The Daily spy., 1849-07-16
WORCESTER moRIIcULTURAL SOCIETY," !


means carried of all the admiration OF the exhi
bition' No display, of whatever variety OF flow
ers, could be more attractive or beautiful than
that OF cut flowers sent by Mrs. Garfield. Sew.
erai exquisite bouquets, large stand of Rocket
LarEspur IN every variety, and in first rate order;
series OF Verbenas, among our best, with other
beautiful arrangements and selections, made this
part OF The hall one of the pleasant centres of the
| exhibition.
From other gardens we had beautiful contribu
tlons which made the after duty of the committee
who bad no doubt who had sent us s'the best dis.
play OF Cut Flowers" much more difficult.
Indeed it is difficult to say absolutely what "the
best cut Flower is" As virtue and the mathe.
mates, each excellent in its way, cannot be COM
pared as Niagara and sunrise, each perfect,
cannot be compared; so il is very hard TO say
why hrst rate ipamopsis is any better flower
than first rate bachelors button. Nor can
committee decide wholly on the general effect OF
display made. If so ought to have voted
premium to the gentlemen who had cut and ar
ranged the magnificent kaImia latitoia which
made so striking part OF the exhibition. In the
distribution again it is clearly not fair that great
number OF common varieties should take prece-
dence OF a smaller number of very costly or rare
varieties. However, after taking into view many
such suggestions, your committee finally agreed
on Tue OF decision which satisfied them, and
varieties offered by Mrs. Melliah Green, ar.
ranged in different ingenious bouquets " hich did
not do full jussce TO individual blooms, were
next in merit TO the exhibition made by Mrs
Canhed, which was certainly the finest in the
ball. In maxi g this decision, we compared this
collection OF flowers carefully with those iron
the gardens of Mr. Cotton, of Mr.. W. T. Merri
field, and of Mr.. F. w. Paine; very beautiful
displays all of them, and each of them meriting
n;t f.o, a. IL
or the number Of the blooms exhibited.
Mrs d. W. Lincoln exhibited the finest dis
play of Verbenas in the hall. In Mr.. lncoln's
stand there were also some beautiful, and rare,
and deservedly costly Phloxes, some very fine
snap dragons (Antirrhinum majus Caryophy.
oides) large and of new varieties.
Our only Prtunias, and they were very fine
ones. were from Mr.. W. T. Merr6eld.
We were largely indebted also to Miss Waldo, |
from whose garden received beautiful bou |
quet; TO Mr. Charles Hill, for one of great rich
ness; to the Misses Burnside, for standard bou-
quets of cut flowers; to Mrs. Anne Southwck
to Miss Martha b. Earle, to Miss Workman, to
Mrs. Foxcrat, to Mrs. Thayer, to Miss Fox, TO
Mr. Nathaniel Paine, TO Mrs !. Davis, for their
beautifully arranged collections.
In concluding this report the Committee ven-
ture to ask whether premiums cannot with pro-
prety be awarded specially "for the arragement
of bouquets" With the simplest flowers some
OF the most agreeable combinations in our exhi.
blhon were produced And, while in the distri-
button OF premiums we have been directed sim
ply by the merit OF the blossoms themselves, we
have been as much pleased as all who visited
our exhibition, by the taste shown by different
competitors, in putting up their flowers
Mr. Howell, Mr.. Nathaniel Paine, Mrs. D.
W. Lincoln, Miss Workman, besides competitors
to whom we have more specially alluded, favor
ed US with beautiful results in this most exqui-
site variety OF composition
Mrs M b. Green's flowers were ingeniously |
wrought into the form OF deep easy chair
Mr.. Nc Garsh composed snowy Pyramid Of
Garden Flowers, an object OF general attention. |
An anomaly in the exhibition was branch OF
pear blossoms, which properly belong to the ex.
hibition and Committee OF 1885, But, anticipat-
ing the jubilee, they hurried to open this year,
at the end OF the same branch which now beaI
the halt formed fruit from this springs blossoms.
These are from the orchard OF Gov Lincoln.
Your committee believes that the value of ex-
hbtions will be enhanced, if members will send
the names Of Sub species and new varieties with
the blooms which make up their stands of flow
ers. Nothing is OF more interest to cultivator.
than TO be able to select, by a, tual inspection OF
flowers, among the immense number OF new va.
rieties constantly offered m in print each as the
very finest yet observed.
In conformity to the opinions which they have
now expressed, the Committee recommend that
the Society's premiums be awarded thus:--
For the best display of Plants in Pots, to Mr.. w. 4.
Merrifeld
| For the next best, to Mr. d. w Lincoln
| Tor the best display Of Roses to Miss Jafe FIX
| For the next best, TO Mr.f W Merrifed.
| For the best display OF Peonies, 10 Mr.. McGavish
| gardner OF C. Ihurber.
For the next best, 10 Mr. d " Lincoln
For the best display of oriei flowers TO Mrs. Cans
| field.
For the next best to Mrs. Mehidh b. Green
POSTSCRIPT.
The above report relates wholly to the exhibl-
| tion OF the 9th and 2Slh OF June, having been
prepared before the Hall was reopened on the Sd
Of July.
The exhibition, on the Sd and 4th was thouy ht
in some regards to exceed the preceding Most
OF the iorner cultivators renewed their stands or
bouquets and we had additions ii ON other sour
ces. We can only hastily allude to these
| Mr.. Salisbury sent stand of fine flowers and
two rich bouquets
Mr.. G. T. Rice vase OF cut flowers
The Hospital furnished six beautiful bouquets
Mr.. 0. II Kendall curious bouquet OF arii-
hca flowers.
| Mrs c. Wheeock vase of fine flowers.
Mr. Conant cluster VI the blossoms of tie
tulip tree, hTiodendron tulpifero, one of our
finest forest trees which is withal perfectly har
in tha