This section is from the book "The Gardener's Monthly And Horticulturist V20", by Thomas Meehan. See also: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long.
We have been officially informed that beside the exhibit of capsules, seed vessels, seeds, etc, representing the forestry and horticulture of America, made by Thomas Meehan, the only other representation of American horticulture at Paris, will be the Iowa State Horticultural Society, which will exhibit the beautiful models of apples made by it for Col. Brackett, and which we feel sure will attract marked attention. They will give a better idea than has ever before prevailed in Europe of the wonderful beauty of American apples.
 
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