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State Agricultural Colleges of Maine, Rhode Island, and ISIassa- 

 chusetts; also from the State Board of Agriculture of North Caro- 

 lina. These exhibitions proved to be one of the most attractive 

 features of the show and were greatly admired by all. 



The apples from Maine were among the best ever seen in the hall 

 and contained such varieties as Akin, x\rctic, Boiken, Hurlbut, 

 Fallawater, Mother, Milding, Northwestern Greening, Nutting, 

 Dudley, Rolf, and Hyslop Crab. Nutting and Dudley are both 

 seedling apples from northern Aroostook County, iNIaine, and are 

 welcome additions to the list of winter apples. Both are very fine 

 in appearance and promise to become widely cultivated. The 

 exliibit from ]\Iaine was awarded a Silver Aledal. 



The Rhode Island exliibit was entirely of apples and while not 

 as well grown as those of Maine were good average specimens, and 

 showed a range of over twenty varieties. This exhibit was awarded 

 a Silver INIedal. 



The exhibit of apples from North Carolina rather surprised our 

 local growers, for we are apt to think our northern grown apples 

 are the best, but we still have a lot to learn in regard to apple grow- 

 ing if we are to be compete with our southern neighbors. These 

 specimens from the South were not only large, well colored, and of 

 good shape, but were of remarkably fine quality. They included 

 such varieties as Northern Spy, Ben Davis, Gloria ]Mundi, ^Mother, 

 Spitzenburg, Fallawater, Hoover, Virginia Beauty, Pewaukee, Stay- 

 man Winesap, York Imperial, and Buckingham. This exhibit 

 received Honorable INIention. 



The INIassachusetts Agricultural College sent a very interesting 

 exhibit of pears and apples grown on dwarf trees. This included 

 many foreign pears as well as our more common varieties of apples. 

 There were also very fine specimens of apples among the single 

 entries. A Bronze Medal was awarded for the exhibit of fruit 

 growTi on dwarf trees. 



These exhibits from the different State Agricultural Colleges are 

 not only interesting and instructive, but they bring to our exhibi- 

 tions a Avider range and a greater variety of fruit than we could hope 

 to get in any other way. It is very interesting to note at our exhibi- 

 tions that different localities in the state suit different fruits. The 

 apple, peach, and plum are grown better in the central and northern 



