Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-08-10
production Of the rich, gifts of Providence,
whichconhibnte greatly 70 the wealth, health,

we commend due acknowledgment Of thank
fulness to the Giyer, of all good gifts.
We find twenty three entries, in the differ
ent classes. Ofdoor yards, one entry; shad
trees, three entries seed garden, enc entry
flower garden, one entry vegetable gardens
feight entries; fruit and vegetable combined
four entries; flower and vegetable, combines
three entries; flower, fruit and vegetable
combined, two entsiss9 d VIC
| DOOR YARD,
LIST. Premium ID WV. p! OvlsxAx. I Grea
credit is due Mr. o, for the interest he is man
Iifesting in the taste and arrangement that h
isdkphyine IN Ms garden
| SEED GARDEN.
1st Premium to BENJAMIN KNAPP of Wash
ingtoh Township. This garden deseryesspe
cial notice forthe manner in,which it is kept
It is clean and in good order.
! FLOWER GARDEN.
LIST. Premium to MRS. A. S. Mrrrs. This
garden Is well kept though small and neat
we counted 80 varities 81 flne choice flowers
Happy is the man that has wife that loves
flowers and devotes her spare moments to
their culture. .TaafRaI
God made ths1Qwers 10 beautify
The earth, and shSsF lnaaA careful mood,
20 "a 8 syEaErABLE GARDEN.
1st. Prenllhm for best cultivated garden,
WV. H. MCCLURE.
End, Premium for best cultivated garden.
A. q. Mrs II = - & OGG
Both j shese gardens xers cleaann and we'll
arranged. We were led to admire the skill
and industry, care and labor, that had bee n
taken to produce such fine rvegesahles as we
found in these gardens. With the above and
those of DR.. s. N. PIEacs, sJoHN WELLns,
JOHN ScnENck, and BENJAMIN KNAPP, it
was hard to decide which was the best, of the
above named. We had the pleasure of tast-
ing the iias vegetables on the table of our
friend KsArr, Prepared by his estimable lady.
Itwasresolved by The committee, and unan-
imously passed that we spend the Summer
with friend KNAPP. (The sucatash and hon
ey will suffer. Num- -
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GARDEN.
LIST. Premium for the best fruit and veget-
able garden to G. N. HARHls. ,,sy nT
End Premium for the best fruit and veget-
able garden, d. T. CHoAr.
The entries in. this class were all good, and
deserve special notice. The gToands of Mr..
CHoAr show great deal Of system and taste
and we predict his garden will be hard to
beat, when be has il aranged as he contem-
plates doing. =,
FLOWER FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMBINED.
!, LIST, Premium for best flower fruit and veg
etabk garden combined E. D. ADAMS. /
End. Premium, B. KNAPP.
It was difficult to make this award. There
was more system,in the arrangement of Mr..
ADAMS but the vegetation of Mr.. KEAPP's
were much finer. Both gentleman deserve
much credit Cor their aim, in showing that
good gardens can be had at small outlay of
muscle
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN COMBINED.
LIST. Premium to JOHN GARRISON.
1 End Premium to WV. P. OvERNAs. y3a#
! In JoHN GARRsor' s garden we found over
one hundred different varieties of flowers and
fifteen varieties of vegetables. 49,. d.
SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. ~
1st Premium to w. p. OvERxAN.
I'd Premium to D. 7. CHoAr. s1I
We found in WV. OvERxAN's lawn, 16 diff
fercnt varieties of Shade and Ornamental
trees in NJ, CHoAr's, 49, Varieties These
gentlernenare doing much good in the Hor-
ticultural ranks, BY their zeal and untiring
efforts to make Horticulture what it should
be. -
The Shade trees of MI. /. ScuENcK, who was
one Of the competitors, deserves to be honor
ably mentioned We doabt whether there can
be found in this place, . more uniform and
healthy lot Of maple trees than can be found
around his residence. Az you pass these
gentlmen's homes, and witness the air ofneat-
ness, oslsr, thoroughness and thrift, every
where apparent; you ask, in . manner sig
ni6cants Of high appreciation, aoAo lires
theres" The qusstion'impaies that whatever
namshe may be called by, he is somebody;
and my friends, be i tsoiaebody. Thus the
good Horticulturalist elcvates his profession
and gives dignity to his calling Then We
say let our dwellings stand apart from the
dirty ssyside, separated from itby neat en-
closure, and free from the depredations Of
swine and other intrudxs. Let the maple
and elm mingle their graceful foliage with
the locust and willow, to shade our homes
from the scorching rays Of the noontide sun |;
and the rose and lilac cast their rich odors on
every passing breeze. Let the walks be
adorned with lilies Of various kinds, with the
ivies and tulip and other hardy flowers,
which require but trifing care. Let the jas
mine and eglatine Irvine gracefully around
the windows; the morning-glory and wood
bine look in through the open easement, and
the trumpet creepcr hang its gay festoons