Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-15

pots for best single specimen fern for hest twelve
hot-house and greenhouse plants, for best single
specimen ditto, for best twelve ornamental foliage
plants for best ten distinct varieties marantas for
best single specimen Inaranta for best twenty-five
hothouSe or greenhouse plants for best collection
hardy eyergTeenS, not less than thirty kinds also,
to same, second premiums for lest varieties GRO
tons, for best single specimen hot-hou5e or green.
house plant I'm bloom, showing superior cultiva-
tion for hest six varieties named draC Hna: 70 John
Small, of Washington, first premiums for best exc
hibt or cycades for best collection OF foliage be-
honias; also, second premiums for second hest
specimen fern In pots, for second best display hot
house and greenhouse plants for second best dis
premiums for best collection OF scarlet geranium
In bloom, over twenty kinds for best exhibition OF
coleus over twelve varieties; also, to same second
premiums for display OF crotons for display Of hot
house and greenhouse plants for display Of foliage
plants, for collection OF ferns In plants; TO John
Small, first premiums for best collection OF cut
flowers, for best table ornament composed OF cut
flowers, for best BRIDES boquet: also special prem
tum for basket-stand; to John Saul, frst premium
for best display OF tea roses; TO George Glor1us
first premiums for best basket az cut flowers for
best hand boquet for best boquet Of ornamental
grass; also, second premium for collection OF cut
flowers; to Miss Eugenia Han, first premium for
best fresh water aquarium, stocked; t. Schmidt
Sons, first premiums for best pair OF hanging bas-
ketS filled with plants amateurs only, Tor best
display OF florists requisites; 70 George Gorius,
first premium for best rustic hanging basketsd1led
wire hanging baskets filled with plants; to John
Martin, first premiums for best white wheat, for
Carriages, for best size bar top buggy, to
John NJ Young best Mccall wagon, same;
best skeleton wagon, same; best sulky, TO
same. There being no competitors bronze med ais
were given. Electric Household Motor to
the Electric Dynamite Company, Of Phfla-
delphia. This is the smallest motor ever mqde
and is also adapted for sewing machine
use, running OF lathe5, &C., and Is about three
fourths OF horse power; best collection OF fresh
meats, to John r. Kelly, bronze medal; Heckers
seli-raisng flour, eight exhibits, each received
bronze medal; bese set double carriage harness, T.
s. Topham; bronze medal, best barre!
flowers, from liquid skin, to Madame Andrews:
best home made rocking chairs TO Lewis n H0ugh;
best washing machine, TO m. b. Atkinson; bese
faucet, TO Thomas Tracy. bronze medal Among
the miscellaneous and unenumerated article pro
miums were awarded TO Geo. Motifs for set single
harness; James 6. Topham for best trunlE, harness
and SatchelS; Independent Ice Company Tor 0e8
ice wagon; VIM r. Phillips for evap0rateo f0iDs
Browning q Middleton for 6o0f In barrels;
W. Lee White, water melons; assortment q 1891
horse collars, BY the Steel Horse Collar componys
6. NJ. Golden. best Yartety sorghum; Baf6oWe
Hamilton, for nour; J. T. B0werss Tor hay ceg111fs
Shelf and File Company, for nlcs, cases and o0D
record cabinet: premium Tor best g1atn dr1n % -
AcSherry drill, represented by NJ. Weaver, e Dn1
tisnore; beet Display OF b00te and GhoeR 6nt -
MUM % J. J. George, Washington, VITA betuno
medals for separate exhibits: bet diap1ay 6 10
tocss, medal 70 independent Ice Conpa1y, q WoGA.
fngton: Ltst Eclse shoes medal NJ. e 1l11hoA