The Portland daily press., 1862-10-02
The Horticultural Exhibition.

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The Horticultural Exhibition.
The annual Fall Exhibition Of the Portland
Horticultural Society opened yesterday at the
new City Hall. The display was the largest
and handsomest ever seen in the State. The
gardens and green houses and orchards in this
city and vicinity poured out their fruits and
flowers and vegetables in great abundance,
which was tastefully arranged in the hall and
ante rooms, presenting an appearance attrac-
tive to the eye and tempting to the taste.
There were near 800 varieties of pears ex-
hibited- Warren Sparrow, Esq, presented Sc
varieties, some of which were never before
fruited in this State, and not until within
year in this country. Mrs. Henry Bailey pre-
sented twenty-five varietes-spIendid fruit.
Capt. j. d. Coyle presented twenty-five varie-
ties, Samuel Rofsixteen, Geo. Warren seven
teen, N. Wood fiffeen, George Jewett nine,
Byron Greenough nine, p. Duffy, gardener to
Mrs. j. S. Little eight; 7. c. Hersey six, r.
Breed, of Lynn, Mass, seven-large and splen-
did fruit-two in cluster weighed 80 ounces
N. A. Foster five, John Russell six, J. Jewett
five, w. Willis four, Joseph Walker four, Rob
ert Follensbee three, DIR. WIN. Wood four, j.
Doherty four, S. G. Rand two, II. n. Jose
three, besides a large number of single entries.
The committee on fruit must have had a task
in deciding upon the merits of the various en-
tries Of pears, such was the general splendid
appearance of the fruit.
There were about 100 varieties of apples
presented Edwin Coburn, of Gorhan, pre-
sented twenty-nine varieties of splendid graft
ed fruit, raised on trees that were considered
worthless S. F. Perley, of Naples, offered
twenty-four varieties, VIM. Sparrow thirt cen,
J. B. Coyle twenty-one. J. W. Adams, Mrs.
Dunham, Abner Lowell, j. ID. Kidder and 9TH
ers also presented handsome specimens OF this
fruit. The apples looked better than any we
have ever before seen at our exhibitions.
The display of grapes was large, and en-
braced all the various kinds new cultivated.
There were some 60 or 20 varieties, offered
by I. c. Hersey, j. B. Coyle, Joseph Hor,
]. III. Coburn, VIM. Willis, Joseph Walker, N.
A. Foster, John Bell, Miss Gardiner, j. w.
Adams, S. L. Goodale, N. Wood, Mrs. Afford
Dyer, DIR VIM. Wood and Mrs. Henry Bailey
The latter offered three specimens of native
grapes, very handsome in appearance. The
varieties entered show that the cultivation of
the grape, in this vicinity, has vastly improved
within a few years.
We noticed but tao entries of peaches, and
those were large and handsome fruit-these
were three varieties from A. Pickard, gardener
to John NJ. Wood, and two from John Bell.
The vegetables displayed were. of the best
kinds. consisting of cabbages, turnips, corn,
parsnips. onions, squashes, tomatoes, celery,
&C., from I. c. Hersey, J. b. Coyle, William
Moulton, +. o. Bailey, Edwin Stevens, John
W. Adams, c. S. King, and others.
OF flowers there was an abundance, consist
ing of dahlas, boquets, floral rings, wild flow
ers, verbenas, floral designs, phloxes, roses,
German astors, Japan lilies, pinks, pansies,
balsams, coxcombs, DC, &c. These were en-
tered by ]. w. Adams, Mrs. Frazer, Mrs Fox,
Mrs. Berry, Miss Adams, Miss Croswell, Mr..
Bryant, John Bell. w. S. Ward, j. E. Fernald,
A. Dirwinger, E. Pennell, Mr.. Geigenhiemer,
Mrs. c. S. King, and Miss Mary Richardson
Miss Richardson presented seven baskets con-
tanning twenty-three varieties ofbeautiful wild
flowers. Miss Adams also presented seven
baskets of splendid wild flowers.
Mrs. c. S. King presented some specimens
OF preserved strawberries, raspberries and
blaekberries. Mrs. D. Floyd presented some
apple jelly. Capt Coyle presented two baskets
of mammoth red currants, which looked as
bright as when they were picked. Mr.. Joseph
Batchelder presented handsome case of
honey bees in working order, which attracted
great attention. Mr.. Joseph Walker present.
ed two cotton plants, and two tobacco plants,
Many other articles were also presented, of
which we would take note but for our limited
space.
The hall was crowded in the afternoon and
evening, so much SO, that the directors decid-
cd to keep the exhibition open this afternoon
and evening. The price of tickets will be Is
cents.
We advise those of our citizens who have
not seen this exhibition, to visit it either this
afternoon or this evening. They will witness
the handsomest display of fruits and flowers
that has ever been collected in this State.
The promenade concert and dance in the
large hall, in the evening, attracted great
crowd. Company A, Portland Battalion,
capt Jones, "a in number, marched over from
the camp and participated in the festivities of
the evening. Every thing went off happily,
and the dancing was kept up to late hour
IL was good move on the part of the direc-
tors OF the society, in introducing this feature
to their exhibition. May it often be repeated
with the same success.
The display of fruits and flowers at the show
is so much larger than was expected, that the
whole are to be removed into the large hall
for exhibition this afternoon and evening.