The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-18

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There will be additional attractions to
day. This afternoon a concert will be
given by Curriers' Band, and the second ol
ths series of Thomas Orchestra concerts
comes off this evening. Mr.. Whiting gives
IN organ concert at noon. In addition tt
oil this, it is flower day, when prizes will
b offered for floral designs and displays Of
sladiolas. And all this, if you remain, fol
Is cents.
The Commissioners held regular meet.
Ing yesterday afternoon. when the matter
pf ven ntiiating Power Hall was referred to
the Committee on the Machinery Depart.
msnt.
The Pictet Ice Manufacturing Company
was authorized to change the form of the
sntry of their ice machine, it having been
entered by their ragents, by mistake, as their
own property.
RARE AND ATTRACTIVE PLANTS.
The vast conservatory of the Exposition
fs pleasant lounge for one who enjoys an
examination OF the exquisite plants that
are displayed in such profusion there. No
display yet attempted in tie West has ever
equaled this in the uniform excellence of
the specimens, Or indeed, in the number of
fine plants shown. We passed couple of
delightful hours there this morning, find
Ing new surprises every moment Mr..
H. J. Thompson, who enters the
tnut
several premiums, exhibits some
exceedingly well.grown plants and a few
beautiful specimens of those that are really
recherche. Among these we noticed an
Ananassa sativa variegata that was xtremely
beautiful, and one of the finest specimens Of
lomavia Gibba that we saw. He also ex-
hibits fine duranta Baumii var. and SUI
perb anthurm. His entire collection ex-
plants that is refreshing. We have before
spoken of the excellence of Mr.. John SauPs
collection, some OF which are indescribablv
beautiful. His system of labelling every
plant plainly is one that ought hereafter
to bs insisted upon by every ex-
hibitor. In his display we notice
superb diffenbachia nobilis; also diffen-
bachia Bowmanii, scarcely less beautiful. A
NAsASoho NoiNASoh~ Woo q iiIOot CAIulSltC
specimen. We also admired anew his col
lection of dracenas and crotons. The beauty
of these is something really remarkable,
and we found it difficult to pass them by,
though tempted by such plants as the ex-
qnisite foliaged spharogyne latifolia, the
nralia Veitchii, phormium, Veitchii varie-
gaia, and twenty others scarcely less rare.
Among the specimens srown by the
Cincinnati Floral Company that were
especially elegant were a beau
tiful dracena Shepardii, superb
gymnogramma chrysophilla, the best we
have often seen; fine maranta princeps
and Of unusual size; also diffenbacha
Bomanii and fine dracena draco, the
only one we observed in the Exposition.
They have also very handsome ananassa
Batiya variegata and fine pandanus Vi
etchii var, both without labels, as are
many of their fine plants. A fair plant of
the opIioposon jabura variegata was there,
with its name displayed They have, too,
. splendid specimen of eualia Japonca
and sebal princeps that is hardly
equaled by anything in the plant dis
play. They offer, too, superb pandanus
utilis of which we have before made men
tion, and finely grown latania Bourbonice
and good phenix dactyl, although
neither very large specimens Of tt cir kind.
Their collection Of the new, as we'll as of
the older and better known varieties of cro-
Iolis, ID extensive ana some or thelr speci-
,.arn ens "e.e eAoeeui1y @ Hae. among lnese
W. p,o'u.n a,Iu eoi1onii S,lat arg hot,
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