The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-29
State, the fall of the Alamo, the battle

State, the fall of the Alamo, the battle
of San Jacinto, etc.
Miss Annie TenisOn, of Dallas, ar
rived yesterday and gave an excellent
recitation this morning to the srest
amusement otevery one present.
Professor Stanbery will read nam,
tomorrow ON show far science lesson.
should be- carried in primary work ,
and Professor Howard will give one
on '''punctuality in teachers and pu
pills."
The Institute is greatly increasiut
in interest and public favor.
The Texas Central horticultural As
ISOLATION was convened by tho presi
dent, Captain Veal, of Dallas, callina
the meeting to order.
The secretary, Mrs. j. r. Johnson
read the pr, ceedings of last year.
meeting in Dallas, after which a com
mittee was appointed to revise tho hv.
laws and constitution.
Adjourned for dinner.
AfternOon-The committee reported
and the bylaws aud constitution were
adopted.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Dallas, addressed
the association on the "Thssis Of Hor.
ticulturo."
Mr. Howell, Of Dallas, read an essay
on fruit.groWing.
Canada, RousseauX & Co., Pomona
Nursery, Transoendent, has on exhi-
bition apples of the variety, Redstone
Plppin, Missouri Pippin, Prior Rcd
Golden Russell, Summer Pairmain,
Bell Flower, Duchess of Oldenburg,
Astrachan and Early Harvest and Si.
borian Craft apple.
Pear5-The Duchess, Howell, Bart,
lett, Sickle, Lawrence Winter, La Cont.
Peaches - Amazon, Alexandra,
Briggs May, Brice's Early, Governor
Garland, Stump the World, Mixsn
FIRES, Mixen Cling, Lemon Cling, FOs-
ter, Chinese Cling, Governor Roberts,
Crawford's Late, Peentoo.
GrapeE-lre Seeding, Delaware,
Concord and three other varieties,
names unknown.
Plum-Wild Goose, CGddo Chief, Co
msrcho, Wes9er and German Plum
and Cumberlsnds. OF the latter va
riety there was e. stem containing z
plums TO every tour inches in length.
Quinces-Ih0 Orange Ounce.
Figs-Tho Rcd Egg; also jellies made
or pie plant, plum, raspberry, black
berry, apple and peach and preserves
of the same.
Live Plauts--LecOnte and Keefer
pear, this summers growth; also ono
year apple with matured fruit, several
varieties OF peach OF this seasons
growth, tho Cauna Lily plantin bloom,
o maple Of four feet height; the seed
thai produced it was matured this
year, then planted and this growth oh
tained from this years growth Of seed
c. r. Sommers-PrOductiOus from
his orchard of tho apple: Maiden
Blush, Bell Flower, Golden Pippin,
Pound PippiO, Russetts end tho Buck
ingham, al very tino varieties.
Psars-DUcheSs, Flemish Beauty
Bartlett, Barney De Jersey, and three
large WatormelOns, the least weighing
CT pounds.
Terrell Nursery, J. w. Brice, pro
priotor: Psaches-Chlneso Cling, Great
Eastern, Early York, Thurber.
Paars-Clapp's Fsvorito, Howell
Sickle, Duchess, Buro D'HujOu
These wer0 very large. Ono bunch
had 10 large pears on q small twig
One twig had some Of tho finest cral
apples ever seen. Mr.. Brice also hGc
n mammoth Hydraugea Grnudiaora
also Hydrangea PanCulRter, which
were very fine.
Howell d Stouo nursery, Dallas
Texas:
Four varieties crab apples, as fol
lows: Lady Elgiou, Quaker Beauty,
Transcendent and MgrengO.
Standard apples, four varieties; six
varieties of peaches, and among them
the largest specimen Of Chinese cling
on exhibition, and the General Lee
peach and Great Eastern (new varie-
ties OF poaches), They had on eNhi-
bition an illustration of thinning the
peach iruit on the trees for tho pro-
duction of the best results; also Bpeci-
mons Of the currsnt, native of Texas,
gathered on the prairies and cult
waited.
General John s., Griffith had most
magnificent display Of pears, peaches
and tomatoes,
George II. Hogan, agent OF the
Texa Farm and Ranch, had seven va.
rieueG OF grapes in clusters, tempting
to the taste.
Many other exhibitors failed TO have
their Displays lGteled and names could
not bO obtained.