The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-15
THE CENTENNIAL FRUIT SNOW.
A Rather Meaarc Display Of Apples. Peaches,
Pears. and Grapes.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13.--Thc pomologi.
cal and horticultural part OF the Centennial show
Is now open. California sends two car loads OF
apples, pears, peaches, grapes, FIGS. and pluus
They are all In good order. and the show Ia made
by the California grangers Mt a heavy expense,
previous shipment having decayed on tho road.
The quality Of the grapes and pears Is excellent.
California apples are second and third rate, and
the peaches are not extra. All the fine sorts OF
grapes are shown, especially the raisin grape,
which Is creating new industry.
No site excels Kansas in the size and gem
efal appearance OF apples. 1t Is to be noted that,
growing on young trees In a rich soil, the spcoi-
mems are finer than they are likely to be here T.
yer. Inc quality OF such large apples Is never
high. Nebraska has "A line snow OF really good
aDples and u pears and grapes. Iowa also has
large snow OF a great many varieties. Not
many years ago II was Thought extremely doubt
fu whether iruit could be grown in the prairie
States, for the trees died year after year. or blew
over IN high wind; but, after wedding out tn
der sorts and giving better culture, success has
been achi we'd. he best general crop of apples
grown this year In the United States Is on prai-
ries between 80 aud 40 degrees OF latitude. Wis
cOnstn shows nice apples aud fair cranes. len
years ago grapes would not rpen In this State |;
now. IN many places, they are grown at great
profit.
The most interlstin0.,nd instructive display OF
apples Is from Minnesota. einb acnR sixty vari-
cites. though only few are to be commented.
a new sort known "a the " W ealthy," Is exhib-
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the Baldwin, while the tree is more hardy than
any other known variety. The fruit IL Of good
sile and of high color. The process Of over
coming the many uificulties presented to fruit
growers, where the winters are so cold rs I'm
hlinnesota, Is to grow, 1rst from the seed, then,
from year to year o select the hardest and hen
to select the quality. The success tending this
method has, curing tho last twenty years. had
Remarkably, favorable result ali through the
northwest
Ohio has good exhibit Of pears, apples. and
grapes and other fruit. The OHIO Horticultural
Society makes a Highly crcditable display. Sever
az new cranes are shown which are likely to
degeO merit. A cross between the Concord
and Delaware gives grape smaller than the
Concord and 10 the same color, and OF a char
actcr inferior to the Delaware.
Pensylvauia has fair show Of pears that Of
apples ~ not large. New Jersey has a few Ia
di'idual exhibits which are scattered here aud
there A new raspberry Il presented as being
harder than any other. 1t looks like the Phlla-
Massach usetts presents 800 varle,le, of pears,
H5OOno the best The 1a1isy OF , AZ
In the vicinity Of Boston. mas produced many
That the soil Is favorable. Connecticut has a
good show OF pears and apples, and samples OF
tue best Delaware grapes Ia the Exhibition. The
District ~ Columbia has a nrst-rate show OF
pears. From New York Elewanger & Barry pre-
sent fun variety Of all kinds OF apples and
DE irs. Michigan has the best show OF winter
apples ~ II well may for It has the most ex-
tensive apple orchards in the world, though
Decidedly the best SHOW, taxing into consid-
GRAFTON variety, quslity, number, and taste, is
from Ontario, Canada. The region where the
fruit exhibited Is grown Is along the northern
shores OF Lake Ontario, Mig "a river, nd Of
l. Ike Erie aud receiving tue influence oi south.
western winds from over tuOse waters, IL
has water climate" peculiarly favorable to
iruit.
From this brief review II will be seen that only
small part of the States are represented u this
great Centenniul show. II there were not heavy
DUPLICATES OF varieties the exhibition would DO
extremely neagre, even for Il Stae fair. Per-
hdps there was not sufficient advertising to tho
rut growers OF the country or, perhaps the
oehcieucy arises from the fact that none OF the
ponologists OF the country appear among the
managers.