EXHIBITION—SUPERINTENDENTS' BE PORTS, 1S9 
Greenman, McGraw & Day, of Whitewater, had fine apple 
trees. 
Stickney & Baumbach, of Wauwatosa, showed an especially fine 
lot of fruit and ornamental trees, also evergreens in large variety. 
A. G. Tuttle, of Baraboo, had a superior collection of apple 
and pear trees, but arrived too late to enter into competition. 
This class can easily be made an interesting feature of the fairs, 
and one that I hope to see more fully developed—both for the 
interest of purchaser and grower. 
A special attraction of the fair was Yick’s special premiums. 
This drew out a lively competition among florists, and I think 
will result in much good in developing the floral interest in the 
state. 
James Yick of Rochester N. Y., made a large and fine display of 
cut flowers, and of a very commendable nature, considering the 
great distance the flowers were brought. The committee recom¬ 
mended that instead of giving Mr. Yick a premium of “ a few paltry 
dollars, the society give him the highest premium ever awarded to 
any exhibitor in our state, viz., a silver medal, suitably inscribed, 
and a diploma. We believe that this high honor is justly due to 
Mr. Yick, on account of the exceedingly meritorious character of 
his exhibition.” 
Other exhibitors in the floral department were Whitnall & El¬ 
lis, cf Milwaukee, who excelled in/their fine foliage plants. A 
case of Calladiums was much admired by all, as well as their 
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beautiful collection of cut roses. 
Mr. Dunlap’s collection was creditable alike to his taste and 
skill as a cultivator, while Mr. Middlemass occupied equally as 
much room with a choice collection of a large variety well adapted 
to the wants of trade. 
Close by these we found the large collection of W. Kitzrow, an 
old and expert florist. 
These were the principal professional florists, and the premiums 
were about equally divided between them. All showed much 
taste and skill in the collection and arrangement of plants, cut 
flowers and bouquets. 
Miss Kate Peffer competed, in her lively, pleasant manner, with 
the others na med, on cut flowers, and is deserving of much credit 
