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state was fully sustained as shown by the comments in the leading 

 agricultural papers and by personal letter from Professor Van 

 Deman, the judge of fruits. 



The Rural New Yorker of October 19 says : "The exhibit of 

 apples made at the Pan-American Exposition by the Maine 

 Pomological Society made a very effective display. The society 

 tried to show the commercial apples of Maine, and made no effort 

 to collect abnormal specimens. This business-like exhibit 

 showed all the colors and beauty of the fruit of the far West, 

 with far superior flavor and keeping quality. We have never 

 been able to understand why the people of Maine are so modest 

 about showing their magnificent apples. The display at Buffalo 

 attracted much attention but the Pomological Society ought to 

 have had fifty times as much money as they did have for showing 

 their fruit. As it was there was nothing finer in Horticultural 

 Hall." 



Professor Van Deman says : — "I am happy to say that your 

 exhibit has been a creditable one, considering the opportunity 

 which your state has had to make an exhibit here. The fruit 

 has ranked well up in character and awards, which will soon be 

 published, will show this to be the case. I am sure that it will 

 result to the benefit of your State and especially to your Pomo- 

 logical Society which has been at the back of the entire exhibit." 



LIST OF* VARIKTIUS SHOWN. 



The following list will indicate the varieties which were given 

 most prominence at some time during the session : — Alexander, 

 Arctic, Baldwin, Bellflower, Ben Davis, Black Oxford, Blue Pear- 

 main, Canada Red, Chenango, Doctor, Dudley Winter, Golden 

 Russet, Granite Beauty, Hubbardston, Hurlburt, King Sweet, 

 King Tompkins, Mann, Milding, Munson Sweet, Northern Spy, 

 Pewaukee, Porter, Primate, Ramsdell Sweet, Roxbury Russet, 

 Rhode Island Greening, Stark, Shiawassee, Tallman, Wealthy, 

 Wine. 



Other sorts were shown, but aside from a number of the more 

 valuable Russian varieties shown by the Experiment Station at 

 Orono, they were not provided in quantities. 



Besides the apples mentioned above, several cases of choice 

 evaporated apples from Chas. S. Pope, Manchester, were shown ; 



