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AKNALS OF HORTICULTURE. 



lacked the fiery brilliancy of the apples of the Northeastern 

 States and the delicate pruinose tints of Wisconsin and Min- 

 nesota. Kansas was particularly noticeable at one time for its 

 excellent grape exhibit, the varieties numbering about 80. 

 Illinois also had a large and attractive grape show.* Arkansas 

 surprised visitors by the wealth of its apple display, and Kan- 

 sas and Nebraska sustained their accustomed reputations. Can- 

 ada made attractive additions to its fresh fruits, although still 

 depending too much upon bottled fruits. The firm, hard, crisp 

 apples of the Provinces and of Maine were conspicuous in these 

 autumn exhibits. 



The newer classes of Russian and other hardy fruits were 

 shown in good variety by Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and 

 they were all remarkable for the high and delicate color of the 

 skin. This was especially true of the apples of Minnesota and 

 Wisconsin, which were among the handsomest fruits ever seen 

 in any exhibition. In these States and South Dakota, crab- 

 apples and native plums were particularly conspicuous. The 

 large display from South Dakota was specially gratifying, and 

 included apples, grapes, native and other plums, and tomatoes. 

 Many of the apples in the collection were unfamiliar to Eastern 

 growers; among well-known kinds are Ben Davis, Maiden's 

 Blush, Plumb's Cider, and Blue Pearmain. Most of these 

 Dakota fruits were from the extreme southeastern portion of 

 the State. 



A study of the autumn fruit displays showed that New 

 York probably made the best exhibition, and the State held this 

 position throughout the Fair. The fruits were not only 

 remarkably well grown, but were in great variety. Careful 

 attention was paid to nomenclature, arrangement, and to giv- 

 ing such incidental information as the intelligent visitor 

 desires to have. The exhibit showed what is accomplished in 

 one of the oldest States by thorough, and what may be called 

 scientific, cultivation. There are many individual orchards in 

 other States which are cultivated according to the best methods, 

 but there is probably no other region of equal extent in Amer- 

 ica, where good cultivation and careful attention to all the new- 

 est facts and discoveries are so universal, as in New York State. 

 The exhibits showed graphically the results of s}3i*aying, a 

 practice now common with all the best growers of the State. 

 High fertilizing was also apparent in many of the samples, and 

 varieties difficult to grow were shown in perfection. There 



*For a full account of the fruit exhibits of Illinois, see a recent 

 "Report of the Illinois Horticultural Board of Control having in charge 

 the Fruit Exhibit of the State," etc., by the secretary, Henry M. Dunlap, 

 Savoy, 111. 



