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Hon. Z. A. Gilbert then made a few remarks on the 



MANAGEMENT OF FKIJIT EXHIBITIOlSrS. 



The speaker referred to the practices employed in the exhibition of 

 frnit in former times. In the last ten years a great advancement 

 has been made, dating from the Centennial Exhibition. There must 

 be pleiit}' of room to arrange the exhibition of fruit in order for it to 

 look well. If anything, 30U have been too modest in your demands 

 for room. The entire upper hall of the exhibition building at Lew- 

 iston is none too large in which to propeily arrange the fruit. In 

 order to make this display as it should be, the plans should be defi- 

 nitely laid out in advance and a general system arranged. The 

 leading exhibits should have the most prominent places and a suf- 

 ficient amount of room should be reserved for the exhibition of the 

 single plates of fruit. The exliibitors should have their fruit on 

 hand promptly and the awai'ds should be made by the judges before 

 the crowds appear and before the fruit becomes second hand. We 

 should have platters instead of plates on which to exhibit the fruit, 

 as being more suitable to its proper display. The beauty of the 

 floral exhibition is largely brought about by the careful arrangement 

 of the many varieties. All samples of fruits and flowers shown should 

 be perfect and representative of their kind. 



The remainder of the afternoon was taken up with 



DISCUSSIOX. 



Mr. Gilbert. Mr. Brown, have you had an}- difficult}' with black- 

 berries winter killing? 



Mr. Brown. Yes. I have. The AVachusett Thornless has bothered 

 me the most. But still I know where I can find them growing wild. 

 The Snyder is a hardy plant. I know a man in my locality who 

 planted an acre. He had done so in other counties and failed, but 

 succeeded well here. I cannot recommend any one variety. 



Mr. Gilbert. Is the Wachusett hardier than the Snyder? 



Mr. Brown. I don't know that it is. I think the hardiest if al- 

 lowed to grow long canes will winter kill. In pruning, if my plants 

 grow vigorous in June, I prune them ; if they grow slow all summer 

 I don't prune them at all. A man must use common sense in the 

 matter of pruning. 



Ca[)tain Jordan. "What time do you put out the plants? 



