The New York herald., 1873-09-17
PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Splendid Display or Flowers and Fruits
in Philadelphia-A Prelude to the Gem
tcnnfal Observation-Disclosures Park
To BE Given Over to the Society OF Hor.
ticulturists.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10, 1873
The exhibition of the Pennsylvania Horticul-
tural Society opened this evening and will continue
until the end OF the week. The elegant apartments
Of the association are located upon Broad street,
adjacent to the Academy OF Music, and tonight
sounds OF music issue from the windows and the
building itself is ablaze with light. A peculiar
significance is attached to the present Exposition,
because 1t Is an overture to general movement
among horticulturists all over the country In
behalf OF the American Centennial. Tomorrow
delegates from every State In the Union meet In
council, representing every noral and pomological
society IN America, into whose hands will be
placed the land set apart in Paramount Park for
the Centennial Exposition and the landscape
gardening and noral adornments Of this tract win
bA under their immediate supervision and control.
THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE PRESENT DISPLAY
tonight are briefly touched upon In the follow
ing:-
About the centre OF the main hall is temple
formed OF six magnificent pillars, which In their
turn are made up OF innumerable bouquets, which,
as the visitors depart, viii be presented to the
ladies' In the middle Of this temple Is fountain
giving out jets OF Cologne, and suspended from the
interior OF the dome are tube roses cameas and
other flowers grouped in such shape as to repre-.
sent the familiar old Independence bell. The cost
Of the floral bell exceeds $500, while the expense
OF the temple and fountain was over 200. IL
was designed by Mr.. Hugh Graham, and Is formed
OF flowers grown by him.
THE DISPLAY OF FRUIT
is superb and contributed from every quarter Of
the land but few States having represen Ia ton.
The names OF the parties growing the handsomest
fruit are as folOws:--Mr. G. f. Chamberlain, Of
Virginia; Mr., M. Thomas, of Philadelphia; Messrs.
Euwarger Barry, Rochester, N. y; Mr.. Perkins
Il Son, MOrristOwn, n. j.; William Thatcher,
Darby, Pa. Mr.. HOvey, Boston, Mass :Messrs Smith
& Powell, Rochester, N. T., and Holway Il Co.,
California There is also table of pears apples and
plHms, brought all the way from Utah. The finest
Thomas Grg9, one dish OF his holding twelve large
pears which upon the scales weigh Just twelve
pounds. The fruit stands are arranged In avenues
around the room, while the Central portion is
taken up with plants flowers and cut bouquets.
Among the exhibitions oil plants Hugh Grahamjs
are exceedingly lovely, and Messrs. Miller Hays
exhibit little plant which Is attracting unusual
notice, and which Is now shown for the first time.
1t Is q Seeding, and the name applied to 1t Is
NELLIE GRANT.
MIR. McKen has grand display Of plants of
every kind, while the cut flowers OF Pennick
Brothers, done up In little sheaves OF wheat and
oats, are very beautiful to look upon. There are
many tables OF native grapes, grown by Mr. Rick
ardts, which are said TO be the finest ever shown
in America The exhibition is by all odds the
finest ever held, while the large number OF hort-
the Centennial IN view, renders the crowd i'm