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Pears have been sparsely planted, but the Clapp, Flemish, Clairgeau, 

 A-njou, Howell and Winter Nelis develop high quality, the last four being 

 raluable commercial sorts. 



^ , _ ,, Plums and pnuies are a good source of revenue to growers 



Other Small , • ,, ^, ,• ,^ • ^- , , 



. who give them proper attention. ::>oTne varieties develop a 



pruits Do ,. ^ , , 11 1 1 1 



,,^ „ . qualit}^ that cannot be excelled elsewhere. 

 Well in 



rpii^ Sanders county stands first in the point of production of 



Ree-ions peaches and grapes. At Plains and Thom'pson Falls com- 



mercial peach orchards are to be found. 



This branch of horticultural work is making rapid strides. Owing to 

 the clearness of the atmosphere and bright sunshine during the winter 

 months, the florists produce a grade of bloom, which is much sought after 

 by the trade in the cities of the coast. The florists at Missoula, Great 

 Falls, Helena, Kalispell and other cities have an expert trade in the 

 cities farther west, the demands of v/hich exceed their production. 



There are upwards of twenty-five florists in Montana at the present 

 time who have from five to fifty thousand feet of glass, representing in 

 plants and production seveial millions of dollars. The growing of vegetai)les 

 under glass is gaining popularity among many florists, and one florist at 

 Helena har\'e&ts several tons of tomatoes from his houses annually. 



The soil and climatic conditions of ^lontana are such that wherever 

 vegetable seeds are planted the yields are enormous and tlie quality un- 

 excelled. At the state fair and the different county fairs, annually there 

 are exhibitions of vegetables from ever}^ county tliat are par excellent. 

 The quality and yield of vegetables are such that they are a x'alnable adjunct 

 to the farmers as stock feed. In some valleys they are extensively grown 

 as a commercial crop. 



The growing of cantaloupes and watermelons as commercial crops has 

 proven to be very remunerative in the Yellowstf.'iiie valley. 



Cucumber growing, both for seed and the manufacture of jickles, is 

 a prominent industry at Huntley. 



The growing of garden seeds, especially peas, is rapidly coming into 

 prominence as a money-making crop. 



The nurseries in IMontana are represented by extensive plants in Ham- 

 ilton, Missoula, Kalispell, Billings, Helena, Big Timber, Rockvale and sev- 

 eral other smaller places. A e-eneral nursery business is carried on by 

 them, but they are obliged to import large amounts of stock 

 Raising to suppl)'- the growing demands for trees and plants. Besides 



Trees to fruit nursery stock there are rapidly increasing demands for 



Beautify ornamentals by farm owners and trees for wind-breaks. These 

 This State, are very favorable tendencies toward farm home development. 

 Many of the orchardists grow their own nursery stock, which 

 in the aggregate would greatly increase tlie nursery interests in the state. 



— In Montana there is perpetual peace, plenty and prosperity. 



