New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-26
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE HORrYCUL.
TURAL Snow

coIl0us pers0Lal mlnlst Dcee OF the progress Vi
lean Agriculture. All through the day aai evening
fresh contributions Of fruits ADD flowers we're recsvea
by express and private conveyance ana not 10"
who were 70 unfortunate 10 be dissppoiDen III '"o
receipt of their specimens bewaei their III ''f'u"e Nv
being excluded from competition Day ot'o'e ye'''r
day we cav the halls IN stits OF ensos' uf"y ''o
wsre un6led tcme uncovered, and come overt o@'e'
with specimens hastily grouped together. iesHfcsY
ho,,svsr we fouud on entering tle Palace Gardsn
that order had TAX the place OF coniuslon ana Me
,ull u4,it of ,he show sas made more apparent
DuIne the t~enty-four hours winch nsd elapsed tn7
long lines Of frnt plates and flower tabEs had been
Il d. spd the SupernteDd hts were al loss to Know
where 20 find the space which new exhibitors clamor-
ously demand. Hovsy & Co. # BostoD have contrib
ut.d lot Of 30 variet.s of dahliis, and AnireF
Brdsman collection of ten pots, in each OF "h;n s
a specimen plant, which would have taken premdm
if brought here before the coing Of the entry books
TIE best plant Of this cole ton, perhaps, is the
Nsdome Airord besoris, and aier that, the most
noticeable The DiaseoJea di'coor whose heartshapsd
leaves with their green faces and purpe backs will
sttrsc the atts non of the flower amateur This plant
is Of the Species the Chinese yam or bdtaso',
on which Prince attempted 10 create ye grande sensa'
zion, couple Of years ago.
Near the waer-basil in the main hal bUgs yam,
from Nicaragua, in shape like elephants foot, ard
in wtie bt almost heavy, we fancy, If let fsh upon
ones toes from proper eleva ion. Tnis yam which
)eoicte in the fearful name 1eStadular,a NsrcdHa,
is regular article Of Nlcaraguan die; being cut up
into chunks" for boiling. No doubt aus OF Walkers
returned hllbutters ia his city will certify 10 its
eseolent properties.
Mr.. Isaac Buchanan TIE florist, has most excellent
friend in a Capt. j. VI. Dow wso trades bet yeeu this
metropolis and the fertile shores of Ni;ara, IA. The
captain is versable enthusiast 10 the mater Of cot
lectipg strange vegetstion, real osS-hunitr IN
the domains OF Flora and Ceres and there is no tree
too Iigb too spopgy ana cactus hedge too
pricAl7 10 check Dis ardent search OF rlr ss. To him
is the IOstitute INDEBTED for the great s4booted gam;
to him for the thirty orchids which hang over
the lily BASIN aud grow on air a!ouei TO him thu
specimen of Spanish NOES, Tt2aHdsia aseaoidies,
which droops its lnng pendants Of linked lsa'es from
The bit of wood which i grew IN Central America
Pity We did not have more Capt Dows. Mr. Bu-
e6snsn tells that this immense yam belongs 70 the
Dnscorea family, a0d only produces small running
vie which is very remarkable considering the large
mas Of vegetable matter which it contains in It's tune
This is supposed u be The first plant Of the species
brought 10 q il country in the living stae.
One of Capt. Dow's 0, chids Ia monster specimen
of its kiId, the Stonhopea- having Of roots
two feet i'll diameter, and weighing about seventy live
pounds. Since report yesterday, VIM. Perry q
Son of BridgePor Conn, have entered lot Of French
asters, numbering thirty varieties in ALL some OF
them are SUI erior plants
Tie g eat anxiety of each visitor yesterday morning
was 10 know if the grea. lily had arrived. 1t came
safely hand rather Of i,s leaves did at about
O'Clock in the mids Of the famous rain shower, AID
10 tie acct mpanment of thunder and lightning 1t
contained in huge thin square box, and carefully
packed in new mowD grass, suitably moistened The
box carried TO the waerbasin by four men, Care
fully opened, and them when the Gro I'd pressed hcky
about some wsg asked bis neighbor f hs saw any
thing green We should think he di t. Tor eacl of the
ter lsaves must measure six feet acros, 10 ssS
nothing of the edge which is turned up The leaf is
mooth and green the upper side, but purple very
horny, and divided into compartments by the thick
veins ard ribs, like the drawer Of drg-goois mer
liant. The thons ON .he leaves a I'd stem are very
harp and strong aid abopt three-f0urbs Of an ipcs
long The gardener who raised these leaves says that
each VIII bear up weight of hundred pounds
il be evenly distributed all the surface. is Of
tough leathery text ire and might foai for
stout boy. The box being opened the gas was
brushed from the leaves and, then by the assistance
sevei al men, the huge thugs were carefully ia
veried and placed in tbeirwa5ery abiding-pace where
they foa, in their sjesty, amid the sylvan court
about them, vertable giants among pigmy leaves Of
ordinary plants.
III tie salt water aquarium Of the fair, tiers TO be
feen one Of .he regular game fish OF NewYork sports
men, known the sbeepshesd. IL is Of the meet
beautiful of salt water fish. and 20 catol il
sdeIed an exploit Of importance, even by our mos ex-
perieI cd sInsteur Isasc Waltops We believe tina,
fish Of this ecie bas before been exhibited in
this city, aud the opportunity which Is offered of seeing
i, spcrting in is native element will no doubt, bs
braced by hundreds.
The judges went carefully through thsir examine
tons of plants yesterday, and made the folJ wing
awards:
For the best collection Of svergresns, silver medal Me-
PLANTS IS POTS.
For the best collection o. ceaneous plants Of house cul
tore silver pls.e bl5 j. Buchanan No. west Soyentsenth
Fer .ecor1be collection Of i,ce plants Of house
cutuo-, silver pbte, ST.; l.. Mersad Albany n y.
For the best four specimens Ia bloom s7e plate, SO L.
For ,he contbest four specimens in bloom silver medal
George HanlyD, gardener to " Lshg ~
F9T the beat single specimen in bloom dive, medl L. Me-
70, the second 6' DsS .peGJoeH in bloom bronze medal
For tle he;. six yaree. Of lea7ed pants silver
siyer medal Geo Haulyn, Bay Ridge,
FoI the best collect Il ferns ard ycOpoiums silver plate
$40; J buchanan NJ 9 Wet Ssveutr auts street
For IL second best eel, con % ferns and ycopodls silver
nsdai J.. hensHd, Albany N. y.
tor tie best put plants q thea hohss blak tcs ar2s
silver u,dsl; r. L. S.uaIt No ld Filth avenue w j. David
gardener
por the best pant plants Of thea yiii' ten teal large
silver 20 dli.
For the plant Of Tire ea coffee, silver med
al; II l. Stualt ~ j Dsgidson gardener
For tie psut pats gossyLiu c0ttonl silver
oil l. heDstd, Albany. y. y.
FoI thu best Of tn cinuamomUn yeru, cinnamon
silver medsl, J4olss RLislt 40 % Second avenue.