Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-10-18
Worcester horticultural Society.
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Report of the Committee ON Fruits, E1hib-
tied at the Society's Annual Exhibition

DIR. VIM. Workman.
The Committee are of the opinion that finer dis
play of fruit than that which they called upon to
examine, has never been exhited within the limits of
New England outside Of the city of Boston.
They sorry, however, 10 be compelled to believe
that the attractions of every department of the exhibit
ton mght have been greatly increased had the zeal of
many cultivators residing in the immediate vicinity,
been in any measure equal to their abilities
Nevertheless the lovers of fruits and flowers may
well congratulate themselves upon the of pros
perity to which the society has atained gratifying as
1t is Tor the present; encouraging hope may be
for the future.
One thing cannot fail to be noticed, that the pomo
logical resources of the Society have wonderfully in
creased within comparatively short period of time
! len years ago, there were placed upon few small
tables in an obscure room three four dozen dishes of
apPles-chiefy of the most common varities,-a few
plates OF pears-kindly given reluctantly lent for the
occasion by cutivators residing within the territory
proper OF the Mass. Hort. Society," two Of
ounces, and o'e solitary sample Of peach
10 make out the attractions of the display, the room
ltsell was decorated with paintings. These and other
PREPARATIONS having been made, the people Counted
easily by scores as by hurdreds,) assembled to witness
the first regular exhibition held by the Society.
lew years have passed away, and the Society have
just held their eleventh annual exhibition Their large
and commodious hall was led with tables leaving on
~ passage ways between them. Upon these were ar
ranged wege hundred plates of beautiful fruit all care
fully labelled Beside he members of the society,
more than two thousand visitors crowded into the hall
TO examine and compare the fruits aud TO become be-
wlldered by the protusion that surrounded them.
The display opears alone comprised nearly four hun
dred plates, containing specimens of not less than
enty varieties
vi apples, there was still greater quantity although
the number OF known vateties might have been less
usar1efr -. IL 1 L
ted, among which were several fine and beautiful seed
llngs. Although late and in an unpropitious season,
the best collection numbered less than thirteen vau
able varieties OF The plnn-a cheering evidence that in
desple oil oack excresctnce, the rot and the curcus
1t Is not yet time to despair of this faYorte fruit
VI grapes grown under glass, single cultivator-D
w. Lincoln Esq. Of scity-exhibed nine varieties
Several specimens OF the grape grown in open culture
were upon the tables, but they mostly unrpe.-
here were also fine ounces and other fruits.
a list Of the names OF those who contributed largely
TO the exhibition, would comprise among others
D. w. Lincoln, Worcester Pears, 60 varieties !;
| Craps (grown under glass; 8 varieties
j. NJ Earle (Presidentof the Society,) Pears AZ va
rieties. Plunas 4 varieties.
S. II. Cotton (of Worcester Nursery,) Pears 81 va
1letes; apples 52 varieties; Peaches, % varieties !;
Piums Is varieties.
! Benz. f. Thomas, Pears, between 20 and % yarie-
ties.
Hon Levi Lincoln, Pears, II to 20 varieties.
! Joel Knapp, Sutton, Alpies, 20 varties.
varieties.
b. N. Child, Worcester, Appes, Is to 20 varieties.
Asa H. Waters, Millbury, Pears and other fruits, SO
varieties.
Smaller, but very good collections were receiyedGom
the following named gentlemen.
A. ID. Foster, Worcester, Pears Is varieties
VIM. N. Green, Worcester, Pears. II varieties. An
pies, l3 varieties.
Gardiner Paine, Worcester, Pears varieties or
more; Peaches, varieties.
Chester Gorham, Barre, Pears, varieties.
y. Is. lfadwen, Worcester, 2l varieties of fruit
}. H. Allen, Shrewsbury, Peaches, IL varieties
Rev. DIR. Smaley, Worcester, Peers and 1pDlsg. 10
to II very valuable varieties
Capt silas Allen, Shrewsbury, % varieties of fruit.
Z. j. Parker, Westboro, a fine collection of Peaches.
Alalden's Blush Apples &c.
Charles Paine, Worcester, IS varieties of fruit.
Daniel lenney, Sntton, II varieties of fruit
Z. W. Forbush, Of Grafton, j. H. Moore of Cbarl
ton, ID. Porter of n. BrookGeld, Francis L. Merrick
Stephen Salisbury Of Worcester, and others exhibited
good collections.
The balance of the fruits was contributed chiefly in
small quantities, by nearly hundred individuals whose
names and places OF residence contained in the fol-
lowing list, copied from the Book of entries
Hol3ea-John T.. Chaflin, A. Putnam.
MHbwy-J II. Benchley, Charles Hale, Samuel
Sawyer; Lawson Putnam, John E. Harrington, Calvin
w. Barker, Calvin Barker Philip Taft Elias Forbes.
kin, Mrs d. Torrey, Miss J. E. Bacon.
Sdreios6ry-F. Il. Norcross, J. b. Harrington, ].
II. Nelson, Josiah G. Howe, G. ii. Harlow, Mr.. Nor
cross, Philo Slocomb
West Boylston-John B. Eamcs, Nathan Morse, o.
Fairbanks.
Northbidge-Hiram Wing.
Slaton-Willard Rice, Peter B. Stockwell
WestborO-Silas Parmenter
Bolton-Caleb Nourse.
Leicest@-John CIapp.
Grqfton-C. A. Pierce, Geo. Dunn c. S. Thurston
W L. Lewis, Charles Bingham
Laneastr-Emory II. White, w. S. Locke
Bgt,'-Rev. Henry Adams
Worth Broohfcld-rhomas Bond, S. H. Skerry, Am
asa Walker - -A'"
North6oro'-Wildcr Bush.
p Worcester-J, Hartshom, S. II. Perry, VIM. w
fratt Rejoice Newton C. p Bancroft. Nj. M Ch,A;n
David s. Messenger, j. F. Allen, Charles NJ. Miles
Lewis Sturtcvant, Willard Earle, Nathaniel Brooks
Wm L. Merrifed, James l.. Esty Eli Johnson. Nm
T;ames, Mrs s. Whitney, James Green, Ebenezo,
aSg' Willard l. Pom !, S. p. Champney, j. q. Lew
n, y, y. coleman, Francis N. Merriied, Edwin Ora
Ier' Francis II. Dewey, Pitt Holmes, C. p. Nichols
I Mrs. BIaman, Solomon Parsons, Samuel Perry
John r. Pond, Mrs. Salisbury, Lorinp Co.'s
Lew Gates, Washbum, Adophus Baylies
1 "a . Leonard, Nathaniel r. Parlshurst, Wm
W orNinan' Jonathan Rice, Salem Copeland Charles
WASH, Dennis Newton, j. X. l.. Pckford
Inc COMMITTEE would add, that if any names arc
| - " - 1870 i'st, IL Is because they
entered upon the Socefys Records at the time the on
try oil fruits was made.
WIN the single exception of two plates of Peaches
ron Mr. Delevan OF New Jersey the entire collection
Of iu'i was the product Of the county of Worcester
1t would hardly be an exaggeraon, to assert that the
whoe Sate OF Massachusetts, exclusive Of Boston and
nan dozen towns in the immediate vicinity of that
city, could not, ten years ago, have produced sucb
display OF the truly valuable productions of the orchard
ane garden the great utility of the horticultural exhi
pt'ons would seem therefore, to be no longer matter
o. question; for certainly, is from these more than
rom any other sources that the Committee have ac.
quired knowledge Of, the best varieties of fn;, an
taste for their cultivation
:. VI superior specimens of Pears, the Committee no.
llced among others, very arge and heanliLl RurtLa