The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-17
HorttcnItnrnI Societies.

mole the improvement OF fruits and flowers. In
Boston, with its foFbdding climate and sterile SOIL
great attention is paid to Horticulture A Society
has been in existence for many years, who have
weekly exhibitions OF fruits and flowers, during
1 the summer and autumn when premiums are
awarded. With all due admiration for the fine
arts, we must confess, that baskets of fruits and
bouquets OF flowers more beautiful objects than
the creations of the pencil or the ehsel Nature
Is more skillfui iimner, more cunning carver
than man. He may give the tints Of the flower,
but he cannot shed on it the perfume His work
may have the form, but life is wanting there
Men admire fruitPieces we much prefer to feast
the eye on the originals. We copy an extract
from the last report Of the Boston horticultural
exhibition;
HoRTIcuLTURAL EXHIBITION. - There was
remarkably fine display of flowers and fruit at
The Horticultural room to-day. Among the flow
ersl the roses held distinguished place and
great many varieties, rare and superbly beautiful
oil this queen OF flowers were exhibited Among
the contributors, We're Hovey u Co.. H. B. Croker
M. Z. Wilder, 5. Walker, Breck Il Co, A. Bow.
ditch, Parker Barnes, James Nugent, VIM Ken
| rick, and J. A. kenriek The stands on both sides
the Hall were filed with flowers, and the magnifi-
cent bouquets-an appropriate establishment Of the
Embellishments the Hall to resemble scene in
| Fairy Land.
| The fruit also increases in quantity and inte-
rest The display to-day was highly respectable.
Mr. Allen, OF Salem, exhibited upwards of thirty
dishes Of grapes, embracing many of the best and
most valuable varieties also neetarines and three
varieties Of peaches. There were also some fine
seeding strawberries from S. Walker, of Roxbury
dozen varieties of grapes from H. B. Croker of
Brighton Grapes from s. Bigelow, of Brighton
" hlte IartaFan cherries and grapes from James
Nugent, OF Roxbury Grapes from w. c. Strong
Of Cambridge, Strawberries, (Fay's seedlingj
from Isaac Fay, OF Cambridge, fro vines six years
old. Fine specimens Of Boston pine and Hovev's
Seeding strawberries, from JOSIAH Richardson
Strawberries, also, from M. H Simpson, of Sax
onvilles and ). Sweetser of Cambridge Also
from Otis Johnson, of Lynn, Hovey's seeding, of
tine appearance, and immense size"
Now, why may not similar Society be formed
here? The fruits and flowers of New Orleans
ought to excel those Of cold, bleak Boston. The |
Lyceum Hall would form an admirable room for
the exhibitions, and once week our citizens might
be treated to most charming exhibition. The |
gardeners would find it to their interest to promote
such Society. Alter the hours appropriated for
exhibitions, the fruits and flowers might be sold in
the room.
As only the choicest specimens would be sent |
for exhibition, they would command a large price
for they Would be eagerly sought as presents
Emerson says in one of his essays that fruits and
flowers are the most appropriate gifts Many IA |
miles derive support in this city by the ebeao
flowers which are hawked about the streets. The |
Cameas are the only ones of any rarity to he pro
cured. The exhibitions which we propose would
furnish lower-mart, where there would alyavs
be opportunity for the purchase of the rarer and
eoster exotics. As we on the subject, we will
give an extract from recent English work
" Maflyria':
"A garden, regard as an assemblage of female
emblems, harem of metaphors There il no
woman OF any age, condition, or appearance, but
has her resemblance among flowers Some
women blossom their best early in lie, like the VIC
let, and like il, lose their sweetness early, while
others reach later and longer perfection, vet moi
'olovey like the gilliilower. The manners Of some
women are atfeeuonate, indeed, but humble and
peseeehlng, like the appearance off forget me- mot
while some other women will look the world full in
me lace and persist in it, turning themselves mpn
uenlly and purposey about, like those tall flowers
wheh follow the sun. One woman is full of
peasantness and song, and exhales agreeable feel.
ing as freely as the wild thyme does It's lovely scent:
while another has no natural expression whatever
ana When necessity ELECTS from her the utterance Of
lew words, the listener is reminded of the bees
fortune, on forcing his head into an unpleasant
odor, inside the lips OF snap.dfagun. Some flow
ers are hest in plat by themselves and soma
women flourish in celibacY best, but they are only
a very few; for most are like climbing nlants
unsupported they are nsignificant-but with manly
strength torely upon, then their inherent capaei
ties oil usefulness and comfort and lovely life unfold
themselves Some females are as full of words as
dog'rose of blossoms; while others have less talk
but more meaning, each single sentiment being
worth attention for its tender ihoughtfulness these
are like those roses which have commonly only
TWO or three flowers at time, but these very large
and ragrant-not thar Ideprecaie dog-roses, nor
'alkative women, either; for what would our he'd
ges be without the one, and often what would So
ciely be without the other Daisies are little
g,r,s The dafodil is peasant woman, and the
eolumbl1e embems maiden lady Of fifty five
have one more petal to open
oone ,hdles are like pompons, Haunting all over
WIN blossoms and exuberant with kind Ofvitality
nut winch tails the possessor with the first frost Of
misfortune, while other women. and thew are The
most numerous, hit up their modest heads liEa
s.oM uIops OUT OF the icy ground and by the fra
graney OF their promises and the nrst,insss az ,bsi
smiles, do they make their despairino bnsbanJs
KNOW and trust, that, if for season liz sne.. c
HE be hardened and desolaie vel Ina, ,bss =,
seeds OF happiness underneath, together win he
energies OF nature, numerous enough and s,rn,,
enough 70 rpen for the joint friction as man sns
WIZ, fresh summer of Righteousness and beaniv
logetheI win accompanying warmth affection and /
INTo HM.-Charlotte L. HoIcomb recovered |
Si2OO from Marcellus Ross, for breach of promise
IN Lennox lMass.) last week