New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-30

beat not Lecomte or Lexirgton's time on Southern
tracks but either of the horses themselves anywhere.
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HORTICULTURAL FxHmrION.-The regular Fail
exhibition of the New.York Horticultural Society is
now open, the corresponding exhibition by the Brook
lyn Society having just closed The fruits and flow
ers were arranged yea eday morning and afternoon IN
Nblos Saloon on Broadway, for the inspection of the
judges ard Countries of Award ard the doors
were thrown open 20 the public at o'clock last even
ipg TIE exhibition, as it opeIed, was an unusually
large one, held in An unusually large place for the
Societys shows, while late arrival by railroad Of
new materials rar0a,ly of fruits from Boston, adc-
ed to s stock sti further during the course Of the
evening. New tables were called into requi.on,
which were immediately laid with plates and saucers,
and loaded to luxuiousnes with the rpest of apples
and the most luscious Of pears.
The main feature of the Exhibition is the fruits.
There is 70 lack Of flowers there is an ample display
both Of Gu flower and Of plants in pots but fruits
seem to have come in from every quarter in une1-
rected abundance. The department Of vegetables, as
is usual in all Horticultural Exhibitions, il slim. 1t is
no. to be expected that potato or beet In popular
exhibition on Broadway, viii stand the same chance
Of favor az nectarine fig or grspei yet Hover.
lovers and fruit fanciers may feel interest" even
in punkips, egg plants and oucumbers. But only one
or two exhibitors have taken the pains 70 bring
in specimens of their farm and gaIden stock; although
TO mauy persons a bassapo beet, bel-pepper, or a
peach blow potato, would be an equally interesting
curiosity, o. Ia as personal knowledges is concerned,
with 40 orchid aom South America, or lily from
Japan.
Among tie fruits, the pears are most prominent,
both for their numbers and their quality. Apples are
icaIcs in The exhibition theyare 10 market and "a
10 peaches srgle hungry man, under no restriction
as to visitors touching the articles, might have eseu
s that were - be sst night but Of the pesrs It
ia sufficient to say 20 those whose mouths water easily
Il a. ii are St least three hundred varieties and
ore than three thou.a and specimens. These speci-
me rs are no doubt juicy TO tie palate es they are
mellow TO the eye; but we cannot speak a. confidently
of how they might .aste Of how they look for the
proof Of pear s very much like the proof Of apud
ding aud consists n the eating
About fifty varieties of apples are displayed but
the specimens, except in comparatively Few inStsn-
ces are Lot so creoitabe or inviting as warmer sea-
son migft have made them.
The show of grapes is large and the clusters aye IN
fne cor dtcn. Tte.spec.merI comprise both the COM
mon ar the uncommon varieties Some white grapes
the "Rs beccs ~ fus for an open.air growth 70 our
un Sparsh clmste are exhibited and also the purple
"Dara" 6 seeding of the Cstawba. The hothouss
grapes furnish several superb specimens. Some of the
berres are an iLch il diameter To be perfect they
lacked only tie rag an. smell Of aone ofthe numerous
varieties os wild grapes Many members OF the family
Of tie HsmbuTgh shown which were large al
luscious enough 20 celrni Of che ancient clusters
Of Eschol.
large dish profusey filed with specimens ofa ii.hs
green coated uit which received only casual recog
uor because they not dried ano ald IL orcer ln
boI from Smyrna, would nevertheless elicit from
any Turk OF Beoouu the reverer tai utat:on Inthe
name OF tie Prophe. figs" They were picked Oh ard
eaten, at Ely intervals, by those who would not Ind
equally convenient 20 carry avsy htty'sn pounc
Boston marrow squssh, or pumpkin, or vsterGelon
Of equal specific gravity.
The floral display, particularly in cutfower,, bo-
quets, besk.ts Of flowers ard ornamental devices IS
very creG.tsbe, aad contributes greatly 10 beantiy
the exhibition through uGiCious Arrangement OF Coz
tatiDs colcrs. Tie slns lie specimens OF cut-howeT'
are chiefly dshlas o. which there are Inuttuce o!
varieties. perhaps two hundred and, secondanly OF
rcses. The t-isncy Of the dat Iss 10 nora eiI-'
bi;ion ii Autumn alnos. equals ir genera ene0' -i7
eIL:b.tion; Of roses IN J1re.
The plants in pots comprise many admirable aoa
valuable srew:hs. They mostly IN e1ceHent Con-
dit;on, ant make al attractive show. Some Oh 'cen
coming ,om csAnce, had been slightly orui'ec,
il packing or urpsekiDg but they are fesh "ouno'
s,d viii socn heal. Ameng the mos. conspicuous
single specimens are the Ano'pla Fas'seala'"' iHe'
p,aI., somewhat ungainy in es!k and leei, sod WIZ
trt little beauty of bosson. but priced toy lis raiH!
two or tttee specimens Of DraeeHa, with sfacelu
ana finely vuiegatsd leaves AgHo.'ss ''HA-
aus pant which might bs mistaken .!
is leaves for conmor OAK ssplinS tie Acseia' with
on. Terryscn's ".ors. milk bloom; tie lfO'', IN
seve.s vsrities-a beautiful plars, WIZ Ase, iuN
headed led flower named from an East lnd-a goddess
I1ors," whose a.tars s-e sad 70 be sfern vita us
blossoms and Ieave.; L.rians, fine BUSH studded
with yellow bo.,oms, frinssi with red the Cr0ton
plant With many .husd leaves specimen oi AoeAA
Rupea,ri. fem Gina, introduced into ILLS country
about haeeu years ago ths Husfi'eu'' a'o iron
Ctir.. tu. a nore familiar groT:hi snd a bes1nful
Norfolk Pie twenty FIVE feet il hight, snc vaued q!
the price .mes. Of hcr;e and csriiase; though it
would b. bough. mere for its rarity than for s g:ace-
frlreu or beauty, Ths EItbitic7 is open today.