HOBTICUI/TURAL EXHIBITS AND WHAT TIIKY MKAN 707 



This display was a levelation to thousands who had little idea 

 of the extent and excellence of New York's vineyard products or 

 the money value of the grape crop of our state, which is greater 

 than that of California. There was also an exhibit showing the 

 best methods of handling and trimming the crop. The viti- 

 cultural exhibition received 22 awards. 



In the dome of the Horticultural Building, Dr. Charles H. Peck, 

 State Botanist, showed the edible fungi of the state, in a space 

 occupying 240 feet. 



NEW YORK FRUIT AT THE PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION IN 1901 



F. K. DAWLKV, FAYETTEVILLE, X. Y., 

 Assistant Superintendent of Fruit Exhibit at Buffalo 



One of the most complete and the largest 

 exhibition of New York state fruits and 

 fruit products that has ever been brought 

 together was made at the Pan-American 

 Exposition in 1901. 



The apple crop of 1900 was one of the 

 finest ever grown in the state, and, through 

 having a very wide acquaintance among 

 both professional and amateur apple grow- 

 ers, the superintendents were able to secure 

 a large collection of apples of remarkable 

 quality for the exhibit of cold storage fruit. 

 The exhibit was made to demonstrate not only that New York 

 could grow the finest fruits, but to show that some localities are 

 better adapted to growing certain varieties ; and, while this adapta- 

 tion is marked in most sorts, the display of sixty-one plates of 

 Baldwins from each county and New York City, which was kept 

 up throughout the exposition, was the leading feature of this por- 

 tion of the exhibit. 



A careful record was made of the number of apples of each 

 variety placed in cold storage, and an accurate account kept of 

 the condition of each of the specimens taken out. This gave some 

 very interesting and valuable data as to the comparative keep- 

 ing quality of the different varieties, also information as to the 

 effect of early and late picking and some information of value 

 regarding keeping quality in different localities. 



