Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-24
LOCAL NEWS.
The Hor.icuItural Exhibition.

Notwithstanding the bad season for fruit, this
years Annual Exhibition of the Delaware Horti-
cultural Society may be pronounced decid,
ed success The display Of vegetables fruits and
flowers, though not SO large as 1t would have Deen
In a favorable season is very creditable and very
surprising considering the almost total failure OF
fruit this year, while the hall has been made SO
attractive by the taste and presence OF the ladies'
thai II has been thronged with visitors, and the
profits to be turned over to the Home Tor Friend.
iess Children will probably be as large IL not
larger than ever before
There has been some evidence TINS yeat Oh
IL the two fairs can hereafter mo together, we
do not doubt TINT the number Of articles from
down the State and peninsula VIII rapidly in-
crease. This year the fine Peabody prollfc corn
| exhibited is from our old friend Thomas b.
| Coursey Of Frederick, Kent County. Some
pears mentioned below, are from another Of our
Kent county farmers, John 4. Jakes, OF wye,
| ming, while The quinces OF the fnir, beyona all
| comparlscn with any raised about here, were
grown by Mrs. Butler, of Georgetown, Sussex
| county.
miums
/ REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FRUITS.
Your committee TO whom was assigned the duty
of awarding The premiums for Fruits on exhibl-
tion would respectfully submit the following
GRApEs-F Foreign, Hamburger bunches, best
Robert Salisbury Ndtire. cut punches grown IN
open air. best, to Z. Tatnall, Jr.; second best,
Geo. L Miller Delaware, punches, S oes1, a. 9aS,
jackson. Diana 6 punches, best, Robert sails
bury. Catawba 6 punches, best, Adam Grubb.
Isabella 6 bunches, best, Adam Grubb.
PEARs.-Bartleit az specimens best, JSsspih .ppi
Flemish besuty az specimens) best, Ferris Bring
hurst. Duchess d. Angouleme, best, VIM. Beck
Louise Bonnc de Jersey, best, VIM. Ferris: Belle
Lucrative C12 specimens) best, VIM. Iatnali.
AprLEs.--Thlce specimens OF any named va
riety, best, John Lefevre
SPECIAL MENTION.
Your Committee would make especial mention
of The following specimens not entitled to preml
uIns by the published schedule, and in the case
the fine collection of two of them, would recon-
mend that premiums be paid, viz:
The fine specimens OF White Nice Grapes
which il. Ills wear SO unavorable for fruit in ou
section, are indeed rare and valuable, and W.
would therefore recommend that premium o
two dollars be paid to G. W: Rowland.
The other isaccompanied is bythe owner name
the Duchesse d Angouleme variety ten IN nun mum
/ ber. deposited by Mr.. John Il. Jakes, Of Wyo
, ming, Kent County, who states that they ar
comparatively small this year owing 70 the la larg
the Society are due TO MIR, Jakes for his reInem
: brance of us, and the good cause we labor for
I and we would recommend that premium Oh wv
. dollars be awarded to him.
The following articles are not, In the opinion i,
your Committee, entitled TO premiums pnt In
exhibitors are entitled to honorable mention,
An exceedingly fine collection Of Concord ant
Diana Grapes These came in too late to content
!, for the premium, or they might have received
4 moresubstantialcon from the committee
Deposited by Joseph P. Richardson;
4 fine collection of blackberriee, Holland pears
e pears of an unknown variety, ounces ana secke
u pears, from j. r. Blinghurst.
p Mrs H. FebiEer Jones deposits rarity IN I'll
n way OF forked branch from pear tree aoou
three feet long with fiity-ave pears OF the varlet
= called Bezi d Lamotte" The pears are all {
:. good sise and very fair TO look upon. w.,
e Two specimens Of the Japan melon. iou
= Committee did not feel authorized TO taste thes
ia but il our ofaetores did not deceive us they al
" decidedly luscious.
y No. 4L exhibits some very hnc quinces an
had there been the quantity called for by the sche
~ ule, your Committee would have unhesitatlng
% awarded them the premium. Deposited by Rot
10 Nj. Robert Mcdonnell deposits some fa
o peaches which we understand from the TACT
10 the name being attached, were not intended
r- compete for any premium.
In conclusion, we cannot refrain from notlcil
ry the absence of all varieties of peaches, which
~ Delaware indeed is remarkable, and we urge !
e friends of Horticulture throughout The State to
lg member the exhibitions of our Society and no
uT important they are to the reputation ol our Sta
. abroad and further that all the proceeds OF lh'
10, specimens are devoted to one OF the noblest chi
~ lilies in our state and in which every good cltiz
LII of Delaware should interest himself
or Hol ing for better yield OF frultnext year, a.
ne consequently greater display at our next cxl
~ bition, we would respectfully submit this our
I'd port. SAMUEL OANhf'
y WIN. TATNALI.
at ]. w. TATNALL
GEO. w. SToNE