. Eastern fruit . office of that company. Unfortunately a number of the apples had already been sold, but enough were secured to make an exhibit in Philadelphia that has demonstrated to scores of people that Delaware can and does grow apples of the very finest quality, size, flavor and appearance. The apples were displayed on both sides of the company's office, 1404-5 Commonwealth Building, and included both boxes and plates as shown in the photograph by .Tennings, which we publish herewith. The colors ranged all the way from the light yel- low Belle Flower and Grimes Golden up through the var
. Eastern fruit . office of that company. Unfortunately a number of the apples had already been sold, but enough were secured to make an exhibit in Philadelphia that has demonstrated to scores of people that Delaware can and does grow apples of the very finest quality, size, flavor and appearance. The apples were displayed on both sides of the company's office, 1404-5 Commonwealth Building, and included both boxes and plates as shown in the photograph by .Tennings, which we publish herewith. The colors ranged all the way from the light yel- low Belle Flower and Grimes Golden up through the varied shades of red and deep red Stayman Wineaaps, old- fashioned Winesaps and Nero's to the purple red of the beautiful Nlcajack. The largest single display was of boxed Stayman Winesaps from E. H. Bancroft & Son. of Wyoming. They were sixty-four to the bushel. The same grower furnished flne specimens of Rome Beauty and Nero, eighty- eight to the bushel. There were also flne large specimens of York Imperial on this side, and later on of Nicajacks from F. M. Soper ft Son, of Magnolia, and tasty Belle Flowers from the nur- series of J. G. Harrison ft Sons. On the plates were Staymans and Starks from Edward Taylor, near Dover: Paragon, Nero. Winesap, Stark and Stayman, from Soper's: very red Stayman's from R. M. Richardson and from R. C. Taylor; another shade from lisli the names of a few of the visitors: L. Ballinger, fruit grower, Moores- town. N. J.; John C. Maule. Bristol, Pa.: Chester Evans, fruit grower, Port Matilda, Pa.: Avery Bennett, fiuit grower. South Weymouth, Mass.: John Patterson, fruit buyer. Philadel- phia; Frank E. Eldridge, John Ken- nedy, Robert Seagreave, Salem, N J.: C. W. Finneniore, fruit canner, Maine; W. H. Corson, fruit grower, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.; Frank P. Wilson, fruit grower. New York; Lee J. Richardson, Maryland frnit grower. Philadelphia: Irwin P. Knipe. Norristown; Chas. H. ReckefuB, a student from Pennsyl- vania State College; Wilbur J. Braun
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