The Portland daily press., 1865-10-02
roRqEouLrURAn ExH1B1rIoN

- Tie exhibition Oh the horticultural Society
closed Friday evening, after having been hand
somely patronized. Those who have attended
the fairs Of this Saciety, since its establish
ment, must have marked the great improve
ment that has been brought about in the grow
ing Of fruits, particularly of Pears, Apples and
Grape1, and the cultivation Of Towering
Plants, since It's organization; and it is but jus
tice to say that the show of the present year,
Notwithstanding the extreme drouth of the
last two months, has been equal to any that
has taken place previously.
We have been permitted to copy from the
Secretary's record the following as the officia
awards of the Committees:
To Madam Wood, Alexander Pickard carde-
H. aor pess TWENTY-FIVE plants in blossom, Dos
best t p q; II BIowa T. Duie gardener for
10 Mcssrs. A. q j. Dirwanger, for best speei-
=, mems plants in blossom, 800
To Edward Pencil for best siugle srecimen
pants IN blossom Ia new variety OF the da-
IT urat 100
~; 10 same for best five varieties new plants, 200
To l. Z. HerBey, Esq, Peter Morrison, garde-
M nei, lor best varieties petgnias, 10c
for best display Of gladioluses, 100
To A. & J. Dirwalgcr, for best display of fus-
To- L. +. Pingree for five specimens Of cactus. 10
To Hon. j. B. Brown for best display Of cox
combs, loo
had msie their examinations brought ia u
specimens Coxcombs, "selected from SO var,e-
ties" which were very fine, and to him is
- awarded gratuity, 100
TO j. b. Brown, best collection Of Vorbenas 100
To Madam Wool for a 'new specimen ofplants
worthy 81 note, the Scotch neither (Caluna
vuigar.s lound growing wild in Cape Eliza
TOT. Z. Hcrsey, for excellent specimen of the =
n
T. Madam Wood, best display of cut flowers, 60C
u j. y. Blown, "a best do DO 800
u Edward Pencil, best display dahlias, 3GC
10 Mrs; Mcswan, 2l best do do, 20C
10 a. d J.: Dirwanger for best parlor boquet s0t
10 A. q j. Dirwanger for best hand boquet 800
T. Alex. Pcklrd 81 best do do, 200
To Mrs. L. Andrews, best basketwid flowers, 2OO
10 Miss Grosswell ID best do, 100
10 Mrs. .. w Emery for best basket cultivated
To Mrs. Martha Fraser for Cd best do do. loo
To Mrs. j. w. Emery for best floral design, 800
To Peter Morrison ID best do do, OO
10 Mrs. Z. s. King tor best specimens balsams, 90
10 Mrs D. w. Emery for handsome funeral de-
sign, on
To 4. 9. Hersey for best display vegetables, 400
To same for best II stalks celery, 2Ot
To same for best IL Rata Baga Turnips,s 1Ut
10 Capt J, u Coyle best % English turnips, 10
To same for best Is parsnips, 100
To same for best three marrow sqnashos, 10
To II. p. Storer for best 20 carrots, 10
TO same for best % becis, 100
To for best six heads Cauiidower, 20
To Isaiah Vickery, best 25 tomatoes, 10
To Ii. L. Paine, best Turban squash, 10
10 Capt, j. B. Coyle, splendid Egg plant j On
To q. Hersey, best six heads cabbage, 10
70 same best three pounds strawberry tomatoes, ft
10 same best % sweet potatoes, 1Of
To same best II ears corn, 100
To !. B. long for hnc sample French marrow
[fhe weight of this squash was 113 pounds, and Mr..
Long states that Il grew, with others, from seed fur
nishe oy the Agricultural Department at Washir G.
mitee recommend that it be thoroughly tested in this
distlict.1
To Seth 3. H1born for excellent specimens vel
low and snap corn, 30
To the Misses Jones for best six punches foreign
grapes raised in cold grapery, eco
To T. G. Hersey. best Tires punches do do. on
10 Russell Lewis for best single variety do do do 90
To Nathan Wood, Lost three varieties native
gle variety, = ~ - 90
To Hosea /. Robinson, for successful attempt in
raising choice specimens black Hamburg and
Golden Chasse!as grapes in open air, 30o
To Elbridge Tobie, for excellent dish Delaware
grapes, 1G
The splendid grapes exhibited by George R. Davi
OF th' Iona variety, one Of Dr. Grants new seedlng
att acted much admiration, and the Committee cor
sered them unsurpassed by any of our native grapes
IN nay oI, ana unanimously recommend them to the
attention Of grape growers.
Hon. VIM. Willis exhibited fine specimens Of the
ehocer varieties OF our grapes both foreign and
To Hiss Sarah Gardner for excellent out door
j. Maxwell Esq, had also superior specimens
To William MOulton, Esq, for hest diaplay of
pears, aft 600
To Mrs. H. j. Little for lest eight varieties
pears, eco
To Joseph Walker, best four varieties pears, 400
10 Byron Green0ugh, best three varieties, zoe
To Mrs. Sarah Gardner, best single variety of
pears. ,rl 200
To Hon. j. B. Brown, best two dishes peaches, 8 o.
10 Edward Gould, ESD, best dish pluIns, eco
40 Samuel Z. Perley, ESD, best display apples, o.