The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-07

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ties Of apples of bis own raising. Tho
Kansas fruit Is generally fine in color and
good sized, but q good deal Of 1t has been
more or less bruised in transportation. II
was packed in paper and shipped on the
Slst of August.
MICHIGAN
shows herself rs great in fruit rs in mine.
rails. Mr.. 4. IT. Linderman. who preSides
over this department, shows 10S varieties
Of apples Of superior quality, 10 of pears,
some large late peaches, and varieties oil
grapes. This fruit is in excellent condi.
ton. owing to the care taken in packing il
and the improved apparatus used for Its
transportation. That already on the tables
comes from Grand Rapids. Mr.. Linderman
informs us that he expects to receive an.
other consignment to-day.
MINNESOTA
is also we'll represented, the consignment
from that distant northwestern State hay
ing arrived last night, after being ten
days on the way. The localities represent
ed are Minneapolis, Winona, Lake City, and
Lake Crescent; and i. A.. Jewell, Of Lake
City is the exhibitor. He displays fifty va
rictics of apples, several Of pears, three
OF native plums, and one lot of Seeding
grapes. His assortment Of Siberian crab ap.
pies is probably the finest ever shown at a
national exhibition. Some Of these apples
are of the finest flavor, notwithstanding the
prolcrblal bitterness of their species.
ILLINOIS.
The southern part Of Illinois, which is a
famous fruit country, contributes about POO
varieties of apples, which cunnot easily be
surpassed. There are also in this collection
some splendid pears. The collection is in
charge of Parker Earle, Esq, Of Gotham,
Ill.
SOUTH CAROLINA. -
This State sends - varieties of seeding
grapes, exhibited by DR.. Wiley, Of.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Up to the time OF this writing the sole
representative Of the old North State is
worthy John Hopkins, an old citizen OF
Wilmington, who brings with him some
lunches Of muScadinc and scllppcrnong
grapes, which attracted as much attention
last night as anything else in the hall. Mr..
Hopkins raised them in his own garden.
They are very large, and of Il delightful
flavor.
CALIFORNIA.
The collection from this State perhaps
attracted more attention than any other
1t embraces n great variety, and almost
every specimen is remarkable for its supe-
rior quality. Having been carefully packed
in plaster, and by experienced hands, the
fruit was all in excellent preservation. We
noticed fine apples, mammoth pears, FIGS,
grapes, pllImS, and oranges on this table
The grapes far exceeded anything else o
the kind on exhibition, and the pears arc
beautiful to the eye and luscious TO the taste
DR.. Curtis is III charge Of the California
table.
VIRGINIA.
Our own State has reason to be proud o
her own fine display of fruits, even by the
side Of the varied collections and mammoth
specimens of the East and Northwest. In
several respects Virginia's collections equal,
and in some they excel, those of any other
State. while her great advantages for fruit.
growing are fully established.
Captain H. B. Jones, the veteran pomol.
ogiSt Of Rockbridge county, is on hand
with his usual fine display of fruit, raised
In his own orchards. He exhibits this year
ITO varieties of apples, including IA native
seedlings: IL of pears, of grapes, and IL
Of peaches.
Franklin Davis & Co., of Richmond, have
Of apples 100 varieties {; OF pears, % /; oil
peaches, -; besides several kinds of grapes
Richard Irby, of Richmond, sends seyc.
raj plates OF mammoth Gloria Mundi ap'
pies.
Ii. r. Robey, OF Fredericksburg, j va.
rieties Of grapes, 25 Of apples, and - oi
pears. Pretty assortment.
VIM. 0. Hurt, of Bedford county, 81 Va.
rIctles OF native appIes-making l most
crPdtable display.
II. {. Williams. of Fairfax, q varieties OF
pears, SG of apples, and Of new native
grapes.
Gilingham & Co., of hccotink. Va, dis.
play fine lot of apples and pears.
Albcmarlc county sends q splendid as.
Sortment Of apples, exhibited by Tyree
DoliinS IL Bro, of Batesrillc. They have
catalogucd 200 varieties, many of which are
superior native seedlings.
Norfolk takes the lead in big pears
Those exhibited by Mr.. G. T. B. Leighton
attracted Il great deal of attention by rca.
son of their unusual size, and the commit.
tee pronounced them delicious in flavor.
One Of them weighs within an ounce Of d
pound. The varieties contributed by Mr..
Lei ghton are the duchess dc Angoulemc,
Scckcl, Bartlett. Bcurre, San.eheur,
Louise Bonne de Jersey, Beurrc Diel, and
BeUrre Supertine. Hon. J. B. Whitehead.
of the same city, sends fine Seckels. and
from j. 5. Taggart come pretty specimens
Of the same variety, raised in his garden.
DR.. 5. l.. Dove, Of Richmond, displays 4
good many plates OF 1iuc apples and pears,
not classified.
Col. J. Ravcnscroft Jones, of Brunswick,
sends IL varieties of superior apples.
From the Munson Hill nurseries there
arc many fine pears and apples exhibited
by D. o. Munson, of Falls Church, Va.
Manfred Call, of Henrico county, Va,
also contributes some pears hard to beat,
though they arc from an orchard III its scc'
ond year.
The Virginia Nursery and Wine Com.
pany (Allan Il johnson, general agents,
show eleven bottles OF Virginia wines, in
cluding samples each of Norfolk, Here
mont, and Concord, and one each Of Gin
ton, Catawba, and 70 Kalon. We saw nc
other wines on exhibition, but it is eX
pected that other samples will come in to-
day.
j. W. Porter, of Albemarle, came in last
evening with several superior varieties o
apples and grapes. Among the latter were
| fine specimens of the wild grape OF Tho
mountains. There are eleven plates o
apples in this collection.
George w. Purvis. of Nelson county,
contributes a small but excellent assort
ment of apples, peaches, and grapes. The
latter are particularly good.
Mr.. j. G. Beattie, of Hcnrico county, dis
plays the finest Winc-S2p apples on eNhibi
tion, and it is to he noted that they were
raised, US in the case of Mr. Call, noted
above, by an amateur.
+. W. Lemosey, one Of the pioneer po
mologists of Virginia, sends several bottle:
of wine of his own manufacture.
BUSINESS MEETING OF THE SOCIETY.
The biennial session of the American
Pomolocical Society convened in the dining
room of the Exchange Hotel yesterday
morning at 8 o'clock.
Mr. lno M Allan nrcsident of the Nir.