The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-10-11
THE AWARDS.
The Reports of the Judges as Far
as They Have Gone,
A LARGE LIST OF PREMIUMS.
The Floral Department-Whose Flowers
Were the Best, &C., &c.

The Floral Observation-Disclosures Flowers
Were the Best, &C., &c.
Contrary TO our custom WE this season
place at the head of our list of awards the
Floral Department.. Usually it is one OF
the last, bat ii is appropriate that it should
b. first we think, this year. We are III
debteG for il to the courtesy of George y.
Blake, Esq of the E!kton bar whose taste
IN flowers aud flower culture called him to
N. head of this department.
Class U2-Prufessiomal florists. display
plants aud cut flowers, not less than twenty
different species of plants and ten different
kind of cut flowers, lSt premium, John
I.ockiey, Eikton; same, 81 premium, john
Lockley. Special display of colors, 1st pre-
uium, John Lackley; same, 81 prem, John
Lockley, E!ktoa.
Class 1O3-Amateu: florists, ferns, six
plants, & kinds, LIST premium, Mrs j. +.
Alexander, EIktop; ger:lniu1ns in bloom, ;
plants, 3 kinds, 1st prem, Mrs. j. L. Alex
ander: culetis, 3 plants, kinds, LIST prem,
Mrs. j. T. Alexander; carnations in bloom,
3 plants, 3 kinds, l3t prem, Mrs. j. +. Alex.
ander: hegona as, plants, 3 kinds, lst prem
Mrs i. +. Alexander: ornamental vase fill
ed with plants, 1st prem, Mrs. J. Z. Alex
andtr: rustic stand with plants, LIST prem,
Mrs. j. +. Alexander: cactus, 3 plants, )
kinds, lSt prem, Mrs. j. f. Alexander; best
fernery, LIST prem, Mrs. J. +. Alexander;
table with best display of pot flowers, LIST
prem, Mrs. j. L. Alexander; single cala
lily, lst prem, Miss VI. \ Rratton: single
begonia, lSt prem, Mrs. Hitchie, Whining
ton: hanging basket, largest growth of
plants. lSt prem, Mrs. J. Z. Alexander;
hanging basket. rare plants, LIST prem, Mrs.
J. +, Alexander; II plants OF ribbon beds,
LIST prem. Mrs. j. Z. Alexander; II plants
variegated foliage, LIST prem, Mrs. j. f.
Alexander: 6 fnschias, LIST prem, Mrs j. f.
Alexander: heliOtrope, LIST prem, Mrs j.
L. Alexander.
Cnt FiowcrS-Dlhiiss, list prem, Mrs. J.
Il. Alexander; same, ID prem, Miss Belle
Mote, Newark; verb"nas, LIST prem, Mrs. j.
f. Alexander: zinpiaS LIST prem, Miss NJ.
a. Gilrin: same, 2d prem, Miss Florence
Tuite; ANNALS, LIST prem, Mrs. j. f. Alex
ander: basket cut flowers, LIST prem, Miss +.
Tuite; same, 2d prem, Miss NJ. y. Giipin;
hand hoquet, lst prem, Miss VI. a. Gilpin;
funeral design, lSt prem, Mrs. DIR. Shermer;
same, n prem, Miss $. f. Hitch: wreath
cut flowers, LIST prem, Miss 5. +. Hitch,
cross cut flowers, lst prem, Mrs. j. T.. Alex
andtr: anchor cut flowers, LIT prem, Mrs j.
+. AleXaLdrr: immoItelle work, LIST prem,
Miss 5. +. Hitch; same, ID prem, Mrs. r
q. Reese.
Class 104--Open to ali-Native plants.
blooms, in design, lSt prem, Mrs. j. +.
Alexander; autumn leaves, pressed, LIST
prem, Miss May Leslie; display of plants
for conservatory, -: prem, Mrs j. +. Alex
ander: dried grasses, LIST prem, Mrs. j. +.
Alexander; cornucopa, lSt prem, Mrs. j.
T.. Alexander.
Awards in floral department by discre-
tionary committee: lee plant, honor able
mention, Mrs. :. Warren: natural flower,
honorable mention, Mrs. II. Bia"ksom; cox
couh, honorable :urnt!un, l. Tyson; Is va
rieties c"leuS, 81, l. Tyson: window box of
plants, Mrs. J. L. AleNandrr: Chinese
fan lin, hon. mention, .jr-. j. L. Alex
anirr: paudapis uiitiS, ho:i. mention, Mrs.
j. l. Alexander: century pl nj, hon men
ton, iIrS. j. +. AlcXaHd"i; coila,ium,
Miss Ash; fourtaia rl'u,, Miss L fHom-
as: ) foliage plants, honorable mention, Miss
+ Fn"un>: aSpI'lj-tra, zen. mention, Miss
f. Thomas; WAN plant. bon. mentiop, Mrs.
Torhrr'; eek c"nH, l.. Gentry: rubber
plant, h"r:. urmtinu. l.. G.uf:y; .,r.tvaria
hen. mention, Miss Brooks