New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-22
FAIR OF THE NETWORK HORTYCUL-
TURAL SOCIETY,"

In connection With the Agricultural Fair of the
American Institute, the New-fork horticultural So
cety has opened an exhibition of fruits, flowers, and
vegetables in the large halls of the Third Avenue
Railroad Depot, between Sixty fifth and Sxiy-sixth
streets.
The North Hsll on the second floor is devoted to
fruits ard the display is in every way one of the finest
ever seen in this city, not superior 10 anything ever
exhibited here. More than one-third of the table
loom is occupied by Messrs Ellwanger 4 Barry of
Rochester who have taken the first prizes in every
tbrg for which they have competed. They EXHIBIT
nearly 500 varieties of pears, apples, and plums and
more than 800 of pears Their nurseries cover 600
acres Messrs. III. f.. Hooker s Co. have also about
- varieties, with 100 more coming, very
credable display. Mr.. W. S. Carpenter of Harrison,
Westchester County has about hundred varieties.
Messrs A. Z. Saul i Co. of Newburg, have fifty va
rie,ies of pears. Mr.. W. L. Ferris of Throggs Neck,
has fifty varieties of pears and Mr.. John DE Wolf of
the came place an extraordinarily fine lot of about
the same number Mr.. +. A Stevens of Hoboken,
Mr.. w. A. Darling, President of the Third avenue
Railroad Company; Prof Mspes of Newark, and Mr..
j. Buchanan Of Astoria, all have small collections OF
very choice fruit. Mrs. Fidelia b. Durlee of Fall
River, Macs, has the finest display Of hot-house
grapes. Mr.. s. Il, Carpenter exhibits the New-Ro-
chelle blackberry, with berries ripe and unIipe still
on the stalk. There exhibitions Of the Delaware,
Diana, Rebecca Anna Coulord Hartford, Prolific and
other grapes. The prizes for fruit were awarded as
follows:
70, the best six named vares Of Foreign Grapes bln"h
Of EACH silver plate sS, Mis- Fides D. Durfee Fall River
For tie second bes. do silver med. S. VIM Burton Glen
For the be. bunches Of Black Hamburg s. William Z.
Burton, Glen Cove
For the collection fifty named varieties lees than
FIVE specimens .seh silver plate 3 Is. E~anger Barry,
The best do silver medal s. H. E. Hooker Co..
For The bt.t named varieties six Of each silver medal
IS, J. j Maps, Newark, }.
For the best named varieties, Of each s. Isaac Ba
chsrsp, No W.N Seventeenth saeet
For the second beet do 81 Z A Stevens Hoooken.
For the best collection Of named vaties Of less than
For s,ye named varieties, not less than five Of each
silver u edal IS VIM. Carpenter, wes'che:,er County
For tho lest six do. 81, VIM Carpenter, Wesceser Co.
Fer the collection varieties Of Plans six Of each.
silver medal S. Elwl Barry.
For til. beat dish ofFIs, q, Wm. Wright, Newark NJ
Fer the best TWO wa,ermeons 80 VIM s. Carpenter.
For the btsttso MussmeloDs 81 VIM ;. CMpcnier
For the second beet do certificate Of award James GORDON
Bennett.
sFEclL PREMIUMS
FOR ak varieties Of Foreign Grapes 81, Aonzo Child Ty'
town.
For Two punches Of Black Hamburg 3d. Aonzo Guild Tsy.
town.
Fo .is bancae. Of Delaware Grspe, Charles DOwnlns
For .i1 5ubete. Of D;ns Grapes - D Grant Ssg N j.
Special for Peas-sl0, ELwaoser Barry.
The South Hall on the second floor is devoted 70
plants and flowers. Miss Flora McFlinsey, lady
con pc sed principally of flowers, is the first object
which challenges attention. Miss Flora owes her OIL
gin to Mr.. Wm. Fitzpatrick Of Twenty ninth street.
She is Of full size. She wears a crown composed of
roses tube roses fuschias and tamarisk and neck
lace made up of white and red globe auars nth. Her
bosom swells with roses tube roses delphinium gran
difora, and sweet alyssum. Her dress is made Of
roses, dahias, verbenas, marigolda, azuratum, and
helotrope, relieved by tanarsk and rose gerauium.
She bears in her right hand hly-Cals Ethopica-
and in her left pacaId, giving her name and that of
Ler inventor. Mr.. Fitzpatrick gets fret prize for
very elaborate piece Of floral ornamertatjn. Mr..
Richardson of Fordham has very fine display OF
very perfect dabliaa. Mr.. Buchanan Of No. West
Seventeenth street has large chow Of fine plants in
pots The prizes in this department were awarded as
follows:
PLANTS ~ Pors.
For best collection Of Miscellaneous Plants Of house cu
,ue silver plate 80 Isass Buchanan No Wee. Seventeenth
street.
For second best do silver medal IS R. L Stuart.
For The bes: specimen in bloom 81, Z L. Stuart.
best collection Of Ferns and LycoPodiuus silver medal
IS, Isaac Buchanan
For .nse specimen in born silver medal s. I'aao
Buchanan
CUT FLOWERS.
tie second test named Rose, silver medal s. l. Moore,
YorkylIe.
DaHLI,s.
the best show of Dshas and DOT lees than varieties
silver cup TO- Chss. 8. Pel Orphan Asylem. .
For best do, ser media! isaac beenscao
Per me b.s, % eye named varieties, 81 Cnas g. Pe
For he secord ice: DO, o. Prot k0emsr, Washington
HigEts. ,.
Fer he r collection varieties So Isaac huc
of miscellaneous cut flowers, silver medal
e., Isaac Buchanan
For me sscoud bes: DO, s. Chaa s. PelL
FLORAL DESIGNS.
For the bs; Floral Design silver Plate % W Fitzpatrick,
Nc. lOi7 Broadway
Fox Tie sconG sest Do, tlo, Henry Hels-r.
BASKETS BOUQUETS.
FoI ne s: BASKET Of Fowe silver cup sl0, "n Rrsel,
Hsh Bridge.
For secord be. d. silver medal s. j. Chsyaler Petit
No SIS Broadway.
For tie beet Table Bouquet silver medal s. j. n HaHssr,
Fify-eithth street aid Tn.rd ,ysnue-
For the SECOND best DO IS J. Ch-yaisr s P..i. -
For the tss. pair Of Hand Bouquets 81, VIM Z wilson,
No ~ W.s, Fourteenth street
FoT tie seooLd bes: DO, o., J. Ctsvsier Peti-
SPECIAL PREsUAs
ror Csladfun Chantini, . 3 Isaac buchanan
For Gynsrium ArgeLtigIn. Iaso Buchanan
For two Co1corbs, 81. L. s,svenA
The vegetables are in the third story, with the
single exception of twopound tomato IN the fruit
ball, grown by M James Richmond IN Manhattan