, 1862-09-13
THE CITY.
THE HORTICULTURAL FAIR;
CONTINUATION OF PREMlUM ID
LISTS.


L1Gl Ii, h
Closing Day Of the Exhibition a
notwithstanding the cold and some8hat
gloomy weather which prevailed yesterday, T
The attendance at the fair was larger than on
previous days Of the exhibition. From an
ca,!y hour in the morning till late st night,
tie rooms were thropged with interested yisi~
ters, who seemed to spend the hours most
7,'eassn,ly in examining the rare collections OF
fuits, flowers, plants &c, which 60 to make
1p this thc first public exhibition Of the State
Horticultural Society. We're it practicable
ard desirable to continne the eSnloltlon
arotber week, we should expect % see an an~
creaeing attendance every day urth the close.
I,nt the fair must be wound up to-day, ano
those Of our citizens who have not yet attend
ed it, will have but few hours left, IN which
to inspect the numerous varieties OF horticul-
tural products there collected.
In all essential particulars this exhibition
has been grasifSiDgly successful, and augaro
favo,ab}y for hefuture popularity ana growth r.
Of tie Society uuder whose auspices 1t WAS |
gotten up.
FRUIT DEPARTMENT.
In thc fruit department is 3 large collection
ri z,aintircs Of fruit of natural slzs auo colo1
exhjhitcd by Dr., j. E. Ki1ubal!, Of low Cl!f,
and painted By ). & G. Prestle: It IT, may Ups 1s
4hat these gentlemen, father and son, do this
kird Of work fnr the eastern nurs7rymen, and
also similar paintings IN all branches OF
pa+ural history for the Smithsonian Institute,
Washington, D. c, Shall We pay tribute to
eastern dralczs on the products Of western
:ut;sts? This department. has becn from the
first the great ceatr. OF ct @ractlon, more es-
accieilE that sccti N labelled Egypt whose
great orbEke apples, immense pears, lue!ous
.,rapts aid melting peaches, attract the lovers
nf fiuit. Northern grown fruits are nowhere.
Tie Choice COLLECTION from the "Ls5dsn
i. 1n1," and otlers, are in the SINE tx. THsEa
s.s, ard that is, to divide the land.
Fo as to make up List OF
~ uiiums for each section Q: TIC State has its
5GsartEses as well IS Disadvantages, but in
slow {! this kind size snd beauty will always
pir. Tic northern orcl1ardIst may contend
TIT Lis fruits thoEan smaller, arc more
i.7.l1ly favored, b3: his viii not avail him,
srr tie big sAoxS i,u:t will caEr5 the dry On
oil su%h occasions.
I'll. Committee are &c: busy. and We can
Gilc but part Of he awards 10 .day.
l. is ;Itercstin@ 70 observe what ct1-ct eli
1rate has on the sZe OF almost all kinds OF
f:n,ts. more specially apples and pears: Tae
6:ffsreEce bet~ten ttoss grown near Inc lax:
AID those II Alton and South Pass, il lnlon
county. he lewa fults are also OF fair slzs
:ns II. all respects yely coed. I'll: COLLECTION
Gf Jas Spish Il son, whi.a is graeed witt
1le tluc 1i1'bon, is worthy of espeelal no'i:
--nut ti':t it is 1}t largest, but thl+ tie fruit
S5e well ssrowH and true to name.
5rt-1T DEPARTMENT.
LII S4-7ums B-=t variety native plnu, Oh
ghlrs, j. T. Sta :, Alton. LIT l,reiiiIHl.
- s1-Qn'nens- K"s1 3 di1r1a, ~ ynr1ts' undo
Lei s7-Bes1 Ioa=h1on Blackberry. Mrs. Day;:
Ld, GMB.st di-play Of small f.ui:f dred i
EuEar, O. L. Ga!uSn1, l=t premium; joel Reeve:
T.; sag-BeEt device for marketing small fruit
Lot ,93-l4,tiug Of Fruit. Best and large;
e:scion by Gso Km3 t f1e cneES sSscH!
graph MT strictly paintings: consequently
award could be made according - the rules Of II
L., 1a-tnr.ants. Dre: display in varieties. mud
a1aEsv, :weltSn TIE varlStics, Samuel Edwards l:
Lotz-lr1:ow Peacn. o-e specimen; ]. A. ca
u: a-seedl1y Apq7es. Ghrec varieties; OF
Let 3-Ecst Lex Honey. A. S. & Geo. Barry:
t*Ey f1e 1T. 1st lreuinn.
La: 5-Fiss. immature Premium not re:ou
Lot t-pcars. Vicar Of -inka=ld AID Belle L
r72tive. Six spcc:a,eas: inf:sio1.
Lot E-Tt 2Ie. six sVccillcns c1cn 0l Grey 10
Enne AID b nrlc l>lel Neal:y: 1s: premium
Lot 1t'-Grr1nan Prn1c psa1n. II. L. Marsh, l
L.; 11-Das]:t ofrea7s for marSet. l. 3. pla
'Lsti$ I15jsa: pa:h cranoerrics. a.s specinc
2,y c. H. Iihuara-7s! premium. Il: geeol.l men
5or ,scEcral cultivation: Plant. on 10
Lslssa U; =. j; +. ~ :: :. 7;7-b:si p
ks1,uicot, Kcnwcod. Ill, first premium ca:
Fresh Fruits Best Peaches. .st premium; Ch
Ties. first rycClinEa: R;-l'btEries 1ir-t premium
A:"es:he1rits, GEel pgemtum3 Strawberries, I'll
1'EErsEA7mS-Threc.g quarters OF q pound
Fu9ac to oce pound Of fruit Que half The amor
Of sl:ar i4serta with tle ft1it. in shallow v=s%c
s,a1 over ::sh;, 1ne: l.'u,5 ,s o,I tie syrup: v
which E'l- thc Remaining half Of sfl.ar. Br!n1
hot.
La1se fruits nay rtuaizc second Ecalding
We iSe Iommutee hereby recommend y
Eenn,cr's s:e hna Of pr:larins f1nit, aa
: $rs: : Hs1sx Es1S:' |conn1tte
JunS T. NASH.
LIST or EXHIBITORS cE FRUITS.
Il VII be interestir. to kuoH- who are
tsnit HrowrTs and lheir location as an in
to Tic source to which VIC ml5 look for e
31n,s:
a.. ". Austin Ct Harlem, sncl Foa
LI1IieI tl IL fc~:tF u tul5 ely u husCat
{. IL 'iHihhard a1ciI,nrv county, j. G.
naA its.l tusG. Geef. Iatkcll Micl1gan. Sa1
Ed"asd. Bu:tsn c.'u,y, J. \. pettcnslll Mac II
county, II. Challlc lc---, Mrs A-a REEVE
i: 7 a,1 y c.. fri: a"a?er*, @ presented speei
f,1tN LIZ, Ill very i!r' samples,
W.S.Sicclt, .'f Evans IN, had the only 10: OF
lo";tn i1arEl cry, also 9 ssrd1in. black
1as, H. Try; II II. .aEsI, ,oi chicago, German 1,.u
Z. fl. Iibua1d era. bc1ries; j. f. Starr, Of Ell
sSer-c:, co9S1y, rlums and peaches; =. E.
t;al,:l,a Pscsidrn, Of The Society. shows ap]
lehl. arc small f7nl1 dried in sugar; Joel Res
M q y. s c19E arr r9ay H5 hs* a. apples a1d a.
J:e snliti d srn, Of pes Moines, Iowa. Sra
J.. 1oleo:t, basket ;s.aches for market, |
ter. 1~arr a1G a1,pes; tWn1 Muir secr.tary Q
Missouri State lcr'!cultural society. wiac
M !Sr35 nSse5 5cd5e mets sos'y; td7; n II II FL FL
3arrS: GIL! etieils1 apples; 4 T. Whitney 3p
S1T q Old ,:c; com:'c'r fo7 premiums. H.:
crop ei foar ;hcasasd nnsl'ls now OF his TT
Irs1t. Ht od ;1!!-wrr 70 the Oft repeated q7os
A. ye s5s" If fs IL sts xoFe5 obdsa nss s{a
IL, 1a,f,i Es:le. south rsfs arp1:s G L: ,
Cctt,a7ia 1e,rs: Evan i ii,ro.' Sourl Pa
l'css l sa1* c S;,fz 9 9.c s sas hszSo2 IND + n
S*::nsl I;:,;;;l' cf llarl"a. apples: Nrs, d.
i'a1:s. u Ws:e;ha. lawton Dlackhc:sins:
''iSt Ae41A-t "!lal a - - H-b Ia
Anon. laatt AID cu7rant wine: Dr..
Geo Eoail. a.: on ,wa. .ll.s: C. i; III,
!a-Ett ef ;Iel: q; !. II, l;t Sc, Chicago, -r
II = *tau., y. l.jca.;t,. r2,ss,e=: - III q.
toL. <:r:a1.t win: 4, ". Wcldta, Of
III: NtW1ail Il Clarke, su1i'h i;ls4 .u,1-s, q,
Il 9 !" &cAe- VIC l'aH5a7G. itocso:d. tat I;
c:!etilt': Ut wiEs-h,s lry tatuwha aud
b.!tr '"ry tacsl"1st-.t-u large collect
t,:aprs; Il T Hanson. ''hicaco. samples u
ta1-t Wig: H. L. uHi,H;,, tha:nr,il, f.o1
i-t,occ Farm. Cons cuunty. rcrtv va!
+ 81 tur3 A!S,hr
:l1'1 Case fur marketing small fruits
aosns, apr!ss: Dr. NJ Mcrrirk. If q
It;-Is iLu E!alnS: s. T.
ltNa, & }ar-c culst c.inn Of apples
4 Ncsis. b9.i. Eton, Iowa apples &rt
G t.. ktMhLt 1ur :a.:s.1sa SSnc;e{r uf Iowa.
lrG. G: f:E: =; : q. MiLklcr, apples, c1dt
I-CC1 VII .2c.
TEACH 1,EruE7.
Pcac9;es-BcEt AID createss varieties
l.t'0th q; Alton. Isl r.. ilsitul. in three lot
E-Feathc-Eva1:= * B-u. Of Suuth Pasa /
1>i pTt n TN II .le lot i $ j. Geo. Da,
Alton: I'd premium.
G1apts-Dtst ibid largest varieties @;
::apr-. i:t',cn eirreice, 1>t premium ava
X e. Hsrfrra Rockford Illinois.
EE1o1.T oF COMMITTEE On STOVE AND Ct
HotsE lLAST5.
I-t- tJS-Btst t1vclrt plant. in bloom, !.
lie! Brooks cf Chicago. ID premium
LIT 1s''--Eesi collection y4r1e.,stcd pla
l.. n ticCaIG. tel Premium 2d be-: coliec
sarssatt yl.1.1s iy u. I. .Thurlp:on. Lake
&c l,:tp 1G:n AID VT recommend i RIec II