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with fresh, sound specimens during these two most difficult months, 

 but the excellent keeping^ qualities of New York apples were here put 

 to a test never before equaled, and they held over this most trying 

 period of hot weather in a condition that was a surprise and a revela- 

 tion to all pomologists. 



On August first there were shown in good condition thirty varieties 

 of apples, the most of which were taken from the Cold Storage 

 Building on the day it was burned. They were the following kinds : 



Roxbury Russet ; Golden Russet ; 

 Egyptian Russet; English Russet; Pomme 

 Gris ; Jonathan ; Pock's Pleasant ; Red 

 Canada ; King ; Iloopes; Pennook; Spy; 

 Swaar ; R. I. Greening ; Stark ; Ben 

 Davis; Seek no-Further ; Newtown Pip- 



pin -; Campfield ; Lady Sweet ; Granite 

 Beauty; Baldwin; Cooper's Market; Stone; 

 Esopus Spitzenberg ; ■ Lyon's Sweet ; 

 Sweet Seek-no-Purthcr ; Thomas ; 

 ner : Pallawater. 



These were held, if not in the best condition, surprisingly well 

 through the greater part of August. 



On September first a very severe wind storm swept over the State 

 which did immense damage, blowing off great .quantities of the finest 

 fruit in those sections where it was the most abundant, preventing 

 exhibitors from forwarding choice specimens of many varieties that were 

 not shown at all. The earliest display of apples came from the Hudson 

 river section, several leading apple growers contributing liberally through 

 the entire autumn exhibit. On September twenty-fifth the Orange 

 County Agricultural Society exhibited twenty-seven varieties of apples 

 and five varieties of pears. On the twenty -seventh the Western New 

 York Horticultural Society forwarded its exhibit from the State fair, 

 of eighty-five varieties of apples and twenty-four varieties of pears: 

 The Central New York Horticultural Society also forwarded on the same 

 date its exhibit from the State fair of eighty-three varieties of apples and 

 fifty-six varieties of pears. The Orleans County Agricultural Society 

 forwarded on the twenty-seventh the exhibit from its county fair of 

 forty varieties of apples. The Brockport Union Agricultural Society 

 on October seventh sent from its fair thirty -seven varieties of apples and 

 fifteen varieties of pears. The Chautauqua Horticultural Society for- 

 warded on September twenty-sixth, from its Horticultural Institute and 

 Fruit Show, twenty-one varieties of apples and eight varieties of pears. 

 These were not sent to represent full county or society exhibits, but as 

 contributions to the State exhibit. The New York Experiment Station 

 exhibited eighty-nine varieties of apples from its experimental orchards, 

 which illustrated in an admirable manner the results of scientific cul- 

 ture. There were also a large number of individual contributors from 

 Northern, Central and Western New York, who sent large numbers of 

 varieties of apples, and rendered valuable assistance in maintaining a 

 very superior display of this kind of fruit to the close of the exposition. 



A feature of the apple exhibit was a display made by G. T. 

 Powell, of Ghent, showing the value of spraying the fruit with 

 Bordeaux mixture to prevent the attack of "apple scab." The spores 

 of this fungus attach themselves to the fruit, causing a scab to form 

 making a black patch on the surface, which often prevents the further 

 growth of the apple, making it deformed, unsightly and worthless. 



