138 ANNUAL REPORT 



E. H. S. Dartt, of Owatonna, had a large and select exhibit of the 

 varieties most commonly grown in this state, including a few 

 Eussians. J. S. Harris, Charles Hawkins, Ditus Day, M. Pearse, 

 J. T. Grimes, and several others made good exhibits. 



The .largest exhibit of Minnesota grown apples, exclusive of 

 Siberians, was made by J. S. Harris, and second largest, by Wm. 

 Bomerville. 



Duchess and Wealthy apples were prominent in nearly every 

 exhibit, showing conclusively that they are more widely grown 

 than any other varieties and most certain of producing crops. 

 The largest specimens were in Mr. Dartt's collection; the finest 

 in Mr. Kramer's and Klein's, of Houston county. 



H. J. Ludlow was on hand with a large display of his new 

 seedling, the Okabena, which was originated in Nobles county, 

 .and is one of the most beautiful and best flavored seedling ap- 

 ples ever produced in this state. The Jewell Nursery Company 

 took the display in charge and showed some of the trees in con- 

 nection with it. Other Minnesota seedlings were shown by Mr. 

 Kramer, Klein, Eichardson, Ostman and two or three others, 

 but nothing new besides the Okabena and Klein's that gave 

 promise of great value on account of superior quality. 



The Jewell Nursery Company had charge of a display of seed- 

 lings that were originated and grown by J. S. B. Thompson, 

 Grundy Centre, Iowa, comprising about seventy-five varieties 

 that, for size, beauty of appearance and quality, surpassed, in 

 our opinion, any like number of seedlings ever produced in the 

 annals of American horticulture. It was the fruit of theory re- 

 duced to practice, and it does seem that if the same skill and per- 

 severance were given to growing seedlings of the varieties of the 

 far North, we should soon have upon our catalogues an ample 

 list adapted to growing in Minnesota. We trust that it was an 

 object lesson that will encourage thousands of our people to 

 plant seeds of our best fruit with the sanguine expectation that 

 some of them will produce trees and fruit adapted to this clime. 



It is a matter of regret that we did not have with it the large 

 and instructive display that could have been made by Peter M. 

 Gideon as a finishing feature of the apple exhibit. Mr. Tuttle 

 had an excellent exhibition of cranberries, showing their im- 

 provement under cultivation. 



The exhibit of native plums was quite extensive, but nothing 

 new was brought out that promised to be of any greater merit 

 than the De Soto, and some other varieties heretofore exhibited. 

 The season was not considered favorable for this fruit* 



