The Portland daily press., 1873-09-25

passed oil very pleasantly
Portland Horticultural Exhibition
The Horticultural Society gave their annual
exhibition in Reception Hall, City Building,
yesterday afternoon and evening. The hall and
lnte e-roomwere filled with magnificent display
IF flowers. The exhibition of grapes was par
ticulary fine, but owing to the unfavorable
season the display of apples and pears was not
so good as at previous exhibitions.
The display of flowers was considered good
when the lateness of the season is taken into
consideration. The contributors were c. f. Bry-
ant, j. A. Dirwanger, j. vickery and j. B.
Brown.
Mr. Bryant occupied the north end of the hall
with fine display of asters and stock gill;
dover in full fower-twelve varieties of each
delotropes, ,pelargoniums, an orange tree loaded
DOWN with golden fruit, a fine specimen of the
Wax plant, begonias, two immense azaias (uot
~ fower) four large double pinks, two ivy ger
aniums, and other beautiful specimens.
Mr.. Dirwanger occupied the west side of the
room. with a very large and very beautiful col
lection of plants and flowers. Several fine va
rieties of the beurardia a tetuma with long fuz-
zy, stalk, a splendid hibiscus, beautiful gerani-
uins the scabious with its white flowers, the
gloxania with long bill shaped flowers of pink
and white, beautiful specimens of the saliva,
some exquisite heaths, and two elegant bou-
quets, are especially worthy of mention.
Mr.. Joseph Vickery occupied the southerly
end of the room with some very beautiful spec
linens of COLES, delicate gsnara with their dark
velvety leaves and plant with a varegated
leaf that has attained an astonishing growth in
pot.
Mr.. j. b. Brown, through Patrick Dufie,
gardener, occupied the whole Of the easterly
side. On the table was fonnd specimens OF
the pampas grass, of the pyllac great variety
Of begonias and COLES, rare specimens of the cy-
press and yew, the only one of the white obutil-
10, tea-plant, and yucca with its white flowers.
Then there were great variety of azaleas in full
dover, equisite panses, the laureatnus, glox-
mia, few roses and fine display of cut flow
ers and dahlias.
Mrs. H. E. Day displayed fine specimen of
the amaranthus, and Miss MO. Colcord lang
ing basket of dried MOSES
A magnificent bouquet of cut flowers from j.
E. Gilman, ESQ.,, attracted rnuch attention.
On thefruit line the display of pears was very
large and very fine; of apples two or three con-
tributors offered number o. vdrItios, and the
grape display made the spectators mouth
water. There were also several specimens of
plums on exhibition The vegetables were excel
lent
Mr. ]. B. Brown exhibited IA varieties of
pears, 10 of apples, four plates full of superb
Sweet Mountain" peppers, number of heads
of whi teItalian celery andcaulifower.S Some very
large London leeks, carrots, parsnips and beets,
with six varieties of fine grapes raised in a cold
grapery.
Mr.. T.C. Hersey exhibited some splendid Gel
cry. Then there were ten varieties of gripes
raised under glass, some of the branches ggan-
tic in size. His beets, carrots, turnps, toma-
toes and Hubbard squashes were very large aud
very fine. He also exhibits 23 varieties of splen-
did pears.
H. P. Storer exhibits II varieties of superb
grapes, plates of luscious plums and II varie
ties of pears. The City Farm had some fine
squashes and beets, one of the squashes weigh
ing go pounds. Mr.. Vickery offered a dozen
heads of nice looking celery. Milton Dyer -
varieties Of magnificent apples. j, P. Wheel
right large dish of iue looking pums, Jo-
seph Currier a dish of fine looking Isabella
grapes raised out of DOORS
Thoplas McEwan displayed four plates of
mammoth grapes and three of pears, and a
sickel attached to the branch. Josie Kimball
exhibited plate of fine Black Hamburgs, and
Joseph Batchelder grape vine 10 pot cover
ed with nine clusters of white grapes Mr.. G.
H. Cushman offered two large dishes filled with
splendid Bartlett pears, the largest on exhibi
ton, but raised, we understood, IL Massachu-
setts, not Maine.
S. G. Rand offered II varieties of pears, some
of the finest in the exhibition or we are much
mistaken, and each plate was very carefully
marked with its appropriate title. R. o. Con-
ant offered great basket containing varie-
ties of pears. Samuel Rolfe exhibited q vare-
ties of pears, G. W. Woodman 20 varieties and
J. Maxwell Z varieties.
The balls were crowded during the event ng
with visitors who expressed themselves delight
ed with the display. Much credit is due s. B.
Beckett, Esq, ror his assiduous and enthusias-
tic labors as chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee.
The following is the official list of the awards:
FRUITS.
10 II SIOTer. esq. IOr D6SU SIX varieties 10relgn
grapes, from cold graery Sc 90
To Hesey esq, for best three varieties do do 90
To Hon B Brown, Dutfee gardener, for best
single variety, 800
To Thomas McEwan, esq, for exceedingly fine
Black Hamburg and Grizzly Frontignac
GRAPES, 200
To Joshua Maxwell esq, for best three valie-
ties native grapes, open culture. 400
To Thomas McEwan, esq, for best single varie-
=, ty native grapes Delaware) open culture, 8 90
To Alfred Woodman, esq, for fine dish native
grapes, 90
To JoseHh Batchelder for handsome samplena-
tive grapes growing in a pot, 100
To Joseph CuIr1er, for nice dish of grapes 100
To H p Storer, esq, best display pums; 200
10 10 - = ) Wheewrght, dish handsome plums, 10
Te Hon George W WOodman, best display " pears "
To muel Rolfe, esq, best Is varieties do, 100
+, TO Sumner N nars Rand esq best 10 do DO aoO
To Hon a Stevens, best single dish pears, 90
To II Storer, esq, fine display do, 200
To Joshua Maxwell, esq. do do, 200
To r Conant esq, do do, 200
T, M elton Dyer, esq, best display apples, not
To Hon B Brown, best 12 2varieties do, 5 20
PLANTS AND FLOWERS.
To Joseph Dirwanger. for best collection plants,
not less than 25 in blossom, 500
To Charles Bryant, best IL varieties do do do 90
To j Brown, best varieties, do do do, 800
To Joseph Dirwanger, best single plant in BIOS
To me, for fine specimens new plants 200
To Vickery, fine display green hou Sc plants, 200
To Mrs H E Day Of Gorham, for Amaran-.
thas co
To Charles Bryant best display Cut Flowers, s 90
To Hon B Brown, 20 best do, 300
To same brs display Dahlias. 800
To Joseph Dirwanger. best Parlor Boquet, 800
To Charles Bryant, second best do do 200
To same, for best Hand Boquet, 200
To Jos ph Dirwanger, second best dodo, 100
To Miss NJ U Colcord, for best basket Wild
Flowers 200
To Charles Bryant, best display Stocks 100
To same, best display Asters, 200
VEGETABLES.
To G Hersey, esq, best display Vegetables 400
To John John Brown, p Duffee gardener,
best specimen Red Pepper (mammoh size, : 100
To Hon GeD w WOodmaD, best Cantelopes 100
T. Hon Brown, best Cailifower, 200
To City Farm. mammoth Marrow Squash. 100
TIE Vickery, best Celery. 200
To j Brown. best specimen Parspips 100