Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-09-20


the males.-Io,ca State Gaseite.
Southern Iowa Horii cultural Society.
SEPTEMBER, 9th, lS49.
The Society's regular monthly meeting
for September, was held in the Temper
ance Hall over Swan & Boers,ler's store
in Burlington. Robt Avery, President, in
the chair.
The Executive Committee reported
rules for the regulation and government Of
the Annual Exhibition Of the Society, tc
be held October 18th; which being read &c
the Society were unanimously adopted
The Committee reported also rules for
The Government of the Library OF the So
ciety, which were adopted.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year.
Robert Avery, President; DIR. Jno. F.
Henry, Vice President; VIM. F. Cool
baugh, Treasurer; Rev. Abner Leonard,
Corresponding Secretary; l.. ID. Stockton,
Recording Secretary. Robt, Avery, J. F.
Henry, Abner Leonard, James w.
Grimes, and james Clarke, Executive
Committee.
The following Committees were then
appointed TO serve for the ensuing year.
On Euits.-Abner Leonard (Char-
man) Joseph Stephens, Henry Avery,
Jas. w. Grimes, and +. Coolwine.
On Fowers John F. Henry
(Chairman) w. F. Coolbaugh. James
Clarke John G.. Foo,e, and Z. d. Rand.
On Vegetabtes.-Geo. w. Kelley (Chair-
many Charles Mason, DR.. l.. w. Hickock,
0. II. Schenck and Isaac Leonard.
The Society being informed that the del
egates appointed at a former meeting 10
attend the ".NorM .lmericnn Pathological
Contention to be held in Syracuse N. Y.
could not attend, Greenleai G. Neatly was
unanimously appointed delegate in their
stead.
On motion the Executive Committee
were authorized, 10 employ some suitable
person to put the room in order for the
meetings and Exhibitions of The Society,
and after the adjou, nment Of the same.
On motion, George w. Kelley, J ohm G.
Fooe and James W. Woods were appoin-
ted Committee of arrangements 10 super
intend HE preparations for the coming
Annual Exhibition of the Society.
EXHIBITED.
Flowers.--By J. w. Grimes, Dahlias,
Northern Beauty Mutabili<, Nymph, Ho-
race Binney, Miss Percival, Lady Artro-
bus, Oakley'> Surprize, Moss Malvese.
Roses perpetual, Acadaia and Paul Jo-
seph- and large variety OF cut flowers.
BY Geo. w. Kelley, A beautiful vase
of flowers comprising, Dahlias, perennial
Sunliower, Snowdrop. Sweetpea, SC. sc.
BY John F. Henry. Dahlias Is varie-
ties) Verbenas, Cypress, Cockscomb,
&c. SC.
BY Miss Swan, White, yellow and
red tea roses, monthly Honey SuckIe,
O!eander, Gcraninms (3 varieties) lady
Slipper, Dahlias 6 varieties
By J. w. Woods, A beautiful pyramid
OF wild flowers composed of several varie-
ties.
Ftuits.--By Robert Avery. Fourteen
varieties of apples, viz. Porter, Summer
Sweet, S, Louis, Early Red, Pumpkin
Sweeting. Summer Pearmain, September
Sweets, Ashmore, Summer White, Fall
Wine, Rawles Jannett of lS4S, and yell
low Janne't Of 1913, both in good state
of preservation:-two varieties of seed
ling apples for names. One was called
by the Committee the "fall bough," g. the
other the Iowa" apple. No descriptions
of the apples were given by the Commit
tees.
BY Abner Leonard, Four varieties Of
apples, Early Spice, Naiden'< Blush, Fall
Wine, and Seeding for name called by
the Committee Summer Pippin" no
description given.
BY Joseph Stephens, Five varieties of
Apples, viz. St Louis Summer Queen,
Summer Pearmain, Molasses Apple and
Red Summer Pippin.
BY MIR Berry, Maiden Blush Apple.
Grapes. BY Robt. Avery, President
of the Society, Isabella Grapes. BY John
F. Henry, Vice President; Isabella Grapes.
BY Geo. w. Kelley, Catawba Grapes. BY
Jas. w. Woods, Isabella Grapes.
BY Mr. Berry, A Seeding Grape,
deemed by the Committee on fruits " or
thy Of cultivation as hardy variety, and
earlier bya week or ten days than The Is
abella or Catawba.
phms.-By James w. Grimes, five
varieties of plums, viz. Jefferson, Impe-
rial Gage, Brevof,'s Purple, Blue Gag
and Goes Golden drop.
Peaches.-Ry Robt. Avery, Yellow
Alberge Peach. BY Geo. w. Kelley,
Basket of Peaches. ....
Neciorine. By Jas. W. Grimes, Red
Roman Nee tarne.
A bottle of native wine of excellent fla
vor, was presented to the Society by
Judge Mason, made from the Catawba
Grape.
The fruits and flowers after the Exhi-
b't'on were offered for sale and produced
to the funds of the Society the sum of
$S.05. L. D. SrocKros, Sec.
Stampede. Winchester Republi-
can states that gang of negroes made
their escape from the neighborhood of
L.