Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-20
THE HORTICULTURAL ASsO cha
TION.

Magnificent Display of FIOWeTs, NeEe-
tables and Plants.
The opening yesterday Of the State Hor-
tieultural Association in Masonic Hall /,
was greeted by large and fashionable
audience. We cannot refrain from giving
the greatest praise 10 the managers of the
Association for their exquisite taste in pre-
pairing and placing the articles on exhi-
bition in so beautiful aud tasteful man
ner.
A visit to-day will richly repay any enc
and we hope the hall will be crowded to
its utmost capacity.
We give the following synopsis of the
fruits and vegetables on exhibition, with
the names of the exhibitors:
Truett & Son exhibited several punches
Of silver skin onions, raised from the
button, eight inches in circumference.
They also exhibited a dish of May Duke
cherries, the only lot on exhibition.
Nat. f. Dortch exhibited a splendid
variety Of silver skin onions.
Leon Geny was the exhibitor of turnipF,
radshes, lettuce, cncumbers, caulihowers,
plants. kohrabi, carrots, and magnificent
dish Of the Wilson Albany strawberries.
Robert Stewart, Of Edge6eld, contributes
cabbages, asparagus, rheubarb, spring
turnips lettuce and beets.
A. X. BARRETT exhibited lettuce and
radishes.
ID. A. McGredy had lettuce aud several
varieties Of radishes. -
Mrs. John Overton presented splendid
bunch of asparagus, Fuchia plants and
cactus. :.
w. IL. Garrard exhibited a splendid
basket of Strawberries, picked regardless o
any advantage in selecting the largest.
J.B. Woodside, of Columbia, centribu'
ted modest bunch of flowers, which at
tracted much attention, and were greatly
admired.
Hall q Brothers furnished two varieties
OF strawberries-Dow Prolific ant
Burrs New Pine
The largest cucumbers were on eXhibi
ton by II. Gray. Several measured u
inches in length.
J. $. Downer, Of Bowling Green, Ken
tucky, exhibited a magnificent basket 0
the "Charles Downing" strawberries.
Truett & Son contributed a magniticen
selection Of flowers, among which we nc
ticed the double pipk, pona, and beauttu
| flower stand made by J. +. Bowen. Ais
| plants, not raised for exhibition, geranium'
uchia, cactus, and a few variegated lea
| geraniums. Two hanging baskets, iror
the same party, attracted considerable al
tention.
4. II. French's collection Of flowers an
plants was universally admired. Tn
| collection consisted Of gloxinias, geran
ums, begonas, pinks, Pellagonians, aloe
dracenias, and an orange tree bearing iru
The stand occupied by the collection of !
l.. Nichol, is worthy of more extende
notice than we can possibly give to-day
Il consists of a beautiful basket of hOV
era, among which we noticed lycopodium
ferns and MOSES, arranged in a handsOm
and imposing manner, with achyranthu
and boouet in the center. The first tie
Of the stand was arranged with a basket I
cut flowers, pansies, caiceolaries, an
azolaes. The second tier combine
coleuses, pinks, calceolaries, and othC
choice flowers. The third tier was decori
ted with flchias, verbenos, geranium
moses, pinks, etc. Also, fine specimens {
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geraniums, trained on trellis, together wit
some beautiful baskets of ornaments
grasses.
Or. Cheatham exhibited n large an
magnificent selection Of flowers and plant
among which may be noticed twenty-fol
pergoniums, four varieties Of helitrope
two new acheranthns, a collection of coleU
one viola commute, one ixona oocinia, Oh
centradenia grandallora, one wax plan
one agaianthus, variegated Leaf eighties
fuchias, eight calladiums, eighteen beg
Mas, nemautanthus, sage palms, aspidestr
variegaled, moranta zebrina, fariugiu
grand, ferus, moses, euphorbias ruellis
variegated, difenbachia picta. Also
group Of flowers with a magnificent pal
in the center, and a table containing an )
sortment Of pinks, etc.
= J. s. Fall exhibited a fine collection
foreign plants.
Owen Sharkay contributed largely 10 Z
collection. "
OF course the hall will he crowded
day, and we advise all who have moi y
visited the exhibition 30 do 30, and asst
them that they will more than get
2 worth of their money.