The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-09
SECOND ANNUAL SPRING FAB
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and prosperous association opened at their spa
cious grounds last Wednesday morning ans
closed on Thursday evening, and was cDe ofth'
most successful expositions ever held under thei
auspices. sssss rs $50
On Tuesday the Floral Hall was handsomel,
decorated by the ladies with a prolusion o
moss drapings, trailing vines, beautiful flowers
and many unique designs made of the rare flow
ers and evergreens so abundant in the Capita
city Of Florida.
The ladies of Tallahassee, who may always b
relied upon on occasions of this character came
nobly forward in this exposition with their choice
flowers and rare plants, and contributed in nc
small degree, in various ways, to the general and
grand success of the fair.
Wednesday was chiefly devoted to receiving
and arranging exhibits, in which the ladies took
prominent part in the Floral Hall.
The amusements OF the day consisted of a
game OF base ball between two home Mines
We understand that they played very good
game, and regret that we are unable to give the
score.
gIassbal shooting match also came off in
the afternoon of the firs.-day for private purse
In a possible Of ~ balls, the following scores
were made: ]. B. Crawford, 4 w. P. Denham
o; f. A. Crawford, 8; r. A. Shine. 9; B. NJ
Burroughs, s. T. B. Byrd, 8; Dr. A. L. Ran
dolph, 8; W. B. Randolph, z; c. G. Pearce, 8;
s. B. Conover, p; J. b. Donelson, A; E. K.
Hollinger, 8. -Four of the contestants having
made score of 8, the tie was shot off T" with
the following result E. A. Crawford, 4; A. L.
Randolph, B; E. X. Holinger, l. T. B. Byrd
missed the first ball and retired.
Those IN attendance on Wednesday were in
debted, for the excellent music furnished during
the day, to the generosity of Mr.. Robert Wright,
who employed the Italian harpers to play in the
Floral Hall for their special benefit.
The first thing to strike the eye at the east en-
trance to Floral Hall was large and beautiful
design, emblematic of the Floral City" made
by Miss Annie Ames. 1t was about three feet
long by two feet wide, with background of ivy
leaves, bordered with rychospurman, and in the
centre was the letters I" F. c." wrought in red
pomegranate buds On the right wall was sus-
pended huge anchor, the handiwork of Miss
Kate Gamble, which attracted much attention !;
large ive-pOint star, of rychospurman, with
sunfiower in centre, by Miss Lettie Shepard; q
beautiful horseshoe, of fine roses, by Mrs John
A. Pearce, and handsome floral and evergreen
harp, name of maker not obtained. The front
half of the centre shelves and stands on this
side were taken up by the extensive display of
pot plants and cut flowers by Mrs. j. b. Hall,
among which we noticed some beautiful Gala
lilies, carmine SALIVA, the largest rose geranum
in the hall, and many other rare plants and
fine flowers. The other half was devoted to the
elaborate exhibit of cut flowers and pot plants,
by Mrs. L. Douglass, consisting of many elegant
roses, Variegated pnks, large hibiscus, and
vast number of pretty flowers and plants Mrs
d, takes much interest in the culture of flowers,
and has some 200 varieties of roses in her garden
One of the handsomest floral designs on exhi-
bition was large and beautiful fve-point star,
made by Miss Emma Wilson, artstically worked
on background of rychospurmans, with 200
varieties OF panses, of all colors and Sizes
The Misses Lewis exhibited a magnificent
mound of hundreds of white lilies interspersed
with just enough red lilies to form beautiful
contrast. They also had a large collection of
cut flowers.
Mrs. Denham had a fine display of pansies
and a China-aster with 35 blooms on one stalk !;
Miss Annie Ames exhibited Maidens hair tree
native of Japan, where it grows TO a large tree
They are very rare in this country, and this one
was much admired Miss Sue Ball exhibited
waiter of violets and beautiful roses Miss Sarah
Beard had an exhibit of MOSES, roses and
handsome bouquet; Miss Matte Houstoun dis
played large bouquet of wild flowers consisting
of IA varieties; Mrs Governor Walker, con-
tributed two boxes of fine cut flowers,
among which were some of the handsomest
and largest roses in the hall Miss Fannie
Mcleod exhibited very rare and highly
priced maiden's hair fern Miss Ruth Allen, of
Decatur county, Georgia, Mrs. G. W. Saxon,
Miss Fannie Perkins, Miss Annie Ames, Miss
Annie Flagg, of Tallahassee, and many other
ladies, whose names we could not learn, made
handsome displays of pot plants, cut flowers,
&c, and the large Floral Hall was pretty nearly
filled with magnificent array of the choicest
flowers, the names of which would fill whole
column. Such a grand floral display as was
there made, is seldom seen, even in this LAND
of Flowers"
Mrs. F. T. Myers exhibited the limb of lie
Marque rose bush, which had grown perfectly
fiat, while all the others on the same bush were
round. The leaves and stems put out from the
fiat side of this limb, and il contained As roses
and buds
Miss Lizzie Mann exhibited white wax
cross, with a beautiful wreath of wax flowers
twined thereon, and fine specimen of hair
work
The bouquet of bleached ferns (snow white), in
glass case, exhibited by Mrs. Dr. Slosson, was
universally admired.
JEFFERsON's FLORAL DISPLAY.
The immense and magnificent display of rare
pot flowers from the large Narcossa Nursery,
Greenhouses, Fruit and Vegetable Farm, of Col
w. G. Bird and Prof c. H. Jaquot, of Monti-
Hall, and was the centre of attraction for the
lovers of rare and beautiful plants and choice
flowers. The exhibit consisted of over 300 pot
plants, and We enumerate few of the choicest
varieties Double white carnation pink, double
petunias (all colors), caladium, coleus, begonias
gold and silver-eaved geraniums, Australian
ferns, IL varieties of Japonicas, hibiscus rosa
sinensis, IL varieties sweet-scented geraniums,
camclias, China prim roses and lycopaclimus.
These gentlemen have the most extensive
flower and fruit nursery in the South, and have
this season ten acres in vegetable and twelve in
watermelons. They have out $4,000 LeConle
pear cuttings Keipper's hybrid. .and large num-
bers of peach trees, grape vines, strawberry
plants, &C Prof Jaquot IS an educated gentle