Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-09-20
THE CITY.


PakMIUMs.
The Horticultural exhibition continues at In
attute Hall, with increasing interest and create
success. The number of visitors was much
larger last evening than during tue evening pre-
vous, and the managers are greatly encouraged
by this evidence of public sympathy. This even
ing the children of the Home, for whose benefit
the exhibition was gotten up, will be presen
from ~ till o'clock. Seats will be arranged
around the room for them and they will favor
the audience with singing.
AWARD OF PREMIUMS.
The several committees, announced in yester-
day = COMMERCIAL made their reports Yesterday
with the following awards. We publish the re-
port of tho committee on plants and flowers
complete:
The committee in this department have more
reason to complain of the number of exhibitors
than OF the number aud quality of the plants
exhibited The collection Of patnall a. Co is
remarkably hne, comprising over four hundred
choice plants, carefully tabled. OF these are SO
varieties Of colladiums, n colei, " of begonias
~ OF geranlums, and number of poluns They
also exhibited collection of ferns such as is
seldom brought togather, comprising, lot yari-
cites, of which only about 20 are native the rest
principally originating IN South America and
Japan. Among these are rare and exquisite
varieties of selaguellas and adiantums. The
thanks oil the horticultural society are due to
m. -
latnan ~ 20. Tor the only collection OF plants
exhibited, especially since this is 30 complete
and beautiful.
Inc ackhowIeGBements OF the society are also
due to MIS- Sam'i Candy for fruit-beariDg pome-
granite, i'll full bloom to Mrs. U. Febiger for
an acacia ferns and other plants; to Asa Denio,
lor an American aloe; to Mrs. A. W. Smith for
Two hover stands ana vase; to Mrs. Thomas
Darlington for rustic stand with frui and
howerh to MIs. j. Murtoa Poole for a number
of hot-house plants: to James h, Anderaon for
two ice plants -" to f. L. de- Won far n taate-
fnlIy arrai,,,,d =, Watd,.n - .s.a.. 10 Mrs Garo
line peunock for a large quantity of tuberoses
.ontrilu1ed for bouuets &, tn Miss I,llia Canhv
for a pyramid of tiiberoses, TO Misa Snsan II
Warner for a doll dseked with bnttonhnle
boquets.
collection OF 2S94 buttons made and exhib,
l.ea ny Mics ~, h'Nz,e r. bl ac9lu ana o9 stand
oo'nposeu VI lAu ulueIeht hlnus oi "oou' mas ~
trScted much interest aud attention,
y FOR cut no%eis tne society is lhdeoted to Mrs
ueo. hlehAIusoi' mIs, W. " HipDons, Mrs' D.
hoitoL Poole Mrs. W. Q; spruauce, Mrs Victor
uu a,i rVhti MISE Lucy Sa,,ln, ms, mary Steele;
MISS A. l: OahDy, hirs mAtlut CahDy, Eiwafu
1athalii Ohas' l. Otair anu Jacop DioWh'
FRUITS.
peqrs-To Miss N p Wollaston for tba
Washington yaflolyi Joseph Briughurst. for
Seckle John Jourlou. for Bartlett
ADoL.s-po Jos. r. klchardson for Bullock's
Pppiu. Porter aud Smokenouse: to Jacon Van
deyer Tor yery line Baldwiu's. Northern Spy and
Golden pppins. ~
grdDesFfo James O. Hourbton. gardener To
] n. t,ull.e for b,,t di.plnV of HaInhnrgs and
Mntcat Ln,nells. 10 J,Is " II watson far
bszt oullectIon of ouidnor pranes oonsistine of
Roperg' Nos 3 and 4 Col,eorJ. CLINTON, Dela-
wafs Cataw ba Iona and Alaxatawny. 10 Iohn
Jones' for hue WuIt, syrian.
Ouinces-IoJ. j MeCulloupb.
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'EuEiAnhh9
To William Sayers, gardener to Mrs, Alfred du
Font, Tor the Dest display, lucludlnB Egg Plant,
Stowells Evergreen Corn, Beets, Trophy, Cen
Grant and Hathaway Exeeislor Tomatoes, Car