The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-10-16

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most complete and striking of all is
that of !. T. Wood of the Rocky Bar
fruit farm on the east shore of Flat
head lake. 1t is notable not only for
the beaut of it's arrangement but for
the excellence of the specimens dis
played. Mr.. Wood is constantly in
attendance and takes pleasure and
pride in explaining to the uninitia-
ted the different varieties shown
and. thanks to his kindness, many
visitors are made wise to the mys-
teries of fruit raising in the Flathead
valley. who otherwise would go away
| uniformed. Besides his fruit Mr..
Wood has on display specimens Of
honey and wine.
His fruit display is made up of
specimens Of many different varie-
| ties including the York Imperial,
Walbridge. Coffelt. Pewaukee, Ben
Davis, Jeffries, Maiden Blush, Long
| field. Autumn Strawberry. Chenango.
Wealthy, Yellow Newton, Red Beigh-
| tenheimer. Red June. Duchess. Vel
low Transparent. Alexander. Sweet
| Bough, Mcintosh Red. Wolf River,
Lowell. Haas, Aiken. Delaware Red,
Improved Snow. Gano, Spencer. Wag-
ner. Babbitt and two unknown vari-
eties. The crabs are the Whitney
Transcendent, North Star, Hyslop
Richland and Winter Sweet. The
plums include specimens of the Bur-
bank, Bradshaw, Ponds Seeding
Green Gage. Columbia, Yellow Egg
Italian Prune and the Lombard He
has also on display fine sample of
the Burbank pear
| Adjoining Mr.. Woods display is
that of o. c. Estey, of the Hill Crest
! fruit farm on the east shore OF the
| lake. 1t is also one that attracts
general attention and elicits praise
from all beholders Mr.. Estey is con
stantly in attendance and is at all
times ready to explain the varieties
of the fruits shown. Although as ir
the case of other exhibits apples arc
in the majority. the display also con
tains specimens of other fruits. The
apples shown are the Wine Sap. Jon
athan. Thompson Seeding. VOL
River, Wealthy, Early Harvest. All
tumn Strawberry. Red Checked Pip
pin. Yellow Transparent. Hubbard
son. Spencer. Shackelford. York I'm
nerial Red June. Family Favorite
Gano. Improved Snow. Duchess, NJ
Mahon's White. Sweet Bough. Ro'
Davis, Baldwin, Babbibtt, Grimes
Golden. Pewaukee. Coffelt. Aiken
Okabeno. Yellow Newton. Mcintosh
Red. Rome Beauty. and Northwest
ern Greening The crab apples are
the Transcendent. Geff's Golden ant
Hyslop.
The plums are the Italian Prune
Green Gage, Columbia. Sugar Prune
Improved Gage. French Prune, Lom
bard, Yellow Egg. Goes Golden Drop
Ponds Seeding, Bradshaw and the
Blue Damson The pears are the
Sheldon. Ruttler. Louise Bon dc
Jersey and Mt. Vernon.
A feature of Mr.. Estey's display
is two plates of ripe blackberries
and Loudon raspberries that were
picked last Sunday at the fruit farm
The berries are excellent in color ant
taste. though they were on th'
bushes so late. He has also in hi!
display some fine Flathead peache!
grown at his farm.
While these displays are the lars
est there are many other smaller eX
hibits. Ex-Governor r. B. Smitl
has a nice exhibit of apples and pear
as has also Robert Daily of the ives
shore of the lake. His display il
made up of many of the varieties in
cluded in the larger exhibits, and il
one of the finest in the pavilion
Henry Collins, John Zadraw. w. c
Whips. George Rich OF Tobacco
plains, D. ]. Plume. Mrs. ingalls, an
many others have creditable displays
The display of Jesse Yenne, al