Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-23
FRUIT DISPLAY
AT THE FAIR
An Accurate Account Of What
Is On Exhibition al
Traction Park
THEL. 8. PRINCE EXHIBIT At FAIR

/ ne most nONuilful N'aulnV tn Enhls
billion hall. and probably tho one or
most value 90 che future development
~ New Mexico BE- the magnificent OK.
hihit Of fruit made by Hon. l.. Brad.
I ford Prince. from his orchard near ~.
pamela. The Importance ~ horilcul.
tufal exhibitions comes from the ia.
formation that they glFe 60 the PEG.
! pie aa 90 the hont varieties Cor culilVa-
zion. and this o. ~ especial interest
IN a country liko New Mexico. wherd
I fruit growing iH stun largely expert.
mental ln This Wow, q large eolloo.
tiou. correctly named. ~ ~ lmmchae
value. 70 cover the ground, Governor
Prince sent down AN exhibit Of nine
ly.siS distinct Varieties, made up AZ
followsi
Thluyfour varieties OF apples.
Nineteen varieties OF pluma and
prunes.
Fourteen aricties Of pears.
-Four varieties ~ Qninccs.
Three varieties of neciarinea
Three varieties % Crabapplos.
The remainder In apricots. grapes.
nuis, etc.
Rach variety h. carefully labeled. 40
that The exhiait % a Kind OF school Of
horticulture.
The apples en- brace an leading Va.
rloties. FROM the beautiful red of the
ianyer the Wolf divor and spltzon.
berg to the striped glory ~ the pe.
YANKEE and Twenty Ounce. and the
bright green Of the Mawn and the
Oreenings. Many are % great sire.
and the lovers ~ Old favorites are
glad 10 see the English and American
Rueeota IN evidence
Among the pears are admirable
specimens ~ tho neurre Cialrgean.
ANTON. nuchoaHe. Vicar and Louise
Bonnie. MS well a. nine other kinds
Tho display Of pluma and prunos IL
notable one. aud ~ especial value,
as Now Mexico Is the natural plum
garden ~ the world. Here are i'm
menaa specimens OF Ponds Seeding,
Silver prune Yellow ENr. etc. AMI
near them tho smaller Imperial Gaze
and Holman Pfune which are rcnown-
cd for high flavor The pruncs which
are most famous IN France. like the
ST. Catherine. Prune d'Agen. etc. are
all here. AZ we'll as the we'll known
German pruHe. or tho Japanese only
one ia now ripe. the iRtsuma. or
Hood prunoi but the namsons are
we'll represented by the Shropshire
ana the Blue. This collection 90
plums alone IL worth a visit to the
fair grounds.
Next como the peaches. embracing
many we'll known varieties. but Il IL
a ittlo late nj Eapan0la for the Cfaw.
ford aud Eiberia, and the late cllues
exhibited, including tho Henrietta.
Blood Heath etc. are sian green.
There are beautiful specimens 81
ounces, including Rea's Mammoth,
Champion. Orange and Angus; and
Cectarlnes from the large star wlck 10
the delicate little White Net1arines.
now past lis prime.
Nothing attracts more Interest than
the walnnta and almonds. and those
should specially interest Albuquerque
people. as We ought 20 have great
groves % English walnuts and soft
she'll almonds like those exhibited ln
this valley.
Taken altogether. tho exhibit made
by Governor Prince. while Il does not
nearly represent all the varieties In
his orchard. ~ the finest ever made
here by one exhibitor. ana should b.
great incentive 20 fruit raising. AZ
II shows what can be done in few
years time by intelligent effort
Governor Prince has been president
Of the Territorial Horticultural s0cie
~ for a number Of years. and made
this exhibit nj the earnest solicitation
Of the fair authorities
Across the hall. is the excellent a..
hibh Of apples made from the great
Roswell orchard Of J. J.. Hagorman,
Eaq. There are large number Of va
rieiicH all correctly named. and are
afi0rdlng valuable information 10 tho
prospective fruit planter.
From San Iuam county there h an
exhibit of flftcsn or sixteen kinds of
fruit-a apples. pears plums and
grhpe1, hut unfortunately mol marked
with names. They embrace, however.
a number Of well known varieties that
are easily recognized
From Las Cruces there h an excel
len; display Of eight plates 81 grapes
Of different varieties, ard the finest
exhibit N grapes IN the building H
from Albuquerque aself. IN the shape
Of Two immense lunches 81 Flame
Tohny that attract great attention
John Gleckler. az this city. has an
excellent exhibit Of quluceH. which o..
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