Also pomology methods, appliance,
manufactures and products: floricul
ture; culinary; vegetables; seeds; seed
raising, testing and distribution. The
division of horticulture being a most
important one every means will be
used to the furtherance of the best
interests of the State; among other
things, it is the aim of the committee
to have the State's annual fruit fair
held at Chicago next year; in addi
tion to this, arrangements will be
made to have in May next an exhibi
tion at Chicago of the truck grown
in eastern Carolina, getting the grow
ers to make shipments twice a week.
A complete series of enlarged photo
graphs, illustrating truck growing in
the east, will also be shown in this
department. The culinary depart
ment bids fair to be especially com
plete, which is being aided greatly by
the ladies of the State. Canned fruits
and vegetables will be shown from
every manufactory in the State. It is
the hope of the committee to be able
to present such an exhibit in this line
that will attract the attention of the
fruit growers of world.
In the minesi and inning depart
ment, Prof. J. A. Holmes, geologist,
with his corps of assistants, are busily
engaged. The collection of building
stones will far exceed any exhibit here
tofore made. A superb exhibit of the
ores, including gold, silver, copper,
iron, lead, zinc, Sec, will be made.
The finer crystals and minerals which
have a gem value, that have been
secured, will make the most complete
collection of any State in the Uuion.
Arrangements have been made to
have the plaids and sheetings manufac
tured in the State shown in an aggre
gate exhibit.
