The weekly standard., 1870-08-24
tsro~ the wilmlpslon Journal, Of tho l4,h. i

The exhibition of the Carolina Horticll.
| tuIal Society, ON Thursday. was most credit.
! able, and warrants the belief that at an early
| DAY this portion of the State will become a
| gIcat irtit.growing section. We have at.
I tended the l'omological Fairs At the Nurth
md we are confident thnt the display OF
| pears here was superior to any We have seen
there, while the peaches were fully up TO the
Northern standard. We speak, OF course
as to quality. We had coIbp para lively few
exhibitors, ana many of these presented only
II limited quantity. But, upon the whole,
the display was gratifying and astounding.
Col W. l., Steele, OF Richmond County,
the President oi the Society, eyceled in the
variety and excellence of his pears. Indeed,
the specimen of ScckGl were the very hest
we have ever seen.
Mr. J. d. Oliver, of Duplin, DIR. II. A.
Bzzle, of Sampson, and Col. John ". LEAK,
OF Richmond, also presented most crelitsblc
exhibitions Of pears. Mr.. divers Howell
were as fine ~ we have ever seen.
Mr. Louis Froclich, of Duplin, and Mr. S.
A. Storey, of New Hanover, exhibited a
large variety and choice specimens of apples.
1t was most creditaUle to the enterprise and
energy of these gentlemen.
In grapes M0ssrs. Froclich, l.. A. Hart, j..
ID. Taylor and William Walters made ele-
giant displays. While tho wines of Mr.. Hart,
Capt. Dancy, Mr.. Froclich and the Messs.
Garrett convince Us that our grapes are well
adapted to wine making, and the manuiac-
turc OF wine is destined to become ono of
the leading enterprises of this immediate
section. Mr.. llarts champagne and the
Mcssrs CARROTS sparkling burgundy are
especially worthy OF note
Col John w. Leak had the largest col
lection of peaches, all of which were very
superior But the Chinese cling, exhibited
by Col. Steele, and those exhibited by Mrs
W. \. Cumming and Misses NJ. Julia Burr,
O tins city, and the floestOnc exhibited by
DIR. W. q. ThOT as, were as fine as any over
raised. Doubtless peach culture could be
grea.ly improved in this section, and we are
glad to know that moro attention thrn for.
mcrly is now being paid thereto.
One OF the most attractive and successful
features Of the fair was the display OF flowers
aud plants made by Mr. +. A. Ncwbury, of
the R0senvink Gardens, At Magnolia. From
the opening to the close ofthe exhibition the
table upon which the display was mad, was
surrounded by the lady visitors, aud il was
worthy of all the enc1nluns hcaped upon
it.
MIS- Kidder, Mr.. DR. Carr and Mr.. H. 2.
Eydcn contributed some very rare and choice
plants.
Altogether tht falE was success Dtyoiu
the expectations of IFS friends and will be
followed by Others, increasing 10 merit er 4
importance with each exhibition.
Tho holding Of the lIo,tiGutura. Feir
backed ~ IN Association of substantial and
cuturprising citizens, j. a great step forward
in p.7moting the objects for which the So
Getty was formed. At no distant day we
may expect to see Uur sect growing rich
from The production ot such crops as come
within the scope Of the Carolina Ilortcul-
turni sociv'y.
Next year We trust the condition OF tho
Society will be such that premiums can be
offered and other inducements acid out in
order to stimulate ths competition between
tlC mcmbcrs We rrc satisfied that the
foundations of the Carolina Horticultural
Society have been firmly laid, aud ;ho super
structure viii he sui stantiu and graceful.