St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-25
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The paper concluded by giving his mode
Of cultivating the soil and caring for thu
berries. This was followed by spirited
discussion, continuing for half hour, IL
which nearly all the berry growers OF the
society participated.
EXHIBITORS AND EXHIBITS.
Following is list of the contributors, to
gether with their exhibits, to date:
+. x. Crepean, Minneapolis, five punches Of
pie plant and six dozen asparagus.
A. w. Sias, Rochester, one quart Sharpless
strawberries, three quarts Cumberland
Triumph and two quarts Crescent seedlings
M. N. Dean, Minneapolis, pie plant.
H. FL. Dyar, Long Lake, two quarts Sharp
less Strawberries.
Fred Busch, Richfield. three heads cab
bage, three heads caulifower and six cucum
bers.
1. s. Harris, La Crescent, two quarts Sharp
less strawberries, two quarts seedlings AND
six punches pie plant.
q n. H. Reeve, Minneapolis, six heads lettuce
and six onions.
j. G. Kramer, La Crescent, Seeding straw.
berries and Kramer seedlings, Glendale, VIII
son, Crescent and Capt. Jack strawberries
five dozen asparagus and bouquet OF wilc
flowers.
NJ. Pearce, Minneapolis, two quarts Sharp
less strawberries.
G. A. Smith, Minneapolis, collection OF
geraniums.
G. II. Roberts, Minneapolis, three quarts
Countess and Sharpless strawberries; one
half peck pears, first and best, and bou
quest of roses.
Edward A. Oslergreen, st. Paul, three heads
caulitlower.
Truman NJ. Smith, st. Paul. three punches
asparagus, quart Bright Idea strawberries.
S. D. Hellman, Minneapolis, pOtted plants
mot for premium).
]. F. Gilmore, Minneapolis, Stewart seed
ling currants, Hixon gooseberries, Smiths
Improved gooseberries and James Wick straw
berries.
H. F. Burse, Minneapolis, three quarts
Crescent seedlings, one quart Wilson straw
berries, One-half dozen plants and fruit ceres
cent?, three stems of Seeding strawberry
eight and a half boxes Crescent and Wilson
strawberries.
Prof. L. Asire, Minneapolis, Crescent seed
lfngs and Glendale, three quarts each.
George S. Woolsey, Minneapolis, Wilson
reka, Manchester, Longfellow, w arner, Count
ess and Miners Prolific seedlings.
J. T. Grimes, Minneapolis. three quarts Ole
Iron Clad, three quarts Piper's seedlings, foul
punches asparagus, six stalks pie plant anc
six varieties of peonies.
John Van Loon, La Crosse, Wis.,, three
quarts Bidwell strawberries, three quarts
Boyden No. 80.
Mrs. Mary E. Hintgen, La Crosse, Wis :,
hree quarts Sharpless, two quarts Glendale
and two quarts seedlings.
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.
The attendance of the society. it is gen.
orally agreed, is never very large the first
day.
The annual report of the society and the
proceedings of the Minnesota Amber Cane
association will be distributed this after
noon.
Col. J. Ell. Stevens, the veteran, would
not fOrego the pleasure of attending the
meetings for anything. He takes a lively
interest in the affairs of the organization.
Mort Williams of the Pioneer declined
the appointment to the committee on flow
ers. He is an enthusiastic admirer OF a
handsome button-hole bouquet but he pre-
ferred not to decide who exhibited the best
blossoms.
Among the prominent hOrticulturists Wis
iting the meeting from a distance were Mr..
C. II. Dixon, an extensive fruit grower,
from Canandaigua, N. Y; f. A. Conklin,
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Capt. John G. Reno
of Cincinnati.
The awarding committees will conclude
their labors at 10 o'clock this morning and
report to the society at II o'clock. Their
reports will contain the name and postoffice
address of each exhibitor, and in each case
where premiums are awarded note the
points upon which they predicate their de-
cisions, and they will have power to rec
ommend special premiums for seedlings and
articles of especial merit, not provide d fol
in the schedule of premiums.