New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-13
NATIONAL POM0LOGlCAL exhibition.
Correspondence OF Ths n. v. Tribune.

PHILADELPHIA, sept IL, ioVo'
The annual exhibition Of the Am srcau Pom illogical
Society opened hi, morppg in the spacious rooms OF
the Assembly BniliDgs Of Tenth aud Ches not
streets and will continue tomorrow aud the day stef
usnal on such occaeious the FIRST day never shows
fun lab fall cispsy Of the good Thugs in store
for the many whose cultivated tastes lead them TO ~
terd There wa,, consequently, no crowd this morn
ing The long tsbles, extending ell together SONS two
bur dred feet in ngth, consequently not en- rely
flied. Specimens were continually arriving aud bel
arranged in the vacant places, and il was known that
maj 9th, rs were on the way. The display Of today,
tboush very Ich and gratifying will be far more in-
t.Iee,ing during the NO remaining days.
At Ii o'c,cs, Marshall p. Wilder. esq., President,
invited the company assembled to withdraw TO aD ad
joining roo for organization Here the Sccisy trans-
acted the usual routine business adj)urbing at for
dinner, and the ADDRESS this afternoon, which Mr..
Wilder will deliver. But, Wills listening TO the
utDess transacted no could fail to be struck With
tie oeep bod which this Society must bave on the
all, cliODs Of lRe, intelligent and most usaful liss
Of citizens The bet cnf = were well filled by membss
and or ere and the business pr gressed you heard
The ames and frequently the voices OF very mauy OF
the most promioeDt nurserymen and trult-gro yes
tbro uRbont tie counr,. Some Of the most re note
States ~tre represened-M tiue Illinois, Virginia. sud
North CaoliDa-uith specimens OF Their VARIOUS pro-
d. cuoDs. Here a assembled to gther knowledge,
and 10 conn u1fate it. This concentration aud dt-
union has been the Of revOlutonzlDg the h0r-
tiCnlIuIe OF THE cOuUtry.
Retur1il to thu exhibition room, I wandered slow
ly along be wids g. read tables 10 filled Ia many places
~ if dozen corr ucopss had be mUteo upon tl,m.
For opening display, thu Irotuslon has probably
never been surpassed. Newly, TX Il lafg-ly REPRE-
sentd. EllUaneer al Barry exhibi'et vas! a'iety
of pesIs a. spp.ts especially the former. IL w0ui
zen imto.sible surDsss the Gisl play hey male Me-
of N Y exhibited y
brsDth Of he Flemish Il auts coutaiticg "a large ard
bsau iiul peas q ~bole weigh 6 10 pDubdo. This
branch WAS not Is long, 80 that the fruit hung
ike Of ins on rope IL attracted vers general atten-
ton. Beside IN, re Mr. Field had others of great
meIil and vsTiety. Mr.. Wp. Lawton had ldrg, disb
the New Rochelle blackberry, the second growth OF
that fan GUS fIuit b1t evidently out OF eeascn. Toe
q her wbs the paTtley leaf berry, lew variety JOS.
coming 10 nouCe rot 30 age prohf the other,
Al ~ seess flavor whatever. MIR j. IL. St-Sart
Cf Quincy Illinois hsd truly magu,icsnt dsplaS oil
apples near 100 varieties ~ decidedly the be show
of the OCCASION If this fruit grows 10 Illinois equal
10 is display TIE the people there begn TO
plant orchards the soonsr they will grow Hch Tor
am persuaded no Ctber State IN the Union can Ok
Ce' d IT. ,
The cultivation of rears must be rapidly extending
en-, no ne Judging frcm WHIST il seen here. Every
/, DIV seemt to have some. Mr.. VIM. Parry OF CHINA.
InnsoD, N. D., had a fine collection. HIS Du'chsss
and BaI,lttts were giants IN their way. a. 70 h,s
dupces | neye- btheld finer TIere were superb
iesrs from Mr.. NJ A. Barnes Of Risiog Sun, PA Ma
IoleOn pears oD g. Il. Ie very rye, rich and yell
low, wi h some tNen'y other kinds, mostly foreigl;
Tut showed the far famed Seckel OF doube the SIZE
of al Others ar must have some peculiar art or some
peculsr soil 70 enable him thus 10 exceed his neigh
boIsal which, as good citizen, he Is bouod 10 co d
mDnicstr 10 thOse who are uow b ing az mere Da6b ~
There was no show of pums, the enrculi) ard lack
wart having geOtrAly discouraged their eulva 100.
But Hr Peter Baab OF tbs city, exhibited cluster OF
KoIepk smps nes Is as lsrge walnuts and of deep
purple col r. Peaches were al,o very scar c.,
l. 49, L. Rl "a n
Beverly N j. but he had but the coli airy specimen
OF apples there is noble dIsplay showing taat a61n-
dance will como one Of these days Mr. Franklin
Davis Of Shannon, Va, exhibits the Faliwater, a
monster in iDs way with Fall Pippns almost as large
but Tich, yellow, ard tempting. His whole collection
WE large and valuable There is also what IS called
the Twenty Ounce APPLE, but no exhibitors pane.
Mr. Parry g spples were also very fine. MIR. Henry
r. Robey of Fredericksburg Va, has a nobls col.c
ton Of Porter Russets and others OF all shades ana
siz.s
The prapes are dnte abundant and Of extraordinary
growth and size. The fbreigu varieties have never
been eurpsfsed not oniy as 10 sz OF berry, but in the
enCTmCus siZ- Of the lunches. Tuoss from Mr.. Francis
Yar all OF this city are especially lu-eiods VI ma
iives there IL good var ct, among which hotced
new seed ng tOu on Mississippi blnn ana cut'-
waited Iy Mr. NJ Nj. rick of Qiin;y, Illinois, Geli-
ciOus sweet grape, of good size and free from ioE-
ires,. de cal 1t the Chi kasaw. Another Nc seed
Ing not yftDaued, is shO IN ~ Mr.. Warren h-r0o''
Of Ontario C,uuty New. Yojk, il Is a. black az INK
Of Good ze bnt very sour aud very full OF seeds.
II. MaXatswDy il srOher new varir y OF pals 81 -en
ard COCO fize from Mr.. Il CraDs OF Al0qtt AIRY "a,
but not hsvirg tasted cannot s.esk fur her II 10
No ROW H. sice these there several srediog 10 be
mined The CoLcords are ve'y large There are two
Its Of ScUpIe'Dong-. exactly resembling ohy IN
color bui rank and foxy as an oil goat vi the
f4r-fautd Delaware AZ K beccl Il ere j. quite show
Then con IanbeTies ia beautiful vsrie y, OF which
usr,icusJs ieIesher There is also tie bornet rasp
boIIy perfect morfter, from Aubrey n SVuthe5 oil
New .JeT5ey, a F"uCh exc ic. Bat more oil these
tLir N wien lbe tables fill up TO morrow.