The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-06-06
The Floral Fair.

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last. Early Thursday evening par
cells of flowers and vegetables, the
product Of opr county and town, were
brought and arranged in the most cl-
ligible positions until Friday morning
prescnsed most agreeable sight of
beautiful flowers mingled charningly
with tho most delicious vegetables.
About eleven o'clock we entered the
main building and, in the second
s,ory, found large company of Ia
dies and gentlemen discussing prob.
lem which found solution only
through the reports Of the scverel
committees appointed to DECIDE upon
the merits Of the articles in the vari-
GUS departments. We joined in, of
course, but soon gave up the hopeless
task Of rendering decision, and
concluded to pencil thought about
ench plant as our fancy directed.
Beginning at the northeast corner,
we found splendid array of flowers
labeled from the hot house and gar
den of Mrs. L. Kohn, comprising &C.
raniums of every possible kind, name
and degree of beauty, some in full
bloom, Others budding, while good.
ly number seemed to rejoice in their
luxuriance of foliage only. Two
beauti ul iron stands, ornamentcd
with banks of musk plants, lady's
finger and ice plant, were noticeable
features in this group, while here and
there were fuchas, Gala lily, sauills
plant with it's bulb that furnishes the
celebrated medicinal syrup, African
plant with its stalk closely rcscm-
bling the cactus while its leaves sug-
gcstcd the gooseberry, Yerbinas,
fountain plant and the bleeding heart,
most Of them in bloom and SO beau.
tifully arranged rs to reflect credit
not only upon the taste but tue skill
Of Mrs. IIohn.
The next in order was the group OF
Mrs. A. G. Dnkes, consisting of one
of the largest anu most beautiful gc-
raniums we have ever seen and which
attracted the notice Of every one
passing by, pretty double fuchas in
full bloom, an Arabian jcssaminc,
two apple geraniu.ns and q snap
dragon.
A few steps brought lis to The
group of Mrs. w. w. Cutler and
here we found splendid specimens of
tritona, fucha and mount snow and
Lady Plymouth geraniums displayed
in their attractive dress.
Further on were arranged in skill
full order q fcver-few in bloom, O,di-
sa with its thousands of beautiful
scarlet berries, an ivy geranium,
Spanish moss and musk plant 10y
Mrs. j. II. Rennckcr.
Mrs. A. Fischer furnished some
splendid specimens Of gcraniums and
Irish moss, whilst next in order came
stand Of geraniums and Bcgonia
plant Of Mrs. j. L. Hcidtman.
Turning to our right upon one Of
the centre tables was pyramid of
hydrangers, skil(ully and tastcfully
arranged by Mrs. ID. c, Rowe, also Il
bur artichoke in bloom. On the 9TH
er end Of this table was Il large arch
ornamcntcd with flowers and ever
greens surmounting u life size pic
ture Of Carolina's loved son, Senator
Wade Hampton, made by Mrs. T..
kohn.
Just across the passage way TO the
right, we met with a large specimen
of the common swamp fern, furnish
ed by Mr.. John A. uol man from the
Edisto and presenting all the beauty
of its wild state. In close proximity
was q collection Of wild flowers by
Miss Nj. j. Salley from the forest of
our county which compared very fav-
orably in beauty with the domestic
varieties by which they were eur
rounded. A few sprigs of the cele-
bratcd Lurcerne of the North and
West, grown upon the farm of Dr..
A. 5. Sallcy, next caught our eye.
We were informed that the patch
from which this specimen was taken
had been cut three or four times dur
ing the present spring and it was
now ready again for the reaper. The
seed was planted in March and seems