New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-12
BROOKLY:i HORTYcUL TUR Al SOcIBTY


List nigh. wa The fir, evening Of the Spring Ell
hibi.ion Of thin Society, which takes plsce this year
at the Brooklyn AthsDaun, and continues through
this afternoon ana evening. The meeting Was 49,
pointed earlier this sprog than heretofore IN ORDER
TO the attendance 81 many citizens "no are ~
,er.siei in the subject but who leave the sy on the
approach Of hot weather The attend 'ncs 'as' even
ing was very large and there was ou' one opih' N
respectng the success OF the Extioiaoh' re d.s-
plsy OF rare and curious plants vas better th4n ever
before and several varieties we're 'ho Fn which have
rever before been on exhibition in the city.
The show OF flowers in bloom was no. s great a. il
xond have been had not the severity Of the weather
retarded TO considerable extent, the expansion and
deyelopu ept Of the buds Of many varieties. NJ my
plants which, under ordinary circumstances, would
have been covered with blossoms, had noS only bs.
gun to bud and were therefore, not presen, AZ the
floral festival. notwithstanding this sotowsri cir
cuustance the display was gorgeous and beautifal,
and the various blossoms we're cultivated 10 degree
Of perfection satisfyiDg TO the most e1ictiog Ins',
al the plsce filed With the mingled odors Of A
d" thousaod flowers, which, for the nstsnt oaosaei
all remembrance Of the accustomed city SMELLS which
are not usually go fragrant and delicious.
The AzsIees CLAIMED, perhaps, toe moe, attention,
as their huge clusters of shOwy flo ers made IN I'm
me cons pcuous; but the psl closely 'nested
by the r. ser the Csrn 4,ions, and the Stock gles,
the displsy OF ell which was exceedingly varied and
beautiful Our old friend, the Violet, commonly
commended for Der retiring mOiesty. he1 - ,ve
lost ths gentle cbaace -tc by striving TO rig.l the
Ros in dimensiots; while tn. Roses had, macy OF
them, attained ,ize AID ponderosty unhesrd Of in
their ma, We Persia. O,aer flower, more unfamiliar,
! whose botanical names are only known to those
yerted Ia the To, cries Of Horticulture each possessing
its own peculiar beauty, but each widely differing
from Tie other in sze, shape. color, wonderful
delicacy of formation, there in innuDerable var,-
ees The exhibition il particularly complete ia rare
and curious Greenhouse Plants, bat is, Snrou Zhour,
so full, extensive and interesting, tbs, no Que
can fail to be bisbly eratifed Let one gruige the
time consumed in visiting this Floral Congress OF our
sister city, for he will not aferward regret the hours
thus thus spent, unless be i. an iDfiel ia beauty, an
audscious enough in bic beresy 10 dare avog hm'eli
miraculous exception TO the universal lay which
makes mankind love flowers.
The premiums were yesterday aTsrded with perfec.
foiIness and to the satisfaction Of all concerned We
give the li't below:
CoILEcrIoss-For the tes 6snar collection n hot an
house specimen Psn. pot les tn.t Il t'ieorse
Bsmyn gardener to " G. Langley, E'l bsS ai,ss; Tor
tee Govsuus; the srse and beer col -ci0n compri'n
rev ,Lo rare p'nn no. .ss rS. n
gated lesed sptc mems Ssartn CAspJ; for tue best sn-
ale ai-Msrrin Callapy atona
Ho1nousI PIAsIs For the best fosr specimens So Al
Gordon Rader 70 kd.u Sot for the second beet
sew GALAXY; Tor tse best snsle specimen So Weir.
Bay Ridge; the second best s2-TnomA, Tenpleon gar
deher to Alfred Larse bIoo.lyn
GREfSHoUsE PLANTS For the beet fooT specimens fs
Gorasbi fer the secord bsst. t6M Csapy for the pest
siOse specimen 50, a GORDON for the second best, 81
,PtLAReosIrMs-For the 49,, 'E srecir:n' seGeorse
best four eiuens Of fancy vrees; $5-Geotse damlyu;
for 'be Gee nd bes So God.n; torts bss' ou, 'ees
suspshsn; for The second best SD M ply, gardener
szALEAs the best four specimen. 4s-Aexsuder Fra
gardener 70 Dennis Pefsus, for second te SIS qan
lynn for the BIS single specmtn ISL TepetJni for tbs
Ross For The beet twelve vaites Of Bourbon, Tea
Nce!ts &C. az E,ue6 for ts: 'e'oad bit 81
FUoHsIAs For the beat dssimilar .reei-n., SoNn.
PoyIer, 5rooI yD for the beet three specimens - VIM
Poyuer, Brookyn; for the second beat i?T Tempe,on
CIxERARIAs For the b't,x varieties ST. Temple on;
a. the second best S7wm foynter; fr hs b't three p
WIN PoyhteI fo the second beat SID Dee.er gardener
SoS1.Hy csrssTroSs the best four varieties ST.
T. R,ueb; for the second b..t, k2-Ias Weir.
l?vsrties 81 Rauebi for he rcond best, Sis
Weir; ior the be, Fix specimens dssct arises, *j-Ja
sroctcrLLI.s For the bcs, speeinen, ia. weir
HYAcnTHs For the bss, varieties 81 DeGrsw; for
crT FLo%iRs~F The pest twelve varieties Of Roses. So
fo the brst Fix vsreae, Of C,rneas s-J.s Weir the
second best, ell" j. Pans best Twelve Psnfs' Jsre'
BorouETs BASKETS ETC For the be pair Of hard Bol
queu sS-W Pa'k'; f1r the best Baskets Of Fiow-r'
VEGETABLES For the beat Asparssus twenty five stale
e2-GefTge Hamyn 'or the best d.h Of Mushrooms, :.
FdssId Decker for the bait ak heads Of Lettuce, Sid
ward DECKER.
Besides these regular premuns several special
ones were aw arded by the juoges
Best collection ol Roses IN bloom J. w Burses vA's Of
hsuoh; second te,t, W Parks