Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-22

to have grown upon the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil, and therefore to have been
the first fruit distinctly mentioned; while It is a
matter of most precise biblical statement that
Noah, in preparation for voyage Of indefinite
duration, stored the ark exclusively with pairSl
Presuming that the exhibition Of pears this year
is of unusual magnitude, and OF singular if va
ricd excellence, the report concludes with the
list of premiums.
The following is the list Of prcmiums awarded:
PEARS.
NOr the best twenty varieties of twelve spcci-
mems cach-Frst TO $ Foster ID to v L Town.
send, 3D. to VIM II Earlc for the best fifteen yarie-
ties of twelve specimens cachlst 10 James Draper,
~ to Marble of Grafton; Tor the best ten varic-
ties of twelve specimens each LIST 10 Alfred Davis,
2d to James Allen 81 TO Joseph Il Phelps; for the
best five varieties OF twelve specimens each-lst TO
James Robinson, I'd 10 Edward w Lincoln; for the
best three varieties of twelve specimens each-lSt
to Geo Adams, ID to Thomas A pawsonj for the
best twenty-four Seokcl pairs dish Geo A
Brown; for the best twelve Bartlett weight lbs,
Us OH Thomas A Dawson; belle Lucrative Alfred
Davis; Buerrp Bose, James NJ SchOfeld; Beurrc
Iairgeau, V Z Townsend; Beurre d'Anjou,
IownSend Beurre 'Arrmburg, Julius n Tucker;
Beurre Supcrfn W Hobrook; Doyemne Bons,
sock, Newell Ward, Millbury; D0ycnne du COmico,
, ii Cotton; Duthcsse dAngoulemp, Gerry Hutch
inson; Flemish Beauty, James Draper; Gout Nor
eeau, Edward W Lincoln; Lawrence, Alfred DAVIS;
Louise Bonnie de jersey, w Holbrook; Marie
Louise, Foster; Paradise d Automne, V p Town
send; Sheldon, Edward Earle; st Ghislain,
Merriam Swans Orange, Chas II Morgan Urban
iste, iona GrOut; Winter Neis weight lbs, 6 or
Alfred Davis; Beurre Diel, Mrs IL Willis; gratuiy
to Mrs Geo II Chamberlain for collection 81.
GRAPES, PEACHES, ETC.
=, Beet collection grapes grown under glass, l.
MOeni I'd best Salisbury; 81 best w 4 Merri-
field. Best two clusters Black Hamburg. w r
Merri6eld; I'd best, Salisbury. Best two clusters
of any other black grape, i l. Moen. Best two clus
tiers of any White Muscat Salisbury; I'd best. p l.
Moen Best 2custers ofany other varieties OF white
salisbury. Best collection Orwell rpened outdoor
grapes, not less than six varieties, Joseph g Low
ell of West BOylstOn; 2d best, Charles Nash 3D.
best, ID Goddard. Best four clusters of Concord,
T Dawson; Delaware, L Phelps; DIANA
Within of Whitinsville; Eumelan, + j Kinney;
Hartford Prolific, State Lunatic Hospital; Iona, j
Z Within; Isabella, State Lunatic Hospital; Rogers
No 3 tAlassasoitL Jos Lowell of West BOystOn;
Rogers No (Wildcrl G Within; Rogers No
u.indeyl Rogers No Is CAgawam) Rogers No 10
Lowell.
mems, ii f LOOMS; I'd best, Moen; Sd best. d
5 Goddard. FOR the best II Orange Ounces New
ell Wood of Millbury; I'd best, Adams Foster.
There were no plums exhibited, nor any collec-
lions ofpeaches or ounces,
APPLES.
Best 10 varieties, S S Foster; I'd best L NJ Ban
ming Best varieties of u specimens each Had
Wen; I'd best Henry Marble Milford; 3D. best, Cy-
rus White, Milford. Best II Baldwin, Fri Saunders
GrayenSten, Addison Lowell, West BOylston; Hub
barGston Nonesuch Jas Phelps; Leicester Sweet, j
X l. Pickford; Porter Fri Saunders; Rhode Island
Cireeuing, Fri saunders; RoNbury Russell, John
IIiarad Sheppards' Sweet, ) Foster. Gratui-
tics We're given as follows: For Pumpkin Sweet,
VIM 4 Holman; Porter, VIM Howe, mibury, and
George } McCracken; Leicester sweet, j IL /. Pick
ford; Harvey, Warren Harris Milbury; Baldwin,
ID b COmins, CLOS Il Phelps OF Worcester, and War
rem Harris of AlIlbury.
PLANTS FLOWERS ETC
Best IL specimens variegated teaved plants, W 7
Mortified: I'd best, Stephen Salisbury; 3d best,
l. Moen. Best Il specimens Of greenhouse plants,
Stephen salisbury; I'd best, VIM Merriticld: Sd
hest. l. |, Moon. Best gnpCiman plaut having
previously received premium, w T Merrifeld I'd
best, Salisbury; Sd best, 7 l. Moon. Best floral
design, Mrs Daniel fainter; I'd best, Mrs Cham
berlin. Best collection of ornamental and bedding
plants, W T Mortified; I'd best, Salisbury. Best
collection Of rare and new plants salisbury; ID
lycopods, L b Hamilton; ID best, stephen Sails
bury. Best collection in frnery, Il q Hamilton
% best, G D Thnyer. Best amateur collection of
parior plants, Mrs VIM Holman; I'd best, Mrs j
Rogers. Best single plant (varegated passion
1lowerl Miss 5 e Chamberlin; I'd best lemon trel),
IL l. Bancroft Milbury. Best collection of cut
flowers, Mrs Daniel fainter; I'd best, Mrs ID Fos-
ter; 30 best, Miss NJ Smith. Best stand, ID
Ihayer; I'd best, W Hamilton; 81 best Mrs l.
Burbank. Best arranged basket dish, Mrs Ohm
Baldwin; I'd best, Mrs Daniel fainter. Best
hanging basket, stephen Salisbury; I'd best, T. l.
Moen; Sd best, d Thayer Best hanging basket
(amateur) Il Hamon ID best Z Hamilton
Best pair parlOr bouquets Mrs q w Richardson;
I'd best, Mrs A ID Foster; Sd best, Mrs l. G Allen
Best pair hand bouquets, Miss Maria Fox; ID best,
ID Thayer. Best 10 roses, w Hamilton; I'd best
DIN Brothers, Springfield. Best collection of Glad-
olus, John NJ Earle; ID best, Mrs NJ Green; best
II named varieties, NJ Earle; I'd best, w w Cook;
best named varieties, j Nj Earle; best specimen
spike, j NJ Earle; best Seeding, } NJ Earle. Best
y Dahlias, Ohm Brothers, Springfield; I'd best, c d
Thayer; best 10 liliputian varieties, c u Thayer.
Best display of Asters, Mrs G IL EStabrook; I'd
best, John G Haywood; Sd best, P L Moen. Best
display of Verbcnas, c w Hamilton; I'd best, c d
Ihayer; best display of seedlings } g Heywood
ID best w Hamilton, Best display of PaBsies,
8 w Hamilton; I'd best G d Thayer; Sd best, Mrs
G II Estabrook. Best display of China Pnks, T L
M0en Best display of Petunins Miss NJ Lowell.
Best display of Sweet Peas, Mrs john Baldwin.
Best model for ieruery, CLINTON wire works
Gratuities were awarded as follows: S0r floral de-
sign. to Mrs l. MOrey plants for ferneries, w w
Cook; ferns and lycopods, w I Merrifeld best coli
lection of ferns and yGopods IN iernery Mrs
Chamberlin; basket dish of cut flowers, Miss
Maria Fox, Miss Mary w Martin, Miss L G Allen,
Miss Annie Fox Mrs l. MOrey Mrs G w Gilbert
and Miss Amy Hadwen; wreath of cut flowers
Mrs Fits; hanging basket, w I MeTifeld; pairs
of parlor boquets, salisbury and L Moen; single
bOquet, Mrs G A Fits; wild flowers, II u and L f
Kinney; roses, j Draper; Seeding gadiolus, Miss
NJ Lowell; verbenas, Mrs ID FOSTER pansies, J
. Within, Whitinsvllle; immortelles PL uoen and
Mrs Fisher; petunlaS, Mrs ID Fainter and Mrs
q ii Estabrook, salvias. Mrs G ii Estabrook; pam
sizes Mrs Morse; hydrangia, Mrs Il Ball and Mrs
Il w Richardson; Brummond Phlox Mrs John 5
Baldwin; zinnias, Mrs John Baldwin, Within
and Mrs G II EStabrOOk; Japan lilies, James Dra-
per- design, w r Mortified.
There collections of hoyhocks, immor-
telles, carnations, ornamental grasses, and
quently no awards were made.
VEGETABLES.
Best display, II Sears; I'd best, S Sears; Sd
best Stephen Salisbury. Best pure Canada
Crook-neck squashes, Fisher; do Hubbard
squashes, .Joab Hapgood, shrewsbury; do large
CroOk-ueck squashes, 5 Fisher; do Mammoth
squashes, 7 L MOen; do Marrow squashes, JOab
hapgOod, Shrewsbury; do Turban squashes, j
Within, Whitiusyille; best pumpkins, not less
than 20 pounds weight each, T. NJ Banning; best 6
roots OF celery Boston marketl, j c Within,
Whitnsvillei I'd best, John Haywood; best col
lection of cabbages, not less than varieties
Selrs best drumhead Savoy cabbages, & Hey
wood; best 3 Savoy cabbages of any other variety
} Within: best Drumhead cabbages, V p
Sears best large fiat Brunswick cabbages, S
Sears best red cabbages, Thomas A Dawson
best collection of not less than varieties Of sweet
corn, Sears; best IL ears of sweet corn II Sears
I'd best Joab HapgoOd. Best II hollow Crowned
parsneps, p l. Moen; Short parsneps j G Whitln
Early short, or half long scarlet carrots, =
Long Blood beets, p l. Moen; Turuip beets,
II Dmryj Early Bassono, Thos A Dawson;
Works, Wbitnsville; Flat Or English turuips. E
Fisher. Best hafpeck Red onions, Il j Kinney;
White Silver Skin Onions, WIN I Holman; best 4
Varieties of onions, j Kinney, Best y Mangold
Wurtze o Hadwen, Best collection of potatoes
+ } Kinney; I'd best James Draper 3D. best, Ste
ney; Early Rose, V P Townsend; King Of the Ear
lies, j Kinney. Best collection of tomatoes, A H
Sears; I'd best, Geo A Adams; Sd best Sears;
best dish of General Grant variety, V p Towusend
Trophy, john Within; of specimens other than
above, 7 MOen. Best specimens OF waterme-
ons, Ihos A Dawson; I'd best, i Il MOen. And graz
tuities to IL Allen for CaulilOwers; o b Hadwen
hybrid squash; II W Baldwin, Mammoth SQUASH
o Hawden, Tomatoes Mrs Partridge Tro-
ply tomatoes; VIM Holman. Yokohama squash;
and II Il and l. Kinney for display.
The special premiums for professional gardeners
only for superiority in greatest number of depart
mens in the present exhibition, awarded as
follows: 1st of SIS TO z w DriscO gardener for
stephen Salisbury; I'd of $40, TO August lie Duo
gardener for 2 l. Moen
Annual Fair of the Worcester Agricul-
turaI SOciciy-A Good Attendance and
show of Unusual Interest.
The weather was all right, yesterday; so, Of
course, the show of the best for many
years; for, with the most excellent arrangements
and Jealous work of all concerned, there could be
no other result The president of the society, Mr.
Chas. b. Pratt, so necessary to a successful fair
personally managed the various exercises, al
though but three days from bed of sickness, and
with the aid of Chief Marshal Shumway of Webster
and assistants j. fl, Hall and VIM. IL. johnson of
Worcester, Leonard Barnes of Webster, and Horace
W. Bacon of Southbrdge, managed everything
with the precision of clockwOrk, from the plowing
match at hai-past nine to the close of the double
team race, which was finished Just as the glowing
s,n ,osspd las If stake having ocron-