seedlings, some of 

 which are quite promising. The Jewell Nursery Co., of Lake City, 

 had a fine lot of seedlings. On the whole, the displaj^ was a credit 

 to the exposition and to the growers, even if it did cost a large sum. 

 Many visitors could hardly imagine that we could produce such 

 fine fruit in our state. 



The grape display- was very fine. As usual the Lake Minnetoka 

 grapes took the lion's share of the premiums, and they were well 

 earned. Mr. H. L. Crane's displaj' occupied a table in the center of 

 the room, while on two sides were located the displays of Mr. A. W. 

 Latham and Mrs. Barton, of Excelsior, and Mrs. Underwood, of 

 Lake City. Mr. A. W. Latham's collection received the first premi- 

 um, and his single plates many others. 



Mr. A. H. Brackett was the judge of the grapes, and below I 

 give a table of his weights of the plates receiving the first premiums 

 and also the weights of the largest bunches. I also include there- 

 with the weights of the largest bunches of grapes receiving first 

 premiums at the state fair, 1894. 



