298 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



ages and best methods of packing fruits for market and shipment will 

 also be shown. 



SEE THESE EXHIBITS AND GAIN NEW IDEAS. 



The above constituted the Hst of prizes as revised for the 

 Fourteenth Annual Exhibition, held with the State Fair at 

 Berlin. 



Despite much rainy Vveather during the fair week, the 

 exhibition was successfully carried out, and while the number 

 of exhibits was about the same as in previous years, the qual- 

 ity and grade of the fruit displayed showed decided improve- 

 ment. The apples were some of the finest ever shown in the 

 state, and the peach display was also noteworthy. These an- 

 nual exhibitions have educated growers in the production of 

 better fruit, and also how to select perfect specimens of each 

 variety for exhibition purposes. A knowledg^e of varieties and 

 their comparative value is one of the most valuable lessons 

 taught by these shows, and we only wish that more of our 

 growers would recognize the benefit they might derive by par- 

 ticipating in the competition. It would surely be worth to 

 them a hundred times what it costs in time and money. 



The display of fruits packed for market was better than 

 usual, particularly the boxed apples from Conyers Farm, 

 which was again awarded and is now the owner of the special 

 Scalecide Cup. 



The exhibits were judged bv Prof. S. T. Maynard of 

 Massachusetts, and the canned fruits by Air. W. P. Robert- 

 son of Hartford. 



An excellent photograph of the interior of the exhibition 

 tent is reproduced in Plate VI. 



