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111 conclusion we might cite a few of the many wonderful 

 features in the Palace of Horticulture at the Exposition. 



Missouri had an exceptionally large and fine display of 

 apples. Some extra large Wolf River were shown. One 

 specimen, weighing thirty-three ounces ; one of N. W. Green- 

 ing. 27 ounces. Oregon's exhibit of apples was said to 

 be the finest seen, noticeably the Hood River exhibit of 

 some 160 bushel boxes of magnificent fruit, which came in 

 about Xovember loth. This was all packed in a very attrac- 

 tive manner, and of very high quality. Arkansas showed 

 twelve pears, net weight, 24 pounds, taken from one Keiifer 

 tree. Iowa had some very large and fine Wolf Rivers of very 

 light color. The reason of this was, as stated, they were 

 "pulled" early. In the West apples are "pulled,'' not picked. 

 Washington showed the largest apples ever seen, both in Hor- 

 ticulture and their State building. One variety, "Spokane 

 Beauty," a single specimen of which weighed forty ounces, and 

 five of them weighed 184 ounces. Illinois had a very large 

 exhibit of fine apples. A striking motto, suggestive of the 

 real value of an apple diet, was in large letters, affirming that 

 "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." The commissioner 

 from V'irginia gave the information that a twenty-acre orchard 

 in that state, of Albemarle Pippins, in 1903 netted the owner 

 $10,000. New Mexico has an orchard of 700 acres in apples. 

 One grower in that state has twenty acres of "Genitan" apples, 

 and would not grow any other. The "Colorado Coreless and 

 Seedless apple" attracted much attention and was one of the 

 greatest novelties seen in the fruit line. 



Canada's exhibit ranked very high, especiall\ in quality 

 and the attractive color of her apples. 



Altogether the Horticultural display afiforded a rare oppor- 

 tunity to observe and study the fruits of many sections of 

 the countr\. 



