Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-10

Inc First Day of theiIorticultural Ex- f.,
hibtion.
nc doors Of the Court House were thrown |
open to the Members of the Horticultural So
ciciy of the Valley of Lake Chanpan, and to
the Public, at 9 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
and we hazard nothing in saying that one of
'i' hhest Exhibitions Of the Fruits and Flow
ers (morc particularly the forncry that were
ever made north of New Jersey, greeted the
admlrng eyes Of the numerous visitors. The
surprise and qualification, on witnessing so SUI
peru display OF the bencicencc of our SOIL I'M
der careful and intelligent cultivation, were
strong and universal moro especially "a but
imperfect notice to the llorticulturlsts of our
valley OF the intended Exhibition had been
given, and very many were wholly unappriscd
OIL the intention of the Managers to bcstow
PREMIUMS. This is the first, too, of the at
tcIhpts to bring out very numerous samples of
thc horticultural productions Of the fertile and
quite extensive territory embraced IN the BALI
WICK OF the Society, and we believe we have
the warrant Of the active and indefatirablc
PRESIDENT himself for saying that the response
quite exceeds any expectations that were
formed. Indeed We were assured by Mr. How
ARD, who has attended the Annual Fairs of the
American institute, in New York CITY, for
more than twenty years past, that he never saw
SO excellent display of Fruit at any one Of
them, both as respects quality, and variety, as
was on the tables of our own youthful Society,
yesterday and to-day
And this is but the beginning of the end,-
The Valley Of Lake Chanpan can do vastly
better, 1t can produce Apples, Pears, Grapes,
Ounces, &c, &c, and the wide range of Gar
den esculcnts, that need shun no comparison with
those ofany other portion Of the gobc,-and pro-
duce them IN bouniless proiusion And it ciW
1t Is manifest that the untring and crcditable
zeal OF numerous intelligent and spirited gen
tIcmcn (and ladies', too) on each shore Of orr
Lake, is working out successfully most profit
able problem, to wit: the dirantage of the
scientific cultivation of Fruit in the Valley of
Lake Champain, and the congcniality of the
soil and climate for such cultivation. They
have pretty much succeeded in the solution.
and with what effect, the future Annual Exhl-
bltors Of their Society will Enthusiastically dem
onStrate. We bid them God speed "Thcy
are in their duty, be out of it who may
We have neither time nor space to 90 into
any particulars in reference to tins very hand
some display There was scarcely specimen
Of Fruits or Flowers or Of the products of the
Garden, in the Court House. that would not
| have attracted notice in any fair in the Coun-
try. Where excellence was so universal, it is
more than difficult to specify. We cannot
omit, however, to mention the very beautiful
Joquets sent in by Mrs ABEL HorGnroS of
st. Adams, as elegant and tasteful in their ar
rangcment rs they were choice and rare in
their species, nor the superb floral contrbu-
tons OF Mrs. ions. ii. PECK of our own Vii.
laGc which attracted very great admiration.
Our fricn 5 over the Lake, Messrs. BAILEY
OF Platts5urgh, BarTEY and KEEsE, of Reese
vile, EVEREST, of Peru.IIuBBELL,of Champlain,
BARBER, Of Backnantown, contributed largely
to the interest and value of the Exhibition, as
also, did our next door neighbors essrs CUR
tbs, liorr and PALMER of st. Adams, IIu>r
and LA>GDoN, of New Haven. ALBERT CHAP
MAN, Of Middlebury, PESNlMAS and READ, OF
Colchester, LANDoS, of 5. Hero WELLS, of
[ ndcrhill, HIVES, of Georgia while our
own townsmen, President WHEELER, Prof.
To-Day, Meesrs GooDRrCH, PoMERoY, Small
LEY, H. p. liIcKoE, DR.. HArcH PIERCE. h.
q. Cole, lIAswELL, Ticker, n. Parker,
and others, most credltably represented Bur
lington, in the friendly and honorable compe-
titon.
We shall take pleasure in publishing such
Reports OF the Several Committees as may be
furnished to us, together with the list of Pre-
miums awarded, and contribute in any other
way IN our power to promote the valuable aims
OF the Society.