Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-02
Horticultural Exhibitions.

The Com. appointed by the II. and L. So.
ciety to report Premium List for the cxhbi-
ton of 1862, reported last Friday evening as
follows:
LIST Il I'd Premium for the best arranged and adorned
Poor Yard
LIST I'd Premium for the best arranged flower Garden
1,t I'd Premium for the best Vegetable Garden.
lst 4 I'd Premium for the best Fruit Garden.
1st 2d Premium fer the best Culti, atrd Garden.
LIST 81 Premium for the best Fruit and Vegetable Gar.
den combined
1 I'd Premium for the best collection Of Shade Trees,
around and within any enclosure.
EARLY VEGETABLES.
ls Premium for the bes, and earliest Potatoes. not lea.
than six in number less than inches in diameter
lst Premium for the earies, and best Swee, Potatoes
not less than six in number.
l Premium for the errie. and best Par.nil. not less
than six in number.
1T Premium for the earliest and best Carrots six in
number.
1s Premium for the earliest and best Turrp. six in
number.
ls Premium for the carries. Onions from the set, six ia
number.
lst Premium for the earliest Onion, from the seed six
in number.
LIST Premium for the earliest head If cabbage.
LIST Premium for the earliest Tomatoes six in number
is Premium for the earliest Egg Plants two in number
LIST Premium for the earliest Peppers six in number
lat Premium for the earliest Snap Beans, plate.
lst Premium for the earliest Corn. six ears
LIST Premium for the earliest SOU ,sl,es in number.
LIST Premium for the earliest Pumpkins, two in number.
1st Premium for the earliest Celery, three stalks.
1s Premium for the earliest Cucnmbers, two In number.
lst Premium for the earliest CauiiHowers.
Is. Premium for the earliest Ground Cherries pint.
lst Premium for the earliest Rn,barb three stalks
LIST Premium for the earliest Lettuce, one plate.
lst Premium for the earliest Asparagus, three punches
1.t Premium for the earliest I,adishcs three punches
lst Premium for the earliest Pcppersrass. one plate.
lst Premium for the earliest Peas, one plate.
FLOWERS
l.' ID Premium for the hes, and earliest Boquet Of
Wild Flowers.
LIST I'd Premium for the best and earliest basket Of
Wild Flowers.
1st I'd Premium for the best and earliest Boquct Of
Cultivated Flowers
ist Cd Premium for the hest and earliest Basket Of
Cultivated Flowers.
FRUITS.
lst Premium for the earliest plate Of Currants.
LIST Premium for the earliest plate Of S,rawberre.
1st Premium for the earliest plate Of t;oosebcrrics
1st Premium for the earliest plate Of Easpberrics
LIST Premium for the earliest plate Of Grapes,
The report gardens will be made the first week IN
July.
Hethousc plants to compete with other house plants
but not with out door plants.
In addition to the above your Com. would recommend
n cash premium on Shade Trees also that Com Of two
be appointed to carry out this rccomne n,lation.
lss"edl l. SCHENCK. Com.
The report was adopted and ordered print
ed in thcGAzErrE The President appointed
|. Schenck and Geo. b. Vansaun, as the
Com. recommended in the report.
AsrARAGUs.-Tlerc arc several varieties of
asparagus, but the difference mainly arises
from the nature Of the soil. On strong loomy
land, the growth is more robust, and thu
shoots more tender than on sandy SOIL
Early in the spring soak the seeds in warm
water for "a hours, then drill it thinly, in
rows sufficiently wide to admit the hoe
When two years old. they may be transplant
ed into permanent beds A copvon;o,, ..;.3,l