Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-07
reune.ses Hortleulaurnl saeletr.

Tennessee horticultural Society.
A regular meeting of the Tennessee
Horticultural Society, was held at the
Masonic Hall yesterday afternoon, at half
past two o'clock.
I: was decided that the Spring Exhibi.
ton should be held on the 18th, 10th and
2lst of next May. The following is list
of the premiums to be then awarded:
Best floral design, S. second best do,
81. Best table design, So; second best do,
ST.. Best basket of cut flowers, So; second
best do, ST.. Best pair of hand boquets, not
over eight inches in diameter, So; second
best do, ST..
Best hanging baskets, So; second best do.
81; best general collection of plants, in
pots, one half 10 be in bloom, $40; second
best do, SIS; third best do, s.; best dozen
bedding plants, in not over FIVE inch pots,
So; second best do, 81; best hardy
less than twelve varieties 81; second
best do, 81; best zonale geraniums, twelve
plants, in not over eight inch pots, So;
second best do, ST.; best specimen novelty
geranium, 81; best half dozen foliage
plants, in not over eight inch pots, 50;
second beat do, 81; best dozen verbenas,
twelve varieties in bloom, in not over six
inch pots, 81; best half dozen petonias,
ak varieties, in not over five inch pots,
ST.; half dozen lantanas, ak varieties, in
not over five inch pots, 81.
Best six varieties of calceolaria, in not
over inch pots, 81 second best do, 81;
best six varieties of cincraria, not over 6
inch pots, S second best, do, ST.; best half
dozen pelagorium, in not over 10 inch
pots, 81; best dozen fuchias, ak varieties,
in not over six inch pots, 81; best six
plants, 81; best single plant, 81; best six
pansies. in inch pots, 81 best monthly
roses, Is cut flowers, twelve varieties, So
second best, do, 81; best six ardisia crenu-
lata, 81; best collection of cacti, 81 second
best, do, 81 best general collection of cut
flowers, So second best, do, 81; best col
lection of rare plants never before exhib.
tied in Nashville, So best general display,
variety and quality of Strawberries, in
pints, $40; second best do, So third best
do, So best table variety do, not less than
one quart, S.; second best do, So third
best do, 81 i; best market variety do, not
less than one quart, So; second best
do, So; best new variety do, never
before exhibited, So; best three
varieties of apples, growth of last
year, 81; best six varieties do. growth
of this year, 81; best half peck of peaches,
50; best quart of cherries, 81; second best
do, 81; best half peck of three new varie-
ties of potatoes, 81; best beets, turnip vari-
ETY., 81; best six heads Of lettuce,
81 best six heads of cabbage, 81;
best twelve stalks of rhubarb, 81 best
six punches of asparagus, 81 beat
collection of vegetable, So; second best
do, So; best three heads cauliAOwers, 81;
best dozen radishes, one variety best
spinnage, 81 best six cucumbers, 81;
second best do, 81 best half.peck water
crosses, 81.
A special premium of $40 will be adj
ded by F. H. French, Esq, for best single
variety of Strawberries, two quarts.
When more than one premium is offered
for the same article, the second premium
cannot be taken by the receiver of the first
nor the third by the recipient of the frat
or second.
Mr.. F. II. French was requested to ex-
press to the Society of the Universal Hor-
tural Exhibition at St. Petersburg, Russia,
to be held on the 10th of next April, that
the invitation had been received Too late
to send representatives thereto.
Qualities of seeds, received from the
Department Of Agriculture, together with
sixteen reports from the same, were dis
tributed.
In spite of the inclemency of the wealth
.er, display of a magnificent specimens Of
Kennedya Maryatta and fine Goldfurrid
were exhibited by E. Fl. French, Esq., and
some beautiful callas by Mr.. Watkins.
A vote of thanks was rendered to ". T.
Berry Il Co., for a contribution of the
Literary Bulletin" to theSociety Library.