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NOTES FROM THE WORLD'S FAIR— IV. 



The Judging". 



T would be obviously impossible to deal with a 

 great Exhibition like this as we would with a 

 small country show, where plates of a single variety of 

 apple compete for the first or second prize. Instead of 

 this, each exhibit by a State or individual is to be judged 

 on its own merits, without reference to any other. The 

 medals are valuable works of art, given only where the 

 exhibit shows a certain number of points of merit, while the 

 points upon which the award is made are engrossed in an accompanying diploma. 

 The Canadian judge in Horticulture is Mr. Starratt, of Nova Scotia, and the 

 American, so far appointed, are Mr. Babcock, of Arkansas, Mr. Charles Gar- 

 field, of Michigan and Mr. Warder of Ohio. 



Canada's Vegetable Exhibit attracts a great deal of attention. Nearly two 

 hundred varieties of potatoes, besides numerous varieties of beets, turnips, 

 mangolds, carrots, etc., in enormous piles, proved to the astonished gaze of 

 the foreigners that Canada has a fertile and productive soil. In the centre is a 

 table groaning under an enormous load of pickles and canned goods, over which 

 the word CANADA stands pre-eminent. The writer has entrusted the care of 

 this court largely to the assistant superintendent, Mr. M. C. Swanson, of 

 Goderich, Ont. 



The judge to whom the work of judging this exhibit was assigned, is Mr. 

 Warder, of Ohio, son of the late Dr. Warder, of pomological fame. He was 

 much pleased with the remarkable character of the exhibit, and we feel assured 

 that it will receive full justice at his hands. 



Prof. L. H. Bailey, of Cornell University, has written a good notice of 

 Canada's vegetable exhibit in the Garden and Forest of June 21st, and it will be 

 of so much interest to Canadians to read his remarks that we quote them in full : 

 " In stored vegetables Canada makes the only noteworthy exhibit. This 

 Canadian show is remarkable because of the great territory concerned, contribu- 

 tions coming from Assiniboia and Manitoba to Prince Edward Island. These 

 exhibits are made under the auspices of the provinces of Ontario, Quebec. 

 Prince Edward Island, the Experiment Stations and the Department of Indian 

 Affairs. These vegetables have been kept in cold storage, and include such 

 things as potatoes, beets, carrots and turnips. The display is really a very large 

 one, and is well disposed upon a series of rising shelves in the north end of the 

 Horticultural Building. Ontario shows 182 plates and 86 varieties of potatoes, 

 22 varieties of turnips, all the leading field and table carrots, table beets in 

 variety, sugar beets, mangolds, extra good winter radishes, parsnips and onions. 

 In all the potato exhibits the predominance of varieties of more recent intro- 



