, 1862-09-12

The third day OF the Fair was better suc-
cess than any previous day. Considering,
however, thst The proceeds are to be devoted
to the relief Of our sick and wounded soldiers,
and that the exhibition of fruits and flowers
las never been surpaeeed in the West, it has
not met with The encouragement 1t deserves.
The msin floor Of the hall ia a tangled maze Of
yerdure and floral beauty. redolent with .eet
perfumes. Gorgeous dahlias of every con-
ceivable hue, the most delicate Of roses, sweet
scented verbenas, tinged with all The colors
OF the rainbow, gracefully dropping ferns,
gigantic shrubs in the umbr.ge OF which
one might repose, strange tropical
plants Of wondrous beauty, all the for
ITS Of the garden and green house.
towtrs Of evergreen spangled with starry
noEers, wreaths and festoons, and
lcng tables groauing with vegetable wealth
the mammoth productions of our rich prairie
soil, form a collection Of surprising beauty
and interest.
TIE galleries are loaded with fruit-eyery
variety Of grape, roEy peaches as large as ones
fist, tempting peara, mammoth apples, wines,
jrllies and canred fruits, swimming "in lucid
el1ups tinct With cinnamon The man who
passes through that gallery with hands off,
must be a model of morality, aud qualified to
enter aby institution having in view the incul-
cation Of virtue.
In our report OF yesterday, We gave Mr.. r.
F. Baldwin credit for the fine display Of con-
iters. This vas in part an error, as Mr.. B. ia
the owner Of the four arbor Titn, so much ad-
mired tor their symmetrical form and glossy
foliage. The other coniEers are sho1 IN by F
K. Phepix, Of Bloomington. This collection
embraces nearly or quite all of the valuable
hardy eTeTgreels. In this connection ne
take occasion TO do full Justice to our Bloom
ington friend, By giving list ct what We
omitted yesterday. In his collection are
ejgbty-tb1ee varieties of verbenas under
name, forty Jour Of hardy roses, forty-six OF
apples, seventy three-Sear old apple trees,
thirty tEo-Jear old apple trees, eighty SIX VI
rieties of dahlias, and fourteen Of pears.
Taken all together, the collection is among
tue largest and most varied in the hall.
Half dozeu plants of cotton, from the
farm Of n. L, Dunlap, Champaign, have been
added to-day. The plants are an average OF
those in lot OF three fourths Of an acre,
uEder field culture, as recommended by
s"Rural' in the TRIBUNE last March. N1ny
OF tie bolla are nearly full grown, and will be
ready for picking the last Of this month The
setson has not been favorable to this plant,
tic vet weather giving it too rank growth,
at the expense Of early maturity.
REPORTS ON HARDY PLANTS AND FLOWERS
The committee Oh plants aud 10 Fers are
making good progress in the work assigned
them. We are enabled to make the folio wing
reports of their dois gs up to last night:
loT 1sa-Best difHlay Of yerbenas. 1st prem
| Pbr1iS Bloomington. LII.
L,r I3l-5ee1 Seeding vcrbenss, let tprsm-H
E. :n,cr Msldol l.c.fe .he fGfo'e' H. I'd pze-Ae~'s
Lor :55-ses1 di.p'sy ot cat flowers 1st prem
IL q. Ferguson. RpcEtord, II. I'd prem-E san
ders, Chicago, LII. Sd pren-a. B. K1mball Rock
Lor 156-Best d'-play Of cut roses. 1st prem
! g. L. Ellsworth y Co. Napervine III, i'd prem
| H. q. Waldo. The Grove, ILL
| ;oT 157 Best display Of Wild Flowers not less
3 R q rsls
| LOT 7G3-Reet collection Of e1a11olus. let prsm
w Thompson, Lake Forest, ILL.,
Lo7 1gi:.Bert tiz varieties Of gladiolus. Is!
LOT 1c5 best aitpiay Of dah1as. 1.t prem =
Es%S5th s;Sa ~ g. ti2c;s SapmTrvis' Fl H. ID pren-H
LOT lG6 Best twelve varieties of dahlias. 1s
prem.--J K. Phoenix. Bloomington, III. I'd preln
II. G. Waldo. The Grove. Ill.
A snal1 coEectNn, by ". Thompson, recon-
| ncsut for spt cal CT mmends1iun.
| LOT N5-A small collection u nliiput, or bou
qucs. dnhliae; the committee recommended
| special premium.
LIT l70-Bsst display Of astcrs. tst prem.-H
| 4 ,nbal.. Rockford. III. "a prem.-Mis. Dr. Ken
nicott. kenweod. Ill
= coll. eslon f;om Mrs Yates, Of Chicago, Wa
considered worthy Of high praise; the commit; CT
Recommended 4 1hiid premium.
LOT l1l-best twelve varieties Of Aste.s: is
P5sn rack Pc Ktnafo.t ipe1fa MI kenwo0d' ILL.,
Lot 174-Bes1 dleplay II Ap1erfhinum. 1at preI
X p! q tler. Chicago, LII. I'd prem-E- Sanders
LOT 175.-BeEt display Of 1hina and japan Pinks
1st prtm-L Panther, Chicago. III. II prem
Mrs. Dr. kennico1t, Kenwood, III.
LOT 17G-Dest eirgle specimen OF China or J.
pm Pink lst pTen-alrs. Dr. Esnnlcott, ks1
| wood, Ill.
L"T l777-Best disp1ay Of Doab1e Balsams II
DE: kernict1t. kenwood, III.
E s1,'dsrs, Lake View: III: ID p1em-L, Ell
worth Co, Naperville. Ill.
The csulmittc. wish to state that the display {
ystits1ea, but some Il Nj E. sanders -arietie
were far tupci ior, go that thoeommit1ee could "
; withheld the first premium from E Sanders. tn
! collection by Il. G. Waldo. Of Tue Grove, was :
badly damaged that the committee could not az
| u1un them.
LOT 179-Best Seeding OF Per. Phlox. 1st prcl
n. &. Waldo. The Grove, I'll
LOT 1s.-Bett dispay Of Phlox Drummond
II prem1L T. ranat!er, Chicago, III. 2dprem-nf
D. H. I. Davis, Wlne1ka, ILL.,
The committee wish to state that several va,i
tics Of the collection Of L. Panther were truly FL
perb.
lor ISL. Best collection Of Ornamental Grasse
lst pIem-E Sanders; Lake View, III. 7dpren
IoT 1s43Bcet coilec,1on Ct Everlasting F1oy
err. LIT prsm-L; Pantler, Cnicago, ILL.,; Il
prem-t1ohn 3 air, Rockford. Ill.
LOT 1sa-Best colec11on II Wax Flowers. i
J prem-Miss Margaret Brooks. Hyde Park.
Lot is4-b*st Table B9quet 1T psem-Ar
LOT 1s5-Dest pair of Hand Bsquets. 1st pre-
p. Bonnard ,chicsso. ILL.,; and prenl-E. Sander
, LIT is Best pair Of fiat hoquets. 1st pref
: -H. R. Kimba, Rockford Iii. I'd prem.-Ar
: LoT is.."Bsal ~G table boquet, not lees th'
: eighteen inches high. 1st prem,-u. r. kimba
: Rockford. III;
' ~ Mics Lucy L. Pierce of Hyde park, but d
: hteh enough.
5. Lot lsa,-Best. floral design. let prem.-M
u Dr.. henntcoit kenwood, III:
l. LOT 1sn.-Best and largest boQuet OF dahlias d
!. Ices Than three feet high 1st prem-Mrs. B.
; Strceter, AgrFis: Ill. ID prem.-H. g. Walk
j. the Gruye. ll'irols
!, Tee committed notice fine boquet OF dahl
hy D. Bonna1d, of Chicago, but It is not hi
:. | enough
;. RUSTIC ARD ORNAMENTAL WORK. ETC.
e Lot 1slaF1o7al Temple-First premium. Lo'
- pan1lcr, Chicago. III.
= The comu.it would state that the design
= this has been rried out. on account OF
). | having beeu eubmltted R1thln the epccided tin
= MISCELLANEOUS.
~ First premium far basket Of flowers to II
"a Dr.. Eel nicot'. kenwood. 1lIinnis.
/. Second premium fur q ha=ket Of flowers, to
d. Sanders, Lake View. Illinois.
ID Display OF Rose Of Sharon, by L. Panther, r
h. | cayo The committee would recommend q f
=. rrtniun 10 this fine display. 4 COLLECTION
- wtrtby Of notice.
Dlspla, Of double zinDiae, By L. Panther ot c
e cago The committee recommended 8 fiat pre-
H. un1 an. ht premium for the best e1ugle sps
L naer Of double ziunia, by Mrs. Dr.. kennieuts,
tn Lur 1s3-Best display Of pansies. 1st prem.-
~ ~ aldo, the Grove. ILL., I'd prem-L. Pl4!
o LII s3-Beet varieties Of pausies. 1st pr,
MIS-. Dr. KeunicotI, keu1ood III.
Ius71c WORE.
Lot 19s-Bezt and largest collection Of Ru
Work let prem.-Johu Blair, Rockford, III,
nd the Ruetic Cnsif.
m l95.-ast prem.-John Blair.
~ Lot. 1ss list prem to a. II. Hove5, Of Chica
~ tor ornamental flower pot
". Lot lse-lst prem 70 " Thompson, Of L
Forest, for beet coll ct1on Of paintings ni fruit
Eeq horticultural LtnraEy, by ". Thompson.
of Forest. comprising works on landscapes aud
ct d,nlrg eolored plates OF flowers and f.u1ts.
an The c. mmlttee woull recommend first pre-
~, I'M 10 this as the be-t library In the N,r hwes
thhs Committee: R. Il. uolDEH, Bloomington,
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