The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-06
The American Pomol0giCal Exhibition.
TO-DAY's PROCEEDINGS.
GRAND DISPLAY OF FRUIT.

and bright day for the Inauguration of the
great exhibition of fruits from all sections
of the country. ~
If one had been ignorant of the entire
proceedings, the unusual life and animation
which pervaded the whole city would have
soon convinced him that something unusu-
al was astir. The dressing with eyergreens
of the large front of Assembly Hall, soon
gathered around it group of spectators,
eager to hehold the products of nature SO
richly displayed within. IA
As number of our readers may not
understand the term 'sPomology, from
which this organization takes it name, we
give the explanation In plain terms which
may be understood by every one. 1t
means, "the art or science Of raising
fruit.O Rl Fssisss +
The Society is composed Of gentlemen
from all sections Of the country, who take
an especial interest in raising and improv-
ing the fruits which may be grown with
success on this continent.
A large number of delegates arrived
yesterday, after we had gone to press,
many Of whom met this morning at 8
o'clock, at the Exchange Hotel, for the
transaction of business. il i.ss
In addition to the names Of those already
registered as delegates at Assembly Hall,
we obtained the following this morning
d. s. Curtiss, National Republican, Wash.
ington John b. Clagett, Washington, d.
G. John d. Long, Williamsville, N. Y. /;
John r. i. Page, Norfolk Edward j..
Evans, York John Miller, Talbot, Md. !;
w. Bany, Rochester, N. Y. j. s. New
man Cpov.fa Ia Tcbv, III Mocoy,
Accotink Walter H. Cox, Accotink !;
Chalkley Gillingham, Fairfax county II.
Leonard, Burlington, Iowa A.. P. Wylie,
Chester, s. c.; General r. l.. Page, Nor
folk George r. Wilson, Norfolk |;
L. Shepherd Wright, Fairfax county Dol
Inns Il Bro, Albemarle; H. 9. Williams,
Vienna, Fairfax county; Daniel Denison,
New York Tribune John Robertson,
Washington, d. c.; William O. Hurt,
Bedford; 9. L. Jennings, Sacramento !;
DIR. ii. H. Pillsbury, Medford; William R.
Mann, Karon, Mass; j. p. Shields, Woon-
socket, K. T.; Professor Thomas Taylor,
Agricultural Department, Washington ;
Charles D. Braydon, N. Y; w. r. Smith,
Syracuse, N.Y.; w. Brown, do; Edwin
Hoyt, New Cannon, l.; Arthur Bryant, H.;
George Craft, Brooklyn; James Cruick-
shanks, Chelsea; Sam'l Hartwell, Lincoln;
Otis Gary, Tarboro', Mass; James w.
Clarke, birmingham, Mass. T. s.. Gold,
West Cornwall, Conn. S. E. Chamberlin,
Loudoun county, Va; ID. o. Munson, Falls
Church Parker Earle, South Pond, Ill. !;
D. B. Wier, Lacon, ILL.,; John S. Calkins,
Bricksburg, N. "; John B. Claggett, Of
Washington, D. g.; g. F. B. Leighton,
Norfolk. ssia. pF.a si4asF d u
We are indebted to the courteous and eff
ficicnt secretary Of the American Society
Mr.. f. B. Elliott, of Ohio, for the following
list of committees on premiums, appointed
last night: .,tl5. -g ''. = f,s. 1ss5 ,7 E 81.
On Virginia State Agricultural Society's
premium of 500 for best collection of frui,
apples, pears, peaches and grapes Wm
Saunders, of District of Columbia p. j
Berckmans, Of Georgia; w. r., Smith, 0
Geneva, N. ". .s'i a ss is. y ~. +.
On premiums offered by Marshall p
Wilder ON pears $50, Ellwanger & Barr
on apples, $50, Tomas P. Mays on peache
$50: Charles Downing, of New York !; w
L. Steele of North Carolina P. Quinn
of New Jersey. a ,.5e e. s. ''i's M ,.., !.
On premiums offered by Chas. Downing
of $50, r. Z. Page Of $40, John b. White
head Of $40, Downward, Anderson & Co
of $40, and by G.. I. Wortham & Co. 0
$40 !: William Perry, of New Jersey G
f. b. Leighton, of Virginia, and Rober
Corse, of Maryland. a
| On premiums for figs, oranges, olives an
pomegranites; Hon. j. b. Whitehead, d
Virginia !; John Feast, of Baltimore, an
Colonel Hardie, Of Florida. Al be.s'tis
| On gratuities offered BY G. f. B, Leigh
ton, Randolph & English, and the Souther
Fertilizing company !: j. II. Masters, Henr
Ellwanger, of New York; Q. Z. Herstine
Eof Pennsylvania.
Fl On premium Of S25-Best apples fc
general culture in Kentucky, by J.. S. Dow
ner, VIM. HEAVIER, of Tennessee Dl
| VIM. NJ. Howsley, of Kansas /; John 5
Mcintosh, of Ohio. 3
On fruits exhibited by the American Pt
biological Society: John E. NJ. Gilley, {
" s"setts; B. K. Bliss, Of New York
Massac..4 Johnson. of Virginia.
DR.. James T.vo hv S'v;th Clark
On premiums offere.- .Sare. of M
& Powell and d. ID. T. M,. = ~ or ar
York, Southern Planter and FARM. -
Rural Carolinian.. w. G. Barry, of Ney
York /; R. L. Page, of Virginia d. T
Weir, of Illinois. ~
Among the contributions ON exhibitio
| at Assembly Hall, we note the apples e.
hibited by the Dollins Brothers, Of Alb
| marie.
They have on exhibition 135 varieties, q
of which were grown by themselves. The
claim for the s'Pilot" apple, superior exec
lence over any other one grown in Va