Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-06
Hold the Apple Show Here.


The interest that was awakened by the
meeting Of tho Peninsula Horticultural
Society IN this city, last week, and in It's
splendid exhibit of fruits and vegetables,
has brought out the suggestion that the
organization meet in Wilmington in it's an
nual sessions every winter. The present
scope of the exhibition might be enlarged
and the affair could be made TO attract gen.
eral attention. such as would bring togeth-
er the growers of all the Peninsula ana
horticulturists from the New England
and Middle States There are thousands
of persons interested in horticulture, as
the Weld of s24 900, 900 of Pennsylvania
orchards last year indicates, who would
be interested in such an exhibition as the
one given here last week There could be
instructive lectures by experts in various
branches of fruit and vegetable culture
such as would be positive help to fruit
growers and gardeners ev where, and
doubtless arrangements could be made Tor
the advantageous marketing OF the fruit,
at these sessions.
Wilmington il conveniently situated
with reference to the great Peninsula fr'nt
belt and the northern points from whence
many exhibitors or growers would come
and we feel assured that II our citizens
would co-opcrate in the undertaking we
could have an annual Horticultural bhow
here that would become an important
factor in the raising and distribution OF
the crops of the Eastern and Middle
States. We could make the exhibitions
attractive for the fruit buyers as well as
for the sellers, and there can be no doubt
that we could direct much interest to our
!. fruit and our orchards and stimulate
demand for the Peninsula apple that
would bring 20 its great superiority, prof
liable prominence of such as made tho
, Delaware peace sought after In earlier
davs bv the discriminating buyer and
/, consumer.
There is no doubt the apples grown IN
Delaware and in sections of the Eastern
: Shore are superior to those produced In
! anv other part Of the entire country, with
{ the possible exception of the limited num-
2 her Of Virginia orchards which produce
] small quantity OF the famous Albemarle
pippin. and which might be grown equally
s well here. II is related that at one OF the
e big competitive eypositions OF the coun-
a try. such apple producing States as Oregon
9 New York and Connecticut declined to
enter the contest for prizes with Delaware
f1 N
sidered in making the awards.
{ Possibly we could offer some induce
/ ments that would bring the growers OF th'
I, Peninsula here for their annual meetin'
}. every wear. We perhaps have tho bes
IF recommendations for visitors, and for tn
y a;snlav az fruits, etc, better transportation
: facilities and as we have said before, TIN
Is i. the most central point for the exhibitor
= of the Peninsula 10 meet their fellow OF
q chsrdists Of the north. Perhaps there
70 enough civic pride here TO foster the move
J. nent for such an undertaking to prov1d
ID nriyss Of sufficient value to make 1t wort
while Of exhibitors from all parts OF th
as country to show their fruit here.
n. The Peninsula Horticultural Exhibr'io
Id ,,;rb. become the blue ribbon event of th
lg orchar,iists if we could enlist sufficient el
ct ,huSasm and provide comparativel
C small sum of money up for the lnauguratlo
Y, | of the Wilmington sessions.