The New York herald., 1871-09-08
THE FRUIT GROWERS.

Tho American PomoIogical socicty's Exhibition
i'm sichmsut--4are Specimens of Fruits from
Al rcciions OF the Union-Isiecfion of On
cers-Tac Next Fair To ;Ie Held Ia Boston.
RICHMOND, Va, sept 7, 1871.
The interest m the American Pathological Exhibi-
tion at lhe Assembly Rooms, on Eighth street. con-
tinues unnagged. Large crowds tnronged the rooms
during the enflre dav inspecting the specimens OF
fruit from nearly every State In the Unlous the DIS
play on the tables ana the fancy nora DECORATIONS
OF the rooms making the scene OF unsurpassed
beauty, while the atmosphere was Aden Win
the moss fragrant aud delicious doors
Kansas Contributes tile largest aud greatest
variety OF apples besdes also many excellent speci
mems Of grapes ana pears. The Cs!!!..ornla CAL. table
was the most attractive, owing to the variety.
beauty and lusciousness Of each description OF the
fruit exhibred-name,y. pears, apples grapes,
oranges, pums figs, olives, ounces and pomc-
grantea all OF which are In state Of excellent pre-
servatioa.
Tie Nebraska horticultural, Society sent 13A varie.
ties Of apples tweive peaches, ten pears two piuns
anu one grape. Fourteen years ago nos single
Irut tree was grown IN NeDraska
Messrs Ellwanger Barry. OF the Mount Hope
nursery, Rochester. N. Y. exhibit 157 varieties OF
beautiful apples. and Smith, CLARK & Powell con-
tribute q splendid assortment OF pears aud grapes,
which have been generally admired. Stephen Un-
derniii exAib.ts Croton aud Anas4ua grapes.
soush carolina sends iory varieties oi grapes ad.
miIabiy adapted Ior the Manufacture u wine, AZ
described III report on nyoridLati0n Dy Dr. whey:
from tnat stale.
Soatheln lhinois exhibits Two hundred varieties
OF apples ana hiieen Of pears.
Marshal r. Wilder. of Boston. President Of the
ASSOCIATION. contributes 232 varieties or pears the
largest collection on exhibition.
Iowa, through Marx Mll,er delegate, contributes
section wnere twenty three years ago There was
not single apple tree.
Michigan romo.ogical Society exhibits lol speci.
mems OF appes, six OF grapes, nine OF peaches and
| eleven OF pears-a magnificent and beautiful col-
| lection.
Minnesota displays nty varieties Of apples IN
| ciulng the best specimens or crab apple on ex-
htbltlon; twelve OF pears, and thirty VI native
| Vlrglula establishes herself as fruit nursery In
the beauty ana nagni1cence Of the collection she ex-
hbits Ins pears brought from toe Vicinity OF Nor
folk arc largest and heaviest on eXniDItlon ana
| the apples, grapes and plunls on this table are
| Tne Scuppernong aud Muscadine grapes from
I North Carolina attracted the attention OF the Com
nhttee or Awards as most excellent for the manu-
Tie ASSOCIATION this morning elected the follow.
| Ing officers IOT the term oi two years.
1.esd nt-Marslal r Wilder. OF Massachusetts,.
Vioe fresidents-C. Z. Langdon. Alabama; s. j.
Matthews. Arkansas Warren Foote. Arizona; ;. :
Trowpridse. Connecncut; Edward fatnali, bella
ware; Wl-i.am saunders. district OF Coiumbia
Georgia; Idaho, blank; Arthur Bryant, Illinois,
J: G. D. D. he.sen, indiana; Indlan Territory.
}. s. Downer, Ken,uc1y; Il II. Dav louisiana; 5.
1. Gooda @, Maine; w. ID. Brackinridge Marylnnd;
g. NJ. Hovev, Massachusetts; Samuel jackson. Michl
gam ID. a. Rovcrts, minnesota: w. Is. Wnkes, Mis-
sissPn; .. W. Spandng, Missouri: Nicholas
Waugh, Montana: II. W. Furnas Nebraska; Nevada,
bank; New Bru'swick, blank; Charles Downing,
New York; frederick s,nytf New hampshire; Wal
liam Parry, New Jersey; DR. kuyscher, New Mexico;
Waiter L Steele, North Carolina; X. &. HOlybarton,
Nova Scotia; George W. Campbell, Ohio; Charles
Arnold ontario: Robert BUST, ST., Pennsylvania;
Hugh Allen, Quebec; SIlas Moore, Rhode Island; A.
T. wync Sontn Carolina; William Heavier Tennes-
see; n. g. Mills, Texas; J. Il. Johnson, Utah; c. +.
b. Leighton Virginia: ID. Strother, West Virginia;
J. G. Plumb, Wisconsin; Judge Carter, wyoming;
Richard Bradley. Vermont.
Blanks will he ned nercaftcr.
7,rasursr-Tn Thomas r. James. OF Cambridge, Mass.
SEC, etdrY-F. x. Elliott, OF Ohio.
Erertire COmraittee-J. f. Mitchell, Pennsylva-
MIA; George Tnurber, New orK; }. f. o. HYDE, Mas.
sachuses; X. W. Furnas Nebraska; I. ]. Berck-
mans, Georgia.
After mucn discussion Boston was agreed upon as
the place at which the next annual meeting and
exhibition 0: the association should be held, the
awards Will be made tomorrow.