10 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 



The apples cred ted in the list to Alonzo Butler, Union, include 

 his own contributions and apples contributed by R. B. Robbins, 

 A. J. Young, G. W. Butler, Union; Hon. N. A, Farwell, Rock- 

 land; E. D. Gushee, A. F. Gushee, V C Kellar, Dr. Frank A. 

 Gushee, Appleton. 



Experiments were undertaken to preserve more or less of the 

 fruit so as to show in glass, but they were not successful and the 

 fruit was destroyed. 



At first we suppossed it was reasonably certain just what we 

 could do, but as the collection of fruit was progressing we found 

 there were many uncertainties about the whole matter and some 

 of them even unsettled up to the last moment. We expected one 

 of our special committee would be able to visit Chicago and study 

 the situation, but in this we were disappointed and were obliged to 

 await the slow process of correspondence. As it is uncertain 

 how well our fruit may hold up for the purpose of exhibi- 

 tion, it was our intention to show as many varieties as possible 

 along with our green fruits, in some preserving fluid, but it 

 took a long while to get the consent of the Chief of the Horti- 

 cultural Department to do so. It is the purpose of the Execu- 

 tive Committee to make the best showing possible with the money 

 placed at their disposal. Many fruit growers have generously con- 

 tributed fruit already and it is hoped that we may be able before 

 the time comes to make arrangements for showing more varieties of 

 green fruit to good advantage next fall. As soon as arrangements 

 are perfected they will be announced, and it is hoped that ihe fruit 

 growers of the State will lend a hand in making up the supply of 

 suitable specimens for exhibition. Should another year be as good 

 as the past year we are confident that we can make a good showing 

 of single varieties in competition with other states. We believe, 

 moreover, that the fruit growers of the State owe it to themselves 

 to take advantage of any favorable opportunity that may offer itself 

 in this direction. 



Prof. Van Deman has always been ready to aid us in our work, 

 and he and his assistants have the best wishes of our members. 

 As illustrative of the work the Division of Pomology is doing, we 

 were informed by Mr. Taylor that the department would exhibit at 

 the World's Fair hand-painted models in wax of the following 

 varieties of apples from this State : 



Alexander, Bailey Sweet, Baldwin, Ben Davis, Blue Pearmain, 

 Black Oxford, Bullock, Dudley's Winter, Fallawater, Fameuse, 



