The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-22
The Fruits and Flowers.

was grand affair. The display of various
plants was very large, and lovers of
flowers could spend hours studying the
different specimens. The display of
fruit was large and many varieties were
to be seen. The attendance the first day
or two was not as it should have been,
probably owing to the bad weather and
the price of admission. As it was, how
ever, the management feel encouraged.
Crowds of visitors were in continuous
attendance around the water-lily tank
watching the picturesque effect of the
varied submarine electric tints.
There was been noted increase in
the attendance after reducing the price
of admission.
The general opinion is that the whole
affair was a grand success.
The "mother-in law" plant was also a
constant source of attraction every day.
Crowds of both sexes gazed with interest
upon the modest looking herb. The
legend is that in slave-holding times in
the West Indies, any female slaves COM
hitting an offence were forced to cat a
portion of the leaf, following which the
tongue swelled so that they could not
"talk back" nor say nothing for nine
days. Some of the ladies who surround
ed the plant looked resentful, so the
other sex were tolerant and did not OPP
emily smile.
r. w. Hargadure of FELTON,, exhibited
seventy-five varieties of cut roses all
labeled true to name also cut blooms of
gladioli and other varieties.
II. c. Shearer of Philadelphia exhib-
tied beautiful funeral design of an arch
three feet in height, composed of tube
roses, niphetos rosebuds, white carna-
tons and asters. In the arch is a cross of
tuberoses and niphetos and La France
rosebuds. A star at the top of the arch
is made of the same flowers. The foliage
used is adiantums and smilax.
w. d. Breckenridge of Govanstown,
N. j., gentleman of worldwide repute
upon the fashionable topic of orchids
of which he is the best known culturist
in the country, was present, and re-
NAMED during the fair. Mr. breckenridge
was the botanist in the Wilks' expedition
of 1912, which crcumnavigated the
globe in the interests of science. He eX-
hibits bunch of oranges grown in Bal
timore. A ticket upon the display reads :
"a branch of citrus trifoliata, hardy
orange taken from one of seven trees
growing in the gardens of Mrs. Charles
Ridgley, Harrington Baltimore county,
: Md" These trees were planted about
seven years ago, in an exposed situation,
where they have received no protection
in the coolest weather. They are from S
to 10 feet high, and bear from 20 to 80
oranges, some Of which are now ripe
The exhibit of J. G. Brown of Wyom-
ing of fruit grown on the Locust Grove
Fruit Farm was Il fine feature of the
exhibition. In it were eighty varieties OF
apples, five plates ofeach variety. Ten
varieties of pears and twenty Of peaches
| 1ltNG NAIltiltN AAhlli NV thlAiNFA
which have been in Harris refrigerator
for months past TO varieties which arc
Just ripening. There are COO or zoe
. plates, and the display is. - magnificent
one. 1t occupied Il set Of shelves along
nearly the whole right side of the audi
torium. Mr.. Brown has 800 acres in
fruit trees, 10000 peach trees and G0OC
apple trees.
Il Horticultursts of national reputation
whose presence the society had sccureC
was Il. d. Sturteyant of Bordentown, Nj
Whose distinctive specially is the water
lily species. Wilmingtonians will hay,
y the unique pleasure of Gazing on The
Z real Egyptian lotus that respectable
) plant of 80 centuries Of alteration from
! earliest ages of recorded history,
i Prominent horticulturst whose spe
l. cialty is grapes is Mr.. Il. Williams, o
+ Mount Clair, n. j. lie is one of the hes
IS known grape growers Of the country ant
o widely known writer upon the subject
c He exhibited 30 varieties of grapeswhos'
If beauty is unexceled. lie has never
Q missed taking first prize and holds The
l. Washington gold medal for his Niagaras
fine samples of which were on exhibi
ton.
The unanimous verdict of the patron
of the Fair was that credit is due Mr.
e Soulier for his courtesy in rendering tn,
n management of the Fair for the use 0
his orchestra.
II The music was of such nature rs tt
r please the most fastidous. We canno
k see why Wilmington should not supper
such an orchestra as Mr.. Soulier is striv
ing TO make his, and we feel assured tina
y Mr.. SIS efforts will be appreciated b!
RS the public.
d The new management of the Oper
., House have secured IL prize in thu
:" leader of the orchestra Mr. Joseph Bur
Is gamer. lie will ever endeavor to givi
" the public Just what they want in tn
n way of good music. So great is Nh
Soulier interested in the success of tn
4 Fair that he and his gentlemanly door
n keeper, Mr.. Jos. Wheeler, stayed up al
lie night before the exhibition opened an'
-, worked like troopers the next day. Sue
=! cess to their efforts.
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1t Oxford Fall Fair.-sept 26, 27, 30