The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-22
horticultural and American Institute
Fairs.

Fairs.
The annual exhibition Of tho Horticultural Society V
given this year in connection with the cattle show Of Tho
American Institute. II is located in the large rooms over
the fine depot Of the Third Avenue Railroad Company at
Sixty sixth street. and although less extensive than usa
has many interesting features which make quite as a.
tractivc as any Of the many preceding efforts Of this
society The various departments present variety OF
new fcatres including number Of new plants, fruits
ana vegetables before exhibited. Among tho
vegetables besides extensive collections presented by
Mr. W. s. Carpenter Mr.. Samuel Ruth, and Mr. John @.
thompson noticeable assortment is afforded from tho
establishment OF Mr.. James Gordon Bennett at Washing
ton Heishts THESE are three tremendous pumpkins,
weighing from $50 to ITO pounds each, besides musk
melons early urnip beet deep bees onions SQUASH
early darling corn lima beans, broad leaf spinach and
ctron 1t will be perceived that the Bennett pumpkins
took the first prize, and the other vegetables ana
melons were duly recognized in the list Of awards
Mr.. Carpenter exhibited sixty varieties Of ps-
tatoes, twenty,ly of tomatoes and twenty one
from of SQUASH among which were several varieties
the Sandwich Islands and other Pacific islands. Among
the crosites in the vegetable way several ducknec
pumpkins. Mr.. Thompson, of Staten Island, exhibits .
weighing pounds which he says grew from The
seed, in common Rockaway sand, without manure, and
nourished only by well water. tr
The floral department has curiosity in the shape Of
lady, composed entirely OF the rarest n0werB By
Mr. Fitzpatrick at the suggestion of the President Of the
Society, Mr.. Groshon 1t may be imagined that her ma
ral perfume requires not the improvements usually in
favor with the fair The floral ornaments dahaS
and flowers well deserving OF visit.
Among the fruits there are some unusually inc grapes
and pears The entire exhibition Isl however, less inter
esting than would have been not for the recent
Not only fewer articles exhibited, but fewer
yjsters came on account of the shocking weather Tho
following awards have been made by the committee ap
pointed TO Judge OF the merits Of the articles exhibited
VEGETABLES.
ctaf-a oh ell MI
Second best vegetables silver medal, SD G. Beck
Best six boodbects certificate of award-Robert Aexan
der, gardener to James Gordon Bennett.
Best twelve carrots, certificate of award-John G.
Thompson, Staten Island.
Best twelve white onions, certificate of award-Robert
Alexander, gardener to james Gordon Bennett.
Best twelve red onions, certificate OF award-Robert
Alexander gardener to James Gordon Bennett
Best two egg plants, certificate OF award-Denns Muir
ply, gardener TO S. A. Stevens, Hoboken.
Best half peck Of tomatoes certificate of awardJoha
c. Thompson Staten Island.
Best three heads Of cabbage, certificate of awardohn
W. kctchum, Randalls Island
Best twelve ears of table corn, s2-John Thompson,
Staten Island
SPECIAL PREMIUMS,
Large California PUMPKINS, s5-RObert Alexander,
gardener to James Gordon Bennett.
Varieties potatoes, SLOW. S Carpenter.
Varieties squashes and pumpkins, s5-W s. Carpenter.
PLANTS IN POTs
Best collection of miscellaneous plants, of house oul
turc. silver plate sl5-Isaac Buchanan.
dcncr to r. L. Stuart.
Best single specimen in bloom s2-w. j. Davidson
Best collection Of ferns and ycopodiums silver medal,
$5-Isaac Buchanan.
Best single specimen of orchids silver medal s5-saac
Buchanan
Second best show of roses, silver medal, s5-Chares
Best show of dahas, thirty varieties silver cup, SO
Charles S. Pel
Second best do. silver medal, s5-Isaac Buchanan.
Best twelve named varieties, S3-Charles s. Pel
Second best do, S2-ProfeSS0r ROemer
Best varieties of verbenas, s3-Isaac Buchanan.
Second hest do, SIP. Henderson.
Best miscellaneous cut flowers silver medal, $5-saas
second best do s3-Charles s. Pell
Best floral design, silver plate, S2o-Wm. Fitzpatrick.
Second best do, s10Chares Ross, gardener to Henry
A. Heiser.
BASKETS AND BOUQUETS.
Best basket Of flowers silver cup, s10-Wm, Russell.
Second best do silver medal, $5-J. Chcvaler Petit.
Second best table bouquet s3-J Chevalier 4 Petit
Best pair Of hand bouquets, s5Ewm Wilson.
Second best do, SD Chevaier Petit
FRUIT
Best six named varieties Of foreign grapes one bunch
Second best do, silver medal S5-James Cowen, gar
dener to VIM l., Burton.
plate, sl5-Elwenger 4 Barry Rochester, N. Y.
Second best do silver medal, Ssh. E. Hooker & Co.
Best twelve named varieties, six of each silver medal
$5-P. T. Quinn, gardener for Prof Mapes
Second best d. $3-Denns Murphy, gardener to E. A.
Stevens
Best six named varieties six of each, s3-Isaac Blu
chanan
Second best do, s2-Dennis Murphy, gardener.
Best collection Of twenty varieties apples six speci
mems of each, silver cup s10-Ellwanger & Barry
Best twelve named varieties five OF each, silver medal
S5-Wm. S. Carpenter.
Best six do, $3--Wm. S. Carpenter
Best collection named varieties of pums, six of each
Silver medal $5-Elwanger Barry
Best dish OF figs, S2-John Jameson, gardener to VIM
Wright.
Best two watermelons SWIM S. Carpenter
Best two muskmelons, s3-Wm. S. Carpenter.
Second best do, certificate Of award-Robert Aexan
der, gardener to James Gordon Bennett.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
Isaac Buchanan, for palladium cantne IS.
Isaac Buchanan, for gynerium argentium, SO.
Patrick Kennedy, gardener of E. A. Stevens, pair Of
coxcombs, 81
Henry McEnroe, gardener to Alonzo Childs, varie
ties foreign grapes, 81
Henry McEnroe gardener to AonZo Chlds, two punches
black Hamburg grapes, 81
J. Ryan, gardener to c. H. Lilcntha six varieties TO-
reign grapes, SIS.
Charles Downing, six punches Delaware grapes S.
c. Dennsson, gardener to D. Grant Delaware grapes,
SO.
Rufus Skcll, six punches Delaware grapes 50.
Elwanger Barry, splendid collection pears, So
Judges of Plants-.John Cadnes Geo. Saul j. W. Wood
Judges of Vcgetables-Wm. Charlton, John G. Thomp-
son, Peter Henderson.
Judges of Fruits-A. s. Fuller, Chas Downing ThOs
Hogg, Jas. Chambers
The exhibition of the American Institute was not very
inviting the rain yesterday large portion of land in
There was however, nothing like order completeness
to warrant extended notice. The cattle had been allowed
such liberties most Of the ground that walking
quite prccarous 1t was announce that should the
Their continue unavorabe the greater part of the exhibit
ton will be continued until Saturday. and perhaps in the
early part of next week.
Billiard Match in Chicago:
From the Chicago Times, Sept Is.
AS previously announced match game of billiards be-
tween Michael Phclan, the champion billiard player Of
America, and the but little less well known Phil Tcman,
of Cincinnati of at McVickers theatre Yesterday
morning. We we're disappointed in seeing so thin an
QnI fpr yphir arippcr In rund