The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-04-13

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II was not gotten up with the view of catching q
few stray dimes and dollars, but for the pnrposs
| of affording to visitors some knowledge of ouI
section and lite resources and for individual graf
ihcation, no one 10 disappointed or chagrined
thereby, and the Directors will hold themselves
in readiness TO pay, by assessment, all premiums
that those to whom they were awarded may see
| fit to claim.
The order maintained throughout was without
precedent, and none who attended failed to find
enjoyment and amusement; and no matter how
much of failure financially. in every other re-
spect, the spring fair was q most pleasant and
complete success
We will now take glance at the
EXHIBITS AND EXHIBITORS.
DEPARTMENT A.
Vegetables and Fruits-R A. Shine, Supit
Mr.. John s. Winthrop made the best display
| of cabbage on the grounds wagon-load Of
mammoth drumhead and curled savoy, extra
ordinary for size and excellency. He also had on
exhibition a specimen Of alfalfa. or lucerne, a
forage plant two feet in height from seed planted
this spring. Besides these he made q splendid
display OF English peas, Irish potatoes celery,
parsnips, bcets and fine specimen of tarrager,
for davoring vinegars, &c. He was awarded the
following premiums: For cabbage-best single
display, $500; English peas, first premium, so
cents parsnips-first premium, 80 cents; celery
second premium, 25 cents; beets-1st premium,
so cents; second best display of vegetables from
one garden, $4,000.
Ex-Governor w. D. Bloxham, made the Sc
cond largest display of cabbages In size, firm
ness ara general quality, his were not excelled
by any On the grounds. He was awarAed the
second premium, 81 90, on his display.
Captain P. Houstoun displayed half dozen
heads of cabbage, second in size and quality to
none. He also made good display of Irish po-
tatoes from seed planted January Goth; some
fine clusters of oranges, both green and ripe,
together with other excellent specimens of the
same fruit, selected. This was the only display
of oranges made which was very attractive, and
took the first premium OF $500, for the best dis
play of oranges. For the third best display OF
vegetables from one garden he was awarded 81.
Miss Lucy Randolph, one of the bonny bellies
of this sunland city, had ON exhibition stalk of
corn bearing fully developed roasting ear,
which attracted no small amount OF attention
but not SO much, we wecn, from the novelty of the
phenomenon at this season as from the fact that it
was in the name of a competitor so fair.
Mr. E. w. Gamble made quite handsome dis
play of strawberries.
Mr.. George Lewis had on exhibition the finest
Irish potatoes, for which he received the first
premium. They were Of the Peerless variety,
clear, smooth, perfect in form and of remarkable
size for so early in the season.
Mr.. N. w. Eppes exhibited twenty heads of
cabbage, of like merit in size and quality
Captain Charles E. Dyke exhibited from his
garden, Dunmores Seeding, Early Rose, Early
Vermont and Peerless potatoes, all unculled,
just as they were dug from the ground. They
made the best display of unsolicited potatoes at
the fair, and were from seed planted on the 7th
and 9th days of January past. Dunmores seed
ling is comparatively new potato, the seed
from which the present specimens were grown
being obtained from the Patent Office The
yield is only moderate and the potatoe is ev.
IDENTIFY late crop variety. The best yield of
any was obtained where clay from well had
been mixed with the soil, which is a practical
illustration of the beneficial effects of the pres
ence OF clay on this crop, and suggest the idea of
making it take the place of fertilizer, in part.
For potatoes Captain Dyke received the second
premium.
Among the most noticed of exhibits in this
department was twig from Louise Bon De
Jersey pear tree, by Mr.. John A. Craig Though
not more than ten or twelve inches long nor
more than half the diameter of cedar pencil, it
bore more than forty formations of fruit, includ-
ing some ten or twelve from which the blossoms
had not been cast. On this he was awarded the
first prize-$2,00.
Mr.. 8. w. Myers had on exhibition some very
fine potatoes of the snowflake variety from seed
planted on December tie 23rd.
Miss Emma Wilson was awarded the first pre-
MUM for the finest celery. The reporter appro-
priated sprig from this, and if it was not far
superior to any other, at least, he very naturally
fancied il to be.
A limb from an almond tree, bearing young
fruit, and bunch of st. Augustine grapes, ex-
hibiied Mrs. NJ. F. Papy, attracted considerable
attention. The almond was the first ever exhb-
tied at fair in this part of the country. The
grapes on the bunch, which was over nine inches
in length and one of the largest of any kind,
we have ever seen, were about the size of squir-
rel shot, and there must have been few if any
short of five hundred forms on the single bunch.
OF course, a great number of them would natu-
rally be cast off during growth; but this grape,
which is said to do we'll here and to be of excel
lent flavor, is certainly valuable variety. Mrs.
Papy also exhibited fine lot of Irish potatoes.
Mrs w. F. Quaile was awarded the second
premium for small display of the finest straw
berries shown. What was lacking in quantity
was fully made up in quality. We were given
mortgage on the lot before they were put on ex-
hibiton, but some non-respector Of a reporters
rights got in ahead of us and gobbled up the
booty.
Mrs. 8. A. Mcintosh displayed the greatest va
rety OF vegetables, consisting of snap beans, let
tuce, corn in silk and tassel, tomatoes growing,
onions, beets, turnips, radishes, cabbages squash
vines, pepper, IA stalk two years old, blooming
and bearingD and fine lot Of potatoes. Some
bunches of beans were displayed remarkably
densely fruited. Mrs. Mcintosh was awarded on
beets the second premium on onions, 6rst pre-
MUM turnips, second premium; cabbage, first
premium; snap beans, second premium best
display of vegetables from one garden, $500.
The display of snap beans by Mr. John A.
Pearce took the first premium.
Three extra fine heads of cabbage were from
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