Yellow Full Head White Barred Swallow, 1904. First prize
Yellow Full Head White Barred Swallow, 1904. Second prize
Roller Parlor Tumblers, cock. First prize
Roller Parlor Tumblers, hen. Second prize

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CHAPTER XII

Horticulture Exhibit and Schedule of Awards


HORTICULTURE EXHIBIT

By CHARLES H. VICK

Superintendent of Horticulture

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At a meeting of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission of the
State of New York, held June 10, 1903, Charles H. Vick, of Rochester,
N.Y., was appointed as Superintendent of Horticulture, and an
appropriation of $15,000 was made for the exhibit in that department.
This amount was subsequently increased to $20,000. The work was
inaugurated July first, and offices were opened at 46 Elwood building,
Rochester, N.Y.