Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-23
WORLDS FAIR HoRTicuLruRe.
Pathological and Nursery Exhibits
BY Frederick W. Taylor, Chief
of the Department.


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The fruit growers and horticultural
societies, both state and local. are
taking great interest in the plans that
are being made for the fruit exhibit in
the Horticultural building The fact
that there is to be practically twice
as much space devoted TO this exhibit
at st. Louis as there has been at any
| former exposition is encouraging news
| to them.
! Many inquiries from individual fruit
growers and local horticultural socie-
ties concerning space for a fruit ex-
hibit have been received by the De
partment of Horticulture and 1t seems
that general statement of the meth
cd of securing space is of interest.
| The space will be secured by an
officer representing the state commits.
sion of each state. and all exhibits of
this character will be under the man
| agement of the state commissions un-
| less there should be a state that does
not have a commission, in which case,
some other arrangements will be
| made.
of fruits are assured that they will
not lose their identity by an arrange
ment of this kind for it will be requir-
ed that all exhibits be plainly marked.
showing the name OF the grower and
the locality where the fruit was pro
duced This will be of great value
from an educational standpoint, as 1t
will give all who are interested in
studying fruits, definite information as
10 the locality whei,f the fruit was pro-
duced.
Not only are visitors who are study
ing fruits helped by an arrangement of
this kind. but practically all visitors
are more interested In the exhibit
when they know definitely the local-
ties where all the fruits were grown
1t is important that fruit growers
everywhere begin at once to prepare
to grow fruit for exhibit purposes.
Sufficient plant food should be sup
piled to enable the trees to bear per
feet specimens and this should be fol.
lowed throughout the season with the
most thorough cultivation.
Thorough cultivation will hold the
moisture in the soil which will be
available for the use of the trees and
plants in development of perfect speci.
mems of fruits.
The thinning of fruit should not
be neglected. This Is an important
consideration where it is desired to
grow perfect specimens as promise
to be large. and perfect and also those
nj -h al hv fol
States that as-s. planning to exhibit
must have a sufficient quantity of
fruit in cold storage so that the space
allotted to them will be entirely COW
cred at the time of the opening of the
exposition, and in order that they
may have a sufficient quantity in re
serve in storage to keep the space
covered until the 1904 crop of fruit is
aviabele.
A circular on cold storage OF fruits
will be sent out from the department
OF horticulture in good season giving
the latest information obtainable con
cerning that object.
II is intended that collective eX-
hibit OF nursery stock from all sec
tions of the world will be made in
the department. of horticulture of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition This
will afford a splendid opportunity for
nurserymen, botanists and fruit grow
ers to study the individual varieties
and types represented. From an ed
ucational standpoint, the value of such
an exhibit will be appreciated by all
interested in horticulture.
II is also expected to have a col
lection of the newer varieties of
grapes in bearing, especially those
that have been produced by crossing.
These will be planted the present
spring so that they will be in bearing
in 1904.
A collection of varieties of straw
berries Will be planted the present
spring. These will be confined in
the new varieties. A part of these
will be new varieties that have been
produced by a careful system of breed.
ing for the purpose of obtaining varie-
| ties possessing certain characteristics.
In the nursery exhibit, collection
of nursery trees affected with crown
gall and other diseases as well as
trees infected with woody aphis will
be made