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of Lake City ; all of them attracted attention by their beauty 
of appearance. Some of them were as large as Golden Rus- 
sets ; some varieties were delicious for eating from the hand, 
and all were excellent for cooking. Next are several varieties 
of hardy apples and Siberians, with a good assortment of 
native plums, by Mr. Brimhall, of St. Paul. Truman M. Smith, 
of St. Paul, who never does anything by halves, finishes out 
this side and a part of the west end with a grand display of 
grapes, Siberian apples, high-bush cranberries, &c. The re- 
mainder of the west end was filled up with fruit from Winona, 
by Mr. Clark and Mrs. Norman Buck, who also showed a plate 
of tame plums. Theirs were the best and most extensive col- 
lections of apples in the Non-professional Department. 
On the northwest corner was a plate each of Tetofsky and 
Duchess of Oldenburg apples in fine condition, by Mr. Rams- 
den, who had learned the secret of making summer apples 
keep all winter. On the north end of the north side Mr. S. 
Bates, of Winona county, showed over twenty varieties of 
apples and several of grapes. He showed Netter’s large red 
apples, of an enormous size and splendid appearance; they 
were raised by top grafting on the Transcendent crab, and by 
this process the trees went through the last winter without 
injury. Next was a plate of Concord grapes, shown by a St. - 
Paul lady, that surpassed any of that variety on exhibition. 
Above these Mr. Hawkins showed eight varieties of standard 
apples of great excellence. Next to him was a display of 
native and Rogers’ Hybrid grapes, by Rev. C. B. Shelden, of 
Excelsior, and thirteen varieties by Mr. Gould, of the same 
place. These two collections were remarkable for size of 
bunch and berry, and showed that the growers understand 
their business. The remainder of the north side was occupied 
with the magnificent collection of Moulton & Co.—apples and 
grapes so tastefully arranged that they were the most fascinat- 
ing display in the Hall. 
The east end was filled chiefly with a collection of twenty- 
six varieties of apples and several of the Siberians and eleven 
of grapes, from the garden of J.S. Harris, of Houston county. 
There were a few pears of enormous size, grown in California, 
and some from Virginia upon the stand, but none of Minnesota 
growth. 
There were also several collections of apples and grapes in 
Railroad Hall, raised along the line of the Northern Pacific 
Railroad, and they were fully equal in appearance to those 
raised in the southern part of the State. The show of flowers 
in pots by professional florists was extensive, and showed a 
marked superiority over the exhibitions of previous years. 
The show of plants by amateurs was not large, probably owing 
