Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-13
T5E PAVILION.

TaB PAVILION.
All day yesterday ladies and children
throngsd the Pavilion. The art gallery is
now in splendid shape, and catalogues are in
the hands of visitors. The First Artillery
Band began the rendering of their pro-
gram me few minutes after o'clock last
evening, Many times during the rendering
of some of the choice selections, a temporary
lull seemed to come over the assembled
throng as the musically inclined lent an at.
tentive ear to the sweet strains. One of the
CURIosITIEs OF THE FAIR
Is the bug exhibit of Matthew Cooke. In
the east room of the second story is the ex-
hibit of insects injurious to vegetation, etc.
They are placed on tables % feet long and
feet wide. Toe insects are in neat cases and
each specie is labeled with the scientific ard
plain English name. There are also on ex-
hibition pumps, hose, nozzles, etc., and glass
Jars containing the various solutions Of lye,
etc, for use on trees, with the various slkali-
meters for testing their strength. Ga the
tables are some very hne microscopes, to show
the minute pests, ouch as phylloxers, etc I;
and specimens of infested fruit in alcohol,
which were exhibited by Mr.. Cooke in 1880.
Commencing at the end Of the tables as
you enter the iuclosed space in the first case
are fine specimens of tarantnlas, also of the
sand wasps, Pompellidr, or whatare commonly
known as tarsntula hawks thsre are also
specimens of csntipedes, one of which is
nearly six inches in length.
The second cis9 contains specimens OF
thrips, and various grubs and cAterpillars
boring in the wood of the curant locust, etc.
The third contains specimens Of the Turnus
butterfly in all its stagss Next are the grape
insects including the phyloxers actremon.
sphinx lin all its stsges), the steel-blue grape
Ass, beetle, the imported hsa-bestle, vine
hoppers white-lined sphinx lin all it stsgesl;
also the large Priones beetles lin all their
stagas) the grub Of which beetles infest the
roots of grapevines aud roots Of fruit trees
and the Polycson be9tle, that bu ro rs in the
canes Of grspeVines and branches of various
kinds of trees.
The above srs followed by fine collection
of Darkling beetles (TeHe5rionidGJ which
have until this season been considered harm
less by scientists, but have destroyed thirty
6ya acres of grapes In one locality, and alfal-
fs ETC., in others.
The skipjack beetles (ElateridrJ, or what
is commonly called the wire worm beetles,
are represented by fue collection Of speci-
mems. Nearly thirty specimens of wood-boring
bsetles are in one case, representing the
saw-horned, long-h0rned, and several other
Species
The leaf-esting beetles (CArysomolidcs) are
represented by nearly forty species.
The potato pests are about ten species in
Guiding the blister beatles Colorado potato
beetle, tortoise beetles, etc.
Next in line comes the Goblin moth, the
enemy of apple aud pear crops the peach
moth, q new pest on the peach, apricot,
nactsrine plum aud strawberry.
The teut-caterpilAr; three species are
showP. In conns ion with the species called
De Longs moth are shown a case Of eggs,
part of those collected by Mr. De Long when
exterminating the moth on his premises,
which was effsctuaily accomplished. Thir-
teen species of cuL-worm moths are TO be
seen in one case, besides many other varieties
OF destructive moths. The saw. flies are rep
resented by the pearslugs, pear-leaf cater
pillars, currant saw-hg and the red-bodied
aaw-hy, a new pest in the orchards.
The red spider and yellow mite, false
cinch bug, apple bucculstrix, apricot leaf
roller dried iruit moths snd vacious speci.
mems of butte. flies, the Larvae Of which are
injurious 90 growing crops, ara represented
by various specimens.
The cahb ge pests ara the Persia moths
and oaterpillsrs, the cabbage butterfly, tht
harlequin cabbage bug, apbis, etc.
a nI6 GUtt6SLltn u eJ0SALA4cus VI hChlc III
sects on branches, foliage, fruit, etc; alsC
nearly two hundred specimens mounted fo
microscopic use.
The plant-lics Of the various species ar
nearly twenty in number, Including th
wheat sphis that appeared in such number
last spring. Among the latest specimens ii
this large collection, and not the least b,
any means, is the wheat ,int-worm.
Mr.. Cooke is assisted az the tables by tw
-, Aauori1fion
Messrs. Psndry and Deylin.
FARM PRODUCTS.
The PoDoma Oranges exhibit of the re
sources of Sonoms county is attracting muc
attention. The display of cereals and vege
table seeds is made in regular size sample bot
ties, arranged in terraces. Each sample
labeled, showing the growers name, the par
ticular part of the county in which it
grown, aud the number of bushels Of yield pc
acre. There are 62 samples of wheat, 2
So nplss f barley, "a samples of corn in bof
ties and 10 in the ear. 26 samples of oats an
buckwheat, l OF fix, II samples Of vegeta
ble seeds. There are also samples of wool
Of grass seeds. OF charcoal, Of tan bark
l of oranges, l Of E0glish walnuts, l {
chestuuts, of hops. Of grasses in bu1chei
Ii of grain in sheat, of woolen goods, froI
the Petaluma and the Santa Rosa woole
mills There ara also Il samples Of wine froI
q. Hoods Geyser vineyard, and l. of win
from I. DeTurk's vineyard, st Santa Rosa; ]
samples of sun-drisd fruit from T. T. Emil
of "Suapy Knoll - 6 varieties of factory
dried fruit from G. n. Whitaker, of SAINT
Rosa. Mr. Whitaker is in charge of this ez
hibit, and is very attentive to visitors and al
psreatly takes much pride in showing tt
resources of his county.
Williamson Bros, of Peuryn, Placer cour
", have the largest aud the finest general e.
hibit Of green tree fruit in the Pavilion
They have 200 plates of all kinds, embracin
apples, pears, peaches, ounces, plums. o.
anges, japanese psrsimmOns, almonds an
figs. These samples we're grown in the foo
hills, and are fair specimen of what ii
foothill region will produce.
g. w. Thisseil of Pleasant Valley, s.
lsuo county, has made one of the pretsie:
displays of ftuit. l. embraces all kinds bot
green and in cans.
Eight watermelous, os the "Cuban Queen
varsity grown on a single vine by G..
Hunt, OF Elk Grove, this county, were pu
on exhibition yesterday. The six weiphe
675 pounds, and that they were all grown q
one vine there can be no doubt, as they al
still attached to it.
J. B. Whitcomb's grape exhibit has bee
much enlarged, he having secured mo
space. The display is the admiration of a
who visit the horticultural department The
are raised near Colfax Placer county, wit
out irrigation. One bunch of she Chassel
variety weighs six pounds.
S. r. Chandler, of Yuba City, has on e
bibition sample OF the gcllen pruue. Th
are the only ones of the variety in the Stat
Mrs. Joseph Purrington, OF Brighton, hs
besides the largest grape display, two entri
Demartini & Co, of this city, have lar
display of vegetables, and have made ma
entries for premiums. q,
Gen, John Bidwell, Of Butte county,
e very large display of the products Of
"Rancho Chico" It embraces grain OF
kinds, many large squashes, pumpkin