Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-08

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created blank in natural history. That
he is not Of the genus homo is certain, but
whether his strange species will be perpetu-
ated or not, is a question for the learned to
discuss and time TO determine. Very few
are aware of the existence of this wonder
ful being, even in the neighborhood where
his parents are said to reside.
Meeting of. the horticultural Society
A Grand Floral Exhibition at the
Chamber OF Commerce.
The rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
were on yesterday scene of much interest
to all those who love flowers. March hung
her Votiye wreaths upon the brow of Spring.
The room was fragrant with the incense OF
flowers, and the whole scene was
las fresh and genial
And as beautiful as the Iainbowed air
After May showers"
FloWers are the poetry of earth, and he
who does not feel kind of worship per.
wade his soul when drinking in their fra
GRANGE is fit for 'stratagema, treason and
spoils."
We are glad to see that our citizens are
cultiyating a taste for horticulture in all
its departments. This will be of vast in
terest, not only TO those who are the Guilt
vators, but to The community at large.
Flowers have a two-lold yalue-frst, their
refining and elevating effect upon the heart,
and second, their invaluable contributions
10 the mdieriG medicd of the age There
are no useless flowers on the vast earth.
God made them all for some good purpose.
Not beauty blows,
And not an opening blossom breaths in vain"
The collections yesterday were much
larger than We thought Nashville conld
produce at this season of the year We
saw some exquisite specimens from Mr.. L.
l.. Nichols garden. Among them some
beautiful pansies, a flower which has =
poetic halo ever lingering around it.
There were many rare and valuable
flowers from the Horticultural gardens of
Mr.. Lshey, Mr.. Cortland, the In
sane Asylum and from the private
gardens of Messrs. Il. II. French and z. S.
Fall. We were glad to see so many ladies
out to see this floral exhibition. But how
natural the association. Twin deities who
shed fragrance over the ragged auster-
tiles of man nature We, in this utili-
tartan age, in the double quickstep after the
pelf of life, give but little attention to the
culture oflowers. The history of the cul-
tivation of some rare species of flowers
would be one interesting. Royalty has
done much to promote their cultivation
by offering large sums for single root.
There was once time when 100000 francs
were given for a single tulip. About the
middle Of the last century a single bulb of
double Powered byacinth brought 1000
forms or $500. There was such pas
sion for the tulip in the Netherlands in
1887, that at a public auction one hun
dred and twenty bulbs were sold for G7875,
equal to $39,375.
The trade in Holland was once 40 extern
sive in tulips that 10000 forms were often
cleared in a single month"; and it is said
by Mr. Hogg that moderate collection of
choice bulbs cannot now be purchased ia
England for much less than $1,000
We trust that the influence of this So
ciety will spread throughout the country
and be the means of developing a higher
AAoAC ibl al all ANH DIdHtutss
The following comprises the business
transacted yesterday:
Mr.. Sharkey, gardener at the Insane
Asylum, received the following certificates:
One Eleaganus Japonica Variegata, GER
tifcate No l.
Bezonia, three varieties, certificate No. 2.
One Ardissia Crenulata, certificate No. 2.
Azalias, twenty-five varieties, six GER
tifcates, No. l.
Cineraris, eighteen varieties, two certif-
Gates, No. l.
Six newest Geraniums bi and tri-coloTed
sections, certificate NoI2.
Rev. P. s. Fall exhibited plant known
az the Strelitgia Regina, the only one of
the kind in the South, for which he re-
ceived No l certificate
Mr.. +. H. French had the following
plants on exhibition, for which he received
the following awards:
Acacia DremmOndii, certificate No. l.
Lousestenas, certificate No. g.
Bouquet Orange, certificate No. 8.
Prinuia Sineasis, certificate No. 3.
EuphOTbia Jocquieuni-fiora, certificate
No. 2
Chrorozema WARREN, certificate No /.
Gold hssChia Camilla, certificate No. 2.
CoTex Narigati, certificate No. /.
Contradenta, Kennydy's Marystta, GER
ti6cate No l..
Epacris, certificate No. /.
Mr.. Trewhitt exhibited two varieties Of
Betracias and one Heliotrope, for which he
received a No. ,. certificate.
Mrs. c. A. r. Thompson received No.
2 certificate for the plant known a. Eche
voria.
F. L. Nichol displayed fourteen varie-
ties Of Dreer's Premium Pansies, for which
he received q No. certificate. He was
also awarded a No. , certificate for some
Hyacinths, and also No. , certificate Tor
a CallsetheOpica.
MIR. Tamble exhibited some fine lettuce.
Very little business was transacted. The
following new members we're elected
james Nj. Hamilton, Ii. l.. Norvell, f. b.
Fogg, Joseph W. Allen, John III. Gray,
Charles Ssyers, James Simmon-, A. V. S.
Lindsey, W. Z. Collier, W. l.. Murfree,
Mrs. A. s. Colyar, Orville Ewing, a. 8.
COlysr, Michael Burns, j. NJ. Smith, NJ
Henderson, II. l.. TeatmaH, w. Wiikin-
son, Thomas Caldwell, w A. Jones, Alex
j. Foster, w I. Kline, W. Clare, T. 4.
GiascoCE, Sam. Pritchett, isaac Pool, ID
+ Carrier and Al / Dnln