The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-09
Displayto Made
Middle Of Next
Summer.
HONORS WILL
BE DISTRIBUTED
Territorial Exposition, Provided
for by the Legislature.
Now Being Planned.
Z HERE will be a revival of the good


old days of prize potatoes and big
pumpkins when the Royal Agri-
cultural Society used to hold annual
exhibitions of fruits and vegetables.
next year. About the close of June or
the first of July there will be held in
this city an exhibition of products of
the field and garden, under the auspices
of the Department of Agriculture and
Forestry, the expenses of which will be
met out of the appropriation of 1000.
made by the Legislature for this pur-
pose.
The appropriation bill passed so late
in the summer that it was too little no
tice to give GO Secure anything like a
fair representation of the products of
the gardens and orchards of the ISL
ands. Commissioner Wray Taylor
therefore has begun the work of inter
esting the people of the Territory in the
plan for the holding of an exhibition
next summer. By this means it is
thought that there will be such inter
est aroused as will lead to the special
! preparation Of various pro ducts simply
for the showing of them during the
exposition. There are so many fruits
and vegetables, as we'll as plants, which
VIII be produced under unusual condi-
| tions for the purpose of making the fin
est specimens that may be grown, that
by giving notice early of the plan the
! Commissioner believes he may widen
| the scope of his show.
SO far as at present thought out, the
method of working the display will be
to offer special diplomas for the best
| exhibits of the various varieties of
fruits and vegetables. The most popu-
lar of the tropical fruits come to their
highest perfection during June and
July. The pears, guavas and mangoes,
as well as the less frequently seen va
| rietIes are then at their best, and the
vegetables will be grown specially for
the purpose of the display. There are
! p sufficient number of men in the city
who have their attention given to di-
vcrsihed agriculture to furnish a corps
of judges which will insure the best rul-
iinss.
| There is now among the fruit and
vegetable growers a desire to import
fresh seeds in many varieties. The de-
partment has received a good supply
of the best obtainable seeds and is con-
stantly furnishing them to gardeners
and private citizens who raise their
own supplies The tendency to improve
the quality of the product Is shown by
the fact that within a few days a re-
quest has come to the Commissioner
from Maui to procure from abroad 400
pounds of new variety seed potatoes
The farmer who wants the new seed is
of the opinion that his output will be
| In hYlt IN
quantity If there is new seed put in
place of the old tubers, as they seem
to have run out. In other vegetables
the same result Is observed, and the
market gardeners, who have shown lit
tie tendency to improve their seed may
yet be forced to take up new varieties.
Among the visitors who have been en-
tertained by the Commissioner during
| the past week is Halo G. Eilers, Of ST.,
Petersburg, one of the most prominent
nurserymen and horticulturfsts of the
Russian capital, who arrived here in
! the ICoptic, and will stay for some
weeks Mr.. Eilers has made some In
vestigations and says he is greatly
pleased with the flowers and foliage
plants of the Islands. He has made a
number of selections of plants which
he will send to his greenhouses, and in
return will send to the commissioner
anything he may gather on his trip.
which will extend around the world.
that in his opinion will be of service
here Another visitor is F. G. Krauss,
of the California Experiment Station
at Berkeley, who will make tour of
the Islands studying the trees. Mr..
Krauss is astonished by the growths he
finds and will make a scientific exami
nation to ascertain if there Is anything
here that may be transplanted to Cali
fornia.