The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-07
FRUIT CULTURES TRIUMPHs
Some ReautifuI Exhibits in the Eor-
ticuIturai Building.


Minnesota never yielded so generous
a harvest of apples as this year. And
the results of her bounty are displayed
in all their proud beauty and perfec-
ton in the horticultural building on the
state fair grounds.
That Minnesota is not an apple state
it is very hard to believe, the wise ones
to the contrary, for a more beautiful
display Of hardy-lOOking fruit is sell
dom seen.
Five hundred varieties of apples are
exhibited this year, the Peerless and
Wealthy predOminating in quantity,
and perhaps in quality That remains
for the judges to decide. The largest
exhibit is made by the Jewell Nursery
company, of Lake City. At the end
of the hall these exhibitors have erect
ed a mighty tower of apples Of all
sizes and kinds grown in the state.
Here and there among the red and
green spheres are stuck clusters of
high bush cranberries, and a crimson
crown of this pretty berry caps the
whole. A background of apples and
|! grapes, with the COmpany'S name in
terwOven in apples, is sOftened by large
palms and an arch of White frames
the whole.
This company has entries in all the
other exhibits. It's specialties are the
North Star currants, the Atkin plum,
the Okabena apple and ThOmpson's
Seeding apples.
At the other end of the hall Peter
NJ. Gideon, of Excelsior, Lake Mime
tOnka, the father of the Wealthy ap-
pie, has an excellent display Of seed
lings There have been five premiums
offered for the Wealthy apple, which
is a purely Minnesota product and is
raised generally all over the state.
In cases along this end of the hall
q very fine display of plums are shown
The nursery men who have entered
plums this year are: Clarence Wedge,
Jewell Nursery company, T. Flagestad,
D. T. Wheaton, f. Nagel & Co., Lee
Davenport, Jacob Hartman, John Q.
Fleischer, j. II. Bass, NJ. Pearce, H. c..
Decker, William Macintosh, ]. A.
Howard. NJ. F. Coffin, J. r. Cummings
w. l.. Parker, H. \. H. Bracket Fl
NJ. Ludlow, Mendenhall, J. II. Harris
John Vasatka, A. A. Bost, Mrs. j. c..
Bass, Otto Wasserzeiher, G. w. Samp-
son, Martin Penning and Nils Ander-
son.
Arranged effectively among the ex-
hibts Of apples are the grapes, yelvety
and delicious. The grape displays are
made by Jewell Nursery company. Lee
Davenport, Gust Johnson, Rudolph
Knapheide, H. G. Decker, J. S. Harris,
NJ. NJ. Frisselle, Isabelle Barton, w. l.
L -. L L., - y.
G. w. Sampson.
The remainder Of the hall is devoted
almost exclusively to apples except for
the magnificent floral display. Down
the center run two long tables, one
bearing apples grown by professionals,
and one by amateurs. There is really
little choice to be made by the mex
perienced. It all looks the most perfect
Of it's kind.
Clarence Wedge. of Albert Lee dis
plays all lines of apples. Gust Johnson,
CT Excelsior, makes one exhibit, the
Peerless. r. c. Keel. of Rochester,
shows a complete display. NJ. Pearce,
CT Chowen, also makes a very COM
plete exhibit. H. G. Decker is among
the exhibitors. ]. S. Harris, of La Cres-
cent one Of the oldest growers in the
state, makes a fine display, and Will
liam SOmerVille has complete exhibit.
Ctto Wasserzieher, Of Bay Lake, shows
the BorOvnka and Peerless. w. L.
Parker of Pennington, has some good
fruit to show, and a. A. Bost, an excel
lent exhibit. These are all made by
professionals. Displays on single plates
are made by Clarence Wedge, Albert
Lea; Jewell Nursery company, Lake
City; T. Flagestad, Sacred Heart; Mrs.
J. POpham, Greenland; David Frank,
Wood Lake; J. N. Smith, Elysian; Hen
ry Trout, Pennington; 3. Stevens,
Mrs. D. r. Atkins, Farmin gton; Gust
Johnson, Excelsior; Andrew Peterson,
Waconia; r. c. Keel, Rochester; Au-
gust Whitman, st. Paul; NJ. Pearce,
Chowen; Wyman Lane, Long Lake; H.
G. Decker, Dresbach; J. H. Harris, La
Crescent; Ditus Day, Pennington; H.
NJ. Lyman, Excelsior; William Somer-
vile, Viola; Mrs. J. Rogers, Hammond;
J. H. Howard. Hammond; J. r. Cum
mings, Washburn; w. L. Parker,
Pennington; A. H. Bracket, Long
Lake; H. NJ. Ludlow, Worthington; A.
A. Bost. Excelsior; H. S. Eberhard,
Mound Prairie; E. H. Engen, Norway
Lake; Otto WasserZieher, Bay Lake;
c. W. Sampson, Eureka; Nils Ander-
son, Lake City; William Oxford.
The amateurs exhibiting are clarence
Wedge. Jewell Nursery. J. Flagestad,
Gust Johnson. D. 7. Wheaton, Lee
Davenport, Mrs. D. F. Akin, Andrew
Peterson, R. G. Keel, B. II. Hoyt, John
c. Kramer, J. 8. Bass, M. Pearce, J.
Wyman Lane, H. c. Decker, J. H.
Harris Ditus Day, William. Mackin-
tosh, H. M. Lyman, Isabelle Barton,
William Somervllle, Mrs. D. A. Gordon.
Mrs. J. Rogers, J. H. Howard, J. r.
Cummings, W. L. Parker, A. H. Brac-
kett H. M. Ludlow, A. A. Bost, II. r.
Busse, H. 8. Eberhard, c. H Engen,
Otto Wasserzieher, c. w. Sampson.
Nils Anderson, William Oxford. There