The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-13

THAT HoRTIcuLTrRAL ExHlgIrIoS.-Read
er, come and go with us up to those rooms in
the Estes House, which, under the labors of
the horticultural Society, have been hung
with evergreens and are fragrant with the
perfumes of flowers. It's a pleasant place to
be. Let us look about u.s. We are, at our
entrance, in the department devoted to fruits.
1t is inviting. The strawberries on exhibition
are many and fine. Mr. Sutherland has con-
tributed superb lot. 1t includes FIVE varie.
ties: the Agrieulturalist, Russell Prolific,
Golden Seeded, French Seeding, Downer' s
Prolific. These are all very fne Mr..
Weyand has contributed the Agriculturalist
and Russell Prolific; Mr.. Wickersham, the
Triumph de Gand, Russell Prolific, Bartlett
and Agriculturalist; Mr.. Merriam, the Rus
sell Prolific and Golden Seeded Mr.. Cady
has samples here of the celebrated Tribune
strawberry, in three varieties, the Monitor.
Brooklyn Scarlet. and Colonel Ellsworth !;
also the Alpine Monthly aud Lenig's White.
Here, in all these named, We have q collec.
ton in the strawberry line that will not be
surpassed though all this Western continent
enter the lists. Mr.. Sutherland has furnished
the largest, it is Russell Prolific, and weighs
2s5 grains, or at the rate of "A to the pound.
The largest of his Agricuhurist weighs 1856
grains, or 81 to the pound. Mr. Wickersham' q
largest Agriculturalist weighed 2lo grains, or
IS to the pound. Here are some fine cherries
from Mr.. Gregg-they are the Governor
Wood, Early Richmond and Early Nav.
Messrs. krichel / Van Dorm have added to
the products in this department huge head
Of lettuce
Now we go into.a room of beauty. Taste
ful hands have formed roses and various other
nowers into the loveiest of bouquets, and the
arrays of these will exhaust your vocabulary
OF descriptive aIectives if you are wont to
give expression to your admiration in that
way Upon one side we have yar;ous
bouquets and vasesfrom various parties. Mrs.
Senramm, of Pennington, has here some rare
ana beautiful flowers. Mrs, J. l.. Estes .ana.
An immense aud handsome pyramid of floral
oeaoty ana there are handsome bouauets
from Mrs. Gen. Bridgman, Mrs. Gen Re;d
Mrs. Justice Miller, Mr. weyand, Mr. John
Givin and DR.. Mason. Mrs. Furman sena, :.
very handsome cactus. The other tvo t.hla.
extending around the room, are filed bv II.
extensive, varied and magnificent collection
OF Mr.. Weyand. To him the exhibition
largely owes its success The amount and
diversity of flowers he has on exhibition are
bewildering. Here are roses Of sundrv Find.
and of rarest beauty; geraneums Of some
twelve species; about twenty-five specie. !,
verbenas; the charming and delicate fam;,v
OF moses, our pretty pansy, with its plain
and pretty name. Pinks Of various kind.
and oil pretty; handsome caci, Farfaouir
srande, Euphorbia splendens, Veronica, "
nsated. Ficus Elastica, Hoya Carnoss. G.co
ma spiendens, six varieties Of Pstuni..
aydransea portensis; Nieremb,reia .rnc;l
", vsFy fine collection Of plant, for hsn,;ns
basksts, and what else besides hi. .lsro
nsnt saith not. If you we're there. ron lna-
mayhap, and If you we're not you should hs,.
been. Mr.. weyand displays gre.. shirt .nd
good taste in hisaoral speciality, and deserve.
the thanks not only Of the society. but of 81
our citizens, for the part he hes t.kan i
making To sxAibities e1fuaseivA