Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-18
PAsADENA's FAIR.
Great Citrus Fruit and
Floral Display.
"THE CROWN OF THE VALLEY
Crowned in Honor Of the G0ddesses
Flora and POmOna-The
Addresses.

ceremonies. The committees, as pre-
viously announced in the HERALD, are
as follows:
The Reception Committee-Rev. M.
N. Cornelius, Chairman. Mrs. Jeanne C.
Carr, E. 7. Hurlbut, Bayard 7. Smith,
b. F. Ball, F. II. Woodbury., Gervaise
Purcell, A. o. Stevens. @. A. Swartwout.
ct. Hopkins, DR.. Coyner, d. Galbraith,
+. A. Ward, Charles A. Gardner. W. H.
Wiley. A. o. Bristol, s. Washburn and
X. B. Hubbard.
The Committee of Arrangements CON
sists OF X. Williams, Mrs. s. e. Merritt,
G. w. Bell. C. @. Thompson, james
Clark, II. ii. Suesssrott.
The Committee on Awards will ba
composed of Byron O. Clark, Chairman,
aud Mr.. Higgins. Of Pasadena; A. G.
Weeks and +. Q. Story, Alhambraj
Major J. r. Dobbins and "A. Scott Chap
man, San Gabriel; Hiram Hamilton, Or
anee; J. w. Sallee, Pomona.
A HERALD reporter who visited the
hall yesterday found the following ex.
hibits on the tables:
DIR. L. A. Wright, Highlands; box
Eureka lemons, very fine, being proper
size, good color and thin skinned. This
gentleman also exhibits an orange and .
lemon tree in full fruit.
MIR, James Clark; box oranges OF EACH
Mediterranean sweet, paper rind, st.
Michael, Malta blood. seedlings; plates
each white winter pearmain, apples,
Eureka lemons and loquats, or Japanese
plums. This large exhibit ia very fine,
the box of Malta blood oranges aud Eu-
reka lemons being specially noticeable
K. Turner, box each Of seeding or
anges. Lisbon lemons, both remarkably
good.
Bayard T. Smith, Oak Knoll, seven
boxes of Seeding oranges Wilson's best)
"A display remarkable for the uniform
excellence Of the fruits and for the caro-
fnl and artistic manner in which IL 10
packed. The oranges are Of the very
best size, high-colored and firm. They
are packed closely in the box, yet not
pressed at all out Of shape, and each
box Is wreathed with smilax and orange
blossoms.
Mr.. C. T. Hopkins, Olivewood, shows
q box Of dwarf st. Michael and one of
Seeding oranges.
Mr.. S. ID. Bryant has fine box Of
Eureka lemons and plate of the same
of exceptional merit. This gentleman
also displays s..fne Navel orange raised
from tree never irrigated.
Mr.. Albert Brigden confines his Of
forts to single box of oranges of tho
Malta blood variety. but for proper size,
high color, perfect shape and tirmness
could not probably be surpassed in the
world.
Mr.. II. N. Vischer shows boxes of
Washington Navel, Malta Blood and
Mediterranean Sweet oranges and one
Of Eureka lemons. all very superior 10
every respect.
Mr.. d. r. Mclean has plate Of
about q dozen very choice konoh or
anges.
Mr.. Hannaford makes fine general
exhibit Of citrus fruits, embracing boxes
of Acapulco, Mediterranean Sweet,
Notwithstanding. Nicaragua, Per-
tugal, Konah, Lake Vineyard--seedling
--Australian Navel and Washington
Navel--the last two varieties from the
same tree, Rio and Queen oranges, Eu.
reka and Sicily lemons. This exhibitsis
all good, but especially so is the Aca-
puleo, Mediterranean Sweet and Queen
oranges and the two samples OF lemons.
Mr.. Abbot Kinney. Kinneloa, shows
up with display OF Washington NaveIs,
seedlings, Malta Blood, Mandarin, Tepi
"a Mexican variety not common here
and the bitter or marmelade orange.
Mr.. Kinney's display is excellent in all
respects. His box OF Mandarin oranges
is probably the best ever shown any
where for fine size and high color, and
evenness OF both. His bitter oranges
are very scarce thing here and invalu-
able for the proper manufacture Of mar
melade. His Navels are in two lots and
marked to show the effect Of varieties Of
soil on the fruit.
Mr.. A. w Swain, Sierra Madre tract,
has fine sample Of Washington Navel
oranges.
Mrs. w. II. Raymond shows an ex-
,cellent box of lemons.
There is q single specimen Of the
Washington Navel orange from DIR.
Lords place in the Arroyo Seco, from a
tree never irrigated.
Mr.. L. G. Winston, from the place of
Mr.. II. ID. Bacon, Marengo, makes q
fine general display of English walnuts,
seeding oranges, Mexican lines of q
peculiarly long growth, seeding lemon,
Sicily do, bitter or marmalade oranges,
Mediterranean sweet and Australian
navel oranges. The last two named and
the Sicily lemons are remarkably fine
Mr.. B. II. Ball makes nice display
Of 1Nickajack apples, Loquats aud
OF Konah. Seeding and Mediterranean
sweet oranges. The last named is a fine
sample. He also has box which he
faneifully calls "From the Cradle to the
Grave" giving the whole history Of
citrus development from the bud to the
fully matured fruit.
oranges grown without irrigation. and a
fine bunch Of rye sown in the last part
OF November and now in head.
Mr.. James Craig, OF The Hermitage,
shows half dozen bottles Of olive oil,
the first ever made in Pasadena.
Mr.. ]. Jouchow, San Gabriel Mission,
has four boxes Of very large navel
oranges, with their peculiar mark ex.
ceptionally developed.
Mr.. w. A. Spalding. Sierra Madre
Tract, shows boz OF Lisbon and one OF
Eureka lemons very choice in all re-
spects, proper size, good color, smooth
and thin skins.
Mr., II. G. Bennett displays boxes of
Genoa. Eureka and Sicily sweet rind
lemons; and of Seeding. Mediterranean
Sweet, Australian navel, Acapulco,
Konah, Portugal, queen, Malta
blood, Rio, Nicaragua and Wash.
iugton navel oranges, which was
in all respects of remarkable ex.
csllence. Itwould be hard TO find any.
where more evenly fine collection OF
citrus fruits.
Mrs. Jeanne C. Carr has a display Of
Lisbon lemons, st. Michael and Seeding
oranges, and silk cocoons danked and
adorned by several very handsome bon
quets OF roses, wisterias and other
flowers, many of them rare exoticS, and
also artificial flowers made from the silk
cocoons Of some beauty.
Mr.. James Smith shows fine lot OF
boxes of Eureka lemons, Mexican lines.
Bergom0ts-sweet limes--Wilson Best,
Malta blood, three varieties Of seedlings.
Bahia navel, Mediterranean sweet
oranges, all very finely selected and
put up. 1t Is ine general display.
Mr.. Il. H. Hull has carefully selected
plates Of Wilson's Best, Mediterranean
sweet, Washington navel, Australian
navel, st. Michael and Seeding oranges,
and Eureka lemons. This is also line
general display of the citrus products Of
the country.
Mr.. ID. NJ. Graham has a nice display
of fine " ashington navel and Malta
blood oranges, and Genoa lemons.
Mr.. J. H. Baker shows fine selec'
tion Of Liabon lemons, Mexican lines
and paper rind st. Michael oranges.
A. B. Chapman, Esq, stands alone
with very attractive box Of tangerins
oranges. variety very like the manda'
rim. He also shows box OF fine Malta
Bloods.