Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-05
CITY AND COUNTY
m. horticultural Exhibition.

The rain caused limited attendance at f1Or- |
ticultural Hall last evening but all the COM
mittees were present, and the reports were
read. Hon. A. II. Bullock stated that the
debt of the society had been materially re.
duced, and his statement of the prospects of
the society indicates promising future.
DIR. R. Woodward, chairman of the commit
tee on apples, read report, in which mention
was made of the superior display OF that
fruit this year, being the largest and finest ever
exhibited on the society's tahles-superior to
the display of 1858, in point of culture, es-
pecially. There are now a number OF line
new varieties and the number of plates is $50,
while in 1868 there were but GIG plates. The
following are the awards =
For the largest and best collection. SO to J Wood
ward of Mbury, who had ~ valuable specimens; for
kinds; for 30 best do 81 Josiah Shrews-
bury had 70 kinds for 4th best do copy OF Har-
70 kinds.
For best varieties than specimens each,
copy of Harris Report to Hadwen Of Worcester; for
I'd best 81 to stephen Foster of Worcester for Sd
best do q to Gham6ern Of w0Fses5eT Of rs
variety copy Of Harris Report to Isaac Mills tor his
plate of splendid Gravenstns for the "a best DO 81 to
H. X Earle, for his beautiful Porters; Sd best do 81 to
ID. b. Comins, for his Mothers
foT DSslspecHneHt vi Mlniei oRPlcH
81. Hartshorn, for Badwins; for I'd best do,
s0 TO H. X Potter of Grafton for Rhode Island Green
ses iOF % best 81 10 Geo N'n 'o' "0AD1'' mus
his Tompkns County King Jos Loyell Jr for his Lee
lands Spice and T. NJ. Marble Grafton for his North
ern Spys Also gratuiy of ~ \. Horace Chandler
of Pomret Conn. for fine display OF apples from Wind
ham County Conn., which not common to this local
lty
Geo. Jaques, chairman OF the committee on pears,
thought display this unusual excellence and to
be matched only by the exhibitions in Boston and such
large lie urged the necessity ofcuvating to the
depth feet least to secure the best specimens
The committee which entirely composed Of large pear
in some cases They the following premiums
For the largest and best collie on Of not less than
variees the I'd 81 to John Milton Earle, who out of
10 varieties had but 81 which numbered three or more
less than five specimens each, s. to Benz human ior
ten varieties OF not less than ve specimens each % to
T. X Earle; for the I'd best copy OF Harris hep9It 10
burn For the best six varities OF not less than spec
I'd 81 Draper Ruggles; for Sd best 81 10 Geo l.
Rice. =. .,,,,,-u,, n..r. Of on.
variety copy of Harriss Report to Jonathan GTo9t
81 so to Charles johnson of Norhboro, for plate OF
Beurre Bose; for Sd best 100 to Eldred for Louise
ter pears of one variety copy If Hariss Report
d Batcheder North Brookfeld, for his plate OF Win
ter Nels for the I'd best 10 Fizroy Willard for his
Beurre Girls dHiver for the I'd best 81 to Henry Phelps
The following gratutes were awarded 81 to L Che
merry of southbridge; LOO to Brigham; Ivy to Lewis
Slnls III Tor ms specimens flelnlSn 10 III
Marble of Grafton.
Hon stephen Salisbury the chairman othe committee
peaches pums, grapes and ounces made long and
report closing with the following announce
For the largest collection Of peaches 81 to
Potter Of Grafton who exhibited seven varieties Tor
Josiah Stone Of Shrewsbury who had two varieties,
splendid Crawford Late; Tor the third best, 81 to
0 b Hadwen who had four varieties; for the 4h best,
81 to Lyman PIERCE Of West Boyston for his two yare
ties The lot OF w Miller reported worthy of
commentator.
who exhibited six varieties For the best dish twelve
specimens of variety, $3.50 to Anthony Chase for
the second best, 81 to Miss lockwood.
For the best collection 81 to Benz Butman for the I'd
best, 81 to Fox. The exhibition by Chas Brigham
OF Grafton received honorable mention
For the largest andEbcst Collection grown under glass
s. to Lincoln, who exhibited IL varieties; for the
showed Il varieties; for the third best, to Wheeler
ioar excellent plates contributed by " i Fox ''
Fo the best specimen Of Isabella or Diana copy Of
Dianas; for the second best, $3.50 TO W Thurston of
1xiord for his lsabellas for the third best 81 to
lest specimen Of native grape, 81 to Stone, for his
FLOWERS PLANTS, DESIGNS, &C.
The severe ross which occurred sept ~ and So and
ocality p deg made havoc in the floral Kingdom, and
Prevented large display on this OCCASION For largest
to Miss ox DO 81 to Miss Fam
Lncoln for 30 best do 81 to Miss Nellie Messenger
IS to VIM + Merrifed, Who exhibited 81 varieties in,
uding begonias ycopodlums ccis dscoor &c, for the
ID best do of Harris Report stephen Salisbury
or his rs pots Of greenhouse plants including begonias
essamine fuschias, &c
For the best pair boquets, 81 Arba Pierce, who
vas also commented fer his decoration Of the hall for
gn, 81 to NJ d Ward of Shrewsbury, for beautiful
iOral temple; for best display OF asters, 81 to lain
err Pleasant mention was made Of potted scarlet lily
beautifully in bloom, exhibited by Mrs Douglas, and
iase of gladioi by Mrs NJ B Green.
VEGETABLES.
Samuel II Cotton, chairman OF the committee vege
abes, announced the following premiums;
For the largest and best collection OF vegetables Sc
SIS Harvey Dodge of sutton for his Il variees
or the fourth best copy of Harris Report to W Fox
For the best collection of potatoes copy of Harris
Report TO w Gleason of Holden for the second best
- to 5 G Champney of Grafton.
- to Sylvanus Sears. For the best three marrow squash
80 to George Burbank For the best three Hubbard
moth squashes 81 to Amasa Wood of Webster. For the
est winter squashes of any other variety 81 to sas
Allen.
For the three of celery, 81 to James Apper
For three best heads of cabbage, sylvester Sears
% Mills For the best table beets 81 to Chas. Nash.
For the best sweet corn, 81 to J. Lowell Jr:
The following gratuities were declared To n, =.
Chase of Sutton, for his superior cabbage to VIM. B.
Fox for caulhowers; John B. Pratt for his gigantic
very good sample of sweet raised by himself; c.
W. Gleason of Holden, for Hubbard squsshes and to s.
D. Waite for a variety of fine squashes.
The horticultural exhibition will be brought |
to a close this noon, and those who are
at all anxious to see about 200 kinds OF apples,
$50 varieties of pairs, and so species of potato,
in grand array-the handSomest of their
kind-are advised to visit the hall this FORE
noon.
UPToN VS.. MEDwAY.-The Upton and
Midway clubs resumed their base ball game