New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-25
THE AMERICAN ms TIrUTE HORT TCUL-
TU,RdL SHOW

thfoTn Open and tBe pnoiic were admitted 50 hortt
cultural show which premises to equal IL no. excel
any display Of the kind made in this country.
We rejoice to be able to the fact tiOce the
annual exhibitions mace by the Insttuts have been
sorry sisira, and damaging to its ancient prestige
Tine wss years sgo, when the annual recurrence oil
these fairs was regarded vertable metropolitan
jubilee and throughout the thirty days Of the exhibit
| ton the avenues and sisles Of Nibo's Gaden anf
Castle Garden throDged with thousands Of visit
ors. So uninterrupted was its career of success, that
the Institute gradually accumulated large property,
and held high rank in this country and abroad.
Property, however worked a baneful influence on
ths corporation does too frequently on indvidu-
ale and the exhibitions being managed 10 the Pp it Of
a PAST age they dwindled into comparative unimpOr-
tsnte, and pacunary disaster.
Whether it te attributable TO change 10 tho Board
Of MANAGEMENT and the consequent infusion Of enter
prize and public spirit, not, we leave Others 10 de-
eide; but certainly the show Of flowers and fruits,
which has already been made, betokens radical i'm
prOyement 10 the guidance Of the Institute, and angurs
a pecuniary success The long balls and winding
wake of ,be Palace Garden, which last year were
distracted ADD clutteredup with confused display of
| implements, machines, manufactured goods, gareen
products and objects of taste and art this year
products of the field garden orchard and hot-h.uss,
and there ia every probability of our having at last
show worthy of the environs of London. The great
halls are 80 lighted and shaped as to afford every
facility for char ming display Of flowers, shrubs, and
fruits and the NH gled bright tints of the flowers
with the appropriate background of confera, and de-
ciduous shrubs, are made more beautiful and acquire
new Charms.
he p,air hall ha oyat in ar
picture of long, hghrc ofed room with long tables
running through its whole length covered with Gu,
flowers and pot ed plants in tbs centre of the
vary large tank filed with water, over wh;h orchids,
or air plants are hung fr IN wooden arms; another
basin into which number of jets of water con-
stariy splasbng in graceful curvesi aud, away back
at the end of the room raised platform filed with
lbrubs and plants in pos. The principal exhibitors in
this room ae Isaac Buchanan, who shows a monster
collection Of green house and hot-horss plants, in all
over tw hundred specimens, Lewis Mensnd of Albany
who alaO has splendid assortment. of these plants,
| George Hamyin, gardener to Mr.. Langley of South
Brooklyn, and DIR. James Knight of tits city who
sDpeIintends this department Of the show. Dir.
Knight has in bis large Wardan case e remarkable
specmen of the AnOectochiiuS setaceus whose green
yelyety leaves with their rbs veino aud borders Of
golden sls are among the rsrest Productions Of veg
etabe life. This variety of the GaoectOchytuS cannot
be bought in London thor. Of pound sterling
| the Plant. DIR. Knight also shows a fine
| thrifty cinnamon tree which he imported
lsst year from Java. 1t is shrub Jet bat if it
grows aa rapidly as it ha, during the past twelve
month"; it will DO large enough by and by. The CHINA
mon must be five years old before the bark is fit to be
stripped off, dried and used as spice. Mr.. Buchanan
exhibits smsll nutmeg plant, which is probably the
only one of the kid in this country Mr.. Menan's
collection of coDfer;c is deserving of general notice,
| both for tho number Of varieties and the health and
| comp actness Of the specimens Buchanan has some
orchids placed in in pots, probably from deire
10 cave them; among which no one will fail to notice
| tie rare specimen of one,diHm CarthageHensis eud
epi9endrpm riteinum the latter, the smallsr Of the
! two but emarkable for the color of It's flowers.
The tank in the center of this hall is intended for
two extraordinary specimens of the Victoria Regia
or gigantic Australian lily. Of which the leaves
tcenty-one feet in circumference and the flower foot
in diameter. One Of these is the original plant import
ed by Mr Caleb Cope dozen years ago, and is eXhb-
tied by Mr.. Stuart of Philadelphia The other, shown
by Mr. james Dun as another gentleman from Phia-
delpbia is now In bud, and the mammoth flower will
burst and exhibit It's glOres the 29hinst Saturday
II may be well to remark that the unfol ling of the
flower ia always accompanied by the putting forth of
new leaf which having been previously folded up in
most curious manner opens to its foil extent as the
flower fades and goes. There specimens Of this
yictoria-ths queen Of all the lilies, this royal plant
whose rose.tinied double flowers array her in more
Glory than even Solomon-in the basins of the Crye
tai Palace at SydeDham, each of whose tray shaped
leaves would make a raft for child.
From the first hall to the second the victor passe!
along canyae-roofed gallery a. the side Of which are
the tables of vegetables and in the center the two
tanks IN which saltwater feb dsport themselves In
these miniature seas the lazy motioned turtle plois
along the bottom, while above him dart che nmble
fish In one tank ia to be SHOWN sturgeon seven feet
in lsrgb, ugly enough and long enough TO frghten
obereperous children into dociliy. Contributions oil
vegetables are to be made from the gardens Of several
no.ed cuyatcre but up to yesterday only Samuel
Ruih's seventy kinds Of vegetables were exposed to
| view.
TIE fruit show promises to be, without exception
ore cf the hes. ever made in this country. There WILL
be over three thousand Ilaetulls on the tables, OF
which two exhibitors alone viii contribute ,OOO.
| EIwsnger & Barry, Of Rochester, n. u, have en-
| gagged space for 500 plates and Smith q HsucbsH,
o. Syracuse an equal number. A. Saul has 200 itss;
W. s. Carrepter superintendent Of this Department.
| $50 mates: Dr. Ward of Newark 80 plates; John
Brill 50 pIstss Isaac Hicbs 70 varieties of apples
Hovey & Co, Of Boston, 200 plates Plof. Mspes 30
varieties of pears; and Col Marshall p. Wilder, OF
Boston is expected ere with large contribution from
bic famous pear orchard.
very remarkable fsstuye Of this exhibition will DO
the number of singing and talking birds entered for
premium, and the aquaria. One bird whicbs expected
is veri'abe miracle in colloquis power. lie i' owned
by Capt. John Brooks and lie said to be capable OF re-