The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-10-06
Fruit and Floral Exhihition

Fruit and Floral Exhibition.
The Fall exhibition of the Portland Horti
cultural Society opened yesterday afternoon
at the Senate Chamber in the CITY Govern
ment building. The display of fruit, flowers
and vegetables was the handsomest we have
yet SEEM more especially as it regards grapes
ana pears, which shows that greater attention
mas bse' paid to the cultivation of these fruits
TINS year than ever before in this vicinity.
GRAPES.
The exhibition is a very tempting one, and
the display is very large.
Misses Jones, No. "A Park Street. exhibit
six varieties, among which arc the Black
Prince, Muscat of Alexandria, Golden Ham
burg, Black Hamburg, &c. One cluster of
the Hamburg's is the handsomest ever exhib-
tied here.
I. G. Hersey, Esq, exhibits nine varieties O.
splendid fruit among which the Wilmot and
Hamburgs are prominent.
G. L. Bailey, Esq, exhibits handsome lot
oil Isabella, open air cultivation, and yielding
upwards OF one hundred and fifty pounds to
the vine.
Capt. Charles Richardson exhibits some
Sweet water and other varieties of open air
cultivation.
Hon. Geo. w. Woodman exhibited six vari-
cites OF outdoor culture, some of which are
splendid.
Miss Sarah Gardiner exhibits dish contain
ing four varieties
Capt j. B. Coyle exhibits eight varieties of
outdoor and dollhouse culture.
Crossman & Co. exhibit splendid lot Of Is
abella outdoor culture.
S. L. Goodale, of Saco, exhibits seventeen
varieties, embracing many that have not before
been on exhibition
c. E. Bailey, Westbrook, exhibited hand
some lot of Isabellas.
The display of Pears was magnificent, en-
bracing all the popular varieties.
r. c. Hersey, Esq, exhibits fourteen varie-
ties, among which stands predominant the
Flemish Beauty. Misses Jones exhibit eight
varieties, Samuel Role, Esq, eight varieties.
George Jewett, Esq, eleven varieties. Will
liam Moulton, ESQ.,, ten varieties. Hon. Geo.
W. Woodman, four varieties. S. L. Goodale,
eighteen varieties, some of which are new
Hon. j. B. Brown, seven varieties. Joseph
Walker, six varieties. S. c. Rand, four varie-
ties. c. 8. Clark, seven varieties. WI.
Southland, three varieties. Samuel Small, some
splendid st. Michael's. N. A. Foster, basket
of various kinds, all handsome fruit. William
Merrill, Westbrook, a plate of superior fruit.
Charles Richardson, specimen Of handsome
fruit.
Probably there were other exhibitions of
Pears that we could not note in the crowd
that surrounded the table.
APPLES.
Capt j. B. Coyle made such a display OF
apples that one would otwonder, in viewing
them, that our common mother Eve was
tempted. His display embraced twenty-five
varieties Of the handsomest fruit that has ever
been seen in this city. Hon. J. B. Brown ex-
hibled six varieties, and William Merrill, OF
Westbrook, three varieties, all very handsome
fruit.
VEGETABLES.
7. C. Hersey, as usual, made e large display
of vegetables of the handsomest and best
kinds. Among them were cabbages, beets,
carrots, tomatoes, corn, celery, squashes, caul-
FLOWERS, parsnips, DC. His plate of strawber-
ry tomatoes looked so very tempting that the
managers had to put it under a case.
Capt, Coyle furnished handsome display Of
various kinds Of vegetables, among which were
cabbages, parsnips, squashes, caulifowers, &c.
Isaiah Vickery, of Cape Elizabeth, exhibit
ed some handsome vegetables, and z. T. Ho-
Iner some superior squashes and melons.
Hon. J. B. Brown exhibited handsome lot,
among which were particularly noticed some
German beets.
PLANTS, FLOWERS, ETC.
Hon. John M. Wood made beautiful dis
play of flowers and plants from his conserya-
tories,
T. G. Jersey, ESQ.,, filed four tables with
flowers and plants from his garden and con-
servatories, making handsome display.
Hon. j. b. Brown poured out from his COM
servatories various plants and flowers. Among
them was a basket of moss, with varieties of
verbenas and coxcombs.
Mr.. A. Derwanger made grand display OF
flowers, plants and boquets.
Mrs. Fraser exhibited splendid white lilies,
parlor wreaths and boquets.
Mrs. Stevenson, Miss Louisa Andrews and
Miss Croswell, each, basket of beautiful wild
flowers.
Edward Pennel exhibited handsome dahl
las.
Mrs. Tenney exhibited basket of wild
flowers and floral design
Misses Jones exhibited a box of honey comb.
The case of fancy pigeons exhibited by W.
w. Stevens, attracted great attention, from
the beautiful plumage of the birds.
The exhibition was thronged yesterday and
last evening. 1t will be opened again to-day,
and we advise every one to go and see the
display.
This evening the exhibition will close with
grand Promenade Assembly, the music to
be furnished by Chambers Cotillon Band
The mere announcement of this fact should
fill the hall to overlooking. But when it is
learned that the profits of the entire exhibition
are to be divided equally between the Wild
owls Wood Society and the Soldiers Home
Institution, it should lead every person to pur-
chase ticket, whether he goes or not.
Tickets can be had during the day at Messrs.
Gresham & Co.'s store.
q. s. Circuit Court.
CLIFFORD, j., PRESIDING.
WEDNEsDAY.-Th case of Snow " Gaspee
Insurance Co., came to sudden and unex.