Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-16

TaR HoaTIcuLrURAL ExHIBlrIoH.-
o. Saturday after noon the Soft County Hor.
ticulturul Society held iss seni.snoual sxhibi.
tion Of fruits aud fosers in Metropolitan
Block. The Society has been 10 operation
eeversl ysars. We have seen greater vsris-
~ Of articles exhibited at some Of the June
Fsirs but on no occasion have vs seen more
pleasing display.
The Fair ou Saturday ron almost entirely
to strawberries and cut aowers. Ofthe form.
er there must have been about twenty-five or
thirty varieties. 10 size and quality ws think
that J. N. d Burrows Iook the lead handsome
y. He exhibited Eve varieties. al Of which
yer. the Very psrsoni6cstion Of the delieious.
His Peabodye we're ps.fsss prsdigiss tor sIss.
Some Of them measured Eve and half inches
in circumference! He also displayed the
splendid Hovsry Seeding. the Long worth
Prolific. the AeAvoy and the Wilson ,Albasy.
Mr Barrow's frnis IL noted for iss size and
IusciOusness.
Ar. SiiAs Chapel exhibited some eighteen
varieties. among shich the Scarlet Msgnats,
and the Jenny Lind. were 0ost conspicuous.
- 6.s = favored berry - the country pro-
duces. His Iowa SeeJliugs were much admir-.
ed. and are very nice.
Mics Mary Gould and Mrs. n. Gillett exhib.
tied some very nice specimens. Mr.. Roosr,s
showed soms splendid Wilson Aibany-a
species that cannot bs too highly prizsd. or
too literally patrvniz.d. For preserving it -
quite Incompatible.
WIN Gray, DR.. Brown, Squire Evans and
James Means displayed handsome vArie,iss.
On little plate on the strawberry table,
was a novelty-soms conicai and comicsi
looking little whte Strawberries They w.rs
very nice. very sweet. and attracted much at.
te*tion. Father PAlamorguss brought home
tho seed from France two or three yeArs ago.
The name Of this queer fruit is the Alpies,
though We believe the Society does the Rev.
Father the honor to style the white berry the
Palamorgues Seeding, which u very proper.
The display Of currants and geossbsrries
Vas mssge. This is Dot attributable to any
scarcity Of the srticl. in this vicinity. They
are tso green just now to be taken to public
places. Westphsl 4 Co., and Robt. Murdock
exhibited sone foe varieties.
10 Aowsss in pots. Mr. Compere took the
lead - ususl. His display was very plsAsiog
In cut flowers, Mrs. Judge Grant, Mrs Ed
win Smith. Mrs Dr. Fountain. Mrs. A. San
Gray. Miss Mead. Mrs. GiIlett and others OK
hibtted verv handsome and ts..efully arranged
boqusts Mr. Temples specimens wers excel.
lent. This exhibition cl. arly sho wed that the
Though the Fair was not a. large % We
should have been pleased to record, it -
matter of pleasure to know that there 10 20
much interest taken in etra wberriss and
flowers.
We are more firmly convinced than ever
that these exhibitions are doiog good The
first one Of the kind We attended some four
years ago. the strawberry department ives
almost vacant. There was . plate or two.
The market was not provided With the lux.
ury from our own gardens. and what f-v
there we're offered we're interior 10 quality.
end commanded . fabulous price. Nov,
since II was shown 10 public what eeuld be
done in the culture Of this fruit, We find
people turning their attention to the matter.
and our market is now beautifully supplied
With the most lueeious fruit in the world.
These same remarks apply 10 o,hsr srti-
cles Of taste and luxury that within . fe~
years have teen produced to great psrfsction
10 this community. We hope TO see the So
ciety keep on. It ;s doing its ~ork. and those
who patronixe are doing the public great ser.