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state; pomological society. 



but it was the best available at the time the exhibit was decided 

 upon. 



About ICG square feet of floor space were occupied and, con- 

 sidering the circumstances, the location was all that could be 

 desired. The exhibit was placed upon shelves, the front one 

 being two and one-half feet wide and the five narrower ones 

 were arranged in a series of steps above and back of this. The 

 shelves were covered with green cloth and no plates were used. 

 Upon the wall was placed the name of the State, and under this a 

 placard bearing the nAme of the society and its officers. Heje 

 also were placed the diplomas awarded to the society at the Col- 

 umbian Exposition in 1893. The exhibit itself, as already 

 stated, consisted principally of winter apples — the object in view 

 being the exploitation of Maine's commercial orcharding rather 

 than the display of a large number of different sorts. The most 

 prominent varieties shown early in the season were Baldwin, 

 Ben Davis, Northern Spy, R. I. Greening, Roxbury Russet, Bell- 

 flower, Stark, King, Blue Pearmain, and a few others. Some 

 of the fruit came out in excellent condition ; in other cases there 

 was a loss of about 50%. This difference is due to differences 

 in packing and in the maturity of the fruit when harvested. The 

 following figures will give some idea as to the general condition 

 of the fruit when taken from cold storage : 



Remarks. 



Exhibitor 



R. I. Greening .. 



Roxbury Rusaet. 

 !^Blue Peaimain.. 



, Canada Red 



r Baldwin 



Exhibitor .. 

 Baldwin .. 



Exhibitor . 

 Baldwin 



Exhibitor 



Northern Spy 

 Northern Spj' 

 Baldwin 



May IS 



May 18 



May 18 



May 18 



May 18 



May 18 



July 11 



June 13 

 June 28 

 Sept. 18 



355 



250 



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A very creditable exhibit. Fruit 

 well packed, and in good con- 

 dition. Some of the Roxbury 

 Ru.ssets slightly wilted as if im- 

 mature. *Four of these badly 

 bruised. 



Fruit apparently over ripe and 

 poorly packed. 



About 75 specimens were too 

 small for exhibition, but all 

 were packed carefully and in 

 excellent condition. 



A very fine lot; but only 15 per- 

 fect specimens remained on the 

 table July 11. 



