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field onions; "W". H. Card, Onondaga Valley, Mammoth peppers. 

 J. G. Howard, of Eochester, contributed a large and fine general col- 

 lection of vegetables, in which a particularly fine display of celery was 

 made. 



The New York State Agricultural Society forwarded from the State 

 Fair, held at Syracuse in September, a large portion of its exhibit, 

 which occupied every inch of available space. This greatly aided New 

 York in maintaining its fine display of the choicest culinary vegetables, 

 and in retaining for it the distinction of being the only State making a 

 complete and continuous exhibit in this department irom the opening 

 to the close of the exposition. 



One of the distinguishing features of the New York exhibit was the 

 manner of its installation. Every variety of fruit shown had a label 

 upon it, giving its correct name. In addition to this, varieties of special 

 merit or value had placards placed over them, stating the points of 

 particular value, as to fine flavor, good keeping quality, valuable for 

 home or foreign trade, with description given of the character of the 

 tree or plant producing the same, as a vigorous or slow grower, hardy 

 and productive, etc., which furnished correct and valuable information 

 to the many visitors, who recognized this as one of the most valuable 

 educational features of the exhibit. 



This work was very efficiently done by Mr. E. G. Fowler, assistant 

 director, an expert in horticulture, and who, assisted by A. D. Perry, 

 of Syracuse, had the constant charge of this department at Chicago 

 during the exposition. 



In every class of exhibits in the department of horticulture, as in 

 others, the Empire State has furnished evidence of its greatness in 

 productions that will furnish food for study and reflection for the gen- 

 erations that are to come. 



