The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
TERRApIN STATES SHOWING At
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
Has One OF Most Striking And At
tractlVe Displays In Building
Horticulture Is Given First
Place-TntereSting Oyster
Exhibit.
BY JAS. TAYLOR ROBERTSON.


The Maryland exhibit in the States Exhibit
Palace at the jamestown Exposition will long be
remembered as one of the finest and most care
fully selected horticultural displays ever shown
in this country; not for the number of specimens
of course, but for the actual quality of the ex-
hibits themselves.
old gold and black-the booth occupies just two
thousand square feet of floor space
But the most striking and pleasing features OF
the decoration are the flowers. There are flowers
everywhere. Roses, crotons, penonies in tall
vases adorn the tables and exhibit cases. Palms
and lockwood and arbor-vitae plants border the
exhibit while within are dwarf cedars in large
tubs.
In the center of the booth is the Office of the
superintendent, Prof. Thomas B. Symons
Along the front of the booth and in 1t are num-
erous tables-white with gold trimmings. On
these tables are the Maryland apples which are
rated by horticulturists as among the finest in the
world. Thirty.fve varieties of this fruit are
shown; and to see these alone is well worth q
visit to the building.
On each plate of fruit, and in fact on every
exhibit in the booth, is card on which is print
ed map of Maryland, the variety of the exhibit,
together with the name and address of the ex-
hibtor. The locality from which the specimen
was sent is designated on the map by red cross.
Thus one is enabled to tell at glance all about
the specimen in question. In addition to their
individual use, these cards constitute valuable
horticultural collection, inasmuch as they assign
to each section of the State the fruits for which it
is best known.
STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
At the tight end of the booth is shown the ex-
hihit from the Maryland Agricultural College.
This consists of large case containing some fifty
specimens of steel. iron and wood work; an equal
number of original mechanical drawings, and q
large assortment of photographs showing the
students with their instructors engaged in active
experiment and test work in the laboratory and
in the field.
Next there is an interesting entomology exhibit,
consisting Of about twenty-five specimens OF the
beneficial insect, with several large models
devised for the study of the internal anatomy OF
the insects.
The college collection contains twenty thousand
specimens. Those sent to the Exposition are to
show the method of mounting and preserving,
the system of classification and arrangement.
CANNING INDUSTRY.
In the canning and preserving of oysters,
tomatoes peas and strawberries the State of Mary
land leads the United States. In the canning Of
fruits and vegetables-al kinds being consider
edit stands second. 1t packs 80 per cent of the
tomatoes canned in the United States, and twenty.
five per cent OF the total amount of peas.
In the exploitation of this industry there are
on exhibit in the Maryland booth two pyramids
eight feet in diameter aud fifteen feet high. COM
posed Of thousands of cans of all kinds of vege-
preserves and pickles, good to look uponS and
pleasant to the taste, forsooth.
Prof Symons is member of the faculty of the
Maryland Agricultural College, being in charge
of the department Of entomology. Then he is
state entomologist, and in addition, secretary OF
the Maryland Horticultural Society.
Being thus versatile he has known exactly how
to arrange the various exhibits to the best ad-
vantage of the whole. He personally supervised
the placing of everything in the booth and finally
has greatly added to its beauty by weaving ropes
of ivy around the windows, over the tables and
through the balcony rails of the Office.
His work as state entomologist and as secretary
office, but nevertheless Prof. Symons always
manages to find time to conduct visitors through
the booth, explaining to them the most interesting
exhibits and never failing to arouse a keen
interest in the State they represent
Among the Gamers having exhibits in the
booth is G. A. Andrews, OF Conowingo, Cecil
county
OYSTER INDUSTRY.
The Maryland oyster industry is represented by
an exhibit sent by the state shell fish commission.
1t consists of numerous specimens of oysters, the
exhibits being arranged according to the ages of
the specimens, and again according TO variety
and size.
The shell fish commission was organized by DR..
Caswell Graves about one year ago, but since that
time it has been the means Of developing oyster
beds worth millions of dollars.
In addition to the specimen exhibits a number
of pictures aud maps are displayed, showing how
the beds are located and developed. The whole
wall at the upper end of the booth is covered
with these pictures and charts.
MARYLAND POTATOES.
In recent report Of the Maryland State Hort.
cultural Society it is shown that the annual crop
in that State is worth about $1,5000OO. some
thirty-three thousand acres being given to them.
The exhibits of this vegetable occupy several
large tables near the oyster exhibit. These
potatoes are unusually large and firm. Fifteen
varieties of the Irish potato are represented and
two varieties of sweet potatoes.
NUT EXHIBIT.
The nut exhibit shown in this booth by W.
McBrown, of Oakland, Nd, is one of the only
displays of this kind at the Exposition. 1t in
cludes a number of very fine specimens of the
English, black and Japanese walnut, the hickory
nut, chestnut. beach nut and butter nut. These
are neatly arranged on tables each plate being
carefully labeled.