Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-30
FINE EXHIBITION
OF PENINSULA FRUIT
Splendid Display in the Hotel
du Pont in Connection With
Convention.

A splendid display Of products of
peninrula fruit farms IL being held IN the
ballroom of the Hotel du pont, IN con.
neotion with the Peninsula Horticultural
Sooiety's Bath annual meeting, which ~
also being held ut the du Pont.
Applee, pears, ounces, cabbagen, pota-
toee, cabbage, lettuce, celery and beots
are tastefully arranged.
Cash prizes will be awarded for the
best displays, such rs 5000 for the hest
general display Of fruits; $3.50 for the
second best. and 500 for the third. Prizes
for npples 10y the single box will range
from $50 down 10 50 There will be
awards by the barrel, and finally by the
individual plate. Prizes for pears like
wise will range from IS for the best barrel
on down to rs cents for the best plate
MANY HxHrsIToas.
The exhibitors are as follows:
Dover Fruit Farms A display OF
apples in hampers only; John W Mil
burn of Elkton display Of applesi l.. u,
Milburn of Elkton, display Of applcei
Ambrose killen of FELTON,, display nf
apples, John H. Jester & Sons, FELTON,,
display of apples, and John w. killen OF
FELTON,, display Of vegetables, including
practically everything ON the list He
will have a special display Of sweet po-
tatocs, chestuuts and other varieties oi
nuts.
Fred Hirst and Capt J Howard Hirst,
Of Cambridge Md, displays OF vegetables,
including uearly al varieties.
Walter II Harris, Worton, Kent coun-
". Md. II barrels. 30 boxes and ~ has-
kets Of apples aud plates Of apples Mr.
Harris will exhibit practically every
variety Of apple grown in hts section
" T., Sanger. Of Cordova, Md, VIII
have the next largest exhibit, including
eight barrels. n boxes and about ~
bushels on the Tables, consisting ot nearly
every variety on the list
Ashton 1eater aud Ambrose y killen ct
FELTON,. II to 90 different varieties ~
appIos IN The 10 best and FIVE hoat clnss ~
well aq individual plates and q number oi
boxes
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There il also commercial show ~ the
armory. where tho exhibits are as follows
he barrett Company oi New otk.
sulphate 0f ammonia, \ Robinson Y
BRO. baltimore. spravers, etc Niagara
Sprayer 90. Middleport y v, sprayots
aud spraying materials Package f'a."@
Corroratiou. South nend. Ind AID u &.
Z, ~
4 % Gasport. y N. aud General
Chemical Company. spreyers
RPLENpIu EXHIBITION
The exhibit il said to he tho largest ~
tho kind which has ever heen shown ~
Wilmington Various exhibitors were
hurv this morning preparing the tahies.
and sich work not being concluded ~
noon, awarding ~ prizes Was not expected
a. take place until z . cln.N this after
noon
The largest exhibit ~ apples was placed
hv Walter II Harris. Wortnn, kent
county. Md Ills exhibits included the
Stavman. Wincsap. Paragon, Zen DAVIS,
SAWYER. Ianktord. Rome, smith ider.
stark. York Imperial and faliswater
varieties
" v. Sawyer. ~ Cordova. Md had
! tho next largest exhibit. with the STAY
I man Paragon. W,neaap, Crime a t,oldrn,
/ Jonathan. Nero Rome Beauty, Ben
I Davis. Royal IamhertwiF and banana
/ varieties on dieplav
Arranged IL plates OF fivr or two long
I tahles. extending tho length Of the ball.
/ room. these exhibits were very attractive
/ The apples are large and II exceedingly
tine development
/ On a third table extending down the hall
I room we're placed many kinds II vegrt ahioS
/ which represent the best the hortlcultu-
/ ,sts have heen able to produce At the
+ end of the room wcrr two smaller tables
! with more displays Neatly packed boxes
/ of apples were also feature Of the cS-
I hillit
Near the entrance oi tho room was
/ nlaeed a table Of nut exhibits Toy J "
/ iNillen. Of FELTON,. conFlstIuE Of Japan
/ C'hestruts. Shelbacks ~ three varieties
1 Japan walnuts. n seven varieties For
/ sian waluuts ard other varieties Mr.
killcn also had n large display q veg
! tables. There was also az exhibit Of 4
varieties Of apples 10y mis- son, Ambros'
1 Il killen
| Pears, quinOes cahhsgrs, potatoes
| cabbage. lettuce. celery and beets ar
f0uod iu the exhibits