The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-14
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.


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AS announced Tor MvvAs, with loud flourish OF
trumpets, the grand national exhibition of the
iIults MOWERS, and vegetables OF America opened
ny Today at horticultural Hail. on South Broad street
once inside the doorway, ana the scene is maQnid-
cent Everything beautiful and edible OF soiy pro-
auct Is somewhere to be found--upon the stage the
taDles or hanging In festoons around the galleries
AS 10 the stage, 1t is charming-more, ravshing--a
very plot transplanted frOm the Bbled Eden the
hanging gardens OF the Orient, or some other place.
Jersey cabbage patch is shakes beside It. hThey
who had its arrangement ha executed their task
with artistic skill and consunma taste. A beau
tiiul canvas scene backs IT, Opical flowers bu shes
and trees flank IT, rising IN vardu re and odor to the
nies; while vertable sea of roses cover its shoor
But one tmngs wanting to complete II, and make
the fairy Illusion almost real fountain is there
why not have dozen or 5" little mermen or maids,
parting in the scented wa ers and tossing rose
leaves leaves about in sport? We heard az
least score Of visitors make the sug-
gestion. The artcles-thc babes-coud he
procured cheap and thelr display would pay.
All the benches have, of course been removed from
tne BODY OF the hall. Occupying these places, and
stretching away down the room in long lines are
numberless tables, robed in white paper and piled
with apples, pears, peaches, watermelons, squashes
poatOeS, canteopes, grapes caulinowers artichOkes
oealis, bananas, pineappcs plums, oranges, lemons,
perslmmOns cranbcTries, tomatoes ochres, corn.
pumpkins, egg plants, rye, oats and on, dd ifni-
reln. no stand in the centre Of the room, spin on
your hee and gaze around makes your mouth run
Ike a water-cart. And "worse than Tantaus" too
rs your annoy"-for pu1y fellows, with big whiskers,
the knuckes with delicate wauds an inch and half
I'D lameter the very momeHJ you essay to touch the
VCNety surface OF any of The tempting things sur
rounding you. But they don't come H. always
though. we noticed one ch ip slide out of the door
pockets, and lady also steal or CARRYING a huge
melon. We likewise, as walked down Broad
street, alter our visit, muncied into apple as big
as our head which amt very large, 10 be snre INF
rather more sound than the apple proved to be- for
was as rotten as Democratic convention. But
Notwithstanding these things the grufrness of the
guardlans ana the light ngcredness of the visitors,
the display Is immense a very elephant
OF It's KIND. The oldest nhabltant in this city never
saw anything to equal it. Enough in the vegetable
llne is on exhibition TO supply the eaters of our
common Council for full tVenty-tour hours That
Is saying good deal; but visit 70 horticultural
llall Will prove our words correct Several floral
pillars built in open work, old STYLE according to the
the society's publications. stand about the hall.
THE AvONDALE RELIEF FUND.-The Treasurer OF
the fund for the relief of the widows, orphans, and
Otner sufferers of the Avondale Mine calamity
acknowledges the following rpcpintS.-